iheartblocks

Location: Austin, TX

Remote: Preferred but open to hybrid or on-site

Will to relocate: Maybe

Technologies: C#, C++, C, Dart/Flutter, Python, Unity3D, Unreal, CUDA, Go, Embedded, EE/PCB design, OpenGL, HLSL, Networking, Gstreamer

Resume: http://brendan.lockh.art/Resume.pdf

Email (in my resume)

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I've been a founder for 10 years, and built multiple projects through design, implementation, and support. I've solved quite a few very challenging technical problems, and made products that users loved. However, I've had to come to the unfortunate conclusion that I'm a very good engineer but not a good enough entrepreneur, so I'm looking to join a team and focus on what I excel at.

As an example, I recently wrote my own game engine for Flutter in C that was around ~24x as fast as Unity (it wasn't quite a fair fight, but still).

I love learning new things, and I'm an exceptionally hard worker. Even if my background doesn't perfectly align with what you have in mind, please reach out; I will be a great addition to your team!

Who needs an appetite suppressant when they have comments like these?

That was actually Benjamin Graham https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/831517-in-the-short-run-the...

The concept of state sovereignty wouldn't come about until (approximately) the Treaty of Westphalia, but Romans of this time period would have certainly understood what the government-prescribed religion is

What was the valuation of the private transactions and when were they?

Does anyone know what the efficiency is, and what the consumables are?

fyi, zinc and magnesium are competitively absorbed [1] so you might see a bit better absorption if you took those separately

[1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7836627/

I'm currently watching The Wire, and this aspect of people juking the stats to move up the ranks is a deep underlying theme. It's gotten me to thinking: what is the best alternative to focusing on metrics? Surely, relying on something other than data would be no improvement over the status quo.

The only thought I've had is to: 1) Rely on a spectrum of metrics, to get a more holistic perspective. Instead of just seeing "crime is down x%" administrators would see how many reports end up classified as a lower-level infractions, how civilians rate the safety of their area, etc. 2) Add common-sense restrictions to make stat-pumping more difficult. For example, bringing in classroom inspections on random days 3) Penalizing institutions and individuals who are clearly attempting to juke the stats. Enforcement would certainly be difficult, but simply having something to this effect on the books would, imho, reduce schools dedicating time to studying for a standardized test

One possibility would be to have a government body fine media outlets and social media platforms that leave people misinformed, or more likely to become extremized.

The largest risk that I see with that plan is that it implies a level of government censorship, something that is an undeniably risky proposition. On one hand, a malevolent political party could wield that power to their own advantage, and on the other hand political gridlock could neuter any real progress being made.

To address this, I'm imagining a new branch of government run via sortition. In this system, qualifying citizens would be selected by lottery, and would serve on a committee to oversee it's proper execution.

This way, companies would have a vested interest in giving their users access to the truth, and an incentive to puncture the knowledge bubble that fosters extremism.

I see this study referenced frequently, and it's always seemed dubious. Why would there be a spike at exactly 7 days of abstinence, before returning to baseline? It's possible that the measuring apparatus was improperly calibrated on that day. Has this study been reproduced?

I believe that the reduction in temperature is generally attributed to lower levels of inflammation, which in turn is likely caused by reduced exposure to disease

This seems rather dubious to me; what selection pressure exists that's increasing fitness for people with three arteries? The fact that it's progressing so rapidly suggests that this is either bad data, or environmental changes

"If you don't have time to do it right, make sure you have time to do it again"

--My great-great grandfather

There is such a thing as interaction-free measurements: you can take photos of things without ever letting light hit a detector and you can tell whether a bomb is "active" without actually interacting with the detonator.

Can you provide a link that talks about that? It goes against my understanding of why there's an uncertainty principle at all

I also currently use (and love) the Ultimate Hacking Keyboard. How well does the thumb cluster work on the EZ?

Can you expand on this?

What gave you the impression that that was the focus?

I'm actually making a game with a heavy emphasis on socialization. One of the big inspirations that I haven't seen mentioned yet is TTT, specifically the TTT mode in Pavlov VR. In that game mode, there are 1) 1-3 traitors who know who the other traitors are and can buy certain weapons 2) a detective who can buy helpful items and a scanner to test people in close proximity 3) innocents who can't buy anything, and are just trying to stay alive

Players need to work together to win, while deciding whom to trust and convincing other players that you're trustworthy. It's been a remarkable way to socialize with people while having a shared goal. I actually find it to be the most intellectually stimulating game that I play, with the possible exception of chess.

I meant the Socialist Millionaire Problem

In an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, the protagonist has to find the total weight of all the passengers for an airplane, but every passenger is uncomfortable sharing their weight. To me this seems like a problem that could be solved cryptographically, as it seems reminiscent of the SMP or distributed key generation. Does anyone from the crypto community know if there exists a solution for a problem like that?