BenjaminHan

BenjaminHan, 1 month ago to running

“Is the Barkley the world's toughest race? In a word, yes. But that's reductive and misses the point. It's fundamentally a celebration of the magnificence of the raw human spirit. To find that inner spirit of ours, we need a challenge that’s almost impossible.”

Gated community — Damian Hall https://www.ultradamo.com/blog/gated-community

#bm100 #running #ultramarathon #ultrarunning

BenjaminHan, 9 months ago to books

“What chemicals cause that nostalgic old book smell?

Compounds like benzaldehyde, vanillin, ethylbenzene, and 2-ethyl hexanol are often responsible for old book scents. Benzaldehyde has an almond-like scent, vanillin smells like vanilla, ethylbenzene is sweet and plastic-y, and 2-ethyl hexanol is lightly floral.”

Why Do Old #Books #Smell So Good? – ScienceSwitch https://scienceswitch.com/2023/08/19/why-do-old-books-smell-so-good/

#chemistry #science

BenjaminHan, 10 months ago to LLMs

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When performing reasoning or generating code, do #LLMs really understand what they’re doing, or do they just memorize? Several new results seem to have painted a not-so-rosy picture.

The authors in [1] are interested in testing LLMs on “semantic” vs. “symbolic” reasoning: the former involves reasoning with language-like input, and the latter is reasoning with abstract symbols.

#Paper #NLP #NLProc #CodeGeneration #Causation #CausalReasoning #reasoning #research

BenjaminHan, 6 months ago to science

“…the experiment demonstrated that plants can grow on the moon despite the intense radiation, low gravity, and prolonged intense light.”

Good to know Matt Damon can really #science the sh*t out of this.

China set up a tiny farm on the moon in 2019. How did it do?
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-china-tiny-farm-moon.html

#space #moon #lunarFarm

BenjaminHan, 5 months ago to apple

Yay!

#Apple’s #sci-fi epic #Foundation is coming back for season 3 https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/5/23989050/foundation-season-3-apple-tv-plus

#Scifi #TV

BenjaminHan, 10 months ago to random

Don't Join Threads—Make Instagram's 'Twitter Killer' Join You | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/meta-threads-privacy-decentralization/

BenjaminHan, 8 months ago to math

Is #math just symbol pushing?

When Computers Write Proofs, What's the Point of Mathematicians? https://youtu.be/3l1RMiGeTfU?si=sQMFAK7tzkS4ODZp

#ai #reasoning #mathematics #proofs #generativeAI

BenjaminHan, 6 months ago to Fonts

Monaspace - An innovative superfamily of #fonts for #code https://monaspace.githubnext.com/

#programming

BenjaminHan, 29 days ago to running

#running

BenjaminHan, 7 months ago to ArtificialIntelligence

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Our paper on automatic knowledge-graph-aligned dataset construction is out! The main points [1]:

1. We showed cyclic evaluation — the process of training GTG (graph-to-text-to-graph) or TGT using a graph-aligned dataset (screenshot 1) — reflects faithfully the same trend a unidirectional evaluation does (screenshot 2-3). It is therefore a better way to assess data quality because it does not rely on knowing ground truth matches!

#Paper #KnowledgeGraphs #NLP #NLProc #GenerativeAI

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BenjaminHan, 4 months ago to running

“… a 2018 review noted the relationship between #physicalActivity and energy intake being J-shaped: #Appetite is dysregulated at low levels of physical activity, creating a mismatch between the energy expended and the amount of food consumed, leading to weight gain. On the other hand, as physical activity increases, so too does satiety signalling, which reduces the amount of food consumed.”

The Biggest Losers: #Metabolic Damage or Constrained Energy? https://physiqonomics.com/biggest-losers/

#running

BenjaminHan, 4 months ago to Podcast

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I have listened to many fascinating interviews on @thegradient #podcast. This recent dialog between Professor Peter Tse and Daniel Bashir on #consciousness from the perspective of #neuroscience is especially intriguing!

https://thegradientpub.substack.com/p/peter-tse-the-neuroscience-of-consciousness

Some rough notes I can remember of:

• Danger of using metaphors in science: neurons as toilets
• "Deadly weapons" in the fights of seeking truths:

• Mathematical logic: mathematical contradiction
• Science: falsification

#AI

BenjaminHan, 6 months ago to apple

Finally!!!

#Apple #Music #Classical for the #iPad is here
https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/16/23963659/apple-music-classical-available-ipads

#ClassicalMusic #iPadOS

BenjaminHan, 1 month ago to running

“And this year, there was also a new section that used to be used for hillside mining, it was all covered in brambles so our legs got slashed to pieces.” “

Fun.

Hallucinations and no sleep: Jasmin Paris on her historic ultramarathon - The Guardian https://apple.news/AMmunr6-0Qamnnv3a8gib4g

#running #ultramarathon #bm100

BenjaminHan, 5 months ago to running

It's a perfect (6.24-mile) circle!

#running #mothership

BenjaminHan, 5 months ago to classicalmusic

Still hard to find a modern-day Backhaus. Any idea?

Wilhelm Backhaus. #Beethoven #Piano #Sonatas Nos 19, 20, 21 “Waldstein”, 22, 23 “Appasionata” & 24.
https://classical.music.apple.com/us/album/1518149589

#ClassicalMusic

BenjaminHan, 3 months ago to Seattle

Got my #15K PR in my dusk run in the park: time 1:17:51 pace 8’21”/mile! Getting ready for the early March #HotChocolateRun in #Seattle!

Although there’s still a lot of room for improvement, I’m proud that I can actually speed up my pace now into the run! And this was done after a heavy meeting day at work started at 8am!

Bonus: I got a heart award on this special day!

#running

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BenjaminHan, 1 month ago to running

#Running from #Sintra, #Portugal to Castelo dos Mouros and back. 7.11 miles in total, elevation gain 1302ft.

#Video: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/benjaminhan_running-portugal-activity-7185423712656003073-NBRH (length 4:30 over the limit of Mastodon)

(Music: Joao Domingos Bomtempo, Piano Quintet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 16: IV. Allegro)

BenjaminHan, 3 months ago to climate

“For the first time, the average global #temperature was more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above the pre-industrial average for a full 12 months. “

World breaches crucial #climate threshold | Semafor https://www.semafor.com/article/02/08/2024/world-breaches-crucial-climate-threshold

#ClimateCrisis

BenjaminHan, 25 days ago to running

My dear #running / #trailrunning friends: I need to ask for advise on picking #shoes for #marathon runs on paved roads and mildly unpaved trails (photo 1):

1. ASICS Trabuco Max 2 (photo 2): the middle in weight (~290g), not waterproof. Bouncy w/ rocker design.
2. Salomon Speedcross 5 (photo 3): the heaviest (~295g), waterproof(?). Big lugs.
3. Nike Pegasus Trail 4 GTX (photo 4): the lightest (~270g), waterproof. Smallest lugs.

Do you have experience w/ any of these? What would you pick?

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BenjaminHan, 3 months ago to Marathon

Today I ran my 2nd #marathon practice run this month with my son riding his bike with me! Weather was cool with a bit of drizzle at the end, temperature was 55F (12.8C) w/ dew point at 53F.

Distance was 26.27 miles, moving time was 4:11:50, and pace was 9’35”/mile. This is 22+ minutes faster than a couple weeks ago!

#running

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BenjaminHan, 5 months ago to space

#NASA is beaming a #cat back from 19 million miles away using #laser!

NASA’s Tech Demo Streams First Video From Deep Space via Laser
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-tech-demo-streams-first-video-from-deep-space-via-laser

#space #communication #video

BenjaminHan, 6 months ago to apple

Our team (#Apple #KnowledgeGraph) is looking for an #intern working on data quality!

#KnowledgeGraph quality assurance is a highly important task that requires deep insights into how we integrate #reasoning, #NLP, human-in-the-loop, system tooling and #engineering into a cohesive solution!

Please respond to the hiring manager via this post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/benjaminhan_our-team-is-looking-for-talented-interns-activity-7122271517077368832-GCcl

#hiring #jobs #NLProc

BenjaminHan, 20 days ago to goodyearwelt

9.37 miles easy run @ #SVT, also testing another pair of #shoes: ASICS Gel-Nimbus 25. Result is not good: the lateral side of my right foot hurts after the run (not during)! I blame it on the high stack of cushioning: my theory is my natural reflex to counterbalance the unevenness of the trail surface is interfered/distorted by the cushioning. Does that sound plausible?

#running #trailrunning #pacificNorthWest

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BenjaminHan, 4 months ago to Marathon

-5.6C/22F this morning. Can I complete my first #marathon today?

#running