8 Jul 2026 · nrposner
g = a * b / c ** d ` a = [ ... ] b = [ ... ] c = [ ... ] d = [ ... ] [((a * b) / c) ** d for a, b, c, d in zip (a, b, c, d)] L2: FOR_ITER 16 (to L3) UNPACK_SEQUENCE 4 STORE_FAST_STORE_FAST 1 (a, b) STORE_FAST_STORE_FAST 35 (c, d) LOAD_FAST_LOAD_FAST 1 (a, b) BINARY_OP 5 (*) LOAD_FAST 2 (c) BINARY_OP 11 (/) LOAD_FAST 3 (d) BINARY_OP 8 (**) LIST_APPEND 2 JUMP_BACKWARD 18 (to L2) import numpy as np a = np . array([ ... ]) b = np . array([ ... ]) c = np . array([ ... ]) d = np . array([ ... ]) g = (…
7 Jul 2026 · nrposner
One of my main inspiration these last few years, especially for my consultancy, is Nikhil Suresh, aka Ludic . Last week, I spoke to him to ask him about his experience setting up Hermit Tech , consulting practices and pitfalls, and funny stories. I got permission to share most of my notes (except the parts that might be legally dicey) here. This reflects my own notes, paraphrasing and moving things around in order to make more sense. What prominent consulting advice should I take or not take? Ch…
6 Jul 2026 · nrposner
Or, Deep Work is Illegible Or, Everything Worth Learning You'll Have to Teach Yourself I remember quite clearly how I learned Git. Spring quarter of my second year of undergrad, I took Data Ethics, which was a required course in the Data Science major. This was a mistake. The intended path was to take Computer Science for Data Scientists after completing the introductory courses, and take Data Ethics a year later. Consequently, it assumed a lot more fundamentals experience than I actually had, a…