Yoo Chung·Jan 9, 2025The singularity is not comingI am skeptical of the concept of the technological singularity because it assumes smarter intelligences will be easy to create.
Yoo Chung·Dec 26, 2024Psychic powersCan we move things with our minds? Can we read the thoughts of others?
Yoo Chung·Dec 12, 2024The Second AmendmentThe word “gun” does not appear anywhere in the Second Amendment.
Yoo Chung·Dec 3, 2024Martial law in South KoreaThe president of South Korea had declared martial law under patently false premises in a transparent attempt to suppress political…
Yoo Chung·Nov 29, 2024Scientists say …One of my pet peeves with certain stories is when they say “scientists say …” or “scientists discover…” with a nebulous set of “scientists”.
Yoo Chung·Nov 23, 2024Striking out a disaster areaOne image which keeps coming up in my mind is a US president striking out an area with a sharpie on a forecasting map of an impending…
Yoo Chung·Nov 15, 202499 Haskell ProblemsFor anyone who would like to practice programming in Haskell, they may be interested in my version of the 99 Haskell Problems.
Yoo Chung·Nov 1, 2024Large language modelsLarge language models such as ChatGPT and Bard are impressive, but I think they are overrated a bit too much.
Yoo Chung·Jan 7, 2024Math as a second languageI am reaching the tail end of reading Eugenia Cheng’s new book, Is Math Real?. It’s been an enjoyable read so far. The book reminds us that…
Yoo Chung·Jan 3, 2024Cosmological distancesFrom a little tidbit by an interested informer, I got to learn about someone wondering if the measured distances of stars and galaxies are…
