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taking a break to self study physics. previously: dev eco @farcaster, cofounder @bountycaster and scalar capital, early @coinbase, coproducer @ethereumfilm
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All in one electromagnetism chapter of my textbook, I learned about the existence of positrons (antiparticle of an electron) and the search for a hypothetical magnetic monopole in the universe (magnet with only one pole). Such wild things to think about!
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I can't believe it took me this long to discover sumo oranges, they are better than any oranges I've ever had. Only getting them from now on
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The people I tagged aren't on here (at least regularly) but you never forget the people who bet on you during your absolute lowest point
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Hit a DPI milestone for my fund today. Grateful to those who bet on us esp during a tough time (my lowest career point). @breeves08 + @Lux_Capital, @bussgang, @davidlee wrote us checks in 2018/2019 when our fund + crypto was down 50-70%! They rode it even lower and stuck with us
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Something I'm leaning into is doing more things out of pure interest and not necessarily always having an end goal or way it concretely "benefits" my career. Some of the best unexpected things in my life came out following curiosities (e.g. rabbitholes of bitcoin and ethereum)
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Biggest difference with AI vs in person tutor for my physics studying has been how fun and engaging it is to have someone to learn from and talk to when I get stuck. Plus it's kept me accountable with keeping a steady pace. Wondering if AI paired with study groups would help too
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Been enjoying studying 1st year electromagnetism so much I decided to continue deeper afterwards. My next "2nd year" textbook arrived! Very excited to start it soon
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There's a guy I met at a crypto conference many years ago and interacted maybe total 5 min who's been messaging people I know I've been harassing him for years and "manipulating his dreams" while asleep. I've asked him to stop and get help multiple times, not sure what else to do
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Electromagnetism studying has been really enjoyable and it's my fav topic in physics so far! Incredible how much of the modern world relies on humans understanding it. Most fascinating part was learning about superconductors so doing a slight detour to learn more about that world
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I'm just at the start learning to use Arduino playing around with example sketches. Editing small parts of the code and having it be reflected in my little robot afterwards is so satisfying! Also interesting adjusting to a limited memory where the latest sketch upload is all it knows
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My self balancing robot has been assembled! I soldered half of it but my husband helped me with the tougher parts because my beginner soldering is a little shoddy lol. Next step is learning how to use Arduino to program it!
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I'm looking for a robotics tutor in NY (in person) if anyone knows someone who would be good for it! Context is I'm building little robots for my "labs" in physics self study and could use help with a deeper understanding
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I'm now 75% done with self studying 1st year university physics. Took me 1 week to adjust to electromagnetism since it's more abstract than mechanics but I started getting the hang of it today after tutoring and a lot of problem sets. Also fun learning how Faraday cages work!
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I was telling my husband about the whole Chappell Roan and Jorginho's daughter drama today and halfway through the story he just says he has no idea who Chappell Roan is lol
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The further I get in studying electromagnetism the more I realize I need to improve mentally rotating 3d visualizations in my head better. It's not something I've really trained much. Going to practice on Rubik's cube (no algo) and origami (no instructions) daily to strengthen
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In my 1st year physics self study, I finished mechanics, waves, and thermodynamics. I started electromagnetism and it's a big jump in difficulty. I'll get through it but def moving much slower to make sure I understand. Multiple people said it was their favorite subject though!
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