Anthony Bourdain, Kate Spade;
Someone with my genetics and psychology will probably never understand;
I will just Kublai everything and anything that stands in my way.
2018-06-09
Suicide
2018-06-08
Satoshi-Nakamotoism
Aside from rare exceptions like Steve Jobs or Albert Einstein, people usually do not care who is behind an invention or discovery.
(As a quick experiment, can you name the Nobel Prize winners in the most recent year, especially if you are not working in the related fields?)
Thus, I would prioritize our outcomes over our egos for publicity.
2018-06-07
Almost compromised principle
A student asked to submit our project to a non-top venue Y due to her/his school graduation requirement and study time frame, which I agreed out of necessity.
A few days ago, I noticed that (s)he changed the paper format from venue Y to a top venue X, right in front of the deadline, without even pinging me.
🙂
2018-06-06
Singularity
If one day AI takes over humans, it will not be due to higher computational efficiency.
Instead, the reason will be communication efficiency: machines, unlike humans, can talk to one another any time, without emotions or the consequent need of synchronous, face-to-face meetings.
2018-05-30
Burger trays
I was helping a new guy order lunch burger.
I have never ordered from that particular place before, so I am in no position to offer any process suggestions.
I saw a tray with order sheets inside and told the guy to place his inside. The order was eventually cleared from the tray, but no burger came out after 30 minutes. After inquiring, the chef told us that that tray was for discarding wrong orders, and we were supposed to put our order in another tray.
2018-05-28
How to screen PhD/intern applicants
How to screen PhD/intern applicants: (1) pick your favorite SIGGRAPH/CVPR/UIST papers, (2) reproduce them, (3) ping me when you are done. https://t.co/DCDn2rrMO4
— Li-Yi Wei (@liyiwei) May 28, 2018
2018-05-27
2018-05-19
Antisocial irrationality
In a recent party I attended I did not socialize as much as I should. I was either too arrogant to think talking to people is not worth the time compared to just idly walking around, or too lazy to chat which is not difficult for me at all.
If I am in a social gathering, I should talk to people; otherwise I should just go somewhere else to do something useful.
In a future party, if you find me antisocial (not abnormal, which is normal for me), please remind me that I am behaving irrationally.
2018-05-18
Abdenour
The Uber driver who took me to YUL is from Bajaia and speaks French, English, Arabic, and Berbere. It is Ramadan so he could not eat or drink from 3:30 am to 8:30 pm. I told him that I like to visit North Africa.