The #highlights category is dedicated to notes that are generally timeless, either because they talk about subjects that aren’t rapidly changing or because I plan on keeping them updated for longer periods of time as new information becomes available.

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  • Privacy Policy

    — When it comes to collecting data, there's a fine line between making a good site and making an invasive product. To make this site more useful, I want to collect enough data to improve, but never enough to undermine anybody's privacy. (3 min read)

  • Work Resume

    — The PDF copy of my day-to-day resume. (1 min read)

  • The Advantages of Advantage: Intro to Probability Convolutions

    — What *is* the advantage of rolling with advantage? Exploring dice roll combinations and probability convolutions. (8 min read)

  • AI Policy

    — I may not have any control about how AI affects me, but I can at least make a policy for how I use it. (3 min read)

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  • Chaotic Good Computing

    — Articles for the data and engineering consulting practice Chaotic Good Computing, as well as personal notes by Spencer Elkington.

  • LLMs: A Primer Presentation for Our Newest, Scariest Tool

    — An engineer-focused primer on the mechanisms that drive Large Language Models. Basics on how we got here, how they work, and how to use them without feeling an apocalyptic dread.

  • Typst Resume Template

    — A beginner-friendly resume template in Typst — 100% less LaTeX, 100% more opinions. (38 min read)

  • GPTinglish: Unnatural Language Processing

    — The only market crashing is the market for sanitized language. Stay human. Embrace typos. (7 min read)

  • The Unbearable Weight of ROBLOX Celebrity

    — Being famous online in 2009 is the highest high I'll ever reach. A love letter to the coolest dork I know, hatemail for client-side exploits, and a limitless supply of Monopoly dollars. (11 min read)