Jacob Tan EnOriginal thought is incompatible with subject-based standardised testing (under time pressure)Original thought, i.e. independently solving an unfamiliar problem, is like graph search in an unfamiliar “problem state space” (see video…1 min read·Jan 18, 2024----
Jacob Tan EnAGI, triangle of meaning, Plato’s Caveoriginal written at https://twitter.com/jacob_tan_en/status/16396364411719925792 min read·Mar 25, 2023----
Jacob Tan EnVS Code bracket pair colorsVS Code has a fast native implementation of bracket pair colorization1 min read·Jul 29, 2022----
Jacob Tan Enexport ban and price ceiling hurts businessMalaysian chicken industry players say export ban will hurt business; urge government to review price ceiling1 min read·May 27, 2022----
Jacob Tan EnKeyboard layouts: qwerty vs dvorakMax typing speed: no significant difference.1 min read·Apr 7, 2021----
Jacob Tan EnSocial media value propositions of Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, Instagram, TikTokTwitter (1) forced concision (2) public audience & assymetric (non-mutual follow) by default (2→3) follow people smarter than you in…1 min read·Feb 18, 2021----
Jacob Tan EnAccepting the state of being stuckHow a world-class mathematician solves problems.2 min read·Jan 27, 2021----
Jacob Tan EnHaskell: derive (>>=) via fmap and join(Demonstrating mathematical thinking. And why some basic abstract maths knowledge is a pre-requisite to properly understanding Haskell…2 min read·Jan 25, 2021----
Jacob Tan EnLearning (autodidacting)Related: « Learning: “good stuck” vs “bad stuck” »3 min read·Jan 24, 2021----
Jacob Tan EnBest practice: single source of truth (SSOT), vs DRY (don’t repeat yourself)“Single source of truth” is more meaningful than the overly simplistic “DRY”.1 min read·Jan 24, 2021----