I made my own LLM that beat BERT with $500 budgetAs an individual with limited access and compute, I have been wondering if I could build a decent large-language model for a while. As the…Mar 29, 20242Mar 29, 20242
How did Christopher Nolan Retain IMAX 70mm Quality for Oppenheimmer After Post-Production?Today, I stumbled upon a detailed introduction to IMAX 70mm processing on the official Oppenheimer website (see reference below).Aug 6, 2023Aug 6, 2023
ChatGPT Costs Millions of Dollars, According to ChatGPTI was going to write an article about the development cost of ChatGPT but realized I could ask ChatGPT for it:Feb 24, 2023Feb 24, 2023
Japan Travel Guide After COVID ReopeningJapan has reopened its border! I traveled to Japan in October 2022, and would like to share everything I know about going there!Dec 27, 2022Dec 27, 2022
Japan Travel Guide After COVID Reopening (discontinued)This article originally required Medium membership. I moved it to…Nov 12, 2022Nov 12, 2022
Published inMac O’ClockMy 2022 Apple Silicon Laptop RecommendationsYour definitive buying guide for Apple Silicon Laptops.Jun 9, 2022Jun 9, 2022
Published inMac O’ClockThe new iMac 24-inch brings back the iconic designThe design of the new iMac 24-inch has become a controversial topic. People complained about the chin that does not seem to be necessary…May 22, 2021May 22, 2021
Published inMac O’ClockFive things iPhone 12 Pro can tell us about the upcoming Apple Silicon MacsToday, I pre-ordered an iPhone 12 Pro Pacific Blue as a replacement for my iPhone X. I had a hard time deciding whether I should upgrade…Oct 17, 2020Oct 17, 2020
Published inThe StartupI Am Upgrading to Nvidia RTX 3080 or 3090Nvidia take my moneySep 4, 20204Sep 4, 20204
Published inMac O’ClockWhat does ARM mean for developers using Macs?Transitioning to a new platform is never easy, and luckily, this is not the first time Apple transitioned from one chipset to another.Jun 26, 20203Jun 26, 20203
Published inThe StartupOnePlus Released an $899 Phone and Apple Followed with a $399 iPhoneWait! Did I have it backwards?Apr 18, 2020Apr 18, 2020
Published inMac O’Clock2020 MacBook Air and pursuit of the best laptop2020 MacBook Air v.s. all major MacBook Air / Pro modelsMar 21, 2020Mar 21, 2020
Warcraft 3: Reforged Deserves Better ReviewsAt last! Blizzard released the remastered version of Warcraft 3, which is now called Warcraft 3 Reforged. I was a Warcraft 3 fan and…Feb 2, 2020Feb 2, 2020
Published inThe StartupDeepMind achieved StarCraft II GrandMaster Level, but at what cost?Thanks to the advancement in deep learning and reinforcement learning, DeepMind achieved groundbreaking success first in Atari, then in Go…Jan 4, 20202Jan 4, 20202
The iPhone 11 is the best default iPhone that I won’t upgradeSince the good old days of the iPhone 4, I have followed the ritual of upgrading my iPhone every other year. The iPhone 5 introduced a new…Sep 14, 2019Sep 14, 2019
Farewell iTunes and the iPod EraIn 2007, my parents gave me my first Apple product: the newly released iPod Nano 3rd Generation in silver with 4GB of storage. The device…Jun 3, 2019Jun 3, 2019
Summertime — reading A Game of Thrones after the TV series ended.Spoiler Warning: if you have not yet watched the final episode of Game of Thrones, don’t bother.May 26, 2019May 26, 2019
Published inThe StartupBack to Mac — Why I Choose the 2019 MacBook ProThe IncidentMay 24, 20192May 24, 20192
Software Developer Switching from Mac to WindowsI know the title says software developer and I will get there soon but let’s start from the beginning. In 2008, I brought my first MacBook…May 14, 20191May 14, 20191