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Hypercomplex Cells: How Does Visual Processing Work in Our Brains?
Something super powerful I’ve come across in visual science– the notion of a ‘hypercomplex cell‘:
Something super powerful I’ve come across in visual science– the notion of a ‘hypercomplex cell‘:
Dear friend, This is a call to arms. Let us break free from the shackles of consumerism; let us embolden ourselves with the new ethos of ‘producerism’.
Dear friend, I am a huge Aldous Huxley fan, and one of the most influential novels I’ve read is BRAVE NEW WORLD — a future dystopia which is very very accurate in terms of how we’re living our lives today.
ARS is so fun. I’m on a comment and critiquing spree, and wanted to share some tips on how to give a constructive critique in photography:
Dear friends, We just launched ARS BETA VERSION II yesterday, with insane growth and feedback. We introduced the ‘constructive critique’ function; and I can truly tell you– this is a revolution. I wanted to share with you what my personal vision for ARS is, and why I am so passionate about ARS.
Dear friend, If you are sick of social media– say hello to ARS; the first productive online learning community for photographers and visual artists.
Give us what we need, dear fearfeeds.
How can we shoot better monochrome pictures?
Dear friend, What is the solution to a lot of our problems in life? Simple — art (art).
Hi friends, I want to share the greatest personal breakthrough I reached today and how you can apply this to reach your full potential past your wildest dreams.
Dear friend, I wanted to write you an essay about social media. Is social media a wall that is dividing us, or bringing us closer together? It is a curious question that has gnawed at the back of my mind from age 21 until now (age 30).
Dear friend, A thought– Think of yourself like hydra. You cut off one neck; and three will sprout out from that stump!
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Dear friend, We are currently undergoing a phenomenally exciting time in photography– the marriage of (human) photographers and AI (artificial intelligence):
Some simple photo composition tips:
Dear friend, A very simple yet powerful idea: Dictate your own purpose in life. There ain’t a “right” or “wrong” purpose in life. It is your duty in life to dictate your own purpose in life.
Dear friend, Simple idea: If you want to be a better photographer, be a happier person! In simple words: First seek to be happier in your life (via studying philosophy and taking more real-life risks), and secondly — just going out more to take pictures!
Dear friend, I wanted to pen a quick essay on some personal thoughts on freedom, free will, and how you have (more) power than you think!
Dear friend, I remember when I was a kid– really into modding computers. There was this concept of ‘over-clocking’– you would push your computer processor to run faster than the ‘stable’ specifications. For example, if I bought an AMD processor that ran 2ghz, I could go into the BIOS and push it to 2.2 ghz,…
Dear friend, A simple question: Who do you desire to become in life?
With photography, we become super-human with our vision.
A fun idea for your photography: For a month, experiment just shooting only JPEG (no post-processing) — and see if this helps librate you in photography!
Dear friend, A simple idea: Whenever you click the shutter, you’re just taking an attempt.
You are great Dont seek to placate the masses or the herd Seek your own personal apotheosis; give yourself your own self-hyping hypnosis
We have all heard the saying, ‘Fortune favors the brave.’ I like the saying, but it ain’t accurate or specific enough for me:
I’m pretty excited for the new VENOM movie, and started to do a little philosophical musings on the concepts of: Symbiotic relationships Parasitic relationships
Dear friend, I have been studying a lot of algorithms, AI, etc — and came across this concept of ‘naive’. For example in machine learning, there is a concept of ‘naive bayes‘. Now how can a concept in machine learning be ‘naive’ (like a un-wise and silly human being)?
I’m an Elon Musk fanboy until I die. Here are some practical lessons I learned from him, from his recent interview with Joe Rogan:
Disrupt normal, be unique Be you and smile, cheek to cheek
Dear friend, A simple and funny idea: Why have a brain? In simple words: why have humans evolved to have a brain? And what is the best way we can use our brain?
Dear friend, A practical idea: In order to become the most epic you, play against yourself!
Steve Jobs: one of my heroes. He has taught me the importance of staying true (and stubborn) on your creative vision, the importance of combining the liberal arts and engineering, and the importance of following your own gut and intuition.
To live a better life, embrace the extremes. Avoid the boring middle– either relax 100%, or go hard 100%. “Sleep hard, or work hard”. In this essay, I will try to combine personal thoughts on living, photography, working out, health, and diet (with this embracing the extremes strategy):
Dear friend, A practical idea I have for you: Treat your photography like a blank slate (tabula rasa). When you start off in photography, be totally ignorant of the outside world, and learn on your own (don’t enroll into photography or art school). Then use this chance to build your own unique vision, and as…
My buddy Nassim Taleb posited a question in his book, ‘Antifragile’ that regarded ‘post-traumatic growth’. I think I’m one of the lucky few who was actually made stronger because of trauma– not weakened. I want to use this essay as a chance to share why I think I was able to grow from trauma, and…
Wipe the slate clean What new ideas can you glean?
Dear friend, A basic idea: the future of photography is going to be editing (the art of selecting your best work, and not showing your weak work).
Set the bar higher, high-flyer Don’t mind if you don’t reach the top— just keep hustling hard, and don’t you stop
Check out the Stanford ‘Image Painting‘ demo to see how AI and deep learning can re-construct your photos; helping you better judge your own picture compositions!
Dear friend, I’m studying a lot of AI, and have been philosophizing (my entire life) about technology-human integration. A realization today: We are seeking to ‘augment our intelligence’ with technology, yet what I think we really want to do is to augment our wisdom!
Authentic Whatever life has given you, you’ve been blessed with
What if we lived a life without fear and anxiety — how much more of our potential could we reach?
To live a more epic life — go hard, and supersede (your self-perceived) limits
Dear friend, Simple question: What is your dream in life, and what are you willing to sacrifice in order to achieve it?
Dear friend, Some practical ideas on realizing your potential (recognition of your talents), as well as having the strength to turn these skills into reality!
Should we augment reality?
Dear friend, A lot of us want to be “motivated” (Latin means, ‘to move’). Some of us are self-motivated, and some of us lack motivation (the energy necessary to work, or act). In this essay, I want to share some practical ideas on how you can self-motivate yourself.
Dear friend, Do you remember when you were a kid, and you had to deal with ‘lag’? To me, lag (or latency) is one of the worst things as a gamer. But how can we use this analogy of ‘LAG’ in real life?
Dear friend, Something I realized– it ain’t enough just to shoot nice compositions of things. More importantly, we need to know how to recognize potentially interesting scenes BEFORE we shoot them. Or in more simple words, “How do we know if a scene is interesting enough to photograph in the first place?”
Dear friend, I think I am currently one of the most productive bloggers on the internet (and the world). I want to share how I do it– and perhaps a little on why I do it.