lately, it feels like people’s hearts keep getting a little colder. in all the rush, it starts to feel a little like winter. then i wondered. how do clothes actually keep us warm? they don’t create heat. they slow down the ways we lose it. conduction, when warmth moves into something colder we touch. convection, when moving air carries warmth away. radiation, when our bodies release heat into the space around us. evaporation, when moisture leaves the skin and takes heat with it. clothes slow those losses down, so the warmth already there can stay a little longer. they don’t create warmth. they protect what was already there. so... what does the heart wear? ˖⁺‧₊˚

Lately when I’ve been doing short silly streams on TikTok, without a doubt every time I get so many comments saying that they did not expect me to sound like this 😹😹 super funny but it always has me wondering what people thought I would sound like 🤔

Lately I’ve been learning math with ChatGPT (Astra) as my tutor, using this document scanning camera and a vibecoded tool that pastes the captured image right into the chat. This way, I just work problems on paper and ChatGPT gives feedback. It’s really nice.

Lately, I have been getting quite a few recruiting emails from photonics startups - founding engineer, team lead, and similar roles. First of all, thank you. A lot of them genuinely sound super interesting. Ivm not really looking to jump anywhere right now, but seeing this much hiring activity does make one thing pretty clear: The photonics market is still expanding. Go Photonics. Go AI infrastructure. SUPER LONG. 🚀