(i haven’t actually gone through ego dissolution myself so i’m not going to write about it directly, but if you’re curious or unfamiliar with the term i think this is a decent intro to the topic in relation to the brain and to psychedelics) sometime during high school i made a quora account and began … Continue reading ego dissolution

probably the best way to characterize how i’ve been feeling lately is extreme restlessness the mit admissions blogger app was released on 7/1. i’m not really expecting to be accepted since i don’t exactly exude the brand of wholesome mit energy i think they’re looking for, but i thought it’d be an interesting application to … Continue reading mune ga hachikire sode

i am on a walk with a friend, and during a lull in our conversation they ask, “so do you believe in true love? for someone who’s deeply invested in movies, i’ve historically been pretty bad at understanding acting. as a kid i was so awful at reading faces and body language that i would … Continue reading feelings

six months after buying the domain i now have a personal site! it's http://vvhuang.com feel free to point out mistakes or design improvements and i’ll probably address them in august. i thought it’d be good to consolidate my online presence a bit and make it slightly easier for internet strangers to get to know me. … Continue reading short post

there isn’t really a connection between the three subjects of this post beyond the title, and i’m not going to pretend there is two sigma is okay. i guess i’m not allowed to say much about the work itself, so i’ll just write about everything else. i sign up for all the coffee chats, meaning … Continue reading some identity stuff

welcome to another episode in my long history of healthcare complaints 🙂 although i actually haven't written about this subject in a while, so if we met post-2019 then maybe all this is new for you i flew back home from sf two weeks ago. my job at asimov ended at the same time and … Continue reading teeth

sorry @ my physics friends i have written about fake physics I. before we invented the concept of an electron quantum field that all electrons are manifestations of, john wheeler proposed to feynman that there might only be one electron in the world. the electron could relocate between different locations instantaneously, or it could travel … Continue reading one electron

i finished a pattern language 🙂 it was definitely enjoyable and great for thinking about livability and design, though the first two sections (on towns and buildings, respectively, around 1000 pages) were much more readable than the last section (on construction, around 200 pages). my somewhat rigorous reading and notetaking schedule coupled with the sheer … Continue reading short post

i live around a mile inland from the piers and the bay but can still hear ship horns blare every morning as boats leave their docks. sound waves float across the hills and cut through the traffic and eventually make their way into my ear, and i’m always reminded: “ships at a distance have every … Continue reading bay area stuff

this is one of those “there's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path” posts where everything i say will sound completely obvious, but i’m not sure if any amount of direct exposition will help with communicating anything that you don’t already believe in? this is also the accumulation of a lot of … Continue reading market correction