In some circles this is one of my most contrarian views: www.natemeyvis.com/on-having-a-...

Jumping straight into the deep end on a chilly morning for #LearnedLeague 106.

Some thoughts about spaced repetition and scheduling. (Draft: all comments welcome.) www.natemeyvis.com/notes-on-spa...

If anyone out there is knowledgeable about spaced repetition algorithms and willing to read a draft of a blog post, please let me know! I'd be grateful. Solid knowledge of FSRS and its various constants is particularly useful, but not necessary. (DMs are open, etc.)

Watching some poker on stream for the first time in probably 6 years. (Just what's available free on YouTube.) I don't ever play poker these days, but that didn't keep me from having a bunch of opinions about the very first hand I saw. (J9 / 22 / K8) @thinkingpoker.bsky.social

Well, bright side, I get to play a significant match on MD25, and if I'm going to be playing to avoid relegation, this is about as safe as it comes (I'm safe with a win or tie, or LegnerB loss or tie, or OvallesJ loss, or HaanD loss [or maybe tie]). #LearnedLeague

@cdbarker.bsky.social I'm sure this is a very old observation in APUSH circles, but what are you supposed to do about the start of the Philippine-American War, the Newsboys strike, and so on?

A good edge case to be in the habit of considering is "what if the back end did nothing but dump all the relevant data to the front end, and the front end did everything else?" Taken literally, it's usually not the best idea, but it's well worth thinking through.

If your New Year's resolutions will involve learning something, I might be able to help (I've built a spaced repetition system that is ready for alpha users): www.natemeyvis.com/zippyflash-i...

(Unsurprisingly, ChatGPT is a lot better as a math tutor than a Greek or philosophy tutor.)

Christmas break, day 4: got a little spare time and, in half an hour using ChatGPT as a tutor, made more progress in Galois theory than I previously have in tens of hours of study.

I had overlooked the obvious: this might just be Cursor itself.

New post: how to ramp up (as a software engineer on a new team). www.natemeyvis.com/how-to-ramp-up

I love Cursor and try to keep up with other genAI-powered coding tools, but haven't explored the natural-language analogues. I just tried ChatGPT's Canvas, and it was promising but buggy and sometimes frustrating. What's the best "Cursor for natural language" tool?

Hello! I’ve been working on a spaced repetition flashcard webapp for a while. I use it every day and it’s about ready for prime time. I’d love alpha / beta users, so if there’s any flashcardable material you want to learn and retain indefinitely, let me know. I’ll happily help you make the cards.

This is kinda random but do you remember that one time the Bears had 32 seconds left on a running clock and one timeout and only got one more play off

@thinkingpoker.bsky.social Please excuse me if you've answered this a dozen times (I haven't been on social media), but have you read and/or formed an opinion about _Good Arguments_? www.amazon.com/gp/product/0...

I might have 15 or so hours to spend studying computers soon. I’d like to go from “the React guy on the team” to “absolute front-end monster.” Any suggestions?

What better bellwether of the BlueSky community could there be than that we've got Nate Meyvis out here talking about poker?!

Running good at trivia is not as lucrative as running good at poker, but is just as pleasant. #LearnedLeague

Many things made me feel old this year, but seeing Ludacris advertise homeowner’s insurance is at the top of the list.

A year ago I set a goal of 100 correct answers in a LL season. I'm at 96 going into Monday. Stepping to the line for some pressure free throws.