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Google Storytime: Building a User Focused Culture

Did you know that you can submit user feedback within any Google product? Google Meet has “Report a problem”, which allows you to send a screenshot and a text description to the engineering team. Wonder what happens behind the curtains? I will tell you all about it. Besides creating Google…

Technology

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Google Storytime: Building a User Focused Culture
Google Storytime: Building a User Focused Culture
Technology

16 min read


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Why I went all-in on TSLA

I’ve been a TSLA share holder since 2013, accumulating shares through 2019. When the stock exploded to $3000s and split in 2020, I was able to retire at age 46. Was I lucky? Yes. Was it all luck? No. Did I try to explain what I saw in Tesla to…

Tesla

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Why I went all-in on TSLA
Why I went all-in on TSLA
Tesla

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Why I Left Google

I debated whether to write this article for a long time. How it would affect my relationships with past co-workers? How would it affect future employment opportunities? After I retired from Google, I started driving Lyft to pass the time. One time I had a Lyft passenger who was a…

Google

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Why I Left Google
Why I Left Google
Google

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Aug 1

What MKBHD Didn’t Say About Solar

MKBHD, aka Marques Brownlee, recently posted a 1 year anniversary video about his Tesla Solar Roof and Powerwall experience. A pretty decent video. There were a lot of numbers to convince you, the viewer, and himself, that it was worth the 9 year pay back period. Back in 2018…

Tesla

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What MKBHD Didn’t Say About Solar
What MKBHD Didn’t Say About Solar
Tesla

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Mar 15

Are You FDIC Insured? Ask EDIE!

The recent demise of Silicon Valley Bank has shined a light on the risk of bank deposits in case of contagion. There is a lot of chatter about not keeping more than $250K per bank. First of all, if that is a problem for you, congrats, you are among the…

Finance

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Are You FDIC Insured? Ask EDIE!
Are You FDIC Insured? Ask EDIE!
Finance

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Feb 5

Gift Giving On Steroids

A while ago I had written about compounding stocks and gift giving to children. Just out of curiosity, I wondered what if we had maxed out the annual gift exclusion for our kids with Apple stock starting 18 years ago? What would it be worth today? The quick answer is…

Investing

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Gift Giving On Steroids
Gift Giving On Steroids
Investing

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·Jan 29

An Even Faster Way to Multiply

Previously I wrote about the Karatsuba Method of multiplication. While learning about it, I also learned that mathematicians have been able to use the Fast Fourier Transform to multiply extremely large numbers EVEN FASTER. As a former electrical engineering major, I was like how the heck do they do that? …

Algorithms

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An Even Faster Way to Multiply
An Even Faster Way to Multiply
Algorithms

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CodeX

·Jan 8

ChatGPT vs. My Google Coding Interview

Previously, I wrote about my go-to coding interview question, which is a slight twist on a standard binary search. Just for fun, I was curious to see how ChatGPT, the newest AI powered conversation bot, would perform in a mock interview. If you haven’t read the interview article before, here…

Artificial Intelligence

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ChatGPT vs. My Google Coding Interview
ChatGPT vs. My Google Coding Interview
Artificial Intelligence

10 min read


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·Jan 3

A Faster Way to Multiply

In elementary school, we all learned how to multiply numbers. What’s the big deal, right? As our lives become more digital, multiplying numbers are essential to fields such as cryptography and artificial intelligence. Any improvements to our multiplication abilities can lead to new technical advancements! Like most folks, I never…

Algorithms

4 min read

A Faster Way to Multiply
A Faster Way to Multiply
Algorithms

4 min read


Dec 6, 2022

ChatGPT and The Curious Case Of Its Limited Media Coverage

What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT is an AI-based chat bot that uses natural language processing (NLP) technology to understand and respond to user inputs. These chat bots can help users to quickly and easily access information, perform tasks, and control their devices, which can save time and improve convenience. Another example of an AI-based…

Technology

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ChatGPT and The Curious Case Of Its Limited Media Coverage
ChatGPT and The Curious Case Of Its Limited Media Coverage
Technology

4 min read

William Wen

William Wen

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25 years in tech | 13 years @ Google | 9+ years Tesla Investor | www.linkedin.com/in/wil-wen | twitter.com/wilwen2

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