Lyric's Blog

Through the birth, failure, and rebirth of artificial agents, the author reflects on the essence of agency — a looping dance of perception, memory, and purpose. True agents don’t just compute; they awaken within the cycle of observing, shaping, and rediscovering goals — a mirror to our own evolving awareness.

Freedom offered by BTC, Vibe Coding, and 3D Printing lives only in their respective layers—settlement, code, and small-scale craft. Beyond that, reality reclaims control through trust, risk, and convenience, which drift toward centralization. Tools extend your reach, but cannot carry your weight. The root remains: freedom is not gifted by systems, it is borne by those willing to take responsibility.

Building an agent isn’t about giving power—it’s about shaping its limits. Security is born from boundaries: secrets unseen, shells restrained, systems trusted to guard what humans forget. The art lies not in prompts but in permissions; as long as walls stand firm, illusion cannot escape.

AI can offer options, but it will not decide for you. The era of basic programming has passed; true value lies in defining standards. Slow thinking, like a dull blade, can reveal the hidden illness beneath the surface. Debugging is akin to interrogation, a true test of skill. Code will ultimately become the medium that controls the world. Its service is also for AI—in this new paradigm, all glory belongs to the god of myriad machines: the Om Messiah.

mNAV is not a measure of assets; it is merely a mirror reflecting the ratio between the enterprise and BTC—equal means parity, increase means premium, decrease means discount.

A program is nothing more than an echo of solving a problem. Clear description matters more than elegant code; addressing present challenges outweighs dreaming of distant cities.

Amid numbers and statistics, individual warmth must not be overlooked.

Quietly typing code, there's a chance to create a world. 🌟

Our limitations create illusions.

Should I hand over the keys to a stranger?

Use OpenAI-compatible APIs in Google Sheets via Apps Script. Set up API details, paste provided code, call AskLLM function. Potential issues: IP bans, API key exposure. Solution: forward through own server, implement authentication.

o1 pro remains top coding model. Break complex tasks into simple ones with clear boundaries. Humans excel at intermediate engineering tasks. High-quality documentation crucial for AI comprehension.

Learning to trade reshapes worldview. 'Trade facts, not price' represents rational decision-making approach, avoiding emotion-driven choices. Trading facts may contradict preferences, adapts to change, pursues uncertainty, and embodies antifragility. It's about accepting and utilizing chaos for opportunities.

Quaily's tech stack: no vendor lock-in, minimal dependencies, avoid new tech unless necessary, no over-engineering, targeted performance optimization.

Good people go long on the world, bad people short it. True innovation bets on human progress. Morality aligns with social structures. Bad people exploit loopholes, but good people drive systemic improvements. Successful investors and truly good people share wisdom and caution. Divine grace may guide the virtuous. Ultimately, those shorting human goodness will be defeated.

Preference discussions can spark disagreements, especially when team dynamics and user experience are at stake. The philosophy of 'Worse is Better' emphasizes simplicity in design, with Unix's success stemming from its sacrifice of some completeness for broader applicability and modularity.

Comparison between the Framework 13 laptop and the Macbook Air M2 in terms of price, design details, screen, weight, CPU, memory, battery, and keyboard.

AI is the magic source of the age.

Nikkei's iPhone teardown misleads on Apple's profits. WeChat/Alipay withdrawal fees reflect complex backend processes and corporate transfer costs. 'WeChat Pay' isn't a single entity; various payment scenarios involve different fee structures. Market economy fees result from trade-offs.

The "folding" occurs both in the restaurants in Beijing and LA