Marton Trencseni - Thu 26 December 2024 • Tagged with meta
In 2008, I completed my first half-Ironman — then, later that same year, I took on the full Ironman distance at the traditional ExtremeMan in Hungary, finishing in 13 hours and 38 minutes. By 2013, I had knocked my time down to 11 hours and 36 minutes. Since then, I’ve racked up a total of 56 triathlon finishes. 2024 was one of the best years so far, with a record of 10 triathlon races.
Marton Trencseni - Mon 09 December 2024 • Tagged with hungary, politics, history
Hungary’s rushed entry into World War II and its botched attempt to break away from it show how stale leadership trapped in its own fantasy bubble can steer a nation toward disaster. By “political backtesting” these moments — comparing their underlying factors to the present — today’s citizens can weigh future outcomes, draw practical lessons, we can make more informed decisions about where and how to live.
Marton Trencseni - Fri 04 October 2024 • Tagged with meta
My review of the AI landscape in late 2024, and what the road ahead looks like for those of us not building foundational models. 
Marton Trencseni - Sat 28 September 2024 • Tagged with meta
A review and introspect on the second 100 articles written on Bytepawn. 
Marton Trencseni - Fri 27 September 2024 • Tagged with openai, chatgpt, sam, altman
A few days ago OpenAI CEO Sam Altman published an article titled The Intelligence Age. I used OpenAI's new o1-mini model to critique Sam Altman's writing of its own future.
Marton Trencseni - Wed 07 August 2024 • Tagged with hungary, politics, orban, dubai
In February 2016, I made a life-changing decision to leave Hungary and seek opportunities abroad, starting in London and later moving to Dubai. This essay explores the multitude of reasons behind my choice and why I have no immediate plans to return to Hungary.
Marton Trencseni - Thu 01 August 2024 • Tagged with polya, problem, solving
I discuss Polya's How to Solve it approach to mathematical problem solving and the 2010 paper Teaching general problem-solving skills is not a substitute for teaching math.
Marton Trencseni - Mon 08 April 2024 • Tagged with computer, workstation, cpu, gpu, ram, monitor, nvidia, razer
Even since I've had a 386 in my room as a teenager, I've taken computers apart and modified and upgraded them. When getting a new workstation computer, I have never bought a pre-assembled one (like a Dell or HP), I always buy the components and build it myself. I've been doing this for 30+ years, so I'm used to it, it's part of my lifecycle. I built my current workstation in 2022, but due to reasons I describe in this post, I've been making a fair amount of modifications to it ever since. Finally, now in 2024 April, I feel that the system has come together and is perfect — I don't want to or plan to make any more changes to it.
Marton Trencseni - Mon 18 October 2021 • Tagged with meta
A review and introspect on the first 100 articles written on Bytepawn. 
Marton Trencseni - Thu 07 January 2016 • Tagged with blog, pelican
Make a simple blog with Github Pages and Pelican.
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