Bytepawn - Marton Trencseni

Writing a simple Python async message queue server - Part II

Marton Trencseni - Thu 02 March 2023 • Tagged with python, async, message, queue

I write a somewhat more complicated, but still relatively simple async message queue server in Python.

Writing a simple Python async message queue server - Part I

Marton Trencseni - Mon 27 February 2023 • Tagged with python, async, message, queue

I write a simple, bi-directional async message queue server in Python.

Lifelong purchases

Marton Trencseni - Sun 05 February 2023 • Tagged with lifelong, purchase, victorinox

What are some of my buy-it-for-life purchases?

Crypto V: On NFTs

Marton Trencseni - Fri 27 January 2023 • Tagged with crypto, bitcoin, btc, ftx, ftt

I argue that virtual goods such as in-game skins make more sense in a centralized walled-garden approach, and NFTs tracked and traded on blockchains are legally problematic.

BTC transaction

Crypto IV: On stock investing vs. crypto investing

Marton Trencseni - Sat 21 January 2023 • Tagged with crypto, bitcoin, btc, ftx, ftt

I argue that a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin has a weird property: the more you buy of it, the less valuable it becomes.

Crypto III: On perceivd crypto advantages such as anonymity and irreversibility

Marton Trencseni - Fri 20 January 2023 • Tagged with crypto, bitcoin, btc, ftx, ftt

I argue that anonymity, irreversibility and decentralization, while interesting technical features that implemented in a fascinating way using cryptographic primites, are not practical for real-world use.

BTC transaction

Crypto II: On fiat currencies vs. crypto currencies

Marton Trencseni - Mon 09 January 2023 • Tagged with crypto, bitcoin, btc, fiat

Are cryptocurrencies really better than fiat currencies? I argue that the answer is negative.

Price of a Big Mac in BTC and USD

Crypto I: On cryptocurrencies, explained using FTX Tokens

Marton Trencseni - Sat 24 December 2022 • Tagged with crypto, bitcoin, btc, ftx, ftt

The crypto space is a fascinating intersection of technology, economics and human psychology. However, I remain skeptical of the value of crypto tokens and NFTs. Here I explain my thought process using FTX Tokens as an example.

Crypto venn diagram

Finding similar API functions between Pytorch and Tensorflow with Doc2Vec

Marton Trencseni - Wed 21 December 2022 • Tagged with similarity, python, word2vec, doc2vec, pytorch, tensorflow

I use Doc2Vec to try to find pairs of similar API functions between Pytorch and Tensorflow.

Tensorflow Pytorch

Testing GPT-3 spatial reasoning and comprehension

Marton Trencseni - Sat 17 December 2022 • Tagged with gpt, gpt-3

I run experiments to determine whether, or to what degree, GPT-3 has developed an comprehension of spatial relationships.

GPT-3

Fred Brooks' The Mythical Man-Month

Marton Trencseni - Thu 15 December 2022 • Tagged with book, management, engineering

I reflect on the core points of Fred Brooks' seminal book, The Mythical Man-Month, that I often recall and apply in my daily work.

How good an astrophysicist is GPT-3?

Marton Trencseni - Mon 12 December 2022 • Tagged with gpt, gpt-3

Here I will show a "conversation" with GPT-3 to gauge how good an astrophysicist — or an illusion of an astrophysicist — it is. I will focus on cosmology questions, because that's most interesting part of the field.

GPT-3

Ask HN: Data Scientists, what libraries do you use for timeseries forecasting?

Marton Trencseni - Wed 30 November 2022 • Tagged with timeseries, prophet, darts, python

One of the most common Data Science tasks in a business setting is timeseries forecasting. I was curious what methods and libraries other Data Scientists use, so I posted an "Ask HN" on Hacker News. The post generated 89 comments, most of them high-quality. This is my summary of the discussion.