Alex Selimov
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Hi I’m Alex Selimov. I’m a computational materials science PhD turned software developer. My background is primarily in Molecular Dynamics and FEA/FEM, but I’ve dabbled with thermodynamic equilibrium calculations as well as 6-DOF simulations.
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Musings on success from someone seeking (The War of Art review)
I just finished "The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield and I wanted to collect/formalize my thoughts about it and about achieving success generally.While there was a lot of weird spirituality in the book, I did come away feeling motivated to continue worki
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Kagi Search, human connection, and why LLMs are not a good search replacement
I switched to Kagi search maybe 1 to 2 months ago, and I've noticed a significant life quality improvement.The amount of AI slop web pages I have to click through before getting to a real answer has dropped significantly.Sadly, for certain searches I stil
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Handling the great code forge fragmentation
The kind of developer I hope to be someday It seems like there are a lot of people either leaving or talking about leaving Github, a very prominent one being Mitchell Hashimoto.Fragmentation seems inevitable, as people/companies start to distribute among
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Staring at walls to improve focus and productivity
I came across a video by Simple Lucas describing a routine to improve focus and productivity.The routine was basically:Don't use any screens/entertainment when trying to focus on work.When you start to feel mentally drained, sit and stare at a wall for x
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