Philip Guo

url: https://pg.ucsd.edu

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2026-06-11 19:04:26 UTC

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busted! now i gotta break out that steve buscemi skateboard meme that's also like 16 years old

2026-06-11 17:46:24 UTC

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thanks for not reminding me that i'm old, since i'm still gen z and like 23 or something at heart

2025-06-02 19:57:57 UTC

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yeah i really love this vibe of being lightweight. reminds me of the Mavo project from a while back https://mavo.io/

2025-01-15 00:16:34 UTC

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this is the first paper that i wrote (prior papers had intros written by faculty advisors probably) ... no real poetic intro sentence though haha, since it was squeezed to be a short paper so probably no room:
https://pg.ucsd.edu/publications/Linux-static-analysis-bug-report-responses_USENIX-2009.pdf

2025-01-14 23:34:14 UTC

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cc @npub1er4…x9ky !

2024-12-14 15:43:04 UTC

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another related thought is that active recall is hard to sustain because, well, it feels hard -- but the cool thing about writing code is that you get some payoff when you do it 'right', so by having activities where learners write small bits of code, you're encouraging constant active recall (at least of python syntax and basic run-time semantics) and they're getting instant-ish feedback. that's why we never forget syntax once learned, since it's recalled every time we code

2024-12-14 15:20:27 UTC

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great reminders! also i enjoyed this podcast about duolingo (and related ones): https://www.theverge.com/24267841/luis-von-ahn-duolingo-owl-language-learning-gamification-generative-ai-android-decoder -- i think this is where software can potentially have an advantage over humans since it can be frustrating and embarrassing to always be getting stuff 'wrong' in front of a person, but when using an app privately people aren't as self conscious

2024-12-03 23:11:26 UTC

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whoa blast from the past, i remember talking to him when i interviewed for a job at ucla

2024-09-29 22:34:21 UTC

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do you mean trying to use a laptop outdoors? or your laptop screen is too bright/blue/etc. and you need sunglasses even indoors?