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@evanliin
step outside the zeitgeist. lpu inference intern @nvidia, ece @westernu, prev. groq. i shout at clouds and smell the roses :)
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    evan
    @evanliin
    Oct 14, 2024
    you don't need to "grind" in your 20s. you don't need to be "cracked" at low-level programming. you don't need to build a startup or "growth-hack" your tweets. i think its far more important to genuinely care about what you're doing. there's no rush to figure this out.
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    @evanliin
    Jul 29, 2024
    as the unemployed friend on a monday afternoon, i spent the past two months building a TPU without any prerequisite knowledge in digital logic, ASIC design, or verilog. here are my coolest unlocks so far:
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    @evanliin
    Jul 22, 2025
    i honestly would pay a subscription to disable youtube shorts and instagram reels.
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    @evanliin
    Oct 14, 2024
    why i despise tech culture: > frequency of premature announcements > young founder/wonderchild trope > romanticization of esoteric engineering fields > "selfies with niche internet microcelebs who seem visibly uncomfortable" > over-glorification of neurodiversity
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    @evanliin
    Jun 1, 2025
    if you’re in your 20’s, invest in whiteboards. go into debt if you have to
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    @evanliin
    Aug 18, 2025
    i remade tiny-tpu to support both inference and training! we successfully tested our architecture on the classic XOR problem. here's what i learned throughout the process:👇
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    evan
    @evanliin
    Jul 29, 2024
    as the unemployed friend on a monday afternoon, i spent the past two months building a TPU without any prerequisite knowledge in digital logic, ASIC design, or verilog. here are my coolest unlocks so far:
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    @evanliin
    May 20, 2024
    I was challenged to make a chip to speed up transformers in 1 month with no prior experience. Here's my plan to make it happen — all suggestions are welcome! 1. Fundamentals - What are the essential building blocks of computers? > Circuit Physics & Transistors: Watch
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    evan
    @evanliin
    Feb 13, 2022
    npm install girlfriend
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    evan
    @evanliin
    Oct 14, 2024
    Replying to @evanliin
    > drop-out culture > "cut off your family, your girlfriend, and shippp" (please touch grass) > btw naval is not your god and please demonstrate some independent thought lol > "day 69420 of learning deep learning" (who's approval are you looking for???)
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    evan
    @evanliin
    Oct 14, 2024
    reminder that you are NOT your twitter bio, your personal website, or your accomplishments.
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    evan
    @evanliin
    Oct 14, 2024
    Replying to @evanliin
    > those who speak in binaries > horizontal transmission of values (young people circle-jerking themselves) > narrative that your startup needs to be your entire life RAHHH chug celcius > weird obsession with TC, IQ and misc. quantitative metrics to gauge respect for one another
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    evan
    @evanliin
    Aug 19, 2025
    looking for something that feels genuinely inventive. maybe that's in AI research? maybe in bio or something in physics? whatever is the modern equivalent of bell labs. i'd love for someone to take a bet on me so i could work on something like this. honestly don't even know
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    evan
    @evanliin
    Aug 15, 2023
    self-driving go-kart 💨 dms are open! let’s talk about autonomous vehicles 🚗 cc: @_buildspace @_nightsweekends
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    evan
    @evanliin
    Jun 27, 2025
    looking for my next thing! thinking about dropping out. would love to learn more about opportunities within hardware acceleration or interpretability. dms are open. happy to chat. would love to hear what makes you excited!
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