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A Stoic is someone who transforms fear into prudence, pain into transformation, mistakes into initiation, and desire into undertaking.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Geraeldo Sinaga's Writings

Marx and Understanding the Post-AI World

January 6, 2026

AI is unsettling me. On one hand, with AI in the palm of my hand, I feel more and more powerful, accomplishing more and more tasks, and creating things I wouldn’t have been able to create even a few months ago. On the other hand, I can’t shake the feeling that this ever-more-powerful creature will,...

Chess: A Tale of Love-Hate Relationship

December 7, 2020

I’m not good at chess by any means. In fact, I’m ranked in the top 1% of several other games I play, while I’m only ranked around the top 5% in chess. I’ve quit chess several times. I’ve sworn to never play the game again more times than I care to admit. However, if you ask me what my favorite game ...

Catatan Hari Jadi

May 13, 2018

Dalam kalender kosmik, jika Big Bang terjadi pada detik pertama 1 Januari dan saat ini adalah detik terakhir 31 Desember, maka kehidupan baru dimulai pada 21 September. Manusia primitif baru muncul 1 jam 36 menit yang lalu. Awal sejarah terjadi 13 detik yang lalu. Alfabet ditemukan 11 detik yang lal...