Finite Ape Blog

Welcome to Finite Ape!

Instead of an infinite monkey with a typewriter, imagine an ape with a computer and limited time. That’s me!

This blog is primarily a place for me to track my thoughts, engage in debates, and explore experiments, all within the bounds of my finite existence.

Sometimes I have some works in progress that I want to make public, both for accountability and because they might still be useful. For the full list, see all posts.

Posts

Compute Scarcity Scenarios
March 27, 2026
#Open Weight Models #Local Inference #LLMs #GPUs
Reviewing Terence Tao's Analysis - I
March 21, 2026
#Book Reviews #Real Analysis #Textbooks #Foundations of Mathematics
VS Code Keybinding: Select Text, Paste Link
July 3, 2025
#vs-code #markdown #productivity #tips
Updating Frege's Begriffsschrift to Modern Notation
March 2, 2025
#Philosophy #Logic #Frege #Mathematics #Nonfiction #Begriffsschrift
Reading Goals for 2025
January 22, 2025
#Planning #Reading Goals #Book List #meta
My 2024 in Books: A Year of Reading
December 31, 2024
#Book Reviews #Philosophy #History #Science #Mathematics #Fiction #Nonfiction #Reading Roundup #2024 Reads #2024
Dedekind Infinity
November 22, 2024
#Dedekind #Infinity #Foundations of Mathematics #Philosophy of Mathematics #Set Theory #Hilbert's Hotel #Galileo's Paradox #Zeno's Paradoxes #Axiom of Choice #Cantor
Boston in Used Bookstores
November 5, 2024
#Bookstores #Used Books #Boston #Book Collecting #Readings
How is Pure Mathematics Used in Economics?
October 25, 2024
#Pure Mathematics #Economic Theory #Fixed-Point Theorems #Algebraic Topology #Epistemic Logic #Tropical Geometry #Nash Equilibrium #Optimization #Functional Analysis #Abstract Algebra #Measure Theory #Game Theory
Approximating $\pi$ Using Coin Flips
September 30, 2024
#Simulations #Monte Carlo #Python #NumPy #Pi #$\pi$ #Random Number Generation #Probability #Coding Interview #Python Programming #Estimation Techniques