August 2026
khushi's notebook
a curated collection of places and ideas
currently @ predicate. previously @ geometry, c14, spacex, carnegie mellon.
projects
githubthe dry run
youtube- How do agentic payments work? | Lincoln Murr, CoinbaseAug 12, 2026
- Why the best designers make the worst employees | Simon Corry (Basis, Ramp)Jul 29, 2026
- From Louis Vuitton to Stablecoin Orchestration: How Digital Assets Solve Card Payments | Gap, SubyJul 15, 2026
- What AI Trading Agents Are Doing With Your Money | Amy Zhao, IC3Jul 1, 2026
currently reading
goodreads- Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and FailRay Dalio
- The Gate of the Feral Gods (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #4)Matt Dinniman
- The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)Brandon Sanderson
- Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They ExpectWill Guidara
highlights
see more on curiusa mere 10 minutes of teleoperation data was enough to fine-tune Dyna-2 to do bottle cap opening using two five-fingered robot hands
dyna.co
Two strategic paths are emerging between generalized foundation models, which aim to replicate the trajectory of frontier AI labs by scaling models…
insightpartners.com
consumers are likely to be the last robotics use case - deploying robots in the home requires the highest safety constraints, consumers likely have…
github.com
one of the worst things about tech media, especially as technology has gotten more hostile towards traditional media, is that there isn’t any room…
Reggie James
nyc hit list
see more on beli- UzukiGreenpoint, Brooklyn10.0
- Le BasqueUnion Square, Manhattan9.9
- UmeWilliamsburg, Brooklyn9.9
- Mariscos El SubmarinoGreenpoint, Brooklyn9.9
- LingoGreenpoint, Brooklyn9.9
restaurants
- UzukiGreenpoint, Brooklyn10.0
- Le BasqueUnion Square, Manhattan9.9
- UmeWilliamsburg, Brooklyn9.9
- Mariscos El SubmarinoGreenpoint, Brooklyn9.9
- LingoGreenpoint, Brooklyn9.9
drinks
- The Collectors BarWilliamsburg, Brooklyn9.9
- Patent PendingNoMad, Manhattan9.8
- Please Don't TellEast Village, Manhattan9.7
- Death & CoEast Village, Manhattan9.6
- Katana KittenWest Village, Manhattan9.5
coffee
- Chicha San ChenChinatown, Manhattan9.9
- Maru CoffeeWilliamsburg, Brooklyn9.9
- SetsugekkaEast Village, Manhattan9.8
- KIJITORA miniWilliamsburg, Brooklyn9.7
- Cha-AnEast Village, Manhattan9.7