Ted-Writes

I also make little videos about storytelling. Look up "Thinkstr" on YouTube!

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Ted tries to make Tianshou work with PyBullet

Ted tries to make Tianshou work with PyBullet

I don’t think it’s working quite yet, but maybe next time?

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SOFT actor-critic reinforcement

And also a python package called Tianshou.

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What's up with Ted?

What’s up with Ted?

Howdy! My name is Ted, I’m a squid, I write stuff sometimes. I don’t post enough on this website, so I wanted to share what’s goin’ on in my life right now. It’s good, it’s bad, it’s ugly. The good? I was accepted as a PhD student at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology! Wow! A few years ago I studied abroad in Tokyo, and now I’m excited to study in Okinawa too. The bad? Given the…

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Slender Man vs the Dalai Lama: What's a tulpa?

Slender Man vs the Dalai Lama: What’s a tulpa?

I gotta listen to more Monster Talk, I like these folks!

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Actor-Critic reinforcement learning

Gotta reinforce this learning! Now I’m learning the actor-critic method.

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Phantom limbs, non-limb phantoms

Phantom limbs, non-limb phantoms

This episode has nothing to do with Venture Bros, but you should watch that too, haha.

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I taught my computer to play PONG with reinforcement learning!

I taught my computer to play PONG with reinforcement learning!

It’s pretty good at PONG, too! Whoo!

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Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father’s Day!

This week’s talking-squid video-essay is about stuff I watched about dads, WITH my dad!

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This week's talking-squid video-essay is about Reinforcement Learning!

This week’s talking-squid video-essay is about Reinforcement Learning!

I’m not very good at it yet, but I’m still exploring. That’s a very important part of reinforcement learning!

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Why do we write/enjoy disturbing content like Kaiji and The Reflecting Skin?

Why do we write/enjoy disturbing content like Kaiji and The Reflecting Skin?

Probably to minimize surprise or something, because we’re bored!

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This week's talking-squid video-essay is short, comparing Charles Darwin to Toriko and Pikmin's Louie!

This week’s talking-squid video-essay is short, comparing Charles Darwin to Toriko and Pikmin’s Louie!

Science is weird.

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Physical copies of Akayama DanJay have arrived! The book isn't actually got sale online yet, but maybe I could sell physical copies back at UCSB now that the pandemic is ending! #books #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #akayamadanjay https://www.instagram.com/p/CO6ClbSrVAz/?igshid=1tnbfa33jlp1m

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Squids don't like giraffes

Squids don’t like giraffes

Here’s my video explaining exactly why

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I haven't been posting enough. Here's another #illustration from my new #book #akayamadanjay! The picture is weird, the book is weird. Get used to it! #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CO4H1gfryMp/?igshid=1amftrwl0865j

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I've got my phone repaired! And the photos were okay! Check out these deer. #nature #deer #wildlife https://www.instagram.com/p/COvQorXrO8G/?igshid=1sb6ncrpj0saz

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More on Friston's Free Energy

More on Friston’s Free Energy

I still don’t completely understand what I’m talking about, but I understand it more than I did last time!

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Retsuko, Mima, Bjork, Applejack

Retsuko, Mima, Bjork, Applejack

My latest talking-squid video-essay starts cute and gets more and more awful!

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