Piotr Migdał - blog posts and stuffhttps://p.migdal.pl/en-ushttps://quesma.com/blog/ai-is-black-mirror/https://quesma.com/blog/ai-is-black-mirror/Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://quesma.com/blog/nano-banana-pro-intelligence-with-tools/https://quesma.com/blog/nano-banana-pro-intelligence-with-tools/Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://quesma.com/blog/coding-is-starcraft-not-go/https://quesma.com/blog/coding-is-starcraft-not-go/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://quesma.com/blog/sandboxing-ai-generated-code-why-we-moved-from-webr-to-aws-lambdahttps://quesma.com/blog/sandboxing-ai-generated-code-why-we-moved-from-webr-to-aws-lambdaThu, 07 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://quesma.com/blog/which-chart-would-you-swipe-righthttps://quesma.com/blog/which-chart-would-you-swipe-rightThu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://quesma.com/blog/building-grafana-dashboards-ai-clihttps://quesma.com/blog/building-grafana-dashboards-ai-cliWed, 16 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2025/04/vibe-translating-quantum-flytraphttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2025/04/vibe-translating-quantum-flytrapMaking quantum physics more accessible, thanks to with the power of Claude, DeepSeek, Cursor, and i18n. Virtual Lab now speaks Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Polish, Ukrainian, French, and German.Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2025/03/gajatri-wychwalamyhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2025/03/gajatri-wychwalamyMantra Gajatri tłumaczona na polski w poetyce "Ciebie Boga Wysławiamy" - przez GPT 4.5.Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2025/02/markdown-saveshttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2025/02/markdown-savesWhy and how to preserve digital content in plaintext format for long-term accessibility and reuseMon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2025/01/dont-use-cosine-similarityhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2025/01/dont-use-cosine-similarityCosine similarity - the duct tape of AI. Convenient but often misused. Let's find out how to use it better.Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2024/10/writing-like-aihttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2024/10/writing-like-aiLet's learn from AI and overcome writer's block one token at a time.Fri, 11 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://nude-morning.blogspot.com/2024/09/m.htmlhttps://nude-morning.blogspot.com/2024/09/m.htmlSun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/13CeoDGEPn1HhkXe6vYtu5?si=e9eb4f0876fa42bb&nd=1&dlsi=5a632c5dbe2c4545https://open.spotify.com/episode/13CeoDGEPn1HhkXe6vYtu5?si=e9eb4f0876fa42bb&nd=1&dlsi=5a632c5dbe2c4545Sun, 04 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2024/05/science-games-explorable-explanationshttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2024/05/science-games-explorable-explanationsScience-based games and interactive explorable explanations are revolutionizing education, making complex topics like physics and machine learning accessible and fun.Mon, 20 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdał et al.https://www.facebook.com/KwantowyDotyk/posts/pfbid02ESzhVobHBbDdV71uY6qEAs6ZqMyiHnbVtq5KktN2zkXS6TRipFQg5fkfQomwy32Xlhttps://www.facebook.com/KwantowyDotyk/posts/pfbid02ESzhVobHBbDdV71uY6qEAs6ZqMyiHnbVtq5KktN2zkXS6TRipFQg5fkfQomwy32XlWed, 24 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://www.facebook.com/KwantowyDotyk/posts/pfbid0utWdC7AnF8FWxux4NguqWxC1Cg8NLk4EMwXU6YfQ6DNvVGfnDpEfKed6DPtRSczWlhttps://www.facebook.com/KwantowyDotyk/posts/pfbid0utWdC7AnF8FWxux4NguqWxC1Cg8NLk4EMwXU6YfQ6DNvVGfnDpEfKed6DPtRSczWlMon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://brainhackwarsaw.fuw.edu.pl/https://brainhackwarsaw.fuw.edu.pl/Tue, 30 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2023/05/genesis-az-by-gpthttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2023/05/genesis-az-by-gpt"At arrival, Almighty assembled above and abyss." Can GPT4 write constrained poetry?Wed, 31 May 2023 18:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/0Xz20gnhpP06gWOmbZsbj0?si=d37cc81e280d4ed1https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Xz20gnhpP06gWOmbZsbj0?si=d37cc81e280d4ed1Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UPBfGWcHLEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UPBfGWcHLEMon, 17 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2023/02/ai-artists-information-theoryhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2023/02/ai-artists-information-theoryHow many bits are there in a prompt? How many bits are needed to create an image? In short: a lot!Sun, 05 Feb 2023 18:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2023/01/metal-bands-happiness-correlationhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2023/01/metal-bands-happiness-correlationMetal bands bring happiness (as chocolate brings Nobel Prizes). But correlation is not causation.Sat, 21 Jan 2023 19:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2022/12/medium-to-markdownhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2022/12/medium-to-markdownWhy and how I moved from Jekyll and Medium to Gridsome.Thu, 29 Dec 2022 17:12:13 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://quantumflytrap.com/blog/virtual-lab-updates-oct-2022https://quantumflytrap.com/blog/virtual-lab-updates-oct-2022Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://quantumflytrap.com/blog/closing-quantum-flytrap/https://quantumflytrap.com/blog/closing-quantum-flytrap/Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2022/10/perspective-capsaicin-is-a-psychoactive-substancehttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2022/10/perspective-capsaicin-is-a-psychoactive-substanceCapsaicin, the active substance in chili peppers, acts on vanilloid receptors (TRPV1) and alters adrenaline and endorphine levels.Sat, 15 Oct 2022 14:15:15 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2022/09/co-chcialbym-wiedziec-wczesniej-o-adhdhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2022/09/co-chcialbym-wiedziec-wczesniej-o-adhdWystarczy co jakiś czas wrzucić mem o ADHD i dostaję multum pytań, jakbym był jakimś ekspertem. Nie jestem — ale i tak staram się…Fri, 30 Sep 2022 18:15:39 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2022/07/dall-e-2-and-transcendencehttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2022/07/dall-e-2-and-transcendenceHint: end prompts with “religious art”, “stained glass”, “esoteric art”Sun, 17 Jul 2022 20:26:10 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://www.future-of-computing.com/quantum-flytrap-shaping-the-future-of-quantum-devtools/https://www.future-of-computing.com/quantum-flytrap-shaping-the-future-of-quantum-devtools/Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2021/09/embodiment-for-nerdshttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2021/09/embodiment-for-nerdsOr how you can learn to get in touch with your body and emotions.Sat, 18 Sep 2021 12:18:58 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://quantumflytrap.com/blog/2021/qubit-interactively/https://quantumflytrap.com/blog/2021/qubit-interactively/Sat, 10 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2021/02/dont-fight-flight-or-freeze-your-body-and-emotionshttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2021/02/dont-fight-flight-or-freeze-your-body-and-emotionsProcrastination is a flight response, depression is freeze, anxious attachment is fight.Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:58:12 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2020/05/adhd-tech-stack-auto-time-trackinghttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2020/05/adhd-tech-stack-auto-time-trackingA few tips on apps for automatic time tracking, especially for people with ADHD: how to get immediate feedback: for actions, not guilt.Tue, 19 May 2020 20:17:50 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2020/03/doom-2016-vs-doom-eternal-ui-side-by-sidehttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2020/03/doom-2016-vs-doom-eternal-ui-side-by-sideA dark journey vs demon piñata. Demons invaded Earth and ruined HUD.Mon, 23 Mar 2020 14:09:02 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2020/03/types-tests-typescripthttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2020/03/types-tests-typescriptOn TypeScript, ESlint, jest, TSDoc, Travis-CI, and VSCode (with inspirations from the Zen of Python).Mon, 02 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://github.com/sponsors/stared/https://github.com/sponsors/stared/Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2019/10/the-statues-by-jacek-kaczmarskihttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2019/10/the-statues-by-jacek-kaczmarski“Posągi” (1989) translated from Polish to English by Anna Karpiuk and Piotr Migdał: “What bliss when a tyrant’s tall statues are shattered”Fri, 25 Oct 2019 17:48:32 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://medium.com/quantum-photons/to-make-a-cool-game-you-first-have-to-play-other-cool-games-a1a1d45e169bhttps://medium.com/quantum-photons/to-make-a-cool-game-you-first-have-to-play-other-cool-games-a1a1d45e169bMon, 26 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2019/07/dreams-drugs-convnetshttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2019/07/dreams-drugs-convnetsIt seems that some artifacts of artificial neural networks are eerily similar to our altered states of mind, be it dreams or psychedelics.Sat, 20 Jul 2019 15:46:18 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2019/07/there-will-be-the-next-quantum-game-with-photonshttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2019/07/there-will-be-the-next-quantum-game-with-photonsMore photons, an electron, so you can play with entanglement. We got invited by Artur Ekert to CQT in Singapore.Sat, 20 Jul 2019 12:03:03 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2019/07/human-machine-learning-motivationhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2019/07/human-machine-learning-motivationTo err is human... and machine, alike. Overfitting, adversarial examples, optical illusions, hallucinations, Freudian slips, etc.Mon, 15 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2019/06/games-in-which-you-walk-and-get-immersedhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2019/06/games-in-which-you-walk-and-get-immersedSOMA, The Path, Life Is Strange, The Stanley Parable, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Dear Esther, FirewatchThu, 27 Jun 2019 12:13:33 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2019/06/cloak-dagger-creativity-camphttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2019/06/cloak-dagger-creativity-camp“You cannot create an experience, you can create [conditions] for an experience.” — SethWed, 19 Jun 2019 23:31:52 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2019/04/tinder-anecdata-and-sankey-diagramshttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2019/04/tinder-anecdata-and-sankey-diagramsI really enjoy visiting r/dataisbeautiful, both for original content [OC]. Yesterday, I saw a post about visualizing Tinder matches for…Fri, 26 Apr 2019 17:12:13 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://medium.com/@marekkcichy/does-ai-have-a-dirty-mind-too-6948430e4b2bhttps://medium.com/@marekkcichy/does-ai-have-a-dirty-mind-too-6948430e4b2bTue, 16 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2019/03/an-edgy-intro-to-graphs-of-interpersonal-relationshipshttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2019/03/an-edgy-intro-to-graphs-of-interpersonal-relationshipsCW: human sexuality, maths, LaTeX, spoilers for the Game of ThronesSat, 02 Mar 2019 01:35:33 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://deepsense.ai/keras-vs-pytorch-avp-transfer-learning/https://deepsense.ai/keras-vs-pytorch-avp-transfer-learning/Wed, 03 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2018/09/simple-diagrams-deep-learninghttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2018/09/simple-diagrams-deep-learningA good diagram is worth a thousand equations - let's create more of these!Sat, 15 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2018/08/segmentation-to-recommendationhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2018/08/segmentation-to-recommendationAI Customer Targeting Levels – From Customer Segmentation to Recommendation SystemsWed, 29 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://deepsense.ai/keras-or-pytorch/https://deepsense.ai/keras-or-pytorch/Wed, 27 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://blog.deepsense.ai/deep-learning-hands-on-image-classification/https://blog.deepsense.ai/deep-learning-hands-on-image-classification/Mon, 20 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2017/11/after-pydata-warsaw-2017https://p.migdal.pl/blog/2017/11/after-pydata-warsaw-2017Links to talk and analysis of participants demographics and sign-up dynamics. From PyData Warsaw Conference 2017 (19-20 Oct 2017).Wed, 15 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2017/09/dating-for-nerds-gender-differenceshttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2017/09/dating-for-nerds-gender-differencesThis part of dating for nerds series is focused on the differences between genders that may affect dating: social expectations, safety, choosiness, taking initiative.Sat, 30 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://blog.deepsense.ai/human-log-loss-for-image-classification/https://blog.deepsense.ai/human-log-loss-for-image-classification/Tue, 12 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2017/08/bangbangconhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2017/08/bangbangconInclusive-inclusivity, or an awesome programming conference, attracting diverse participants and accommodating for various needs.Mon, 14 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2017/07/dating-for-nerdshttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2017/07/dating-for-nerdsHeterosexual male nerd dating problem - does it exist? What are the main pain points?Sun, 23 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2017/04/teaching-deep-learninghttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2017/04/teaching-deep-learningDon't be afraid of artificial neural networks - it is easy to start! An overview of deep learning with links to didactic materials.Sun, 30 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2017/01/king-man-woman-queen-whyhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2017/01/king-man-woman-queen-whyWords, vectors, analogies and conceptual metaphors - the linear space of word2vec and GloVe. Or: how to change gender with a vector.Fri, 06 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2016/08/quantum-mechanics-for-high-school-studentshttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2016/08/quantum-mechanics-for-high-school-studentsOutlines and materials related to my basics courses, with light polarization as the quantum information carrier.Mon, 15 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttp://crastina.se/gifted-children-in-poland-by-piotr-migdal/http://crastina.se/gifted-children-in-poland-by-piotr-migdal/Thu, 11 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2016/05/my-impressions-from-pydata-berlin-2016https://p.migdal.pl/blog/2016/05/my-impressions-from-pydata-berlin-2016Was it worth it? (Yes.) Links to the best talks.Wed, 25 May 2016 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2016/03/data-science-intro-for-math-phys-backgroundhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2016/03/data-science-intro-for-math-phys-backgroundAcademia to data science? Learn Python (or R), machine learning and other stuff.Tue, 15 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2016/02/d3js-icm-kfnrdhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2016/02/d3js-icm-kfnrdInteractive data visualization for high-school students of KFnrD (24-29 Jan 2016) - materials, results.Tue, 09 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttp://crastina.se/autistic-traits-science-and-the-nerd-stereotype/http://crastina.se/autistic-traits-science-and-the-nerd-stereotype/Thu, 04 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2015/12/sci-to-data-scihttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2015/12/sci-to-data-sciData science freelancing (vs academia): freedom, impact, meritocracy, fast pace, money.Mon, 14 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2015/12/first-posthttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2015/12/first-postWhy Jekyll (and not Wordpress)? Markdown, GitHub, simplicity, LaTeX.Wed, 02 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttp://www.deltami.edu.pl/temat/matematyka/rachunek_prawdopodobienstwa/2015/10/23/Prawdopodobienstwo_a_informacja/http://www.deltami.edu.pl/temat/matematyka/rachunek_prawdopodobienstwa/2015/10/23/Prawdopodobienstwo_a_informacja/Sun, 01 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttp://meta.mathoverflow.net/questions/2363/arxiv-vs-mathoverflow-popularity-of-disciplineshttp://meta.mathoverflow.net/questions/2363/arxiv-vs-mathoverflow-popularity-of-disciplinesWed, 22 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttp://stats.stackexchange.com/a/87194http://stats.stackexchange.com/a/87194Wed, 25 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2015/03/13/quantum-superposition/https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2015/03/13/quantum-superposition/Fri, 13 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2015/01/theres-no-projects-like-side-projectshttps://p.migdal.pl/blog/2015/01/theres-no-projects-like-side-projectsWhat Albert Einstein, John Carmack and John Romero have in common? They all started their great projects as side projects.Fri, 02 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttp://academia.stackexchange.com/a/5249http://academia.stackexchange.com/a/5249Tue, 26 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttp://academia.stackexchange.com/a/23238http://academia.stackexchange.com/a/23238Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttp://academia.stackexchange.com/a/18009http://academia.stackexchange.com/a/18009Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://egtheory.wordpress.com/2014/01/30/two-heads-are-better-than-one-how-about-more/https://egtheory.wordpress.com/2014/01/30/two-heads-are-better-than-one-how-about-more/Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttp://academia.stackexchange.com/a/5286http://academia.stackexchange.com/a/5286Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://warsztatywww.pl/article/en-indie-camp-for-hs-geeks/https://warsztatywww.pl/article/en-indie-camp-for-hs-geeks/Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttp://offtopicarium.wikidot.com/v1:open-science-2-0http://offtopicarium.wikidot.com/v1:open-science-2-0Sat, 11 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://warsztatywww.pl/article/drogowskaz/https://warsztatywww.pl/article/drogowskaz/Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttps://web.archive.org/web/20160817100338/http://www.mimuw.edu.pl/delta/artykuly/delta2010-07/2010-07-6.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20160817100338/http://www.mimuw.edu.pl/delta/artykuly/delta2010-07/2010-07-6.pdfTue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdałhttp://migdal.wikidot.com/zapalency-i-wypalencyhttp://migdal.wikidot.com/zapalency-i-wypalencyFri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTPiotr Migdał