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Weekly Reading #24

13 June 2026

The next chapter in flood resilience: Open-sourcing Google’s hydrology framework

Interesting…Google is open-sourcing something not related to the search, web, distributed computing, ai but a hydrology model.


The Shift to Distributed LLM Inference

Explore distributed inference and training with MLX - WWDC26

I’m learning distributed LLM inference.


Outside of Work

Are Memories Transferable — or Edible?

While planarians have proven uncooperative, modern neuroscience is validating McConnell’s underlying thesis that molecular mechanisms (such as RNA) can transfer behavioral conditioning.


Yishan Wong on IPO pricing

When the bankers price the IPO for a modest pop, that’s the default compromise between these interests: the company makes a little bit less than it would get from the public, the big buyers take a risk and get a profitable flip sometimes, and the bankers lend their market expertise and get paid their fees. When it skews in either direction, one or more of those parties takes a hit - but the others benefit.

Interesting triangle here.