Al Harkan's Blog

My Written Thoughts on Media, Technology, and Everything in Between


Enaiblr Search

I made a search engine —that helps you find the best AI tools on the Internet, to prove a point: AI has now enabled everyone to build apps on their own.

— 15 Nov 2024

The Quadrant of All Knowledge

Melihat realitas hanya dari satu sumbu, itu ibarat melihat hanya dengan satu mata. Bisa, tapi kita kehilangan kedalaman dan dimensinya. Karena pada dasarnya realitas itu kompleks dan utuh, tapi kita, melalui ilmu pengetahuan, yang mengotak-kotakkan.

— 03 Nov 2024

Llama Science Creator

Back in September, I took a small leap and signed up for a hackathon. I’m no developer by trade, but that’s exactly why I did it.

— 06 Sep 2024

Kritik Pendaftaran S3 di Indonesia

Kenapa biaya pendaftaran S3 di kampus dalam negeri bisa tiga kali lipat dibanding processing fee daftar ke NTU, misalnya. Lalu yang diunggulkan apa, kalau daftar lebih mahal, seleksi dipersulit, tapi kualitas kampus masih di bawah kampus-kampus luar negeri.

— 20 Jul 2024

AI Advancement for Research

One great promise of this technology in research is that we get to have our own assistant to handle tedious tasks, even report writing, So that researchers can allocate their time to more valuable work —observation, experiments, dissemination, etc.

— 10 May 2024

Lunturnya Legacy Careers

Kalau talenta berbakat cuma terkonsentrasi di sektor tertentu, kita bisa tebak gimana akhir ceritanya. Pendidikan, hukum, dan politik jadi tak dipimpin oleh mereka yang terbaik. Kita mulai melihat gimana gejalanya. Semuanya jadi komoditas, bukan kapasitas.

— 24 Mar 2024

Fake Startup Missions

We know startups don't sell their so-called social missions when they raise funds. Investors won't buy it. So why in every news appearance they always act like they're saving the world? We know it's about money. It's always about money.

— 27 Sep 2023

Data Journalism Tools

It would be wonderful if today’s journalists can leverage the blooming of data visualization tools & resources to tell their stories.

— 13 Nov 2022

Everything Everywhere All at Once

What I admire the most from this movie is how well they put together the script. The premise of parallel universes means parallel stories to tell. The fact that those stories were easy to follow —with logical, consecutive reveals; shows their mastery of visuals & films.

— 22 May 2022

Visual Wisdom

Value tertinggi dari Twitter, setidaknya menurut saya, adalah ia menjadi medium di mana siapapun bisa belajar dari para jenius dunia, dengan menyimak pemikiran, pengalaman, dan pelajaran yang mereka bagikan. Seseorang bisa belajar tentang bagaimana membangun bisnis, membangun sebuah karir desainer, troubleshooting isu teknikal programming, dan lainnya, dari mengikuti seorang world-level expert di Twitter.

— 16 Mar 2022