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Shadrack Lilan

I build software at Shamiri Institute and grow coffee in Tinderet. I write for people who like taking things apart to see how they work.

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Harvest at Ol'Ochoy. Engineering at Shamiri.

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  1. 18 Oct 2022

    Review of Poor Numbers by Morten Jerven

    Review Kpedekpo and Arya commented on the status of national accounts in Africa.

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  2. 16 Feb 2021

    Akrasia

    When I started this blog, I hoped to churn out at least one article every two weeks. However, it has been over 8 months since my last post and I felt frustrated because it was not the first time I set a seemingly easy goal but failed to follow through.

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  3. 31 Oct 2020

    Review of Zero To One by Peter Thiel

    “What important truth do very few people agree with you on?” This was by far one of the best books I have read in a while. Peter’s thesis was that successful companies are the ones that: Create a monopoly. Tackle a problem that no one else is willing to do.

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Projects

  • ResearchShamiriAILLM tools we use at Shamiri for session work and fidelity feedback.
  • ModelWhisper ShamiriA Swahili–English speech model, fine-tuned on therapy audio.
  • FarmOl'Ochoy CoffeeA coffee farm in Tinderet. Arabica, grown and processed on site.

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