Mario Dian

How to get an early access to GPT-3 and how to talk to it

Only recently, I learned that there's something called GPT-3 which is an AI text generator that predicts what the next word should be based on the given input. It's an interesting preview into

life

"If I Retired Early, I Would..." - No you Wouldn't

Many people dream of retiring early. You can sleep in late, have plenty of free time, take endless vacations, play golf (huh?) But how real is it? This is just my experience, yours

free

How I Buy Cheap Digital Content or Get It Completely Free

While my iPhone and Mac are loaded with paid apps and I'm subscribed to lots of paid services, I spend less money than your average shopaholic. I rarely pay a full market price because... Why should I?

taiwan

Is Life in Taiwan Cheap?

South East and East Asia (with a few exceptions such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan) have always been considered fairly cheap by western standards. This is still the case for many SEA/EA countries but is it applicable to Taiwan?

freedom

Why I'll Never Deal with the Government Ever Again Unless I'm Threatened by Prison

While Taiwan is a fairly free country [https://mariodian.com/blog/anarchy-in-taiwan-and-its-beautiful/] when it comes to regulations (or the lack thereof) and its enforcement, dealing with the government isn't much different from the

hacks

Pro Tip: How to Quickly add Instagram Tags to Your Photos on iPhone

I'm a big fan of automating repetitive and boring tasks. Being a programmer, I'm able to script just about anything to save me lots of time. And my Instagram account is no exception

money

The Art of Saving a.k.a. Stop Wasting Money on Dumb Shit

If you're short on cash you have two options. Either you make more money, or you spend less. Ideally, you should do both but often enough you can only make adjustments on the

business

How to Start an Offshore Company in Hong Kong

Recently, I went through the process of incorporating an offshore company in Hong Kong. You can either do everything yourself which may be time-consuming or you can go a bit more expensive route

taiwan

How to Top-Up 4G Taiwan Mobile Data Plan For Your Phone at 7-Eleven's Ibon

Having no ARC in Taiwan [https://mariodian.com/blog/no-arc-in-taiwan-are-you-fucked/], I'm stuck with a prepaid SIM card from Taiwan Mobile. It means I have to get off my butt every time I run

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