1. I won this big Pikachu at the Claude Plays Pokemon hackathon! There were 2 prizes: one for the team that made the most progress, and another that was the judge's pick. The judges could give this big plushie to whoever had an idea they liked, and I won this one! My strategy was to ask Claude every few rounds if it was having fun on a scale of 1 to 10. If it wasn't having fun, I would "give it a break", else, I'd let it play. I wanted to see if it performed better when it was having more fun!

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  2. Signed copy of "Autopsy of a Merger" own

  3. You can order a flag from your Senator's office (Capitol Flag Program). Here's mine from Nancy Pelosi's office! own

  4. I was the 13th person in the world to receive a Lux Bio's glow stick own

  5. I have some really cool magazines! own own own

  6. My model plane collection own

(airport convenience stores across North America used to sell die-cast airplane models but something happened in the last ~3 years, they went from stocking up 2-3 unique models to ~1 if you're lucky. I have searched in SF, DC, NYC, Austin (where I found a Delta A350!!!!), Vegas, San Diego, Toronto, Vancouver, etc. It's the same story! They have disappeared!
I even tried calling the company that makes them, but didn't get a good answer. If you know what happened, please let me know!)

  1. In my first year at UBC, I somehow managed to get my paper plane stuck in a window inside the business school building. It has been there for the last ~5 years (last i checked was in 2023)