Vol. I · No. 1
Friday, 30 October 2026, Hong Kong
The Arjun Dispatch
A personal record of books read, annotated, and lived with
Theoretical Computer Science
Quantum Computing Since Democritus: Aaronson takes us from Greek Atoms to the Quantum Age
Finally figuring out what the P vs NP question is asking
Currently reading
Wireless Engineering
Wireless Connectivity: Popovski's Intuitive Guide to How Devices Link Up
An intuition-first guide to the fundamentals of wireless communication, from a single link to many devices sharing the air
Currently reading
Interview Preparation
Zhou's Brainteaser Section: The Quant Interview Gauntlet, Underway
Mental arithmetic and probability puzzles designed to separate the prepared from the hopeful
Brainteasers
Distributed Systems
Kleppmann's Second Edition Opened: The Big Ideas Behind Systems That Do Not Fall Over
A tour of replication, partitioning and consensus — the trade-offs behind every data system worth running
Opening chapters
Investing & Life
Dalio's Principles, Opened: Radical Truth Meets Radical Transparency
The Bridgewater playbook for decision-making under an idea meritocracy — and the personal principles behind it
Just started
Short Selling
Fooling Some of the People All of the Time: A Long Fight Against Accounting Fraud
Why is Short Selling necessary for an efficient market?
Currently reading