Welcome to TLDR
You might be asking yourself: What did I just stumble across?
The Lawrence and Diyanko Report (TLDR) is a digital archive of the daily conversations we have while navigating the cutting edge of tech. As PhD students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), we are constantly experimenting. Here, we document the latest AI workflows we are trying out to enhance our doctoral research and lives, deep-dives into our individual and collaborative projects, and the logic behind our latest tech-buying decisions.
How We Got Here
We met a few years ago at RPI and quickly realized we shared a borderline obsessive love for Notion, productivity systems, and organization. That shared nerdiness quickly evolved into a ritual: hopping on FaceTime to watch Apple’s WWDC keynotes, and losing track of time debating tech trends.
Eventually, our end-of-the-day debriefs became a core part of our routine. After one too many deep-dive conversations, we thought: Why not just write this down?
TLDR is the result of those after-work brain dumps. We’re excited to have you along for the ride.
(Want to learn more about us individually? Head over to our Authors section!)
Our AI Transparency Policy
In an era where content is increasingly automated, we believe in radical transparency. At the end of every single post, you will find an AI Usage Note detailing exactly how much AI was involved in the creation of that piece.
We love experimenting with the spectrum of creation. You can expect to see everything from raw, completely human written unfiltered thoughts to fully AI-generated experiments. Our AI usage note will tell you which you are reading!
We are excited to have you here and as always Happy Prompting!
AI Usage Note: AI used to reorganize, refine, and edit the About page text.