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  • The chain rule behind autoregressive models

    Autoregressive models are just the probability chain rule plus a conditional model. Here’s the mental model, the math, and what training is really doing.

    Feb 17
  • Security Implications of Probabilistic Reasoning in Generative AI

    A rigorous analysis of how probabilistic reasoning in generative models shapes security risk, failure modes, and robustness.

    Feb 4
  • Separation of Responsibilities in Spring-Based Systems: What Kotlin Makes Explicit

    Examines how Kotlin’s type system and language semantics sharpen responsibility boundaries in Spring-style architectures without replacing architectural discipline.

    Feb 4
  • Amazon Bedrock: foundations, systems, and scaling

    A highly technical article on Amazon Bedrock with mathematical foundations and numerical examples.

    Feb 2
  • Podcast episode

    A post with a Spotify episode embedded at the top.

    Jan 28
  • Calculus, AI, and linear algebra: a compact field guide

    A quick, code-backed refresher on gradients, Jacobians, and the linear algebra that drives modern ML.

    Jan 26
  • Graceful retries in Python with backoff

    A small, production-ready retry helper using exponential backoff and logging.

    Jan 26
  • Streaming logs in Rust with Tokio

    Build a small async log streamer that tails a file and ships JSON lines.

    Jan 26
  • Why Most Postmortems Miss the Real Failure Mode

    Argues that postmortems often substitute proximate triggers for causal structure, obscuring system dynamics, incentives, and latent conditions that actually drive failure.

    Jan 2
  • Simple writing and publishing flow

    A lightweight process to draft, edit, and publish consistently.

    Dec 15
  • Why this blog exists

    A short purpose statement: clarity, record, and real learning.

    Dec 12

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