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Solo dev working on too many projects at once (where's my coffee?)
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Feb 6 · 8 min read · Summary (for those who need to get back to scrolling)This post continues an ongoing series documenting my attempt to train a chess engine from scratch. Here, I focus on why supervised pre-training of value-based RL agents (DDQN / Dueling DDQN) led to...
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Oct 31, 2025 · 6 min read · Hello there. It’s been a while since the last update. I’m sure you were all refreshing the home page of this blog frantically as you ran around your house in circles, yelling at the heavens to give you more content. Fret not, dear reader. Your source...
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Aug 17, 2025 · 11 min read · Patience. The single greatest trait a programmer can have. Patience to grapple with the random AttributeErrors Python decides to throw at you, patience to deal with that sys.exit() you forgot to comment out, and patience to deal with your past self’s...
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Aug 2, 2025 · 4 min read · …and I mean it. Working till midnight, only to realize I’ve created two functions that call each other in a disastrous loop — then having to start from scratch. And yet, there’s nothing like the satisfaction of seeing things finally fall into place: ...
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Jul 19, 2025 · 4 min read · It’s been nearly three weeks since I saw you guys! All six of you, anyway. You may be wondering what I’ve been up to.Or you may be wondering why you’re reading this when you have better things to do. Either way — rejoice! I come bearing gifts. Since ...
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