Apr 13 · 42 min read · This post builds it from the ground up. From the Bernoulli distribution to the Hessian proof to Newton's method to the exact moment the math collapses — no black boxes, no skipped steps. The Hook Not
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Apr 13 · 26 min read · A beginner-to-advanced walkthrough of an Improved U-Net — every concept explained from first principles, with math and code. If you've ever looked at a self-driving car demo and wondered how does it
Join discussionApr 11 · 8 min read · The detail that should stop you is not the score. It is the format. When Google DeepMind's system sat for the 2024 International Mathematical Olympiad, it was not asked to select from multiple-choice answers, classify outputs, or predict the next to...
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Apr 9 · 14 min read · I previously covered how a robot can navigate its way though a known environment but moving from point A to point B is way more complex than that. While path planning can take a robot from point A to
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Apr 7 · 1 min read · Most KV cache quantization methods treat each number independently. This works, but wastes bits. The E8 lattice quantizes 8 numbers at once. Result: 3x better compression under entropy coding at the same distortion. Scalar quantization Scalar INT2 ro...
Join discussionMar 30 · 8 min read · 1. What is a polynomial? A polynomial is an expression built from a variable $x$, using only addition, multiplication, and non-negative integer exponents: $$P(x) = 3x^2 + 2x + 1$$The degree is the highest power of $x$. The example above is degree 2 (...
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Mar 29 · 7 min read · This post assumes you've read the Schnorr signatures post. You should be comfortable with s = k + ex, the verification equation sG = R + eP, and why nonce reuse is catastrophic. We're picking up exactly where that left off. 1. Schnorr as a conversa...
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Mar 28 · 11 min read · In the previous post, we built up to the key equation: Public Key = x * G. A private key x, a generator point G, and a public key P that anyone can see but nobody can reverse. This post picks up exactly where that left off. What is a digital signat...
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