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Posts in 2025

  • $Avoiding Stack Overflows with Trampoline Functions

    When you can't tail call, you need to trampoline your way out in TypeScript to handle deep recursion without hitting stack overflow errors.

    trampoline sketch
  • $Quantum Resistance: Standing Strong Against Future Threats

    Do we already have quantum-resistant encryption?

    cpu drawing
  • $Understanding the K-Nearest Neighbors (k-NN) Algorithm

    A simple yet effective machine learning algorithm for classification and regression.

    K-Nearest Neighbors Algorithm
  • $Will Quantum Computers Make Encryption Obsolete?

    Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) refers to cryptographic systems designed to resist attacks from quantum computers.

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  • $Origins of Quantum Computing

    I finally had the question: Whose idea was it in the first place?

    feynman article
  • $Semantic vs Lexical Similarity

    Semantic similarity and lexical similarity are two distinct ways of comparing text, with the key difference being meaning versus surface-level features.

    letters
  • $Error Correction in Quantum Chips

    Recent advancements in quantum computing have converged on error correction as the critical path to practical, fault-tolerant systems.

    cpu
  • $XGBoost: The Powerhouse of Gradient Boosting

    XGBoost is one of the most powerful tools for building machine learning models due to its speed, accuracy, and robustness.

    wolf
  • $What are Word Embeddings?

    Word embeddings are a fundamental concept in Natural Language Processing (NLP), enabling machines to understand and process human language effectively.

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  • $Three Terms To Know About Quantum Computers

    Quantum computing leverages three foundational principles—error suppression, superposition, and entanglement—to achieve computational advantages unattainable by classical systems.

    cpu