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· Jul 24
Revisiting Moneyball
Data, sports, payrolls, and memes
djpardis.medium.com
I have finally published my post about Moneyball, as promised (a long time ago). If you're interested in baseball, numbers, or movies, please take a look. I'd love to know what you think.
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The most vigorous expression of a resolution does not always coincide with the greatest vigour of the resolution itself. It is often flung out as a sort of prop to support a decaying conviction which, while strong, required no enunciation to prove it so. – Thomas Hardy
November 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The most vigorous expression of a resolution does not always coincide with the greatest vigour of the resolution itself. It is often flung out as a sort of prop to support a decaying conviction which, while strong, required no enunciation to prove it so. – Thomas Hardy
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Trying out FSNotes and pretty impressed so far. Ticks a lot of my boxes
- Markdown in a folder
- iOS + OSX app
- Integrates with Git/Github to auto commit changes
- Syncing if you put your folder in iCloud Drive
bunch more, too.
github.com/glushchenko/...
- Markdown in a folder
- iOS + OSX app
- Integrates with Git/Github to auto commit changes
- Syncing if you put your folder in iCloud Drive
bunch more, too.
github.com/glushchenko/...
GitHub - glushchenko/fsnotes: Notes manager for macOS/iOS
Notes manager for macOS/iOS. Contribute to glushchenko/fsnotes development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Trying out FSNotes and pretty impressed so far. Ticks a lot of my boxes
- Markdown in a folder
- iOS + OSX app
- Integrates with Git/Github to auto commit changes
- Syncing if you put your folder in iCloud Drive
bunch more, too.
github.com/glushchenko/...
- Markdown in a folder
- iOS + OSX app
- Integrates with Git/Github to auto commit changes
- Syncing if you put your folder in iCloud Drive
bunch more, too.
github.com/glushchenko/...
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> Our central finding is that causal decoder-only Transformer language models are injective almost surely.
I don't read enough ML theory papers like this. Very interesting results here.
As part of the injectivity proof, it's shown that transformers are also real analytic.
I don't read enough ML theory papers like this. Very interesting results here.
As part of the injectivity proof, it's shown that transformers are also real analytic.
LLMs are injective and invertible.
They show that different prompts always map to different embeddings, and this property can be used to recover input tokens from individual embeddings in latent space.
Paper: www.arxiv.org/abs/2510.15511
They show that different prompts always map to different embeddings, and this property can be used to recover input tokens from individual embeddings in latent space.
Paper: www.arxiv.org/abs/2510.15511
October 28, 2025 at 2:58 AM
> Our central finding is that causal decoder-only Transformer language models are injective almost surely.
I don't read enough ML theory papers like this. Very interesting results here.
As part of the injectivity proof, it's shown that transformers are also real analytic.
I don't read enough ML theory papers like this. Very interesting results here.
As part of the injectivity proof, it's shown that transformers are also real analytic.
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Last I recall it’s the mathstodon.xyz instance specifically that supports it. I don’t think just any Mastodon instance supports LaTeX otherwise.
LaTeX support is one of the few things I miss about it, but I didn’t often find myself making frequent use of the feature anyways.
LaTeX support is one of the few things I miss about it, but I didn’t often find myself making frequent use of the feature anyways.
Mathstodon
A Mastodon instance for maths people. We have LaTeX rendering in the web interface!
mathstodon.xyz
October 30, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Last I recall it’s the mathstodon.xyz instance specifically that supports it. I don’t think just any Mastodon instance supports LaTeX otherwise.
LaTeX support is one of the few things I miss about it, but I didn’t often find myself making frequent use of the feature anyways.
LaTeX support is one of the few things I miss about it, but I didn’t often find myself making frequent use of the feature anyways.
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The future of data connectivity is columnar. Today we launched
@columnar.tech to accelerate the shift from slow, row-oriented APIs like ODBC and JDBC to >10x faster alternatives powered by @arrow.apache.org. Learn more 👇
@columnar.tech to accelerate the shift from slow, row-oriented APIs like ODBC and JDBC to >10x faster alternatives powered by @arrow.apache.org. Learn more 👇
Announcing Columnar
Back to the future of data connectivity
columnar.tech
October 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The future of data connectivity is columnar. Today we launched
@columnar.tech to accelerate the shift from slow, row-oriented APIs like ODBC and JDBC to >10x faster alternatives powered by @arrow.apache.org. Learn more 👇
@columnar.tech to accelerate the shift from slow, row-oriented APIs like ODBC and JDBC to >10x faster alternatives powered by @arrow.apache.org. Learn more 👇
I need a new laptop. What should I get
October 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I need a new laptop. What should I get
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We love it when filmmakers take direct inspiration from great artists and classic paintings. Here are some of our favourites…
First up, The Truman Show (1998) and Au clair de lune (1956) by René Magritte.
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First up, The Truman Show (1998) and Au clair de lune (1956) by René Magritte.
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October 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We love it when filmmakers take direct inspiration from great artists and classic paintings. Here are some of our favourites…
First up, The Truman Show (1998) and Au clair de lune (1956) by René Magritte.
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First up, The Truman Show (1998) and Au clair de lune (1956) by René Magritte.
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Hugging Face’s new overview of OCR models and when to fine tune etc huggingface.co/blog/ocr-ope...
Supercharge your OCR Pipelines with Open Models
We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.
huggingface.co
October 22, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Hugging Face’s new overview of OCR models and when to fine tune etc huggingface.co/blog/ocr-ope...
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Preseason: THE DODGERS ARE RUINING BASEBALL
Regular Season: LOL DODGERS
World Series: THE DODGERS ARE RUINING BASEBALL
Regular Season: LOL DODGERS
World Series: THE DODGERS ARE RUINING BASEBALL
October 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Preseason: THE DODGERS ARE RUINING BASEBALL
Regular Season: LOL DODGERS
World Series: THE DODGERS ARE RUINING BASEBALL
Regular Season: LOL DODGERS
World Series: THE DODGERS ARE RUINING BASEBALL
Has AWS tried distributed fault-tolerant design principles
October 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Has AWS tried distributed fault-tolerant design principles
AWS is down so I can't use the bathroom at my WeWork
October 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
AWS is down so I can't use the bathroom at my WeWork
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So excited to join the AWS team! Just pushed my first code update!
October 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
So excited to join the AWS team! Just pushed my first code update!
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Remember that time someone matched the #moneyball trailer up to the #Simpsons? You can still watch it on the wayback machine! web.archive.org/web/20130727...
web.archive.org
October 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Remember that time someone matched the #moneyball trailer up to the #Simpsons? You can still watch it on the wayback machine! web.archive.org/web/20130727...
Current frustrations with Claude
◻️ Web search returns hallucinated URLs
◻️ Low-quality illustrations/graphics/graphs
Which makes sense, but what is one to do in the middle of a project
◻️ Web search returns hallucinated URLs
◻️ Low-quality illustrations/graphics/graphs
Which makes sense, but what is one to do in the middle of a project
October 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Current frustrations with Claude
◻️ Web search returns hallucinated URLs
◻️ Low-quality illustrations/graphics/graphs
Which makes sense, but what is one to do in the middle of a project
◻️ Web search returns hallucinated URLs
◻️ Low-quality illustrations/graphics/graphs
Which makes sense, but what is one to do in the middle of a project
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I’m so excited for this book.
Hello! I'm very proud to announce that my yearslong research project into the lost Sphere computer, corporation, and community has launched a crowdfunding campaign today for a professionally-printed hardcover book, with a compelling narrative and images! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bzo...
Go Computer Now! – The Story of Sphere Computers
A book telling the extraordinary story of Sphere, a 1970s Utah personal computer maker far ahead of its time—until its sudden collapse.
www.kickstarter.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I’m so excited for this book.
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"Free verse" doesn't mean randomly inserting linebreaks into sentences, and too many people think it does
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"Free verse" doesn't mean randomly inserting linebreaks into sentences, and too many people think it does
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Rest In Peace, Diane Keaton. Obviously as authentic and unique as she was brilliantly talented. This one really hurts.
October 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Rest In Peace, Diane Keaton. Obviously as authentic and unique as she was brilliantly talented. This one really hurts.
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Every game is like a Game 7 this time of year.
Incredible to see Rob Thomson use his 4 most trusted starters in 2 games over 24 hours.
Amazing October theater in L.A.
Incredible to see Rob Thomson use his 4 most trusted starters in 2 games over 24 hours.
Amazing October theater in L.A.
October 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Every game is like a Game 7 this time of year.
Incredible to see Rob Thomson use his 4 most trusted starters in 2 games over 24 hours.
Amazing October theater in L.A.
Incredible to see Rob Thomson use his 4 most trusted starters in 2 games over 24 hours.
Amazing October theater in L.A.
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I recommend this post from @simonwillison.net: simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/7/v...
He lists the engineering skills required to use AI-generation most effectively to build quality software, based on his experience using AI on his projects. In short, we can't replace software engineers with vibe coding
He lists the engineering skills required to use AI-generation most effectively to build quality software, based on his experience using AI on his projects. In short, we can't replace software engineers with vibe coding
Vibe engineering
I feel like vibe coding is pretty well established now as covering the fast, loose and irresponsible way of building software with AI—entirely prompt-driven, and with no attention paid to …
simonwillison.net
October 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I recommend this post from @simonwillison.net: simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/7/v...
He lists the engineering skills required to use AI-generation most effectively to build quality software, based on his experience using AI on his projects. In short, we can't replace software engineers with vibe coding
He lists the engineering skills required to use AI-generation most effectively to build quality software, based on his experience using AI on his projects. In short, we can't replace software engineers with vibe coding
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"The "tools" that an MCP server exposes are really just an RPC interface with attached documentation. We don't really have to present them as tools. We can take the tools, and turn them into a programming language API instead."
@cloudflare.social THANK YOU
@cloudflare.social THANK YOU
September 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
"The "tools" that an MCP server exposes are really just an RPC interface with attached documentation. We don't really have to present them as tools. We can take the tools, and turn them into a programming language API instead."
@cloudflare.social THANK YOU
@cloudflare.social THANK YOU
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"We tried something different: Convert the MCP tools into a TypeScript API, and then ask an LLM to write code that calls that API."
"In short, LLMs are better at writing code to call MCP, than at calling MCP directly."
I'm going to go live in a cave.
"In short, LLMs are better at writing code to call MCP, than at calling MCP directly."
I'm going to go live in a cave.
September 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
"We tried something different: Convert the MCP tools into a TypeScript API, and then ask an LLM to write code that calls that API."
"In short, LLMs are better at writing code to call MCP, than at calling MCP directly."
I'm going to go live in a cave.
"In short, LLMs are better at writing code to call MCP, than at calling MCP directly."
I'm going to go live in a cave.
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A problem with GenAI code is that you'll often get something that seems good but will fail.
That's why I'm proposing ANOTHER AI that will perfectly analyze your code and tell you, every time, exactly when that first program will terminate.
I accept venture funding in the form of blank checks.
That's why I'm proposing ANOTHER AI that will perfectly analyze your code and tell you, every time, exactly when that first program will terminate.
I accept venture funding in the form of blank checks.
September 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A problem with GenAI code is that you'll often get something that seems good but will fail.
That's why I'm proposing ANOTHER AI that will perfectly analyze your code and tell you, every time, exactly when that first program will terminate.
I accept venture funding in the form of blank checks.
That's why I'm proposing ANOTHER AI that will perfectly analyze your code and tell you, every time, exactly when that first program will terminate.
I accept venture funding in the form of blank checks.
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Calendly. But for scheduling meetup speaker availability.
September 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Calendly. But for scheduling meetup speaker availability.