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long-form research & writing. sometimes finished, often not. the status tag tells you which.

// 2026 3 entries
2026-04-10 On the emergence of in-context learning in small transformers
A minimal reproducing experiment that shows induction heads forming around step 4,100 — and why I don't think "grokking" is the right word.
3 min · draft · ml, transformers, research
2026-03-22 What Borges got right about library science
The library of Babel is not about libraries — it is about the moment you realize the map is the territory.
2 min · live · essay, philosophy, borges
2026-02-14 A taxonomy of my own procrastination
Not all procrastination is the same. I'm trying to learn which of my avoidances are signals and which are just noise.
2 min · live · personal, essay