Some of the most powerful theories in existence have come from paradoxes and thought experiments. One that continues to fascinate me is the St. Petersburg Paradox, probably because of its simplicity.At its core, the St. Petersburg Paradox is a deceptively simple coin-flipping game. The rules are: flip a fair coin until it lands heads. The payout … Continue reading From Paradox to Theory: An example from St. Petersburg
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An optimistic, yet opinionated take on Vibe Coding
I've been exploring different dimensions of Vibe Coding over the past couple of months. It’s a nuanced topic, yet it often gets framed in extremes. The discussion surrounding it are hyperbolic to say the least. At one end of the spectrum, we hear about PMs spinning up full-stack products over a weekend and landing YC … Continue reading An optimistic, yet opinionated take on Vibe Coding
Finally a good start for the foundational models for timeseries?
Plot twist: It is Chronos by AWS Supply Chain Optimization Technology (SCOT). NeurIPS 2023 saw a proliferation of papers on the applicability of LLMs in time series forecasting. Some of the papers were so bad that I seriously have started (and continue to do so) questioning the review process of NeurIPS. Seeing that particular trend, … Continue reading Finally a good start for the foundational models for timeseries?
