Agentic

 Kernel

SFT, RL, and On-Policy Distillation Through a Distributional Lens On forgetting, generalization, and what connects RL to on-policy distillation

terraform

Functional Coverage

 A better coverage model would:

1. Extract predicates from formal analysis.
2. Build dependency graph.
3. Remove dominated predicates.
4. Generate minimum test set.

This is much closer to the actual behavior space.

Writing Testbenches: Functional Verification of HDL Models

Writing_Testbench

SystemVerilog for Verification

 System verilog for verification

Handbook of Satisfiability (Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, 336)

Handbook of Satisfiability

Principles of Model Checking 

principles_of_model_checking

Principles of the Spin Model Checker

Applied Math

 https://x.com/RitOnchain/status/2065754844888260835

Matrix Calculus

Recommended Path by EDA Domain

For Physical Design (Placement, Routing, Timing)

1. 18.06 Linear Algebra
2. 18.02 Multivariable Calculus
3. 18.03 Differential Equations
4. 6.251J Introduction to Mathematical Programming
5. 6.006 Introduction to Algorithms
6. 18.335 Introduction to Numerical Methods

For Verification and Formal Tools

1. 6.042 Mathematics for Computer Science
2. 18.05 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
3. 6.006 Introduction to Algorithms
4. 6.046 Design and Analysis of Algorithms
5. 6.045 Automata, Computability, and Complexity
6. 6.840J Theory of Computation

If You Want to Build EDA Tools

The strongest mathematical foundation is:

• Linear Algebra
• Optimization
• Graph Theory
• Numerical Analysis
• Probability
• Logic/Formal Methods

That combination covers the core mathematics behind synthesis, timing analysis, placement, routing, SAT solving, model checking, circuit simulation, and modern AI-assisted EDA systems.

Silence is not nothingness and yet

 a tight string

between

contentness

and letting time

float

The Buddha and the Sahibs: The men who discovered India's lost religion

 

The Buddha and the Sahibs: The men who discovered India's lost religion

ompanion article Life, Death and Rebirth in Nepal - The Land of the Buddha

The visit to the king of Ava in the book reminded me of the drama Marco Polo.

why monks seek faraway palces.

Chinese characters

 zi.tools

Epistemic Orientation

 Chatgpt -- many fictional characters embody exactly this impulse: compulsive decoding, orienting themselves through clues, languages, symbols, maps, and hidden systems. Some are detectives, but others are wanderers, archivists, scholars, or anxious observers trying to make the world legible.

A few especially close to what you described:

• Sherlock Holmes
  Notices tiny environmental clues constantly: mud, handwriting, accents, cigarette ash, train schedules, regional details. The world is readable if one pays attention.
• Robert Langdon
  Almost entirely driven by semiotics — symbols, architecture, scripts, hidden meanings, historical layering. A very “everything is a clue” mindset.
• Lisbeth Salander
  Hypervigilant pattern assembler. Information gathering is both power and emotional regulation.
• Adrian Monk
  A more anxiety-centered version of this. Disorder and uncertainty create distress; observation and categorization restore calm.
• Hermione Granger
  Uses knowledge acquisition as stabilization. When confronted with uncertainty, she researches compulsively.
• The Doctor
  Reads cultures, scripts, technologies, histories instantly; curiosity and orientation are inseparable.
• Spock
  Processes unfamiliar environments by systematic classification and linguistic decoding.
• Hari Seldon
  Treats civilization itself as something legible through patterns.
• Aomame and many protagonists from Haruki Murakami novels
  Exist in states of estrangement where tiny signs and details become psychologically charged clues.

There are also characters whose relationship to language itself resembles what you said:

• Arrival's Louise Banks
  Language learning becomes a way of restructuring reality and reducing alienness.
• Professor Henry Higgins
  Identifies people through accent and linguistic detail instantly.
• Milo Thatch
  Driven by scripts, lost languages, translation, and the desire to decode forgotten worlds.
• Indiana Jones
  Archaeological clue-chasing mixed with linguistic and symbolic interpretation.

A particularly close match to your description may actually be characters from works about archives, maps, and interpretation rather than classic detectives:

• The Name of the Rose
  A whole world where manuscripts, symbols, languages, and tiny clues create psychological orientation.
• Foucault's Pendulum
  About the intoxicating tendency to connect everything into hidden systems.
• The Rings of Saturn
  A wandering associative consciousness where every object triggers historical and linguistic excavation.
• Invisible Cities
  Cities become semiotic puzzles and emotional maps.

What you describe also resembles a certain kind of “scholar-adventurer” archetype:

• someone uncomfortable with opacity,
• compelled to annotate the world,
• using language and clues to domesticate strangeness.

In fiction, this trait often overlaps with:

• detectives,
• archivists,
• codebreakers,
• anthropologists,
• librarians,
• cartographers,
• conspiracy theorists,
• translators.

Because all of them transform uncertainty into interpretable structure.

Index making

 20 types of index in Chinese and Kanji

Have never thought of the index making process, of writing in small index cards.

Intrepid Indexing

How writing has changed post internet

 Earlier, since books were accessible and popular sources of disseminationg knowledge, you ahd to include lot of details. Now with searcha vailable, you dont have to ground the details as much.

Writing opinion

 Chatgpt -- there are excellent college-level materials and journalism programs specifically for opinion writing, editorials, reviews, and NYT-style guest essays.

The key thing to understand is that writing for the Opinion section of The New York Times is not the same as academic essay writing. Editors want:

• a clear argument
• a strong, distinctive voice
• evidence and reporting
• timeliness
• originality
• concise structure
• authority or lived experience

The Times’ own submission guidelines emphasize that strong guest essays make a focused argument grounded in expertise or personal experience.

Here’s a practical path to learn the craft.

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1. Study the Structure of Great Opinion Writing

Read these sections regularly:

• The New York Times Opinion / Guest Essays
• The Washington Post Opinions
• The Atlantic essays
• The New Yorker criticism/reviews

A good op-ed usually has:

1. A sharp opening
   • surprising fact
   • contradiction
   • vivid scene
   • personal stake
2. A clear thesis
   • one sentence stating the argument
3. Evidence
   • reporting
   • studies
   • examples
   • firsthand experience
4. Counterargument
   • acknowledge objections briefly
5. A memorable ending
   • insight
   • consequence
   • challenge
   • emotional turn

The Washington Post’s guide says successful op-eds are usually about 750–800 words with a clear thesis and strong structure.

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2. Best College Courses & Journalism Programs

University Journalism Courses

University of Arizona — Opinion Writing

The course “JOUR 558: Opinion Writing” focuses specifically on editorial and opinion writing processes.

University of California, Berkeley — Opinion Writing

Berkeley’s journalism school has a dedicated “Opinion Writing” course centered on persuasive essay writing and publication-ready arguments.

The New School — Editorial & Advocacy Writing

Strong for political/cultural criticism and persuasive journalism.

Columbia University — The Art of Opinion Writing

A practical online course from Columbia Journalism School on writing publishable opinion essays.

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3. Best Free Learning Materials

NYT Submission & Editorial Standards

These are extremely valuable because they show exactly what editors look for.

• NYT Guest Essay Guidelines
• NYT Letters to the Editor Guidelines

You learn:

• acceptable length
• editorial standards
• fact-checking expectations
• originality rules
• how pitches work

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4. Learn These Four Writing Modes Separately

A lot of beginners mix them together.

Type	Purpose	Tone
News writing	Inform	Neutral
Editorial	Institutional opinion	Formal/persuasive
Op-ed / Guest Essay	Personal argument	Voice-driven
Review/Criticism	Evaluate art/media	Analytical + stylish

Reddit journalism discussions summarize editorials well: identify a problem and argue for a solution.

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5. Books That Teach NYT-Level Style

These are genuinely useful:

Opinion / Essay Writing

• On Writing Well
• The Elements of Style
• Draft No. 4
• Everybody Writes

Criticism & Reviews

• How to Write About Music
• Reading Like a Writer

Journalism & Voice

• The New New Journalism

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6. Best Practice Method (Most Important)

This works better than passive learning.

Daily Exercise

Choose one NYT Opinion piece and do this:

Step 1 — Outline it

Write:

• thesis
• evidence
• transitions
• ending strategy

Step 2 — Rewrite the headline

NYT headlines are extremely engineered.

Step 3 — Write a counter-opinion

This teaches structure fast.

Step 4 — Cut 30%

Opinion editors love compression.

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7. How to Practice Review Writing

For reviews:

• movies
• books
• restaurants
• games
• politics
• cultural criticism

Study:

• argument
• scene description
• judgment criteria
• style/voice

Strong reviewers:

• describe
• interpret
• evaluate
• contextualize

not just “I liked it.”

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8. The Fastest Path to Publication

Start smaller before aiming for NYT.

Good progression:

1. Medium/Substack
2. College paper
3. Local newspaper
4. Regional magazines
5. National outlets
6. NYT Guest Essay

People in journalism communities often note that major outlets prefer writers with either:

• subject expertise
• unique firsthand experience
• demonstrated publication history

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9. What NYT Opinion Editors Usually Want

Based on their guidelines and editor commentary:

They look for:

• surprising insight
• timely relevance
• authority
• strong perspective
• elegant prose
• concise argumentation
• intellectual honesty

They reject:

• generic hot takes
• ranting
• obvious arguments
• unsupported claims
• academic jargon
• overly long introductions

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10. A Self-Study Curriculum (8 Weeks)

Weeks 1–2

• Read 3 opinion pieces/day
• Outline arguments

Weeks 3–4

• Write 300-word op-eds
• Practice headlines

Weeks 5–6

• Write reviews and criticism
• Study transitions and pacing

Weeks 7–8

• Pitch editors
• Revise heavily
• Submit to smaller publications

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If you want, I can also help with:

• a full NYT-style opinion writing syllabus
• a reading list of the best modern op-ed writers
• how to write reviews like NYT critics
• editorial writing templates
• how to pitch publications
• free Ivy League journalism course PDFs
• or a daily training routine to become publication-ready in 6 months.

Engineering in Biology

 Engineering Physical systems for Biology

cant engineer luck

https://x.com/K_Ishi_AI/status/2053709348808134974 - self evolution in Go, Matehmatics and LLM

"LRMs show human-like rule discovery, and their hidden states predict human brain activity during gameplay."

Is the self evolution of Math? Hope of Bourbaki