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blog-sqlite-varint.mdA line-by-line walkthrough of SQLite's hand-optimized varint decoder — the a/b/s register juggling, the p[-4] rescue, and why the simple version is usually the right one. Found while re-implementing SQLite from scratch.Jun 23, 2026transformers-from-scratch.mdA dense, beginner-to-advanced breakdown of 'Attention Is All You Need' — the 2017 paper that changed everything. Math dissected, intuition built, interactive visualizations included.Mar 17, 2026before-transformers-the-math-you-need.mdVectors, matrices, dot products, derivatives, loss functions, backpropagation, neurons, overfitting — everything the transformer article assumes you know, explained from scratch.Mar 17, 2026benchmarking-pdf-to-markdown.mdReal-world benchmarks comparing three PDF-to-Markdown tools on Modal's serverless GPUs. Speed, quality, cost, and setup complexity — tested on the same 15-page paper across T4, A10G, and L4.Feb 22, 2026hello-world.mdA little about me, what I do, and why I started writing.Feb 21, 2026