kqr

Karma: 468

Quant, systems thinker, anarchist.

I write at https://entropicthoughts.com

My inbox is lw[at]xkqr.org

LLMs and almost good code

kqr9 Jun 2026 7:21 UTC

33 points

9 comments3 min readLW link

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Lean, not backpressure

kqr1 Jun 2026 7:57 UTC

18 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

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Standard deviations from just two values

kqr27 May 2026 5:01 UTC

39 points

2 comments3 min readLW link

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Pythagorean addition

kqr20 May 2026 7:13 UTC

32 points

4 comments3 min readLW link

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Why I made Engineering Enigmas

kqr3 May 2026 18:04 UTC

13 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

Are LLMs not getting better?

kqr29 Apr 2026 6:27 UTC

24 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

Re: Daycare illnesses (how often does a child get sick?

kqr24 Apr 2026 6:14 UTC

11 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

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Statistical Literacy

kqr18 Feb 2026 6:50 UTC

0 points

2 comments8 min readLW link

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Hazardous States and Accidents

kqr13 Feb 2026 13:02 UTC

4 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

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When Is Insurance Worth It?

kqr19 Dec 2024 19:07 UTC

182 points

73 comments4 min readLW link 1 review

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The lying p value

kqr12 Nov 2024 6:12 UTC

5 points

7 comments1 min readLW link

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Arithmetic Models: Better Than You Think

kqr26 Oct 2024 9:42 UTC

28 points

4 comments11 min readLW link

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Intention-to-Treat (Re: How harmful is music, really?)

kqr18 Sep 2024 18:44 UTC

11 points

0 comments5 min readLW link

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