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Is it possible get accurate GPS readings using only an SDR receiver?
February 22, 2026
The answer is no, not without a transmitter. Luckily, there are no shortage of transmitters flying all around that can help us, using a format and frequency that we can capture with a simple SDR receiver.
Preliminary Thoughts on Data Complexity
January 28, 2026
Since I first learned about neural networks, what struck me was whether there exists a sort of cutoff between the efficacy of using a full-fledged NN over classical machine learning methods and vice-versa. One might argue that it depends on how the data is used; an LLM may not be needed to analyze whether a text has positive, negative, or neutral sentiment. Perhaps clustering would be sufficient for this task. But is there an equation or function that determines, even loosely, whether a certain dataset requires a neural network for accurate analysis, or whether simpler machine learning methods would suffice for little to no loss in accuracy?
The Algorithms and Limits of Infinite Linear Search
December 24, 2025
Searching for a specific value among a set of unsorted values is quite easily solvable, even to those new to computer science: add the values to a well-defined data structure, sort, and execute a search algorithm. When the target value is unknown beforehand, the problem becomes more difficult.