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g4omingron

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g4omingron··on Ghosts of Softmax: Zeros of the partition function explain training instability
Author here. The short version: softmax's partition function has complex zeros — from e^{iπ}+1=0 — that are invisible on the real line but cap safe step sizes at ρₐ = π/Δₐ. One JVP to compute. The repo has Colab notebooks if you want to poke at it. Happy to answer questions.

Full paper https://arxiv.org/html/2603.13552v1

g4omingron··on AI’s coding evolution hinges on collaboration and trust
The article is so banal
g4omingron··on AMD Threadripper 3990X's 64 cores promise monster rendering
So your "true core count" for the entire Summit supercomputer will be one if you run Dijkstra's SSSP on it?

What is the bullshit factor for your "true core count"?

g4omingron··on Employer health plans are getting pricier and skimpier
>There's no reason to visit a doctor for the common cold.

That's such an american thing to say. A flu can be swine flu and fever can be Malaria or Dangue and one day delay can mean losing your life, so people in many parts of the world take fever and flu seriously.

g4omingron··on By the book: reflections on an Indian childhood reading Soviet hardbacks
No mention of the most famous Russian book among Indian high Schoolers: [Problems in General Physics by I E Irodov](https://www.amazon.com/Problems-General-Physics-I-Irodov/dp/...)?
g4omingron··on Ask HN: Is it 'normal' to struggle so hard with work?
Yes, it is very normal in an unstructured life, many very smart graduate students at the top universities struggle with it. It is the curse of freedom. People don't realize a regular 9-5 job gives them routine, social commitments and a visible positive feedback on a good job done in a timely manner, and a negative feedback otherwise (both positive and negative social feedback are stronger than self-awarded rewards and punishments).
g4omingron··on Ask HN: Is it 'normal' to struggle so hard with work?
yes