MAY 14, 2026
4 MIN READ
Attention is just weighted memory - and memory is everything
A non-technical explanation of self-attention using the metaphor of how humans read a sentence. Written to understand it myself first.
explainernlp
§ 3.0 — OBSERVATIONS
Notes at the intersection of ML and design. Thinking out loud. Unfinished is fine.
MAY 14, 2026
4 MIN READ
A non-technical explanation of self-attention using the metaphor of how humans read a sentence. Written to understand it myself first.
APR 25, 2026
6 MIN READ
Both ask: what matters most, and by how much? The math differs, the intuition doesn't. An essay on the unexpected overlap between optimization and design.
APR 22, 2026
6 MIN READ
Technical skill is table stakes. What separates great ML work from good ML work is judgment - and judgment is just taste applied to data.
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Notes accumulating. Not ready yet.