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New comment by BinRoo in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (April 2026)"

BinRoo — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:03:37 +0000

Python DSL for safe quantum programming that compiles to Qiskit, where the type system enforces coherence and ancilla cleanliness

https://github.com/binroot/b01t

Show HN: Sway, a board game benchmark for quantum computing

BinRoo — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:20:36 +0000

A popular philosophy in the HN community is that inventing problems to be solved by a technology is antithetical to the user experience. Much to the horror of some, I did just that to discover/invent this game.

I started with the structure of quantum com putation and asked what kind of problem benefits from it. The answer was surprisingly narrow, but this was one of the results. Enjoy!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47388880

Points: 4

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New comment by BinRoo in "A Survival Guide to a PhD (2016)"

BinRoo — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 06:07:48 +0000

LLMs fall victim to "garbage in, garbage out." Claude can solve open problems if you know what you're doing, but it can also incorrectly convince you it's right if you don't know what you're doing.

A PhD teaches you how to think, how to learn, and how to question the world. That's a vital set of skills no matter what tool exists.

Grammar models are back, baby

BinRoo — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:56:07 +0000

Article URL: https://shukla.io/blog/2026-02/grammar.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46871739

Points: 2

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An algebra bedtime fable to fall asleep to

BinRoo — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 18:48:51 +0000

Article URL: https://shukla.io/blog/2021-11/algebra-notes.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46839456

Points: 1

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New comment by BinRoo in "Nano Governments"

BinRoo — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 18:05:40 +0000

Rousseau said "mathematical precision has no place in moral calculations," so I was tempted to see how far I could go. Started it during the holidays, but finally came around to putting a bow on it :)

Nano Governments

BinRoo — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 18:05:40 +0000

Article URL: https://shukla.io/blog/2026-01/nano-gov.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46577946

Points: 2

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New comment by BinRoo in "Bored of It"

BinRoo — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:26:54 +0000

The human still needs to think, of course. But, I can get to my answer or my primary source using a tool faster than a typical search engine. That's a super power, when used right!

New comment by BinRoo in "The Lost Art of Logarithms"

BinRoo — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 22:11:00 +0000

One of my favorite tricks in elementary school was to convince people I can calculate any logarithm for any number of their choosing.

> Me: Pick any number.

> Friend: Ok, 149,135,151

> Me: The log is 8.2

Of course I'm simply counting the number of digits, using 10 as the base, and guessing the last decimal point, but it certainly impressed everyone.

New comment by BinRoo in "Every line is a potential bug (2009)"

BinRoo — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 19:40:34 +0000

Huge fan of minimizing Kolmogorov complexity [1]. There's a balance, but typically if the same behavior can be described in less code, then the simplicity will yield dividends.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolmogorov_complexity

New comment by BinRoo in "Notes on OpenAI o3-mini"

BinRoo — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 03:36:49 +0000

Simple example: o3-mini-high gets this [1] right, whereas Gemini 2.0 Flash 01-21 gets it wrong.

[1] https://chatgpt.com/share/679d9579-5bb8-8008-ac4a-38cef65b45...

New comment by BinRoo in "Notes on OpenAI o3-mini"

BinRoo — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 01:54:36 +0000

Are you insinuating Gemini is similar in performance to o3-mini?

New comment by BinRoo in "Lady tasting tea"

BinRoo — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 19:04:35 +0000

That wouldn't undermine or deter from the point:

> The null hypothesis is that the subject has no ability to distinguish the teas

Since the hypothesis was invalidated, we can begin investigating _how_ she's able to distinguish it, which is what you're getting at.

New comment by BinRoo in "Why QA Wolf built a multi-agent system for automated test maintenance"

BinRoo — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 21:10:10 +0000

In the article, I share 3 principles to follow when building your own. We learned some of these the hard way :)

Why QA Wolf built a multi-agent system for automated test maintenance

BinRoo — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 21:10:10 +0000

Article URL: https://www.qawolf.com/blog/why-qa-wolf-built-a-multi-agent-system-for-automated-test-maintenance

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41324418

Points: 1

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New comment by BinRoo in "Hexsheets: Hexagonal Spreadsheets"

BinRoo — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 15:41:09 +0000

Hear me out. Now your time-series finances can include %-change metadata in between columns!

New comment by BinRoo in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2024)"

BinRoo — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:06:09 +0000

QA Wolf | AI lead / Multiple Roles | Remote (International) | Full-time | https://www.qawolf.com/

QA Wolf gets engineering teams to 80% automated E2E coverage fast, and keeps it there.

We are growing quickly and building the dream team of engineers to develop our test creation, running, and maintenance platform. The stack is Node.js, GraphQL, React, Prisma, Go, and Kubernetes.

We are looking for a master of AI engineering who stays familiar with the latest best practices and knows the trade-offs of different patterns.

You will own problems end-to-end: collect relevant details, spec and scope solution(s), communicate progress, ship and own the results.

You:

- love coding and want to work hard

- are a self-starter, curious, and ship projects undirected

- have a proven track record of delivering challenging technical projects

- have an eye for design and can make good judgement calls with ambiguity

- are an expert in one or more technical areas

- have meaningful contributions to open source projects

https://wellfound.com/jobs/3015274-staff-ai-engineer-full-st...

New comment by BinRoo in "Ask HN: What's your favorite everyday app or product?"

BinRoo — Fri, 24 May 2024 01:14:16 +0000

ntfy.sh for a wide range of things connected to git hooks or GitHub actions, since I use git for personal things - gives me a second pair of eyes on things asynchronously

New comment by BinRoo in "How I think about debt"

BinRoo — Tue, 07 May 2024 02:07:47 +0000

Saw the title, jumped to the diagrams, and thought I knew where this was going, but I was way off. I made the exact opposite conclusion from a quick glance at the diagram - that debt gives you more freedom. It allows you to go in the red. That a safe, debt-free life leads to less volatility and therefore less ups. Then I read the article, and couldn't hold both opposing ideas in my head.

New comment by BinRoo in "GPT-4.5 or GPT-5 being tested on LMSYS?"

BinRoo — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 01:31:11 +0000

Incredible!

It answered "How many frogs does a horse have?" correctly, with perfect reasoning. No model I've tested has ever answered that correctly without 3-4 hints.

I'm impressed!