Evan Miller

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Evan Miller is the author of the website www.evanmiller.org, which features articles, software, calculators, and opinions.

Website:

www.evanmiller.org

Specializations:

Software Developer

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0Attention Is Off By One

2023-07-24 •

The blog post discusses an off-by-one error in the attention formula of modern AI models, which is causing difficulties in compressing and deploying Transformer models. The author proposes a fix to the error and explains the impac...

0Formulas for Bootstrapping Sample Medians

2022-09-09 •

Evan Miller discusses a new method for sampling differences in quantiles using a bootstrap method, as described in a recent Spotify research paper. The method approximates the distribution of bootstrapped quantiles with a binomial...

0You Can’t Spell CUPED Without Frisch-Waugh-Lovell

2022-07-15 •

The blog post discusses the Frisch-Waugh-Lovell Theorem and its connection to reducing sample sizes in experiments. It explains the relationship between variance reduction and the law of total variance, and how to use multiple reg...

0The Floppy Disk of Floating Point

2020-07-13 •

Evan Miller reflects on the x87, an 80-bit floating-point instruction set architecture (ISA) that has been a part of Intel's technology for decades but is now becoming obsolete. He discusses the unique capabilities of x87, such as...

0Formulas for Bayesian A/B Testing

2020-04-08 •

The blog post provides formulas for Bayesian A/B testing in a Bayesian context, including closed-form formulas for A/B testing with binary outcomes and count data. The author explains the derivation and implementation of the formu...

0SlowerLogLog – Evan Miller

2020-02-06 •

The blog post discusses a variation of HyperLogLog called SlowerLogLog, which is more computationally expensive but has advantages such as easily estimating cardinality and working with small cardinalities. The post explains the m...

0Preface to A Lost Lady – Evan Miller

2019-03-24 •

Evan Miller's blog post is a reflective analysis of Willa Cather's novel 'A Lost Lady,' which portrays the decline of a railroad town and its inhabitants. The story centers around a woman who captivates men with her charm, set aga...

0Preface to Brave New World – Evan Miller

2019-03-18 •

Evan Miller discusses Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World' as a work of political philosophy disguised as science fiction. The novel explores themes like genetic engineering, societal control through pleasure, and the abolition of th...

0Preface to The Time Machine – Evan Miller

2019-03-12 •

Evan Miller's preface to H.G. Wells's 'The Time Machine' explores the allure of science fiction as a means of escape from the mundane realities of life. He highlights the timelessness of Wells's novel, noting its vivid imagery and...

0Preface to Frankenstein – Evan Miller

2019-03-12 •

Evan Miller discusses the relevance of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' to modern computer programmers, emphasizing its themes of creation and the ethical implications of scientific pursuit. He draws parallels between Victor Frankens...

0The Amex EveryDay Bonus: A Stochastic Valuation Model – Evan Miller

2019-01-21 •

The blog post by Evan Miller discusses the reward structure of the Amex EveryDay credit cards, which offer bonuses based on the number of purchases made within a billing period. The article develops a stochastic model to value the...

0Things That Bother Me About Swift – Evan Miller

2018-12-29 •

Evan Miller shares his experiences and frustrations with the Swift programming language while developing a simple iPhone app. He highlights issues such as Swift's type inference problems, the requirement for non-empty default case...

0Things That Bother Me About macOS – Evan Miller

2018-12-20 •

Evan Miller expresses his frustrations with various aspects of macOS, drawing parallels to his grandfather's candid grievances. He critiques features like Spotlight, which he feels has become cluttered with irrelevant search resul...

0A Review of Perl 6 (Raku) – Evan Miller

2017-08-13 •

The blog post is a review of Perl 6 (Raku) by Evan Miller. The author compares Perl 6 to his uncle's Ph.D. dissertation, highlighting the long development time and the uncertainty surrounding its market prospects. The post discuss...

0Why I’m Learning Perl 6 – Evan Miller

2017-07-25 •

Evan Miller discusses his interest in Perl 6, highlighting its concurrency capabilities and the MoarVM virtual machine. He notes that Perl 6 offers M:N thread multiplexing, making it suitable for web-scale applications. Miller app...

0Adventure Games and Eigenvalues – Evan Miller

2017-04-23 •

The author discusses the absence of dead ends in adventure games using formal verification and Markov theory. The Markov approach requires more mathematics but less computer code, and lets us quantify the risk of encountering a de...

0Big Tablets Are Coming: Microsoft Surface Studio and Giant Apple iPads – Evan Miller

2016-12-05 •

The text discusses the emergence of big tablets, such as the Microsoft Surface Studio and Apple's giant iPad, and how they can benefit productivity in the workplace. It highlights the advantages of large screens and stylus input f...

0Type Punning Functions in C – Evan Miller

2016-08-10 •

The blog post discusses type punning functions in C, which allows changing the argument order of C functions. It explains how this is done, the behavior of different functions, and the implications of using this technique. The pos...

0Elixir RAM and the Template of Doom – Evan Miller

2016-04-26 •

The blog post discusses the technical subtleties and engineering behind Elixir's unique performance characteristics, focusing on the memory architecture and the use of I/O lists. It includes examples of code and traces of system c...