This is a placeholder post — the first one in this blog. It exists to lock in the layout and to act as a copy-paste template for future writing. Replace this paragraph with the actual lead-in for the post.

What I'm planning to write here

Short notes that are too long for a tweet but too small for a paper. Two flavours mostly:

• Paper digests — what I learned from a recent paper, in a few hundred words.
• Research notes — derivations, plots, or experiments that I want to remember in a few months.
• Occasionally a non-research post — running, hiking, books.

A quick tour of what this template supports

Block quotes

"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler." — usually attributed to Einstein.

Inline and block code

Inline code looks like register_tokens. Fenced code blocks render with a dark theme:

def hello(world: str) -> str:
    return f"hello, {world}"

print(hello("world"))

Figures with captions

Drop an image into images/ and reference it as a centred figure:

Math

Inline math (when MathJax is set up): L = ½‖x − μ‖². Display math:

L(θ) = 𝔼_x∼p [ ‖f_θ(x) − x‖² ]

How to add a new post

1. Copy this file to _posts/YYYY-MM-DD-slug.md.
2. Update the front matter (title, date, tags, excerpt, permalink).
3. Rewrite the content below the front matter.
4. If you want to hide a post from the blog index, set hidden: true in the front matter.