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Qworg

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About Qworg

I solve hard problems with hardware, software and systems.

Currently, I am a lead applied research scientist working on the future of AI and software development.

I was a Technical Advisor to the CTO at Microsoft working on AI/ML, agents, and the systems they work with.

I was the cofounder of Transparent Systems - instant settlement for business. https://transparentsystems.com

Previously, I was Paul Allen's Technical Advisor at Vulcan. I also worked on Project Natick - Microsoft's undersea data center - https://www.projectnatick.com and Holoportation (now mobile!) - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/holoportation-3/

Email: jeffkramr:at:gmail:dot:com

Github: https://github.com/Qworg

Kismet: 0956bcca93faa0abcd57648296328b37db80013000807ea211e79a2e14814774

Keybase: [ my public key: https://keybase.io/qworg; my proof: https://keybase.io/qworg/sigs/7vYAbTGQlx9t1-3gbpHsWl5p59J8i0UmPk83VAUU1-8 ]

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Recent public activity

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    This was the role of those "unelected bureaucrats" in the US that some folks decry. It is far shorter than a fiscal quarter - the next market open is all that matters.

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    Comment #49044161

    Thank you for posting this! I just finished a MUD engine and I was looking for a way to expose it to a small community of technically minded folks.

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    Comment #48457121

    What are the knock on effects of lowering the total number of people/the velocity of money/the number of companies in America? Canada's housing supply cost issues are driven by a w…

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    Comment #46941380

    If you enjoy the podcast or the newsletters, I do recommend the Discord ( https://discord.gg/oddlots ) - the folks there are generally very smart and it is a great place to discuss…

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    Comment #46941363

    Mentioned, but there's usually a discussion.

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    Comment #46940127

    Your responsibility as a developer in this new world is design and validation. A poor foundation is a design problem. Throw it away and start again.

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    Comment #46502115

    Both TOWs and M47 Dragons are "remote controlled".

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    Comment #46283126

    Given what you need, you should look at a Telo. https://www.telotrucks.com/ Not launched yet though.

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    Comment #45937666

    Your team's fixed preferences get stored into your .agents.md file so you don't type it over and over. If you change your preferences, the team refactors.

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    Comment #45803363

    While the methodology wasn't published, Microsoft did something similar for Flight Simulator. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/flight-box...

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    Comment #45350317

    FIS is just waiting for them to pay $250k/enabled API call to make it happen...

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    Comment #45034715

    Come now - you really believe that Elon saw DOGE as a good faith effort to cut costs in the government? For someone with such a vaunted intelligence, he was either dumb or complici…

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    Comment #44193866

    To make it more concrete - here's an example in Chinese: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_Mud_Horse

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    Comment #43985172

    Postal banking existed in the US in some form until 1967. We could (and should) bring it back just for the reasons you stated. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postal_…

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    Comment #43977144

    The issue with your last statement is that it _is_ part of your job and an increasingly important one at that. It is _also_ your job to make them less bad - this is good because yo…

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    Comment #43651638

    What are robots or not is a point of debate - there are many different definitions. Generally, it has to automate a task with some intelligence, so dishwashers qualify. It isn't a …

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    Comment #43648543

    The wits in robotics would say we already have domestic robots - we just call them dishwashers and washing machines. Once something becomes good enough to take the job completely, …

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    Comment #43573863

    I'm not saying it has to be perfect. I'm saying that this outcome will never exist because more has changed than just the plant closing. If we coupled "reopen the plant" with "the …

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    Comment #43565665

    It isn't a bad thing - unless you don't have a job/have been stuffed with the idea that meaning and good pay could be yours if not for those foreigners.

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    Comment #43565646

    It isn't just "reopen the plant" - it is "reopen the plant and match economic conditions in the time period from the 1950s-1990s". Just reopening won't bring back the comparably hi…

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    Comment #43565619

    You can see the report here: https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/reciprocal-tariff-calculations Given that both elasticities were set to cancel each other, that's why you get a flat trade…

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    Comment #43565564

    The admin has stated they are in addition to (totaling 54%).

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    Comment #43329832

    Festool sells an upper body exoskeleton for painters and sanders: https://www.festoolusa.com/products/exoskeleton/exoactive-ex...