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  • Is Optimization Optimal?

    As someone who works in analytics and the exact sciences, I’ve spent a career seeking optimal results.  “Optimal” has two meanings in my world.  First, it’s about being thorough and rigorous, having explored all reasonable options and parameters before settling on a result.  Second, it’s about truly optimizing something – finding a specific configuration or…

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  • Generalist or Specialist?

    I’ve often wondered whether I’m a generalist or a specialist.  In technical work, we tend to celebrate depth: mastering a specific domain until you know every aspect of it.  But many of the most pressing problems today don’t fit neatly inside a single box. Specialists dive deeply into one area — signal processing, embedded design,…

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  • Check ChatGPT’s Work

    I’ll admit it: I use our good friend, “Chaz G’ParTeux,” as I like to call it, several times a week. Mostly for copy edits (spelling, grammar, phrasing) and personal queries. But sometimes I get lazy and ask for more — snippets of code, even ambitious electromagnetic problem formulations. That’s where things get interesting. ChatGPT doesn’t…

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