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Monotonic Search with Non-Uniform Priors?
6 Sept 2026
Binary search always queries the midpoint — but that's only optimal when you're clueless about where the answer lies. Here's the information-theoretic argument for querying the median of your belief instead.
Information TheorySearch AlgorithmsBayesian Statistics 8 min read
I showed why binary has to be the way it is.. in a way
18 Aug 2026
Put three natural constraints on a place-value representation system and the powers of two are not a choice any more — they are forced.
Number SystemsCombinatoricsProofs 4 min read