Qworg

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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 ]

Meet.hn: meet.hn/city/47.6694141,-122.1238767/Redmond

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Comment · 4 days ago
You don't have to pay more - I wouldn't switch to an open source harness on a whim, but your harness/cheaper agents can always call Claude Code headlessly.
Comment · 6 days ago
For the same reason you don't have a small coal power plant in your backyard - scale matters.
Comment · 18 days ago
The person picking them does? We're told continuously how tremendously smart and wonderful they are.
Comment · 1 month ago
Reminds me of MechMania at UIUC - exciting!
Comment · 1 month ago
Skeets is what the community wants, but the company does not (for obvious reasons).
Comment · 2 months ago
Humans are also not trustworthy. So we build systems to capture their nondeterministic output and solve the issues that emerge.
Comment · 3 months ago
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.

Comment · 3 months ago
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.
Comment · 4 months ago
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 wide variety of factors, very little having to do with immigration and far more with a small number of wealthy families owning a huge amount of land and a larger number of wealthy people holding many homes.

Comment · 8 months ago
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 everything from the economy to climate to transportation to defense.
Comment · 8 months ago
Mentioned, but there's usually a discussion.
Comment · 8 months ago
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.

Comment · 10 months ago
Both TOWs and M47 Dragons are "remote controlled".
Comment · 10 months ago

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