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IonQ Researchers Test Quantum Error Decoder on MacBook Pro

IonQ researchers recently demonstrated that a standard MacBook Pro can manage error correction for a large-scale quantum machine. The study involved decoding simulated workloads for a system performing over one million operations. This finding suggests that everyday high-performance processors can handle the intensive data demands of future fault-tolerant quantum computers. Scaling Error…

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If your file-guard hook is registered on Read, it never sees cat

I wrote a PreToolUse hook to keep one file out of the model's context. Registered it on Read , exit 2. Asked Claude Code to read the file with the Read tool. It stopped. Good.

  • File-guard hook blocks access on Read via cat
  • Hook fails to fire on Read via Read tool
  • Deny rule applies per-file, not command-specific

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Staking rewards are just an accumulator (Vyper 🐍)

Staking rewards look complicated. They are not. I went through a pile of articles on staking, and the mechanism is simpler than I expected.

  • Staking rewards are on-chain mechanism, not offchain bot
  • Vyper smart contract language used for implementation
  • Tracks accrued rewards per token, pays users accurately

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