arman1o1 blog https://arman1o1.github.io/ 2026-10-26T00:00:00Z arman1o1 LLM Post-Training: A Practitioner's First-Principles Guide https://arman1o1.github.io/posts/ai-ml/llm-post-training-methods.html 2026-10-26T00:00:00Z A practitioner's first-principles guide to LLM post-training & alignment: SFT, DPO, PPO, GRPO, and Knowledge Distillation with mathematical formulation and PyTorch implementations. Into Inception, Again, Again and Again https://arman1o1.github.io/posts/movies/into-inception-again-again-and-again.html 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z A rewatch review of Inception (2010) — returning to Nolan's dream heist again and again, and what each descent reveals. Snowpiercer (2013) - Movie Review https://arman1o1.github.io/posts/movies/snowpiercer-2013-movie-review.html 2026-06-21T00:00:00Z A review of Bong Joon-ho's Snowpiercer (2013) — class warfare fought car by car, gritty practical action, and one of the bleakest endings in sci-fi. Testing Gemini Omni: Making a Still Bird Fly https://arman1o1.github.io/posts/ai-ml/testing-gemini-omni.html 2026-06-10T00:00:00Z An in-depth look at Gemini Omni's video generation capabilities, testing its understanding of physics, motion, and temporal consistency. No Other Choice (2025) - Movie Review https://arman1o1.github.io/posts/movies/no-other-choice-2025-movie-review.html 2026-06-10T00:00:00Z A review of No Other Choice (2025) by Park Chan-wook — my third film from the director, and thoughts on where it stands. Project Hail Mary (2026) - Movie Review https://arman1o1.github.io/posts/movies/project-hail-mary-2026-movie-review.html 2026-05-15T00:00:00Z A review of Project Hail Mary (2026), directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and starring Ryan Gosling — first impressions of the sci-fi adaptation. Building a Custom Agent Skill: The Semantic Git-Commit Assistant https://arman1o1.github.io/posts/ai-ml/building-a-custom-skill.html 2026-05-02T00:00:00Z A hands-on tutorial for building a three-layered local agent skill following progressive disclosure design guidelines. Building a Custom MCP Server: The Port & Process Manager https://arman1o1.github.io/posts/ai-ml/building-a-mcp.html 2026-05-01T00:00:00Z A hands-on tutorial for building a robust, cross-platform Port and Process Manager MCP server using FastMCP and psutil. Paprika (2006) - Movie Review https://arman1o1.github.io/posts/movies/paprika-2006-movie-review.html 2026-04-05T00:00:00Z A review of Satoshi Kon's Paprika (2006) — a first encounter with Kon's dream-bending animation, and it left me spellbound. From Prompts to Playbooks: Distilling Anthropic’s Guide to Agent Skills https://arman1o1.github.io/posts/ai-ml/building-skills-guide.html 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z A high-density guide to building portable, production-ready AI playbooks: progressive disclosure, YAML routing, validation boundaries, and evaluation suites. Beyond Chatbots: Hard-Won Realities from OpenAI's Agent Guide https://arman1o1.github.io/posts/ai-ml/building-agents.html 2026-02-14T00:00:00Z A high-density distillation of OpenAI's practical guide to agents: core mental models, production-grade tool design, and guardrail realities. The Future of Video: AI, Anime, and the New Cinema https://arman1o1.github.io/posts/photography/future-of-video-creation.html 2026-02-13T00:00:00Z Exploring how AI video generation will revolutionize cinema, drawing parallels to the anime industry's shift to digital. The "Human" Element in a Generative World https://arman1o1.github.io/posts/photography/the-human-element.html 2026-02-12T00:00:00Z A personal essay on why taking photos manually still matters when AI can generate perfection. Inception (2010) - Movie Review https://arman1o1.github.io/posts/movies/inception-2010-movie-review.html 2026-01-15T00:00:00Z A review of Christopher Nolan's Inception (2010) — practical effects over CGI, dream logic, and why it rewards a rewatch every year. Setup for MCP (Model Context Protocol) https://arman1o1.github.io/posts/ai-ml/setup-for-mcp.html 2026-01-11T00:00:00Z A comprehensive guide to setting up the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for Claude and other LLMs. The Thinking Game (2024) - Movie Review https://arman1o1.github.io/posts/movies/the-thinking-game-2024-movie-review.html 2026-01-07T00:00:00Z A review of The Thinking Game (2024), Greg Kohs's DeepMind documentary — a follow-up to his AlphaGo (2017) and a look at the pursuit of AGI. Photos of 2025 https://arman1o1.github.io/posts/photography/photos-of-2025.html 2025-12-31T00:00:00Z A collection of photographs from 2025. The Unreasonable Realness of Dreams https://arman1o1.github.io/posts/life/the-unreasonable-realness-of-dreams.html 2025-11-20T00:00:00Z A reflection on dreams, consciousness, and the mysteries of the mind Stalker (1979) - Movie Review https://arman1o1.github.io/posts/movies/stalker-1979-movie-review.html 2025-11-18T00:00:00Z A review of Stalker (1979), my second Tarkovsky after Mirror (1975) — slow cinema, the Zone, and what lingers after.