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| 14 | + <pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:01:28 GMT</pubDate> |
15 | 15 | <copyright><![CDATA[2026 Ahmed Samil Bulbul]]></copyright> |
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| 21 | + <title><![CDATA[Architecting Trust: 5 Patterns to Prevent Insider Threats]]></title> |
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| 23 | + <link>https://fezcode.com/blog/architecting-trust-preventing-insider-threats</link> |
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| 25 | + <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmed Samil Bulbul]]></dc:creator> |
| 26 | + <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> |
| 27 | + <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>Architecting Trust: 5 Patterns to Prevent Insider Threats</h1> |
| 28 | +<p><a href="https://fezcode.com/blog/architecting-trust-preventing-insider-threats">Read more...</a></p>]]></content:encoded> |
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| 30 | + <item> |
| 31 | + <title><![CDATA[Deep Link Configuration: Achieving a Global Parameter Observer in React]]></title> |
| 32 | + <description><![CDATA[[object Object]]]></description> |
| 33 | + <link>https://fezcode.com/blog/deep-link-configuration-with-url-parameters</link> |
| 34 | + <guid isPermaLink="false">https://fezcode.com/blog/deep-link-configuration-with-url-parameters</guid> |
| 35 | + <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmed Samil Bulbul]]></dc:creator> |
| 36 | + <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> |
| 37 | + <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>Deep Link Configuration: Achieving a Global Parameter Observer in React</h1> |
| 38 | +<p><a href="https://fezcode.com/blog/deep-link-configuration-with-url-parameters">Read more...</a></p>]]></content:encoded> |
| 39 | + </item> |
| 40 | + <item> |
| 41 | + <title><![CDATA[Introducing Fezluxe: A Study in Refined Architectural Elegance]]></title> |
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| 43 | + <link>https://fezcode.com/blog/introducing-fezluxe-refined-architectural-elegance</link> |
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| 45 | + <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmed Samil Bulbul]]></dc:creator> |
| 46 | + <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> |
| 47 | + <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>Introducing Fezluxe: A Study in Refined Architectural Elegance</h1> |
| 48 | +<p><a href="https://fezcode.com/blog/introducing-fezluxe-refined-architectural-elegance">Read more...</a></p>]]></content:encoded> |
| 49 | + </item> |
| 50 | + <item> |
| 51 | + <title><![CDATA[The FIFA Paradox: Why We Spend 14 Hours Playing Games We Hate]]></title> |
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| 53 | + <link>https://fezcode.com/blog/gun-and-ball</link> |
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| 55 | + <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmed Samil Bulbul]]></dc:creator> |
| 56 | + <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> |
| 57 | + <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote> |
| 58 | +<p><strong>⚠️ Disclaimer: Open Analysis</strong></p> |
| 59 | +<p>This post explores game data using statistical analysis. Please note that while I am an experienced engineer, |
| 60 | +I am not a specialized Data Scientist. I have made the code and data available <a href="https://github.com/fezcode/Project-Touch-Grass">in GitHub</a> for transparency. |
| 61 | +If you find errors in the methodology or want to improve the model, I welcome your feedback and pull requests.</p> |
| 62 | +</blockquote> |
| 63 | +<p><a href="https://fezcode.com/blog/gun-and-ball">Read more...</a></p>]]></content:encoded> |
| 64 | + </item> |
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21 | 66 | <title><![CDATA[Dying is Easy, Comedy is Statistically Impossible: An IMDbayes Analysis]]></title> |
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@@ -91,9 +136,18 @@ This ensured our statistical analysis was based on titles with a minimum level o |
91 | 136 | <p>To get deeper insights, I needed better math than simple means.</p> |
92 | 137 | <h4>Metric A: The Weighted Rating (Bayesian Average)</h4> |
93 | 138 | <p>How do you compare a movie with a 9.0 rating and 105 votes against an 8.2 rating with 500,000 votes? The latter score is more statistically significant.</p> |
94 | | -<p>I adopted IMDb's own <strong>Weighted Rating</strong> formula. This "Bayesian average" pulls a movie's rating toward the global average (C) if it has few votes (v), |
95 | | -only allowing it to deviate as it gains more votes over a threshold (m).</p> |
96 | | -<p><img src="/images/posts/wgsiw/formula.png" alt="Weighted Rating"></p> |
| 139 | +<p>I adopted IMDb's own <strong>Weighted Rating</strong> formula. This "Bayesian average" pulls a movie's rating toward the global average $C$ if it has few votes $v$, |
| 140 | +only allowing it to deviate as it gains more votes over a threshold $m$.</p> |
| 141 | +<p>$$ |
| 142 | +WR = \left( \frac{v}{v+m} \cdot R \right) + \left( \frac{m}{v+m} \cdot C \right) |
| 143 | +$$</p> |
| 144 | +<p><strong>Where:</strong></p> |
| 145 | +<ul> |
| 146 | +<li>$R$ = Average Rating of the movie</li> |
| 147 | +<li>$v$ = Number of votes for the movie</li> |
| 148 | +<li>$m$ = Minimum votes required to be listed (Threshold: 100)</li> |
| 149 | +<li>$C$ = Mean vote across the whole dataset</li> |
| 150 | +</ul> |
97 | 151 | <p>This provided a fair "Quality Score" for every movie.</p> |
98 | 152 | <h4>Metric B: The p99 Ceiling</h4> |
99 | 153 | <p>I wanted to know the "potential" of a genre. Even if most Action movies are mediocre, how good are the very best ones?</p> |
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