Sujeet Akula
freeboson.org
Sujeet Akula
@freeboson.org
I like coffee, tea, high energy physics, etc.

SWE @ Google. (The opinions stated here are my own, not necessarily those of my employer.)

💻 https://freeboson.org
📍 Brookline, MA
@peez.bsky.social re: "you tricked me" — I assumed this was a reference to how she talked to him before giving the speech (while pretending to be the fetid moppet)
March 19, 2025 at 4:10 AM
"go fash, lose cash" ~ @mekka.mekka-tech.com
Tesla in free fall, X in free fall, Nasdaq itself in free fall. The world is sending a clear message to the the US: going fascist is really expensive.
Tesla en caída libre, X en caída libre, el mismísimo Nasdaq en caída libre. El mundo está dando un claro mensaje a EEUU: ser fascista sale caro.
March 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
late morning weekend coffee ≫ *

#coffeenerds
January 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I'd really like to see "through bike lane" intersection deprecated in favor of protected intersections. This guidance seems to put a lot of faith in the power of dotted vs solid lines: nacto.org/publication/...

Who wouldn't prefer these? nacto.org/publication/...
January 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
La Cabra coffee ☕ brewed on the Pulsar this morning was a wonderful start to the weekend 🥰
December 14, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Reposted by Sujeet Akula
Now if you really want to highlight the absurdity of this design, photoshop a couple of three year olds into it.
December 9, 2024 at 2:29 PM
My son asked me if the password 12345 was a good password. I pulled up this article from the @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social and our entertainment was set for the evening.

Some fun entries
- gateway (167) and compaq (172)
- password (2), password1 (307), password2 (5147)
- '80s birthday clusters
Wikipedia:10,000 most common passwords - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
December 8, 2024 at 1:30 AM
We just need all the details first! No, don't try telling me any details though.
wbur.org WBUR @wbur.org · Dec 4
The lone state senator to block a vote this week on a compromise bill that would raise taxes on Boston commercial property owners received a rush of campaign donations from real estate interests over the past two months, public records show.
Mass. senator who blocked Boston property tax bill saw flood of real estate donations
South Boston Sen. Nick Collins’ campaign committee collected $17,200 in contributions from real estate interests in November, state campaign finance records show, representing more than three-quarters...
www.wbur.org
December 5, 2024 at 4:25 AM
December 4, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Rice + dal is so goated 🍜
November 25, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Drivers never seem to have difficulty finding parking in Coolidge Corner. There's almost always room in the bike lane or bus stop. Failing that, they can just put their hazards on and stop in the middle of the road. 🚲🌃
November 19, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Reposted by Sujeet Akula
Good cycling infrastructure is where small mistakes do not have severe consequences.
November 17, 2024 at 2:44 PM
IAIFI hosted a symposium on generative AI + physics 🧪 a few months ago. This panel discussion was a highlight for me: youtu.be/BP-wf9A3PkE?... (1/)
Panel on the Potential Impacts of Generative AI in the Physical Sciences
YouTube video by IAIFI: Institute for AI & Fundamental Interactions
youtu.be
November 17, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Maybe the Sexiest Man Alive in High Winds at least?
Yet again, I see that People Magazine is too cowardly to admit who the real Sexiest Man Alive is:
November 14, 2024 at 4:46 AM
A nice critique of the rhetoric used by Sabine Hossenfelder in decrying academia and pandering to anti-science 🧪 cranks.

pca.st/episode/e19e...
Sabine Hossenfelder: Science is a Liar ... Sometimes - Decoding the Gurus
An exiled Northern Irish anthropologist and a hitchhiking Australian psychologist take a close look at the contemporary crop of 'secular gurus', iconoclasts, and other exiles from the mainstream, offe...
pca.st
November 13, 2024 at 2:47 AM
Optimist: the cup is half full

Pessimist: the cup is half empty

Physicist: the cup is approximately a sphere plus some small non spherical parts
Optimist: the cup is half full

Pessimist: the cup is half empty

Etymologist: the cup is an Old English borrowing from Late Latin
Optimist: the cup is half full

Pessimist: the cup is half empty

Marine biologist: there is not enough water in the cup to be suitable habitat for a shark
November 9, 2024 at 8:59 PM