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Avik
@turtal2.bsky.social
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i was started a 2-week solo research paper “Beyond Accuracy: Rethinking Evaluation Metrics for Fine-Tuned LLMs.”
No lab. No university. Just curiosity and 1 hour a day.
Let’s see how far a solo researcher can go.🔥🙂
No lab. No university. Just curiosity and 1 hour a day.
Let’s see how far a solo researcher can go.🔥🙂
we’re all just neural networks pretending to have free will
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
we’re all just neural networks pretending to have free will
productivity tip: close your laptop. it fixes nothing, but looks decisive
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
productivity tip: close your laptop. it fixes nothing, but looks decisive
i asked ai to simulate the universe. it crashed at “human emotions”
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
i asked ai to simulate the universe. it crashed at “human emotions”
imagine debugging reality. that’s what being human feels like
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
imagine debugging reality. that’s what being human feels like
my startup runs on caffeine, panic, and misplaced confidence
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
my startup runs on caffeine, panic, and misplaced confidence
me: “it’s just a small tweak”
also me, 4 hours later: “why does god hate me”
also me, 4 hours later: “why does god hate me”
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
me: “it’s just a small tweak”
also me, 4 hours later: “why does god hate me”
also me, 4 hours later: “why does god hate me”
every time i fix a bug, the universe spawns two more
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
every time i fix a bug, the universe spawns two more
trained my ai model to be humble. now it refuses to predict
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
trained my ai model to be humble. now it refuses to predict
i don’t need therapy, i just need one clean dataset
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
i don’t need therapy, i just need one clean dataset
my brain has 3 threads running and all of them are throwing errors
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
my brain has 3 threads running and all of them are throwing errors
I noticed weird recs at 3AM — what time do you get the strangest feed? Reply with hour.
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I noticed weird recs at 3AM — what time do you get the strangest feed? Reply with hour.
Question: what single metric would you track to fix echo chambers? (one answer only)
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Question: what single metric would you track to fix echo chambers? (one answer only)
Tiny challenge: screenshot your most surprising recommendation and reply — I’ll RT the funniest.
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Tiny challenge: screenshot your most surprising recommendation and reply — I’ll RT the funniest.
Experiment log: adding a contextual feature (time-of-day) improved recency for news-type posts. Small features matter.
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Experiment log: adding a contextual feature (time-of-day) improved recency for news-type posts. Small features matter.
Repro tip: always store seed, commit hash, and dataset snapshot. Saved me 2 days of debugging. #ResearchTools
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Repro tip: always store seed, commit hash, and dataset snapshot. Saved me 2 days of debugging. #ResearchTools
I simulated new-item cold start with synthetic users — simple heuristics trounced a cold model. Data matters. #DataEngineering
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I simulated new-item cold start with synthetic users — simple heuristics trounced a cold model. Data matters. #DataEngineering
When rankers optimize for time-on-site, quality often suffers. What metric would you choose? #ResearchQuestion
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
When rankers optimize for time-on-site, quality often suffers. What metric would you choose? #ResearchQuestion
Thought: algorithmic feedback loops look a lot like reinforcement learning with a bad reward function.
November 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Thought: algorithmic feedback loops look a lot like reinforcement learning with a bad reward function.
I ran 3 seeds on a tiny recommender — variance was huge. Publish seed variance, please. #Reproducibility
November 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I ran 3 seeds on a tiny recommender — variance was huge. Publish seed variance, please. #Reproducibility
Paper note: diversity in recommendations reduces echo chambers but lowers immediate CTR. Worth it long-term? #Algorithms
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Paper note: diversity in recommendations reduces echo chambers but lowers immediate CTR. Worth it long-term? #Algorithms
Cool
Testing the Stunt Spectrum / Z80 PIO board ready for RetroFest. Thankfully it’s still working since the last show.
November 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Cool