Visruth Srimath Kandali
@visruth.com
Cal Poly Statistics student interested in statistical computing/learning and its applications. Especially interested in R, Julia, Stochastics, and Bayesian methods.
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It’s easy to talk about ‘large AI data centers’ and still underestimate the scale.
Our Frontier Data Centers database shows that some upcoming campuses will cover a substantial portion of Manhattan. Meta's Hyperion data center will be nearly four times the size of Central Park.
Our Frontier Data Centers database shows that some upcoming campuses will cover a substantial portion of Manhattan. Meta's Hyperion data center will be nearly four times the size of Central Park.
November 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
It’s easy to talk about ‘large AI data centers’ and still underestimate the scale.
Our Frontier Data Centers database shows that some upcoming campuses will cover a substantial portion of Manhattan. Meta's Hyperion data center will be nearly four times the size of Central Park.
Our Frontier Data Centers database shows that some upcoming campuses will cover a substantial portion of Manhattan. Meta's Hyperion data center will be nearly four times the size of Central Park.
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Do you teach #rstats? Do your students complain about how lame and old-fashioned dplyr is? Don't worry: I have the solution for you: github.com/hadley/genzp....
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
GitHub - hadley/genzplyr: dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap
dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap. Contribute to hadley/genzplyr development by creating an account on GitHub.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Do you teach #rstats? Do your students complain about how lame and old-fashioned dplyr is? Don't worry: I have the solution for you: github.com/hadley/genzp....
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
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USCOTS 2025 brought ~350 educators together at Iowa State to explore the idea of useful models in teaching statistics. Highlights included keynotes on modeling and LLMs and Beth Chance receiving the George Cobb Award. magazine.amstat.org/...
#USCOTS #StatsEd #DataScience #TeachingStats #STEM
#USCOTS #StatsEd #DataScience #TeachingStats #STEM
October 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
USCOTS 2025 brought ~350 educators together at Iowa State to explore the idea of useful models in teaching statistics. Highlights included keynotes on modeling and LLMs and Beth Chance receiving the George Cobb Award. magazine.amstat.org/...
#USCOTS #StatsEd #DataScience #TeachingStats #STEM
#USCOTS #StatsEd #DataScience #TeachingStats #STEM
Spectacular thread about RNG which one should read. I'm firmly in alignment with Dr. Betancourt on this.
I think the quoted post is especially important to recognize. If your results are very seed-sensitive, your method is at fault, not your seeding!
I think the quoted post is especially important to recognize. If your results are very seed-sensitive, your method is at fault, not your seeding!
Sure an unscrupulous person can take advantage of cross validation fragility to hunt for a seed that yields better results, but again this is an estimator problem not a pseudo-random number generator seeding problem.
October 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Spectacular thread about RNG which one should read. I'm firmly in alignment with Dr. Betancourt on this.
I think the quoted post is especially important to recognize. If your results are very seed-sensitive, your method is at fault, not your seeding!
I think the quoted post is especially important to recognize. If your results are very seed-sensitive, your method is at fault, not your seeding!
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All of this is to say that any method for choosing a seed is equally adequate provided that seed is reported and the resulting pseudo-random number generator output is used properly.
October 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
All of this is to say that any method for choosing a seed is equally adequate provided that seed is reported and the resulting pseudo-random number generator output is used properly.
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I’m seeing some misinformation about pseudo-random number generator best practices going around the internets. Let’s talk about why the pseudo-random number generator seed you use shouldn’t actually have any impact on your results and, consequently, you can choose whatever seed you damn well please.
October 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I’m seeing some misinformation about pseudo-random number generator best practices going around the internets. Let’s talk about why the pseudo-random number generator seed you use shouldn’t actually have any impact on your results and, consequently, you can choose whatever seed you damn well please.
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to me, the main downside of vibe coding is that now there’s a quick phrase you can use to disown your work and avoid responsibility
September 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
to me, the main downside of vibe coding is that now there’s a quick phrase you can use to disown your work and avoid responsibility
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If you've been using a 📌 emoji to bookmark posts, @rafael.my and @samuel.bsky.team cooked up a special tool you can use to migrate them to your Saved Posts.
Try it here: pin2saved.vercel.app
Try it here: pin2saved.vercel.app
pin2saved for Bluesky
Migrate your Bluesky 📌 replies to saved posts.
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September 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If you've been using a 📌 emoji to bookmark posts, @rafael.my and @samuel.bsky.team cooked up a special tool you can use to migrate them to your Saved Posts.
Try it here: pin2saved.vercel.app
Try it here: pin2saved.vercel.app
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the progress of OpenAI models
the jump from GPT-1 to GPT-2 is mind blowing
i hate to admit that i wasn’t paying attention to LLMs back then, must’ve been a wild ride to see that
progress.openai.com
the jump from GPT-1 to GPT-2 is mind blowing
i hate to admit that i wasn’t paying attention to LLMs back then, must’ve been a wild ride to see that
progress.openai.com
OpenAI Progress
AI has been evolving at an incredible rate. This piece aims to highlight the progress made so far.
progress.openai.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
the progress of OpenAI models
the jump from GPT-1 to GPT-2 is mind blowing
i hate to admit that i wasn’t paying attention to LLMs back then, must’ve been a wild ride to see that
progress.openai.com
the jump from GPT-1 to GPT-2 is mind blowing
i hate to admit that i wasn’t paying attention to LLMs back then, must’ve been a wild ride to see that
progress.openai.com
I discovered yesterday that #NIN is doing TRON: Ares's soundtrack!? And they released a single? Gonna watch the movie just for OST; it's hitting all the same notes of Daft Punk's TRON: Legacy but distinctly NIN.
181*(3+(53/60))/60 ~ 12 hrs of _As Alive As You Need Me To Be_ since Aug 15 13:00...
181*(3+(53/60))/60 ~ 12 hrs of _As Alive As You Need Me To Be_ since Aug 15 13:00...
August 17, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I discovered yesterday that #NIN is doing TRON: Ares's soundtrack!? And they released a single? Gonna watch the movie just for OST; it's hitting all the same notes of Daft Punk's TRON: Legacy but distinctly NIN.
181*(3+(53/60))/60 ~ 12 hrs of _As Alive As You Need Me To Be_ since Aug 15 13:00...
181*(3+(53/60))/60 ~ 12 hrs of _As Alive As You Need Me To Be_ since Aug 15 13:00...
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Here is a rather lengthy write-up (in English) explaining why I chose #OCaml as my main programming language for my personal and professional projects!
xvw.lol/en/articles/...
I hope you find this interesting, and I welcome any feedback!
xvw.lol/en/articles/...
I hope you find this interesting, and I welcome any feedback!
Why I chose OCaml as my primary language
A detailed explanation of why I chose OCaml as the ‘default’ programming language for every project.
xvw.lol
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Here is a rather lengthy write-up (in English) explaining why I chose #OCaml as my main programming language for my personal and professional projects!
xvw.lol/en/articles/...
I hope you find this interesting, and I welcome any feedback!
xvw.lol/en/articles/...
I hope you find this interesting, and I welcome any feedback!
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Made a Starter Pack to help us #user2025 attendees find each other and stay in touch!
👉 go.bsky.app/NjYV48L
(hopefully I did this right... 🤓)
Let me know by replying here if you attended UseR and would like to be added, I'll try to update regularly! 🥰
👉 go.bsky.app/NjYV48L
(hopefully I did this right... 🤓)
Let me know by replying here if you attended UseR and would like to be added, I'll try to update regularly! 🥰
August 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Made a Starter Pack to help us #user2025 attendees find each other and stay in touch!
👉 go.bsky.app/NjYV48L
(hopefully I did this right... 🤓)
Let me know by replying here if you attended UseR and would like to be added, I'll try to update regularly! 🥰
👉 go.bsky.app/NjYV48L
(hopefully I did this right... 🤓)
Let me know by replying here if you attended UseR and would like to be added, I'll try to update regularly! 🥰
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{hexsession} by @liomys.mx is fun and useful!
Produces css/html snippets that tile hex logos nicely, e.g. to showcase your #rstats package projects. 😎
github.com/luisDVA/hexs...
#useR2025
Produces css/html snippets that tile hex logos nicely, e.g. to showcase your #rstats package projects. 😎
github.com/luisDVA/hexs...
#useR2025
August 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
{hexsession} by @liomys.mx is fun and useful!
Produces css/html snippets that tile hex logos nicely, e.g. to showcase your #rstats package projects. 😎
github.com/luisDVA/hexs...
#useR2025
Produces css/html snippets that tile hex logos nicely, e.g. to showcase your #rstats package projects. 😎
github.com/luisDVA/hexs...
#useR2025
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In the frenzy of exciting #useR2025 talks, I forgot to mention that I also gave my talk. 😆
"Adding models to {tidyclust}", slides here: kbodwin.github.io/Talks-and-Pr...
PC: @healthandstats.bsky.social
"Adding models to {tidyclust}", slides here: kbodwin.github.io/Talks-and-Pr...
PC: @healthandstats.bsky.social
August 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
In the frenzy of exciting #useR2025 talks, I forgot to mention that I also gave my talk. 😆
"Adding models to {tidyclust}", slides here: kbodwin.github.io/Talks-and-Pr...
PC: @healthandstats.bsky.social
"Adding models to {tidyclust}", slides here: kbodwin.github.io/Talks-and-Pr...
PC: @healthandstats.bsky.social
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I'm pretty stoked about what @visruth.com and I have been cooking up this year....
(Come see his talk at #UseR2025 to hear more... and of course, to get hex stickers while supplies last...)
(Come see his talk at #UseR2025 to hear more... and of course, to get hex stickers while supplies last...)
August 6, 2025 at 6:29 AM
I'm pretty stoked about what @visruth.com and I have been cooking up this year....
(Come see his talk at #UseR2025 to hear more... and of course, to get hex stickers while supplies last...)
(Come see his talk at #UseR2025 to hear more... and of course, to get hex stickers while supplies last...)
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The younger generation does many things much better than us.
But the fact that I have to now clarify that I want my latte hot, because the default is iced, is an injustice for which I shall never forgive The Youths.
☕
But the fact that I have to now clarify that I want my latte hot, because the default is iced, is an injustice for which I shall never forgive The Youths.
☕
July 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The younger generation does many things much better than us.
But the fact that I have to now clarify that I want my latte hot, because the default is iced, is an injustice for which I shall never forgive The Youths.
☕
But the fact that I have to now clarify that I want my latte hot, because the default is iced, is an injustice for which I shall never forgive The Youths.
☕
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we've already sold 1000 copies of The Secret Rules of the Terminal since it came out on Tuesday!!
so to celebrate I'm giving away 1000 copies to anyone who can't afford to buy one. You can use code BUYONEGIVEONE to get a free PDF copy if $12 USD is a lot for you.
wizardzines.com/zines/terminal
so to celebrate I'm giving away 1000 copies to anyone who can't afford to buy one. You can use code BUYONEGIVEONE to get a free PDF copy if $12 USD is a lot for you.
wizardzines.com/zines/terminal
June 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
we've already sold 1000 copies of The Secret Rules of the Terminal since it came out on Tuesday!!
so to celebrate I'm giving away 1000 copies to anyone who can't afford to buy one. You can use code BUYONEGIVEONE to get a free PDF copy if $12 USD is a lot for you.
wizardzines.com/zines/terminal
so to celebrate I'm giving away 1000 copies to anyone who can't afford to buy one. You can use code BUYONEGIVEONE to get a free PDF copy if $12 USD is a lot for you.
wizardzines.com/zines/terminal
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I wrote a blog post to celebrate 10 years of loo package 🎉 (R package implementing fast Pareto smoothed importance sampling cross-validation and many other useful methods for cross-validation)
June 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I wrote a blog post to celebrate 10 years of loo package 🎉 (R package implementing fast Pareto smoothed importance sampling cross-validation and many other useful methods for cross-validation)
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Rolling the ladder up behind us
The newest post on Xe Iaso's blog
xeiaso.net
June 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
