Visruth Srimath Kandali
@visruth.com
Cal Poly Statistics student broadly interested in Bayesian statistics, computational methods, and modeling--e.g. BNPs, VI, and MC methods. I like R, Julia, and functional friends.
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First release of stanflow! v0.1.0 was a few days later than I'd like, but its up now.
Stanflow is a metapackage a la tidyverse for a Stan Bayesian workflow--see the README for more details/features!
Feedback/issues/PRs are always appreciated.
#rstats #bayes
Stanflow is a metapackage a la tidyverse for a Stan Bayesian workflow--see the README for more details/features!
Feedback/issues/PRs are always appreciated.
#rstats #bayes
GitHub - VisruthSK/stanflow: R Package for a Mildly Opinionated Stan Bayesian Workflow
R Package for a Mildly Opinionated Stan Bayesian Workflow - VisruthSK/stanflow
github.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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They found that much of LLM “reasoning” doesn’t come from RL training; it comes from how you sample the model.
Paper: Scalable Power Sampling: Unlocking Efficient, Training-Free Reasoning for LLMs via Distribution Sharpening
( www.arxiv.org/abs/2601.21590 )
Paper: Scalable Power Sampling: Unlocking Efficient, Training-Free Reasoning for LLMs via Distribution Sharpening
( www.arxiv.org/abs/2601.21590 )
February 1, 2026 at 2:29 AM
They found that much of LLM “reasoning” doesn’t come from RL training; it comes from how you sample the model.
Paper: Scalable Power Sampling: Unlocking Efficient, Training-Free Reasoning for LLMs via Distribution Sharpening
( www.arxiv.org/abs/2601.21590 )
Paper: Scalable Power Sampling: Unlocking Efficient, Training-Free Reasoning for LLMs via Distribution Sharpening
( www.arxiv.org/abs/2601.21590 )
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January 13, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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All the material for my Bayesian Data Analysis course is available online, including the lectures, which we re-recorded this fall (some of them by @aloctavodia.bsky.social and Noa Kallioinen while I was on vacation). The video links are listed in the schedule at avehtari.github.io/BDA_course_A...
Bayesian Data Analysis course - Aalto 2025 – Bayesian Data Analysis course
avehtari.github.io
December 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
All the material for my Bayesian Data Analysis course is available online, including the lectures, which we re-recorded this fall (some of them by @aloctavodia.bsky.social and Noa Kallioinen while I was on vacation). The video links are listed in the schedule at avehtari.github.io/BDA_course_A...
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I'm teaching Statistical Rethinking again starting Jan 2026. This time with live lectures, divided into Beginner and Experienced sections. Will be a lot more work for me, but I hope much better for students.
I will record lectures & all will be found at this link: github.com/rmcelreath/s...
I will record lectures & all will be found at this link: github.com/rmcelreath/s...
December 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I'm teaching Statistical Rethinking again starting Jan 2026. This time with live lectures, divided into Beginner and Experienced sections. Will be a lot more work for me, but I hope much better for students.
I will record lectures & all will be found at this link: github.com/rmcelreath/s...
I will record lectures & all will be found at this link: github.com/rmcelreath/s...
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Huge thanks to @posit.co and hosts @mchow.com and @wesmckinney.com for having me on The Test Set!!!
posit.co/thetestset/e...
My favorite part was learning that I've been pronouncing "pandas" correctly all along. I've never felt more vindicated.
And y'all are wrong about candy corn. 😜
posit.co/thetestset/e...
My favorite part was learning that I've been pronouncing "pandas" correctly all along. I've never felt more vindicated.
And y'all are wrong about candy corn. 😜
Episode 11 : Kelly Bodwin — Quarto hacks, AI in the classroom, and why R should stay weird - Posit
posit.co
December 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Huge thanks to @posit.co and hosts @mchow.com and @wesmckinney.com for having me on The Test Set!!!
posit.co/thetestset/e...
My favorite part was learning that I've been pronouncing "pandas" correctly all along. I've never felt more vindicated.
And y'all are wrong about candy corn. 😜
posit.co/thetestset/e...
My favorite part was learning that I've been pronouncing "pandas" correctly all along. I've never felt more vindicated.
And y'all are wrong about candy corn. 😜
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Been really confused by social media for a while but I think I've figured it out: everyone except me has an explosive collar and it will detonate if they don't immediately contribute to the same discourse that everyone hates
December 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Been really confused by social media for a while but I think I've figured it out: everyone except me has an explosive collar and it will detonate if they don't immediately contribute to the same discourse that everyone hates
"By the way, to unlock the full functionality of all Apps, enable Gemini Apps Activity."
Gemini complains from time to time about me not enabling apps activity in the webapp--I added an instruction or wtv Google calls it to forbid it for doing so, but it persists.
It really ticks me off.
Gemini complains from time to time about me not enabling apps activity in the webapp--I added an instruction or wtv Google calls it to forbid it for doing so, but it persists.
It really ticks me off.
November 28, 2025 at 6:17 AM
"By the way, to unlock the full functionality of all Apps, enable Gemini Apps Activity."
Gemini complains from time to time about me not enabling apps activity in the webapp--I added an instruction or wtv Google calls it to forbid it for doing so, but it persists.
It really ticks me off.
Gemini complains from time to time about me not enabling apps activity in the webapp--I added an instruction or wtv Google calls it to forbid it for doing so, but it persists.
It really ticks me off.
Plugging my two favorite #python tools: uv and @marimo.io:
www.visruth.com/blog/2025112...
#rstats #julia too, because I always manage to mention R and Julia :)
www.visruth.com/blog/2025112...
#rstats #julia too, because I always manage to mention R and Julia :)
`uv` & `marimo`
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November 23, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Plugging my two favorite #python tools: uv and @marimo.io:
www.visruth.com/blog/2025112...
#rstats #julia too, because I always manage to mention R and Julia :)
www.visruth.com/blog/2025112...
#rstats #julia too, because I always manage to mention R and Julia :)
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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.
github.com
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
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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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Reposted by Visruth Srimath Kandali
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