Khalil
@micaleel.bsky.social
(shall be defined by the 🦋 crowd in due time)
Thinking longer for a better answer….
September 4, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Thinking longer for a better answer….
Hearing the word “tertile” for the first time.
It’s refers to markers that splits ordered data into three groups.
It’s refers to markers that splits ordered data into three groups.
August 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Hearing the word “tertile” for the first time.
It’s refers to markers that splits ordered data into three groups.
It’s refers to markers that splits ordered data into three groups.
I often rely to LLMs to pick more meaningful CTE names and column aliases, because they do a decent job.
TIL that GPT-5, which I seldom use but expect to be trained on more recent data, wrongly thinks that BigQuery doesn’t yet support GROUP BY ALL.
TIL that GPT-5, which I seldom use but expect to be trained on more recent data, wrongly thinks that BigQuery doesn’t yet support GROUP BY ALL.
August 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I often rely to LLMs to pick more meaningful CTE names and column aliases, because they do a decent job.
TIL that GPT-5, which I seldom use but expect to be trained on more recent data, wrongly thinks that BigQuery doesn’t yet support GROUP BY ALL.
TIL that GPT-5, which I seldom use but expect to be trained on more recent data, wrongly thinks that BigQuery doesn’t yet support GROUP BY ALL.
I’ve been waiting for this moment for so long. Good too see @bearnotesapp.bsky.social giving Obsidian a run for their money.
#update #blog Write clear, beautiful math formulas right inside your notes using LaTeX, with live preview and a clean, elegant display.
Learn more in our Bear 2.5 release blog: blog.bear.app/2025/08/bear...
Learn more in our Bear 2.5 release blog: blog.bear.app/2025/08/bear...
Bear now supports math formulas
From lecture notes to research drafts, math formulas are part of the process. And now, you can write them in Bear with the clarity and style they deserve.
blog.bear.app
August 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I’ve been waiting for this moment for so long. Good too see @bearnotesapp.bsky.social giving Obsidian a run for their money.
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A personal update.
Why I am leaving big tech…
After spending almost two decades in big tech, I was notified last month that I am being laid off.There have been massive waves of layoffs across the industry recently, and I am just one of the many t...
bhaskar-mitra.github.io
July 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
A personal update.
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In decades to come, right-minded people will wonder how this was allowed to happen.
Mass starvation spreading across Gaza as supplies sit outside enclave, aid groups warn
Norwegian Refugee Council among more than 100 organisations calling for governments to take action
www.irishtimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
In decades to come, right-minded people will wonder how this was allowed to happen.
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Oh! Just a reminder: Israel has committed - continue to commit - genocide in Gaza.
July 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Oh! Just a reminder: Israel has committed - continue to commit - genocide in Gaza.
Of the many pleasures in life: Dido on the radio at the dentist’s on a lovely sunny Friday.
July 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Of the many pleasures in life: Dido on the radio at the dentist’s on a lovely sunny Friday.
The correlation between my stress levels and my chess rating has been paying off. I’ve gained at least +50 elo points in the past few weeks.
This kinda margin dictates when I take a holiday.
This kinda margin dictates when I take a holiday.
July 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The correlation between my stress levels and my chess rating has been paying off. I’ve gained at least +50 elo points in the past few weeks.
This kinda margin dictates when I take a holiday.
This kinda margin dictates when I take a holiday.
This is what did it for me. Till this day, I curate, relish (and reverse engineer) the good ones.
2. Read widely and develop your taste. Pay attention to when something is written really clearly or stylishly. Keep track of examples and steal structures and patterns.
3. Outline and reverse outline. Make sure there is a crystal clear logical flow from one idea to the next.
(2/n)
3. Outline and reverse outline. Make sure there is a crystal clear logical flow from one idea to the next.
(2/n)
July 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is what did it for me. Till this day, I curate, relish (and reverse engineer) the good ones.
I found myself nodding along to many points made in this article.
But the question that stuck with me is this: "Is a life without bread objectively better than a life with it?"
bloodknife.com/everyone-bea...
But the question that stuck with me is this: "Is a life without bread objectively better than a life with it?"
bloodknife.com/everyone-bea...
Everyone Is Beautiful and No One Is Horny - Blood Knife
The human body has become a strange contradiction at the heart of the modern blockbuster. Sexy, yes. But sexual? No.
bloodknife.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I found myself nodding along to many points made in this article.
But the question that stuck with me is this: "Is a life without bread objectively better than a life with it?"
bloodknife.com/everyone-bea...
But the question that stuck with me is this: "Is a life without bread objectively better than a life with it?"
bloodknife.com/everyone-bea...
My birthdays are usually low-key. This one, with the Gaza ceasefire and TikTok ban, will be unforgettable.
Hoping for better days for all.
Hoping for better days for all.
January 19, 2025 at 9:25 AM
My birthdays are usually low-key. This one, with the Gaza ceasefire and TikTok ban, will be unforgettable.
Hoping for better days for all.
Hoping for better days for all.
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when I drop a glass on the floor in the kitchen, i pick up the big pieces and then sweep my palm across the zone of damage to find the rest. sometimes there is a cost but it's got very good recall for finding issues that would surprise me later
anyways, test in prod
anyways, test in prod
January 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
when I drop a glass on the floor in the kitchen, i pick up the big pieces and then sweep my palm across the zone of damage to find the rest. sometimes there is a cost but it's got very good recall for finding issues that would surprise me later
anyways, test in prod
anyways, test in prod
Use Elon’s model at your own risk: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fw5j543q9pnce1.jpeg
January 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Use Elon’s model at your own risk: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fw5j543q9pnce1.jpeg
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Triggered a brief pang of anxiety seeing this but then remembered i don't need to care about this shit anymore lmao
SIGGRAPH'25 (form): 11 days.
RSS'25 (abs): 12 days.
SIGGRAPH'25 (paper-md5): 18 days.
RSS'25 (paper): 19 days.
ICML'25: 25 days.
RLC'25 (abs): 40 days.
RLC'25 (paper): 47 days.
IROS'25: 55 days.
ICCV'25: 60 days.
RSS'25 (abs): 12 days.
SIGGRAPH'25 (paper-md5): 18 days.
RSS'25 (paper): 19 days.
ICML'25: 25 days.
RLC'25 (abs): 40 days.
RLC'25 (paper): 47 days.
IROS'25: 55 days.
ICCV'25: 60 days.
January 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Triggered a brief pang of anxiety seeing this but then remembered i don't need to care about this shit anymore lmao
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Some people say that I never got over my obsession with Phil Collins.
But take a look at me now.
But take a look at me now.
December 31, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Some people say that I never got over my obsession with Phil Collins.
But take a look at me now.
But take a look at me now.
It’s that time of year where I want to revive my blog, but I can’t stand tinkering with Hugo and I’m too cheap to pay for a Ghost subscription
December 29, 2024 at 7:50 PM
It’s that time of year where I want to revive my blog, but I can’t stand tinkering with Hugo and I’m too cheap to pay for a Ghost subscription
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This picture is pretty self-explainatory.
December 14, 2024 at 8:06 AM
This picture is pretty self-explainatory.
You see trends, I see the ‘ol famous matplotlib colour theme. Being in the trenches messes with one’s perception.
Despite the threat of tariffs and mass deportations, the stock market has being doing great. It’s because investors are betting Trump is all bark and no bite.
As a reminder, despite all of the noise made about ICE under Trump, the Obama administration deported far more people. It’s not even close.
As a reminder, despite all of the noise made about ICE under Trump, the Obama administration deported far more people. It’s not even close.
December 14, 2024 at 6:07 PM
You see trends, I see the ‘ol famous matplotlib colour theme. Being in the trenches messes with one’s perception.
Started watching The Day of the Jackal yesterday. What an intriguing pilot episode!
December 14, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Started watching The Day of the Jackal yesterday. What an intriguing pilot episode!
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Always great to read about cool [sic] science and responsible humans
A ‘Second Tree of Life’ Could Wreak Havoc, Scientists Warn (Gift Article)
Research on so-called mirror cells, which defy fundamental properties of living organisms, should be prohibited as too dangerous, biologists said.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Always great to read about cool [sic] science and responsible humans
I’m 7 days behind in this year’s AoC. Yet, we move!
December 10, 2024 at 2:42 PM
I’m 7 days behind in this year’s AoC. Yet, we move!
Working in research has taught me that anything can be argued, and every argument has flaws.
This shapes my approach to workplace debates, many of which are pointless grandstanding exercises.
This shapes my approach to workplace debates, many of which are pointless grandstanding exercises.
December 9, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Working in research has taught me that anything can be argued, and every argument has flaws.
This shapes my approach to workplace debates, many of which are pointless grandstanding exercises.
This shapes my approach to workplace debates, many of which are pointless grandstanding exercises.
The mind is such a beautiful thing:
Until a few minutes ago, I can’t recall using the word “perdition” in a sentence for at least 10 years.
Until a few minutes ago, I can’t recall using the word “perdition” in a sentence for at least 10 years.
December 8, 2024 at 1:28 PM
The mind is such a beautiful thing:
Until a few minutes ago, I can’t recall using the word “perdition” in a sentence for at least 10 years.
Until a few minutes ago, I can’t recall using the word “perdition” in a sentence for at least 10 years.