Srikumar
@sriku.org
Math, music (@patantara.com), human and computer languages, small data and natural intelligence, visiting prof of computer science at Krea University. Blog - https://sriku.org
Made this after reading the book? bsky.app/profile/eric...
December 16, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Made this after reading the book? bsky.app/profile/eric...
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Take a journey through time down a new NSF COLDEX ice core borehole just completed by the team in #Antarctica!
If you’re at #AGU25 stop by the COLDEX booth in the Exhibit Hall to talk to COLDEX team members from across the 15-institution center funded by NSF! @agu.org Follow us on IG @ coldex_stc
If you’re at #AGU25 stop by the COLDEX booth in the Exhibit Hall to talk to COLDEX team members from across the 15-institution center funded by NSF! @agu.org Follow us on IG @ coldex_stc
December 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Take a journey through time down a new NSF COLDEX ice core borehole just completed by the team in #Antarctica!
If you’re at #AGU25 stop by the COLDEX booth in the Exhibit Hall to talk to COLDEX team members from across the 15-institution center funded by NSF! @agu.org Follow us on IG @ coldex_stc
If you’re at #AGU25 stop by the COLDEX booth in the Exhibit Hall to talk to COLDEX team members from across the 15-institution center funded by NSF! @agu.org Follow us on IG @ coldex_stc
Had to factory reset the phone. The right design here should've been to ask me for my PIN before the OS update so the system can validate I know my decryption PIN before potentially locking me out irrecoverably. By far the MOST laborious part of the reset process is to DISABLE AI EVERYWHERE.
waah! phone (oneplus) os updated, rebooted, asks for pin .. which I don't recall 'cos I'd been using finger print auth. #snafu
December 15, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Had to factory reset the phone. The right design here should've been to ask me for my PIN before the OS update so the system can validate I know my decryption PIN before potentially locking me out irrecoverably. By far the MOST laborious part of the reset process is to DISABLE AI EVERYWHERE.
Ok #ChennaiMargazhiMusic is on folks! Rock concert by Shrutisagar and Abhishek Raghuram, Patri Satishkumar and Sree Sundar Kumar today at Krishna Gana Sabha.
December 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Ok #ChennaiMargazhiMusic is on folks! Rock concert by Shrutisagar and Abhishek Raghuram, Patri Satishkumar and Sree Sundar Kumar today at Krishna Gana Sabha.
@shriram.bsky.social - checking that you're ok. Do please take care and caution.
Brown University says there's an active shooter on campus. Emergency scanner says multiple victims, but unclear how many.
Video footage viewed by the Brown Daily Herald "depicted several individuals lying on the ground near the Sciences Library appearing to be assisted by police."
Video footage viewed by the Brown Daily Herald "depicted several individuals lying on the ground near the Sciences Library appearing to be assisted by police."
Active shooter on campus, Department of Public Safety reports
The alert and call was sent to students immediately by DPS following the incident, urging students to hide, run or evacuate until further notice.
www.browndailyherald.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:14 AM
@shriram.bsky.social - checking that you're ok. Do please take care and caution.
On the UX psychology of what3words.com, I find it very hard to remember 3 random ordinary words identifying various locations. Like I've looked up my own home location and I manage to recall only one of the three words. I have a feeling I might have more luck with ridiculous sounding words. Thots?
The simplest way to talk about location
Every 3 metre square has a unique 3 word address.
what3words.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:11 AM
On the UX psychology of what3words.com, I find it very hard to remember 3 random ordinary words identifying various locations. Like I've looked up my own home location and I manage to recall only one of the three words. I have a feeling I might have more luck with ridiculous sounding words. Thots?
Therapeutic sharing is great and all that but in this case I'm probably not going to be able to sleep today.
Waking up at 03:41 in a sweat, realising that one day soon Microsoft will insert generative AI into the cut / copy / paste commands
December 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Therapeutic sharing is great and all that but in this case I'm probably not going to be able to sleep today.
Any predictions on what capability gpt v(47/9) is going to have (i.e. the end of the sequence 5.2, 5.21, 5.22, 5.221, 5.222,...)
December 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Any predictions on what capability gpt v(47/9) is going to have (i.e. the end of the sequence 5.2, 5.21, 5.22, 5.221, 5.222,...)
Love this. Bang on!
December 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Love this. Bang on!
This morning when taking our Poppy out, our friendly neighbourhood community girl bounded up to her and instantly went belly up to play with her! Dogs are awesome.
Best wishes to you all for a really lovely evening.
Did you know that dogs help to prolong your life?
Did you know that dogs help to prolong your life?
a dog is running on a beach at sunset
ALT: a dog is running on a beach at sunset
media.tenor.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:07 AM
This morning when taking our Poppy out, our friendly neighbourhood community girl bounded up to her and instantly went belly up to play with her! Dogs are awesome.
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This week, I explore B Corps doing good and the toll of seasonal waste. I've also collected a host of ideas on how our choices can reduce waste, support communities, and restore nature — from thrifted treasures to shared experiences, and giving that supports families and ecosystems around the world.
Simple ways to make the holidays more sustainable | Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe
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December 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This week, I explore B Corps doing good and the toll of seasonal waste. I've also collected a host of ideas on how our choices can reduce waste, support communities, and restore nature — from thrifted treasures to shared experiences, and giving that supports families and ecosystems around the world.
www.npci.org.in/product/upi/... wow! Average daily transaction value processed by UPI in Dec 2025 has crossed ₹1Tr (~$11B) a day? Did I do the unit conversion right?
www.npci.org.in
December 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
www.npci.org.in/product/upi/... wow! Average daily transaction value processed by UPI in Dec 2025 has crossed ₹1Tr (~$11B) a day? Did I do the unit conversion right?
I now declare myself as converted to Typst from LaTEX based forms as mind started thinking about working on a pandoc typst backend .. which someone else probably is doing already.
December 10, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I now declare myself as converted to Typst from LaTEX based forms as mind started thinking about working on a pandoc typst backend .. which someone else probably is doing already.
Everything is political .. and if something isn't, it will be made political .... yes even fonts.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Everything is political .. and if something isn't, it will be made political .... yes even fonts.
Fundraiser for the Auroville Institute of Applied Technology - give.aviusa.org/page/AIAT?fu... - its principal was my classmate at college and has great spirit and commitment to his cause.
Support AIAT’s Vision for Integral Higher Education!
Our Mission Auroville Institute of Applied Technology (AIAT) offers integral higher education programs — blending value-based education with technology and sustainability.Our goal is to nurture social...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Fundraiser for the Auroville Institute of Applied Technology - give.aviusa.org/page/AIAT?fu... - its principal was my classmate at college and has great spirit and commitment to his cause.
None of which our current gov is in favour of
By engaging with history critically, rather than weaponising it, India can cultivate a more inclusive public imagination – one that challenges exclusionary narratives, confronts misinformation, and strengthens democratic participation.
scroll.in/article/1088...
Sahasranshu Dash✍️
scroll.in/article/1088...
Sahasranshu Dash✍️
December 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
None of which our current gov is in favour of
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
Opportunity for India to export some potholes from our roads.
I understand the motivation for proposing this, but think of us cyclists too and the kind of spinal shock we have to endure if these measures are taken. Ok perhaps you have separate flat bike lanes as well.
I understand the motivation for proposing this, but think of us cyclists too and the kind of spinal shock we have to endure if these measures are taken. Ok perhaps you have separate flat bike lanes as well.
Tired: flat streets
Wired: Speed humps, tables, etc
Inspired: Speed *dips*, because modern clearance and suspension makes taking speed bumps at speed no big deal, but dips still make drivers worry they'll damage their car, and that has the highest level of encouraging compliance
Wired: Speed humps, tables, etc
Inspired: Speed *dips*, because modern clearance and suspension makes taking speed bumps at speed no big deal, but dips still make drivers worry they'll damage their car, and that has the highest level of encouraging compliance
December 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Opportunity for India to export some potholes from our roads.
I understand the motivation for proposing this, but think of us cyclists too and the kind of spinal shock we have to endure if these measures are taken. Ok perhaps you have separate flat bike lanes as well.
I understand the motivation for proposing this, but think of us cyclists too and the kind of spinal shock we have to endure if these measures are taken. Ok perhaps you have separate flat bike lanes as well.
Academics: Know about Goodhart's law when you're implementing policies and measuring outcomes.
Also academics: Publish or perish.
Also academics: Publish or perish.
December 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Academics: Know about Goodhart's law when you're implementing policies and measuring outcomes.
Also academics: Publish or perish.
Also academics: Publish or perish.
For photographic and digital evidence presented in a court case, do/shouldn't people take their hashes and publish them to deter evidence tampering?
December 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
For photographic and digital evidence presented in a court case, do/shouldn't people take their hashes and publish them to deter evidence tampering?
Bill Bailey .. on the dotted eighth delay .. 😂 youtu.be/H8dZwXnMrRU
December 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Bill Bailey .. on the dotted eighth delay .. 😂 youtu.be/H8dZwXnMrRU
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DAIR launched four years ago today, on the one year anniversary of my firing from Google.
We couldn't have done it without all of your support. That company could have destroyed my life but you didn't let it ❤️
Check out therojects we're working on at www.dair-institute.org/projects/. 🧵
We couldn't have done it without all of your support. That company could have destroyed my life but you didn't let it ❤️
Check out therojects we're working on at www.dair-institute.org/projects/. 🧵
Projects
An overview of projects at DAIR.
www.dair-institute.org
December 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
DAIR launched four years ago today, on the one year anniversary of my firing from Google.
We couldn't have done it without all of your support. That company could have destroyed my life but you didn't let it ❤️
Check out therojects we're working on at www.dair-institute.org/projects/. 🧵
We couldn't have done it without all of your support. That company could have destroyed my life but you didn't let it ❤️
Check out therojects we're working on at www.dair-institute.org/projects/. 🧵
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I realize I've been posting about my book a lot and want to share why 🧵
1. It's fucking hard to write a book and getting this one to the finish line with everything happening in my life has been a huge accomplishment for me. I'm excited.
2. Now is a hard time to get a book into circulation. Because
1. It's fucking hard to write a book and getting this one to the finish line with everything happening in my life has been a huge accomplishment for me. I'm excited.
2. Now is a hard time to get a book into circulation. Because
It tried to kill me but I have finished the book. Second pass pages read through, final copy and line edits done.
Please read my book. I worked very hard on it. 😭 (Also read Legendborn, as you can see from the background, I’m a fan)
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
Please read my book. I worked very hard on it. 😭 (Also read Legendborn, as you can see from the background, I’m a fan)
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
December 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I realize I've been posting about my book a lot and want to share why 🧵
1. It's fucking hard to write a book and getting this one to the finish line with everything happening in my life has been a huge accomplishment for me. I'm excited.
2. Now is a hard time to get a book into circulation. Because
1. It's fucking hard to write a book and getting this one to the finish line with everything happening in my life has been a huge accomplishment for me. I'm excited.
2. Now is a hard time to get a book into circulation. Because
Why is Apple torturing the macbook line? Looking to get a 15" M5 MBP and I now find only 13&15" MBA and 14&16" MBP!!
December 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Why is Apple torturing the macbook line? Looking to get a 15" M5 MBP and I now find only 13&15" MBA and 14&16" MBP!!