Aditya Sengupta
@adiastra.bsky.social
Astronomy PhD student at UCSC
I stepped away for like 40 minutes yesterday and it went from England 5 down to Australia 1 down! I keep telling americans this is slow and contemplative and then this happens!
November 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I stepped away for like 40 minutes yesterday and it went from England 5 down to Australia 1 down! I keep telling americans this is slow and contemplative and then this happens!
"it's a big thing, the umpire's call, isn't it? often the difference between out and not out" well...yeah
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 AM
"it's a big thing, the umpire's call, isn't it? often the difference between out and not out" well...yeah
Oh makes sense I missed "objective"
November 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Oh makes sense I missed "objective"
hang on, pizzas that are bad and large exist
November 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
hang on, pizzas that are bad and large exist
I work in instrumentation and I use quantum intuition a lot! Useful for me to motivate/provide a foundation to things like interferometry or waveguide mode shapes - you can do those classically but sometimes won't + it's useful to have the quantum side to drive home its importance
November 19, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I work in instrumentation and I use quantum intuition a lot! Useful for me to motivate/provide a foundation to things like interferometry or waveguide mode shapes - you can do those classically but sometimes won't + it's useful to have the quantum side to drive home its importance
i don't want him to speak but if he has to there should be one very casual, understated "excuse me princess"
November 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
i don't want him to speak but if he has to there should be one very casual, understated "excuse me princess"
jedi business. go back to your drinks
November 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
jedi business. go back to your drinks
"i couldn't find a speeder i really liked, with the open cockpit and the right speed capabilities". like they so desperately wanted a second thing other than open cockpit and just finished the sentence the way i finish sentences in paper introductions
November 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"i couldn't find a speeder i really liked, with the open cockpit and the right speed capabilities". like they so desperately wanted a second thing other than open cockpit and just finished the sentence the way i finish sentences in paper introductions
this is the realest code comment I've ever seen
November 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
this is the realest code comment I've ever seen
finally catching one of these! with coffee (ft slight glasses fog)
November 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
finally catching one of these! with coffee (ft slight glasses fog)
my family calls that a "paradox sandwich"
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
my family calls that a "paradox sandwich"
Oh this is all so weird
November 8, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Oh this is all so weird
my one thought is would there be any tricks to get a faster inversion? I bet a lot of conventional things (ode solving for example) would be oom faster if that were the case
November 8, 2025 at 7:25 AM
my one thought is would there be any tricks to get a faster inversion? I bet a lot of conventional things (ode solving for example) would be oom faster if that were the case
AGI is hidden inside the commutative matmul 😔
November 8, 2025 at 7:13 AM
AGI is hidden inside the commutative matmul 😔
Also matrix multiplication is intensely symmetric imo, just not in the literal mechanics of how you'd do it by hand
November 8, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Also matrix multiplication is intensely symmetric imo, just not in the literal mechanics of how you'd do it by hand
This is such an incoherent take? AI compute is bad because matmuls aren't commutative? If they were, would it be worth it? I don't think this even has its own internal logic
November 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
This is such an incoherent take? AI compute is bad because matmuls aren't commutative? If they were, would it be worth it? I don't think this even has its own internal logic
pref for weekend or nah? could do as early as this Monday evening if not
November 8, 2025 at 5:52 AM
pref for weekend or nah? could do as early as this Monday evening if not
yes! i can't this weekend but down any time after
November 8, 2025 at 5:49 AM
yes! i can't this weekend but down any time after
Wait what happened to cause people to think there's a vibe shift
November 8, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Wait what happened to cause people to think there's a vibe shift
oh I also got better at this over time, but not linearly - probably had my most work centric time ever this past summer
November 6, 2025 at 4:26 AM
oh I also got better at this over time, but not linearly - probably had my most work centric time ever this past summer
(I just did a day of my class on this which is why I wanted to wait to formulate thoughts!)
November 6, 2025 at 4:22 AM
(I just did a day of my class on this which is why I wanted to wait to formulate thoughts!)
I've ~naturally found I need to build in recharge time for myself if I'm going to be effective at the difficult thinking tasks. So in a way it's the opposite of not having time for hobbies: I don't have the time *not* to do other things, even if the only reason to do them is to be better at science
November 6, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I've ~naturally found I need to build in recharge time for myself if I'm going to be effective at the difficult thinking tasks. So in a way it's the opposite of not having time for hobbies: I don't have the time *not* to do other things, even if the only reason to do them is to be better at science