Victor Geislinger
@victorsvector.com
Combination of machine learning engineer / data scientist and teacher (depending on what hat I'm wearing that day)
Focusing on ML/AI @Google
(obligatory 'opinions are my own')
github.com/MrGeislinger
Focusing on ML/AI @Google
(obligatory 'opinions are my own')
github.com/MrGeislinger
mood is set
Let's read the last book of Twilight
vampires by the campfire
Let's read the last book of Twilight
vampires by the campfire
November 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
mood is set
Let's read the last book of Twilight
vampires by the campfire
Let's read the last book of Twilight
vampires by the campfire
Yeah it's wild how asymptotically even a 30 yr mortgage is to something like interest only. 50 year is even worst
I think it's not a hard argument to make that anything past 30yr mortgage is practically an 'infinite mortgage'
I think it's not a hard argument to make that anything past 30yr mortgage is practically an 'infinite mortgage'
November 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Yeah it's wild how asymptotically even a 30 yr mortgage is to something like interest only. 50 year is even worst
I think it's not a hard argument to make that anything past 30yr mortgage is practically an 'infinite mortgage'
I think it's not a hard argument to make that anything past 30yr mortgage is practically an 'infinite mortgage'
Nice— I like to call that 'Tim Tam style'
November 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Nice— I like to call that 'Tim Tam style'
I've only just started playing 😅
I did get to water & steam plants for electricity but I was focusing on the *fundamentals* to get a feel for things
I did get to water & steam plants for electricity but I was focusing on the *fundamentals* to get a feel for things
November 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I've only just started playing 😅
I did get to water & steam plants for electricity but I was focusing on the *fundamentals* to get a feel for things
I did get to water & steam plants for electricity but I was focusing on the *fundamentals* to get a feel for things
I've been playing Factorio this morning while my 5yr olds watched, suggested things I do, and did 'hair salon' with me
It's been a good morning
It's been a good morning
November 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I've been playing Factorio this morning while my 5yr olds watched, suggested things I do, and did 'hair salon' with me
It's been a good morning
It's been a good morning
How did I utilize my extra hour?
I finally decided to give in & play Factorio for the first time, embracing what I knew would become my new addiction
I finally decided to give in & play Factorio for the first time, embracing what I knew would become my new addiction
November 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
How did I utilize my extra hour?
I finally decided to give in & play Factorio for the first time, embracing what I knew would become my new addiction
I finally decided to give in & play Factorio for the first time, embracing what I knew would become my new addiction
My wife has been gone all week so it's been solo parenting my twins. But the thing that really has saved me is the kids falling asleep to my wife's recorded reading of a 'meditation bed time story' of a platypus
Literally took them less than 2 minutes to drift off
Literally took them less than 2 minutes to drift off
October 24, 2025 at 4:30 AM
My wife has been gone all week so it's been solo parenting my twins. But the thing that really has saved me is the kids falling asleep to my wife's recorded reading of a 'meditation bed time story' of a platypus
Literally took them less than 2 minutes to drift off
Literally took them less than 2 minutes to drift off
![Two panel comic mostly text with a stick figure talking to another in the right panel
[Caption above the panel:]
I try not to make fun of people for admitting they don't know things.
[Caption right below said caption:]
Because for each thing "everyone knows" by the time they're adults, every day there are, on average, 10,000 people in the US hearing about it for the first time.
[A list of equations.]
Fraction who have heard of it at birth = 0%
Fraction who have heard of it by 30 ≈ 100%
US birth rate ≈ 4,000,000/year
Number hearing about it for the first time ≈ 10,000/day
[Caption above the next panel:]
If I make fun of people, I train them not to tell me when they have those moments.
And I miss out on the fun.
[Megan is standing. Cueball is walking, with his palm out.]
Megan: "Diet Coke and Mentos thing"? What's that?
Cueball: Oh man! Come on, we're going to the grocery store.
Megan: Why?
Cueball: You're one of today's lucky 10,000.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jfda6xfy4ncaf72omkvrbkko/bafkreia4w5wh6wxrfx5ib5ha6i2vcrivs33g3vp6mi62dob7ytlifmhgxa@jpeg)
I'm in the middle of a great transitional shift
October 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I'm in the middle of a great transitional shift
some more pictures of the situation
October 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
some more pictures of the situation
sooo the roof started leaking *bad* in my office
But no worries, we have a siphon going so maybe this will relieve some of the puddle forming above me?
(thanks physics for the assist)
But no worries, we have a siphon going so maybe this will relieve some of the puddle forming above me?
(thanks physics for the assist)
October 14, 2025 at 2:05 AM
sooo the roof started leaking *bad* in my office
But no worries, we have a siphon going so maybe this will relieve some of the puddle forming above me?
(thanks physics for the assist)
But no worries, we have a siphon going so maybe this will relieve some of the puddle forming above me?
(thanks physics for the assist)
I've been on this earth for over 3 decades & I still don't understand why the option for hand dryers to blow into your face exists
October 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I've been on this earth for over 3 decades & I still don't understand why the option for hand dryers to blow into your face exists
my weekend just filled up
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October 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
my weekend just filled up
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I've been waiting for today— my preorder for the 20th anniversary Twilight book set finally ships! If I'm lucky, it'll be here in the next day or two!
I have weird interest but the movies literally bring me sooo much joy in the uh... decisions made. Hadn't read the books yet so this will be fun
I have weird interest but the movies literally bring me sooo much joy in the uh... decisions made. Hadn't read the books yet so this will be fun
September 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I've been waiting for today— my preorder for the 20th anniversary Twilight book set finally ships! If I'm lucky, it'll be here in the next day or two!
I have weird interest but the movies literally bring me sooo much joy in the uh... decisions made. Hadn't read the books yet so this will be fun
I have weird interest but the movies literally bring me sooo much joy in the uh... decisions made. Hadn't read the books yet so this will be fun
I love how these nuances that hide in the data can be so useful!
But I'm also partly afraid to be *too excited* in this case:
"We shouldn't get rid of DST! How will we be able to distinguish if someone is pretending to be in New Zealand?!"
also, relevant xkcd: m.xkcd.com/1172/
But I'm also partly afraid to be *too excited* in this case:
"We shouldn't get rid of DST! How will we be able to distinguish if someone is pretending to be in New Zealand?!"
also, relevant xkcd: m.xkcd.com/1172/
![Comic single pane representing a forum responses:
[Changelog for version 10.17 of a piece of software.]
One change listed: "The CPU no longer overheats when you hold down the spacebar"
Comments: LongtimeUser4 writes: This update broke my workflow! My control key is hard to reach, so I hold spacebar instead, and I configured Emacs to interpret a rapid temperature rise as "control".
Admin writes: That's horrifying.
LongtimeUser4 writes: Look, my setup works for me. Just add an option to reenable spacebar heating.
Every change breaks someone's workflow.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jfda6xfy4ncaf72omkvrbkko/bafkreiglvfv4zrbqfb34zwaziqnawacsjiexbtvzdyjwwlcupycqv7dw7a@jpeg)
September 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I love how these nuances that hide in the data can be so useful!
But I'm also partly afraid to be *too excited* in this case:
"We shouldn't get rid of DST! How will we be able to distinguish if someone is pretending to be in New Zealand?!"
also, relevant xkcd: m.xkcd.com/1172/
But I'm also partly afraid to be *too excited* in this case:
"We shouldn't get rid of DST! How will we be able to distinguish if someone is pretending to be in New Zealand?!"
also, relevant xkcd: m.xkcd.com/1172/
We all need Nolis' Data Messometer™ next to our desks
September 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
We all need Nolis' Data Messometer™ next to our desks
physicists also have a stake in getting rid of daylight savings time to stop mucking up their data:
arxiv.org/abs/2509.11849
(literally just came across this— there is no escape #dataBS)
arxiv.org/abs/2509.11849
(literally just came across this— there is no escape #dataBS)
September 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
physicists also have a stake in getting rid of daylight savings time to stop mucking up their data:
arxiv.org/abs/2509.11849
(literally just came across this— there is no escape #dataBS)
arxiv.org/abs/2509.11849
(literally just came across this— there is no escape #dataBS)
Don't get me wrong, I think there's a time & place for any tool. In this case, it makes a whole lot sense for me to put it together
I think this is more on me being a bit too 'unhuman' lol
(my wife says it was the format that made her think a person didn't write it)
I think this is more on me being a bit too 'unhuman' lol
(my wife says it was the format that made her think a person didn't write it)
September 24, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Don't get me wrong, I think there's a time & place for any tool. In this case, it makes a whole lot sense for me to put it together
I think this is more on me being a bit too 'unhuman' lol
(my wife says it was the format that made her think a person didn't write it)
I think this is more on me being a bit too 'unhuman' lol
(my wife says it was the format that made her think a person didn't write it)
(I just saw this might be a high number based on the replies so I wanted to provide some photographic evidence ; ) I probably would have more socks but my kids wanted to buy all the pink decor haha)
September 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
(I just saw this might be a high number based on the replies so I wanted to provide some photographic evidence ; ) I probably would have more socks but my kids wanted to buy all the pink decor haha)
Put my tooth under my pillow last night and look what the tooth fairy gave me!
I guess things are different for adults— Starbucks gift cards might as well be just as good as cash XD
I guess things are different for adults— Starbucks gift cards might as well be just as good as cash XD
September 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Put my tooth under my pillow last night and look what the tooth fairy gave me!
I guess things are different for adults— Starbucks gift cards might as well be just as good as cash XD
I guess things are different for adults— Starbucks gift cards might as well be just as good as cash XD
My twins (5yrs old) had asked about making video games on the computer so we took this afternoon making a chasing game together using Python (pygame-zero.readthedocs.io)
It was fun having them come up w/ the design and understanding how 'testing' worked
It was fun having them come up w/ the design and understanding how 'testing' worked
August 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM
My twins (5yrs old) had asked about making video games on the computer so we took this afternoon making a chasing game together using Python (pygame-zero.readthedocs.io)
It was fun having them come up w/ the design and understanding how 'testing' worked
It was fun having them come up w/ the design and understanding how 'testing' worked
My mother-in-law gave me this old trig book from their grandfather they recently inherited saying 'you might be the right person who would enjoy this'
I am indeed having good ol' nerd time— it's great seeing this one page on logarithms for when calculators weren't really a thing
I'm loving this!
I am indeed having good ol' nerd time— it's great seeing this one page on logarithms for when calculators weren't really a thing
I'm loving this!
August 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
My mother-in-law gave me this old trig book from their grandfather they recently inherited saying 'you might be the right person who would enjoy this'
I am indeed having good ol' nerd time— it's great seeing this one page on logarithms for when calculators weren't really a thing
I'm loving this!
I am indeed having good ol' nerd time— it's great seeing this one page on logarithms for when calculators weren't really a thing
I'm loving this!
**something something carcinization**
(beating anyone to the punch of 'relevant xkcd': m.xkcd.com/2314)
(beating anyone to the punch of 'relevant xkcd': m.xkcd.com/2314)
![Panel comic of black and white simple stick figures. Transcript from https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2314:_Carcinization
[Cueball and Megan are walking next to each other towards the left with Megan looking back at Cueball.]
Megan: Have you heard of "carcinization"?
Megan: The tendency of nature to evolve things into crabs.
Cueball: Oh?
[They continue to walk, both of them looking forward.]
Megan: Yeah, the basic "crab" design has evolved separately a number of times.
Cueball: Evolution just loves making crabs, I guess!
[Narrower panel with only Megan seen walking on while lifting both her arms slightly to each side.]
Megan: Apparently!
[Two smaller beat panels are drawn between the previous and next normal sized panels. The first is a bit lower than the top of the normal panels, and is partly lying in over the other small panel, which is below and to the right of the first. The top panel shows Megan continuing to walk along. The second shows Megan stopping and turning to look back.]
[Megan has turned completely and is looking down at a small crab scuttling along on the ground where Cueball was before, implying he has turned into a crab.]
Megan: Oh no](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jfda6xfy4ncaf72omkvrbkko/bafkreif5ljc2f5nnz3i4s3qcawpcsjpfrrq67vvolz5wwkkvi6mxyetgve@jpeg)
August 22, 2025 at 4:42 AM
**something something carcinization**
(beating anyone to the punch of 'relevant xkcd': m.xkcd.com/2314)
(beating anyone to the punch of 'relevant xkcd': m.xkcd.com/2314)
who else got melted gum on their shirt before having a school event so you used some dish soap & water to pick out the remnants with a plastic fork but now their shirt was wet and so dried it in their wife's classroom microwave only for it to dry too well and get burn spots?
oh just me??
oh just me??
August 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
who else got melted gum on their shirt before having a school event so you used some dish soap & water to pick out the remnants with a plastic fork but now their shirt was wet and so dried it in their wife's classroom microwave only for it to dry too well and get burn spots?
oh just me??
oh just me??