Visited the Kolkata Book Fair after 8 years. Stood in no queues. Bought nothing. Best evening in a while. Wrote about it in my latest blogpost: #India #kolkata #blogpost #substack #newsletter #blogging #blog #Writing […]

I gave 42 years to this thing, and the thing changed into something I’m not sure I recognise anymore. Not worse, necessarily. Just different. And different in a way that challenges the identity I built around it and doesn’t satisfy in the way it did. #ai #llm #softwaredevelopment […]

One thing that I like about newsletters hosted in personal websites is how different each of them looks. As if you get to know about the design language, and thinking of the owner. Substack has made the distribution way easier, convenient and simpler. But every other blog/newsletter now looks […]

Not really surprised with this. A big reason for burnout is working endlessly without achieving a particular goal, or not knowing when you can stop, and the goal is achieved. With the current GenAI-driven productivity initiatives - a lot of projects will be facing this. Not saying, GenAI is […]

I write about analytics, product, and AI at Data Signal. Recently covered Bayesian inference in football (Antonio Conte's UCL luck), LLM ensemble methods, and when product changes mask operational problems. If any of this resonates, would love to have you as a reader […]

Grab today's Hindustan Times to find an annotated version of the India-US joint statement putting specific key details in context. If you couldn't get your hands on a copy, we have also made an online interactive version of it that you can read from our app […] [Original post on journa.host]

Where do you write? Especially for blog posts or articles? My system is a bit messy. Sometimes Obsidian notes, sometimes plain Microsoft Word, sometimes straight in my coding IDE (Positron). #Writing #tech #tools #blog #blogging

Is Antonio Conte's UCL record genuinely bad, or just the "Elite Tax" of facing tougher opponents? I analyzed Conte, Guardiola, and Klopp using frequentist and Bayesian tests. Only one manager's performance drop is statistically abnormal. Full analysis […]

RE: https://mastinsaan.in/@mehluv/115996566132139054 Keeping the relevant ones. ✉️ Mail service: Outlook 📬 Mail client(s): Default ✅ Tasks: TickTick 🗞️ RSS client: Feedly ☁️ Cloud storage: GDrive 🌅 Photo library: GPhotos 🌐 Web browser: Vivaldi & FF 📆 Calendar: Google Calendar 📖 Reading: Kindle […]

Boss! #brucespringteen #music #song https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=XlMDSTeb4_w&si=l22znECtxeRvEpwN

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The same binary thinking that turns Gandhi into saint or sellout is what reduces every policy debate to patriot vs traitor. Wrote about cultural binaries and an education system that actively discourages analytical thinking. https://ordinaryanalysis.substack.com/p/bapu-and-binaries #blogpost […]

I drank a bit and ate junk yesterday. Today I received this alert today morning. #garmin #smartwatch

Yesterday was insane. Gym + Office + Running. Had a Sundae after dinner, too. #dailysteps #garmin #walking #walkout #workout

Recently had an LLM API call that was 75% accurate on a production task. It wasn't good enough. Couldn't improve the model. Couldn't change the prompt much. I applied the "wisdom of crowds" principle instead. Multiple calls, smart aggregation.Turns out ensembling LLM outputs works surprisingly […]

Seeking: test reader for a blog post about data collection & visualization. Currently 3k words. I know it needs to be expanded and get minor edits, but not _where_ it needs them. This would also help guide future drafts. ​:boost:​ #writingadvice #writing #grafana #datascience

Will be attending the Kolkata Book Fair after a long time! EXCITED!!! Any must-visit stalls or hidden gems I shouldn't miss? #kolkata #India #bookfair #book https://www.cntraveller.in/story/a-city-and-its-joy-of-reading/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-intl

One of those rare weekends where everything clicks - finished ‘A Guide to the Good Life’, cooked well, trained hard (or tried to), logged some solid zone 2 miles, went for a long walk. The kind of Sunday evening where you’re tired but not depleted. More of these, please.

If you can’t say no without penalty, is it really gig work? New essay on why India’s ‘gig economy’ might not be gig work at all. https://ordinaryanalysis.substack.com/p/how-much-gig-is-indias-gig-work @mastodonindians #India #blogpost #substack

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Sometimes aura is the product - for actors, politicians, some corporate roles. The problem is when aura replaces substance in domains that demand it. New blogpost on Aura as a Service and short notes on how to detect it. https://ordinaryanalysis.substack.com/p/aura-as-a-service #substack […]

I truly love writing alt text, maybe particularly when it forces me to confront how little I know about the world around me. Like, ok this is a picture of a rock. It is…brown? There are things growing on it. They are…plants? lol I’m really sorry for the people reading them but listen, yall will […]

Switched from Apple Watch to Garmin. Liking the experience so far. Specially how fitness-focused it is, and the battery life.

New blog post about processing grief, cultivating a sense of gratitude, and the shitty year. https://ordinaryanalysis.substack.com/p/grief-gratitude-and-a-shitty-year

Browsing is something that I truly enjoy. It is a form of curated curiosity. (Though it comes with its perils.) Why would I want AI agents to do it for me? Don't really see the need at this point. #llm

Perception melts when confronted with actual human joy. A Halloween story from India. #blogpost #substack https://ordinaryanalysis.substack.com/p/trick-or-treats

My work involves working with LLM APIs. I was surprised to see even the advanced models (except Claude 3.7) making basic mistakes, such as being unable to perform basic summations. (it was doing 1+2+1+3+2+1 = 11) It kept on happening time and again. #llm #ai

Roo reaction [description: kangaroo checking out a Halloween display is scared by the cackling skeleton -- you can see the roo running away far down the street] #kangaroo #roo #animal #halloween #humor #humour

Choosing between a 5-seater and a 7-seater car? Same question applies to hiring: do you build for average days or peak days? I explored that in my new blogpost. https://ordinaryanalysis.substack.com/p/5-seats-or-7-average-or-peak #blog #blogpost

Any Data Science/Analytics or IndieWeb community based out of Hyderabad? Would love to be a part of one. #DataAnalytics #datascience #indieweb #hyderabad #India

Thank you, John Stewart, for putting together an easy-to-understand conversation about the threats and dangers of #ai And thank you Geoffrey Hinton, for the patience and clarity around this topic. This is a brilliant and crystal clear interview, and well worth listening to twice - 10/10 - must […]

Asked ChatGPT and Claude the same question. Their responses were surprisingly different. New post about conversational styles and sitcom wisdom. #llm #genai #substack #blogpost https://ordinaryanalysis.substack.com/p/the-coach-vs-the-friend-an-llm-experiment

Haha! Loved this! https://tyagarajan.substack.com/p/the-slop-singularity-is-here

Goodhartian illusion. #India #kolkata https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/kolkata/kolkata-rated-safest-and-least-safe-by-two-national-reports-on-womens-safety/cid/2126166

R & Positron users, I am facing an issue: When using R Notebooks (.ipynb) in Positron, I am not getting the autocomplete features that I typically see when working with Python. Am I missing a setting, or how can I enable this functionality? #rstats #datascience

@shibaprasad @mastodonindians Moreover, AAI lists 23 airports handling international passengers in 2006-07 (excl. non customs airports and 'other airports'). Between April to August this year, the number of such airports stood at 39 (excluding airports that were listed under data for […]

India’s skies aren’t just for metros anymore. Non-metro towns are claiming a bigger share of the aviation map, proof that growth is spreading, even if flying is no longer the luxury it once was. The numbers speak for themselves. Read on HT app […] [Original post on journa.host]

Replugging my last blog post: Discovering two Indias amidst the chaos of Sunday markets. #blogpost https://ordinaryanalysis.substack.com/p/small-cuts-big-realisations

West Bengal lost nearly 3 lakh Class 12 students between 2024 and 2025 - a 37% drop in just one year. I dug into the data to understand why, and ended up with more questions than answers. @mastodonindians #India #data https://www.shibaprasadb.com/2025/10/04/class12-dropouts.html

My evening runs around western Hyderabad often give me space to think. One such run made me see how the same shop, same butcher, same cut can belong to two very different Indias. Wrote about it here. #blogpost #substack #blog https://ordinaryanalysis.substack.com/p/small-cuts-big-realisations

Thoroughly enjoyed my Vibe coding experience of creating my Semi-professional website. Bought a domain yesterday. Though I would assume the experience would have been much more enriching if I had a solid foundation in HTML and CSS. Which I don't, sadly. #llm #vibecoding #website […]

Got some great suggestions, so reposting this. If you are into Stat/Data/Product/Strategy, I would love to have your suggestions. #rstats #datascience #DataAnalytics #analytics #technology #BusinessStrategy #stats #statistics […]

I think we should treat people who get scammed and come out and talk about it like heroes. And this is important: no matter how "obvious" the scam might seem in retrospect or from the outside of the community it prey'd on. The more I look at scams the more I think this is major factor in how […]

One day they will understand that "Let's build black boxes that are really good at predicting data" is a dead end for scientific progress. https://news.mit.edu/2025/can-large-language-models-figure-out-real-world-0825 "[They] devised a new approach to […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Why did RSS feeds go out of fashion? Seems like a great way to have a curated feed - all in one place!

Earlier this week, China announced that it will no longer claim "developing country" perks at the WTO, a nod to its economic heft and a bid to be seen as a champion of the Global South and multilateral institutions. Today's Number Theory charts its rise as a […] [Original post on journa.host]

Hey Stats & Product folks - what's your must-read book for leveling up strategic thinking? Crowdsourcing my 12-month reading plan to get better at asking the right business questions. Drop your best recs! #statistics #product #strategy #technology […]

Had terrible biryani at work recently. It had potatoes (Calcutta style) but missed everything else that makes good biryani. Reminded me of Catenaccio football and why most people fail when copying success - they replicate the obvious differentiator but ignore the invisible system that makes it […]