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Comment · 1 month ago
A heartwarming story about a teenager cold-emailing a famous mathematician and getting mentorship—provided that she lives ten blocks away, rapidly solves Herstein problems with original proof ideas, catches the interest of multiple topologists, and eventually helps solve a decades-old open problem.

The takeaway for ordinary students is presumably: “Simply be an extraordinary mathematical talent who happens to live next door to a lonely 92-year-old legend.”

Comment · 3 months ago
Comment · 6 months ago
Upper middle class Indian parents in India can be complete control freak helicopter parents too. Much more than the less wealthy ones.

I have seen and experienced some real extremes there.

Comment · 6 months ago
https://github.com/abhimanyu-jain/PRML_Solutions

A solution set to the book Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning by Christopher Bishop.

Comment · 6 months ago
Comment · 7 months ago
In my last company (before I left tech forever) I would tell my team that I am blocked on something or my progress is slow because of whatever reason and it would all get ignored lol.

It was almost like they required the standup as part of the process but never used it the way it should be used.

Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 1 year ago
Location: India

Remote: Yes

Willing to Relocate: Yes — ideally to Canada, US, EU or Australia

Technologies: PyTorch / NumPy / Scikit-learn / Math / AI/ML / Research

Résumé/CV: Available on request

GitHub: https://github.com/abhimanyu-jain/

Email: [email protected]

I’m a machine learning researcher and former software engineer, currently working independently on a deep dive into probabilistic models, inference, and machine learning theory — including a comprehensive solutions manual for Bishop’s Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning.

You can have a look at my progress here : https://github.com/abhimanyu-jain/PRML_Solutions

I’m looking for work where I can apply this theoretical depth — ideally roles involving ML research, prototyping, or model optimization — or contribute to academic or open-source projects with strong mathematical foundations.

I have a Master’s from Boston University focused on ML, and ~5 years industry experience (Python, backend). I’m especially interested in:

Algorithmic research and model development

Teams that blend theory and implementation

Teams working on open-ended problems

I’m flexible, fast-learning, and love pushing through complexity.

Comment · 1 year ago
SEEKING WORK

Location: India Remote: Yes Willing to Relocate: Yes — ideally to Canada, UK, US, or Australia Technologies: PyTorch / NumPy / Scikit-learn / Math / AI/ML / Research Résumé/CV: Available on request GitHub: https://github.com/abhimanyu-jain/ Email: [email protected]

I’m a machine learning researcher and former software engineer, currently working independently on a deep dive into probabilistic models, inference, and machine learning theory — including a comprehensive solutions manual for Bishop’s Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning.

You can have a look at my progress here : https://github.com/abhimanyu-jain/PRML_Solutions

I’m looking for work where I can apply this theoretical depth — ideally roles involving ML research, prototyping, or model optimization — or contribute to academic or open-source projects with strong mathematical foundations.

I have a Master’s from Boston University focused on ML, and ~5 years industry experience (Python, backend). I’m especially interested in:

Algorithmic research and model development

Teams that blend theory and implementation

Teams working on open-ended problems

I’m flexible, fast-learning, and love pushing through complexity.

Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 1 year ago
So many professors in college are detached and tone-deaf about their syllabus, their approach to teaching, and their workload, that the smart students adapt.

One of those adaptations is cheating. I have seen really hardwokring students in grad school finally resort to cheating because the workload was insane, and they realized everyone else was cheating.

Comment · 1 year ago
Damn this is a lot of work. Bookmarked.
Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 1 year ago
The main job of these "managers" is repeatedly asking "when will this get done?" and "Why isn't it done yet?".

You could hire a parrot to do these jobs.

Comment · 1 year ago
Sometimes, no matter how much work you put in, you will NOT get better at something.

All these advice pieces are garbage. Easy to say, but then you put in thousands of hours of practice and dont seem to get any better.

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