As the name says it, this will be a dump of random stuff. I don't think I will ever write longer articles about these.
College Park translates into සරසවි උයන (Sarasavi Uyana). This might be interesting for the very few people who learnt at both Peradeniya and University of Marylnd in College Park.
Coffee stains on latex!
Phrases people should not use in talks given to graduate students
- "This of X (\in graduate school, research, work) as a marathon instead of a sprint." -- Whoever saying this is significantly over-estimating how athletic grad students are!
- "No free lunch" as an expression for tradeoffs in a phenomenon -- Most probably 50% of the students in your audience are there for free lunch!
I need to make a checklist for flying.
- Passport, ticket, i20 (updated)
- Put bag tags! (why am I actually doing this?)
- Do the online check in. Get the isle seat. Window seat is never worth it :-)
- Laptop, ipad and phone
- Be prepared to have either the US or UK plug sockets.
- A charger that can give out both USB C and iphone output.
- The in flight entertainment system will have USB 2 (most probably). I am yet to see one with USB c
- USB 2 to USB c cable
- UDB 2 to iphone cable
- If there is a chance of staying stuck in the transit -- a change of clothes and a tooth brush!
Sharmila's checklist before leaving home for a longer trip -- (1) Bed (2) Fridge (3) Bathroom (4) WHAT WAS THAT?.
"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
RAS Syndrome
Height of buildings act of 1910: wiki.
25 VS code tips: youtube.
Someone should implement faiss.add(torch.Tensor()) to faiss.
The summer vision project PDF
Reading list (2023 Summer): Girl in Room 105, Reader, Lolita (ongoing)
False dichotomy, no true Scottsman, slippery slope, and gross generalization are some cool logical fallacies.
Dr. Maithripala made us listen to this song during the undergraduate orientation in Peradeniya.
Last edit 2024-Jan-31.