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shashankpritam — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 20:16:44 +0000

This was the original link - https://deepmind.google/models/gemini/image/

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shashankpritam — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 20:16:11 +0000

Thank you for saying that. When I posted that GP comment - it got immediately downvoted and I couldn't even see my comment on the thread. I kind of expected to get it tagged 'meta/off-topic' and removed.

The way I see it - corporations would like to exploit prejudices for revenue. Of course, this is not something new. But it is a societal issue and the corporate world is playing a large role in it.

For context this was the original link - https://deepmind.google/models/gemini/image/

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shashankpritam — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:01:04 +0000

Oh, in that case, it makes sense. Also, I think men/women consume different kind of media and this is one of those "men dominated" corner of the internet. I also think due to trainig data bias - there could be some difference in quality with different subjects. So, they might be showing off their best of best.

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shashankpritam — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 16:52:32 +0000

Are men not attractive? Or perhaps for Google, this blog is a targeted content? But who is it targeting? I would like to see the reasoning behind using all women images (at the least the top/first ones) to show off the model capabilities. I have noticed this trend in the image manipulation business a lot.

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shashankpritam — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:51:30 +0000

Very promising. I know where to spend my weekends now :). It is a gem. No matter how much I ask ChatGPT it never comes up with such suggestions. So, thank you!

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shashankpritam — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:49:53 +0000

Oh cool. I am checking this lang out. Thank you!

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shashankpritam — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 21:34:24 +0000

Wow, I did not know Julia has evolved so much recently. Frankly, I am going to give it another spin! Thank you so much for your comment.

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shashankpritam — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 21:28:48 +0000

I vaguely remember reading about numerical precision issues in Julia from this old blog post here - http://web.archive.org/web/20150226121144/http://wizardmac.t.... But honestly, it's from 2015, and Julia's evolved a lot since then, so it might not be an issue anymore. But I wanted to confirm, hence I added the uncertainty.

Ask HN: Alternative Languages to Python/R in Computational Biology?

shashankpritam — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:42:29 +0000

Rust 1.82.0 just got released (https://blog.rust-lang.org/2024/10/17/Rust-1.82.0.html), bringing some really good updates such as:

- The new cargo info subcommand - aarch64-apple-darwin is now a tier 1 target - Improvements to impl Trait syntax

This raises an interesting discussion about the programming languages used in computational biology. While Python and R are predominant, there may be other good alternatives worth considering, for example -

1. Crystal: Known for its fast compile times and ease of use, Crystal is reportedly efficient in handling large biological data files. Has anyone used it in production? Heng Li's benchmarks provide some insights: https://lh3.github.io/2020/05/17/fast-high-level-programming-languages.

2. Rust: There is robustness in context of software development, but how effective is it for everyday computational biology scripting? Heng Li offers another perspective: https://lh3.github.io/2024/03/05/what-high-performance-language-to-learn.

3. Julia: Gaining popularity, but frankly I have concerns regarding numerical precision. (Maybe I am wrong), but tooling and non-compiled language makes it not okay for me personally.

4. Zig: I do not know that it is even relevant in this topic - but I wanted to add to capture a possibility?

What programming languages do you prefer for tasks such as sequence analysis, modeling, or data processing? Are there any lesser-known languages that deserve more attention, such as Racket or Raku?

Could you please share your experiences, whether in serious production environments or personal hobby projects. I would love to hear about different languages, paradigms, and their applications.

Additionally, I am exploring new ideas for a SAM/BAM encoding scheme for biological data. If anyone is interested in collaborating on this project, please reach out.

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