24 February 2025
Polars
I have been using Polars for over a year now. They are fast and particularly useful with formats such as parquet. Polars launched a GPU version last year, and I had the opportunity to review it last week.
I think because it was “loaded” in my working memory, I found Zach Wilson write about it.
Zach Wilson’s LinkedIn Post
It’s critical what we “load” in our working memory.
Involving Paul Graham here: Paul Graham’s Essay
And of course, someone has the same question as me and posted it on Reddit a long time back 😀
Reddit Discussion on Polars vs Pandas
Manapman Diaries
I wholeheartedly welcome remakes, “inspirations” of classics like the Manapman. Subodh Bhave, Rahul Deshpande, Shankar Mahadevan deserve kudos for taking the treasure of Marathi Natyageets and giving them a new makeover.
Sharing PuLa Deshpande’s rendering of Mala Madan Bhase Ha and Chandrika Hi Janu.
Mala Madan Bhase Ha
Chandrika Hi Janu
And I loved Sonu Nigam’s Chandrika as well.
Sonu Nigam’s Chandrika
Harawa Mora sung by Mahesh Kale in Bori, Goa. Bori is the birthplace of the great Marathi poet Ba Bha Borkar.
Harawa Mora
Asha Bhosale sings Ghazals with Ghulam Ali.
Asha Bhosale & Ghulam Ali Playlist
Karoo Na Yaad Magar is particularly interesting.
Karoo Na Yaad Magar
Asha Bhosale has collaborated with Kronos Quartet as well.
Asha Bhosale & Kronos Quartet Playlist
Productivity & Data Science
Why it’s important to calendarize and many interesting tips from Scott Hanselman.
Scott Hanselman’s Tips
Ofir Reich on the 80K Hours podcast speaking about using data science to end world poverty.
Ofir Reich on 80K Hours Podcast