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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I wrote a new #Substack post about my notes on the commodification of community and care, especially in relation to how we handle harm. I am trying to write things down, even when my ideas and my beliefs are in flux. drrosedasgupta.substack.com/p/my-notes-o...

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My Notes on the Commodification of Care

Content notes: community harm, intimate partner violence, abuse, and my own complicity in staying silent

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

New Substack post in which I write about the things I'm holding right now, like surgery prep, political dread, grief, hope, the fear of going outside, and the refusal to let any of it make me smaller. drrosedasgupta.substack.com/p/living-as-...

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Living as Rebellion (Body Updates, Political Dread, and More About Choosing Myself)

Content notes: chronic illness, bladder conditions, surgery, fertility, state violence, death, neurodivergence, grief, isolation

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

New #Substack post! I briefly wrote about navigating big life decisions in #polyamorous and relationship anarchist contexts, prompted by a conversation card that called me out personally. I also include a list of poly/ENM resources. drrosedasgupta.substack.com/p/who-gets-a...

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Who Gets a Say?

Content notes: polyamory, non-monogamy, relationships, infertility, pregnancy scares, breakups, grief

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

I am not pregnant (and I wanted to be), and I started my period today, and I'm not having a good time in my body. I don't really believe in New Year's resolutions anymore, but I wrote down some long-term goals anyway. #Substack drrosedasgupta.substack.com/p/long-term-...

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Long-Term Goals, Not Resolutions

Content notes: chronic illness, fertility, mental health

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tara @bitchwife.bsky.social · 07/08/2024

in case anyone was wondering how i felt about the subject now

neurotypical woman @femaleguy2:
i used to have this opinion and i still do in some minor ways, but an important realization i had was that in the same way nobody owes the world androgyny or adherence to expectations of binary gender, nobody owes the world classification or categorization in that respect.

Halimede @HalimedeMF • 18h:
"it/its" ughhhh you are missing! the! point! You are Human. Do you think you just fell out of a coconut tree? We already have a set of pronouns and social role historically denoting objectification, in much more interesting and sexually compelling...

neurotypical woman @femaleguy2•2h i think there's something to be said about What We Call Human in that it's historically been too narrow for cultures around the world and looking at the current neopronoun culture as a communal trauma response to dehumanization writ large helps me mind my own business and be kind
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neurotypical woman @femaleguy2 • 2h and what's more human than adapting to hardship in strange new ways that keep us alive? does my instinctual craving for pattern and understanding of a system outweigh any individual's right to navigate the world in a way best suited to their survival? i don't think it does
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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

I'm very raw here. I don't niche down, and I don't polish the hard parts out. If that sounds like your vibe, welcome. If not, no hard feelings. #authenticwriting #substack #writersofbluesky #writing #prose #poetry #rambles #findingmyvoice

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Sometimes I post poetry. Sometimes I post data or more technical stuff. Sometimes I post about my fertility journey, my chronic illness, or my gender. #poetry #chronicillness #fertilityjourney #writing

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

What to expect: long-form posts about disability, queerness, healthcare, spiritual practices, data visualization, polyamory and relationship anarchy, healing, neurodivergence, and whatever else I'm fixating on. #disability #queer #dataviz #polyamory #relationshipanarchy #neurodivergent #hindu

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

I just updated my Substack's About page to be more upfront about my positionality, my assumptions about sex and gender, and how I write (em and en dashes everywhere, parenthetical asides, and holding contradictions without resolving them). #writing #writinglife #substack

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

(Hence: "Overqualified Oversharing" being the name of my Substack.) I'm non-binary and genderfluid. I love makeup and dresses. I also want to medically transition. These aren't contradictions; clothes and makeup don't have gender. #nonbinary #genderfluid #transjoy #queerfashion #enby

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

I'm an Indian-Bengali-American data scientist, writer, and artist. I have a PhD in Biomedical Informatics, I'm pursuing solo parenthood (which means I paused HRT), and I process everything by writing about it publicly. #datascience #soloparent #fertility #trans #bengaliamerican #southasian

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

I'm sending y'all love, and I hope people are gentle and kind with themselves 😃 (I know I'm very intentionally reminding myself of this too.)

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Happy holidays y'all. Please check in on your fellow queers and people who are estranged from friends or family. Even if someone is surrounded by loved ones, this time can feel especially isolating and triggering.

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

I just completed "Factory" - Day 10 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/10 I used lpSolve (cran.r-project.org/web/packages...) to solve this #RStats #IntegerLinearProgramming

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Day 10 - Advent of Code 2025

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

I just completed "Movie Theater" - Day 9 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/9 (I've done part 1s of days 10-12 too! Day 9's part 2 took a while)

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Day 9 - Advent of Code 2025

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

I just completed "Playground" - Day 8 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/8 (now batch attempting the Part 1s for Days 9-12, bc I'm desperately trying to catch up!) I'm unfortunately sick again, so I'm hoping to finish and work on some other projects :3

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Day 8 - Advent of Code 2025

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

I just completed "Laboratories" - Day 7 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/7

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Day 7 - Advent of Code 2025

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

I just completed "Trash Compactor" - Day 6 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/6

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Day 6 - Advent of Code 2025

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Happy Solstice! New Substack about being in a body holding a lot: new diagnosis, fertility, dysphoria, and befriending shame instead of waiting until you've healed enough to deserve your own presence. #disability #chronicillness #blog #reflection drrosedasgupta.substack.com/p/feeling-my...

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Feeling My Body Through the Longest Night

Content notes: chronic illness, hypermobility diagnosis, fertility journey, gender dysphoria, body image, real-time processing, capacity, relationships, sitting in uncertainty

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

I have a tendency to optimize my way through uncertainty instead of just existing. :/ Wrote about that today... and about boundaries, interior victories, and putting your shoulder to the boulder again. drrosedasgupta.substack.com/p/existing-w... #disability #burnout #fertility #chronicillness

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Existing While Feeling Like You Need to Arrive Somewhere

Content notes: executive dysfunction, fertility journey, past relationships, grief, polyamory, liminal spaces, mythology, self-worth

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

and I’m committed to learning the ways I can care for them in that experience so I don’t make it unduly challenging for them to meet those insecurities within themselves.” @lavitaloca34.bsky.social (Absolutely, I'm trying to work on this myself) #polyamory

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

@lavitaloca34.bsky.social : "“While I am not responsible FOR the insecurities of my partners, I acknowledge that I can have an impact on their EXPERIENCE of their insecurities..." (continued) #polyamory

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Work has been intense, I'm hoping to finish Advent of Code this week in a sprint

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Dave DiCello @davedicello.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

This composition had eluded me for nearly a decade, but yesterday I was finally able to capture it. A train rolled through just as the Duquesne Incline was crossing over the tracks in #Pittsburgh, creating a picture perfect winter scene. It was worth the hours and hours I've waited over the years.

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Haskell programming language @haskell.org · 02/12/2025

This year, why not do the #AdventOfCode in #Haskell with your polycule?

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

I just completed "Printing Department" - Day 4 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/4 Conway's Game of Life, but helping forklifts move paper rolls so that we can break the wall (omg lol) to get into the cafeteria. Days 5-7 tomorrow, because I need to sleep #RStats

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

I just completed "Lobby" - Day 3 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/3 Picked batteries greedily while the elf hit "yes, I'm sure" on the joltage override. Escalator powered! Yayyy! 🔋⚡ #AdventOfCode #RStats

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

It's the weekend, and I'm still in recovery mode (still recovering from illness), but I've been resting! I'm hoping to catch up on all the Advent of Code puzzles :3 (I did read them at least!)

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A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · 06/12/2025

“This part [of me] says yes because something is exciting, not because it’s aligned. It mistakes chemistry for compatibility. It spins professional, creative, or erotic #energy into situations that never really move.": buff.ly/NpJ219i by @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social

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Pulling Back

Content notes: PTSD, chronic illness, energy management, letting go, fertility, creativity, productivity, haṁsa, wild geese, Mary Oliver, Hinduism, spirituality, work/life balance

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I just completed "Gift Shop" - Day 2 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/2 A young elf made silly patterns, but regex had my back(reference). Maybe the world could use more silly patterns and tools gentle enough to hold them #AdventOfCode #RStats

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Stephen Turner @stephenturner.us · 29/08/2025

All models are wrong; some are useful. All LLM outputs are hallucinations. Some are useful.

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Mickaël CANOUIL, Ph.D. @mickael.canouil.fr · 20/11/2025

After years of working with Quarto, I've refined a set of editor settings that significantly improve document editing efficiency. My latest blog post shares these battle-tested configurations. mickael.canouil.fr/posts/2025-1... #Quarto #VSCode #Positron #Productivity #DataScience

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Optimising VS Code and Positron for Quarto: Essential Settings for Better Editing – MCU

Discover the custom settings I use in VS Code and Positron to enhance my Quarto document editing workflow, from improved Git diffs to better visual guides for nested divs.

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

The elves changed the password, and I had to do modular arithmetic to get into the North Pole. My graphic for Day 1. My revised R code solutions are in alt text (thank you to @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social for the suggestion). The image was also drawn using R github.com/pritikadasgu... #AdventofCode

$solve_part1 <- function(dat) { dat <- remove_empty_lines(dat) dat <- vapply(dat, parse_input, FUN.VALUE = numeric(1), USE.NAMES = FALSE) position <- 50 # Dial starts at 50 zero_count <- 0 for (rotation in dat) { position <- ((position + rotation) %% 100 + 100) %% 100 # Normalize to 0-99 if (position == 0) { zero_count <- zero_count + 1 } } return(zero_count) } solve_part2 <- function(dat) { dat <- remove_empty_lines(dat) dat <- vapply(dat, parse_input, FUN.VALUE = numeric(1), USE.NAMES = FALSE) position <- 50 total_clicks <- 0 for (rotation in dat) { old_pos <- position new_pos <- old_pos + rotation # Unwrapped position if (rotation > 0) { # Moving right, count times we hit multiples of 100s clicks <- floor(new_pos / 100) } else if (rotation < 0) { # Moving left, count times we hit 0 and multiples of -100s if (old_pos > 0 && new_pos <= 0) { # Crossed through 0, plus any additional wraps clicks <- 1 + floor(abs(new_pos) / 100) } else if (old_pos == 0) { # Started at 0, but only counting additional full wraps clicks <- floor(abs(new_pos) / 100) } else { clicks <- 0 } } else { clicks <- 0 } total_clicks <- total_clicks + clicks position <- ((new_pos %% 100) + 100) %% 100 # Normalize to 0-99 } return(total_clicks) }$

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

I just completed "Secret Entrance" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/1 I'm working on making a graphic or something of how I thought about the solution (or just an art piece, we'll see).

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Day 1 - Advent of Code 2025

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

And our next event is coming up! Join us for the G4G @gayforgood.bsky.social Pittsburgh Holiday Social & Food Drive 🍊 We'll hear from a Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank rep, have Q&A, and collect donations. #FoodDrive #PGH #MutualAid #GayForGood volunteer.gayforgood.org/opportunitie...

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

I have some personal news/updates: I am a new chapter leader for @gayforgood.bsky.social Pittsburgh! 🏳️‍🌈 G4G mobilizes volunteers to strengthen ties to our broader community, and I'm so excited to help build this space! #LGBTQ #Pittsburgh #Volunteer #QueerCommunity gayforgood.org/pittsburgh/

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Volunteer With Us In Pittsburgh!

Join us as we mobilize LGBTQ+ and ally volunteers in the Pittsburgh community.

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Continuing this thread about discovering #Positron... I turned it into a longer #Substack piece about what it means to return to communities and hobbies that became complicated after #trauma. drrosedasgupta.substack.com/p/variables-i-can-and-cant-control

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Variables I Can and Can't Control

Content notes: real-time processing, chronic illness, programming nostalgia, RStats community, Advent of Code, flu, flaring, running on fumes

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

This is an earlier post/prose/piece I made on #Substack about my academic journey, trans journey, and what the t-distribution taught me about gender: "The Probable Error of a Man." #trans #statistics #wordplay #ttest #WilliamSealyGosset #Guinness #gender #academia #personalblog

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Today on my #Substack, I wrote about the very real realities of living as a #disabled person (I write a lot because that's what I do to process). A lot of TMI here. (I'm currently very sick.) drrosedasgupta.substack.com/p/if-its-not...

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If It’s Not One Thing

Content notes: real-time processing, chronic illness, chronic disability life, infection, flu, interstitial cystitis, fertility, body stuff

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

All this to say: I'm excited to try #Positron. And maybe actually post about my work again. Baby steps. #RStats #datascience #Posit #RStudio #Python #statistics

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Golapri Rose Ila Dasgupta, PhD MPH MHI MS @drrosedasgupta.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

For personal reasons, I've felt disconnected from the #RStats community for the past few years. Don't get me wrong, I've used #RStudio plenty, and I've learned how to write Quarto documents! But seeing a shiny tool like this makes me want to re-engage more fully (as my energy allows). #datascience

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