Sneha Narayan @snehanarayan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Despite the seriousness of the subject matter, there have been moments of levity and wry recognition in the room. Most of us lived through all of this, and these presentations have felt like academic trauma bonding. 010
Sneha Narayan @snehanarayan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I’m at this conference, highly recommend this live thread. Seen some incredible quant and qual research talks so far. Currently listening to an international law expert carefully making the argument that elements of Operation Metro Surge amount to crimes against humanity. It’s sobering. 1113
Sneha Narayan @snehanarayan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Biriyani is truly the best. I also recommend India Kutir on E Lake for standard North Indian fare, their naan is really well made. 010
Sneha Narayan @snehanarayan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Haven’t been to that location, but I’ve enjoyed the biriyani at their Nicollet location. There are fewer places that serve South Indian breakfast in the twin cities though, so Dosa feels special. I also went to Kumars near the U recently for their weekend thali special and it was delicious! 120
Sneha Narayan @snehanarayan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Dosa South Indian Grill is my favorite spot for South Indian food if that’s of interest. 160
Sneha Narayan @snehanarayan.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Would an email help in these uncertain times? No matter, here’s another. 041
Sneha Narayan @snehanarayan.bsky.social · 12/11/2025More views of the aurora from south Minneapolis, taken around 9-9:15pm 1200
Sneha Narayan @snehanarayan.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Really pretty aurora display visible now in Minneapolis! 1316
Sneha Narayan @snehanarayan.bsky.social · 09/10/2025That’s also a good game I suppose. And there’s thematic overlap! 010
Sneha Narayan @snehanarayan.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Hope this means you’ve been playing a lot Hades II recently 120
Sneha Narayan @snehanarayan.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Relatedly, I’ve already informed my (white, US-born) spouse that moving to India might be our best option when we’re old 040
Sneha Narayan @snehanarayan.bsky.social · 09/10/2025I know multiple immigrant families who’ve decided to move older family members back to their home country (after they’ve lived here for decades) because senior care/assisted living is often much better and cheaper outside the US. 150
Sneha Narayan @snehanarayan.bsky.social · 26/09/2025I’m at a @moreneighbors.org fundraiser that’s organized as a fun Mpls vs St. Paul comedy roast. It’s fun because the Mpls folks roast St Paul, and the St Paul people… also roast St Paul. 18415
Sneha Narayan @snehanarayan.bsky.social · 10/09/2025I believe you mean Large Language Lin Manuel Miranda Model ;) 110
Sneha Narayan @snehanarayan.bsky.social · 19/07/2025This is also why other networked goods (transportation, sewer & water lines) tend to be managed as public utilities. Hard for companies to profit when people don’t value having additional connections, but need one reliable connection that goes to their house, regardless of how far from the hub. 120
Sneha Narayan @snehanarayan.bsky.social · 19/07/2025The use-value of a technology and the stock market valuation of companies that sell/package that tech aren’t the same thing imho. People may find talking to each other across distances very useful, and companies may still struggle to profit off that impulse. Often the case with networked goods! 210
Sneha Narayan @snehanarayan.bsky.social · 18/07/2025There were some pretty clear use cases of network comms early on that were benefited by further infrastructure, rather than what we’re seeing now (tons of investment in infra that didn’t come out of how people were already seeking to use tech). 140
Sneha Narayan @snehanarayan.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I’m not fully sure the analogy holds in this case (though your provocation is interesting and made me consider if it does). The internet had several precedents that were user-innovated, like switchboard operators sendings msgs to each other, & BBS systems built on telephone lines. 110
Sneha Narayan @snehanarayan.bsky.social · 08/06/2025The Patus monkeys at Como Zoo are enjoying Pride month 080
Sneha Narayan @snehanarayan.bsky.social · 25/02/2025good to see you taking advising responsibilities seriously 😌 030
Reposted by Sneha Narayanmeshm @meshm.bsky.social · 24/11/2024We threw a "our house is 100 years old" party last night and made a cake-and-gingerbread model of it. (Great british bakeoff voice) This is their most ambitious bake to date 8677