Saroj Bartaula
Software & AI Engineer · Founder · Filmmaker

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Hi.I'm Saroj Bartaula

Ideas in Motion

Hi, I'm Saroj. I live in the Milky Way galaxy and currently work across software, AI, computer vision and human motion. I founded Tenslam Vision to explore motion technology, simulation and Physical AI. Filmmaking is part of my earlier creative background, and this remains the place where I share technology, stories, science and personal ideas.

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Things I Love

A living list of podcasts, books, movies, and series that shape how I think and what I keep coming back to.

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Podcasts I Keep Returning To

Weekly listening rotation

  • All-In Podcast
  • Dwarkesh Podcast
  • Founders
  • Lex Fridman Podcast
  • Aperture
  • The Joe Rogan Experience (guest dependent)
02

Books That Stayed With Me

Books I keep returning to

  • Sapiens - Yuval Noah Harari
  • Atomic Habits - James Clear
  • The Psychology of Money - Morgan Housel
  • Zero to One - Peter Thiel
  • The Almanack of Naval Ravikant - Eric Jorgenson
  • Deep Work - Cal Newport
03

Favorite Movies

Stories I can rewatch

  • Inception
  • Interstellar
  • The Dark Knight Rises
  • Pulp Fiction
  • The Lord of the Rings
  • Harry Potter
04

Favorite Series & Sitcoms

Long-form comfort and obsession

  • Dark
  • Breaking Bad
  • Friends
  • The Office
  • How I Met Your Mother
  • The Big Bang Theory

Featured entry

Aug 22, 2026

What If Human Motion Became Software?
techStoryScience/Tech

What if human motion could become software? This article explores how video, computer vision, simulation, robotics and AI could transform human movement into structured physical intelligence, and why preserving motion, skill and behavior may become a key part of future digital humans and robots.

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What If Human Motion Became Software?

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Recent Blogs

A curated stream of recent writing across technology, storytelling, science, and adjacent ideas.

I Trained a Language Model From Scratch. The Hardest Part Wasn't the Transformer.

Oct 14, 2026

I Trained a Language Model From Scratch. The Hardest Part Wasn't the Transformer.

Personaltech

Building a Transformer was the fun part. Preparing nearly a billion tokens of training data, debugging pipelines, managing GPU time, and figuring out whether the model was actually learning turned out to be much harder. I trained two small language models from scratch, starting at 29.9M parameters and scaling to 60.1M. Here's what I learned along the way, including the mistakes, unexpected challenges, and why understanding the process was more valuable than the final model.

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Belief Is Not the Problem. Certainty Is.

Aug 16, 2026

Belief Is Not the Problem. Certainty Is.

PersonalpsychologyStoryphilosophy

This essay explores how belief shapes religion, politics, love, family, ambition and the stories we accept about other people. It examines how social media turns repetition into apparent truth, how political hope becomes loyalty, and why education alone does not guarantee clear thinking. I also question my own beliefs, including why I trust one person’s explanation over the accusations against them. Belief is unavoidable, but it should not become absolute certainty. We can examine evidence, hear different sides and reach a reasonable conclusion while still admitting that we may not know the complete truth. The problem is not belief itself. The problem begins when we treat hope as fact, identity as evidence and confidence as knowledge.

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The Ultimate Truth: The Ultimate Source of Everything

Feb 11, 2025

The Ultimate Truth: The Ultimate Source of Everything

Science/TechSpace

This blog delves into the ultimate source of everything, exploring our purpose, the origins of existence, and the evolution of consciousness. It fuses insights from physics, cosmology, and human evolution with futuristic concepts like digital consciousness and the simulation hypothesis. Challenging conventional wisdom, the narrative invites readers to view the universe as an interconnected, self-generating system where every element—from atoms to thought—plays a vital role. Ultimately, it inspires a profound journey to understand our place in the cosmos and the true nature of reality.

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Why Rocket Launches Inspire Me and Bring Tears to My Eyes Every Time

Oct 15, 2024

Why Rocket Launches Inspire Me and Bring Tears to My Eyes Every Time

Science/TechSci-FiSpace

I discuss the emotional impact of rocket launches and the revolutionary developments in space exploration in my blog "Why Rocket Launches Inspire Me and Bring Tears to My Eyes Every Time.". I share my personal perspectives and intense enthusiasm for technology, highlighting significant events such as SpaceX's Super Heavy booster recovery to demonstrate our progress toward sustainable space travel. By highlighting our interconnectedness and the significance of working toward a better tomorrow, this blog encourages readers to imagine a time when space exploration is commonplace.

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