Avani @avani.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We have made a new mistake over here. My son named him "Charon" because "he is strong and gentle and likes travelling," and I couldn't argue with that. 3310
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Me, yesterday: I found a pool I can actually get to consistently that has open spots in Masters! Universe: Hey lol, wouldn't it be funny if you broke your tibia putting on your boots to go there? 030
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This is my new favourite take on the question of "when does an AI get a soul?" 061
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Cool cool their OS is 9 years out of date and API KEYS ARE HARDCODED. Brilliant work from Micah. 184
Reposted by AvaniAlexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I have had some great teachers in this life, and she was the one who taught me what I could call the survival techniques to being a writer. I wouldn't have made it this far without her. I'm grateful to her, for her. Rest in peace, Annie. 17974157
Reposted by AvaniMatt Henderson @matthen.com · 13/09/2026Approximating the Lorenz attractor with a chaotic leaky water wheel. The orange dot is the centre of mass of the water. It traces (a projection of) the familiar attractor as the wheel spins seemingly randomly left and right. 14739151
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Steen has also done proof and copy editing for academic papers my lab has put out. He's great at picking up context without getting lost in it! 172
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I saw what's left of Dawes glacier today, and promptly ruined several strangers' vacations by showing them a photo I took from a bit further back in 2007. 0113
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I spent my first 5 months out of college getting paid to play Barbie Horse Adventures, working for a former member of N.W.A. 1182
Reposted by AvaniEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 07/09/2026A good rule of thumb: If the press release (or stenographic news reporting masquerading as journalism) says that an "AI" did something, that's deliberate obfuscation. Software doesn't do anything of its own accord, but folks sure like to talk about it as if it does: >>buttondown.comHow to talk about "AI" without adding to the anthropomorphizationEmily M. Bender and Nanna Inie In our op-ed for Tech Policy Press ("We Need to Talk About How We Talk About 'AI'"), we made the case against the... 4613204
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Why hello Seattle. I wish I was doing more than passing through. 0100
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 03/09/2026For those who were at my worldcon talk: here is a far better explanation of why there was no "model going rogue". 04912
Reposted by AvaniFLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 03/09/2026RIP Gloria Steinem. The world has lost a true pioneer and force for women rights,,, my deepest condolences to her family, friends, and team. Public Enemy will be forever grateful for her blessing and support of our track SHE GOT GAME. open.spotify.com/album/0BG4L6...open.spotify.comShe Got Game - Single by Public Enemy | SpotifyPublic Enemy · single · 2024 · 1 songs 111919279
Reposted by AvaniDr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social · 29/08/2026How does Roman glass get those iridescent flakes? Nanolamellae. Basically, as the glass ages in alternatingly damp and dry soil, the silica in it precipitates out, then re-deposits in incredibly thin layers, which act as photonic crystal “mirrors” and result in the incredible colors.pnas.orgPhotonic crystals built by time in ancient Roman glass | PNASAncient glass objects typically show distinctive effects of deterioration as a result of environmentally induced physicochemical transformations of... 416152
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I got to meet her at the Women's March in 2017, and even in her 80s she was still made of ferocity. What a legend. 030
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Coincidentally, the summer after this is when I got involved with lockpicking. 050
Reposted by AvaniBiyu Jade He @biyuhe.bsky.social · 01/09/2026📣 My lab at NYU currently has two open post-doc positions. We are interested in understanding perception, thinking, and hallucinations. We employ a range of cutting-edge techniques in human neuroscience (e.g., 7T fMRI, MEG, iEEG/DES) and computational approaches (e.g., DNN modeling). 26649
Reposted by AvaniJill Lightner @jilllightner.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Street art in her honor from SE Seattle 766881720
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Got my nails done for Worldcon, and all ya'll look at how great my nail artist Harry is: 7462
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 15/08/2026This is more succinct than the explanations I've been giving can I steal it? 120
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Semi - counter: writing is hard. Academics are not trained to write well, and frequently the time doesn't exist to write well in today's world. (Papers from the 60s, otoh, are often delightful and very clear). Formulaic, dense writing is easier. 0161
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I'm forever grateful to Sheila for all of her work in the science fiction community as a mentor, memory keeper, editor, and general fount of knowledge. Her kids need help paying for her recovery. 022
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 10/08/2026PSA: If you haven't moved to another search engine yet, tenbluelinks.org will help you get rid of the generated clutter on Google.tenbluelinks.orgHow to Turn Off Google AI Overview and Set "Web" as Default 030
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 09/08/2026I wondered why my hometown was on the list, then realised the first non -(white, Middle Eastern, or Asian) person I spoke to was when I went to visit colleges. 020
Reposted by AvaniCaræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 06/08/2026at long last we have created the Uzumaki from the famous Junji Ito manga "don't create the Uzumaki" 18950326
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I did a podcast interview the other day where the man I was talking to was genuinely shocked that AI bias can exist in the presence of guardrails. This is a fantastic example! 0144
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Mistakes have been made. This is where to go to watch me self-combust at Worldcon this year. 081
Reposted by AvaniMelinda A. Lanya @sciencegeekmel.bsky.social · 29/07/2026It's official! SING THE DOWNED BIRDS has been announced! 363
Reposted by AvaniB! 🐝 Cavello (they/them) @b-cavello.bsky.social · 24/07/2026FINAL WEEK! Submit by Friday the 31st! 0129
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Constructing counter-examples is "easier" than developing new theoretical frameworks, but I'll admit this prompt still took the air out of my lungs. 110
Reposted by AvaniTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 23/07/2026OpenAI is doing this because Mythos got airtime thanks to the media that does press-release-as-aservice. So now, as one security engineer put it, “something which would have been an embarrassment ten years ago is now repackaged as a capability demo, a heroic AI-vs-AI story and a marketing pitch" 2314117
Reposted by AvaniAlan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Legend. Added to personal vocabulary. 323280
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 23/07/2026I accidentally got a 30min 1-1 interview with Will Wright during the pre-release of Spore. I am not a journalist. 190
Reposted by AvaniRisa Wolf / Killerpuppytails @risawolf.bsky.social · 14/07/2026July 14th's disabled writer is A. T. Greenblatt! Also known as @atgreenblatt.bsky.social Deets at atgreenblatt.com Award-winning writer of richly imagined worlds & amazing characters, Greenblatt has been publishing extraordinary work since 2010. More links in replies. 1/3 #DisabilityPrideMonthatgreenblatt.comCuriosity Sometimes Pays OffThe Domain of A. T. Greenblatt 385
Reposted by AvaniAllison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 14/07/2026I gave out way more marketing business cards than I was expecting at #Readercon so for those who missed it, yes! In addition to writing spec fic, I also coach writers on book marketing. That means I help writers pick the best strategies to promote their work and learn the jargon to self-advocate! 186
Reposted by AvaniStar Simpson @starstar.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Note it’s höfrungur and in Icelandic ö and o are considered to be entirely different letters. I think the goat etymology is very speculative / uncertain, and might at best refer to the way each creature is capable of leaping? per wiktionary en.wiktionary.org/wiki/h%C3%B6...en.wiktionary.orghöfrungur - Wiktionary, the free dictionary 112
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Dolphins: * Greek -- delphis -- "fish with a womb" Sure, makes sense * French -- marsouin -- "sea pig" (lots of other languages too) Naturally * Indonesian -- lumba-lumba -- "the racer" They're fast, I get it. * Icelandic -- hofrungur -- from hafur, "billy goat" What the hell, Iceland? 281
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 13/07/2026I have heard the best possible dramatic reading tonight of Raymond S. Chandler's letter absolutely demolishing science fiction of the 1950s. Here is the text of a letter to his agent : "Did you ever read what they call Science Fiction? It’s a scream..." (1/n) 165
Reposted by AvaniMax Gladstone @maxgladstone.bsky.social · 10/07/2026New Short Story Alert: Right now in the ebook edition of @lightspeedmagazine.com, you can read my "The Assumption of Maria". A maybe-next-week detective hunts for a vanished megachurch accountant. If you want to find someone in the LLM-poisoned Dead Internet future, you best lace up your gumshoes... 1183
Reposted by AvaniApex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social · 10/07/2026We have decided to remove a short story from Issue 153 of Apex Magazine. After meeting with our reading and editorial teams, we'd like to share with you what happened, and importantly, how we plan to move forward from here. Thank you for sticking with us. 💜👽 18300100
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 09/07/2026There has been some talk about writing with a fully preserved edit history, but without necessarily putting your writing in the cloud. This is one of many reasons I've been building my own web-based word processor: wordperfector.orgwordperfector.orgWord PerfectorDistraction-free Writer 2113
Reposted by AvaniJLRay @jlray.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Baudrillard spinning in his grave so fast he torpedoes out of the hillside and remains airborne, lasers shooting out of his eyes with such force earth is cleanly cut in two 182081412
Avani @avani.bsky.social · 03/07/2026I don't need Disability Pride Month. I need building codes to reward barrier-free home construction. I need it to be illegal to keep lifts locked where stairs are not. I need venues to not move concerts upstairs last minute. Advocate for equality even if you don't need it yet! 0175
Reposted by AvaniEla Bambust 🏳️⚧️ (alleged transsexual) @ela-bambust.bsky.social · 01/07/2026 14437102
Reposted by AvaniSimons Institute for the Theory of Computing @simonsinstitute.bsky.social · 30/06/20261/2 If data about the natural world lives in a low-dimensional hyperbolic space, then a large number of measurements embedded in a high-dimensional Euclidean space can preserve info. about the “curved inner world," said Tatyanna Sharpee, @salkinstitute.bsky.social, at the Simons Institute 121