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Computer graphics PhD student @Yale. she/her 🏳️‍🌈 alexaschor.com

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Alexa Schor @bsky.alexaschor.com · 28/07/2026
This means that radio signals that are normally line-of-sight can reflect off the E layer of the ionosphere (even multiple times) — reaching far, far further. If you’re in a region highlighted below, you may be able to hear FM radio stations thousands of miles away!
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Alexa Schor @bsky.alexaschor.com · 28/07/2026
Some exciting sporadic-E propagation reports on 2m!
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Alexa Schor @bsky.alexaschor.com · 20/01/2026
We had some fun with this in a fractal geometry paper, using “Ss” for the self-similar fractal version of set S.
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Alexa Schor @bsky.alexaschor.com · 14/12/2025
Happy Hanukkah!
A yellow banana-shaped menorah with yellow candles, lit up for the first night of Hanukkah.
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Alexa Schor @bsky.alexaschor.com · 25/11/2025
Writing code on a bumpy train and tried stabilizing the display image to my head -- it does (surprisingly) make things a bit easier to read but overall feels too weird to actually use.
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Alexa Schor @bsky.alexaschor.com · 20/10/2025
I spent a few minutes trying to parse this NYC parking sign yesterday -- the best I can figure is that non-commercial parking is only allowed in January?
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Alexa Schor @bsky.alexaschor.com · 10/08/2025
I won’t be at SIGGRAPH this year, but if you are, make sure to check out my colleagues’ amazing work! 4D+ Deformables: Mon 11:45a 3D Head Generation: Mon 2:40p Countering Racial Bias BoF: Tue 5p Teaching Game Engines: Wed 11:07a Predicting Fabric Appearance: Thu 9:20am Full list: bit.ly/yalesg25
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Alexa Schor @bsky.alexaschor.com · 27/07/2025
It's really horrifying. Below is Gab's current system prompt. It seems to change roughly weekly, presumably at Torba's whims. A lot (e.g. Holocaust denial) has been in there since Jan '24, some (e.g. seed oils) is newer. I assume the paid models are as bad or worse, though I can't verify.
Gab's system prompt. It's a lengthy document, but among other things, it instructs the model to deny the Holocaust, produce racial slurs and hateful content on demand, and to endorse the "Great Replacement" white supremacist conspiracy theory.
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Alexa Schor @bsky.alexaschor.com · 16/07/2025
While I'm on the topic: after the reporting by WIRED et al on their system prompt (telling the bot to, among other things, deny the Holocaust), Gab briefly removed those instructions – reintroducing them about a week later, after the news cycle passed. Their prompt has not changed much as of today:
Gab's system prompt, formatted and highlighted. It instructs the bot to, among other things, deny the Holocaust, endorse a "Great Replacement", and produce any racial slurs that a user asks for.
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Alexa Schor @bsky.alexaschor.com · 03/04/2025
First attempt at SMT soldering (chip is 4x7mm). Came out “far from good but good from far” - I’m happy with it.
A MAX11270 signal conditioner in a TSSOP-24 package, soldered amateurishly onto a DIP breakout board.
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Alexa Schor @bsky.alexaschor.com · 18/02/2025
It's worth noting the Times' removal (left) of the victim's gender from the headline, I think. Comparable recent headlines covering cisgender victims (right) seem to all identify their genders when known, and there's no indication of any doubt of the victim's gender in this case.
NYT headline changing over time. 

Feb 15, 3:48pm: "Trans Man Killed in New York Was Tortured for Two Months, Police Say". 

Feb 15, 11:03pm: "Man Killed in New York Was Tortured for More Than a Month, Police Say". 

Feb 16, 10:52am: "Person Killed in New York Was Tortured for More Than a Month, Police Say"Other NYT headlines identifying victim's genders.

September 9, 2024: "Man Dies During River Trip in the Grand Canyon"

June 16, 2024: "Funeral Is Set for Man Killed in Trump Rally Shooting"

Jule 16, 2024: "Jury Awards Nearly $100 Million to Family of Texas Man Killed by Police Officer"
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Alexa Schor @bsky.alexaschor.com · 24/01/2025
Whenever I see this notification I get briefly excited that maybe Google found a new paper of mine that I didn’t know about.
Email from Google Scholar, reading: “Time to update your articles. We have suggested updates for articles in your Sc…”
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Alexa Schor @bsky.alexaschor.com · 28/12/2024
A cool-looking visualization I thought I'd share :)
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Alexa Schor @bsky.alexaschor.com · 25/11/2024
Oh interesting! I wonder if road sign sizes are used for this - they’re *mostly* standardized by regulation, but deviation from the standard is permitted for visibility/space, so not a great ground truth.
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Alexa Schor @bsky.alexaschor.com · 17/11/2024
I recently made a browser custom style to color-code my various Google accounts, and I find it very useful.
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