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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 3h

yeah agreed but the adjective isn't "racial". Elitest? Occupational prejudice? something else...

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 4h

not disagreeing that is is a slur, but how is it racial?

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Can't say dude didn't live (and die!) by his convictions. Geeeeeez....

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

yeah i tell people who ask me if AI will replace mathematicians what I used to tell my students who didn't show their work: "If all I wanted was the answer, I wouldn't ask YOU!" Point being: there is more to mathematics than "getting the answer".

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 06/10/2026

More weird and worrying questions Watch the latest What If? video in collaboration with @minuteearth.bsky.social! www.youtube.com/shorts/alBQC...

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More weird and worrying questions

YouTube video by xkcd's What If?

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas. Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check! And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

isn't this "dreaming"? and we literally train our world model via a "burn down surprise" acquisition function for about a year before we start to explicitly optimize action policies...

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

definitely will not (unfortunately).

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Luis Gonzalez. Bottom of the 9th Game 7 2001 world series. Against arguably the best closer to ever play the game...

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korpisworld @kwkorpi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Nobody has ever casually purchased a tarp. Something has happened.

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

what about...finding a girlfriend IN Finland?

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It is called "Good Software Engineering Practices"

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

You will never see a Cybertruck in a library parking lot...

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

what was your rationale for the square root? Didn't they assume it would be -1/2?

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

They are at home against the Blue Jays today...

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

8x = 20 implies 2x = 5. therefore 20x = 50

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Lol you first need to define "better" here. These two examples certainly optimize their respective "better"s. If you mean "give the user a pleasant and rewarding experience while finding items they would select otherwise"...ooph companies just literally couldn't give a shit.

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This is what bananas past their best are FOR!!!

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Martin Modrák @modrakm.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I will be looking for a PhD student in Bayesian statistics (in collaboration with Paul Bürkner), located in Prague. Forward to students if you have somebody who could be interested. www.martinmodrak.cz/grammo-call/

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Grammo - Let's Research Bayes!

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

also if you are going to attend college, get your high school's permission to take the actual college class from a local community college! Eng 101 >>> AP English!

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

yeah i literally had poolside running loops around not being able to recognize the current directory today. it was WILD!!

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

oh when the tool calls cannot process ls -l we are in TROUBLE!!

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Marco Hernández @mhernandez.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Come and join the New York Times Graphics Team for 12 weeks. Applications for the Graphics Intensive program are open, more details here: www.nytco.com/careers/earl...

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

There are no shortage of workers. Just jobs that don't pay enough.

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

thought it was meat before double checking!!

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

You out there making it easier to vote then?

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Why would Trump name the Lake after an Italian?

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton was a supporter of Willa B. Farms, an animal rescue in Old Hickory, TN. I hope you will consider a donation in her memory. 💔 www.willabfarms.com/donate

Photo from the 1970s of the most radiant and wonderful Dolly Parton, smiling brilliantly and holding a tiny orange tabby kitten up to her cheek.

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Did you see her face, in a crowded place?

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Like hotting a good golf shot: now you spend the rest of your life trying to replicate the feeling...

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Yeah trying to get over to Hotel Congress was always an adventure! Even on days it didn't rain that much!!

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

yeah you drive under some streets in Tucson and there is a measuring stick. People always asked: what is that for. To measure the depth of water. They were incredulous until their first monsoon...

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I think NASA should do this on every interplanetary mission. Have a 2pi steradian camera so anyone can "look into deep space"...

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

could be you just need a tune up!

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The numbers of people who would complain "Don't teach it LIKE THAT!" would be infinite! Also, *which* Bible would they teach? 😜

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

IMHO the reason we *have* Trump is because too many politicians have set course for "the middle" over the last 25 years. Reminds me of the story of Napoleon and the trees: "Dans ce cas, il n'y a pas un moment à perdre. Plantez-les aujourd'hui!"

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I keep asking my library to get it!!

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Gay marriage was *also* a nonstarter with most Americans until it...wasn't. You define what you want the world to be and being people to your side. Being in the "middle" and "meeting the voter where they are" are demonstrably losing positions in this era.

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

yeah if you set it fast, do NOT do a multiple of 5 minutes. The kids...learn

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dmarthal @dmarthal.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

*Marion Ravenwood staring at a torch.gif*. Indy: the bottom is FALLING OUT!

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