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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 25/01/2026

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 20/01/2026

Twitter undefeated in the brain worms arena

Photo of a guy standing in Times Square holding a sign that says “Zohran is not my mayor”
His tweet is “ I flew 10,000 miles to New York City to say one thing: “Zohran Kwame Mamdani is not my mayor.”

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barqueira @lbarqueira.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Density plot of eigenvalues from 1 million 10×10 tridiagonal matrices w/ entries randomly chosen from {0, ±1, ±i, ±10, ±10i, ±20, ±20i}. viewing window is [-48-48i, 48+48i]. The color represents eigenvalue density. #Python #MathArt #SciArt #CreativeCoding #Mathematics

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Dan Piponi @dpiponi.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Tip of the day is the start of a question you can ask chatbots: "Here's my shopping list. Can you regroup it so items that are close together in Trader Joe's end up in the same groups..." (Don't forget to check the list 'cos it might add chocolate just because it's learnt people like that...)

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Dan Piponi @dpiponi.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

By strapping a pair of hair dryers to a vacuum cleaner the UK has found it can save £130,000,000 per year on equipment. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Defence plan will ensure UK is ready for war, minister says

The Army needs to become "10 times more lethal" to face a "new era of threats", defence secretary says.

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barqueira @lbarqueira.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Eigenvalues for 15 million random 10×10 tridiagonal matrices w/ entries sampled from the discrete set {0, ±1, ±i, ±20, ±20i}. The image shows the density of eigenvalues in the complex plane, with brighter regions indicating higher concentration. #Python #MathArt #SciArt #CreativeCoding #Mathematics

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Eugene Vinitsky 🍒 @eugenevinitsky.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

The now viral, incorrect meme that LLMs are just next token predictors is causing so much confusion

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Dan Piponi @dpiponi.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

The fact that people like this exist is an insult to anyone anywhere who's ever bothered to learn anything. She has a degree from the University of South Dakota. I can't imagine what kind of institution this is that can produce such ignorance and stupidity.

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Satnam Singh @satnam6502.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

My daughter just sent me this meme about induction stoves and proof by induction. My work is done.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

It’s still hard for me to believe that after so many years of deranged posts like this, we’ve still never had a serious national conversation about this man’s mental health.

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barqueira @lbarqueira.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Exploring the roots of 177,147 polynomials with coefficients in {-1, 0, 1} Each dot represents a root of a degree-10 polynomial, w/ brightness revealing its frequency across all polynomials constrained to [-1.6, 1.6] × [-1.6, 1.6]. #p5js #MathArt #VisualMath #SciArt #CreativeCoding #Mathematics

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Gro-Tsen @gro-tsen.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

n-category theorists can think in ways that we mortal mathematicians cannot. 😔

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Dan Piponi @dpiponi.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Photographed from the driveway yesterday. Cute faces, both of them.

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Dan Piponi @dpiponi.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Did you know that there is a shortage of American movies and so now we have to tax foreign movies to ensure American movies get made? Or Republicans are the stupidest people who have ever stumbled across the face of the Earth. One of the two anyway. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Trump film tariffs: What next for Hollywood and beyond?

As Trump turns his attention to what he calls the "dying" US film industry, his solution has provoked strong reactions.

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Dan Piponi @dpiponi.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

The country that locks up more people than anywhere else in the world (because the US loves freedom apparently) can't find enough space to lock people up so it's having to commandeer tourist attractions. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison

President Trump says the famous island prison off San Francisco is to be reopened to house "ruthless and violent" offenders.

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barqueira @lbarqueira.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Each point represents one eigenvalue from the spectrum of a random 5×5 matrix with entries from {-1,0,1}. Warmer colors show regions where eigenvalues cluster more densely. #MathArt #LinearAlgebra #CreativeCoding #Mathematics #VisualMath #ComplexAnalysis #math

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Dan Piponi @dpiponi.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

As I've said numerous times: lawyers, journalists, politicians, few of these people have any clue what numbers are and what they represent. Especially numbers bigger than about 3. They're just a thing you put in sentences to give the impression of authority.

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Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Huge news on Patreon! Because of the Apple v. Epic ruling, they are not only dropping the 30% Apple Store charge on the iOS app, they are also halting the move to subscription billing for all creators - which would have affected creators like me, who use a "per video" structure than monthly.

From Patreon's Discord: "Yesterday, a U.S. court ruled in the Epic v. Apple case that Apple is no longer allowed to collect fees on purchases made outside of the App Store.

This is a huge victory for creators and fans. The Patreon iOS app is the number one platform for fan engagement on Patreon, and we believe this ruling allows creators to get paid without Apple taking 30% of all in-app payments.

We know many creators may have questions about how this ruling will impact your Patreon communities and how you use the Patreon iOS app. We’ve been working urgently to understand what this ruling means and how to take action to ensure that you and your fans benefit as much as possible. Here’s the latest:"

"The November 2025 subscription billing transition deadline is now on hold
This is still a developing situation, but we are moving forward under the assumption that the November 2025 deadline for all Patreon creators to switch to subscription billing is no longer necessary.

While additional information may come that alters Apple’s requirements for Patreon’s iOS app, we are optimistic that this ruling will give us additional flexibility in how we support creators on legacy billing models. However, for now, creators still need to be on subscription billing to be able to accept payments through the Patreon iOS app.

For those who still want to proceed with switching to subscription billing, our team is happy to assist with the transition, since it still unlocks access to the latest growth tools on Patreon, like gifting, Autopilot and tier repricing. For creators on per-creation billing who are actively working with our support team to transition to subscription billing, our team will be in contact with you by the end of the day tomorrow, May 2nd, with next steps to confirm how you’d like to proceed."

"Where we go from here

When we first announced rolling out Apple’s in-app purchasing requirements last year, we shared that we used three principles to guide our decision in how we planned to move forward: transparency, control, and stability. In keeping with these principles, we’ll continue actively working to learn more, and we will communicate frequently and transparently as we go.

This ruling is a huge moment for creators and fans, and we will continue fighting for a future where creators are in control, communities thrive, and professional creativity is possible for all. "

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Dan Piponi @dpiponi.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Apple "Intelligence" ought to apply for a job at the White House.

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Novelty Cistern @noveltycistern.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

the best thing America is doing for the world right now is "serving as a warning"

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

NEW: The USDA will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella in their products, halting a Biden administration effort to reduce food poisoning from contaminated meat. What could possibly go wrong?

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Dan Piponi @dpiponi.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

If he waited until October it would have come back anyway. Unless he's proposing we have it every month now.

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Dan Piponi @dpiponi.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

I wrote some code to do this a while back (because of Tabby's star) but I've no doubt this paper presents better. A simulator so you can predict the light curves from megastructures orbiting distant stars. arxiv.org/abs/2406.17259

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A General-Purpose Transit Simulator for Arbitrary Shaped Objects Orbiting Stars

We present a versatile transit simulator aimed at generating light curves for arbitrarily shaped objects transiting stars. Utilizing a Monte Carlo algorithm, it accurately models the stellar flux bloc...

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Oh another thing is American political media is that they have permitted a key national figure to have flat earth level delusions on how international trade and tariffs without mentioning every single time

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/04/2025

“Whoa. Tesla is doing really bad. It must be because I’m not there enough.” - A deluded megalomaniac

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Dan Piponi @dpiponi.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Marin Headlands nr Sausalito

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

I simply do not understand how a NEWS ORGANIZATION is basically existing in a stage of siege but very rarely conveys in its political coverage that we are in a state of emergency

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Dan Piponi @dpiponi.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Word of the day: Papicide. The killing of a pope.

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Paysages Mathématiques @paysmaths.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

"The mystery as well as the glory of mathematics lies not so much in the fact that abstract theories turn out to be useful in solving problems but in the fact that – wonder of wonders – a theory meant for one type of problem [...]" – Gian-Carlo Rota (1932-1999) #quote #mathematics #math #maths

Photographic portrait of Gian-Carlo Rota, and a quote : "The mystery as well as the glory of mathematics lies not so much in the fact that abstract theories turn out to be useful in solving problems but in the fact that – wonder of wonders – a theory meant for one type of problem is often the only way of solving problems of entirely different kinds, problems for which the theory was not intended. These coincidences occur so frequently that they must belong to the essence of mathematics."

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Dan Piponi @dpiponi.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

One of my favourite logos though I was always a bit mystified by the show as a kid.

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Jean-Michel Connard @torriangray.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Stuff like this is very funny until I remember that these same kinds of models are being used to determine if people get chemo.

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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 19/04/2025

Women in the UK face being banned from female toilets and other spaces. This is a disgusting assault on human rights and female dignity. Share if you agree!!

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Emily Carter @emilycurates.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

What you're seeing are wet microbursts—intense downdrafts from thunderstorms that slam rain into the ground, creating those stunning lobes. Like a reverse explosion from the sky. Captured in Perth, #Australia

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Quanta Magazine @quantamagazine.org · 15/04/2025

Physicists suspect that spinning neutron stars, known as pulsars, resemble something of a cosmic baked ziti: solid outer crust, with an interior of pressurized neutrons that can bear an uncanny resemblance to gnocchi, spaghetti, and lasagna. www.quantamagazine.org/physicists-s...

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

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The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked, "If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?" Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

A light blue diagram depicting the sea, with the water's surface at the top, and just below it is an outline of the Mary Rose, with the depth (12m, 40ft or 6.7 fathoms). There is a line showing the seabed, which takes a rapid dive into the vertical...

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Kevin Edwards ( Retro game developer ) @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Some of the immensly talented people that worked at Acorn Computers and ARM. Without them there wouldn't have been a BBC Micro, Archimedes or the ARM processor. The world would have been a very different place for many of us, myself included. Thank you!

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Dan Piponi @dpiponi.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

The constitution is a myth. There never was one. For a while people weren't sure and didn't want to take the risk that it might actually exist. But now everyone knows it doesn't exist.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

The bipartisan belief that America would be a better place if *other people* worked in a factory. www.ft.com/content/8459...

80+% of both Democrats and Republicans believe America would be better off if more Americans worked in manufacturing, but < 30% say that about themselves.

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Dan Piponi @dpiponi.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Spreading blood on the doorposts so they know to ignore us.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 12/04/2025

Something is happening near my aprtment in Athens. Explosions, fire, but at least 2 différent places. I don't find any info, nobody talks about it on Bsky and I can't connect to twitter. Please someone search for me 🙏

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Dan Piponi @dpiponi.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

The US desperately needs DEI for the simple reason that its leadership is dominated by white morons who get where they are through family connections and who have absolutely no redeeming qualities.

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