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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

I bought a stereo a couple of weeks back. Listening to all my old CDs. So much great music. So many memories. I forgot (in a sense) just how many New Order songs I loved.

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Yeah it is pretty wild. Mainly on the back of GPUs for AI and language models. Kind of a bummer to be a gamer. LOL

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Writing my first ever 100% theoretical paper. How exciting!! Very glad to have @interestingmonkey.bsky.social help on this one because I do *not* know what I'm doing. I mean I think the work is sound just not sure how to write it up.

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

I am starting to feel like an expert again. Particularly in grammatical inference. I really do know quite a bit about this stuff. (Writing my NSERC Discovery grant)

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

But what if I am an expert in everything? ;) In seriousness, I tell people the main think I learnt during my PhD is how little I know.

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Speaking of jam, I don't get jam often, but when I do I always end up buying this one that I think I will like, but I don't actually like because I keep thinking the one I don't like is actually a different brand. LOL I am dumb. Also, I told the math story today at Pearle Vision. They laughed.

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

You can get the same stuff off Temu that you can buy in some stores though too. It takes some sifting and you have to be willing to wait, but you can save a lot of money.

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

I have a keen sense of direction so I don't get lost often. The only time I got kind of lost was in when I was the conference in Spain. The old city streets got me turned around (also almost got run over by a cab because I thought cobble streets were for pedestrians... oops).

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Woot! Woot! The paper by Sabine and I on using language models for question generation was nominated for Best Paper at the 2025 Intelligent Tutoring Systems conference! It is so much work conducting research and writing a paper. It just feels great to have it recognized in any way at all.

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Back when I was doing my PhD, my supervisor used to call our weekly meeting the "Jason Entertainment Hour." Because I usually pretty prepared, and had something to present and/or argue. Working with him again I feel like the "Jason Entertainment Hour" is back on the air!

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

I'm very excited to be working on some theoretical CS with my former PhD supervisor @interestingmonkey.bsky.social! I've been smiling ever since he answered my email with his thoughts. We work so well together! And to make a break into theory is exciting!

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

I have some smart home stuff. Echo and some smart switches. Definitely useful.

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

I thought you only bought Apple ;)

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

I was really hoping the new pope would be Leo. II. The Great. It means The Great Lion II.

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Easy for you to say. I'm quite sure you could not memorize five words and repeat them back. I mean can you imagine how hard that would be? Almost impossible unless you have the best brain and are a stable genius.

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

I’ve packed things you people wouldn’t believe. Board game boxes warped by forgotten cola spills. I watched socks vanish beneath the flaps of sealed cartons. All those… items… will be misplaced in time, like pens beneath couch cushions. Time… to tape.

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

1st International Workshop on Smart Education in the Age of Generative AI (SEGA 2025) LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/sega... X page: x.com/SEGA25_WORKS... Workshop website: ieee-swc-2025.github.io/workshops/se...

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

I know I've said this a lot but I can listen to "Echoes of the Infinite" for hours. It is like listening to my soul. It fills me with joy and sorrow, all at the same time. I honestly not sure I will ever compose anything that speaks to me personally as vividly.

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Packing is just Tetris with consequences.

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

In the grimdark future, there is only packing (and war).

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

I just sneezed and Bard ran over and bit me. LOL

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

I *may* have had too much Diet Pepsi today... WHEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

I'm looking forward to finishing up the localization paper with you. Definitely my best discovery to date.

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

I applied for an apartment today. Move in on June 1st, so sometime late May.

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Thanks Professor M! I appreciate your ongoing support. You hear so many horror stories of bad PhD supervisors. I've been very lucky to have you and so many other great instructors in my life. Want to come and help me pack? LOL

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Job offer is in! And I'm going to accept it (of course). Woohoo!

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

I figured out the tariffs. Immigrants come to the USA for jobs. Trump is destroying the US economy (through tariffs, etc.) so that there will be no jobs; thereby, discouraging immigration. It all makes sense if you really think about it. ;) /s

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

I, for one, welcome my new right-wing overlords, and would like to remind them that as an AI researcher I can be useful toiling in their sugar mines. The right like sugar, right? That's a thing isn't it? Oh, I'm thinking of ants. I guess I'm useless then.

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Mmmmm ... mutagen ... om nom nom nom.

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

That's it! I'm not ordering any more Chinese food until ... checks notes ... they start commissioning compositions from me!!! FIX THE TRADE IMBALANCE!!!

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Paper accepted at the Intelligent Tutoring System conference! Huzzah!

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Why is composing so hard sometimes?

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

I've been watching some of your older stuff. This is certainly one of the best. www.youtube.com/watch?v=A46u...

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Why Popes Dress Like That | Stuff That Must Have Happened

YouTube video by Cracked

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

I just had a flash of insight concerning solving trapped problem spaces. This means I probably won't falls asleep until 1 AM. LOL

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Anybody else get bored of eating everything that you normally eat, but at the same time you don't want to try anything new?

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Oh, I always thought you were more jazz. I had planned on releasing a rock workout album in March but that hasn't happened. Still on the list of things to do.

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Ahhh. It helps to know that. :) Thanks!

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Fair enough :) I don't write anything jazzy enough for you I don't think. I did write a couple of anime-inspired themes lately. Sure wish I would hear about the job... The waiting is the hardest part. Hope you are doing well Dr. Monkey!

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Jason Bernard @drjasonbernard.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I thought I was your favorite musician LOL (I'm very very kidding)

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