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Informatique / linguistique / biologie www.youtube.com/@eisfrosch

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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Les majorité des problèmes de la SAAQ aurait pu être évités avec davantage de transparence et des règles de gouvernance plus modernes, mais aussi en engageant du personnel compétent et qui se préoccupe minimalement de l'éthique.
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Points choquants du rapport : - La SAAQ a plusieurs fois menti au gouvernement - La haute direction de la SAAQ et le gouvernement fermaient les yeux sur les problèmes de gestion - La SAAQ a étouffé la concurrence entre les soumissionnaires, ce qui a provoqué des hausses de coûts
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
J'ai synthétisé les 560 pages de la Commission Gallant sur la transformation numérique de la SAAQ et l'ai comparé avec 7 autres projets similaires effectués à l'extérieur du Québec : open.substack.com/pub/vtherrie...
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Les fiascos informatiques de la SAAQ étaient évitables
Quand bien même que ça coûterait 50 M$, 100 M$, 200 M$ de plus...
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Got curious about why exoplanet positions make up that weird shape so I made this youtu.be/yarWar-8p8A?...
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Why the Exoplanet Map Looks Like This
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Do they actually believe their note-taking apps are gonna save them from the permanent underclass or
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
www.ecoleensemble.com/reseaucommun
ecoleensemble.com
Plan pour un Réseau scolaire commun
Nous proposons de créer un réseau commun qui mettra les écoles publiques et les écoles privées conventionnées à l’abri du marché scolaire.
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
L'audio est disponible en français en plus de l'anglais, sous-titres aussi
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Intellectual property is the water we are swimming in. It's so ingrained in how businesses operate and how we express ourselves that it's hard to imagine alternatives and foresee how it could change in the future. That's what I tried to do. youtu.be/yDlKxVjzYvU
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To Own Ideas
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
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Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Talking about applications of GPUs to 3D graphics. youtu.be/VP-q4jFdU8c
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Why GPUs Are Good at Graphics
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
"Archaeologists discovered that people have known about popcorn for millennia [...] Between 2007 and 2011, evidence as early as 4,700 BCE for popping corn were discovered as macrofossil cobs" (yes I read the Wikipedia page on popcorn while eating popcorn) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popcorn...
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Popcorn - Wikipedia
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
This is different from the type of video I normally do and I expect it to get less traction, but I started the channel to explore topics that I find interesting and this one happened to be fascinating.
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Talking about wildfire predictions with numerical simulations and machine learning models. What I found the most interesting during my research is how ecosystems have adapted to fire and how indigenous communities developed controlled burns to modify their environment. youtu.be/3mawXsPqdbs
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Wildfires and the Limits of Computers
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
They've run out of names
The page "Waluigi effect" from Wikipedia. The text goes: "In the field of artificial intelligence (AI), the Waluigi effect is a phenomenon of large language models (LLMs) in which the chatbot or model "goes rogue" and may produce results opposite of the designed intent, including potentially threatening or hostile output, either unexpectedly or through intentional prompt engineering."
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
List of worker owned tech cooperatives github.com/hng/tech-coops
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GitHub - hng/tech-coops: A list of tech coops and resources concerning tech coops and worker owned cooperatives in general.
A list of tech coops and resources concerning tech coops and worker owned cooperatives in general. - hng/tech-coops
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
I know I'm basic but cooling off in a lake after playing beach volleyball is a 10 / 10 experience
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
I knew that nitroplasts could fix nitrogen but I somehow didn't know about lightning, this is really cool
An excerpt from the Wikipedia page "Nitrogen fixation". The paragraph is titled "Lightning". It goes: "Nitrogen can be fixed by lightning converting nitrogen gas (N2) and oxygen gas (O2) in the atmosphere into NOx (nitrogen oxides). The N2 molecule is highly stable and nonreactive due to the triple bond between the nitrogen atoms. Lightning produces enough energy and heat to break this bond allowing nitrogen atoms to react with oxygen, forming NOx. These compounds cannot be used by plants, but as this molecule cools, it reacts with oxygen to form NO2, which in turn reacts with water to produce HNO2 (nitrous acid) or HNO3 (nitric acid). When these acids seep into the soil, they make NO3− (nitrate), which is of use to plants."
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
I have found a new Wikipedia page to fuel my optimism: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
en.wikipedia.org
List of open-source hardware projects - Wikipedia
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Really curious if anyone has more thoughts, I'm kind of clueless on that topic. Would also be happy to see article / video recommendations on this
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
a society without copyright is less conceivable to me than a society without money.
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Also, I have trouble figuring out how we could transition into that kind of system. Copyright is an international framework built upon decades of laws and agreements, many people would fight tooth and nail against weakening it. I can imagine baby steps toward less powerful patents, but
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Before modern laws, people would copy others without consequences, but that also meant they couldn't really profit from their own ideas. Artists had to live off rich patrons (with some exceptions). Has someone imagined a copyright-less system that doesn't disempower people who are not already rich?
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
If we remove or weaken patents / copyright, what would prevent small creators from getting ripped off by larger companies? It might give them more power rather than leveling the playing field.
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
I wanna talk about copyright. I got comments in my video about monopolization in the GPU market pointing out that large companies weaponize patents to get rid of competitors. And with AI taking space in creative careers, it seems like copyright laws should be updated or dropped. A few thoughts 🧵
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
This is the sequel to the video I made in March about how complicated GPU programming can get. Here, I tried to figure out WHY it is so inconvenient and how it can evolve in the future. youtu.be/oaOxMdKlJTc
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Why GPU Programming Is Chaotic
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
This is from 1984 btw
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
They've been selling assistants since the IBM PC! With just one keystroke, you could open a calculator, a notepad, and even a calendar! archive.org/details/byte...
The vintage "Byte" magazine with an advertisement that displays:

"Whenever you're using your computer . . . from start to finish of your session . . . Sidekick™ will be there ready to serve. And it's as lightning-fast and compact as only Borland knows how to make it. Always just a keytroke away... Introductory Offer $49.95"
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Les salaires des ministres sont disponibles en ligne : www.quebec.ca/gouvernement...
quebec.ca
Allocations, indemnités et salaires annuels
Prendre connaissance des allocations, indemnités et salaires annuels par le ministère du Conseil exécutif.
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Je comprends de moins en moins la logique d'augmenter les salaire au public coûte que coûte et d'espérer de meilleurs résultats, Biron gagne plus que des ministres élus et imputables mais elle sert juste à rendre le système moins transparent theconversation.com/des-salaires...
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Des salaires toujours plus hauts, une reddition inexistante. Le dilemme de la gouvernance à Santé Québec
Comment évaluer la performance des dirigeants publics ? À l’heure où les salaires s’alignent sur le privé, la logique des résultats doit suivre le même chemin.
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Je suis tombé sur le budget participatif de l'Île-de-France (www.iledefrance.fr/participer-l...) qui permet centralise des propositions citoyennes pour des projets écologiques. Ça me semble beaucoup plus efficace que des projets pilotes à la carte.
iledefrance.fr
Budget participatif écologique
Vous souhaitez créer un projet écologique et solidaire ? Soumettez vos idées aux votes des Franciliens pour bénéficier d’une aide financière.
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
J'ai entendu une chanson de France Gall à la pharmacie alors je réécoute toute sa discographie
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
J'ai commencé à écouter la commission Gallant pendant que je fais le ménage à la place de mettre de la musique www.cesis.gouv.qc.ca/audiences-pu...
cesis.gouv.qc.ca
Enregistrement des audiences - CESIS
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
YouTube me laisse même pas ajouter de pistes audio dans d'autres langues MAIS il a essayé de me générer du doublage automatique (ça a planté, quel système incroyable). Je vais ajouter la piste en français quand ils vont rendre la fonctionnalité disponible pour ma chaîne.
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
My new video explains my various grievances about the ambient AI discourse. We often run in loops discussing the same things ("will we lose jobs", "when will AGI happen"), I try to avoid speculations to focus to current and real problems. youtu.be/5GjeJ8kQST4
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AI Singularity Is A Smokescreen
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Also, the second most cited paper on the list (between 149,953 and 185,480 citations) IS STILL PAYWALLED AND IT WAS PUBLISHED IN 2001!
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
I was disappointed with how little diversity there is in the list, but I remembered that citation count is not the only indicator of relevancy. Fields with narrower applications necessarily have fewer citations, but that does not make them less important
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
AlexNet is often credited as launching the deep learning craze in 2012, but it is sitting at rank 8. The most cited paper on the list is actually about ResNet (2015), which essentially explains how to make deeper neural networks than what AlexNet uses.
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
The machine learning papers present breakthrough models like ResNet, random forest, transformer, and CNN. The others are synthesis work, like global cancer statistics, review articles, and the DSM-5.
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Nature made a list of the 10 most cited paper of the 21st century. 4 papers are in machine learning, 3 are in health sciences / biology, 2 are in psychology, and 1 is in chemistry (more precisely, a crystallography computer program). 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Exclusive: the most-cited papers of the twenty-first century
A Nature analysis reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records.
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
HOW DO YOU NAME THAT THING DADDY LONGLEGS One was taking a stroll across the wall so I decided to translate it, English ended up having the worse (best?) name
Screenshot of the Wikipedia article "Opiliones" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opiliones. Text: "The Opiliones (formerly Phalangida) are an order of arachnids, colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters, harvest spiders, or daddy longlegs (see § Etymology below). As of July 2024, over 6,650 species of harvestmen have been discovered worldwide,[1][2][3] although the total number of extant species may exceed 10,000.[4] The order Opiliones includes five suborders: Cyphophthalmi, Eupnoi, Dyspnoi, Laniatores, and Tetrophthalmi, which were named in 2014.[5]
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
NEW DWARF PLANET ALERT - 2017 OF201 is 700 km wide (smaller than Ceres, bigger than Vesta) and takes 25000 years to orbit the Sun. Its discoverers say that makes "planet X" even less likely to exist (other astronomers disagree). Article not peer-reviewed yet skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-ne...
skyandtelescope.org
Another Dwarf Planet in Our Solar System?
A newly discovered object in the outer solar system, 2017 OF201, is the largest found in more than a decade.
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
I had to use VBA for the first time in my life to modify an Exc*l sheet and it made me feel like I had been shot in the legs
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Un rapport de HEC Montréal rapporte "un lien négatif robuste [...] au Québec entre la rémunération et l’offre de services médicaux" qui semble se généraliser aux autres provinces. J'espère juste que le rapport ne servira pas à alimenter la démagogie envers les médecins cjp.hec.ca/wp-content/u...
Figure 30 du rapport "Évolution récente de l’offre de services médicaux et de la rémunération des médecins au Québec" publié en mai 2025 par Benatia et al. La figure indique : "Relation entre la croissance de la rémunération par ETP et la réduction de l'intensité de travail (ETP par médecin) 2014-2022" (ETP = équivalent temps plein). Les provinces canadiennes et le Québec observent une diminution de l'intensité du travail des médecins quand leur rémunération augmente.
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
1. As almost every research shows, young men have NOT turned to the right — compared to older men. In fact, they moved slightly to the left compared to older men. Young WOMEN have turned to the left compared to older women. Recent graph on Trump approval provides good example.
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
My favorite bug is the 2015 Dreamliner overflow. If you don't power cycle the airplane within 248 days (2^31 centiseconds), the electrical power straight up shuts down. Apparently it has been fixed by now. www.i-programmer.info/news/149-sec...
i-programmer.info
Reboot Your Dreamliner Every 248 Days To Avoid Integer Overflow
Programming book reviews, programming tutorials,programming news, C#, Ruby, Python,C, C++, PHP, Visual Basic, Computer book reviews, computer history, programming history, joomla, theory, spreadsheets...
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
What fascinates me the most about this is how presumably competent CEOs jump into AI hype so easily. And they are the ones running the economy! Still, 25 % is pretty high in my eyes. I wonder how it compares to other technologies.
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
A lot cooler to see in person! I really like when jammers jump to pass through blockers. And a coach was wearing a She-Ra cosplay!
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
I've just been accepted to volunteer at a Roller Derby competition, I'm so excited!
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
I put the source code I used at github.com/Vincent-Ther.... I plan to experiment around with other low-level optimization techniques, like fp8 / fp16 types and SIMD instructions, but also the tradeoffs between code maintainability and optimization.
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GitHub - Vincent-Therrien/optimierung: Exploring low-level optimization techniques!
Exploring low-level optimization techniques! Contribute to Vincent-Therrien/optimierung development by creating an account on GitHub.
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eisfrosch @eisfrosch.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Trying to demystify the cache in this video. Cache-oblivious matrix multiplication is not the only time that knowing the workings of the cache is useful, it also comes in handy when optimizing other algorithms and avoiding bugs. youtu.be/ZrnsE9tyR5s
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The Blessings and Curses of Cache Optimization
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