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Craig S. Kaplan @isohedral.ca · 3h

Cool! Haven't seen that before. I'd be curious to know if there's any connection.

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David Cooper @davidbcooper.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Starting my day making some art.

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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

History FACT: Henry VIII's sixth wife did not 'survive'. She's definitely dead

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Danny Fearns @dannyfearns.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I don't follow Formula One, but good on them for using subtitles for the hard of hearing…

F1 track with numerous Zoom signs on the advertising billboards

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Shriram Krishnamurthi @shriram.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I've been crystalizing some advice for first-year college students: "Advice to the New College Student in the AI Era". Thesis: "the purpose of going to college is to emerge as close to middle-aged as possible". docs.google.com/document/d/e...

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Advice to the New College Student in the AI Era

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Craig S. Kaplan @isohedral.ca · 11/09/2026

Americans, you may want to ask for one of those “half now, half after the job’s done” sort of arrangements, just to be safe.

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Craig S. Kaplan @isohedral.ca · 04/09/2026

That is exceedingly kind of you. Glad to know I'll be seeing you over the holidays!

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Craig S. Kaplan @isohedral.ca · 04/09/2026

Oof, almost $100 to order a print copy in Canada. Hopefully that number will come down.

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

mandelbrot sweaters launching soon. now in fancy custom dithered four color knit designs and our classic two colors from years ago. pixel native knit sweaters. mathy and delicious. #knit #math #dithered #algorithmicallygenerated #mathfashion #fractal #mathart #cozycomputation

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Eric Lippert @ericlippert.com · 04/09/2026

After many delays, my book is finally done! Print copies ship on September 29th, and the e-book is HALF OFF at www.manning.com/books/fabulo... from now through Labor Day, WHAT A FABULOUS DEAL! Thanks to everyone who supported this project; I appreciate you all so much.

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Fabulous Adventures in Data Structures and Algorithms - Eric Lippert

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Gautam Kamath @gautamkamath.com · 31/08/2026

To spell some of it out: - The colleagues are kind & brilliant - The students are exceptional, 2nd to no other school - Minimal BS in the way of research Cons: - cold - canadian geese are scary (but cute) If you want to do world-class research, look no further than UWaterloo CS

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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026

We’re not changing it.

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Craig S. Kaplan @isohedral.ca · 28/08/2026

I’m surprised that the movie Stranger Than Fiction never came up during the episode, given their essential contribution to the soundtrack. I can’t be the only under-informed music fan who came to Spoon through that movie. (Also: good movie if you haven’t seen it)

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Truttess @truttess.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

If Lake Ontario becomes Lake America, the memory device HOMES will be changed to SHAME. Seems appropriate.

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Craig S. Kaplan @isohedral.ca · 18/08/2026

Hear me, world: Ayliean rocks, and I'm thrilled that she brought her energy and joy to Bridges this year. Happy birthday! Looking forward to seeing you again in Coventry.

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Craig S. Kaplan @isohedral.ca · 12/08/2026

I will be able to report on how I am received in about 26 hours.

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Dr. Martin Skrodzki @msmathcomp.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

We're kicking off this year's Bridges #Mathart conference with warm welcomes by the former president of the Bridges organization, George Hart, the newly elected president, Craig Kaplan, local organizer Rachel Quinlan, and head of the #math school, Cathal Seoighe. #MathArt

Local organizer Rachel Quinlan at a podium.

Head of the Galway math school, Cathal Seoighe, at a podium.

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Gizem Karaali 🧿 @gizem-karaali.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Hi Blue Sky! I edit the Journal of Humanistic Mathematics. We publish articles, essays, #fiction & #poetry on doing, teaching & living #mathematics. We've had more than 900K full-text downloads of our content - why not check us out? scholarship.claremont.edu/jhm/ #math #openaccess #mathart #mathjoy

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Journal of Humanistic Mathematics - an online-only, open access, peer reviewed journal | Current Journals | Claremont Colleges

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics - an online-only, open access, peer reviewed journal published by the Claremont Colleges Library.

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Craig S. Kaplan @isohedral.ca · 30/07/2026

I think I may have to change my job title to “stem cranker”.

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Daniel Fedor @dcfedor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Blue Bottle Games, as a policy, does not use generative AI. It's something we've discussed as a team, weighing the pros and cons, and ultimately, we decided it was not for us. Recently, while chatting with a colleague, she mentioned it was useful hearing our reasoning. So: Sharing time! 1/12

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Craig S. Kaplan @isohedral.ca · 24/07/2026

Really nice! I worry that you’re exposing some private information online, though of course you could be showing us any of six permutations of your digits.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 24/07/2026

Me (closer plane) and @peacewind.aero (lead plane) flying the DHC-1 Chipmunks back to the Canadian Aviation Museum after a wild trip to #Oshkosh #AirVenture. Thanks to Matt in the support plane for the photos!

Two vintage yellow low-wing airplanes flying in front of a grey Chicago skyline

Two vintage yellow low-wing airplanes flying in front of a grey Chicago skyline, a little more zoomed out this time

Two vintage yellow low-wing airplanes flying in front of a grey Chicago skyline, with the planes higher up in the sky

Two vintage yellow low-wing airplanes flying in front of a grey Chicago skyline, with perspective making the planes look very close together (we weren’t really that close)

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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

For anyone who thinks increasing oil & gas production is the path to energy independence, you're dead wrong. While we continue to rely on fossil fuels, we're held hostage to global pricing. The real path to energy security is local production of renewables and grid-scale storage. #EnergyTransition

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Michael Nabert @sustainablesong.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

While Prime Minister Full-Speed-Ahead-On-Climate-Arson-Without-Even-Pretending-To-Care-About-Our-Climate-Obligations eliminates our already weak climate targets, Toronto has the very worst air quality on Earth today due to climate-worsened extreme wildfires. 🇨🇦🔥🧵 1/ www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/weat...

A distressing photograph of Toronto's skyline under a thick pall of wildfire smoke turning the sky a hideous and dangerous orange.

Overlying text reads: Just one week of wildfire smoke cost Ontario more than $1.2 Billion in additional health care costs. Mark Carney tells us that meeting what were already pathetically weak emissions targets is "too expensive."

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Kai, a very old GenX 🇨🇦 @kaicable.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This is what Canadians want - not U.S. over-priced, under-performing, old-tech vehicles. The BYD Dolphin G a plug-In Hybrid with a 1.5-liter paired with a 195-horsepower electric motor and the combined range of 1,000 kilometers for approx. $25,000 - $35,000. #cdnpoli #canada shorturl.at/PgErb

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BYD unveils its first ever car built for global markets and it's a low cost 'game-changing' PHEV with impressive range

The BYD Dolphin G is a game-changing PHEV built from the ground up to be the brand's first truly global vehicle

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Sarah Forde 🌙🪡 @sailorastera.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Happy anniversary of that time the post office asked me to provide evidence that my package was not delivered.

A series of photos of me pointing to places where packages could be like inside of a mailbox or on the front porch or in my hands except there is nothing there

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Atlas Shvitzed @therafischwartz.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Unfortunately, a stunned Paris is how they all got into this whole mess to begin with

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Dr. Martin Skrodzki @msmathcomp.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Wow. Look at all that great #MathArt over at gallery.bridgesmathart.org

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Over 5,500 mathematical artworks can now be browsed in an attractive new gallery-wall layout on the Bridges website, thanks to the efforts of Nathan Selikoff: gallery.bridgesmathart.org/gallery?seed...

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Craig S. Kaplan @isohedral.ca · 03/07/2026

Wow, an especially productive night. It would appear that I was so happy about my purchase of eyeglasses in Indonesia that I celebrated by signing up for a mess of online casinos.

A screenshot of the message list from an email inbox, split and arranged into three columns. The first two emails are a receipt from an optician on the island of Java in Indonesia, and the others are all welcome messages and promotions from online casinos, mostly in German.

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Craig S. Kaplan @isohedral.ca · 01/07/2026

It's a classic strategy of short-term pain, long-term more pain.

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Waterloo's David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science @uwcheritoncs.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Our very own Professor Dave Tompkins has won the 2026 Faculty of Mathematics Award for Distinction in Teaching! The annual award is conferred to instructors who have demonstrated outstanding teaching skills and a deep commitment to student education. Congrats, Dave: cs.uwaterloo.ca/news/dave-to...

Professor Dave Tompkins in the Davis Centre

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The website for the 2026 Bridges Conference Exhibition of Mathematical Art, Craft, and Design is now live, featuring the work of more than 150 artists. gallery.bridgesmathart.org/exhibitions/...

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Heather Anne Campbell @heathercampbell.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool

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Rebane @rebane2001.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

i made a version of wikipedia you can doomscroll xikipedia.org

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Polly Mackenzie @pollymackenzie.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

My nine year old asked for a Rosetta Stone cake for his birthday

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Janelle Shane @janelleshane.com · 19/06/2026

Tried this and 1. Yeah I’m in these models all right 2. Even these tiny summaries contained an outright fabrication (I did not create AI Dungeon) and half-truths (I am way more “random science blogger” than “researcher” when it comes to “AI”)

Result screenshot from InTheWeights.com for Janelle Shane. Summary reads “AI Researcher and author”, 858 strength, top 2%. Bars are shown for like 14 different LLMs, and the page is showing the snippet generated by QWEN 8B which says “AI researcher and creator of the AI Dungeon game, known for her work in machine learning and natural language processing”

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Last and least, FWIW, my current AI policy for students. Subject to revision. Recommendations welcome.

Artificial Intelligence and Creative Writing: A Policy of Sorts
This is a course for those interested in writing not as means to an end but as an end in itself.
Recently a friend and I read a cover story in New York magazine titled, “Everyone is Cheating Their
Way Through College,” by James D. Walsh. My friend has also taught writing. He likes to tell his
students, “If you want to be a writer, put on a cool hat and go sit in a bar with cheap beer. If you want to
write, write.”
I didn’t think AI would be a temptation for writing students. “Everyone is Cheating Their Way
Through College” persuaded me that for many it’s not a temptation but a condition. You sleep in a bed,
you wear clothes, you don’t scream at teachers. Just the way it is. Maybe AI is becoming that, too, part
of “just the way it is.” Maybe it is that already.
My mind raced through ideas about how to “beat” AI. The article dismantled each one of them.
Then I thought, “That’s not my job.” I’m a writer and a teacher. I’m not a cop. If you want to work with
me on writing, we can do that. If you want to cheat, you have the ability to do that, too, and the truth is,
I probably can’t stop you. Per Dartmouth’s policy: “Students may not use GenAI tools for submitted
coursework unless expressly permitted.” I do not permit it. That’s my part. Now, about yours.
I’m interested in working with students for whom writing feels, somehow, good, even if
sometimes it’s painful. Who seek that feeling anyway. A feeling of being, of alertness. Of purpose; of
intention. Of practice.
This is a course for those who are interested in using writing to experience some variation of
this feeling. Sometimes it comes in a moment of clarity, sometimes in the making of a lyrical
juxtaposition. There are so many more emotional, intellectual, and spiritual possibilities that arise from
the act of shaping language. I live off the aftermath of that act—the recognitions, financial and
otherwise, I earn from the results—but there is no payche…

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I just learned that the term "carbon footprint" was developed by BP to offload responsibility for climate change onto individuals. Something like that's happening in higher ed with AI. Institutions capitulate or dodge; students are submitting; & they believe it's their individual failing. 7/

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Craig S. Kaplan @isohedral.ca · 10/06/2026

I don’t do karaoke, but I have always fantasized about singing The Gambler by Kenny Rogers.

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Craig S. Kaplan @isohedral.ca · 07/06/2026

I bought most of my worldly possessions before Elon went crazy, so I’m going to need a lot of those stickers.

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Craig S. Kaplan @isohedral.ca · 05/06/2026

isotropic.org/papers/chick...

A diagram resembling a computer systems arrangement of components solving a complicated problem, except that every box is filled with some variation of the word "chicken". From the legendary paper "Chicken Chicken Chicken: Chicken Chicken", by Doug Zongker.

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Craig S. Kaplan @isohedral.ca · 04/06/2026

Today: had a flight delayed in Malaysia, bought a Mazda in El Dorado, got alerted about a change to Patreon's terms of service.

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Craig S. Kaplan @isohedral.ca · 04/06/2026

In my case, I obtained a gmail address in 2004 and was able to secure a very simple one, of the form <firstname>@gmail.com, where <firstname> happens to be a common given name in southeast Asia. So lots of people enter it on random forms, try to use it as a recovery address, and so on.

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Craig S. Kaplan @isohedral.ca · 03/06/2026

Sorry: scooter, not car. Dear Azriel Varion Massar of East Khasi Hills, I hope you enjoy riding your new Aprilia SR 150 STD. I hear she's a beaut.

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Craig S. Kaplan @isohedral.ca · 03/06/2026

Welcome to my gmail inbox basically every morning. A bunch of people in Indonesia and Malaysia using my address for various online services, or attempting to use it as a recovery address. (Oh, and this leaves out the person who recently used my address for their car insurance in India.)

A screenshot of an inbox, split into two columns. A few messages are redacted. The remaining messages are all "wrong-number emails", messages attempting to use my email address for their own purposes. Most of them are attempts to recover google account for which my address is the recovery address, or attempts to set my address as a recovery address, or attempts to log in to services (e.g., TikTok) using my address.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 03/06/2026

It is important to set quantitative and achievable goals and in that spirit I have decided I will be 20% more gay this month 🏳️‍🌈

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Dr Jamie Gallagher @jamiebgall.co.uk · 02/06/2026

It’s Pride 🏳️‍🌈 Spare one repost for a small creator? 🥺 My science and sci fi pins raise money for homeless LGBTQ+ people. Just sent another £800 to @aktcharity.bsky.social bringing total to £47,521 New for Pride 2026: 🌈Scientist🌈 🏳️‍🌈🐥🦜🦅🏳️‍🌈 🌈pronouns🌈 www.jamiebgall.co.uk/shop

Two bird pins. A series if birds sitting on a branch. Each bird is the colour of a stripe on the rainbow flag.

Pronoun pins with rainbow motif:
She her
He him
She they
He they
They them

An array of pride themed science and sci fi pins.

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