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Mark McClure @mark-mcclure.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

@posit.co My latest blog post describes how to to use the Quarto Closeread extension with OJS: blog.marksmath.org/posts/Closer...

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Closeread with OJS – Blog @ Mark’s Math

My attempt to use Closeread with OJS

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Mark McClure @mark-mcclure.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Nice piece by John Oliver on the New College of Florida, which UNCA's fellow COPLAC school: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFMc...

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New College of Florida: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Mark McClure @mark-mcclure.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

#Math #AI Here's my blog post on Knuth's use of Claude to discover a proof of theorem in Graph Theory he's been working on for some time: blog.marksmath.org/posts/Claude...

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Claude’s construction of Knuth’s cycles – Blog @ Mark’s Math

A visualization of Claude’s construction of Knuth’s cycles

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Mark McClure @mark-mcclure.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

I don't disagree with the fundamental advice from the essay. Everyone should be aware of AI and the serious economic and workplace challenges it's like to create. The real problem, though, is not AI. The problem is the way AI tools are likely to be used, whether they're any good or not.

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Mark McClure @mark-mcclure.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

The essay's basic synopsis is that - AI is getting really smart really fast, - Folks who aren't immersed in AI regularly don't understand this, and - These non-techy bystanders had better prepare for major economic upheaval.

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Mark McClure @mark-mcclure.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

My latest blog post describes how the neural network splash image on my academic website and how I built it: blog.marksmath.org/posts/Neural... #neural-networks #math You can comment on the post by replying here!

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A Neural Multiplier – Blog @ Mark’s Math

A description of my neural network splash image and how it works.

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Mark McClure @mark-mcclure.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Here's a look at the current prevalence of legacy admissions at colleges and universities across the US: blog.marksmath.org/posts/Legacy... You can leave comments on the blog post by responding to this Bluesky post!

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Legacy Admissions – Blog @ Mark’s Math

Legacy admissions are still in very common practice across the country

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Mark McClure @mark-mcclure.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

CBS claims that politics have nothing to do with the decision to cancel Colbert. Maybe, though, politics *should* be considered in this kind of decision?

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Mark McClure @mark-mcclure.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Here's a Bluesky link to another look at that picture: bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Mark McClure @mark-mcclure.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

UNC Asheville's plans to develop an area just south of campus have met with considerable local resistance. I wrote this blog post with a map of the area visualizing what it might look like. Replies to this bsky post will appear as comments on the blog post. blog.marksmath.org/posts/TheWoo...

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The Woods – Blog @ Mark’s Math

A questionable development at UNCA

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Mark McClure @mark-mcclure.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

One extra special tidbit for BlueSky users - there's a commenting system that utilizes Quarto's BlueSky comment extension. Thus, anyone with a BlueSky account can add comments to the posts! A reply to this post should appear under by first blog post that's About the Blog @ Mark’s Math.

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Mark McClure @mark-mcclure.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

I've set up a blog! OK, it's only got one post so far and it's totally experimental but maybe it will go somewhere. It's built using Quarto (@quarto.org) and I plan to discuss math, data, tech, teaching, higher education, and related political issues. Check it out: blog.marksmath.org

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Blog @ Mark’s Math

One professor’s blog about math, data, tech, teaching, higher education, and politics.

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Mark McClure @mark-mcclure.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

The University of Virginia is one of the most elite public schools in the nation and the state of Virginia has a Democratic governor with narrow Democratic majorities in both houses. It's an extremely bad sign for higher education, if UVA can't even try to tackle this fight.

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Mark McClure @mark-mcclure.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

According the author, a former general counsel for the University, "the university's compliance with Title VI is clear"

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Mark McClure @mark-mcclure.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Key counter point: Title VI prohibits quotas or programs that are exclusive to any one protected class. It does not prevent federal contractors, such as universities, from pursuing the goal of creating a diverse community...

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Mark McClure @mark-mcclure.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

The key allegation is under Title VI: "No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance."

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Mark McClure @mark-mcclure.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

A good read describing how Jim Ryan, president of the University of Virginia, stepped down under pressure from the Trump administration, together with how and why the university should have fought it: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/o...

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Opinion | What the University of Virginia Should Have Done

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Mark McClure @mark-mcclure.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

I have no idea if this is AI or not, particularly after last week's NY Times AI quiz where my awful score was about average. My best guess is that it is AI based primarily on Cruz's reference to the Philippians as the Fallopians.

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