5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 09/10/2026It‘s important to ask whether we are willing to accept the epistemological dark ages these companies want to throw us in. Humans no longer with the means to know and understand on our terms, but rather consuming “truth” through a chatbot on blind faith. I think I’d rather live in the woods. 010
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Truth is a human mental construct of proposition and verification. If these companies will serve out truth-slop at a rate that can exceed human verification and with the aim of killing and replacing human expertise, then we won’t have access to truths, merely to the form of them. 111
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Seems like a way to make the careful work of Bastounis, Circelli and Hansen more difficult moving forward. Mathematics is a field where quality and intuition building matter; this flood of findings is not conducive to mathematics, only to the prep for an ipo. arxiv.org/abs/2610.08144arxiv.orgNavier-Stokes lost in translation: Why Lean verification of AI autoformalisation does not guarantee correct natural language proofsAutoformalisation is increasingly used to verify mathematical texts, including those generated by AI, as in OpenAI's announced proof of blow-up of solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations. In this pro... 120
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 23/09/2026How is it that at no point closing the free stuff store was on the table to try and stop the hemorrhaging of money? How is one 50k in the hole, personally liable for it while also making all business decisions by instagram committee? 0350
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I have nothing but questions. Whats the end game of preventing the bar from having one night a week thats inaccessible while remaining accessible the rest of the week; while knowing this is a last ditch attempt to keep the doors open at all? having no accessible place all week? 1371
Reposted by 5Corey Brickley * Blight's Hollow Dot Com @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026the juxtaposition of jiggle physics--technology based on solid mathematical equations, science, ingenuity and Abrahamic values--with AI Slop Nightmare --Chaos Noise, Of the Devil, Literally dark billionaire death cult magicks fueled by crushed dreams--is so poignant 521335
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Even assuming Cofnas wasn’t fired for violations of Belgian law and university policy, and was hired for a position he was actually qualified for, Academic Freedom is not a license to say anything absent rigourous evidence and reason. 010
Reposted by 5Daphne Keller @daphnek.bsky.social · 21/08/2026This data on self-censorship among U.S. academic scientists and engineers -- not even humanities people, this is STEM -- is so disturbing. theconversation.com/self-censors... 6188114
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Im not even opposed on principle to the revival of old ideas, but it must be in the light of a new evidence, a new argument, a new proof and in response to the known criticisms. Unsurprisingly race scientists have never bothered to pass that low bar, and demand we all take them seriously. No thanks. 020
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 24/08/2026it turns the progressive force of science into a circular wheel, where the same arguments, points and views are endlessly regurgitated with no notion of progress. If the collective notion of academic freedom allows the reheating of racist leftovers indefinitely, what becomes the point of academia. 120
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 24/08/2026yap without refining your methodologies and assessments against modern critique and advancements, then that just seems like a) an abuse of the qualification and erodes the integrity of the institution of academia , b) that it would lead to the disconnection of funding and truth seeking and c) that 120
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 24/08/2026it has traditionally been my understanding that academic freedom applies in so far as you are putting forth a rigorous defence of your ideas in dialogue with the existing literature that surrounds that topic. If the notion of academic freedom is simply that acquiring a PhD grants you the ability to 130
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Finally “10000 prompts” as your base measure is kind of meaningless. Base it on average token use per task and task amount per month and factor in the full scale of water use if youre aiming for a serious comparison of any rigour. 10000 prompts on its own is meaningless. 100
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Furthermore the venn diagram between vegetarians or those who abstain from meat for some meals regularly out of climate concern and those concerned about AI resource use, is probably more overlapping than vegetarians /vegans and AI fanatics. 100
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 28/07/2026while its true that the animal agriculture industry as a whole is an outsized consumer of water and contributor of GHGs, i dont think adding another source of accelerating increased power and water consumption is a great idea. 210
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 21/07/2026A quantitative analyst is not an economist. reading comprehension is good. hope this helps. 020
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Additionally, Id make an argument that its formalization in algebra over geometry or other more visual, intuition building representations also compounds the problem. 010
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Math has a lot of social meta-commentary about intelligence tied up in it. Specifically a lot of socially ingrained narratives about the notion that only the gifted can grasp it and that you either immediately get it or you wont ever. with those gifted often fitting an image of a white male. 120
Reposted by 5J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Secret Panel HERE 😌 patreon.com/mrlovenstein/posts/balancing-out-28106977 81603337
Reposted by 5🌈Wally ~ Meditating in her Cave🌈 @wallyaurora.bsky.social · 15/06/2026oh yeah, in terms of good news- I haven't seen anyone talking about this??? In short- worst case scenario of 4C warming by 2100 is no longer possible, new worst-case is 2.8C now DOES NOT MEAN we just relax- the only way we got here is through hard work- but it means THE HARD WORK IS WORKING 3116864726
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 17/05/2026And like tbc they also addressed that Tucker pivoted on israel when he read the room and that it’s not his genuine convictions. 010
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 17/05/2026The far better argument is to use the DSAs forcing of AOC to fall back in line on palestine as proof that AOC has a structure of public accountability she has to answer to in her decisions than Tucky. 110
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 17/05/2026If dems ever want to win stop looking for the “leftist” boogeyman in every nook and cranny. It never won you an election, it won’t start now. 110
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 17/05/2026No one here was arguing that Tucker was a desirable candidate over AOC for political reasons, merely that he was much more able to take what looks like a strong stance on a genocide and that appeals to people who aren’t terminally online keeping track of everything the rw does. 210
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I’m always looking for a reason to hate on Virgil’s cohost, but like did any of you actually watch the interview. I did, she was discussing how AOCs poor voting record on the genocide in Palestine reflects on her as candidate in comparison to Tucker’s much more publically anti-genocide persona. 110
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Fifteen Dogs, House of Leaves, Crime and Punishment I do not understand how people like Vonnegut that much. 010
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 13/05/2026L take, you don’t ever get beefier watching and learning. You gotta pick up the beefcakes and squat them for reps. 140
Reposted by 5Stacy King @stacyking.com · 11/05/2026FYI trans Americans with a Canadian ancestor can apply for expedited processing on their applications for Canadian citizenship! 2124421300
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 11/05/2026For example stress may be a predictive regulator of effort and energy expenditure but my anxiety only serves to interfere with my sleep. 110
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 11/05/2026It’s true but kinda trivial to say that the brain exists to regulate predictively the states of the body, like it’s right but in a way that’s kind of not novel. and the ”novel” conclusions drawn seem to not understand how the higher level cognitive elements can kind of run away with themselves 110
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Every few weeks neuroscience rediscovers that the mid brain….helps coordinate cognitive effort for predictively regulating the body. wait til they figure out how hunger and ghrelin/leptin signalling works to convince the muscle controller to find food. Riveting stuff. 140
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 10/05/2026It’s actually one child, acting as 2 children, with the older character trying to ship the younger one far away in a cardboard box. The camera tricks were pretty cute and clever. 5.5/10 010
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Instead of watching Pokémon (first season, cute and fun) my niece is subjecting me to watching some children play in boxes on YouTube. 110
Reposted by 5Chad Topaz Queer DEI Race Traitor @chadtopaz.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Goddess help me, I'm diving into the AI-in-math convo. Tim Gowers says ChatGPT 5.5 Pro did "PhD-level" math in an hour with no input from him. Terence Tao tells Nature the job description is changing. I wrote up what I think, including what could be lost: people, training, equity... #MathSkychadtopaz.comCheap production, scarce judgment — Chad M. TopazA response to Tim Gowers on ChatGPT 5.5 Pro and AI in mathematics. On case selection, the jagged frontier, workflow, equity, pedagogy, and institutional governance. 44914
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Phones these days too big. I love my 13 mini. So small. I just carry around a battery pack. 010
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 07/05/2026This was actually a really emotionally validating interview to watch. A frequent point of discussion I have with colleagues is how we systematically discourage students from wanting to pursue and investigate the big questions. And the rigour that one is held to when they try can be soul-crushing. 130
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Everyone always ask if the scientist is interdisciplinary. No one ever asks how the scientist is interdisciplinary, or if they’re doing ok rn. 110
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 06/05/2026It‘s #horrorpostertime! Post one of your favourite horror movies from (1989). VK is barely a horror movie but I love it so much. Yelling out “I’m a vampire” over and over while drunk is always a classic. 031
5 @v0rvya.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Nah I meant the Fred with the ascot and van and the dog and the polycule. 110