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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 9h

anybody know a) why arXiv -> Zotero integration keeps breaking so i can't save papers correctly and b) how to make it stop?

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 18h

Parafin is joining Stripe. Lead is powering agentic finance. You run the business, Nickel runs the money. Talc backed by Y Combinator. Semantic NFTs on Antimony. Bezoar brings AI to osteopathy. Find it on Rubedo. Citrinitas does that for you. Complete the Great Work. Complete the Great Work! Complet

announcement, "Parafin is joining Stripe"

announcement, "Lead is powering agentic finance with scoped accounts"

ad copy, "You run the business. Nickel runs the money."

announcement, "Talc backed by Y Combinator"

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 30/09/2026

it's also funny how many things "aren't distributed systems" but actually they _are_ when you squint at 'em right. things as simple as "make a high volume of changes to this monolith without bricking anything from conflicts", or "have a nice CI pipeline at scale", or "have a mobile app"

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 29/09/2026

america dot gov must be a huge godsend for folks who can only speak in obfuscated C

a screenshot of america.gov in which my input is an obfuscated c program that outputs the text `Tell me who is eligible for Medicare`. the chatbot understands it and responds correctly

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Rollofthedice @hotrollhottakes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

nobody ever resolves conversations like this anymore

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As Zihu was hoeing the ground, he pressed down on the hoe. Turning around, he looked at Shengguang and said, "It's not that there's nothing to do, but if you've got an attitude, you err."
Shengguang immediately asked, "What is there to do?"
Zihu kicked him in the chest, knocking him down. At this Shengguang was enlightened.

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 25/09/2026

having trouble understanding this MTG board state, can anyone explain how Gabumon and Blue Eyes White Dragon interact

a cursed MTG board state that is a Go Shinto deck but is representing a number of things with Pokémon, Yu-Go-Oh, and Digimon cards

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 24/09/2026

hear me out: this fit could go hard af

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 24/09/2026

since when does the United Airlines app include helpful self-care reminders?

screenshot from the United Airlines app reading “Keep portable chargers and vapes within reach”

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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

a lot of you dont know every sauce

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 19/09/2026

temporary rebrand in honor of this historic moment

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Stephanie 🍉 @ageofoddish.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

mmygod

the slut gnomes of false berlin jeopardy bluesky post

today's jeopardy categories. the last 2 are "false berlin" and "bizarre little men"

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puddinglovelyy.bsky.social @puddinglovelyy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

May i entertain you with coquette gengar #pokemon

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 16/09/2026

the Nicene Creed implies the existence of the mysterious and forbidden Nasty Creed

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

HOLY WOW GC = galactic center. MEERKAT is a radio observatory, and the images are amazing. Totally different structures seen in infrared and radio. Staggering.

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 13/09/2026

it’s time for the best part of moving in: setting up the homelab again

the back corner of my office, featuring my homelab. it features: a 10” mini rack enclosure with three ThinkCentre boxes, a patch panel, and a switch. a Synology NAS. a big ol’ APC UPS. it’s atop a walnut cabinet, and next to a cast-iron plant and some zebra haworthias.

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 12/09/2026

is nonlinear dynamics yuri? for example: you might use the Boltzmann equation to describe a rarefied gas, where the particles are so far apart they can’t often touch… but when they collide, their trajectories become statistically entangled forever… that’s gay! what else is like this

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 11/09/2026

we were so worried about immanentizing the eschaton, we failed to anticipate we’d immanentized samsara

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 10/09/2026

my new office lighting setup unfortunately has warm and cool lights on opposite sides, which has me looking like:

card art from Magic: the Gathering card Indestructible Aura. it features a bird man in a cool shirt throwing the horns with arms crossed, with a bolt of fire blasting him from the left, and ice from the right, but he is absolutely no-selling it

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 05/09/2026

could it truly be… the fabled Top Chicken…

a large metal Gallus gallus domesticus with a sequined sombrero, flanked by its strigine guard

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 05/09/2026

i’ve got everything i need for a day out on the town. an espresso tonic in my left hand, and a 5 pound 1930s metal chicken in my right

me in a coffee shop holding an antique painted metal rooster

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 02/09/2026

doomscrollers are innumerable, i vow to save them brainworms are innumerable, i vow to end them quote-dunks are endless, i vow to mute them the poaster's path is supreme, i vow to attain it

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 02/09/2026

lore drop: Google Search Overview is named Br. Hanif

Google query: "salaam br. hanif"
AI overview:
Walalaikum assalam! How can I help you today?

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 01/09/2026

what's the difference between a per curiam SCOTUS opinion and any other? it's simple. a per curiam opinion is *unsigned*, so it can support contributions from up to 4,294,967,295 judges. other opinions are *signed*, so they support from -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647 judges.

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 31/08/2026

what a crucial feature. especially the "destroy all humans" clause near the end

Google query: "help i'm a pebble being skipped over lake dunmore, im scared"
AI overview:
Oof, hang in there! That first slap against the water is always the rough part, but you are doing great. Lake Dunmore is a beautiful place to take a spin, even if you didn't exactly volunteer for the trip.

Right now, physics is doing all the work. Here is what is happening during your flight:

The Flight Plan
- The Spin: That tight spin keeps you stable so you don't tumble mid-air.
- The Slap: Every time you hit the water, you create a tiny wave and bounce right off it.
- The Slowdown: You lose a little speed with every bounce.

What Happens Next
Eventually, you will run out of momentum and gently sink to the bottom. The good news? Lake Dunmore has a lovely, peaceful lakebed where you can finally settle down, hang out with the fish, and never have to skip again.

Just hold tight—the ride will be over in a few seconds!

If you want to pass the time while you fly, I can tell you about:
- The fish you might meet at the bottom
- The history of Lake Dunmore
- How to get revenge on the human who threw you

Let me know how many skips you think you have left!

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wint @dril.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

people ask me if i listen to bieber and i smile simply and say simply yes. Then I show them this and they lose their fucking shit

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 30/08/2026

"is gender space Banach?" - the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12239 arXiV preprints of heated theorems

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 30/08/2026

"boymode" implies the existence of other measures of boy central tendency, such as boymedian and boymean. exercise: derive the L2 norm in the space of boyvectors

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 30/08/2026

good lord, what a tragic way to view others. they've folded up, calculated, twisted, and measured the mysteries of the heart until all that's left of human care is what fits on your CV.

quoted from article:
"For the cofounder role, how excited would you be to literally cofound an organization with your girlfriend? Would you be excited to hire her?10 Would you be excited to work for her? How would she stack up among people you’ve worked closely with?"

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 29/08/2026

it’s called Eggs Benedict because it’s a real blessing for your morning.

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skyking @jkachmar.com · 29/08/2026

ANN a pre-release of my (un)official Sentry SDK for Haskell. this has been something i’ve been working on /very/ inconsistently since late last year and i’m happy to say it’s finally in good enough shape to share publicly.

github.com

GitHub - mercury/sentry-haskell: The (un)official Sentry SDK for Haskell

The (un)official Sentry SDK for Haskell. Contribute to mercury/sentry-haskell development by creating an account on GitHub.

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cryptic 🦇 pollinator @magicscience.info · 28/08/2026

good news

ad mockup for new Barilla "One Single Brick-Sized Noodle" (Al Dente Perfection in 38-40 minutes) with image of cooked brick-sized noodle on a plate with sauce and grated parmesan.

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 28/08/2026

hands down it has got to be the order-3 apeirogonal tiling of the hyperbolic plane, for it is the most greebled regular tiling

the orderr-3 apeirogonal tiling of the hyperbolic plane, in red with blue edges. an apeirogon is a polygon with an infinite number of sides. you might think "oh, a circle". not in this plane bucko!!! it ends up looking like a weird branchy/capillary thingy

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 26/08/2026

crucial note to future self: obtain fewer owls next time

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 25/08/2026

i have the soul of an alchemist, you see. any time i have two liquids, i think to myself, “but what if i were to mix them into a third, more perfect, liquid?” one day i shall achieve the Great Work and ascend to the truth of this world. until then, i shall achieve mildly gross soft drinks.

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 24/08/2026

. o O ( Holy Eucharist, Episcopalian Batman! )

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ponder @ponder.ooo · 23/08/2026

gpu stands for "general processing unit", bc it handles the general case of computation, where you just want to do massively parallel SIMD stuff on giant ndarrays. cpu stands for "constrained processing unit", it's for use in the rare edge cases where you need to do single-threaded bullshit

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amos @fasterthanli.me · 19/08/2026

yes. in 1968.

github hint: this PR was closed 58 years ago.

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 23/08/2026

Throbbing Steak Arts District Voltaire Einstürzende Neustädte Front 243 Diocese

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Dr. Fim @fim.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Ansel Adams on assignment for IBM - one of my favourite shots. Not the usual landscape but the skill of a woman weaving magnetic core memory. The beat up nails captures total “woman in STEM” vibes.

A woman with extremely short painted nails weaving magnetic core memory. A series of rows and columns of wires in a grid.

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the tensor gnomes of false Berlin @vivsha.ws · 22/08/2026

A.I. stands for Anheuser-busch Inbev

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