Andrew Barker

@abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy

Employee of a state-owned enterprise.

At work, I try to make linear algebra routines faster.

At home, I have half-baked thoughts about transit and urbanism […]

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Andrew Dennison Barker, was a British classicist and academic, specialising in ancient Greek music and the intersection between musical theory and philosophy. He was Professor of Classics at the University of Birmingham from 1998 to 2008, and had previously taught at the University of Warwick, University of Cambridge, and Selwyn College, Cambridge. .. more

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Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · 15d

@timbray It is hashtag amazing what people do with hashtag language

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · 22d

A few weeks ago this sign said 45. I am partly responsible for the change.

Two years ago a driver killed a neighbor of mine in a nearby intersection. I badgered a bunch of city, county, and state traffic engineers and elected officials and they eventually […]

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A "Speed Limit 35" sign next to a busy arterial road.

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · 22d

@w7voa *some of* the Epstein files are out

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · 23d

@vwbusguy Please report back.

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · 29d

So if I have two of a thing with a listed price of $5 each, I have $10 worth of thing. But if I have a billion of the thing, then when I start selling the price will go down as I sell so I have something less than $5 billion worth of thing. What is the name for this concept? What do I google?

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · Dec 12

A lot of the resistance to traffic enforcement seems to come from people taking it as a personal judgment on their decision to occasionally speed, check their phone while driving, or roll through a stop. So I want to be absolutely clear: Yes, I am judging your shitty, selfish, reckless behavior.

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Dec 4

@courtney Rusty Cup coffee

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Chris Samuel @chris-bloke.mastodon.acm.org.ap.brid.gy · Dec 4

I used to have good conversations with the US mint, but recently they stopped making cents.

#puns

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Nov 30

@enobacon @jyasskin For sure it has drawbacks! It also has the advantage that a lot of voters know who the governor is. Almost nobody knows who represents them at metro or trimet.

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Nov 30

@jyasskin @enobacon The soil and water conservation districts are an amazing example of special districts run amok. Part of me thinks each resident should elect one city rep and one county rep and fold all the special districts under city or county control. No trimet, no fire districts, no metro […]

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Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Nov 29

@enobacon @jyasskin an elected transit board would probably be an improvement. But I think we elect too many local positions anyway, and it's not like the elected BART board in the bay area is doing an amazing job.

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Nov 29

@royal This is the beginning of a song, I think

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Nov 25

@glennklockwood I barely skimmed the order, and what I see is a direction to identify resources at national labs that *could* be used for some kind of... LLM-directed laboratory work (or something). In other words, it's just an order to write a report, with no funding, and with no funding […]

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Tim Bray @timbray.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · Nov 20

Nobody should be allowed to get out of fifth grade without demonstrating their mastery of reply-all.

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · Nov 15

Hold up

ner experience of texting with vesus. Here s everytning she shared.
What is Text With Jesus?
Text With Jesus offers users an interactive experience with a religious deity. In other words, us s can text questions to Jesus and get a response. (Premium users can also converse with Satan.)
While testing the app, Thompson was curious to ask Jesus why bad things happen to good people.

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M.S. Bellows, Jr. @msbellows.c.im.ap.brid.gy · Nov 12

Happy Exploding Whale Day to those who celebrate!
#ExplodingWhale #explodingwhaleday
https://youtu.be/V6CLumsir34?si=a53Iyx4TctYHXzl9

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Nov 11

@vwbusguy Same!

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Nov 1

[boring video game idea]

The super subtle artistic point, so deep and meaningful that the game will be a critical hit and a classic, is the connection between the low-attention-span tinder mechanic and the theme of decline and decadence. (4/4)

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Nov 1

[boring video game idea]

More on the mechanic:

You see a provincial governor, and decide your relationship with a yes or no, no subtlety.

You see a potential rebel uprising, you can crush it or let it be.

You see a technology your empire is maintaining at great expense, you can keep it or […]

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Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Nov 1

[boring video game idea]

More on the theme:

"4X" games (explore, expand, exploit, ...) are a well-established strategy genre, you start with a single planet or castle or whatever and build up technology or armies and so on to expand.

My game will be "5D" (decay, decline, destruction […]

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Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Nov 1

[boring video game idea]

My bad video game idea.

Theme: manage the decline of a decaying galactice empire

Mechanic: Entirely Tinder-like left or right swiping. (1/)

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Nov 1

@xerozohar Every time this comes across my feed, I am contractually obligated to mention that I have met this guy in person in real life.

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Nov 1

@kenwhite.bsky.social What it really needs are some classified documents

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Oct 28

@glennklockwood I don't doubt you, but does it make sense to *buy* market share? I mean, you *sell* stuff to get market share!

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Oct 11

@shauna Not a flyer, but maybe this? https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights

Know Your Rights | Protesters’ Rights | ACLU

The First Amendment protects your right to assemble and express your views through protest. However, police and other government officials are allowed to place certain narrow restrictions on the exercise of speech rights. Make sure you’re prepared by brushing up on your rights before heading out into the streets.

www.aclu.org

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Ben Werdmuller @ben.werd.social.ap.brid.gy · Sep 27

War ravaged Portland

The famous unicycling Darth Vader on a bridge in Portland. He is playing flaming bagpipes.

Andrew Barker @abarker.mast.hpc.social.ap.brid.gy · Sep 24

@Ryan I was taught a bunch of not always consistent things: (a) no real purpose, Jesus overturned it like the pork and shellfish stuff; (b) reveals God's design for your individual balance of work and leisure; (c) a merciful social system that prevents economic oppression; (d) spiritual purpose […]

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