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David Ryglicki

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Make way, I'm Reaganing!

Principal Scientist at the Demex Group.

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David Ryglicki

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Embarrassing as shit!

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5d

Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.

Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds

The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.

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November 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM

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David Sirota

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🚨INVESTIGATION: Trump is exploiting a loophole buried in post-Hurricane Katrina legislation to stealthily funnel FEMA's disaster relief funds into ICE.

The Lever's Katya Schwenk exposes the secret scheme & how lawmakers created the little-known loophole - please re-post this on your own feed👇

The Decades-Long Plan To Rob FEMA To Pay ICE

Trump is using regulatory tricks to funnel disaster-relief funds to immigration enforcement, even as climate disasters threaten millions.

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August 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM

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Jacob T. Levy

@jacobtlevy.bsky.social

The fact that the thing we're calling artificial intelligence *can't do math* and yet we're jamming it into programs that successfully *have done math* for decades, then warning people against using the AI to do math, seems like an excellent summary of where we are.

Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Aug 19

Good thing no one uses Microsoft Excel for anything related to legal, regulatory or compliance business functions

www.theverge.com/news/761338/...

Microsoft Excel adds Copilot Al to help ...
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The Verget-4.1-mini Al model | 5
successor to the LABS.GENERATIVEAI function Microsoft started experimenting
with in 2023.
Microsoft notes that you can combine its new Al function with other Excel functions, including IF, SWITCH, LAMBDA, or WRAPROWS. The company adds that information sent through Excel's COPILOT function is "never" used for AI training, as "the input remains confidential and is used solely to generate your requested output."
The COPILOT function comes with a couple of limitations, as it can't access information outside your spreadsheet, and you can only use it to calculate 100 functions every 10 minutes. Microsoft also warns against using the AI function for numerical calculations or in “high-stakes scenarios” with legal, regulatory, and compliance implications, as COPILOT "can
give incorrect responses."
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August 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM

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THE NVIDIA AI GPU BLACK MARKET: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H3x...

THE NVIDIA AI GPU BLACK MARKET | Investigating Smuggling, Corruption, & Governments

YouTube video by Gamers Nexus

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August 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM

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MyRadar

@myradar.bsky.social

MyRadar has secured a Phase II STTR contract with the Office of Naval Research to develop an AI-powered 4D cloud nowcasting system with the with @uwssec.bsky.social —enhancing short-term storm prediction.

Dr. @dryglick.bsky.social breaks down the science behind this one-of-a-kind forecasting tech.