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Estes, John

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Mathematics professor hoping to make math easy for others. Into STEAM topics: 3DPrinting #Arduino Maker RStats | Erdös Number 2 youtube.com/@johnestesmath3036

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Estes, John @johnestesmath.bsky.social · May 8

I'm in shock... What are we doing?

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ML Brennan @brennanml.bsky.social · Mar 21

Okay, this is my newest very very favorite meme.

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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · Mar 22

New data from @immcouncil.org proves it: Immigrants fuel the economy, paying $651.9 BILLION in taxes and $1.7 TRILLION in spending power!

Check out the data in your state with this interactive tool:
data.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/map-the-impa...

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · Mar 21

I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me, rolled the AI out to the whole agency, and implied the AI can do my job and the jobs of the others they've fired.

It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵

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Estes, John @johnestesmath.bsky.social · Mar 18

Senor Chang's office from Community.

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Estes, John @johnestesmath.bsky.social · Mar 17

"I'm sorry we went a couple of minutes over today, but some of you come in 5-10 minutes late, so I feel like you owe me." Is that too aggressive?

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Mar 1

All websites that depend on NOAA data should display something like this.

earth.nullschool.net

Weather and climate data shown on this website and countless others are at risk.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is the U.S. agency responsible for global weather forecasting, hurricane prediction, ocean observation, and many other services vital to public safety. Its satellites, supercomputers, and research teams provide essential data that help us understand our planet and protect lives.

On February 27, the new U.S. administration initiated mass firings at NOAA. These actions are unethical and deeply disruptive to the talented scientists and engineers who dedicate themselves to the public good. The firings, along with expected budget cuts, have serious implications for the availability and quality of weather forecasts produced by the United States. They must be reversed immediately.

Much of the data on this website is downloaded directly from NOAA's servers. In this environment of uncertainty, access could be disrupted at any time. While I'll strive to keep all features on this website functional and switch to alternative data sources if necessary, some datasets have no substitute if they go offline.

If this concerns you, speak up. Share on social media. And if you're in the U.S., contact your representatives.

- Cameron

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Estes, John @johnestesmath.bsky.social · Feb 18

I'm sorry to hear this. What a disaster we are.

Estes, John @johnestesmath.bsky.social · Feb 11

Is this Musk's math channel?

Estes, John @johnestesmath.bsky.social · Feb 11

Did you email? Snail mail?

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Feb 8

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.

I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD

grants.nih.gov

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Estes, John @johnestesmath.bsky.social · Feb 7

We're using Canva, and I just found that there's a Latex app that I can use to generate expressions.

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RedditCFB @redditcfb.com · Feb 7

The Conference USA schedule is very elegantly done. Here is a graph of the teams that *don't* play each other this year. With this setup, it's impossible for more than 2 teams to go undefeated, and 8-0 team in conference is guaranteed to make the conference championship.

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Estes, John @johnestesmath.bsky.social · Feb 7

When including titles/abstracts in a conference program, is it okay to have LaTeX snippets? For example, "Proving \sqrt{2} is irrational".

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Dr. Melanie Lenahan @melanielenahan.bsky.social · Feb 5

Best news ever! Registration for the 2025 Grading Conference is OPEN! Please join us to promote grading practices focused on equity & authentic learning. Consider submitting an abstract or volunteering! We value your contributions! #gradingreform

Link: www.centerforgradingreform.org/grading-conf...

The Grading Conference

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