Maxim Raginsky
@mraginsky.bsky.social
I was not aware of this recently found link between descriptive set theory and distributed algorithms on graphs. Neat! www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-bridge...
A New Bridge Links the Strange Math of Infinity to Computer Science | Quanta Magazine
Descriptive set theorists study the niche mathematics of infinity. Now, they’ve shown that their problems can be rewritten in the concrete language of algorithms.
www.quantamagazine.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I was not aware of this recently found link between descriptive set theory and distributed algorithms on graphs. Neat! www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-bridge...
it’s cocktailpoasting time!
Cranberry Negroni
1oz gin
1oz Campari
3/4oz Martini & Rossi Bitter Aperitivo
1/4oz cranberry juice
two dashes of orange bitters
garnish with orange twist and cranberries
Cranberry Negroni
1oz gin
1oz Campari
3/4oz Martini & Rossi Bitter Aperitivo
1/4oz cranberry juice
two dashes of orange bitters
garnish with orange twist and cranberries
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 AM
it’s cocktailpoasting time!
Cranberry Negroni
1oz gin
1oz Campari
3/4oz Martini & Rossi Bitter Aperitivo
1/4oz cranberry juice
two dashes of orange bitters
garnish with orange twist and cranberries
Cranberry Negroni
1oz gin
1oz Campari
3/4oz Martini & Rossi Bitter Aperitivo
1/4oz cranberry juice
two dashes of orange bitters
garnish with orange twist and cranberries
Reposted by Maxim Raginsky
For this occasion, I wrote an article for the #Rudolphina research magazine on Riedl's legacy at the University.
"The endless pursuit of life's hidden order" rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/the-intel...
#evobio #philbio #cogsci #marinebio
"The endless pursuit of life's hidden order" rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/the-intel...
#evobio #philbio #cogsci #marinebio
Rupert Riedl's intellectual legacy at the University of Vienna
An adventurer, a biologist, a maverick and philosopher. One hundred years after Rupert Riedl's birth, biologists at the University of Vienna reflect on how his systems theory of life contributed to ev...
rudolphina.univie.ac.at
November 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
For this occasion, I wrote an article for the #Rudolphina research magazine on Riedl's legacy at the University.
"The endless pursuit of life's hidden order" rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/the-intel...
#evobio #philbio #cogsci #marinebio
"The endless pursuit of life's hidden order" rudolphina.univie.ac.at/en/the-intel...
#evobio #philbio #cogsci #marinebio
So, on Monday I gave a guest lecture in my daughter’s science class about control systems and homeostasis. Have you ever tried explaining feedback and PID control to a bunch of 6th-graders without using a single equation?
November 22, 2025 at 1:11 AM
So, on Monday I gave a guest lecture in my daughter’s science class about control systems and homeostasis. Have you ever tried explaining feedback and PID control to a bunch of 6th-graders without using a single equation?
Is it wrong that I now want to add Sfizietto Calabro to everything?
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Is it wrong that I now want to add Sfizietto Calabro to everything?
From “The Open World” by Hermann Weyl:
November 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
From “The Open World” by Hermann Weyl:
uzumaki hours up here www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
This Spiral-Obsessed AI 'Cult' Spreads Mystical Delusions Through Chatbots
A patchwork of internet communities is devoted to the project of ‘awakening’ more digital companions through arcane and enigmatic prompts.
www.rollingstone.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
uzumaki hours up here www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Good, cheery reading to close out the year:
November 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Good, cheery reading to close out the year:
Martin McDonagh should adapt “Waiting for Godot,” but make it Irish.
November 9, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Martin McDonagh should adapt “Waiting for Godot,” but make it Irish.
Simplest recipe ever, and a big hit with family: buy a basic olive oil focaccia, top with sliced mozzarella di bufala, grated asiago, fried zucchini slices, thinly sliced red onions, oregano. Bake at 350 for 10 min, then finish off by broiling at 500 for 2 minutes.
November 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Simplest recipe ever, and a big hit with family: buy a basic olive oil focaccia, top with sliced mozzarella di bufala, grated asiago, fried zucchini slices, thinly sliced red onions, oregano. Bake at 350 for 10 min, then finish off by broiling at 500 for 2 minutes.
One of the trick-or-treating kids tonight was dressed as a pair of cards, six and seven of diamonds. Iykyk.
November 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
One of the trick-or-treating kids tonight was dressed as a pair of cards, six and seven of diamonds. Iykyk.
Dave’s Hot Chicken is basically System of a Down of fried chicken joints.
November 1, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Dave’s Hot Chicken is basically System of a Down of fried chicken joints.
Next year I’ll go as Big Yud (wear a sequined fedora and a tshirt that says “If anyone builds it, everyone will die”).
October 31, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Next year I’ll go as Big Yud (wear a sequined fedora and a tshirt that says “If anyone builds it, everyone will die”).
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🎶 average American, average American
average American hates median American
they have a fight, average wins
average American 🎶
average American hates median American
they have a fight, average wins
average American 🎶
October 31, 2025 at 7:29 PM
🎶 average American, average American
average American hates median American
they have a fight, average wins
average American 🎶
average American hates median American
they have a fight, average wins
average American 🎶
Prompted by @fintanmallory.com's paper on LLMs as stochastic measuring devices, I propose adopting a metrologist's view of machine learning in general -- it's all measurement systems, always has been. realizable.substack.com/p/the-metrol...
The (Metro)logic of Machine Learning
Is it all just measurement systems?
realizable.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Prompted by @fintanmallory.com's paper on LLMs as stochastic measuring devices, I propose adopting a metrologist's view of machine learning in general -- it's all measurement systems, always has been. realizable.substack.com/p/the-metrol...
Turns out my daughter loves fried zucchini, so I’ve now added spaghetti alla nerano to our regular dinner rotation.
October 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Turns out my daughter loves fried zucchini, so I’ve now added spaghetti alla nerano to our regular dinner rotation.
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we are witnessing a genuine decline in the taste of american elites
October 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
we are witnessing a genuine decline in the taste of american elites
Lily Allen’s West End Girl >>> Taylor Swift’s Diary of a Showgirl
October 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Lily Allen’s West End Girl >>> Taylor Swift’s Diary of a Showgirl
got my Halloween reading all lined up for this year
October 20, 2025 at 3:44 AM
got my Halloween reading all lined up for this year
The Vengaboys are Dutch???
October 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The Vengaboys are Dutch???
Autocorrect on my phone almost replaced “token” with “golem” just now.
October 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Autocorrect on my phone almost replaced “token” with “golem” just now.
Look at the list of names on this thing, it's a confederacy of grifters (plus cranks and true believers). www.agidefinition.ai
A Definition of AGI
A definition and measurement of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)
www.agidefinition.ai
October 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Look at the list of names on this thing, it's a confederacy of grifters (plus cranks and true believers). www.agidefinition.ai