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Daniel Nikpayuk @nikpayuk.bsky.social · 1h

Also I like that one of the writers was a math major.

What are you ever gonna do with a math degree? Help write one of the most amazing cartoon shows of all time!

Daniel Nikpayuk @nikpayuk.bsky.social · 1h

I'm realizing more and more that so much "success" in life isn't in some brand name or some other false narrative, it's really about networks of people. For example the chemistry between folk in this video is amazing!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtJ2...

"The Simpsons" Writers Reunion -- Serious Jibber-Jabber with Conan O'Brien | CONAN on TBS

YouTube video by Team Coco

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Daniel Nikpayuk @nikpayuk.bsky.social · 3h

Thinking about logic.

Formal logical langs are founded on the idea of consistency (of truth).

Godel and all that, but what if we accepted the challenge of langs with contradictions, where the game was to only use parts of such langs that formed consistent sublangs?

What math wisdom would surface?

Daniel Nikpayuk @nikpayuk.bsky.social · 3h

Zombie-man.

He was bit by a radioactive zombie.

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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 3h

"A soldier knows what to do when they encounter another soldier. But an air-humping frog?"

@sarahjeong.bsky.social on the shitposting/aura farming era of American politics.

www.theverge.com/policy/79849...

American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming

The Frog is owning the president.

www.theverge.com

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Daniel Nikpayuk @nikpayuk.bsky.social · 5h

Antifa implies the existence of fa.

Wait a minute...

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Daniel Nikpayuk @nikpayuk.bsky.social · 9h

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Charlotte Cardin - Tant pis pour elle [Official Lyric Video]

YouTube video by Charlotte Cardin

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Adam Grant @adamgrant.bsky.social · 11h

Cursing is rarely a symbol of low class. It's often a mark of high authenticity.

Evidence: Swearing predicts higher rates of honesty and integrity. It signals a willingness to prize candor over courtesy.

A little profanity can show that you're being real and you do give a damn.

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SwedenCpp @swedencpp.bsky.social · 12h

📻: New Two's Complement episode on the #Cpp Release Radar:

🎙️: Conference Talks: Some Assembly Required
🔗: https://www.twoscomplement.org/

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CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 15h

someone in a kipnuk facebook group screen recorded all the pleas for help in the community due to the disaster flooding

hopefully the alaska national guard will make it out there soon

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Kim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social · 16h

Context: Kipnuk, a Yup'ik village near Bering Sea in SW Alaska, was hit with a massive storm and flooding last August, too. Last spring, it won a $20M grant for erosion control.

The GOP's Bugly Bill killed the grant program, which allocated 2.8B to communities hardest hit by climate change.

ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 17h

FB reports of major flood damage in Kipnuk - homes and store floating, people swimming.
Very high water in Quinhagak as well.

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CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 14h

updates for kipnuk

several houses are gone and more continue to float away from the village

hope help arrives soon

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Daniel Nikpayuk @nikpayuk.bsky.social · 13h

On the other hand,

I'm still learning how to make a solid presentation for a general audience, and in turn I'm also still learning how much effort really goes into giving a good talk. I'm grateful people in this community are as of yet forgiving, but I also feel I can still do better. Thanks.

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Daniel Nikpayuk @nikpayuk.bsky.social · 13h

Hey all, my latest conference talk is out.

I have mixed feelings about sharing it. On the one hand:

a) I worked hard on it.
b) I think the explanation about proof assistant theory is relevant to professional practitioners.
c) I wore an Inuit specific sweater.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAmy...

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Daniel Nikpayuk - A universal data structure for compile time use

YouTube video by CppNorth

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Daniel Nikpayuk @nikpayuk.bsky.social · 14h

That boss is crab!

Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 14h

Kani Bucho, an office boss with an entire crab for a head, is the mascot for Yokobiki, a company that makes metal roller shutters for store windows.

A mascot in a blue suit with a red crab for a head enters a building.

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meetingcpp.bsky.social @meetingcpp.bsky.social · 15h

Book of the Day: Beautiful C++ by J. Guy Davidson and Kate Gregory
meetingcpp.com/mcpp/books/b...
#cplusplus
#cpp

J. Guy Davidson, Kate Gregory

This book is a deep review of thirty of the Core Guidelines

meetingcpp.com

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Daniel Nikpayuk @nikpayuk.bsky.social · 14h

My cppnorth conference talk is out it seems.

As such, I've decided to post the bare minimum of my project online again. Not on github, but on codeberg. I'll be adding more to it in the coming weeks. Thank you.

codeberg.org/Daniel-Nikpa...

cctmp

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 16h

Did you know the first thanksgiving celebrated by Europeans in North America happened in Canada?
Or that the Indigenous celebrated autumn harvests long before Europeans arrived?
Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving a month earlier than the United States?
This is the story.

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A festive Thanksgiving dinner table featuring a roasted turkey as the centerpiece, surrounded by an array of dishes including green beans, stuffing, sliced ham, and a pumpkin pie. The table is decorated with pumpkins, sunflowers, candles, and autumnal flowers, with wine glasses and plates set for a meal.

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CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 16h

omg, guys… the western alaska villages are getting hit hard. this is worse than merbok

it’s a helpless feeling watching watching these villages cry out for help on social media. where is the national guard??

many of these villages have kids here in sitka at edgecumbe

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Daniel Nikpayuk @nikpayuk.bsky.social · 17h

Very nice!

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Chris Hadfield @cmdr-hadfield.bsky.social · 19h

Imagine this hailstone hitting you - over 4"/10cm! Interesting patterns when they're sliced in half.
New research: news.ucar.edu/133036/under... (image: Landon Moeller/Northern Illinois U)

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 1d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Daniel Nikpayuk @nikpayuk.bsky.social · 1d

"reinforcement learning is about understanding your world, whereas large language models are about mimicking people, doing what people say you should do."

(that's apt)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=21EY...

Richard Sutton – Father of RL thinks LLMs are a dead end

YouTube video by Dwarkesh Patel

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Daniel Nikpayuk @nikpayuk.bsky.social · 1d

This is from 12 years ago.

Anyway, there are a few moments where they talk about really successful people (performers), and the common pattern is hardworking humility. [3:45] [37:45]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5ls...

Martin Short -- Serious Jibber-Jabber with Conan O'Brien | CONAN on TBS

YouTube video by Team Coco

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Jeff Doctor @jeff.doctor · 1d

the number of times I've seen Canadians give land acknowledgements at tech conferences and then immediately launch into discussions about "Canadian digital sovereignty" that completely excludes any concept of Indigenous rights or even us as Peoples at all. It's absurd, I can't wrap my head around it

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