Shay Elkin
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me: esp was a mistake.
also me: it's too hard to design a physical ui. i'll just stick esp32 and control it over wifi.
also me: it's too hard to design a physical ui. i'll just stick esp32 and control it over wifi.
December 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
me: esp was a mistake.
also me: it's too hard to design a physical ui. i'll just stick esp32 and control it over wifi.
also me: it's too hard to design a physical ui. i'll just stick esp32 and control it over wifi.
I hope I am not too conspiracy brained to credit this to AI marketing:
Make the discussion about energy use, which is a low hanging fruit to optimize. A problem that can be solved and have a "mission accomplished" sign photo op.
Make the discussion about energy use, which is a low hanging fruit to optimize. A problem that can be solved and have a "mission accomplished" sign photo op.
it is absolutely unbelievable how complaining about water has somehow obliterated every real harm
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I hope I am not too conspiracy brained to credit this to AI marketing:
Make the discussion about energy use, which is a low hanging fruit to optimize. A problem that can be solved and have a "mission accomplished" sign photo op.
Make the discussion about energy use, which is a low hanging fruit to optimize. A problem that can be solved and have a "mission accomplished" sign photo op.
How foggy it is today? The iPhone keeps asking me to clean the camera lens (it is clean)
November 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
How foggy it is today? The iPhone keeps asking me to clean the camera lens (it is clean)
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“.. And also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.”
- Dimon 👀
@thehill.com
thehill.com/business/559...
- Dimon 👀
@thehill.com
thehill.com/business/559...
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
“.. And also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.”
- Dimon 👀
@thehill.com
thehill.com/business/559...
- Dimon 👀
@thehill.com
thehill.com/business/559...
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Top notch NYTimes typo today
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/b...
November 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Top notch NYTimes typo today
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/b...
I have an Amazon speaker at my home office, which I use to play Spotify on. It’s ok, but not great. Small room, I don’t want to put even a mid sized sound system in there. What are my options? Not looking to spend more than $200, can connect to a computer to do the streaming part.
November 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I have an Amazon speaker at my home office, which I use to play Spotify on. It’s ok, but not great. Small room, I don’t want to put even a mid sized sound system in there. What are my options? Not looking to spend more than $200, can connect to a computer to do the streaming part.
Witnessed the cutest scene ever in the Berkeley Bowl today: a young Vietnamese looking person, prob a student, standing with someone who was probably their mom in the Asian imports section, with the supposed-mom visibility, kid-in-a-toy store like excited about the products: “oh, this is so good!”
November 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Witnessed the cutest scene ever in the Berkeley Bowl today: a young Vietnamese looking person, prob a student, standing with someone who was probably their mom in the Asian imports section, with the supposed-mom visibility, kid-in-a-toy store like excited about the products: “oh, this is so good!”
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why is the vibe leftist solution to a problem always to juice the fuck out of some legacy industry that makes literally all of commerce less efficient
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
why is the vibe leftist solution to a problem always to juice the fuck out of some legacy industry that makes literally all of commerce less efficient
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the time has come
November 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
the time has come
Tried optimizing Elisp func that shows a visual bar instead of "%o" in the modeline, just to realize it was already stupid fast before I started.
The Emacs package I stole the bar idea from cached the position heavily, so I stupidly assumed it a good idea (dear reader, It is not)
The Emacs package I stole the bar idea from cached the position heavily, so I stupidly assumed it a good idea (dear reader, It is not)
November 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Tried optimizing Elisp func that shows a visual bar instead of "%o" in the modeline, just to realize it was already stupid fast before I started.
The Emacs package I stole the bar idea from cached the position heavily, so I stupidly assumed it a good idea (dear reader, It is not)
The Emacs package I stole the bar idea from cached the position heavily, so I stupidly assumed it a good idea (dear reader, It is not)
New York magazine staff being uneducated xenophobes ain’t worth a comment (even if I made one). Instead, read this thread for some very good math dad jokes folks here made.
ruin your thanksgiving by reading new york magazine's take on mathematics
![The Ten Most
Ridiculous-Sounding
Math Classes Currently
Offered at Liberal-Arts
Colleges
By Jessica Pressler, Janelle Zara, and Emily Watkins Rachel Stein andAviva Shen OCT. 19, 2010
Every year, liberal-arts majors anxiously scour their college's course listings looking for classes that will fulfill their math requirement but aren't so, you know, math-y. Here's what they're signed up for this year.
10. Topology: The Nature of Shape and Space: "In geometry we ask: How big is it? How long is it? But in topology we ask: Is it [Sarah Lawrence
9. The Mathematies of Chance: "Most topics are introduced ina case-study fashion, usually by reading an article in a current periodical such as the New York Times. [Bard]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreieq6gmwmropzlvjkaaxk6d2smd4tv4dy7qar66uoyv6mhs6naa3fu@jpeg)
![8. Mathematics in Many Cultures: "Mathematical ideas are found in many cultures, among both literate and non-literate peoples. This course examines both mathematics and the role it plays in the cultures. Examples chosen from the mathematical ideas of present-day peoples of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, as well as historic Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Islam and China." [Pomona]
7. The Magic of Numbers: "This course will explore the beauty and mystery of mathematics through a study of the patterns and properties of the natural numbers 1, 2, [and] 3." [Harvard
6. Models of Life: In particular, we will ask such questions as: How do you model the growth of a population of animals? How can you model the growth of a tree? How do sunflowers and seashells grow?" [Kenyon]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreic3c4ox53ouwr3ij3wsmvetmuknu2u2jai7hlvuigco3ahppeoabi@jpeg)
![5. Mathematical Origamist's Toolkit: "Topics include modular origami and how this models the creation of polyhedra and coloring of graphs, comparison of origami-axiomatic constructions to straight-edge and compass constructions, the combinatorics of possible crease patterns, the mathematics of origami design (circle packing, optimization), matrix models for paperfolding, spherical geometry, Descartes' Theorem, and Gaussian curvature." [Hampshire]
4. Mathematics and Narrative: "Many literary works (Arcadia, Proof, and Uncle Petros and the Goldbach Conjecture) use mathematics as an integral part of their narrative. Movie and television narratives such as Good Will Hunting and Numb3rs are also mathematically based. Nonfiction works about mathematics and mathematical biographies like Chaos, Fermat's Enigma, and A Beautiful Mind provide further examples of the connection between mathematics and narrative." [Vassar]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreigyk5tqjszw3fodt7ivmszq7mozpta55o7c552oyzpbqyphl26x7m@jpeg)
![3. Borges and Mathematics: "Jorge Luis Borges was one of the most important writers of the 20th century. Many of his short stories and essays were concerned with philosophical, metaphysical, and mathematical questions. The thesis motivating this course is that if we know the mathematies that Borges referred to, then we will read him differently, and we will read him better." [Bennington 2. Mathematics and Science as Art in Contemporary Theatre: "Playwrights such as Tom Stoppard, Rinne Groff, Michael Frayn, and others have effectively explored mathematical and scientific themes for artistic purposes. Through readings and exercises, and by conducting labs and staging scenes, this class will gain some first-hand insight into the complementary ways in which science and art aim to seek out their respective truths." [Middlebury]
1. Meaning, Math, And Motion: "Quoting a charming articulation by Kinsman (a mathematician-turned-oceanographer, in the preface to Wind Waves): "To the beginner, science is a conversation that has been in progress for a very long time. Our collective work is to catch up on the conversation. [Evergreen]
This is why Asia is winning, by the way.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreihglx3kxej43i22j4vggyoutp2oyomivtmmvgp6uvslqemm4hhpci@jpeg)
November 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
New York magazine staff being uneducated xenophobes ain’t worth a comment (even if I made one). Instead, read this thread for some very good math dad jokes folks here made.
I just got ads for Gemini inside a paid Google Workspace Gmail.
November 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I just got ads for Gemini inside a paid Google Workspace Gmail.
New “intro to concurrency” stock photo just dropped
So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
New “intro to concurrency” stock photo just dropped
I know I'm late to the party, but I had a busy week. I really expected someone else to makes this obvi meme before me
November 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I know I'm late to the party, but I had a busy week. I really expected someone else to makes this obvi meme before me
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Avoiding public WiFi, QR codes, or public USB chargers doesn’t prevent you from being hacked. Happy to sign onto this open letter alongside 80+ cybersecurity veterans urging a shift from folklore to guidance that actually helps people avoid the most common attacks. www.hacklore.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Avoiding public WiFi, QR codes, or public USB chargers doesn’t prevent you from being hacked. Happy to sign onto this open letter alongside 80+ cybersecurity veterans urging a shift from folklore to guidance that actually helps people avoid the most common attacks. www.hacklore.org
A RETRVN movement I am willing to believe in
I wish we could get back to the world of social media being mostly cat pictures lol (I know, I know, it never has been)
November 23, 2025 at 10:50 PM
A RETRVN movement I am willing to believe in
That goes for stories about good folks as well.
Wired stories are often made to be about individuals, rather than the systems that enabled those subjects.
Their very good DOGE coverage another example of such.
Wired stories are often made to be about individuals, rather than the systems that enabled those subjects.
Their very good DOGE coverage another example of such.
I have an issue with a lot of Wired's reporting on a lot of online threat actors; they do good investigative journalism, but there's still a sort of systemic house style whereby they sensationalize and glamorize the perpetrators through presenting them as some kind of unique evil
November 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
That goes for stories about good folks as well.
Wired stories are often made to be about individuals, rather than the systems that enabled those subjects.
Their very good DOGE coverage another example of such.
Wired stories are often made to be about individuals, rather than the systems that enabled those subjects.
Their very good DOGE coverage another example of such.
![What's going on?
[] It's annoying or not interesting
[x] I'm in this photo and I don't like it
[] I think it shouldn't be on Facebook
[] It's spam](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uaojhod5mqlgib2jq4sumsp4/bafkreiepb5njp4nahmy7hvy7zamhyc44vw5fv3xhlydeibxfhjgog42z4a@jpeg)
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I'm told that it's actually Grindr for asexuals which has a conceptual elegance. Cheap hookups? No thanks, but here's a pleasant GIF.
November 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I'm told that it's actually Grindr for asexuals which has a conceptual elegance. Cheap hookups? No thanks, but here's a pleasant GIF.
Me and my colleagues spend a lot of time trying to make upgrades to our products (almost) invisible to our customers.
The HR SaaS our employer use to handle wages? Down almost every weekend, all weekend. Just when I have some free time to do my personal bookkeeping.
Enterprise ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The HR SaaS our employer use to handle wages? Down almost every weekend, all weekend. Just when I have some free time to do my personal bookkeeping.
Enterprise ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
November 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Me and my colleagues spend a lot of time trying to make upgrades to our products (almost) invisible to our customers.
The HR SaaS our employer use to handle wages? Down almost every weekend, all weekend. Just when I have some free time to do my personal bookkeeping.
Enterprise ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The HR SaaS our employer use to handle wages? Down almost every weekend, all weekend. Just when I have some free time to do my personal bookkeeping.
Enterprise ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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I’m sorry but it’s hilarious that the walkback on the Gmail thing is “well, but they’re the ones *responsible* for turning us into a pitchfork-waving crowd who trust groupthink, fear the new, and freak out before examining evidence.”
November 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I’m sorry but it’s hilarious that the walkback on the Gmail thing is “well, but they’re the ones *responsible* for turning us into a pitchfork-waving crowd who trust groupthink, fear the new, and freak out before examining evidence.”
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What To Know About ‘Pluribus’ https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-pluribus/
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
What To Know About ‘Pluribus’ https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-pluribus/
