TH
@tylerhower.bsky.social
Dogs, philosophy, books, house music, opera, musicals, theater, gym, (there's a conclusion to be drawn), horror, a few other things
ND, OSU, now teach at a liberal arts school
Hoosier living in southernmost California
Etiam si omnes ego non
ND, OSU, now teach at a liberal arts school
Hoosier living in southernmost California
Etiam si omnes ego non
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@tylerhower.bsky.social
· Jan 24
Trump Pauses Disbursements to Program Supplying H.I.V. Treatment Worldwide
Pepfar, which is estimated to have delivered lifesaving treatment to as many as 25 million people in 54 countries, faces a funding delay of as long as 180 days.
www.nytimes.com
This is the one and only good thing that George W Bush did as president. It has saved millions of lives at very little cost. Why pause it—for a period long enough to cause major damage and death? Because you want (those) people to die.
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These classes all seem great, will expose students to the beauty of mathematics, and possibly inspire them to study further.
(also some of them are just bog standard math class. Mathematics of chance? That’s…just probability?)
(also some of them are just bog standard math class. Mathematics of chance? That’s…just probability?)
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 3:53 PM
These classes all seem great, will expose students to the beauty of mathematics, and possibly inspire them to study further.
(also some of them are just bog standard math class. Mathematics of chance? That’s…just probability?)
(also some of them are just bog standard math class. Mathematics of chance? That’s…just probability?)
Just saw an ad that reminded me: One of the best things we could do for society is to bring back lots of decently-priced cafeterias.
November 27, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Just saw an ad that reminded me: One of the best things we could do for society is to bring back lots of decently-priced cafeterias.
Racist and murderous.
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The decision could affect more than a half million Haitians living in the U.S.
www.miamiherald.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Racist and murderous.
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Universities: “Take 54 million American dollars for being a lousy coach”
Also universities: “You turned in this one form an hour late and you will not be reimbursed $57.16”
Also universities: “You turned in this one form an hour late and you will not be reimbursed $57.16”
November 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Universities: “Take 54 million American dollars for being a lousy coach”
Also universities: “You turned in this one form an hour late and you will not be reimbursed $57.16”
Also universities: “You turned in this one form an hour late and you will not be reimbursed $57.16”
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ok it is time for me to hibernate for the season
i am thankful for all of u keeping me company here on the blue sky during this year
be well
i am thankful for all of u keeping me company here on the blue sky during this year
be well
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
ok it is time for me to hibernate for the season
i am thankful for all of u keeping me company here on the blue sky during this year
be well
i am thankful for all of u keeping me company here on the blue sky during this year
be well
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We killed nearly an entire fucking generation of gay men by delaying research and saying it was a “gay plague” sent by god to punish gay men.
November 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
We killed nearly an entire fucking generation of gay men by delaying research and saying it was a “gay plague” sent by god to punish gay men.
I feel about "USian" the way my Hispanophone partner feels about "Latinx."
November 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I feel about "USian" the way my Hispanophone partner feels about "Latinx."
They want people to die.
SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Cancels U.S. Observance of World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
They want people to die.
Sometimes STICK is too much—for now.
November 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Sometimes STICK is too much—for now.
He never disappoints.
We all believe in improving efficiency, and a team genuinely focused on that could do a world of good.
But the DOGE we could have had is a far cry from the DOGE we actually got.
But the DOGE we could have had is a far cry from the DOGE we actually got.
November 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
He never disappoints.
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It was clear from the first chapter (free online) that this book was going to be a big disappointment. The @ichotiner.bsky.social interview, where Sunstein fell over himself making excuses for the likes of Henry Kissinger and the MAGA Court justices, sealed the deal. Read @mattpolprof.bsky.social:
"The most stirring contemporary defenses of liberalism, like Elizabeth Anderson’s 𝘏𝘪𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥, demonstrate a combined commitment to liberalism’s merits along with an honest understanding of where we have gone wrong. Unfortunately, many others adopt a small-c conservative defensiveness."
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Queerness has an answer.
Of course, Josh can’t see that.
Of course, Josh can’t see that.
So many men go through life like that. You can play poker because it's right-coded, you can't enjoy fruity alcoholic drinks because they're women-coded, you can't lick an ice cream cone because it's gay-coded. All day, every day, choosing and judging things based on coding for narrow norms.
November 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Queerness has an answer.
Of course, Josh can’t see that.
Of course, Josh can’t see that.
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"Bitcoin’s loss of spending power since an October 6 peak would be the equivalent of an annualised 900 per cent inflation rate."
lol www.ft.com/content/a18c...
lol www.ft.com/content/a18c...
The fatal flaw in using bitcoin as a currency
There is a crypto parallel in the aftermath of Europe’s 14th century bubonic plague
www.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"Bitcoin’s loss of spending power since an October 6 peak would be the equivalent of an annualised 900 per cent inflation rate."
lol www.ft.com/content/a18c...
lol www.ft.com/content/a18c...
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"A death-haunted Trump is fed a steady stream of AI-generated news and polls while he focuses 100% of his efforts on building a ballroom that would dwarf the rest of the White House while navigating a series of accellerating and hidden health crises" is my take on the current situation.
November 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"A death-haunted Trump is fed a steady stream of AI-generated news and polls while he focuses 100% of his efforts on building a ballroom that would dwarf the rest of the White House while navigating a series of accellerating and hidden health crises" is my take on the current situation.
BF Skinner shakes his fist in Hell.
A Russian neurotechnology company claims to have created “remote-controlled pigeons” by implanting “neural interfaces” into their heads to guide their flight paths. In other words, they strapped solar panels to the birds’ backs and used electric shocks to their brains for steering.
В Москве испытали в полете голубей-биодронов с нейроинтерфейсами российской Neiry
Российская Neiry провела полеты-испытания первой стаи голубей-биодронов, в мозг которых имплантированы нейроинтерфейсы. От обычных дронов они отличаются длительным временем работы и дистанцией примене...
www.forbes.ru
November 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
BF Skinner shakes his fist in Hell.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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the Doug Mills video embedded in the NYT Trump aging story is pretty amazing
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
the Doug Mills video embedded in the NYT Trump aging story is pretty amazing
Gonna make the Indiana state pie for Thanksgiving.
November 26, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Gonna make the Indiana state pie for Thanksgiving.
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can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
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I have long posited that Daniel Craig's accent in Glass Onion is better than Knives Out because in Knives Out he is trying to do a real Southern accent and is bad at it but in Glass Onion he is just talking like Foghorn Leghorn, which is something a real gay Southern weirdo would do.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I have long posited that Daniel Craig's accent in Glass Onion is better than Knives Out because in Knives Out he is trying to do a real Southern accent and is bad at it but in Glass Onion he is just talking like Foghorn Leghorn, which is something a real gay Southern weirdo would do.
Students don’t believe me when I tell them teaching them regularly changes—usually, but not always, subtlety—my beliefs.
That says something a little sad about what they think we’re up to.
That says something a little sad about what they think we’re up to.
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Students don’t believe me when I tell them teaching them regularly changes—usually, but not always, subtlety—my beliefs.
That says something a little sad about what they think we’re up to.
That says something a little sad about what they think we’re up to.
Just reminded of the best pie, my grandma’s mincemeat (with meat).
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Just reminded of the best pie, my grandma’s mincemeat (with meat).
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What in the Kentucky Fried Fuck?!
Trump: "Despite their size, Secretary Kennedy has formally certified that these are the first ever MAHA turkeys. They could be fat, but they're still MAHA. They've been fattened on a steady diet of grass, beef, to allow the smoothies and all the other things they have been eating for this occasion."
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
What in the Kentucky Fried Fuck?!