Prof Christelle Vincent
@xl772.bsky.social
Math, cryptography, justice. No alt text = no engagement. Cis het white woman, québécoise, Canadian American, tired.
Profile pic: raised fist; banner pic: masked white woman giving a talk entitled “Introduction to cryptography”
Profile pic: raised fist; banner pic: masked white woman giving a talk entitled “Introduction to cryptography”
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#MathSky! I know you’ve always wanted to know more about GitHub. Join us Monday at 3pm Eastern for an easy-peasy intro to how to use it. I promise you you don’t need to already be “good at computers!”
On Monday December 1, @clontz.org is going to share some of his favorite math projects on @github.com that you can take advantage of, and even contribute back to, using just your web browser! Join us for our final 2025 Convening at 3pm Eastern!
scholarlattice.org/events/88a97...
scholarlattice.org/events/88a97...
November 26, 2025 at 7:52 AM
#MathSky! I know you’ve always wanted to know more about GitHub. Join us Monday at 3pm Eastern for an easy-peasy intro to how to use it. I promise you you don’t need to already be “good at computers!”
We found a turkey!! 🙌🏻🦃
November 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
We found a turkey!! 🙌🏻🦃
Well well well it was bound to happen but today for the first time a French person attempted to tell me that what we say in Quebec (where we speak French just as much as they do in France!!!) is *incorrect* 🤬🤬
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Well well well it was bound to happen but today for the first time a French person attempted to tell me that what we say in Quebec (where we speak French just as much as they do in France!!!) is *incorrect* 🤬🤬
Pet raccoons are coming!! 😭🙌🏻
Sometimes you see a story and you know exactly who else needs to see it. Hey @timcushing.bsky.social and @jmiers230.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/racc...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/racc...
City Raccoons Are Evolving to Look More Like Pets
City-dwelling raccoons seem to be evolving a shorter snout—a telltale feature of our pets and other domesticated animals
www.scientificamerican.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Pet raccoons are coming!! 😭🙌🏻
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Turns out this was all much ado about nothing and Google isn’t using your Gmail to train AI and if wanna turn all that stuff back on you can get your spam filters back
Looks like the article has been updated to suggest maybe they misread the policy.
I see people complaining that this also disabled their spam filters, though I still see new messages showing up in spam so it's still working fine for me after disabling things.
I see people complaining that this also disabled their spam filters, though I still see new messages showing up in spam so it's still working fine for me after disabling things.
[Correction] Gmail can read your emails and attachments to power "smart features"
Did you know that Gmail can use your emails and attachments for its smart features? Here's how to check your settings.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Turns out this was all much ado about nothing and Google isn’t using your Gmail to train AI and if wanna turn all that stuff back on you can get your spam filters back
I originally shared this but it now appears that nothing has changed. The article from which this was taken has published a correction (see the post I just reposted for the correction). Apologies for the confusion!
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I originally shared this but it now appears that nothing has changed. The article from which this was taken has published a correction (see the post I just reposted for the correction). Apologies for the confusion!
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If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
On Monday December 1, @clontz.org is going to share some of his favorite math projects on @github.com that you can take advantage of, and even contribute back to, using just your web browser! Join us for our final 2025 Convening at 3pm Eastern!
scholarlattice.org/events/88a97...
scholarlattice.org/events/88a97...
November 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Guest poster @mitchkeller.phd shares with us how to make partially handwritten slides accessible! 👀
mathtech.org/2025/10/27/a...
mathtech.org/2025/10/27/a...
Making Partially-Handwritten Slides Accessible
The Problem As instructors work to make digital course materials accessible to individuals who use screen reader technology, a common question is how to approach slides. One common instructional stra...
mathtech.org
November 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Guest poster @mitchkeller.phd shares with us how to make partially handwritten slides accessible! 👀
mathtech.org/2025/10/27/a...
mathtech.org/2025/10/27/a...
Making Partially-Handwritten Slides Accessible
The Problem As instructors work to make digital course materials accessible to individuals who use screen reader technology, a common question is how to approach slides. One common instructional stra...
mathtech.org
October 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Guest poster @mitchkeller.phd shares with us how to make partially handwritten slides accessible! 👀
mathtech.org/2025/10/27/a...
mathtech.org/2025/10/27/a...
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Ms. Rachel wore a dress designed by Palestinian children in Gaza while being honored at this awards ceremony.
"Rana made this beautiful drawing, she lost both of her sisters in the genocide."
(AJ+)
"Rana made this beautiful drawing, she lost both of her sisters in the genocide."
(AJ+)
November 12, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Ms. Rachel wore a dress designed by Palestinian children in Gaza while being honored at this awards ceremony.
"Rana made this beautiful drawing, she lost both of her sisters in the genocide."
(AJ+)
"Rana made this beautiful drawing, she lost both of her sisters in the genocide."
(AJ+)
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My #SuperlativeCannedGoo tweet from the old place is making rounds again. Support co-op cranberry growers!
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
My #SuperlativeCannedGoo tweet from the old place is making rounds again. Support co-op cranberry growers!
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Heartbroken to hear of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social ‘s transition to be a crip anscestor AND feeling so honored to have been alive in the time as this brilliant human, and gotten to learn from her.
May her memory continue to always be a blessing.
May her memory continue to always be a blessing.
November 15, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Heartbroken to hear of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social ‘s transition to be a crip anscestor AND feeling so honored to have been alive in the time as this brilliant human, and gotten to learn from her.
May her memory continue to always be a blessing.
May her memory continue to always be a blessing.
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I really think everyone, all users, should subscribe to blacksky's moderation. @moderation.blacksky.app I've said it before. Nonblack users laugh it up with & boost accounts we can see are flagged for antiblackness all the time. Keeping watch for antiblackness should be part of an ally's journey.
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I really think everyone, all users, should subscribe to blacksky's moderation. @moderation.blacksky.app I've said it before. Nonblack users laugh it up with & boost accounts we can see are flagged for antiblackness all the time. Keeping watch for antiblackness should be part of an ally's journey.
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code4math.org will be at the Joint Math Meetings in Washington D.C.!
More info to be shared soon, but a request: do you have any swag for your open source math research infrastructure project that you'd be willing to donate towards a raffle prize? Email [email protected] to connect with us!
More info to be shared soon, but a request: do you have any swag for your open source math research infrastructure project that you'd be willing to donate towards a raffle prize? Email [email protected] to connect with us!
code4math
Consortium of Digital Ecosystems for Mathematics
code4math.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
code4math.org will be at the Joint Math Meetings in Washington D.C.!
More info to be shared soon, but a request: do you have any swag for your open source math research infrastructure project that you'd be willing to donate towards a raffle prize? Email [email protected] to connect with us!
More info to be shared soon, but a request: do you have any swag for your open source math research infrastructure project that you'd be willing to donate towards a raffle prize? Email [email protected] to connect with us!
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Harvard grads can call the Harvard Alumni Association and politely let them know they won't donate to the school as long as Summers is working there. Their number is 617-496-0559.
November 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Harvard grads can call the Harvard Alumni Association and politely let them know they won't donate to the school as long as Summers is working there. Their number is 617-496-0559.
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
The most American thing I’ll read all day
The last allied soldier to be killed on the Western Front in 1918 was American Henry Gunther; at 10:59am on the 11th he charged astonished Germans who knew the armistice was only seconds away.
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The most American thing I’ll read all day
You really gotta love European work-life balance: Tomorrow (Tuesday) is a holiday, so today the university was also closed as a BRIDGE to the weekend 😎
November 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
You really gotta love European work-life balance: Tomorrow (Tuesday) is a holiday, so today the university was also closed as a BRIDGE to the weekend 😎
EXPLAIN TO ME WHY my child was awake at 6am yesterday (a Sunday!!) and now cannot be woken up at 7am for school
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
EXPLAIN TO ME WHY my child was awake at 6am yesterday (a Sunday!!) and now cannot be woken up at 7am for school
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Tell your friends! Warn your enemies! @mathandcobb.bsky.social will be sharing his take on Math in the Age of Social Media on Monday at the next @code4math.org Convening! Join the conversation on our Zulip:
code4math.zulipchat.com#narrow/chann...
code4math.zulipchat.com#narrow/chann...
November 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Really thankful for this, from @winterjessica.bsky.social—a long-overdue corrective to an exhausting discourse. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
What Did Men Do to Deserve This?
Changes in the economy and in the culture seem to have hit them hard. Scott Galloway believes they need an “aspirational vision of masculinity.”
www.newyorker.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Really thankful for this, from @winterjessica.bsky.social—a long-overdue corrective to an exhausting discourse. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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code4math
*for* the memes
*for* the memes
November 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
code4math
*for* the memes
*for* the memes
Persi Diaconis is one of the kindest and most considerate person I met in mathematics #MathSky
Right, enough of James Watson - who's a senior academic you've met who's been an utter delight?
I'll go first: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
I'll go first: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
November 9, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Persi Diaconis is one of the kindest and most considerate person I met in mathematics #MathSky