brendan o’connor
@brenocon.bsky.social
natural language processing, social science, umass, western mass
http://brenocon.com he/him
http://brenocon.com he/him
ah yes bsky.app/profile/dmim...
A sort of laptop-sized graphing calculator? Maybe it has wifi but only connects to one host to load problems and return grades? I like it.
January 2, 2026 at 8:56 PM
ah yes bsky.app/profile/dmim...
> looking like mostly on-paper, going forward
coding on non-internet devices may be an option to explore
computer labs? new portable option? i dunno but we need something
coding on non-internet devices may be an option to explore
computer labs? new portable option? i dunno but we need something
January 2, 2026 at 8:55 PM
> looking like mostly on-paper, going forward
coding on non-internet devices may be an option to explore
computer labs? new portable option? i dunno but we need something
coding on non-internet devices may be an option to explore
computer labs? new portable option? i dunno but we need something
and, whatever mechanisms that can aid *mentorship* and training of more junior reviewers. leading by example is one such avenue.
though, like everything, it could be the case that sheer scale destroys everything. if experienced reviewers are a small enough %age, nothing works well
though, like everything, it could be the case that sheer scale destroys everything. if experienced reviewers are a small enough %age, nothing works well
December 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
and, whatever mechanisms that can aid *mentorship* and training of more junior reviewers. leading by example is one such avenue.
though, like everything, it could be the case that sheer scale destroys everything. if experienced reviewers are a small enough %age, nothing works well
though, like everything, it could be the case that sheer scale destroys everything. if experienced reviewers are a small enough %age, nothing works well
as he said at the time -- the NCSA environment as incubator for Netscape builds on the "tradition" of university-supported student innovation that "has been a long-term positive aspect, and indeed a driving force, of the American economy" groups.google.com/g/comp.infos...
December 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
as he said at the time -- the NCSA environment as incubator for Netscape builds on the "tradition" of university-supported student innovation that "has been a long-term positive aspect, and indeed a driving force, of the American economy" groups.google.com/g/comp.infos...
also they had REU grants specifically right around the time he worked there as an undergraduate programmer (reported as 1991-1994). i dunno if his personal salary/expenses were directly paid by an NSF grant, but the existence of the project & student staff was deeply tied to NSF funding streams
December 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
also they had REU grants specifically right around the time he worked there as an undergraduate programmer (reported as 1991-1994). i dunno if his personal salary/expenses were directly paid by an NSF grant, but the existence of the project & student staff was deeply tied to NSF funding streams
it's money well spent which, the article argues, folks like andreessen ought to know. SV companies need to support federal research funding for whatever the next important ideas will be.
December 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
it's money well spent which, the article argues, folks like andreessen ought to know. SV companies need to support federal research funding for whatever the next important ideas will be.
and of course i'd want my review to not be bad since they'd see it and (potentially) know who i was!
the argument for full anonymity is this of course can lead to groupthink. true, but i feel motivation & whatever means can get more high-quality reviews is the most important desideratum now
the argument for full anonymity is this of course can lead to groupthink. true, but i feel motivation & whatever means can get more high-quality reviews is the most important desideratum now
December 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
and of course i'd want my review to not be bad since they'd see it and (potentially) know who i was!
the argument for full anonymity is this of course can lead to groupthink. true, but i feel motivation & whatever means can get more high-quality reviews is the most important desideratum now
the argument for full anonymity is this of course can lead to groupthink. true, but i feel motivation & whatever means can get more high-quality reviews is the most important desideratum now
The posting was just updated - applications due Dec 15.
November 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The posting was just updated - applications due Dec 15.
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Summers called this female Chinese economist “peril.”
“Yellow peril” was partially built on the claim that Chinese women were sexually immoral threats.
That logic fueled the Page Act of 1875, which barred Chinese women by presuming they were prostitutes, even before the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.
“Yellow peril” was partially built on the claim that Chinese women were sexually immoral threats.
That logic fueled the Page Act of 1875, which barred Chinese women by presuming they were prostitutes, even before the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.
Summers conferred with Epstein frequently about how to extract sexual favors from a Harvard econ grad (AB '04, PhD '09)
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
November 18, 2025 at 1:22 AM
maybe that's "non-neurally represented information"
October 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
maybe that's "non-neurally represented information"