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Dr. Courtney Gibbons (she/her) [currently: insufficient memory]

@courtneygibbons.phd

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previously @/virtualcourtney on twitter Mathematician (comm alg) & prof at Hamilton College, tinkerer & warranty-voider at home AAAS STPF with U.S. Senate HSGAC majority 22-23, NSF/CISE/IIS 23-24

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Dr. Courtney Gibbons (she/her) [currently: insufficient memory] @courtneygibbons.phd · Jul 3

Sometimes I think my biggest professional failure is that I have family who think billionaires and millionaires are basically the same thing.

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Dr. Courtney Gibbons (she/her) [currently: insufficient memory] @courtneygibbons.phd · 2h

She was born around 1902?

Dr. Courtney Gibbons (she/her) [currently: insufficient memory] @courtneygibbons.phd · 2h

GFFAFO in the streets, GFAFFU in the sheets

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Dr. Courtney Gibbons (she/her) [currently: insufficient memory] @courtneygibbons.phd · 4h

Bees snuggling up in torpor have the right idea.

Three bees in a purple flower, curled up in torpor in response to the chilly weather. Yellow leaves fallen from trees are visible in the background.

Dr. Courtney Gibbons (she/her) [currently: insufficient memory] @courtneygibbons.phd · 4h

I was thinking about this today. All the hubbub about AI but computers can't even do numbers properly!

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Dr. Courtney Gibbons (she/her) [currently: insufficient memory] @courtneygibbons.phd · 4h

Delightful!

Dr. Courtney Gibbons (she/her) [currently: insufficient memory] @courtneygibbons.phd · 4h

Academically: Hartshorne

(Harts-Horne to refer to the man; Hart-Shorne to refer to his book)

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 8h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

Dr. Courtney Gibbons (she/her) [currently: insufficient memory] @courtneygibbons.phd · 5h

I need to know! How do you say Mousehole?!

Dr. Courtney Gibbons (she/her) [currently: insufficient memory] @courtneygibbons.phd · 5h

Kielbasa where I grew up ("kuh BAH see") near Derby, CT.

Near New Haven: pasta fagioli ("fuh ZHOOL"), mozzarella ("moohtz" and you don't bother to finish the word), and if you want to draw a line to identify locals on either side of 75 years of age, pizza ("uh BEETZ")

Dr. Courtney Gibbons (she/her) [currently: insufficient memory] @courtneygibbons.phd · 5h

Distressing news from the borderlands of Trigonometry and Computation...

subvariety sarah @scgriffith.bsky.social · 11h

wait what

There is no standard algorithm for calculating sine and cosine. IEEE 754, the most widely used standard for the specification of reliable floating-point computation, does not address calculating trigonometric functions such as sine. The reason is that no efficient algorithm is known for computing sine and cosine with a specified accuracy, especially for large inputs.[53]

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Dr. Courtney Gibbons (she/her) [currently: insufficient memory] @courtneygibbons.phd · 5h

I am not going to be able to sleep tonight, thanks!

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 2d

The America First movement was tired of seeing American troops deployed in foreign countries. We want them deployed in America First.

by Stephen Miller

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Dr. Courtney Gibbons (she/her) [currently: insufficient memory] @courtneygibbons.phd · 2d

Imagine being on Jane Goodall's burn list 🙈🙉🙊

Dr. Courtney Gibbons (she/her) [currently: insufficient memory] @courtneygibbons.phd · 2d

Think about who you want to be in 20 years, and spend time developing the qualities you see in that person. They don't come out of nowhere! Also, sunscreen and regularly unplugging from your devices.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 4d

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Now you can look up detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country and compare them to nearby public schools.

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🇵🇸Tim Henke (tɪm 'ɦɛŋ.kə) @timhenke.bsky.social · 3d

I fucking hate car-centric architecture man. What the fuck do you mean I can't enter your shopping mall except through the parking garage. I'm asking for a front door, not a miracle!

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 4d

Peacehammer 40K: Fyve playeres supervise massive groupes of miniature curators as thei create the most fantasique museum yn the galaxye. Special rules for how everyone doth become friendes. Critical success on roll to respecte colleagues.

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Dr. Courtney Gibbons (she/her) [currently: insufficient memory] @courtneygibbons.phd · 3d

At this point just let individuals set their own personal DST!

Dr. Courtney Gibbons (she/her) [currently: insufficient memory] @courtneygibbons.phd · 4d

“I don’t mind telling you that my Irish gets up when I hear these blanket attacks on immigrants, these threats of mass deportation, and breaching houses of worship.”

www.uticaod.com/story/news/l...

As ICE raids take place across the country, Mohawk Valley officials release statement

From the city of Utica to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, officials are making their voices heard on the treatment of immigrant populations.

www.uticaod.com

Dr. Courtney Gibbons (she/her) [currently: insufficient memory] @courtneygibbons.phd · 4d

Well that gets a follow

Dr. Courtney Gibbons (she/her) [currently: insufficient memory] @courtneygibbons.phd · 5d

The difference between philosophy and math:

"Why?" "Why not."
"Y?" "Y_0."

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Dr. Courtney Gibbons (she/her) [currently: insufficient memory] @courtneygibbons.phd · 5d

I love Calvino 😻

Dr. Courtney Gibbons (she/her) [currently: insufficient memory] @courtneygibbons.phd · 5d

Seconding Brave browser. The DuckDuckGo browser does it too, and the phone app has a tracking cookie blocker that's pretty amazing.

Dr. Courtney Gibbons (she/her) [currently: insufficient memory] @courtneygibbons.phd · 6d

Something like five or six?

a man in a white t-shirt with the words in the pocket for later use written above him

Alt: a man in a white t-shirt with the words "in the pocket for later use" written above him while he pantomimes putting something in his pocket

media.tenor.com

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 6d

AO3 baby! Algo-free, no ads, donor supported, full access and free to use for non-subscribers, media created entirely by regular people who just want to share their creativity.

Trekkie Bill 🖖🏻 @trekkiebill.bsky.social · 7d

Do you ever think about the fact that Wikipedia is the last good major website on the internet? You aren't bombarded with ads. It doesn't try to push video on you, and it doesn't redirect you to a scam site.

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Dr. Courtney Gibbons (she/her) [currently: insufficient memory] @courtneygibbons.phd · 6d

My class is modeling different games with commutative algebra:
* Tic Tac Toe
* Tents and Trees
* Connect Four
I'm excited to see what other games they find amenable to the "sudoku" treatment! I have some ideas (and have already worked through LinkedIn Tango and Queens).

What would you pick?

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