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In Chinese, 可以 (kě yǐ) means “can.”
📄 Here's an example sentence:
- 你可以坐在这里。
- Nǐ kěyǐ zuò zài zhèlǐ.
- You can sit here.
✏️ Try it yourself: Comment using 可以 (kě yǐ).
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📄 Here's an example sentence:
- 你可以坐在这里。
- Nǐ kěyǐ zuò zài zhèlǐ.
- You can sit here.
✏️ Try it yourself: Comment using 可以 (kě yǐ).
#LearnChineseHSKLevel2
September 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
In Chinese, 可以 (kě yǐ) means “can.”
📄 Here's an example sentence:
- 你可以坐在这里。
- Nǐ kěyǐ zuò zài zhèlǐ.
- You can sit here.
✏️ Try it yourself: Comment using 可以 (kě yǐ).
#LearnChineseHSKLevel2
📄 Here's an example sentence:
- 你可以坐在这里。
- Nǐ kěyǐ zuò zài zhèlǐ.
- You can sit here.
✏️ Try it yourself: Comment using 可以 (kě yǐ).
#LearnChineseHSKLevel2
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The diagram clarifies a point I've been thinking about for a while. The term "AI" conflates a bunch of things that aren't closely related - in some cases, closer to things that aren't usually called AI.
www.bloodinthemachin...
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www.bloodinthemachin...
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Cognitive scientists and AI researchers make a forceful call to reject “uncritical adoption" of AI in academia
A new paper calls on academia to repel rampant AI in university departments and classrooms.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
September 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The diagram clarifies a point I've been thinking about for a while. The term "AI" conflates a bunch of things that aren't closely related - in some cases, closer to things that aren't usually called AI.
www.bloodinthemachin...
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www.bloodinthemachin...
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A permanent move will be needed soon
UN General Assembly Urged to Temporarily Move to Geneva to Circumvent US Visa Denials
1 Sep 2025 - When Yasser Arafat, leader of the PLO, was denied a US visa to address the UN back in 1988, the General Assembly defied the US by temporarily moving the UN to Geneva– for the first time in UN history– providing a less-hostile political environment..
www.transcend.org
September 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
A permanent move will be needed soon
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In Chinese, the radical 黹 (zhǐ) means “embroidery.”
This is radical number 204, and it is part of the characters 黺, 黻, and 黼 (among others).
#LearnChineseKangxiRadicals
This is radical number 204, and it is part of the characters 黺, 黻, and 黼 (among others).
#LearnChineseKangxiRadicals
September 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
In Chinese, the radical 黹 (zhǐ) means “embroidery.”
This is radical number 204, and it is part of the characters 黺, 黻, and 黼 (among others).
#LearnChineseKangxiRadicals
This is radical number 204, and it is part of the characters 黺, 黻, and 黼 (among others).
#LearnChineseKangxiRadicals
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For Netflix, the Srebrenica massacre is a joke - and Gaza is the sequel - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/thirty-years-after-srebrenica-bosnia-mocked-netflix
For Netflix, the Srebrenica massacre is a joke - and Gaza is the sequel
Three decades on, western states and media have turned 'Never again' into a punchline, mocking Bosnian genocide victims while enabling new atrocities against Palestinians
www.middleeasteye.net
July 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
For Netflix, the Srebrenica massacre is a joke - and Gaza is the sequel - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/thirty-years-after-srebrenica-bosnia-mocked-netflix
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In Chinese, the radical 攴 (pū) means “rap, tap.”
This is radical number 66, and it is part of the characters 收, 攷, and 攸 (among others).
#LearnChineseKangxiRadicals
This is radical number 66, and it is part of the characters 收, 攷, and 攸 (among others).
#LearnChineseKangxiRadicals
July 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
In Chinese, the radical 攴 (pū) means “rap, tap.”
This is radical number 66, and it is part of the characters 收, 攷, and 攸 (among others).
#LearnChineseKangxiRadicals
This is radical number 66, and it is part of the characters 收, 攷, and 攸 (among others).
#LearnChineseKangxiRadicals
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In Chinese, 到 (dào) means “to (a place).”
📙 Here's an example sentence:
- 我们到了学校。
- Wǒmen dàole xuéxiào.
- We arrived at the school.
🚀 Time to practice! Respond using 到 (dào).
#LearnChineseHSKLevel2
📙 Here's an example sentence:
- 我们到了学校。
- Wǒmen dàole xuéxiào.
- We arrived at the school.
🚀 Time to practice! Respond using 到 (dào).
#LearnChineseHSKLevel2
June 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
In Chinese, 到 (dào) means “to (a place).”
📙 Here's an example sentence:
- 我们到了学校。
- Wǒmen dàole xuéxiào.
- We arrived at the school.
🚀 Time to practice! Respond using 到 (dào).
#LearnChineseHSKLevel2
📙 Here's an example sentence:
- 我们到了学校。
- Wǒmen dàole xuéxiào.
- We arrived at the school.
🚀 Time to practice! Respond using 到 (dào).
#LearnChineseHSKLevel2
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In Chinese, 说话 (shuō huà) means “to speak.”
🗂️ Here's an example sentence:
- 请不要说话。
- Qǐng bù yào shuō huà.
- Please do not speak.
💪 Let's practice: Comment using 说话 (shuō huà).
#LearnChineseHSKLevel1
🗂️ Here's an example sentence:
- 请不要说话。
- Qǐng bù yào shuō huà.
- Please do not speak.
💪 Let's practice: Comment using 说话 (shuō huà).
#LearnChineseHSKLevel1
June 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
In Chinese, 说话 (shuō huà) means “to speak.”
🗂️ Here's an example sentence:
- 请不要说话。
- Qǐng bù yào shuō huà.
- Please do not speak.
💪 Let's practice: Comment using 说话 (shuō huà).
#LearnChineseHSKLevel1
🗂️ Here's an example sentence:
- 请不要说话。
- Qǐng bù yào shuō huà.
- Please do not speak.
💪 Let's practice: Comment using 说话 (shuō huà).
#LearnChineseHSKLevel1
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What 'monsters' has mathematics encountered on the path to certainty? 🤔 Fascinating insights from Adam Kucharski on the art & science of proof. Essential reading for those who value how we build knowledge in a complex world. 🤓 https://nautil.us/when-monsters-came-for-mathematics-1217312/
June 14, 2025 at 1:34 AM
What 'monsters' has mathematics encountered on the path to certainty? 🤔 Fascinating insights from Adam Kucharski on the art & science of proof. Essential reading for those who value how we build knowledge in a complex world. 🤓 https://nautil.us/when-monsters-came-for-mathematics-1217312/
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Close the mathematics gender gap: huge study prompts urgent call to action. Researchers reveal when boys pull ahead of girls in mathematics, sounding an alarm and providing both an opportunity for schools, parents and researchers. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Close the mathematics gender gap: huge study prompts urgent call to action
Researchers reveal when boys pull ahead of girls in mathematics, sounding an alarm and providing both an opportunity for schools, parents and researchers.
www.nature.com
June 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Close the mathematics gender gap: huge study prompts urgent call to action. Researchers reveal when boys pull ahead of girls in mathematics, sounding an alarm and providing both an opportunity for schools, parents and researchers. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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What Is The Maximum Possible X?
#Science #Mathematics #Calculus #Math #Limits
https://sciencehumor.io/math-memes/what-is-the-maximum-possible-x-vc4u
#Science #Mathematics #Calculus #Math #Limits
https://sciencehumor.io/math-memes/what-is-the-maximum-possible-x-vc4u
June 14, 2025 at 2:01 AM
What Is The Maximum Possible X?
#Science #Mathematics #Calculus #Math #Limits
https://sciencehumor.io/math-memes/what-is-the-maximum-possible-x-vc4u
#Science #Mathematics #Calculus #Math #Limits
https://sciencehumor.io/math-memes/what-is-the-maximum-possible-x-vc4u
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✨ Just 2 weeks until the first of our 2025 Maths Communication Workshops, taking place in Edinburgh on 11 June
In this interactive session, @steckl.es + @sparksmaths.bsky.social cover the skills and techniques required to communicate maths effectively
➡️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/london-mathe...
In this interactive session, @steckl.es + @sparksmaths.bsky.social cover the skills and techniques required to communicate maths effectively
➡️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/london-mathe...
May 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
✨ Just 2 weeks until the first of our 2025 Maths Communication Workshops, taking place in Edinburgh on 11 June
In this interactive session, @steckl.es + @sparksmaths.bsky.social cover the skills and techniques required to communicate maths effectively
➡️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/london-mathe...
In this interactive session, @steckl.es + @sparksmaths.bsky.social cover the skills and techniques required to communicate maths effectively
➡️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/london-mathe...
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We are delighted to support the
@royalstatsoc.bsky.social, London Mathematical Society
and IMA HE Teaching and Learning Workshop Series. Call for proposals NOW OPEN! Deadline 16th Feb. ima.org.uk/25710/higher...
@royalstatsoc.bsky.social, London Mathematical Society
and IMA HE Teaching and Learning Workshop Series. Call for proposals NOW OPEN! Deadline 16th Feb. ima.org.uk/25710/higher...
Higher Education Teaching and Learning Workshop Series 2024/25
The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, the Royal Statistical Society, and the London Mathematical Society are pleased to announce the return
ima.org.uk
January 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We are delighted to support the
@royalstatsoc.bsky.social, London Mathematical Society
and IMA HE Teaching and Learning Workshop Series. Call for proposals NOW OPEN! Deadline 16th Feb. ima.org.uk/25710/higher...
@royalstatsoc.bsky.social, London Mathematical Society
and IMA HE Teaching and Learning Workshop Series. Call for proposals NOW OPEN! Deadline 16th Feb. ima.org.uk/25710/higher...
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We are delighted to announce that the next UK Conference on Teaching Statistics (UKCOTS) will take place at the University of Glasgow on the 24th and 25th of June 2025. Future updates can be found on our website ukcots.org.
ukcots.org
January 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We are delighted to announce that the next UK Conference on Teaching Statistics (UKCOTS) will take place at the University of Glasgow on the 24th and 25th of June 2025. Future updates can be found on our website ukcots.org.
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O graziosa luna, io mi rammento
Che, or volge l’anno, sovra questo colle
Io venia pien d’angoscia a rimirarti:
E tu pendevi allor su quella selva,
Siccome or fai, che tutta la rischiari.
-Giacomo Leopardi, “Alla Luna”
#everynightapoem #moon
Che, or volge l’anno, sovra questo colle
Io venia pien d’angoscia a rimirarti:
E tu pendevi allor su quella selva,
Siccome or fai, che tutta la rischiari.
-Giacomo Leopardi, “Alla Luna”
#everynightapoem #moon
October 18, 2024 at 2:38 AM
O graziosa luna, io mi rammento
Che, or volge l’anno, sovra questo colle
Io venia pien d’angoscia a rimirarti:
E tu pendevi allor su quella selva,
Siccome or fai, che tutta la rischiari.
-Giacomo Leopardi, “Alla Luna”
#everynightapoem #moon
Che, or volge l’anno, sovra questo colle
Io venia pien d’angoscia a rimirarti:
E tu pendevi allor su quella selva,
Siccome or fai, che tutta la rischiari.
-Giacomo Leopardi, “Alla Luna”
#everynightapoem #moon
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"She [Charlotte Scott] came eighth on the Tripos of all students taking them, but due to her sex, the title of "eighth wrangler," a high honour, went officially to a male student."
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlot...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlot...
Charlotte Scott - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
January 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
"She [Charlotte Scott] came eighth on the Tripos of all students taking them, but due to her sex, the title of "eighth wrangler," a high honour, went officially to a male student."
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlot...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlot...
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Nothing beats having your own job security when as an economist you decide to keep arguing for more people to lose their jobs just so your views on what inflation should be come true.
January 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Nothing beats having your own job security when as an economist you decide to keep arguing for more people to lose their jobs just so your views on what inflation should be come true.
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My wife, 9 months pregnant, will give birth in a tent in 2 weeks. Photos show the harsh reality: no food, no water, and freezing cold that could take my newborn’s life. My wife, unborn baby, and Malak deserve a chance. Please help us survive. 💔
chuffed.org/project/1169...
chuffed.org/project/1169...
December 30, 2024 at 10:04 AM
My wife, 9 months pregnant, will give birth in a tent in 2 weeks. Photos show the harsh reality: no food, no water, and freezing cold that could take my newborn’s life. My wife, unborn baby, and Malak deserve a chance. Please help us survive. 💔
chuffed.org/project/1169...
chuffed.org/project/1169...
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Tolerance is a crime when applied to evil.
November 17, 2024 at 7:34 AM
Tolerance is a crime when applied to evil.