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Actual reasons (that no one will tell you): getting HC, playing with LLMs, and getting promoted (as always)
Wish I made this up, but it's the real world.
(You know how this will end up btw: the internal project will ship, people get promoted. 6-18 months later they buy company licenses to a tool)
Wish I made this up, but it's the real world.
(You know how this will end up btw: the internal project will ship, people get promoted. 6-18 months later they buy company licenses to a tool)
June 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Actual reasons (that no one will tell you): getting HC, playing with LLMs, and getting promoted (as always)
Wish I made this up, but it's the real world.
(You know how this will end up btw: the internal project will ship, people get promoted. 6-18 months later they buy company licenses to a tool)
Wish I made this up, but it's the real world.
(You know how this will end up btw: the internal project will ship, people get promoted. 6-18 months later they buy company licenses to a tool)
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Salió el tomo 2 de Carnotaurus, la revista de divulgación científica del MACN. En este número: delfines, mamíferos mesozoicos, babosas exóticas, Horacio Quiroga, Mary Mantell, el cráneo del T.rex, y mucho más. Bajala que es gratis y hecha con mucho amor!
www.macnconicet.gob.ar/carnotaurus/
www.macnconicet.gob.ar/carnotaurus/
April 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Salió el tomo 2 de Carnotaurus, la revista de divulgación científica del MACN. En este número: delfines, mamíferos mesozoicos, babosas exóticas, Horacio Quiroga, Mary Mantell, el cráneo del T.rex, y mucho más. Bajala que es gratis y hecha con mucho amor!
www.macnconicet.gob.ar/carnotaurus/
www.macnconicet.gob.ar/carnotaurus/
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La vicuña casi se extingue hace medio siglo, hizo falta la colaboración estricta de cuatro países para terminar con la caza furtiva y diseñar y divulgar prácticas de manejo sustentable. La idea de que la regulación está mal es tonta pero son tiempos tontos y mezquinos.
March 27, 2025 at 11:42 AM
La vicuña casi se extingue hace medio siglo, hizo falta la colaboración estricta de cuatro países para terminar con la caza furtiva y diseñar y divulgar prácticas de manejo sustentable. La idea de que la regulación está mal es tonta pero son tiempos tontos y mezquinos.
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David Graeber y la razón de por qué, tanto tiempo después, la memoria pirata sigue siendo tan recordada y tan atrayente.
March 22, 2025 at 8:06 AM
David Graeber y la razón de por qué, tanto tiempo después, la memoria pirata sigue siendo tan recordada y tan atrayente.
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Master of Claude de France’s Book of Flower Studies (ca. 1510–1515) book-of-flower-studies
Illuminations of European plants by an anonymous master.
by Hunter Dukes via @publicdomainrev.bsky.social
publicdomainreview.org/collection/b...
#books #botany
Illuminations of European plants by an anonymous master.
by Hunter Dukes via @publicdomainrev.bsky.social
publicdomainreview.org/collection/b...
#books #botany
Master of Claude de France’s Book of Flower Studies (ca. 1510–1515)
Illuminations of European plants by an anonymous master.
publicdomainreview.org
March 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Master of Claude de France’s Book of Flower Studies (ca. 1510–1515) book-of-flower-studies
Illuminations of European plants by an anonymous master.
by Hunter Dukes via @publicdomainrev.bsky.social
publicdomainreview.org/collection/b...
#books #botany
Illuminations of European plants by an anonymous master.
by Hunter Dukes via @publicdomainrev.bsky.social
publicdomainreview.org/collection/b...
#books #botany
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March 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Radiosondes on weather balloons are essential for collecting data from the upper atmosphere for accurate forecasting. Due to the mass firing at NOAA, the NWS doesn’t have enough people to launch balloons. 🎈
Accurate weather forecasts save lives.
See data here: www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/soundi...
Accurate weather forecasts save lives.
See data here: www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/soundi...
March 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Radiosondes on weather balloons are essential for collecting data from the upper atmosphere for accurate forecasting. Due to the mass firing at NOAA, the NWS doesn’t have enough people to launch balloons. 🎈
Accurate weather forecasts save lives.
See data here: www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/soundi...
Accurate weather forecasts save lives.
See data here: www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/soundi...
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ON FALLING is a magnificent, timely film about the asset stripping of our souls that not only enriches its audience but also steels our resolve to rise up and to understand that we have nothing to lose but our mind chains. www.theguardian.com/film/2024/se...
March 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
ON FALLING is a magnificent, timely film about the asset stripping of our souls that not only enriches its audience but also steels our resolve to rise up and to understand that we have nothing to lose but our mind chains. www.theguardian.com/film/2024/se...
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what should part 2 be? where should we take statusphere next?
new blog post: atproto by example part 1
in which I cover how to use the full potential of lexicon for building atproto apps
in which I cover how to use the full potential of lexicon for building atproto apps
atproto by example part 1: records and views — mozzius.dev
by Samuel · 11 min read
mozzius.dev
March 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
what should part 2 be? where should we take statusphere next?
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Esta escena de hace casi treinta años:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YigM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YigM...
If the Movie stinks... Just don't go!
YouTube video by mmmmmmsv
www.youtube.com
March 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Esta escena de hace casi treinta años:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YigM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YigM...
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This sounds like a fascinating history book, written in intriguingly novelistic style www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...
The Golden Throne by Christopher de Bellaigue review – Suleyman returns
A new instalment of the extraordinary and brutal story of the greatest Ottoman sultan reads like a thrilling novel
www.theguardian.com
March 2, 2025 at 12:52 AM
This sounds like a fascinating history book, written in intriguingly novelistic style www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...
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Peinate que salís en la foto
www.forbes.com/sites/digita...
www.forbes.com/sites/digita...
Argentina’s $4.6 Billion Crypto Scandal; Largest-Ever Crypto Theft
Argentine President Javier Milei faces a fraud investigation after promoting a cryptocurrency that collapsed within hours, vaporizing billions in value.
www.forbes.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Peinate que salís en la foto
www.forbes.com/sites/digita...
www.forbes.com/sites/digita...
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Centers for Disease Control cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health in U.S
EIS officers investigate disease outbreaks and health threats in the U.S. and abroad
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
EIS officers investigate disease outbreaks and health threats in the U.S. and abroad
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired
www.statnews.com
February 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Centers for Disease Control cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health in U.S
EIS officers investigate disease outbreaks and health threats in the U.S. and abroad
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
EIS officers investigate disease outbreaks and health threats in the U.S. and abroad
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
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Is it bad to randomly fire hundreds of people with high security clearance who are responsible for producing, transporting, and dismantling nuclear weapons, providing the Navy with nuclear reactors for submarines, and responding to nuclear incidents around the world?
New: The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter
Dismissed Nuclear Bomb Specialists Recalled by Energy Department
The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter.
www.bloomberg.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Is it bad to randomly fire hundreds of people with high security clearance who are responsible for producing, transporting, and dismantling nuclear weapons, providing the Navy with nuclear reactors for submarines, and responding to nuclear incidents around the world?
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I'm too late to have shared this during the live Q&A, but enjoy the recorded session here:
www.youtube.com/live/-0dXEy5...
www.youtube.com/live/-0dXEy5...
February 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I'm too late to have shared this during the live Q&A, but enjoy the recorded session here:
www.youtube.com/live/-0dXEy5...
www.youtube.com/live/-0dXEy5...
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Finally, an article on the decipherment of cuneiform that does justice to the many figures involved, the timeline, competition, and sheer philological grit.
Fascinating and colourful synopsis of how we came to be able to read tablets from ancient Mesopotamia www.smithsonianmag.com/history/myst...
Fascinating and colourful synopsis of how we came to be able to read tablets from ancient Mesopotamia www.smithsonianmag.com/history/myst...
The Mystery of the World's Oldest Writing System Remained Unsolved Until Four Competitive Scholars Raced to Decipher It
In the 1850s, cuneiform was just a series of baffling scratches on clay, waiting to spill the secrets of the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia
www.smithsonianmag.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Finally, an article on the decipherment of cuneiform that does justice to the many figures involved, the timeline, competition, and sheer philological grit.
Fascinating and colourful synopsis of how we came to be able to read tablets from ancient Mesopotamia www.smithsonianmag.com/history/myst...
Fascinating and colourful synopsis of how we came to be able to read tablets from ancient Mesopotamia www.smithsonianmag.com/history/myst...
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Gran libro.
"Cuando los conceptos pierden su contenido histórico, pierden el contacto con la verdad. El olvido de la historia conduce a fantasías metahistóricas".
Esta pasaje resume el libro y no debería ser nunca olvidado en filosofía (y así evitar las no pocas ficciones históricas promovidas).
"Cuando los conceptos pierden su contenido histórico, pierden el contacto con la verdad. El olvido de la historia conduce a fantasías metahistóricas".
Esta pasaje resume el libro y no debería ser nunca olvidado en filosofía (y así evitar las no pocas ficciones históricas promovidas).
February 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Gran libro.
"Cuando los conceptos pierden su contenido histórico, pierden el contacto con la verdad. El olvido de la historia conduce a fantasías metahistóricas".
Esta pasaje resume el libro y no debería ser nunca olvidado en filosofía (y así evitar las no pocas ficciones históricas promovidas).
"Cuando los conceptos pierden su contenido histórico, pierden el contacto con la verdad. El olvido de la historia conduce a fantasías metahistóricas".
Esta pasaje resume el libro y no debería ser nunca olvidado en filosofía (y así evitar las no pocas ficciones históricas promovidas).
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This year is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. To celebrate, we are republishing stories on the history of quantum physics from our archives.
Quantum Milestones, 1927: Electrons Act Like Waves
Davisson and Germer showed that electrons scatter from a crystal the way x rays do, proving that particles of matter can act like waves.
physics.aps.org
February 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This year is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. To celebrate, we are republishing stories on the history of quantum physics from our archives.
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This is such a great question that I think it deserves a whole thread.
The cuneiform writing system included numbers, and we know how to say the names of many of these numbers in both Akkadian and Sumerian (languages that cuneiform was used to write). Let's start with Sumerian.
The cuneiform writing system included numbers, and we know how to say the names of many of these numbers in both Akkadian and Sumerian (languages that cuneiform was used to write). Let's start with Sumerian.
@moudhy.bsky.social
We know the symbols the Babylonians used to write numbers, but they must surely also have been able to say the numbers out loud, so the numbers must had pronounceable names (as we have twenty-six as well as 26). Do we know these names? Were they ever written down?
We know the symbols the Babylonians used to write numbers, but they must surely also have been able to say the numbers out loud, so the numbers must had pronounceable names (as we have twenty-six as well as 26). Do we know these names? Were they ever written down?
February 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This is such a great question that I think it deserves a whole thread.
The cuneiform writing system included numbers, and we know how to say the names of many of these numbers in both Akkadian and Sumerian (languages that cuneiform was used to write). Let's start with Sumerian.
The cuneiform writing system included numbers, and we know how to say the names of many of these numbers in both Akkadian and Sumerian (languages that cuneiform was used to write). Let's start with Sumerian.
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(Re)Viewing Latin – The Roman Writing System by Emily Patterson @viewsproject.bsky.social viewsproject.wordpress.com/2025/01/30/r...
(Re)Viewing Latin – The Roman Writing System
January is named after the Roman god, Janus – the god of doors or gateways (ianua in Latin). This gave him some metaphorical associations, too: as Nicholas Purcell puts it, ‘like a door, he looked …
viewsproject.wordpress.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
(Re)Viewing Latin – The Roman Writing System by Emily Patterson @viewsproject.bsky.social viewsproject.wordpress.com/2025/01/30/r...
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A duck goes "quack quack" in English but "coin coin" in French. In Spanish a dog goes "guau-guau," not "woof woof," while in Arabic it goes "haw haw." Onomatopoeia is language at its least abstract—as close as it comes to the thing itself. 🧪
Could Onomatopoeia Be the Origin of Language?
What we can learn from the ding-dong hypothesis, James Joyce, Buster Keaton, and a language known as !Xoon.
nautil.us
January 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A duck goes "quack quack" in English but "coin coin" in French. In Spanish a dog goes "guau-guau," not "woof woof," while in Arabic it goes "haw haw." Onomatopoeia is language at its least abstract—as close as it comes to the thing itself. 🧪
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For anyone wondering, some possible dog names have survived from cuneiform sources.
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
January 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
For anyone wondering, some possible dog names have survived from cuneiform sources.
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
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This is Fudge. She may not be the sharpest pup in the world, but more importantly, she is not a quitter. 13/10
January 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This is Fudge. She may not be the sharpest pup in the world, but more importantly, she is not a quitter. 13/10