Guillaume Paumier
@guillaumepaumier.com
Physicist, author, Wikipedian, bookworm, sensemaker, epistemologist. Queer, neurodivergent / AuDHD, immigrant, demisexual, tired.
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https://www.guillaumepaumier.com
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https://www.guillaumepaumier.com
“autistic” as in “looking for people who are not scared of the boundless love i want to give them”
April 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“autistic” as in “looking for people who are not scared of the boundless love i want to give them”
The way Ace of Base’s “Happy Nation” hits differently now because it immediately reminds me of Genosha 😭
April 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The way Ace of Base’s “Happy Nation” hits differently now because it immediately reminds me of Genosha 😭
Reposted by Guillaume Paumier
Anyway, here’s a direct link to donate to Wikipedia: donate.wikimedia.org
April 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Anyway, here’s a direct link to donate to Wikipedia: donate.wikimedia.org
language mimicry is funny because I’m not religious and English is my second language but I use “omg” and “jfc” all the time
April 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
language mimicry is funny because I’m not religious and English is my second language but I use “omg” and “jfc” all the time
Did you know that 1 in 3 images you see on Wikipedia was added with a tool I designed in 2009? Yeah, I didn’t either. That’s 42 million files, uploaded by 1.8 million people.
Here’s the full story, featuring SQL sleuthing, Wikimedia folklore, and surprise cameos from Oz, Camelot, and Westview 🪄
Here’s the full story, featuring SQL sleuthing, Wikimedia folklore, and surprise cameos from Oz, Camelot, and Westview 🪄
Wizards, Metadata, and Memory: Unearthing and Reconstructing UploadWizard's Lost History
One in three pictures you see on Wikipedia was added through UploadWizard, a tool I designed in 2009. Over the past 15 years, 1.8 million unique volunteers have uploaded over 42 million files with…
www.guillaumepaumier.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Did you know that 1 in 3 images you see on Wikipedia was added with a tool I designed in 2009? Yeah, I didn’t either. That’s 42 million files, uploaded by 1.8 million people.
Here’s the full story, featuring SQL sleuthing, Wikimedia folklore, and surprise cameos from Oz, Camelot, and Westview 🪄
Here’s the full story, featuring SQL sleuthing, Wikimedia folklore, and surprise cameos from Oz, Camelot, and Westview 🪄
I’m a grown man with a PhD and over 15 years of experience, but I still chuckle every time I type the command ‘top’ in a terminal, because my love of puns knows no bottom
April 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I’m a grown man with a PhD and over 15 years of experience, but I still chuckle every time I type the command ‘top’ in a terminal, because my love of puns knows no bottom
“Have you been paying taxes to the US government even though you’re autistic? You may be entitled to compensation.”
April 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“Have you been paying taxes to the US government even though you’re autistic? You may be entitled to compensation.”
cute student doctor for my visit today but he has a ring on his finger why must i suffer so~
April 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
cute student doctor for my visit today but he has a ring on his finger why must i suffer so~
How can I be mad at ChatGPT when this is how it describes me based on our chat history
April 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
How can I be mad at ChatGPT when this is how it describes me based on our chat history
The audio output on my phone got corrupted by my earphones and now it’s horribly distorted on any device and I’ve tried everything short of a factory reset but I’ve found one (1) song that sounds ok and now I guess I’ll be listening to Arvo Pärt’s “Spiegel im Spiegel” for the foreseeable future
April 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The audio output on my phone got corrupted by my earphones and now it’s horribly distorted on any device and I’ve tried everything short of a factory reset but I’ve found one (1) song that sounds ok and now I guess I’ll be listening to Arvo Pärt’s “Spiegel im Spiegel” for the foreseeable future
I don’t often post Serious Stuff of here, but I wrote an essay about how AI can support neurodivergent brains, featuring bananas, puppies, debugging ducks, and a GPT with a panic button 🦆
#neurodiversity #adhd #autistic #ai #gpt
#neurodiversity #adhd #autistic #ai #gpt
Bananas, Rubber Ducks, and AI: How generative, conversational, and agentic AI can support neurodivergent people
AI is changing everything. But for disabled and neurodivergent people, the changes aren't just interesting; they're personal. Generative, conversational, and agentic AI tools are beginning to fill…
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April 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I don’t often post Serious Stuff of here, but I wrote an essay about how AI can support neurodivergent brains, featuring bananas, puppies, debugging ducks, and a GPT with a panic button 🦆
#neurodiversity #adhd #autistic #ai #gpt
#neurodiversity #adhd #autistic #ai #gpt
am i really expected to go through the collapse of civilization without cuddles and smooches from at least one man? … like, seriously?
March 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
am i really expected to go through the collapse of civilization without cuddles and smooches from at least one man? … like, seriously?
How am I only now learning of Sara Bareilles’s cover of Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”? 😭
Sara Bareilles sings powerful cover of 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' | NEXT at the Kennedy Center
YouTube video by PBS
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February 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
How am I only now learning of Sara Bareilles’s cover of Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”? 😭
Dating apps in the past few months have brought me:
☐ dates
☐ smooches
☐ sex
☑ discussing a joint onlyfans with a guy 2,000 miles away where we would stream ourselves building Lego sets shirtless
☐ dates
☐ smooches
☐ sex
☑ discussing a joint onlyfans with a guy 2,000 miles away where we would stream ourselves building Lego sets shirtless
February 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Dating apps in the past few months have brought me:
☐ dates
☐ smooches
☐ sex
☑ discussing a joint onlyfans with a guy 2,000 miles away where we would stream ourselves building Lego sets shirtless
☐ dates
☐ smooches
☐ sex
☑ discussing a joint onlyfans with a guy 2,000 miles away where we would stream ourselves building Lego sets shirtless
I’m watching “The Legend of Korra” and I was a bit ambivalent about the second season so far but the “Beginnings” origin-story two-parter was so so good
February 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I’m watching “The Legend of Korra” and I was a bit ambivalent about the second season so far but the “Beginnings” origin-story two-parter was so so good
The fact that we all still have to write our little emails and do our little video meetings while the planet is boiling and the country fully descends into chaos and fascism really is some offensive end-stage capitalism bullshirt
February 7, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The fact that we all still have to write our little emails and do our little video meetings while the planet is boiling and the country fully descends into chaos and fascism really is some offensive end-stage capitalism bullshirt
them: masc?
me, belting out to Megan Hilty’s rendition of Smash’s “They Keep Moving the Line” while sultrily gliding across the room: You have no idea.
me, belting out to Megan Hilty’s rendition of Smash’s “They Keep Moving the Line” while sultrily gliding across the room: You have no idea.
February 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
them: masc?
me, belting out to Megan Hilty’s rendition of Smash’s “They Keep Moving the Line” while sultrily gliding across the room: You have no idea.
me, belting out to Megan Hilty’s rendition of Smash’s “They Keep Moving the Line” while sultrily gliding across the room: You have no idea.
Je cherchais une belle version de « Je suis malade » par Serge Lama parce que je suis malade depuis une semaine et je suis tombé sur cette reprise live par Lara Fabian et ça fait une heure que je l’écoute en boucle, elle me donne des frissons à chaque fois
Lara Fabian - Je Suis Malade (Better audio quality / enable cc french for lyrics)
YouTube video by A A
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January 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Je cherchais une belle version de « Je suis malade » par Serge Lama parce que je suis malade depuis une semaine et je suis tombé sur cette reprise live par Lara Fabian et ça fait une heure que je l’écoute en boucle, elle me donne des frissons à chaque fois
so I guess I’m gonna start posting on here again huh
January 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
so I guess I’m gonna start posting on here again huh
It's cold and gray outside I'm listening to Shi Jin's "Melody of the night" album on a loop and I'm feeling melancholic yep it's autumn alright 🍂
September 24, 2023 at 2:25 PM
It's cold and gray outside I'm listening to Shi Jin's "Melody of the night" album on a loop and I'm feeling melancholic yep it's autumn alright 🍂
I've been thinking a lot about belonging recently. Do you find belonging by trying different places until you find community? Or does belonging come from intentionally building community where you are? How much agency do you really have in building community?
July 29, 2023 at 1:42 AM
I've been thinking a lot about belonging recently. Do you find belonging by trying different places until you find community? Or does belonging come from intentionally building community where you are? How much agency do you really have in building community?
Do you think there's been research into the optimal number of toasting levels on a toaster or did someone in like 1923 pick a number and we've been using that for a hundred years
July 28, 2023 at 12:28 PM
Do you think there's been research into the optimal number of toasting levels on a toaster or did someone in like 1923 pick a number and we've been using that for a hundred years
Reposted by Guillaume Paumier
Wrote about why there are so many autistic LGBTQ people, and how implying you can't be both is an attack on autistic people's very self-determination.
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4069745-autistic-lgbtq-community-seeks-louder-voice-in-debate/
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4069745-autistic-lgbtq-community-seeks-louder-voice-in-debate/
Autistic LGBTQ community seeks louder voice in debate
Autistic LGBTQ people are pushing back against those invoking autism as a way to limit LGBTQ rights, calling it a misunderstanding of both communities that denies their autonomy. Political figu...
thehill.com
June 28, 2023 at 1:31 PM
Wrote about why there are so many autistic LGBTQ people, and how implying you can't be both is an attack on autistic people's very self-determination.
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4069745-autistic-lgbtq-community-seeks-louder-voice-in-debate/
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4069745-autistic-lgbtq-community-seeks-louder-voice-in-debate/
facebook, then twitter + identica, then just facebook + twitter, then facebook + twitter + instagram, then just twitter + instagram, then twitter + instagram + mastodon, and now instagram + bluesky + threads + somehow facebook again, please for the love of Hermes Saraswati and Benzaiten make it stop
July 6, 2023 at 1:41 AM
facebook, then twitter + identica, then just facebook + twitter, then facebook + twitter + instagram, then just twitter + instagram, then twitter + instagram + mastodon, and now instagram + bluesky + threads + somehow facebook again, please for the love of Hermes Saraswati and Benzaiten make it stop