joao
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Research Engineer at Google DeepMind A special snowflake existing in 196883 dimensions #ActuallyAutistic He/Him
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jenyth.com
these thoughts have been rattling around in my brain for about a year and i finally had some time to scribble them down. some thoughts on how games might emulate the act of 'doing' history

jenyth.com/2025/01/03/h...
Historical interpretation as non-linear narrative
How games can reflect history as a discipline, not just historical facts.
jenyth.com
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drgilbz.bsky.social
AI is being used to improve weather and climate prediction... But not in a make-you-dumber, planet-destroying, chatgpt kinda way.

New vid, ft. my best segue yet, here:

youtu.be/7gCbK1f0Zjc

Thanks to Kirstine Dale at the @metoffice.gov.uk for explaining how tech can enhance weather prediction ⛅
Is AI about to revolutionise weather & climate forecasting?
YouTube video by Dr Gilbz
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paulhaine.bsky.social
Choosing to believe that Count Orlok and Count Dracula existed at the same time, carrying out the same plan, and it was just a really bad year for estate agents
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soozaphone.bsky.social
I mean I know this will never happen, because she's a crank and she's not getting anywhere near power, but this is still a profoundly depressing world view. What are we without the arts, without creativity, without imagination?
ottoenglish.bsky.social
Badenoch and Co see education only as a means to a massive income in some soul destroying career.

Devoid of imagination and the power of knowledge they view life entirely through the prism of the CV.

My advice always is to study what interests you and the rest will follow
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outonbluesix.bsky.social
How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.
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manoelhortaribeiro.bsky.social
Computer Science is no longer just about building systems or proving theorems--it's about observation and experiments.

In my latest blog post, I argue it’s time we had our own "Econometrics," a discipline devoted to empirical rigor.

doomscrollingbabel.manoel.xyz/p/the-missin...
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zkat.tech
I'm redoing the API for Big Brain ( codeberg.org/zkat/big-brain ), and this is the sketch I have so far.

Any #bevy (and other) folks have any thoughts on how this looks?
#[derive(Debug, Default, Component)]
pub struct Thirsty;

#[scorer_for(Thirsty)]
fn score_thirsty(score: Score, thirsts: Query<&Thirst>) -> Score {
    score.update(thirsts.get(score.actor()).unwrap().thirst)
}

#[derive(Debug, Component)]
pub struct Drink { rate: f32, per: Duration }
impl Default for Drink {
    fn default() -> Self {
        Self { rate: 0.5, per: Duration::from_millis(500), }
    }
}

#[action_for(Drink)]
async fn drink_action(
    action: Action<Drink>,
    mut thirsts: Query<&mut Thirst>
) -> Result<(), ActionFailure> {
    while let Ok(mut thirst) = thirsts.get(action.actor()) && thirst.thirst > 10.0 {
        action.check_cancelled()?;
        thirst.thirst -= action.data().rate;
        action.sleep(action.data().per).await;
    }
    Ok(())
}
fn spawn_entity(cmd: &mut Commands) {
    cmd.spawn((
        Thirst(70.0, 2.0),
        Thinker::build()
            .picker(FirstToScore { threshold: 0.8 })
            .when<Thirsty>
            .then<GoToWater>()
            .then<Drink>()
            .when<Hungry>()
            .then<Eat>()
            .when<Bored>().or<Paranoid>()
            .then<Wander>()
            .and_also_with(|_: actor: Entity, _w: &World| Thinker::build()
                .picker(FirstToScore { threshold: 1.0 })
                .when<EnemySpotted>()
                .then<Shoot>()
                .when<FlowersSpotted>()
                .then<WalkToFlowers>()
                .then<PickAFlower>()
                .then<SmellFlower>()
            )
    ));
}
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gabrielpeyre.bsky.social
Thought of the day: It is somewhat mysterious why Gaussians remain stable under the particle-minimizing flow (i.e. the Wasserstein gradient flow) for so many widely used energies: entropy, Fisher information, quadratic interaction potentials, functionals depending only on mean and covariance,
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obsidian.md
Obsidian 1.10.0 (early access) is now available to Catalyst members with tons of improvements for Bases!

- New List view
- New Map view an official open source plugin
- Bases API for views
- Group results by property

Many new table view features: keyboard nav, copy/paste, summarize, undo
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inkandswitch.com
It's that time again: ✨we’re hiring✨

We're looking for a @godotengine.org IDE Engineer to help us build the next generation of collaboration tools inside the engine itself! More detail here: inkandswitch.com/jobs/godot-ide-engineer

(Remote role 🌍🌎🌏)
Godot IDE Engineer
Help build native, visual version control for collaborative game development in Godot
inkandswitch.com
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andyperfors.bsky.social
"In the Klein world, moral clarity about abuse is polarizing, and polarization, not abuse, is the problem to solve."
juliusgoat.bsky.social
I wrote about why the regrettable conclusions of Ezra Klein pissed me off so badly in the last couple weeks.

On moral cowardice in an era that calls for clarity, and a popular political instinct to try to solve divisions of abuse by ignoring causes. www.the-reframe.com/eventually-y...
Eventually You're Going to Have to Stand for Something
On accepting the fascist offer and being better than Ezra.
www.the-reframe.com
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themoonis.gay
alright nerds I donated $250 who's matching me
magic.wizards.com
Wizards of the Coast is hosting a Twitch stream to support Trans Lifeline, a hotline and non-profit organization offering direct support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.

Tune in to twitch.tv/magic on Oct 4th at 10am PT to play games with us and support!
Promotional graphic with a purple and blue fantasy-themed background and crystal-like formations. The image features two logos: the Wizards of the Coast logo in rainbow gradient colors on the left, and the Trans Lifeline logo in white on the right. Large bold text in the center reads: “Support Trans Lifeline.” Below, smaller text says “Tune in Oct 4” next to the Twitch logo.
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spmontecarlo.bsky.social
I'll order these so that I can tick them off a list on my computer; the numbers are not any sort of ranking. Summaries will be kept brief and hopefully stoke curiosity, rather than providing answers.
spmontecarlo.bsky.social
Have been rather quiet on here recently (for uninteresting and unconcerning reasons), but this shouldn't be taken as a lack of enthusiasm for papers which have been coming out recently - loads of really clever and creative works popping up. Will try to post about some of them this afternoon!
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wffl.ihatereality.space
the only use of programming languages is writing more compilers
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theramseylab.bsky.social
New Cambridge Element in the Philosophy of Biology series—fully #openaccess! @thomasreydon.bsky.social explores how evolutionary theory crosses over from biology into other fields, showing how these crossovers embody a broader style of reasoning: 'evolutionary thinking' bit.ly/48z3h36 #HPbio #evosky
Book cover of “The Scope of Evolutionary Thinking” by Thomas A. C. Reydon, in the Cambridge Elements: The Philosophy of Biology series. Against a black background, the title is surrounded by Ernst Haeckel’s illustrations of marine organisms—radial, symmetrical forms in vivid blues, oranges, reds, and greens.
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nghivo.bsky.social
1-866-952-4456 to tell Netflix that in no way do you want Elon fucking Musk determining what you watch.

I just called, got through in about 15 seconds, and told them that I strongly support queer inclusion in their programming and that I will cancel my subscription if they cave.
erininthemorning.com
1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.

If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.

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Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters
Musk's posts have been seen by tens of millions of users, and many conservatives are now attempting to force Netflix into a removal of LGBTQ+ content.
www.erininthemorning.com
joao.omg.lol
Is Olin a college/uni? What success has it achieved? (Not denying it, genuinely curious)
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thespaceshipper.com
"It was a mind-blowing experience. Definitely top 3 experiences I’ve had. I think it’s going to lead to a lot of positive things.”

Bill, if you were paid to play at a festival in Saudi Arabia, it was precisely to promote it afterwards. You were bought to promote a state that murders journalists.
Bill Burr Defends Performing at Controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival: “They’re Just Like Us”
The actor-comedian details his experience at the event: "Definitely one of the top three experiences I've ever had ... I think it's going to lead to a lot of positive things."
www.hollywoodreporter.com
joao.omg.lol
I was getting bad vibes from Tyler Cohen, but it was hard to pinpoint something beyond "centre-right economist", now he's gone full weirdo though
laurajedeed.bsky.social
I'm sorry: "if I wish to see a virgin on-screen"?
My Favorite Actress Is Not Human
Tilly Norwood doesn’t need a hairstylist, has no regrettable posts, and if you wish to see a virgin on-screen, this is one of your better chances. That’s because she’s AI.

A picture of some AI girl standing on an AI landscape with an AI monster behind her. I'm gonna be so real: she looks about 14

By Tyler Cowen
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rosalarian.bsky.social
Selling out isn't when you get signed and start selling your work in a professional capacity. THIS is selling out. Completely ignoring any and all morals you might have held because someone paid you to.
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hypervisible.blacksky.app
OpenAI is essentially a social arsonist, developing and releasing tools that hyper scale the most racist, misogynistic, and toxic elements of society, lowering the barriers for all manner of abuse. The so called guardrails make a pinky swear look like an ironclad contract.
This social app can put your face into fake movie scenes, memes and arrest videos
The new Sora social app from ChatGPT maker OpenAI encourages users to upload video of their face so their likeness can be put into AI-generated clips.
www.washingtonpost.com
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eugenevinitsky.bsky.social
We're finally out of stealth: percepta.ai
We're a research / engineering team working together in industries like health and logistics to ship ML tools that drastically improve productivity. If you're interested in ML and RL work that matters, come join us 😀
Percepta | A General Catalyst Transformation Company
Transforming critical institutions using applied AI. Let's harness the frontier.
percepta.ai
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familiesforsafestreets.org
Who are non drivers?

@nrdc.org repport finds:

-34 million disabled people
-47 million young people (over 10 who don't own cars)
-5.6 million people who are 75+
-Millions of others who don't own their own vehicle

#WeekWithoutDriving

www.nrdc.org/resources/wh...
Who Doesn’t Have a Car?
A new NRDC map shows car-free living and the factors affecting car usage in United States.
www.nrdc.org