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Yes to that. Luck, timing, and network are often the fickle keys to survival.
Success in academia often has more to do with luck, patronage and the job market than “hard work”.
Good academics acknowledge this.
I worked hard, but I was in the right place at the right time on occasion. Historians far more talented than I have fallen between the cracks.
May 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Waymo and Toyota are dating. If they get serious, a new autonomous vehicle could be created.
Waymo and Toyota are dating. If they get serious, a new autonomous vehicle could be created. | TechCrunch
Waymo and Toyota have agreed to explore a possible deal that could one day lead to a new vehicle designed for ride-hailing and even bring self-driving
techcrunch.com
April 29, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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It's Independent Bookstore Day!

I'm an indie writer with my own store, and I've discounted all ebooks to $1.00 for today only.

theagahfstore.bigcartel.com

#IndependentBookstoreDay #BookSky #bookshop #bookstore #books
April 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Accepted Students Day @rittigers.bsky.social looking forward to it.
March 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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How BYD plans to make EV charging as fast as filling a gas tank
How BYD plans to make EV charging as fast as filling a gas tank
What we found mostly supports the auto makers claims, with a few caveats.
tcrn.ch
March 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Grok 3 appears to have briefly censored unflattering mentions of Trump and Musk
Grok 3 appears to have briefly censored unflattering mentions of Trump and Musk
When billionaire Elon Musk introduced Grok 3, his AI company xAI’s latest flagship model, in a live stream last Monday, he described it as a “maximally truth-seeking AI.” Yet it appears that Grok 3 was briefly censoring unflattering facts about President…
tcrn.ch
February 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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The processor uses qubits that can be measured without error and are resistant to outside interference, which the company says marks a “transformative leap toward practical quantum computing.”
Microsoft’s New Majorana 1 Processor Could Transform Quantum Computing
The processor uses qubits that can be measured without error and are resistant to outside interference, which the company says marks a “transformative leap toward practical quantum computing.”
buff.ly
February 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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The most underreported story in AI is that scaling has failed to produce AGI Discussion
The most underreported and important story in AI right now is that pure scaling has failed to produce AGI
Grok 3’s somewhat underwhelming performance should be a wake-up call.
fortune.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Democratic members of
Congress: If you’re on Twitter, you need to be on BlueSky.
February 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM