Dr. Mike Chen
@mcycee.bsky.social
Data Scientist & Astrophysicist. Loves to bike & climb when I’m not telling stories behind data. Advocates for science, democracy, & human rights. Toronto. CC. & clean air (he/him)
Oof, that is really high. I’d love to see more public spaces with CO2 levels that are 600 ppm or better, which seems exceedingly rare in Canada. I’m also skeptical about the media Canadian home reading being representative of where people actually spend their time, like in bedrooms
August 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Oof, that is really high. I’d love to see more public spaces with CO2 levels that are 600 ppm or better, which seems exceedingly rare in Canada. I’m also skeptical about the media Canadian home reading being representative of where people actually spend their time, like in bedrooms
I’ve painfully accepted that our reality is somehow less believable than the Onion
August 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I’ve painfully accepted that our reality is somehow less believable than the Onion
“I’m so sorry. It’s a culture thing”
Aw yes. Red envelopes in chip bags, really brings back childhood memories!
Aw yes. Red envelopes in chip bags, really brings back childhood memories!
August 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
“I’m so sorry. It’s a culture thing”
Aw yes. Red envelopes in chip bags, really brings back childhood memories!
Aw yes. Red envelopes in chip bags, really brings back childhood memories!
Fundamentally, yes. And electoral reform is a crucial step towards that goal by reducing structural tools used by the ruling class to disenfranchise voters and suppress representation and progressive ideas. It’s important we advocate for both
August 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Fundamentally, yes. And electoral reform is a crucial step towards that goal by reducing structural tools used by the ruling class to disenfranchise voters and suppress representation and progressive ideas. It’s important we advocate for both
We really need electoral reform. The current system effectively creates a somehow worse version of a two party system… and we’re indeed very much following US’ footsteps
August 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We really need electoral reform. The current system effectively creates a somehow worse version of a two party system… and we’re indeed very much following US’ footsteps
of all places, I learned that from Futurama
a cartoon character from futurama says precisely in front of a hulu logo
Alt: Zap Brannigan from Futurama saying: precisely
media.tenor.com
August 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
of all places, I learned that from Futurama
If there’s something from the past to make great again: unions
August 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
If there’s something from the past to make great again: unions
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This one kind of broke me. I have followed him for years.
Anas Al-Sharif was a compassionate and courageous young man and a talented journalist.
Anas Al-Sharif was a compassionate and courageous young man and a talented journalist.
August 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This one kind of broke me. I have followed him for years.
Anas Al-Sharif was a compassionate and courageous young man and a talented journalist.
Anas Al-Sharif was a compassionate and courageous young man and a talented journalist.
I don’t know any specific studies on that, but I’d imagine it’d increase ridership for both. My only concern would be scaling the bike-share logistics to better handle mass flow in and out of mass transit stations (e.g., subway), particularly during rush hours
June 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I don’t know any specific studies on that, but I’d imagine it’d increase ridership for both. My only concern would be scaling the bike-share logistics to better handle mass flow in and out of mass transit stations (e.g., subway), particularly during rush hours
You can still collect deposit and late fees, which is arguably what ensured their returns in the first place
June 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
You can still collect deposit and late fees, which is arguably what ensured their returns in the first place
Totally agreed, and better phrased than what I’ve said.
While a very long shot, to circle back to the original post, we can also just make them all free and not worry about transferring at all
While a very long shot, to circle back to the original post, we can also just make them all free and not worry about transferring at all
June 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Totally agreed, and better phrased than what I’ve said.
While a very long shot, to circle back to the original post, we can also just make them all free and not worry about transferring at all
While a very long shot, to circle back to the original post, we can also just make them all free and not worry about transferring at all
The challenge is that once you realized everything is a simple harmonic oscillator if you think hard enough, you’d start having trouble falling asleep 😅
June 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The challenge is that once you realized everything is a simple harmonic oscillator if you think hard enough, you’d start having trouble falling asleep 😅
Agreed. Public transits should be treated as an integral part of a system.
On a related note, I’d love to see bike share normalized as a part of such a system too
On a related note, I’d love to see bike share normalized as a part of such a system too
June 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Agreed. Public transits should be treated as an integral part of a system.
On a related note, I’d love to see bike share normalized as a part of such a system too
On a related note, I’d love to see bike share normalized as a part of such a system too
True, and that’s why we have writers like you, Mike! The real world feels like a bad ensemble of poorly-made memes whenever we get to the “cutscenes”
June 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
True, and that’s why we have writers like you, Mike! The real world feels like a bad ensemble of poorly-made memes whenever we get to the “cutscenes”
I’ve been feeling like that since the beginning of the pandemic with Death Stranding 1 😅
June 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I’ve been feeling like that since the beginning of the pandemic with Death Stranding 1 😅
That’s a good point on what people probably think of when they hear “hallucination.”
It’s worth noting what’s “obvious” depends on a person’s knowledge though. For example, it’s obvious to a staff that their hotel doesn’t have a swimming pool, but not so much for most people.
It’s worth noting what’s “obvious” depends on a person’s knowledge though. For example, it’s obvious to a staff that their hotel doesn’t have a swimming pool, but not so much for most people.
June 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
That’s a good point on what people probably think of when they hear “hallucination.”
It’s worth noting what’s “obvious” depends on a person’s knowledge though. For example, it’s obvious to a staff that their hotel doesn’t have a swimming pool, but not so much for most people.
It’s worth noting what’s “obvious” depends on a person’s knowledge though. For example, it’s obvious to a staff that their hotel doesn’t have a swimming pool, but not so much for most people.
Probably why “hallucination” seems to describes such a LLM behaviour so well: speaking confidently on a subject with no self-awareness of its knowledge limits
June 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Probably why “hallucination” seems to describes such a LLM behaviour so well: speaking confidently on a subject with no self-awareness of its knowledge limits
Which explains why LLMs tend to be terrible at “answering” weird questions that had no recorded responses, like “what does ‘eating like a Jedi’ mean?” — you probably can’t even find an answer online that say this isn’t a thing until now, written in this post
June 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Which explains why LLMs tend to be terrible at “answering” weird questions that had no recorded responses, like “what does ‘eating like a Jedi’ mean?” — you probably can’t even find an answer online that say this isn’t a thing until now, written in this post