Wayne Materi🇨🇦🇪🇨
@waynemateri.bsky.social
Retired BSc computing and PhD in molecular biology and genetics. Currently working on associative-generative neural nets with probabilistic Hebbian learning. Also published some scifi under Paul Anlee pen name (available on Amazon).
Shrinkflation as misunderstood by a moron.
November 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Shrinkflation as misunderstood by a moron.
Many expats like propane space heaters to take off morning/evening chill. We use microwave reheatable "magic" bags and a lap blanket. Keeping active helps a lot (we do three 90-minute tai chi classes per week and walk almost everywhere).
Cuenca never feels too dry or humid to me.
Cuenca never feels too dry or humid to me.
October 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Many expats like propane space heaters to take off morning/evening chill. We use microwave reheatable "magic" bags and a lap blanket. Keeping active helps a lot (we do three 90-minute tai chi classes per week and walk almost everywhere).
Cuenca never feels too dry or humid to me.
Cuenca never feels too dry or humid to me.
Jobs in Ecuador don't pay much; minimum wage is $435USD per month and teachers make $800 - $1500 per month. If she can find an online teaching job that's probably better. Of course a couple can live (fairly frugally) in Cuenca on $1500 - 2,000 / month.
October 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Jobs in Ecuador don't pay much; minimum wage is $435USD per month and teachers make $800 - $1500 per month. If she can find an online teaching job that's probably better. Of course a couple can live (fairly frugally) in Cuenca on $1500 - 2,000 / month.
Headline: Trump Administration and friends have no idea how much military costs.
October 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Headline: Trump Administration and friends have no idea how much military costs.
*After* running it during the first two World Series games. Typical Canadian "capitulation," after the damage is done. We're "sorry."
October 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
*After* running it during the first two World Series games. Typical Canadian "capitulation," after the damage is done. We're "sorry."
As long as the official statistics aren't reported, there *is* no inflation...<wink, wink, nudge, nudge>
October 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
As long as the official statistics aren't reported, there *is* no inflation...<wink, wink, nudge, nudge>
We used to only have "plausible deniability". Now we have "intentional obliviousness" too.
October 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
We used to only have "plausible deniability". Now we have "intentional obliviousness" too.
...then all at once.
October 16, 2025 at 4:56 AM
...then all at once.
At a slightly higher level than directly coding Cuda, I've recently been using the Tensor part of the Burn AI crate to code some alternate approaches to the standard backpropagating neural nets. It's fast, clean, and not strictly tried to Cuda.
October 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
At a slightly higher level than directly coding Cuda, I've recently been using the Tensor part of the Burn AI crate to code some alternate approaches to the standard backpropagating neural nets. It's fast, clean, and not strictly tried to Cuda.
Cuenca, Ecuador, at 8,000 feet above sea level has a very moderate, "eternal Spring" climate with water drinkable out of the tap. It's quite a modern, and cosmopolitan city with a walkable, small-city feel. About 10,000 expats call it home.
October 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Cuenca, Ecuador, at 8,000 feet above sea level has a very moderate, "eternal Spring" climate with water drinkable out of the tap. It's quite a modern, and cosmopolitan city with a walkable, small-city feel. About 10,000 expats call it home.
As someone who has lived in Ecuador for the past 12 years, Ecuadorian cacao is simply the best in the world.
September 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
As someone who has lived in Ecuador for the past 12 years, Ecuadorian cacao is simply the best in the world.
Now *that's* conspiracy theorizing at its finest (and funniest). Thanks, Tod.
September 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Now *that's* conspiracy theorizing at its finest (and funniest). Thanks, Tod.
You have to wonder what test they use to identify "lunatics" so that they can put together their "statistical facts". Just because someone says something with great confidence doesn't make it a fact. They just might be a lying sociopath, with no conscience or sense of guilt. Hard to tell sometimes.
September 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
You have to wonder what test they use to identify "lunatics" so that they can put together their "statistical facts". Just because someone says something with great confidence doesn't make it a fact. They just might be a lying sociopath, with no conscience or sense of guilt. Hard to tell sometimes.
CRA and Ufile do a good job and try hard, but Canadians living in other countries are disadvantaged as we are unable to file electronically (when you'd think we'd be the group that *most* needs it). Glad they're taking comments on making the process easier.
September 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
CRA and Ufile do a good job and try hard, but Canadians living in other countries are disadvantaged as we are unable to file electronically (when you'd think we'd be the group that *most* needs it). Glad they're taking comments on making the process easier.
However, many crates lack any "How to Use" documentation or good examples. Also, because Rust is so new, many crates are rapidly changing and the documentation lags. There *are* some good resources (YouTube, etc) but they become obsolete quickly. It's a challenging environment.
September 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
However, many crates lack any "How to Use" documentation or good examples. Also, because Rust is so new, many crates are rapidly changing and the documentation lags. There *are* some good resources (YouTube, etc) but they become obsolete quickly. It's a challenging environment.
I think your experience is valid. I have a BSc in Computing (1990, so it's a bit old) and several years programming in C. Also done some java and C++. I think the new Rust Programming Language book is much better, esp. the experimental version at rust-book.cs.brown.edu.
September 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I think your experience is valid. I have a BSc in Computing (1990, so it's a bit old) and several years programming in C. Also done some java and C++. I think the new Rust Programming Language book is much better, esp. the experimental version at rust-book.cs.brown.edu.
I don't think we should call this a "government" anymore; the country is not being "governed." Rather it is being "ruled" and this Administration should be called a "regime."
September 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I don't think we should call this a "government" anymore; the country is not being "governed." Rather it is being "ruled" and this Administration should be called a "regime."
Sometimes, when I'm doing more complex stuff, I program bottom-up, i.e. I make sure I know a decent way to implement low-level details before trying to stitch a full system together. That can help.
September 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Sometimes, when I'm doing more complex stuff, I program bottom-up, i.e. I make sure I know a decent way to implement low-level details before trying to stitch a full system together. That can help.
Mind you, I have a BSc in Computing Science (1990, though) and have also played with java and C++ (but not Python and no functional programming). Easy versions of the borrow checker and of iterators are easy but more complex tasks can have some "gotcha" moments.
September 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Mind you, I have a BSc in Computing Science (1990, though) and have also played with java and C++ (but not Python and no functional programming). Easy versions of the borrow checker and of iterators are easy but more complex tasks can have some "gotcha" moments.
It's a different way of looking at things and may not immediately be intuitive. I've done a fair bit of C programming and it took a while for Rust to stick. I think the new Rust Programming Language book explains it much better, esp. the experimental version at rust-book.cs.brown.edu.
Experiment Introduction - The Rust Programming Language
rust-book.cs.brown.edu
September 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
It's a different way of looking at things and may not immediately be intuitive. I've done a fair bit of C programming and it took a while for Rust to stick. I think the new Rust Programming Language book explains it much better, esp. the experimental version at rust-book.cs.brown.edu.
I don't think they can help themselves; they're so proud of the chaos they've caused.
September 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I don't think they can help themselves; they're so proud of the chaos they've caused.
It's useful to know what your enemies are thinking?
September 4, 2025 at 3:20 AM
It's useful to know what your enemies are thinking?