Alan Täkibay
@alantakibay.bsky.social
Goalies are special.
November 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Goalies are special.
"I've never heard a single conversation about the Blue Jackets" – reminds me of the interesting number paradox.
Bill Simmons proclaims Columbus Blue Jackets 'most irrelevant franchise in professional sports' - Raw Chili
Bill Simmons proclaims Columbus Blue Jackets 'most irrelevant franchise in professional sports'
www.rawchili.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:10 AM
"I've never heard a single conversation about the Blue Jackets" – reminds me of the interesting number paradox.
This is a very good tweet, use it whenever you deal with the Musk cult. By claiming that 1 m of lunar regolith can stop all galactic cosmic rays, Musk showed not only that he is not a physicist but that he lacks the basic physical intuition inherent to all real physicists and engineers.
November 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This is a very good tweet, use it whenever you deal with the Musk cult. By claiming that 1 m of lunar regolith can stop all galactic cosmic rays, Musk showed not only that he is not a physicist but that he lacks the basic physical intuition inherent to all real physicists and engineers.
Playing chess with a pigeon:
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Playing chess with a pigeon:
The 2025 Autumn Equinox is today, September 22, 18:19 UTC.
September 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The 2025 Autumn Equinox is today, September 22, 18:19 UTC.
Today's America in one picture.
August 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Today's America in one picture.
Reposted by Alan Täkibay
There is a certain kind of freedom that atoms have to jump around, and they seem to choose entirely on their own w/out any input from the outside, so in a certain sense atoms have free will, so that's, to my mind at least, it's probably connected with the fact that we have free will. —Freeman Dyson
Could Atomic Science Explain Free Will?
The sheer unpredictability of atoms exempts them from ordinary rules of causality. The brain may be a “clever device” that turns that freedom into freedom of action.
bigthink.com
March 13, 2024 at 3:12 PM
There is a certain kind of freedom that atoms have to jump around, and they seem to choose entirely on their own w/out any input from the outside, so in a certain sense atoms have free will, so that's, to my mind at least, it's probably connected with the fact that we have free will. —Freeman Dyson
𝙈𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨𝙩.
𝘐𝘭 𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘦́ 𝘴𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘦́𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦́ 𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘤 𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦̂𝘵𝘳𝘦.
A quote frequently attributed to Denis Diderot and/or Jean Meslier.
𝘐𝘭 𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘦́ 𝘴𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘦́𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦́ 𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘤 𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦̂𝘵𝘳𝘦.
A quote frequently attributed to Denis Diderot and/or Jean Meslier.
July 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
𝙈𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨𝙩.
𝘐𝘭 𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘦́ 𝘴𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘦́𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦́ 𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘤 𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦̂𝘵𝘳𝘦.
A quote frequently attributed to Denis Diderot and/or Jean Meslier.
𝘐𝘭 𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘦́ 𝘴𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘦́𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦́ 𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘤 𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦̂𝘵𝘳𝘦.
A quote frequently attributed to Denis Diderot and/or Jean Meslier.
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July 17, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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Asked ChatGPT to find the constellation a given point (RA,Dec) falls within.
It compared the point with the coordinate "spans" of constellations and simply placed it in an appropriate rectangle.
Needless to say, this approach is prone to mistake after mistake.
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It compared the point with the coordinate "spans" of constellations and simply placed it in an appropriate rectangle.
Needless to say, this approach is prone to mistake after mistake.
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June 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Asked ChatGPT to find the constellation a given point (RA,Dec) falls within.
It compared the point with the coordinate "spans" of constellations and simply placed it in an appropriate rectangle.
Needless to say, this approach is prone to mistake after mistake.
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It compared the point with the coordinate "spans" of constellations and simply placed it in an appropriate rectangle.
Needless to say, this approach is prone to mistake after mistake.
🌌
229762 Gǃkúnǁ'hòmdímà is a trans-Neptunian object from the scattered disc of the Solar System.
Its name taken from Juǀ'hoan mythology contains click consonants characteristic of the San languages.
www2.lowell.edu/users/grundy/tnbs/229762_how_to_say.html
Its name taken from Juǀ'hoan mythology contains click consonants characteristic of the San languages.
www2.lowell.edu/users/grundy/tnbs/229762_how_to_say.html
How to say Gǃkúnǁ'hòmdímà and Gǃò'é ǃhú
Phonetic notes on Juǀ'hoan orthography ǃ - postaveolar click ǀ - dental click ǁ - lateral click ´ - high tone marker on vowels ` - low tone marker on vowels
www2.lowell.edu
June 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
229762 Gǃkúnǁ'hòmdímà is a trans-Neptunian object from the scattered disc of the Solar System.
Its name taken from Juǀ'hoan mythology contains click consonants characteristic of the San languages.
www2.lowell.edu/users/grundy/tnbs/229762_how_to_say.html
Its name taken from Juǀ'hoan mythology contains click consonants characteristic of the San languages.
www2.lowell.edu/users/grundy/tnbs/229762_how_to_say.html
Any rational person can understand that the Steppe — with its sparse and armed-to-the-teeth nomadic demographics — could never have developed into a despotism.
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June 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Any rational person can understand that the Steppe — with its sparse and armed-to-the-teeth nomadic demographics — could never have developed into a despotism.
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NHL playoffs, division finals, my predictions:
🟥🟦 4:2 —
⬛️🟥 4:0 —I'll take the risk!
🟩🟦 4:2 —the overall favorite
🟨🟧 4:3 —50/50
PS. I was 5/8 in the first round, got let down by TBL, COL, and LAK.
🟥🟦 4:2 —
⬛️🟥 4:0 —I'll take the risk!
🟩🟦 4:2 —the overall favorite
🟨🟧 4:3 —50/50
PS. I was 5/8 in the first round, got let down by TBL, COL, and LAK.
May 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
NHL playoffs, division finals, my predictions:
🟥🟦 4:2 —
⬛️🟥 4:0 —I'll take the risk!
🟩🟦 4:2 —the overall favorite
🟨🟧 4:3 —50/50
PS. I was 5/8 in the first round, got let down by TBL, COL, and LAK.
🟥🟦 4:2 —
⬛️🟥 4:0 —I'll take the risk!
🟩🟦 4:2 —the overall favorite
🟨🟧 4:3 —50/50
PS. I was 5/8 in the first round, got let down by TBL, COL, and LAK.
Rather predictably, magas are becoming obsessed with Victory Days. Their own "Immortal Regiment" is surely on the way.
May 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Rather predictably, magas are becoming obsessed with Victory Days. Their own "Immortal Regiment" is surely on the way.
Reposted by Alan Täkibay
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Back in the USSR
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Here’s a joke for you: “After a speech, Brezhnev confronts his speechwriter. "I asked for a 15-minute speech, but the one you gave me lasted 45 minutes!" The speechwriter replies: "I gave you three copies..."
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Back in the USSR
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Here’s a joke for you: “After a speech, Brezhnev confronts his speechwriter. "I asked for a 15-minute speech, but the one you gave me lasted 45 minutes!" The speechwriter replies: "I gave you three copies..."
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May 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Back in the USSR
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Here’s a joke for you: “After a speech, Brezhnev confronts his speechwriter. "I asked for a 15-minute speech, but the one you gave me lasted 45 minutes!" The speechwriter replies: "I gave you three copies..."
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Back in the USSR
A 🧵
Here’s a joke for you: “After a speech, Brezhnev confronts his speechwriter. "I asked for a 15-minute speech, but the one you gave me lasted 45 minutes!" The speechwriter replies: "I gave you three copies..."
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A recent image from the #JWST and #Hubble 🛰️. I added the Moon for scale. Everything non-spiky is a galaxy.
esawebb.org/images/potm2504a
esawebb.org/images/potm2504a
May 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A recent image from the #JWST and #Hubble 🛰️. I added the Moon for scale. Everything non-spiky is a galaxy.
esawebb.org/images/potm2504a
esawebb.org/images/potm2504a
Europe is much bigger than Russia in every relevant parameter – except one: the number of nuclear warheads. It can be changed within one year, literally.
March 1, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Europe is much bigger than Russia in every relevant parameter – except one: the number of nuclear warheads. It can be changed within one year, literally.
Since sex is now defined by executive orders, I'm eagerly awaiting them to settle this pressing question too.
Is there a set that is a member of itself?
The statement ∃x[x∈x] is intuitively clear, but the answer depends on formalization. In Zermelo-Fraenkel system the answer is "no", in Quine NF – "yes", and in Russell simple theory of types the question itself is meaningless.
The statement ∃x[x∈x] is intuitively clear, but the answer depends on formalization. In Zermelo-Fraenkel system the answer is "no", in Quine NF – "yes", and in Russell simple theory of types the question itself is meaningless.
February 22, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Since sex is now defined by executive orders, I'm eagerly awaiting them to settle this pressing question too.
The much-hyped "Trump Peace Plan" turned out to be very simple: give everything to Russia. That's all. That's the whole plan.
February 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The much-hyped "Trump Peace Plan" turned out to be very simple: give everything to Russia. That's all. That's the whole plan.
The next logical step is some sort of "Anti-Comintern Pact" between the US and Russia. After all, they both have a common enemy they hate and are hellbent to destroy – the liberal worldview. We'll see.
February 18, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The next logical step is some sort of "Anti-Comintern Pact" between the US and Russia. After all, they both have a common enemy they hate and are hellbent to destroy – the liberal worldview. We'll see.
This is what I've long suspected, and it's been confirmed yet again: Trump is a beta. Certainly, he needs adoring sheeple, but above all, he craves approval and friendship from those he considers alphas – Musk, Kim, Putin.
February 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This is what I've long suspected, and it's been confirmed yet again: Trump is a beta. Certainly, he needs adoring sheeple, but above all, he craves approval and friendship from those he considers alphas – Musk, Kim, Putin.
☢️ Which non-nuclear-weapon state will be the first to develop its own nukes? The list is long but considering expertise and necessity I'd guess it will be one of Japan, Sweden, or Poland.
February 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
☢️ Which non-nuclear-weapon state will be the first to develop its own nukes? The list is long but considering expertise and necessity I'd guess it will be one of Japan, Sweden, or Poland.