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This perfectly explains my current feelings of helpless anger and frustration. #academicsky #edusky
January 18, 2025 at 5:19 AM
This perfectly explains my current feelings of helpless anger and frustration. #academicsky #edusky
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An Ellis Rosen cartoon. A very special kind of humour. Not everyone will find it funny. There are different senses of humour, & we often choose friends & partners by whether we share the same. That it's not funny to some doesn't mean it's offensive. Bcs its intention isn't.
#GoodMorning, everyone
#GoodMorning, everyone
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
An Ellis Rosen cartoon. A very special kind of humour. Not everyone will find it funny. There are different senses of humour, & we often choose friends & partners by whether we share the same. That it's not funny to some doesn't mean it's offensive. Bcs its intention isn't.
#GoodMorning, everyone
#GoodMorning, everyone
"Things Become Other Things" by Craig Mod @craigmod.com #booksky
November 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"Things Become Other Things" by Craig Mod @craigmod.com #booksky
finished reading & highly recommend this walking memoir by @craigmod.com
it almost got me with “I never beat you in a race again, did I?” and finally, inevitably, got me with his story about his grandfather
if I hadn't been reading in public, i would have cried my eyes out
it almost got me with “I never beat you in a race again, did I?” and finally, inevitably, got me with his story about his grandfather
if I hadn't been reading in public, i would have cried my eyes out
November 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
finished reading & highly recommend this walking memoir by @craigmod.com
it almost got me with “I never beat you in a race again, did I?” and finally, inevitably, got me with his story about his grandfather
if I hadn't been reading in public, i would have cried my eyes out
it almost got me with “I never beat you in a race again, did I?” and finally, inevitably, got me with his story about his grandfather
if I hadn't been reading in public, i would have cried my eyes out
excited to plan an on-site programming event at my former university for the end of the month. it will be nice to see the students face to face again. online lectures are much more productive with people who actually know each other. so i hope, subsequent bootcamps will benefit #academicsky #edusky
November 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
excited to plan an on-site programming event at my former university for the end of the month. it will be nice to see the students face to face again. online lectures are much more productive with people who actually know each other. so i hope, subsequent bootcamps will benefit #academicsky #edusky
that's why grading submissions feels so pointless these days *sigh* #academicsky #edusky
original by @nedroid.com from 2013: nedroidcomics.tumblr.com/post/4187900...
original by @nedroid.com from 2013: nedroidcomics.tumblr.com/post/4187900...
October 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
that's why grading submissions feels so pointless these days *sigh* #academicsky #edusky
original by @nedroid.com from 2013: nedroidcomics.tumblr.com/post/4187900...
original by @nedroid.com from 2013: nedroidcomics.tumblr.com/post/4187900...
good catch, huh? this is what nightmares are made of... #academicsky
October 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM
good catch, huh? this is what nightmares are made of... #academicsky
one of my fav authors #booksky #jerome
available as ebook on Gutenberg: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2183
available as ebook on Gutenberg: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2183
October 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
one of my fav authors #booksky #jerome
available as ebook on Gutenberg: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2183
available as ebook on Gutenberg: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2183
anxiously following the global Sumud flotilla live stream ...
October 1, 2025 at 11:35 AM
anxiously following the global Sumud flotilla live stream ...
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Doomscrolling used to refer to social media consumption of one emotive post after another.
These days, it pretty much describes just reading the news ... 🤦♀️
These days, it pretty much describes just reading the news ... 🤦♀️
September 27, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Doomscrolling used to refer to social media consumption of one emotive post after another.
These days, it pretty much describes just reading the news ... 🤦♀️
These days, it pretty much describes just reading the news ... 🤦♀️
one of the most Turkish food combos there is: tea & sunflower seeds 🌻
September 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
one of the most Turkish food combos there is: tea & sunflower seeds 🌻
filled the car to the brim with tools and materials (again!) and headed to the "House of Angles (except 90)". three weeks of building cabinets, digging, laying subsurface drainage, skim coating, and panelling will hopefully bring the house up to a livable state. wish me luck
September 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
filled the car to the brim with tools and materials (again!) and headed to the "House of Angles (except 90)". three weeks of building cabinets, digging, laying subsurface drainage, skim coating, and panelling will hopefully bring the house up to a livable state. wish me luck
seven-hour data analysis class held, online meeting with students later in the evening... the semester has officially started! #academicsky #edusky
September 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
seven-hour data analysis class held, online meeting with students later in the evening... the semester has officially started! #academicsky #edusky
as September approaches, i'm itching to teach again. creating a slack group to gather current and former students at one place. and also students from other universities. any tips & tricks to make it more engaging are welcome #academicsky #edusky
August 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
as September approaches, i'm itching to teach again. creating a slack group to gather current and former students at one place. and also students from other universities. any tips & tricks to make it more engaging are welcome #academicsky #edusky
took niece & nephew to the pool. left with the worst earworms from a variety of Turkish music genres. so much for guarding my headspace for months
August 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
took niece & nephew to the pool. left with the worst earworms from a variety of Turkish music genres. so much for guarding my headspace for months
another interesting topic i would love to learn more about. not only for my students, but for myself as well. where to find the time, though ...
Genomic Data Science Specialization: www.coursera.org/specializati... #academicsky
Genomic Data Science Specialization: www.coursera.org/specializati... #academicsky
Genomic Data Science
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www.coursera.org
August 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
another interesting topic i would love to learn more about. not only for my students, but for myself as well. where to find the time, though ...
Genomic Data Science Specialization: www.coursera.org/specializati... #academicsky
Genomic Data Science Specialization: www.coursera.org/specializati... #academicsky
need to read/work through this before the next semester starts. students need to know that there are many problems still to be solved
"Breaking the Sorting Barrier for Directed Single-Source Shortest Paths"
arxiv.org/abs/2504.170... #academicsky #computerscience #eduksy
"Breaking the Sorting Barrier for Directed Single-Source Shortest Paths"
arxiv.org/abs/2504.170... #academicsky #computerscience #eduksy
Breaking the Sorting Barrier for Directed Single-Source Shortest Paths
We give a deterministic $O(m\log^{2/3}n)$-time algorithm for single-source shortest paths (SSSP) on directed graphs with real non-negative edge weights in the comparison-addition model. This is the fi...
arxiv.org
August 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
need to read/work through this before the next semester starts. students need to know that there are many problems still to be solved
"Breaking the Sorting Barrier for Directed Single-Source Shortest Paths"
arxiv.org/abs/2504.170... #academicsky #computerscience #eduksy
"Breaking the Sorting Barrier for Directed Single-Source Shortest Paths"
arxiv.org/abs/2504.170... #academicsky #computerscience #eduksy
AI may be useful for many things, but never forget:
"At best, such output is accidentally true, but generally citationless, divorced from human reasoning and the web of scholarship that it steals from. At worst, it is confidently wrong. — Guest, van Rooij et al. (2025)"
"At best, such output is accidentally true, but generally citationless, divorced from human reasoning and the web of scholarship that it steals from. At worst, it is confidently wrong. — Guest, van Rooij et al. (2025)"
AI slop and the destruction of knowledge irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2025/08/12/a...
AI slop and the destruction of knowledge
This week I was looking for info on what cognitive scientists mean when they speak of ‘domain-general’ cognition. I was curious, because the nuances are relevant for something I am researching at t…
irisvanrooijcogsci.com
August 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
AI may be useful for many things, but never forget:
"At best, such output is accidentally true, but generally citationless, divorced from human reasoning and the web of scholarship that it steals from. At worst, it is confidently wrong. — Guest, van Rooij et al. (2025)"
"At best, such output is accidentally true, but generally citationless, divorced from human reasoning and the web of scholarship that it steals from. At worst, it is confidently wrong. — Guest, van Rooij et al. (2025)"
brilliant! a new PG Fitzsimmons book is out. the author describes this series as 'if Wodehouse wrote locked room mysteries'. a high aim, but i think he achieves it. pity that we can get the ebook only on Amazon, though :( www.amazon.com/Twisted-Herr... #booksky
The False Clue of the Twisted Red Herring’s Footprint (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries Book 10)
Amazon.com: The False Clue of the Twisted Red Herring’s Footprint (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries Book 10) eBook : Fitzsimmons, PJ: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
brilliant! a new PG Fitzsimmons book is out. the author describes this series as 'if Wodehouse wrote locked room mysteries'. a high aim, but i think he achieves it. pity that we can get the ebook only on Amazon, though :( www.amazon.com/Twisted-Herr... #booksky
grateful that niece & nephew have grown out of their baby shark etc. phase and finally want to play games that we like also. even though they have the attention span of a goldfish and can't stand still for long :) #bohnanza #yogawheel
August 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
grateful that niece & nephew have grown out of their baby shark etc. phase and finally want to play games that we like also. even though they have the attention span of a goldfish and can't stand still for long :) #bohnanza #yogawheel
after my fallout with Siddhartha, i am reluctant to return to my old favorites, but Terry Pratchett's Interesting Times did not disappoint. when i first read it at the beginning of my English journey, i probably understood only a third (if that), so i was genuinely worried :) #booksky
August 2, 2025 at 9:57 AM
after my fallout with Siddhartha, i am reluctant to return to my old favorites, but Terry Pratchett's Interesting Times did not disappoint. when i first read it at the beginning of my English journey, i probably understood only a third (if that), so i was genuinely worried :) #booksky
the third bridge over the bosphorus near the new airport is almost a decade old, but it still feels unfamiliar and off. maybe because it looks like Sauron's tower?
August 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
the third bridge over the bosphorus near the new airport is almost a decade old, but it still feels unfamiliar and off. maybe because it looks like Sauron's tower?