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@baahar.bsky.social
computer science lecturer, avid reader and knitter, language enthusiast, TED translator, tweet deleter, ...
i love how German forms new words by joining words together. came across "Über-kopf-wegweiser" today (=over-head-signpost).
apparently no one added it to forvo before... fixed that: forvo.com/word/%C3%BCb...
apparently no one added it to forvo before... fixed that: forvo.com/word/%C3%BCb...
forvo.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:47 PM
i love how German forms new words by joining words together. came across "Über-kopf-wegweiser" today (=over-head-signpost).
apparently no one added it to forvo before... fixed that: forvo.com/word/%C3%BCb...
apparently no one added it to forvo before... fixed that: forvo.com/word/%C3%BCb...
Reposted by baa
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell
January 25, 2026 at 4:31 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell
will spend the day away from the computer (mostly) in the kitchen to decompress from everything ... #madmadworld
January 25, 2026 at 11:10 AM
will spend the day away from the computer (mostly) in the kitchen to decompress from everything ... #madmadworld
Reposted by baa
Every American city should join in the general strike. There’s never been a better time.
January 24, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Every American city should join in the general strike. There’s never been a better time.
that's a wrap on the winter semester. now i have two weeks before the next semester starts.
the other courses i've held many times, but IT security will be a first and requires preparation.
thankful for academics who generously share their material: engineering.purdue.edu/kak/compsec/ #AcademicSky
the other courses i've held many times, but IT security will be a first and requires preparation.
thankful for academics who generously share their material: engineering.purdue.edu/kak/compsec/ #AcademicSky
Computer and Network Security by Avi Kak
Internet security; Network security; Computer security;
Computer Network Security;
Web security; Confidentiality and Authentication;...
engineering.purdue.edu
January 23, 2026 at 10:45 PM
that's a wrap on the winter semester. now i have two weeks before the next semester starts.
the other courses i've held many times, but IT security will be a first and requires preparation.
thankful for academics who generously share their material: engineering.purdue.edu/kak/compsec/ #AcademicSky
the other courses i've held many times, but IT security will be a first and requires preparation.
thankful for academics who generously share their material: engineering.purdue.edu/kak/compsec/ #AcademicSky
CT scan results for my brother are out. thankfully, it's 'only' stage two colon cancer, where the tumor is localised to a small area and there is no metastasis. hopefully, an operation should be enough. this is a reminder to never ignore symptoms and to get a colonoscopy
January 13, 2026 at 3:01 PM
CT scan results for my brother are out. thankfully, it's 'only' stage two colon cancer, where the tumor is localised to a small area and there is no metastasis. hopefully, an operation should be enough. this is a reminder to never ignore symptoms and to get a colonoscopy
seeing that the story was set in Vienna, i read this novelette yesterday #bookSky #GrahamGreene
January 12, 2026 at 10:07 AM
seeing that the story was set in Vienna, i read this novelette yesterday #bookSky #GrahamGreene
aunt & uncle moving close by has been the best thing that happened last year. they have the cutest outdoor cats around (look at that face) and my aunt loves to prepare and share delicious food
January 6, 2026 at 4:56 PM
aunt & uncle moving close by has been the best thing that happened last year. they have the cutest outdoor cats around (look at that face) and my aunt loves to prepare and share delicious food
rewatching. will read the book again too, because the movie covers only half of it
December 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
rewatching. will read the book again too, because the movie covers only half of it
for some reason i falsely remembered Madame Bovary was written by Balzac (it was of course by Flaubert) and not liking it, i never gave his books a chance. but having read this short story makes me want to read "the human comedy". or at least parts of it #booksky
www.gutenberg.org/files/1968/1...
www.gutenberg.org/files/1968/1...
December 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
for some reason i falsely remembered Madame Bovary was written by Balzac (it was of course by Flaubert) and not liking it, i never gave his books a chance. but having read this short story makes me want to read "the human comedy". or at least parts of it #booksky
www.gutenberg.org/files/1968/1...
www.gutenberg.org/files/1968/1...
students have started to sprinkle their submissions with random typos so that we think they haven't used ai :(
December 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
students have started to sprinkle their submissions with random typos so that we think they haven't used ai :(
the world has gone topsy-turvy
... cartoon by Yiğit Özgür (original in Turkish)
... cartoon by Yiğit Özgür (original in Turkish)
December 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
the world has gone topsy-turvy
... cartoon by Yiğit Özgür (original in Turkish)
... cartoon by Yiğit Özgür (original in Turkish)
no, sentimental poems are still not something for me. i liked only one in this collection. give me the funny, the witty (e.g. Billy Collins-style) #booksky
December 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
no, sentimental poems are still not something for me. i liked only one in this collection. give me the funny, the witty (e.g. Billy Collins-style) #booksky
Al-Ghazali is a treasure. from @Financial.Historian on YouTube:
The Thinker Who Linked Money to Morality: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx3i...
The Thinker Who Linked Money to Morality: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx3i...
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Al-Ghazali is a treasure. from @Financial.Historian on YouTube:
The Thinker Who Linked Money to Morality: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx3i...
The Thinker Who Linked Money to Morality: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx3i...
guess where? :) came for a simple crown exchange, which then turned into an extraction + implant
December 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
guess where? :) came for a simple crown exchange, which then turned into an extraction + implant
i don't understand the defeatist attitude towards and acceptance of technologies and tools. everyone i know, complains about whatsapp group chats, yet they keep using it. we are free to delete the app, you know. life will go on
December 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
i don't understand the defeatist attitude towards and acceptance of technologies and tools. everyone i know, complains about whatsapp group chats, yet they keep using it. we are free to delete the app, you know. life will go on
there are just too many to choose a favorite to share. will have to check the whole feed
December 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
there are just too many to choose a favorite to share. will have to check the whole feed
look at these beauties. sadly, i can't pet them. the ever watchful mother is never far and comes dashing and hissing when they get close #caturday
November 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
look at these beauties. sadly, i can't pet them. the ever watchful mother is never far and comes dashing and hissing when they get close #caturday
another wonderful read
craigmod.com/ridgeline/218/
craigmod.com/ridgeline/218/
No Phones in The Ten-don Shop
craigmod.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
another wonderful read
craigmod.com/ridgeline/218/
craigmod.com/ridgeline/218/
programming event with the students went better than expected: attendance was high, projects were great, food and gifts were well received. it was a few hectic days in Istanbul, but i came back home to a belated birthday cake made by my aunt, so all is well :)
November 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
programming event with the students went better than expected: attendance was high, projects were great, food and gifts were well received. it was a few hectic days in Istanbul, but i came back home to a belated birthday cake made by my aunt, so all is well :)