Ted Dunning
@bsky.tdunning.com
That spoon is bigger than it looks. And it isn't a fork (in the road)
Member of Apache Software Foundation, committer on many Apache projects, Fellow at HPE.
Member of Apache Software Foundation, committer on many Apache projects, Fellow at HPE.
This is a very cool question that requires careful listening to get right.
The knee-jerk answer is to stop when you notice the mean scores are identical. That's not the end of the story, however!
The knee-jerk answer is to stop when you notice the mean scores are identical. That's not the end of the story, however!
@littmath.bsky.social and his fantastic question strikes again!
Alice and Bob on 𝕏: Reversal, Coupling, Renewal
@joinmaa.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@joinmaa.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
December 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This is a very cool question that requires careful listening to get right.
The knee-jerk answer is to stop when you notice the mean scores are identical. That's not the end of the story, however!
The knee-jerk answer is to stop when you notice the mean scores are identical. That's not the end of the story, however!
At some point it becomes difficult to distinguish ridiculous lies from verbal diarrhea from hallucinatory delusion.
But it does become easier to tell that this has no significant degree of reality. The clinical diagnosis of what is wrong with RFK really doesn't matter.
But it does become easier to tell that this has no significant degree of reality. The clinical diagnosis of what is wrong with RFK really doesn't matter.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
At some point it becomes difficult to distinguish ridiculous lies from verbal diarrhea from hallucinatory delusion.
But it does become easier to tell that this has no significant degree of reality. The clinical diagnosis of what is wrong with RFK really doesn't matter.
But it does become easier to tell that this has no significant degree of reality. The clinical diagnosis of what is wrong with RFK really doesn't matter.
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Huge leap to realize you could use fire.
And another huge leap to realize you could *make it* yourself.
Fascinating to read what evidence supports this finding
And another huge leap to realize you could *make it* yourself.
Fascinating to read what evidence supports this finding
Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is now eastern England around 400,000 years ago. https://to.pbs.org/3KUcGsH
Humans were making fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, study finds
LONDON (AP) — Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is ...
to.pbs.org
December 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Huge leap to realize you could use fire.
And another huge leap to realize you could *make it* yourself.
Fascinating to read what evidence supports this finding
And another huge leap to realize you could *make it* yourself.
Fascinating to read what evidence supports this finding
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In the mid-19th century, Bernhard Riemann conceived of a new way to think about mathematical spaces, providing the foundation for modern geometry and physics. www.wired.com/story/behold...
Behold the Manifold, the Concept that Changed How Mathematicians View Space
In the mid-19th century, Bernhard Riemann conceived of a new way to think about mathematical spaces, providing the foundation for modern geometry and physics.
www.wired.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:05 AM
In the mid-19th century, Bernhard Riemann conceived of a new way to think about mathematical spaces, providing the foundation for modern geometry and physics. www.wired.com/story/behold...
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the problem with dedicating campaign funds toward charitable endeavors is what if you lose and then all you’ve done is helped people in need in your community?
December 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
the problem with dedicating campaign funds toward charitable endeavors is what if you lose and then all you’ve done is helped people in need in your community?
This seems pretty tame compared to AV's advocacy of a Catholic government.
more confirmation that lurking clearly behind this idea of the “heritage american” is a straightforward contempt for the actual history and tradition of this country, such that vermeule has to hallucinate a framework to justify his desire to jettison the clear meaning of the 14th amendment
I had missed this latest delirium by Adrian Vermeule on birthright citizenship
'Common law?! NAH, it's the Roman law of adoption that should govern the interpretation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution!'
thenewdigest.substack.com/p/immigratio...
'Common law?! NAH, it's the Roman law of adoption that should govern the interpretation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution!'
thenewdigest.substack.com/p/immigratio...
December 27, 2025 at 4:54 AM
This seems pretty tame compared to AV's advocacy of a Catholic government.
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December 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
What is the word that describes what comes after "surreal"?
This could only have been made in Japan. Amazing stuff.
This could only have been made in Japan. Amazing stuff.
Merry Christmas! Please enjoy the opening to this Japanese Christmas concert special that I watch every year.
As far as I can tell, this has otherwise been scrubbed from the internet
As far as I can tell, this has otherwise been scrubbed from the internet
December 25, 2025 at 10:48 PM
What is the word that describes what comes after "surreal"?
This could only have been made in Japan. Amazing stuff.
This could only have been made in Japan. Amazing stuff.
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You know how Americans are surprised to learn that gun deaths are rare in most other countries, pedestrian-centered cities are normal, or everybody else uses metric? That, but discovering that the rest of the world moved to EVs.
It's funny how us parochial Americans generally seem to perceive that the EV revolution is stalling or reversing when in fact it's accelerating rapidly worldwide. 25% of cars sold globally in 2025 were EVs!
It's mostly just the US that's being left behind
It's mostly just the US that's being left behind
December 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
You know how Americans are surprised to learn that gun deaths are rare in most other countries, pedestrian-centered cities are normal, or everybody else uses metric? That, but discovering that the rest of the world moved to EVs.
I was putting on an ancient Tish hinojosa t-shirt this morning and got a good reminder.
Yes, we can. We can cultivate awareness.
Yes, we can. We can cultivate awareness.
December 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I was putting on an ancient Tish hinojosa t-shirt this morning and got a good reminder.
Yes, we can. We can cultivate awareness.
Yes, we can. We can cultivate awareness.
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I’m a new fan…
One of the most improbable stories in classical music history: not because they are Black, but because they are seven siblings in one family of virtuosos.
The parents of the award winning Kanneh-Masons deserve an award too.
One of the most improbable stories in classical music history: not because they are Black, but because they are seven siblings in one family of virtuosos.
The parents of the award winning Kanneh-Masons deserve an award too.
December 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I’m a new fan…
One of the most improbable stories in classical music history: not because they are Black, but because they are seven siblings in one family of virtuosos.
The parents of the award winning Kanneh-Masons deserve an award too.
One of the most improbable stories in classical music history: not because they are Black, but because they are seven siblings in one family of virtuosos.
The parents of the award winning Kanneh-Masons deserve an award too.
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Wishing you and Ted a wonderful Christmas time 🎅🌲
Yes it's a great project! Bach is the summum of composers. While studying or philosophizing I'm always listening Bach. His music stimulates your brains.
Yes it's a great project! Bach is the summum of composers. While studying or philosophizing I'm always listening Bach. His music stimulates your brains.
December 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Wishing you and Ted a wonderful Christmas time 🎅🌲
Yes it's a great project! Bach is the summum of composers. While studying or philosophizing I'm always listening Bach. His music stimulates your brains.
Yes it's a great project! Bach is the summum of composers. While studying or philosophizing I'm always listening Bach. His music stimulates your brains.
Here's a cool way to visualize how progressive lenses work.
I printed a 2mm grid and taped it to the wall. Then I used an old fashioned clothes pin and cable ties to mount the glasses in front of the grid about 30-40cm away. Taking a picture focussed on the magnified part of the grid gives this.
I printed a 2mm grid and taped it to the wall. Then I used an old fashioned clothes pin and cable ties to mount the glasses in front of the grid about 30-40cm away. Taking a picture focussed on the magnified part of the grid gives this.
December 24, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Here's a cool way to visualize how progressive lenses work.
I printed a 2mm grid and taped it to the wall. Then I used an old fashioned clothes pin and cable ties to mount the glasses in front of the grid about 30-40cm away. Taking a picture focussed on the magnified part of the grid gives this.
I printed a 2mm grid and taped it to the wall. Then I used an old fashioned clothes pin and cable ties to mount the glasses in front of the grid about 30-40cm away. Taking a picture focussed on the magnified part of the grid gives this.
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🏆 on so many levels
December 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
🏆 on so many levels
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
I got frustrated that my oscilloscope has a special purpose binary format for waveform downloads.
So I wrote a converter.
If you have a Siglent scope, this might be useful for you:
github.com/tdunning/sds...
It should be pretty easy to extend to other models or even to other brands.
So I wrote a converter.
If you have a Siglent scope, this might be useful for you:
github.com/tdunning/sds...
It should be pretty easy to extend to other models or even to other brands.
GitHub - tdunning/sds-1104-decoder: Golang software to decode Siglent binary data format for my oscilloscope
Golang software to decode Siglent binary data format for my oscilloscope - tdunning/sds-1104-decoder
github.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I got frustrated that my oscilloscope has a special purpose binary format for waveform downloads.
So I wrote a converter.
If you have a Siglent scope, this might be useful for you:
github.com/tdunning/sds...
It should be pretty easy to extend to other models or even to other brands.
So I wrote a converter.
If you have a Siglent scope, this might be useful for you:
github.com/tdunning/sds...
It should be pretty easy to extend to other models or even to other brands.
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🚨BREAKING: Physicians speak out against RFK Jr! Doctors made the promise to do no harm, and they’re calling out harm where they see it.
Medical professionals, your voice has value. Join us in taking action to #ImpeachRFKJr.
standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
Medical professionals, your voice has value. Join us in taking action to #ImpeachRFKJr.
standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
December 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
🚨BREAKING: Physicians speak out against RFK Jr! Doctors made the promise to do no harm, and they’re calling out harm where they see it.
Medical professionals, your voice has value. Join us in taking action to #ImpeachRFKJr.
standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
Medical professionals, your voice has value. Join us in taking action to #ImpeachRFKJr.
standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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They should have a compromise. Either have a warning about the air quality effects or have a prominent warning that says
"The manufacturer of this stove does not want to provide any information about the air quality effects of gas stoves and the associated health risks to you."
"The manufacturer of this stove does not want to provide any information about the air quality effects of gas stoves and the associated health risks to you."
Federal judge blocks Colorado law requiring that consumers be warned of air quality effects of gas stoves
Source: coloradosun.com
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Source: coloradosun.com
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December 21, 2025 at 6:38 AM
They should have a compromise. Either have a warning about the air quality effects or have a prominent warning that says
"The manufacturer of this stove does not want to provide any information about the air quality effects of gas stoves and the associated health risks to you."
"The manufacturer of this stove does not want to provide any information about the air quality effects of gas stoves and the associated health risks to you."
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Snowy (showy?) egret intent on finding dinner in lagoon emptying into Pacific Ocean near Torrey Pines Park in San Diego
Late sun made it glow; wind was ruffling it's feathers
Watercolor painting I did a couple of years ago
#blueSkyArtShow #OpenHouse
Late sun made it glow; wind was ruffling it's feathers
Watercolor painting I did a couple of years ago
#blueSkyArtShow #OpenHouse
December 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Snowy (showy?) egret intent on finding dinner in lagoon emptying into Pacific Ocean near Torrey Pines Park in San Diego
Late sun made it glow; wind was ruffling it's feathers
Watercolor painting I did a couple of years ago
#blueSkyArtShow #OpenHouse
Late sun made it glow; wind was ruffling it's feathers
Watercolor painting I did a couple of years ago
#blueSkyArtShow #OpenHouse
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December 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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The board of the Kennedy Center announced it had voted to rename the cultural institution in honor of President Trump.
But members of the organization are having a harder time replacing the website domain because a comedian bought it months ago.
But members of the organization are having a harder time replacing the website domain because a comedian bought it months ago.
trumpkennedycenter.org
trumpkennedycenter.org
December 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The board of the Kennedy Center announced it had voted to rename the cultural institution in honor of President Trump.
But members of the organization are having a harder time replacing the website domain because a comedian bought it months ago.
But members of the organization are having a harder time replacing the website domain because a comedian bought it months ago.
I get frustrated working on an electronics project by the difficulty of leaving scope probes in place. This is especially true on software-centric designs where getting up to check a signal really interrupts the flow.
So I designed this: github.com/tdunning/sma...
So I designed this: github.com/tdunning/sma...
GitHub - tdunning/sma-scope-probe: A 10x oscilloscope probe, but with SMA connectors
A 10x oscilloscope probe, but with SMA connectors. Contribute to tdunning/sma-scope-probe development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I get frustrated working on an electronics project by the difficulty of leaving scope probes in place. This is especially true on software-centric designs where getting up to check a signal really interrupts the flow.
So I designed this: github.com/tdunning/sma...
So I designed this: github.com/tdunning/sma...
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Change seems unimaginable at first.
And then, suddenly, it doesn’t. It’s just “normal”.
And then, suddenly, it doesn’t. It’s just “normal”.
I lived thru the end of public smoking. Early in my career I presented to city councils who were smoking, in front of audiences who were smoking.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
It’s crazy that people used to be able to just smoke cigarettes wherever they wanted
December 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Change seems unimaginable at first.
And then, suddenly, it doesn’t. It’s just “normal”.
And then, suddenly, it doesn’t. It’s just “normal”.
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The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.