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university student by day, puzzle person by (very late) night
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university student by day, puzzle person by (very late) night
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We didn’t see the aurora borealis but we did do a drive thru car wash today
May 11, 2024 at 8:12 PM
We didn’t see the aurora borealis but we did do a drive thru car wash today
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Love seeing the next generation of crossword phenoms featured in Adrienne Raphel's NYT piece. I can vouch that
@gppasco.bsky.social, @adanicklmao.bsky.social, @aaronson.bsky.social, @rickycruz.bsky.social, et al. are the coolest! www.nytimes.com/2024/04/13/s...
@gppasco.bsky.social, @adanicklmao.bsky.social, @aaronson.bsky.social, @rickycruz.bsky.social, et al. are the coolest! www.nytimes.com/2024/04/13/s...
April 13, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Love seeing the next generation of crossword phenoms featured in Adrienne Raphel's NYT piece. I can vouch that
@gppasco.bsky.social, @adanicklmao.bsky.social, @aaronson.bsky.social, @rickycruz.bsky.social, et al. are the coolest! www.nytimes.com/2024/04/13/s...
@gppasco.bsky.social, @adanicklmao.bsky.social, @aaronson.bsky.social, @rickycruz.bsky.social, et al. are the coolest! www.nytimes.com/2024/04/13/s...
Achieved my goal of doing better than last year! Moved up almost 200 places 🎉
April 7, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Achieved my goal of doing better than last year! Moved up almost 200 places 🎉
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This goes double for tournament puzzles and triple if you also have an unnecessary crypto reference
April 7, 2024 at 1:40 PM
This goes double for tournament puzzles and triple if you also have an unnecessary crypto reference
Attending Crossword Con virtually while waiting for my flight to ACPT!!
April 5, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Attending Crossword Con virtually while waiting for my flight to ACPT!!
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My favourite fact about Iceland is that we have many, many crime writers but only one forensic pathologist, and he was so busy answering all of their questions that he decided to have a small seminar for writers to get some peace.
It immediately sold out so he had another one that also sold out.
It immediately sold out so he had another one that also sold out.
July 3, 2023 at 12:04 PM
My favourite fact about Iceland is that we have many, many crime writers but only one forensic pathologist, and he was so busy answering all of their questions that he decided to have a small seminar for writers to get some peace.
It immediately sold out so he had another one that also sold out.
It immediately sold out so he had another one that also sold out.
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Predictive text models do not ever "answer your question"
They predict what an answer to your question would probably look like.
Which is very, very, very different
They predict what an answer to your question would probably look like.
Which is very, very, very different
I don’t think it can be emphasized enough that large language models were never intended to do math or know facts; literally all they do is attempt to sound like the text they’re given, which may or may not include math or facts. They don’t do logic or fact checking — they’re just not built for that
Unfortunately, it repeatedly offers incorrect answers for straightforward math questions. 🧪
March 18, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Predictive text models do not ever "answer your question"
They predict what an answer to your question would probably look like.
Which is very, very, very different
They predict what an answer to your question would probably look like.
Which is very, very, very different
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Happy Ides of March to all who celebrate!
March 15, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Happy Ides of March to all who celebrate!
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Not coincidentally, tech bros also repeatedly reinvent coloniality. The early libertarian manifestos of the internet say it aloud! White men thrilled to explore and settle the terra nullius of cyberspace, which by the way will NOT need laws.
www.eff.org/cyberspace-i...
www.eff.org/cyberspace-i...
March 14, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Not coincidentally, tech bros also repeatedly reinvent coloniality. The early libertarian manifestos of the internet say it aloud! White men thrilled to explore and settle the terra nullius of cyberspace, which by the way will NOT need laws.
www.eff.org/cyberspace-i...
www.eff.org/cyberspace-i...
Happy pi day! Throwback to an appropriate puzzle from last year:
www.cruciverbology.com/post/polar-p...
www.cruciverbology.com/post/polar-p...
Polar Plunge
Image source. (Not a spoiler.)Happy weekend-after-Pi-Day, everyone! Hope you all are recovering from a week of (no doubt) partying hard in celebration of our favorite irrational number.For this week, ...
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March 14, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Happy pi day! Throwback to an appropriate puzzle from last year:
www.cruciverbology.com/post/polar-p...
www.cruciverbology.com/post/polar-p...
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Some news! My daily crossword musings are now an official USA TODAY puzzle offering. New name, new location, same informational, conversational, and kind musings. www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
March 11, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Some news! My daily crossword musings are now an official USA TODAY puzzle offering. New name, new location, same informational, conversational, and kind musings. www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
Cruciverbology has been having domain problems recently (apparently Google Domains kinda sucks) so I’m transferring my registration to Wix. Apparently this should take up to 7 days. In the meantime the site may be unresponsive sometimes, so sorry
March 9, 2024 at 2:31 AM
Cruciverbology has been having domain problems recently (apparently Google Domains kinda sucks) so I’m transferring my registration to Wix. Apparently this should take up to 7 days. In the meantime the site may be unresponsive sometimes, so sorry
What’s wrong babe, you’ve barely touched your five course Trump meal
March 7, 2024 at 4:29 AM
What’s wrong babe, you’ve barely touched your five course Trump meal
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I'm enjoying returning to the Richard Scarry books with my son. My favourite thing is spotting the cats who are doing a real bad job of things but who absolutely do not care.
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 PM
I'm enjoying returning to the Richard Scarry books with my son. My favourite thing is spotting the cats who are doing a real bad job of things but who absolutely do not care.
Me: types up assignments in LaTeX instead of eating lunch
My stomach: Underfull (badness 10000)
My stomach: Underfull (badness 10000)
February 26, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Me: types up assignments in LaTeX instead of eating lunch
My stomach: Underfull (badness 10000)
My stomach: Underfull (badness 10000)
It took me MONTHS to realize one of my favorite Italian sandwich shops was “mafia” backwards… am I even a real crossword person at this point
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 PM
It took me MONTHS to realize one of my favorite Italian sandwich shops was “mafia” backwards… am I even a real crossword person at this point
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Tonight we bring you the first midi from the 2024 Lil AVC X constructor roster! It's an 11x11 by Carolyn Davies Lynch titled "The Milky Way." We hope you enjoy its cool mom vibes! 😎
February 19, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Tonight we bring you the first midi from the 2024 Lil AVC X constructor roster! It's an 11x11 by Carolyn Davies Lynch titled "The Milky Way." We hope you enjoy its cool mom vibes! 😎
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today i wrote about the fall of icarus, and how to pay attention to human suffering without losing ourselves: buttondown.email/theswordandt...
Turning Away from Disaster
An illustration from Ovid's Metamorphoses, by Virgil Solis, 1569 It started, as great art often does, with a metamorphosis. Or Metamorphoses—specifically,...
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February 13, 2024 at 11:34 PM
today i wrote about the fall of icarus, and how to pay attention to human suffering without losing ourselves: buttondown.email/theswordandt...
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✨These Puzzles Fund Abortion 4✨ is now available for presale! Donate to receive 20+ original crossword and variety word puzzles themed around social and reproductive justice.
All donations go to 5 amazing abortion funds doing vital work 💕
fund.nnaf.org/tpfa4
cc: @abortionfunds.bsky.social
All donations go to 5 amazing abortion funds doing vital work 💕
fund.nnaf.org/tpfa4
cc: @abortionfunds.bsky.social
February 13, 2024 at 2:06 PM
✨These Puzzles Fund Abortion 4✨ is now available for presale! Donate to receive 20+ original crossword and variety word puzzles themed around social and reproductive justice.
All donations go to 5 amazing abortion funds doing vital work 💕
fund.nnaf.org/tpfa4
cc: @abortionfunds.bsky.social
All donations go to 5 amazing abortion funds doing vital work 💕
fund.nnaf.org/tpfa4
cc: @abortionfunds.bsky.social
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VERY excited to share my first crossword puzzle for the brand-new thewalrus.ca/games/crossw... Games section. Includes a healthy sprinkling of Canadian content (Maestro Fresh Wes lyric anyone??) — enjoy! Thanks to @emmalawson.bsky.social for her excellent edits
Crossword | The Walrus
Put your knowledge to the test with The Walrus Crossword, crafted by Canadian constructors and curated by Editor Emma Lawson. Solve clues and fill in answers across or down each week.
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February 10, 2024 at 3:38 PM
VERY excited to share my first crossword puzzle for the brand-new thewalrus.ca/games/crossw... Games section. Includes a healthy sprinkling of Canadian content (Maestro Fresh Wes lyric anyone??) — enjoy! Thanks to @emmalawson.bsky.social for her excellent edits
Powder?? In MY East??? It’s more likely than you think!
February 11, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Powder?? In MY East??? It’s more likely than you think!