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Evan Short (Kiljoy)
@evankiljoy.bsky.social
Aotearoa 🇳🇿, ADHD dyslexic 🤯, Drum n Bass producer 🔊, DJ 🎧, metal/hardcore guitarist 🎸, audio engineer 🎤, BSc computer science 💻, software engineer 💾, trail runner 🏃‍♂️, D&D ⚔️, somewhat queer 🏳️‍🌈, maths lover ♾️, house-husband and father 🏠
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March 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Sadly true.

Also expect that anything you have put in eRA Commons, NIH’s central grant application and review repository, will be used to train Musk’s AI.

We should start asking Grok “what research work is <X NIH grant applicant> proposing to do” and see when confidential info starts popping up. 🧪
Probably worth downloading Notices of Grant Awards or anything else you’d like to keep a permanent record of from ERA Commons.
Anyone else with diversity supplements on their R grant has had the NGA in commons replaced by a random rtf file?
February 23, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Totally spitballing here, epic non-content to follow, posted to generate engagement and "discussion":
Sydney = Auckland
Melbourne = Wellington
Adelaide = Hamilton
Brisbane = Tauranga
Perth = Christchurch
Hobart = Dunedin
Darwin = Whangarei
February 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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🧪 Why are people surprised by DeepSeek showing that enormous brute-force scaling isn’t the only path for generative AI? Your brain is 1.3 L in volume and consumes only 20 W; doesn’t that make it obvious that huge scaling isn’t The Way, necessarily?
January 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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2024 was not only the hottest year on record, it also saw the fastest-ever rise in atmospheric CO2 levels…

La Niña, wildfires, deforestation, the continued burning of oil and gas, and ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza - all have played a part.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Planet-warming carbon dioxide levels rose more than ever in 2024
The record rise is incompatible with keeping global warming to 1.5C according to the Met Office.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Not good 🧪
January 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Kia ora e te whānau! I miss you all... even the 10 of yas that follow me here. I'll be back to the music streams soon I promise!
December 2, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Can one tune sum up your main taste in drum n bass? I'll go first: Keaton & Hive - The Plague
November 27, 2024 at 8:52 AM
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I'm writing something about the ridiculous range of scales we deal with in astronomy, and it's reminding me of the classic Eames Powers of Ten video www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKB... 🔭🧪
Powers of Ten™ (1977)
YouTube video by Eames Office
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Waiting for your code to compile is a perfect time to relax for a minute or 3 and worry about whether it's going to work properly this time.
February 13, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Hi @astrokatie.com are there any recommendations for BlueSky follows you can make? I like maths, physics, science in general, etc.
January 27, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Hi @robinince.bsky.social, is Brian Cox likely to pop up on this here BlueSky thingy or is he still wedded to the bird site?
January 27, 2024 at 3:02 PM
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On RNZ Saturday morning, RIGHT NOW is @astrokatie.com
January 26, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Please Bluesky, suggest me some follows. I like science, mathematics, computing, history; think Hannah Fry, Brian Cox, Marcus du Sautoy, Katie Mac, etc...
January 21, 2024 at 8:16 AM
So threads has become a post bird site cesspool... let's see how things fare here. 🙂
December 29, 2023 at 7:05 AM