Jyun-Wai Lam
@jyunwai.bsky.social
Posts about learning and technical achievement | Software developer, aspiring radio enthusiast | Language learning: français (~B2, working to C1), español (~B1), 中文 (~HSK 3) | Canadian
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⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in Yukon, #Canada, also impacting the Northwest Territories as wildfires in Fort Nelson B.C. and Fort Liard N.W.T. "burn through" telecoms equipment and fibre lines 🚒📉
May 11, 2024 at 11:15 PM
⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in Yukon, #Canada, also impacting the Northwest Territories as wildfires in Fort Nelson B.C. and Fort Liard N.W.T. "burn through" telecoms equipment and fibre lines 🚒📉
Terence Tao recently published slides and links to videos of his talks named "Machine assisted proof," "Translational tilings of Euclidean space," and "Correlations of multiplicative functions" presented at the Joint Mathematics Meetings on his blog at: terrytao.wordpress.com/2024/03/17/t...
Talks at the JMM
Earlier this year, I gave a series of lectures at the Joint Mathematics Meetings at San Francisco. I am uploading here the slides for these talks: “Machine assisted proof” (Video here) …
terrytao.wordpress.com
March 21, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Terence Tao recently published slides and links to videos of his talks named "Machine assisted proof," "Translational tilings of Euclidean space," and "Correlations of multiplicative functions" presented at the Joint Mathematics Meetings on his blog at: terrytao.wordpress.com/2024/03/17/t...
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Big news, my latest dataviz project 🥳
I looked at title drops in movies, so when someone in the movie says the name of the movie (so meta 😛).
And we ended up with the biggest analysis of this space. Have fun exploring!
titledrops.net
I looked at title drops in movies, so when someone in the movie says the name of the movie (so meta 😛).
And we ended up with the biggest analysis of this space. Have fun exploring!
titledrops.net
Full of Themselves: An analysis of title drops in movies
A title drop is when a character in a movie says the title of the movie they're in. Here's a large-scale analysis of 73,921 movies from the last 80 years on how often, when and maybe even why that hap...
titledrops.net
March 4, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Big news, my latest dataviz project 🥳
I looked at title drops in movies, so when someone in the movie says the name of the movie (so meta 😛).
And we ended up with the biggest analysis of this space. Have fun exploring!
titledrops.net
I looked at title drops in movies, so when someone in the movie says the name of the movie (so meta 😛).
And we ended up with the biggest analysis of this space. Have fun exploring!
titledrops.net
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Some great moments in graphic design via math books
November 5, 2023 at 4:23 PM
Some great moments in graphic design via math books
"Space loves AI, [but] AI doesn’t love Space," concludes SpaceNews. AI onboard spacecraft can solve tough problems, such as fixing short-circuits on satellites. But major challenges exist, such as the need to provide a high power supply and provide radiation shielding. spacenews.com/space-loves-...
Space loves AI, AI doesn't love Space
Operators are developing creative solutions for putting AI on satellites, a challenge that comes with myriad technical and logistical obstacles.
spacenews.com
March 11, 2024 at 5:49 PM
"Space loves AI, [but] AI doesn’t love Space," concludes SpaceNews. AI onboard spacecraft can solve tough problems, such as fixing short-circuits on satellites. But major challenges exist, such as the need to provide a high power supply and provide radiation shielding. spacenews.com/space-loves-...
The chief executive of the Financial Times recently discussed the paper's long-term strategy with Nieman Lab. To respond to the impact of AI, their strategy is to "embrace change, play offense, [...] and build on differentiation," without expecting third-party help. www.niemanlab.org/2024/03/dont...
“Don’t expect help from the disruptors”: The FT’s chief executive on AI, “loyalist” readers, and its U.S. expansion
The FT has more than 1.4 million subscribers, including more than 1 million digital subscribers. About 20% are based in the United States.
www.niemanlab.org
March 10, 2024 at 10:29 PM
The chief executive of the Financial Times recently discussed the paper's long-term strategy with Nieman Lab. To respond to the impact of AI, their strategy is to "embrace change, play offense, [...] and build on differentiation," without expecting third-party help. www.niemanlab.org/2024/03/dont...
"The psychology of impatience could make waiting more tolerable" according to recent research, reports Psyche. Impatience peaks in the days and hours before an anticipated event, and you can reduce this by engaging your mind with an unrelated subject in that time. psyche.co/ideas/the-ps...
The psychology of impatience could make waiting more tolerable | Psyche Ideas
New studies on the experience of impatience suggest there’s more to it than simply how long you’ve been left hanging
psyche.co
March 9, 2024 at 5:12 PM
"The psychology of impatience could make waiting more tolerable" according to recent research, reports Psyche. Impatience peaks in the days and hours before an anticipated event, and you can reduce this by engaging your mind with an unrelated subject in that time. psyche.co/ideas/the-ps...
ProPublica published a report on the experiences of survivors of wildfires, with takeaways for the general public. A major point from interviewees is that their access to "government aid and payment for losses" depended heavily on providing proof of past ownership. www.propublica.org/article/new-...
February 24, 2024 at 3:56 PM
ProPublica published a report on the experiences of survivors of wildfires, with takeaways for the general public. A major point from interviewees is that their access to "government aid and payment for losses" depended heavily on providing proof of past ownership. www.propublica.org/article/new-...
Reading supports are abound in US schools, but effective math supports are harder to find, reports The 74. “When it comes to math, there’s less of everything: nearly 50% of schools employ trained reading specialists, while only 23% have math specialists.” www.the74million.org/article/read...
Reading Supports Abound in Schools, But Effective Math Help Much Harder to Find
When it comes to math, there’s less of everything: nearly 50% of schools employ trained reading specialists, while only 23% have math specialists.
www.the74million.org
February 20, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Reading supports are abound in US schools, but effective math supports are harder to find, reports The 74. “When it comes to math, there’s less of everything: nearly 50% of schools employ trained reading specialists, while only 23% have math specialists.” www.the74million.org/article/read...
“ERROR: A Bug Bounty Program for Science” was released this month, as reported by Retraction Watch. It intends to pay investigators for “discovering errors in the scientific literature.” The project is funded “by the Humans in Digital Transformation program of the University of Bern.” error.reviews
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ERROR is a bug bounty program for science to systematically detect and report errors in academic publications
error.reviews
February 19, 2024 at 4:37 PM
“ERROR: A Bug Bounty Program for Science” was released this month, as reported by Retraction Watch. It intends to pay investigators for “discovering errors in the scientific literature.” The project is funded “by the Humans in Digital Transformation program of the University of Bern.” error.reviews
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A thoughtful retrospective by @adamwiggins.bsky.social on the business behind Muse, a tool-for-thought/iPad idea-sketching app. I’m sad that the business didn’t work out as planned, but the software still exists and the underlying goals and values remain good. adamwiggins.com/muse-retrosp...
Muse retrospective · Adam Wiggins
The inside story of four years building Muse, a canvas-based thinking tool for iPad and Mac.
adamwiggins.com
February 17, 2024 at 12:25 PM
A thoughtful retrospective by @adamwiggins.bsky.social on the business behind Muse, a tool-for-thought/iPad idea-sketching app. I’m sad that the business didn’t work out as planned, but the software still exists and the underlying goals and values remain good. adamwiggins.com/muse-retrosp...
The first medication to treat severe frostbite was approved on Feb 14 by the US FDA. From the FDA: when “both the skin and underlying tissue are frozen and blood flow is stopped [the medicine acts as] a vasodilator (a drug that opens blood vessels)” to restore blood flow. www.fda.gov/news-events/...
FDA Approves First Medication to Treat Severe Frostbite
The FDA approved an injection to treat severe frostbite in adults to reduce the risk of finger or toe amputation.
www.fda.gov
February 17, 2024 at 2:39 PM
The first medication to treat severe frostbite was approved on Feb 14 by the US FDA. From the FDA: when “both the skin and underlying tissue are frozen and blood flow is stopped [the medicine acts as] a vasodilator (a drug that opens blood vessels)” to restore blood flow. www.fda.gov/news-events/...
From Sky & Telescope: "How Venus ended up with a mini-moon named Zoozve." I liked the emphasis of the reporting on the human story, about efforts made by astronomers to verify the unusual finding. skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-ne...
How Venus Ended Up with a Mini-Moon Named Zoozve
Thanks to some misread handwriting, a temporary mini-moon of Venus has just been bestowed with an unusual name.
skyandtelescope.org
February 12, 2024 at 3:48 AM
From Sky & Telescope: "How Venus ended up with a mini-moon named Zoozve." I liked the emphasis of the reporting on the human story, about efforts made by astronomers to verify the unusual finding. skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-ne...