Matthew Abrams
@matthewabrams.bsky.social
I grew up in Tallahassee and did Materials Science (and Amtgard) at UF.
Since then, I’ve been breaking glass, growing diamonds, and writing.
I have a wonderful wife and daughter, and I like Dnd, LARP, gardening, and robots.
He/him
Since then, I’ve been breaking glass, growing diamonds, and writing.
I have a wonderful wife and daughter, and I like Dnd, LARP, gardening, and robots.
He/him
Sure, hydroelectric and gas turbines have rotational inertia and solar panels don’t.
How big would a dedicated spinning flywheel generator have to be to provide the inertia needed to prevent the type of blackout seen recently in Spain’s electrical grid?
How big would a dedicated spinning flywheel generator have to be to provide the inertia needed to prevent the type of blackout seen recently in Spain’s electrical grid?
May 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Sure, hydroelectric and gas turbines have rotational inertia and solar panels don’t.
How big would a dedicated spinning flywheel generator have to be to provide the inertia needed to prevent the type of blackout seen recently in Spain’s electrical grid?
How big would a dedicated spinning flywheel generator have to be to provide the inertia needed to prevent the type of blackout seen recently in Spain’s electrical grid?
This is a good analogy for AI. But it also describes humans.
We learn from those we meet, by the way their faces look and the questions they ask.
We grow by meeting these strangers & sometimes we mimic them, deliberately or not.
We are monsters in the forest, hungry for conversation and learning.
We learn from those we meet, by the way their faces look and the questions they ask.
We grow by meeting these strangers & sometimes we mimic them, deliberately or not.
We are monsters in the forest, hungry for conversation and learning.
May 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This is a good analogy for AI. But it also describes humans.
We learn from those we meet, by the way their faces look and the questions they ask.
We grow by meeting these strangers & sometimes we mimic them, deliberately or not.
We are monsters in the forest, hungry for conversation and learning.
We learn from those we meet, by the way their faces look and the questions they ask.
We grow by meeting these strangers & sometimes we mimic them, deliberately or not.
We are monsters in the forest, hungry for conversation and learning.
The moral arc of the universe may bend toward justice. But the radius of the arc is astronomically large.
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Newtonian Ethics
We often refer to morality as being a force; for example, some charity is “a force for good” or some argument “has great moral force”. But which force is it? Consider the po…
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May 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The moral arc of the universe may bend toward justice. But the radius of the arc is astronomically large.
slatestarcodex.com/2013/05/17/n...
slatestarcodex.com/2013/05/17/n...
I miss teaching physics
May 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I miss teaching physics
Good to know.
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Don’t forget to eat your delicious and nutritious phloem
I'm here to remind you that when you eat a banana, you should also eat those stringy white parts—which are technically called "phloem bundles"—that people usually remove and throw away.…
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April 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Good to know.
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Pope Francis reminded the world that Jesus spoke for mercy while many modern Christian leaders call for cruelty
And Francis evoked the Church’s neglected tradition of science. His speeches on the harm done by climate change show data analysis as well as moral clarity.
May his memory be a blessing
And Francis evoked the Church’s neglected tradition of science. His speeches on the harm done by climate change show data analysis as well as moral clarity.
May his memory be a blessing
April 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Pope Francis reminded the world that Jesus spoke for mercy while many modern Christian leaders call for cruelty
And Francis evoked the Church’s neglected tradition of science. His speeches on the harm done by climate change show data analysis as well as moral clarity.
May his memory be a blessing
And Francis evoked the Church’s neglected tradition of science. His speeches on the harm done by climate change show data analysis as well as moral clarity.
May his memory be a blessing
I remember working tech support :)
April 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I remember working tech support :)
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Congrats to the fine people of the Badger state for handing Elon Musk his own ass on a platter
April 2, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Congrats to the fine people of the Badger state for handing Elon Musk his own ass on a platter
Reposted by Matthew Abrams
I saw this cool-looking plant growing in my backyard, and the three-fold symmetry is intriguing. I think it’s a red trillium?
March 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I saw this cool-looking plant growing in my backyard, and the three-fold symmetry is intriguing. I think it’s a red trillium?
Reposted by Matthew Abrams
Wait until Musk learns about the rigorous standards for defamation of public figures under New York Times v. Sullivan.
March 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Wait until Musk learns about the rigorous standards for defamation of public figures under New York Times v. Sullivan.