M
@mibrammall.bsky.social
Current software engineer, former theoretical physicist, permanently distracted
TIL Handel's Messiah does not begin with "Come for tea, come for tea, my people. Seth is your God"
November 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
TIL Handel's Messiah does not begin with "Come for tea, come for tea, my people. Seth is your God"
The irony of a paedophile being angry at the BBC...
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The irony of a paedophile being angry at the BBC...
We live in an age where the US government shutting down is bad for science, but also the US government operating is bad for science
October 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
We live in an age where the US government shutting down is bad for science, but also the US government operating is bad for science
Google's search has gotten so bad I've subscribed to a paid-for search engine.
June 1, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Google's search has gotten so bad I've subscribed to a paid-for search engine.
It's 2025 and I'm still writing stuff in C++. What went wrong?
March 10, 2025 at 12:22 AM
It's 2025 and I'm still writing stuff in C++. What went wrong?
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C# is pronounced as "C tic-tac-toe"
February 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
C# is pronounced as "C tic-tac-toe"
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Expert takedown of latest burst of Neuralink hype, from ever-reliable @garwboy.bsky.social.
So frustrating that media keep falling for this, especially at a time when Musk & co are in midst of vandalizing the science research infrastructure of the US, damage that will reverberate across the world. 🧪
So frustrating that media keep falling for this, especially at a time when Musk & co are in midst of vandalizing the science research infrastructure of the US, damage that will reverberate across the world. 🧪
No, Elon Musk didn't put a chip in anyone's brain, and we should not be terrified
theneuroscienceofeve...
A rapid-response post to a current article which suggests that Musk's brain-control abilities are waaaay beyond what they actually are
Like/subscribe etc.
#Musk #Brians #Neuralink #Science
theneuroscienceofeve...
A rapid-response post to a current article which suggests that Musk's brain-control abilities are waaaay beyond what they actually are
Like/subscribe etc.
#Musk #Brians #Neuralink #Science
February 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Expert takedown of latest burst of Neuralink hype, from ever-reliable @garwboy.bsky.social.
So frustrating that media keep falling for this, especially at a time when Musk & co are in midst of vandalizing the science research infrastructure of the US, damage that will reverberate across the world. 🧪
So frustrating that media keep falling for this, especially at a time when Musk & co are in midst of vandalizing the science research infrastructure of the US, damage that will reverberate across the world. 🧪
we're in our "drink whisky? why not have some cocaine?" era, if Colombia gets its way
February 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
we're in our "drink whisky? why not have some cocaine?" era, if Colombia gets its way
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I told you to read Hannah Arendt.
February 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I told you to read Hannah Arendt.
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RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
February 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
I've just heard about New World screwworm. It took me a second to figure out, but turns out it's not an article about Trump.
February 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I've just heard about New World screwworm. It took me a second to figure out, but turns out it's not an article about Trump.
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All I'm saying, @royalsociety.org, is that your one of your Fellows giving Nazi salutes is never going to be a good look for you.
January 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
All I'm saying, @royalsociety.org, is that your one of your Fellows giving Nazi salutes is never going to be a good look for you.
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For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
January 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
Trump is going to die in office, the absolute state of him
January 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Trump is going to die in office, the absolute state of him
There's a place in Turkey which means "like an egg" and this has amused me no end
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yumurta...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yumurta...
Yumurtalık - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 30, 2024 at 7:57 PM
There's a place in Turkey which means "like an egg" and this has amused me no end
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yumurta...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yumurta...
2025 is just around the corner and I just can't wait for the bubble around LLMs to burst so that Silicon Valley can move on and ruin quantum computing for everyone...
December 26, 2024 at 8:30 PM
2025 is just around the corner and I just can't wait for the bubble around LLMs to burst so that Silicon Valley can move on and ruin quantum computing for everyone...
Jupiter is one of the largest bodies in our Solar System, dwarfed only by the Son of Gary Barlow
December 24, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Jupiter is one of the largest bodies in our Solar System, dwarfed only by the Son of Gary Barlow
TV Show: "This began before any of us were born, a long long time ago"
A transition to a new scene follows, with text displaying my year of birth...
fml
#SlowDecay #GettingOld
A transition to a new scene follows, with text displaying my year of birth...
fml
#SlowDecay #GettingOld
December 18, 2024 at 8:21 PM
TV Show: "This began before any of us were born, a long long time ago"
A transition to a new scene follows, with text displaying my year of birth...
fml
#SlowDecay #GettingOld
A transition to a new scene follows, with text displaying my year of birth...
fml
#SlowDecay #GettingOld
One of the most life changing things I've bought this year is a hot water bottle with a pouch to put your feet in. A persistent ache in my calves has gone in an instant.
December 16, 2024 at 9:32 PM
One of the most life changing things I've bought this year is a hot water bottle with a pouch to put your feet in. A persistent ache in my calves has gone in an instant.
Despite its appearance as a bustling metropolis, Leeds is in fact inhabited by just four people moving at great speed.
December 13, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Despite its appearance as a bustling metropolis, Leeds is in fact inhabited by just four people moving at great speed.
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#PhysicsFactlet:
The "Ashcroft/Mermin Project"
I will try to (likely very slowly) make one or more visualization per chapter of "Solid State Physics" by Ashcroft and Mermin, with the hope that they will be useful to people teaching/learning solid state Physics.
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The "Ashcroft/Mermin Project"
I will try to (likely very slowly) make one or more visualization per chapter of "Solid State Physics" by Ashcroft and Mermin, with the hope that they will be useful to people teaching/learning solid state Physics.
1/
October 22, 2024 at 3:05 PM
#PhysicsFactlet:
The "Ashcroft/Mermin Project"
I will try to (likely very slowly) make one or more visualization per chapter of "Solid State Physics" by Ashcroft and Mermin, with the hope that they will be useful to people teaching/learning solid state Physics.
1/
The "Ashcroft/Mermin Project"
I will try to (likely very slowly) make one or more visualization per chapter of "Solid State Physics" by Ashcroft and Mermin, with the hope that they will be useful to people teaching/learning solid state Physics.
1/
Non-alcoholic gin tastes* like gin without alcohol in a way that is not true for non-alcoholic beers, which taste like a mistake
* based on my sample of one non-alcoholic gin
* based on my sample of one non-alcoholic gin
December 7, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Non-alcoholic gin tastes* like gin without alcohol in a way that is not true for non-alcoholic beers, which taste like a mistake
* based on my sample of one non-alcoholic gin
* based on my sample of one non-alcoholic gin
Society defies physical law. The densest people keep rising to the top.
December 3, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Society defies physical law. The densest people keep rising to the top.
This evening, I started the Bellingcat challenge. I got the first one, but I'm not sure I have enough stamina for the rest...
challenge.bellingcat.com
challenge.bellingcat.com
Bellingcat Open Source Challenge
challenge.bellingcat.com
December 2, 2024 at 9:53 PM
This evening, I started the Bellingcat challenge. I got the first one, but I'm not sure I have enough stamina for the rest...
challenge.bellingcat.com
challenge.bellingcat.com
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Quantum mechanics is easier to accept for math students. Not because it is math-heavy. It is, but more importantly studying higher maths has already shot any speck of trust in your intuition you might've had.
November 25, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Quantum mechanics is easier to accept for math students. Not because it is math-heavy. It is, but more importantly studying higher maths has already shot any speck of trust in your intuition you might've had.