Jessamyn Dukes
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award winning matheamtician, PhD student at University of Denver, some finite number of feral raccoons in a trenchcoat
award winning matheamtician, PhD student at University of Denver, some finite number of feral raccoons in a trenchcoat
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Good morning! Many things are chaotic and weird, but you can still have a great day. Try to plan something fun offline, like a walk outside, going to a museum, getting your favorite pastry, time with a hobby, reading a book, cooking a meal, or even a nap. Max loves you.
November 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Good morning! Many things are chaotic and weird, but you can still have a great day. Try to plan something fun offline, like a walk outside, going to a museum, getting your favorite pastry, time with a hobby, reading a book, cooking a meal, or even a nap. Max loves you.
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“Do not speak to me or my trash ever again.”
November 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
“Do not speak to me or my trash ever again.”
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List zero things
Fuck it just list any five things. Whatever. Eat garbage be free
Rutabaga
Flapjack
Dingbat
Antidisestablishmentarianism
Pizzazz
Rutabaga
Flapjack
Dingbat
Antidisestablishmentarianism
Pizzazz
Introduce yourself by just Remembering Some Bands in any order for any reason. No explanation just list some fuckin bands okay
November 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
List zero things
we're about to get snowed in at my sister-in-law's and I don't have a yarn needle to start sewing these together
November 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
we're about to get snowed in at my sister-in-law's and I don't have a yarn needle to start sewing these together
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Sometimes a family is made up of hyperplanes
November 28, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Sometimes a family is made up of hyperplanes
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Apparently I’ve been working on this drawing since June ‘23, so for almost as long as this particular Tiling has existed I’ve been chipping away at this funny little piece of fan art and I think it’s done now. This is various casual fits from dragon ball Z embedded in the ein stein tiling
November 28, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Apparently I’ve been working on this drawing since June ‘23, so for almost as long as this particular Tiling has existed I’ve been chipping away at this funny little piece of fan art and I think it’s done now. This is various casual fits from dragon ball Z embedded in the ein stein tiling
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happy thanksgiving everyone
November 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
happy thanksgiving everyone
grabbed a fresh loaf at the store
November 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
grabbed a fresh loaf at the store
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Describe your favorite course as though NY Mag just found it.
*Algebraic Geometry.* From radical ideals to blowing up schemes, this course is a prime example of how college campuses are training grounds for America-hating students.
*Algebraic Geometry.* From radical ideals to blowing up schemes, this course is a prime example of how college campuses are training grounds for America-hating students.
Describe your favorite course as though NY Mag just found it.
*Modern Algebra.* How modern can it be when it stops around 1910? Students learn useless things like how to build an unsolvable quintic polynomial, all while writing papers about it in this very unserious liberal arts "math" class.
*Modern Algebra.* How modern can it be when it stops around 1910? Students learn useless things like how to build an unsolvable quintic polynomial, all while writing papers about it in this very unserious liberal arts "math" class.
ruin your thanksgiving by reading new york magazine's take on mathematics
November 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Describe your favorite course as though NY Mag just found it.
*Algebraic Geometry.* From radical ideals to blowing up schemes, this course is a prime example of how college campuses are training grounds for America-hating students.
*Algebraic Geometry.* From radical ideals to blowing up schemes, this course is a prime example of how college campuses are training grounds for America-hating students.
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ruin your thanksgiving by reading new york magazine's take on mathematics
![The Ten Most
Ridiculous-Sounding
Math Classes Currently
Offered at Liberal-Arts
Colleges
By Jessica Pressler, Janelle Zara, and Emily Watkins Rachel Stein andAviva Shen OCT. 19, 2010
Every year, liberal-arts majors anxiously scour their college's course listings looking for classes that will fulfill their math requirement but aren't so, you know, math-y. Here's what they're signed up for this year.
10. Topology: The Nature of Shape and Space: "In geometry we ask: How big is it? How long is it? But in topology we ask: Is it [Sarah Lawrence
9. The Mathematies of Chance: "Most topics are introduced ina case-study fashion, usually by reading an article in a current periodical such as the New York Times. [Bard]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreieq6gmwmropzlvjkaaxk6d2smd4tv4dy7qar66uoyv6mhs6naa3fu@jpeg)
![8. Mathematics in Many Cultures: "Mathematical ideas are found in many cultures, among both literate and non-literate peoples. This course examines both mathematics and the role it plays in the cultures. Examples chosen from the mathematical ideas of present-day peoples of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, as well as historic Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Islam and China." [Pomona]
7. The Magic of Numbers: "This course will explore the beauty and mystery of mathematics through a study of the patterns and properties of the natural numbers 1, 2, [and] 3." [Harvard
6. Models of Life: In particular, we will ask such questions as: How do you model the growth of a population of animals? How can you model the growth of a tree? How do sunflowers and seashells grow?" [Kenyon]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreic3c4ox53ouwr3ij3wsmvetmuknu2u2jai7hlvuigco3ahppeoabi@jpeg)
![5. Mathematical Origamist's Toolkit: "Topics include modular origami and how this models the creation of polyhedra and coloring of graphs, comparison of origami-axiomatic constructions to straight-edge and compass constructions, the combinatorics of possible crease patterns, the mathematics of origami design (circle packing, optimization), matrix models for paperfolding, spherical geometry, Descartes' Theorem, and Gaussian curvature." [Hampshire]
4. Mathematics and Narrative: "Many literary works (Arcadia, Proof, and Uncle Petros and the Goldbach Conjecture) use mathematics as an integral part of their narrative. Movie and television narratives such as Good Will Hunting and Numb3rs are also mathematically based. Nonfiction works about mathematics and mathematical biographies like Chaos, Fermat's Enigma, and A Beautiful Mind provide further examples of the connection between mathematics and narrative." [Vassar]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreigyk5tqjszw3fodt7ivmszq7mozpta55o7c552oyzpbqyphl26x7m@jpeg)
![3. Borges and Mathematics: "Jorge Luis Borges was one of the most important writers of the 20th century. Many of his short stories and essays were concerned with philosophical, metaphysical, and mathematical questions. The thesis motivating this course is that if we know the mathematies that Borges referred to, then we will read him differently, and we will read him better." [Bennington 2. Mathematics and Science as Art in Contemporary Theatre: "Playwrights such as Tom Stoppard, Rinne Groff, Michael Frayn, and others have effectively explored mathematical and scientific themes for artistic purposes. Through readings and exercises, and by conducting labs and staging scenes, this class will gain some first-hand insight into the complementary ways in which science and art aim to seek out their respective truths." [Middlebury]
1. Meaning, Math, And Motion: "Quoting a charming articulation by Kinsman (a mathematician-turned-oceanographer, in the preface to Wind Waves): "To the beginner, science is a conversation that has been in progress for a very long time. Our collective work is to catch up on the conversation. [Evergreen]
This is why Asia is winning, by the way.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreihglx3kxej43i22j4vggyoutp2oyomivtmmvgp6uvslqemm4hhpci@jpeg)
November 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
ruin your thanksgiving by reading new york magazine's take on mathematics
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A story in two parts based on my homework (it was supposed* to have a third introductory part but I ran out of time before my homework was due)
*by my brain, not like as part of the assignment
*by my brain, not like as part of the assignment
![Illustration inspired by the flammarion engraving, the kitty with the spyglass can be seen now head sticking out of the firmament which represents that k[x] is the integral closure of itself and s must in be k. It reads in banners: obtaining the integral closure of k[x] but it’s still just k[x]. I’ve changed the border from the original to have spyglasses on either side.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:67fu5pe5yhqmxtwldxhrf3pw/bafkreigrfcbwhp3eallxvpcgqjzwjxjl52tc4juyz7zekiucihbebordfu@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
A story in two parts based on my homework (it was supposed* to have a third introductory part but I ran out of time before my homework was due)
*by my brain, not like as part of the assignment
*by my brain, not like as part of the assignment
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Theorem of the Day (November 26, 2025) : Cayley’s Theorem
Source : Theorem of the Day / Robin Whitty
pdf : buff.ly/Gn19x57
notes : buff.ly/nYv61eE
#mathematics #maths #math #theorem
Source : Theorem of the Day / Robin Whitty
pdf : buff.ly/Gn19x57
notes : buff.ly/nYv61eE
#mathematics #maths #math #theorem
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Theorem of the Day (November 26, 2025) : Cayley’s Theorem
Source : Theorem of the Day / Robin Whitty
pdf : buff.ly/Gn19x57
notes : buff.ly/nYv61eE
#mathematics #maths #math #theorem
Source : Theorem of the Day / Robin Whitty
pdf : buff.ly/Gn19x57
notes : buff.ly/nYv61eE
#mathematics #maths #math #theorem
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ahah IT WORKS look it's a C² dual quaternion B-spline!!
this is interpolating *poses* in dual quaternion form, coupling position and rotation, instead of treating them independently (this is a really neat thing!!)
this is interpolating *poses* in dual quaternion form, coupling position and rotation, instead of treating them independently (this is a really neat thing!!)
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
ahah IT WORKS look it's a C² dual quaternion B-spline!!
this is interpolating *poses* in dual quaternion form, coupling position and rotation, instead of treating them independently (this is a really neat thing!!)
this is interpolating *poses* in dual quaternion form, coupling position and rotation, instead of treating them independently (this is a really neat thing!!)
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malicious denial of service attack on an adhd person by scheduling something to happen at some point in the afternoon
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
malicious denial of service attack on an adhd person by scheduling something to happen at some point in the afternoon
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Big news! The groundhog is back at my sister's and she gave him a plum
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Big news! The groundhog is back at my sister's and she gave him a plum
I was left unattended in a craft store yesterday and now I'm making a blanket. send help
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I was left unattended in a craft store yesterday and now I'm making a blanket. send help
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I think it’s pretty clear at this point that one of the main impacts of LLMs is to disrupt thinking: to make it so that far too many people never properly learn how to do it, and then to control the output so there are thoughts that people never learn how to think.
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I think it’s pretty clear at this point that one of the main impacts of LLMs is to disrupt thinking: to make it so that far too many people never properly learn how to do it, and then to control the output so there are thoughts that people never learn how to think.
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![R. H. Bing (October 20, 1914 – April 28, 1986)[1] was an American mathematician who worked mainly in the areas of geometric topology and continuum theory.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreid62wy3dekb2kzbisjfdlimlb35j4rlgew5iof7vi32byfszmg26a@jpeg)
![Bing's father was named Rupert Henry, but Bing's mother thought that "Rupert Henry" was too British for Texas. Thus she compromised by abbreviating it to R. H.[5] Consequently, R. H. does not stand for a first or middle name.
When Bing was applying for a visa, he was requested not to use initials. He explained that his name was really "R-only H-only Bing", and ended up receiving a visa made out to "Ronly Honly Bing".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreigmfj53q4uy33spga2bxdkllqm3ag5sffovg5g7ddmu3vqzkb6k24@jpeg)
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Black cat friday 🐈⬛🖤
what do you mean it's not friday? don't worry about it, time has no meaning, get yourself a cute sticker 🐾
hellocloudyart.etsy.com
#nightmarket #artshop #SmallshopEU
what do you mean it's not friday? don't worry about it, time has no meaning, get yourself a cute sticker 🐾
hellocloudyart.etsy.com
#nightmarket #artshop #SmallshopEU
November 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Black cat friday 🐈⬛🖤
what do you mean it's not friday? don't worry about it, time has no meaning, get yourself a cute sticker 🐾
hellocloudyart.etsy.com
#nightmarket #artshop #SmallshopEU
what do you mean it's not friday? don't worry about it, time has no meaning, get yourself a cute sticker 🐾
hellocloudyart.etsy.com
#nightmarket #artshop #SmallshopEU
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I just bookmarked the Cheetah Cub Cam, this is the fucking cutest
Cheetah Cub Cam
The Cheetah Cub Cam streams live from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia.
nationalzoo.si.edu
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I just bookmarked the Cheetah Cub Cam, this is the fucking cutest
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Universal Basic Income would fix me.
November 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Universal Basic Income would fix me.
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“we need to be nicer to men” bro they didn’t let women have their own credit cards til 50 years ago
November 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
“we need to be nicer to men” bro they didn’t let women have their own credit cards til 50 years ago
important update: Luigi is still innocent of any and all crimes
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
important update: Luigi is still innocent of any and all crimes
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I think my biggest problem with the "vaccines cause autism" bullshit is that, even assuming they did (they don't, actually), neurodiversity is...good?
"Oh no, instead of polio and measles, people are cool and have new and different ways of thinking about things" is, uh, a really weird flex
"Oh no, instead of polio and measles, people are cool and have new and different ways of thinking about things" is, uh, a really weird flex
November 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I think my biggest problem with the "vaccines cause autism" bullshit is that, even assuming they did (they don't, actually), neurodiversity is...good?
"Oh no, instead of polio and measles, people are cool and have new and different ways of thinking about things" is, uh, a really weird flex
"Oh no, instead of polio and measles, people are cool and have new and different ways of thinking about things" is, uh, a really weird flex
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Like, you could write an entire book length case study in "ways Roblox completely fails at Trust and Safety". I advise every parent I know to get their kids the fuck off Roblox, or at the very least, directly monitor who's contacting them and what they're playing *extremely* closely.
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Like, you could write an entire book length case study in "ways Roblox completely fails at Trust and Safety". I advise every parent I know to get their kids the fuck off Roblox, or at the very least, directly monitor who's contacting them and what they're playing *extremely* closely.