Peter Sestoft
sestoft.bsky.social
Peter Sestoft
@sestoft.bsky.social
Computer science professor and recovering department head, IT University of Copenhagen.
Homepage (1995 style) at https://www.itu.dk/people/sestoft/
Mail sestoft@gmail.com and sestoft@itu.dk
Reposted by Peter Sestoft
The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
April 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Trump is a Small Language Model run at very high temperature.
April 9, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Reposted by Peter Sestoft
Hvordan forbedrer vi kønsbalancen i IT/STEM?

Vi kan alle gøre mere, men her er tre konkrete råd:

1) Juster sektordimensionering af udd. med stor efterspørgsel

2) Frihold IT- og STEM fra udflytningsaftalen

3) Indfør IT-teknologiske forløb for piger i grundskolen

#dkpol
finans.dk/debat/ECE180...
Kønsskævhed på vidensuddannelser rammer finanssektoren
Både virksomheder, uddannelsesinstitutioner og politikere skal bidrage, hvis flere kvinder skal søge ind på it- og STEM-uddannelserne. Ellers risikerer vi at gå glip af kvindelige talenter i vidensint...
finans.dk
April 9, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Just donated 500 DKK to Wikipedia.
January 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Why have I been reading "Hitler's People", "Reichskanzlerplatz", "Berlin Brænder", and "Eichmann in Jerusalem" recently?
January 22, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Articificial lights are made necessary, and more impactful, by the short days
November 15, 2024 at 5:09 PM