Thomas/Atomic/Tomá
@thomas.bsky.social
Trade of all jacks. Mobile Home Park Co-ops (CDI/Neroc/ROC USA). barefoot. Gardening. Chess/go. Cob/straw. Spanish/languages. Racquetball. Gamma/Options/Futures. Current: PVD, RI . From Austin/RR. Fav city: New Orleans
All I want for Christmas is Putin, Netanyahu, & Gaetz locked in a cell together. ….. I could think of more things…my birthday is just around the corner. Of course the Cell would have to have internal & external 25 hr/day surveillance cause we know how these things end up…..
December 21, 2024 at 9:33 PM
All I want for Christmas is Putin, Netanyahu, & Gaetz locked in a cell together. ….. I could think of more things…my birthday is just around the corner. Of course the Cell would have to have internal & external 25 hr/day surveillance cause we know how these things end up…..
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Instead of listing my publications, as the year draws to an end, I want to shine the spotlight on the commonplace assumption that productivity must always increase. Good research is disruptive and thinking time is central to high quality scholarship and necessary for disruptive research.
December 20, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Instead of listing my publications, as the year draws to an end, I want to shine the spotlight on the commonplace assumption that productivity must always increase. Good research is disruptive and thinking time is central to high quality scholarship and necessary for disruptive research.
Good reminder. Basics, living beyond in person abuse, if possible, is still most important . May be more in article that I missed
New CDC data is out on youth mental health. Unsurprisingly, the biggest issues have nothing to do with social media. If only we could actually convince policymakers to invest in the actual problems that youth face. For a great topline look at the new data, see: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
Why the latest CDC teen mental health report is a politically inconvenient bombshell for crusading California pols
The report reveals that teens’ use of social media is more complicated than the simplistic campaigns to restrict access recognize.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 21, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Good reminder. Basics, living beyond in person abuse, if possible, is still most important . May be more in article that I missed
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Human behavior happens at a surprisingly slow 10 bits/second or so, even though our sensory systems gather 8 orders of magnitude more data. Plus, we can only think about one thing at a time. We don’t know why
(In LLM terms, human behavior happens at less than a token/sec). arxiv.org/abs/2408.10234
(In LLM terms, human behavior happens at less than a token/sec). arxiv.org/abs/2408.10234
December 20, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Human behavior happens at a surprisingly slow 10 bits/second or so, even though our sensory systems gather 8 orders of magnitude more data. Plus, we can only think about one thing at a time. We don’t know why
(In LLM terms, human behavior happens at less than a token/sec). arxiv.org/abs/2408.10234
(In LLM terms, human behavior happens at less than a token/sec). arxiv.org/abs/2408.10234
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I really like old herbarium illustrations. Last year I wrote some software to parse, score, and process the Oxford 400 herbarium dataset to remove the paper background and select the best photos.
If anyone needs a collection of beautiful plant photos...
github.com/borncamp/oxf...
If anyone needs a collection of beautiful plant photos...
github.com/borncamp/oxf...
November 21, 2024 at 6:47 PM
I really like old herbarium illustrations. Last year I wrote some software to parse, score, and process the Oxford 400 herbarium dataset to remove the paper background and select the best photos.
If anyone needs a collection of beautiful plant photos...
github.com/borncamp/oxf...
If anyone needs a collection of beautiful plant photos...
github.com/borncamp/oxf...
After the printing press was invented, apparently “the most popular books for 200 years were about how to identify and burn witches & there was 200 yrs of religious wars.”Excellt pt. Unfortunately, he waits until the end to share…….. something about technological, revolutions are not always fun…. !
“The Internet is a machine that devours trust.” This is a worthwhile statement to not forget loosely/lightly.
As I shared @ a elementary schools parent-teacher meeting “remember: these are the same people that brought you to Opium wars”. Not literally but meaningfully figuratively @wang.social
As I shared @ a elementary schools parent-teacher meeting “remember: these are the same people that brought you to Opium wars”. Not literally but meaningfully figuratively @wang.social
November 28, 2024 at 2:05 PM
After the printing press was invented, apparently “the most popular books for 200 years were about how to identify and burn witches & there was 200 yrs of religious wars.”Excellt pt. Unfortunately, he waits until the end to share…….. something about technological, revolutions are not always fun…. !
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1. When Walmart opens a store, it drives down local wages more than it reduces prices. Some warned of this 20 years ago (me!), but most cities and towns welcomed Walmart anyway. Now, a robust new study shows Walmart’s damage is even worse than feared.
Monopsony Power and Poverty: The Consequences of Walmart Supercenter Openings
Prior research suggests that Walmart Supercenters exert substantial power over the low-wage labor market, though the consequences of Supercenter openi...
www.iza.org
November 27, 2024 at 2:51 PM
1. When Walmart opens a store, it drives down local wages more than it reduces prices. Some warned of this 20 years ago (me!), but most cities and towns welcomed Walmart anyway. Now, a robust new study shows Walmart’s damage is even worse than feared.
Im boycotting politica for the next 10 yrs, mostly,
But hes cute: youtu.be/d8PndpFPL8g?...
But hes cute: youtu.be/d8PndpFPL8g?...
Populism, Media Revolutions, and Our Terrible Moment
YouTube video by vlogbrothers
youtu.be
November 28, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Im boycotting politica for the next 10 yrs, mostly,
But hes cute: youtu.be/d8PndpFPL8g?...
But hes cute: youtu.be/d8PndpFPL8g?...
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Hi, so I've spent the past almost-decade studying research uses of public social media data, like e.g. ML researchers using content from Twitter, Reddit, and Mastodon.
Anyway, buckle up this is about to be a VERY long thread with lots of thoughts and links to papers. 🧵
Anyway, buckle up this is about to be a VERY long thread with lots of thoughts and links to papers. 🧵
First dataset for the new @huggingface.bsky.social @bsky.app community organisation: one-million-bluesky-posts 🦋
📊 1M public posts from Bluesky's firehose API
🔍 Includes text, metadata, and language predictions
🔬 Perfect to experiment with using ML for Bluesky 🤗
huggingface.co/datasets/blu...
📊 1M public posts from Bluesky's firehose API
🔍 Includes text, metadata, and language predictions
🔬 Perfect to experiment with using ML for Bluesky 🤗
huggingface.co/datasets/blu...
bluesky-community/one-million-bluesky-posts · Datasets at Hugging Face
We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.
huggingface.co
November 27, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Hi, so I've spent the past almost-decade studying research uses of public social media data, like e.g. ML researchers using content from Twitter, Reddit, and Mastodon.
Anyway, buckle up this is about to be a VERY long thread with lots of thoughts and links to papers. 🧵
Anyway, buckle up this is about to be a VERY long thread with lots of thoughts and links to papers. 🧵
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A masterpiece of a thread by someone who’s been studying the topic for years.
Touches on ethics as well as legality of publicly accessible data.
Touches on ethics as well as legality of publicly accessible data.
Hi, so I've spent the past almost-decade studying research uses of public social media data, like e.g. ML researchers using content from Twitter, Reddit, and Mastodon.
Anyway, buckle up this is about to be a VERY long thread with lots of thoughts and links to papers. 🧵
Anyway, buckle up this is about to be a VERY long thread with lots of thoughts and links to papers. 🧵
First dataset for the new @huggingface.bsky.social @bsky.app community organisation: one-million-bluesky-posts 🦋
📊 1M public posts from Bluesky's firehose API
🔍 Includes text, metadata, and language predictions
🔬 Perfect to experiment with using ML for Bluesky 🤗
huggingface.co/datasets/blu...
📊 1M public posts from Bluesky's firehose API
🔍 Includes text, metadata, and language predictions
🔬 Perfect to experiment with using ML for Bluesky 🤗
huggingface.co/datasets/blu...
November 28, 2024 at 5:27 AM
A masterpiece of a thread by someone who’s been studying the topic for years.
Touches on ethics as well as legality of publicly accessible data.
Touches on ethics as well as legality of publicly accessible data.
Mathew is highly underrated . He doesn't walk on water or anything, but he's certainly worth following, and having him/his work help you test your assumptions. <3
It was an honor to join @GeopoliticsAndEmpire in discussing the future of #bitcoin with Mathew Crawford. We explored many aspects of the question beyond the hype of "number go up".
Bitcoin’s Rise & Its Future Role…Tulip Mania or Digital Gold?
Bitcoin’s Rise & Its Future Role…Tulip Mania or Digital Gold?
November 27, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Mathew is highly underrated . He doesn't walk on water or anything, but he's certainly worth following, and having him/his work help you test your assumptions. <3
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this is good advice for everyone, not just vet techs
April 18, 2024 at 8:46 PM
this is good advice for everyone, not just vet techs
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The design of social software is *hard* in general. I think most devs don’t have the background in human psychological or social dynamics to do it.
It’s particularly hard nowadays because most people have lived experiences of *bad* or inhumane/exploitative designs, so also they tend to react to
It’s particularly hard nowadays because most people have lived experiences of *bad* or inhumane/exploitative designs, so also they tend to react to
November 27, 2024 at 12:10 PM
The design of social software is *hard* in general. I think most devs don’t have the background in human psychological or social dynamics to do it.
It’s particularly hard nowadays because most people have lived experiences of *bad* or inhumane/exploitative designs, so also they tend to react to
It’s particularly hard nowadays because most people have lived experiences of *bad* or inhumane/exploitative designs, so also they tend to react to
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those things rather than think from first principles about eusocial software design.
I have been online in some capacity for 35+ years and have experienced so many different types of tools and been part of so many online communities, and I consider myself a mere amateur scientist in this area.
I have been online in some capacity for 35+ years and have experienced so many different types of tools and been part of so many online communities, and I consider myself a mere amateur scientist in this area.
November 27, 2024 at 12:10 PM
those things rather than think from first principles about eusocial software design.
I have been online in some capacity for 35+ years and have experienced so many different types of tools and been part of so many online communities, and I consider myself a mere amateur scientist in this area.
I have been online in some capacity for 35+ years and have experienced so many different types of tools and been part of so many online communities, and I consider myself a mere amateur scientist in this area.
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I'm no meteorologist, but a "bomb cyclone" doesn't sound great.
Powerful bomb cyclone puts B.C. on notice for high impact this week - The Weather Network
All the ingredients are coming together for a formidable storm to develop west of Vancouver Island late on Tuesday. The low-pressure system will likely qualify as a bomb cyclone, and there is a good c...
www.theweathernetwork.com
November 17, 2024 at 6:42 PM
I'm no meteorologist, but a "bomb cyclone" doesn't sound great.
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remember that whole story about how ChatGPT aced the bar exam? Oops! OpenAI 100% just lied about that. It didn't happen. Oopsie! www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/o...
Opinion | Will A.I. Ever Live Up to Its Hype?
It’s looking less like an all-powerful being and more like an unreliable intern.
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2024 at 4:20 PM
remember that whole story about how ChatGPT aced the bar exam? Oops! OpenAI 100% just lied about that. It didn't happen. Oopsie! www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/o...
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The end of an era and a heck of a run!
Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and king of the B-movie, dies aged 98
Corman made over 400 movies including cult classics Death Race 2000, Piranha and The Little Shop of Horrors and launched the careers of Scorsese and De Niro
www.theguardian.com
May 12, 2024 at 11:30 PM
The end of an era and a heck of a run!
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Commencement speakers are a dumb idea. You spend four years working for a degree, you’re 200k in debt, but hey look on the brightside, Donnie Wahlberg told you that dreams are what happens when hustle meets opportunity
May 13, 2024 at 2:05 AM
Commencement speakers are a dumb idea. You spend four years working for a degree, you’re 200k in debt, but hey look on the brightside, Donnie Wahlberg told you that dreams are what happens when hustle meets opportunity
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Gift link “In the past half century, by investing in transit and allowing development, [Tokyo] has added more housing units than the total number of units in New York City.” www.nytimes.com/2023/09/11/o...
Opinion | The Big City Where Housing Is Still Affordable
Tokyo has succeeded in maintaining an abundance of affordable housing because it has no downtown, many railroads and laws that make it easy to build.
www.nytimes.com
May 10, 2024 at 12:13 PM
Gift link “In the past half century, by investing in transit and allowing development, [Tokyo] has added more housing units than the total number of units in New York City.” www.nytimes.com/2023/09/11/o...
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You might be able to see some auroras tonight starting around 11pm!
"To maximize your chances of seeing auroras Friday night, find a dark sky location away from city lights. You’ll also want cloud-free skies."
Gift article, no paywall:
wapo.st/3UyKgp8
"To maximize your chances of seeing auroras Friday night, find a dark sky location away from city lights. You’ll also want cloud-free skies."
Gift article, no paywall:
wapo.st/3UyKgp8
Severe solar storm could trigger northern lights unusually far south Friday night
Current forecasts project that auroras could be seen as far south as Alabama to northern California.
wapo.st
May 10, 2024 at 2:04 PM
You might be able to see some auroras tonight starting around 11pm!
"To maximize your chances of seeing auroras Friday night, find a dark sky location away from city lights. You’ll also want cloud-free skies."
Gift article, no paywall:
wapo.st/3UyKgp8
"To maximize your chances of seeing auroras Friday night, find a dark sky location away from city lights. You’ll also want cloud-free skies."
Gift article, no paywall:
wapo.st/3UyKgp8
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nothing worse than getting a little sun and feeling better and realizing I have the mental complexity of a daisy
March 24, 2024 at 9:22 PM
nothing worse than getting a little sun and feeling better and realizing I have the mental complexity of a daisy
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Doug is a good /nice guy, and very good musician . A very tough thing to tackle. https://gofund.me/ab3d4331
June 23, 2023 at 1:10 AM
Doug is a good /nice guy, and very good musician . A very tough thing to tackle. https://gofund.me/ab3d4331