Dr. Non Linear
@tswaterman.bsky.social
NLP and symbolic reasoning, language modelling for understanding. OG feral poaster
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the president of the united states, for some reason apparently:
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
the president of the united states, for some reason apparently:
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Two more weeks to apply to our microgrants program! We've received a few applications already (wooo!) but there is room left, so shoot your shot!
Head over to blog.iftechfoundation.org/2025-10-12-2..., and ask us any lingering questions - we want to hear from you!
Head over to blog.iftechfoundation.org/2025-10-12-2..., and ask us any lingering questions - we want to hear from you!
2026 IFTF Microgrant Applications Now Open!
You can now apply to our third grant cycle!
blog.iftechfoundation.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Two more weeks to apply to our microgrants program! We've received a few applications already (wooo!) but there is room left, so shoot your shot!
Head over to blog.iftechfoundation.org/2025-10-12-2..., and ask us any lingering questions - we want to hear from you!
Head over to blog.iftechfoundation.org/2025-10-12-2..., and ask us any lingering questions - we want to hear from you!
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
god this is good
Peter Coviello isn't on Bluesky, but this definitely should be: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
god this is good
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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"Trump canceled your flight" is about as easy as messaging gets.
FAA reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 'high-volume' markets during government shutdown
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government...
apnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
"Trump canceled your flight" is about as easy as messaging gets.
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Do you like forests and computer models? 🌳🧑💻
Within the Future Forests excellence cluster, we are hiring two modellers for 7 year (!) positions here in Freiburg.
A scientific coordinator role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
And and a scientific programmer role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
Within the Future Forests excellence cluster, we are hiring two modellers for 7 year (!) positions here in Freiburg.
A scientific coordinator role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
And and a scientific programmer role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Do you like forests and computer models? 🌳🧑💻
Within the Future Forests excellence cluster, we are hiring two modellers for 7 year (!) positions here in Freiburg.
A scientific coordinator role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
And and a scientific programmer role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
Within the Future Forests excellence cluster, we are hiring two modellers for 7 year (!) positions here in Freiburg.
A scientific coordinator role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
And and a scientific programmer role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
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Guys it’s easy to say Dick Cheney should’ve been prosecuted for war crimes. But you’re forgetting one thing. If we start prosecuting people for war crimes, people in the future might get scared about doing war crimes and hesitate before committing war crimes!
November 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Guys it’s easy to say Dick Cheney should’ve been prosecuted for war crimes. But you’re forgetting one thing. If we start prosecuting people for war crimes, people in the future might get scared about doing war crimes and hesitate before committing war crimes!
"No hell is hot enough or eternal enough for Dick Cheney"
All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.
www.thenation.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
"No hell is hot enough or eternal enough for Dick Cheney"
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will the jury get served subway sandwiches for lunch?
November 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
will the jury get served subway sandwiches for lunch?
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YES YOU SHOULD VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS TOMORROW EVEN IF MAMDANI IS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHERE YOU LIVE
November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
YES YOU SHOULD VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS TOMORROW EVEN IF MAMDANI IS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHERE YOU LIVE
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Early this morning, our city still plunged into darkness, I set off to walk the Brooklyn Bridge.
As the sun came up, we were joined by canvassers, labor leaders, elected officials, and working people — a movement to bring a new day to our city.
Tomorrow, we win it together.
As the sun came up, we were joined by canvassers, labor leaders, elected officials, and working people — a movement to bring a new day to our city.
Tomorrow, we win it together.
November 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Early this morning, our city still plunged into darkness, I set off to walk the Brooklyn Bridge.
As the sun came up, we were joined by canvassers, labor leaders, elected officials, and working people — a movement to bring a new day to our city.
Tomorrow, we win it together.
As the sun came up, we were joined by canvassers, labor leaders, elected officials, and working people — a movement to bring a new day to our city.
Tomorrow, we win it together.
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I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak
October 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak
it's hared to argue against
My actual hottest take is that it's easier to understand maga indoctrination through the lens of spirit possession than any other paradigm
October 30, 2025 at 12:40 AM
it's hared to argue against
not my fault! I've only worked for 2 of these companies
Recent US Layoff Announcements:
1 UPS: 48,000
2 Amazon: Up to 30,000
3 Intel: 24,000
4 Nestle: 16,000
5 Accenture: 11,000
6 Ford: 11,000
7 Novo Nordisk: 9,000
8 Microsoft: 7,000
9 PwC: 5,600
10 Salesforce: 4,000
11 Paramount: 2,000
12 Target: 1,800
13 Kroger: 1,000
14 Applied Materials: 1,444
1 UPS: 48,000
2 Amazon: Up to 30,000
3 Intel: 24,000
4 Nestle: 16,000
5 Accenture: 11,000
6 Ford: 11,000
7 Novo Nordisk: 9,000
8 Microsoft: 7,000
9 PwC: 5,600
10 Salesforce: 4,000
11 Paramount: 2,000
12 Target: 1,800
13 Kroger: 1,000
14 Applied Materials: 1,444
October 29, 2025 at 6:39 AM
not my fault! I've only worked for 2 of these companies
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a big selling point for Zohran is that he's a nice young man who loves his mother.
POV you’re still not married and your grandparents just found the nicest boy with a good job they want you to meet
October 29, 2025 at 5:59 AM
a big selling point for Zohran is that he's a nice young man who loves his mother.
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Are you wondering why New York City isn’t using ranked choice voting in next week’s general election, like it did in the primary?
I heard that question from many of you, so I set out to answer it today: it’s one of six questions in my new “elections mailbag” where I answered reader questions.
I heard that question from many of you, so I set out to answer it today: it’s one of six questions in my new “elections mailbag” where I answered reader questions.
Elections Mailbag: Your Questions on Next Week's Races, Answered - Bolts
Why can’t New Yorkers rank the candidates? What are school boards to watch? Is sewer socialism back? We’ve got answers.
boltsmag.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Are you wondering why New York City isn’t using ranked choice voting in next week’s general election, like it did in the primary?
I heard that question from many of you, so I set out to answer it today: it’s one of six questions in my new “elections mailbag” where I answered reader questions.
I heard that question from many of you, so I set out to answer it today: it’s one of six questions in my new “elections mailbag” where I answered reader questions.
someone should tell him that the test is Canadian
"i took the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, found it difficult, and badly understood what i was being asked to do" is not a great sign
Trump: AOC is low IQ. If you give her an IQ test, have her pass like the exams that I decided to take when I was at Walter Reed. Those are very hard…
The first couple of questions are easy. A tiger, an elephant, a giraffe..
The first couple of questions are easy. A tiger, an elephant, a giraffe..
October 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
someone should tell him that the test is Canadian
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NYC residents can protest ICE agents and make them miserable, but there is also an entire universe of creative legalistic and bureaucratic harassment that a Mamdani administration could do to gum up the gears of ICE operations. BUILDING INSPECTIONS DAILY baby.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/ice-vs-nyc
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/ice-vs-nyc
ICE vs. NYC
The feds will not have a good time here.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
NYC residents can protest ICE agents and make them miserable, but there is also an entire universe of creative legalistic and bureaucratic harassment that a Mamdani administration could do to gum up the gears of ICE operations. BUILDING INSPECTIONS DAILY baby.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/ice-vs-nyc
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/ice-vs-nyc
how in the hell did we get here?
October 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
how in the hell did we get here?
there should be investigations into WHY there are corporate donors *in the first place*. Our public institutions should be funded by public money, decided and distributed by congress, as representatives of the people.
This is not "Trump Palace -- brought to you by Brawndo!"
This is not "Trump Palace -- brought to you by Brawndo!"
I've launched an investigation into the contracting and approval process for the demolition of the White House—and whether the corporate donors funding Trump's ballroom are seeking favors with the Administration.
The American public deserves answers. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
The American public deserves answers. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
Trump demolishes the East Wing — and White House norms
The East Wing's rapid razing bypassed a detailed process for major federal renovation projects in Washington. Now, Senate Democrats are demanding answers.
www.msnbc.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
there should be investigations into WHY there are corporate donors *in the first place*. Our public institutions should be funded by public money, decided and distributed by congress, as representatives of the people.
This is not "Trump Palace -- brought to you by Brawndo!"
This is not "Trump Palace -- brought to you by Brawndo!"
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De-Americanizing global trade will be Donald Trump's biggest legacy, and our children's children will still be paying the price long after we're all dead
Carney: "We can't control the trade policy of the US. We recognize it has fundamentally changed from the policy in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, & it's a situation where US has tariffs against every trading partner... what we we can control is developing new partnerships, including w/econ giants of Asia"
October 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
De-Americanizing global trade will be Donald Trump's biggest legacy, and our children's children will still be paying the price long after we're all dead