Every Day I’m Galerkin
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Applied Mathematician, Veteran, Nevadan — Probably watching Star Trek. (he/him/his) up
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I wrote about the problem with interviewing Donald Trump, and how the media's fixation on its own biases has left it toothless.
Why Would You Interview Donald Trump?
ABC laid bare some of the media's worst tendencies
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May 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I wrote about the problem with interviewing Donald Trump, and how the media's fixation on its own biases has left it toothless.
I still get uncanny valley when reviewing some papers. Established folks are absolutely using them, and it’s hilarious to me because these same people wouldn’t have survived this job market with their early career CVs.
If you're a grad student or an undergrad interested in research I need to you listen to me very carefully.
You cannot learn to write good research papers if you do not read good research papers.
Stop asking LLMs to summarize papers for you.
You cannot learn to write good research papers if you do not read good research papers.
Stop asking LLMs to summarize papers for you.
May 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I still get uncanny valley when reviewing some papers. Established folks are absolutely using them, and it’s hilarious to me because these same people wouldn’t have survived this job market with their early career CVs.
I don’t want an answer to this, but I’ve always sort of wondered what the French call a French horn.
April 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I don’t want an answer to this, but I’ve always sort of wondered what the French call a French horn.
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It’s funny that the “correct “way to respond to authoritarian attacks always begins with recognizing and admitting all the things the authoritarians are right about, and knocking that off. That’s always step one.
Then the authoritarians are satisfied, right?
Then the authoritarians are satisfied, right?
March 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
It’s funny that the “correct “way to respond to authoritarian attacks always begins with recognizing and admitting all the things the authoritarians are right about, and knocking that off. That’s always step one.
Then the authoritarians are satisfied, right?
Then the authoritarians are satisfied, right?
Flight attendants cross check for arrival
a hockey player with the number 10 on his jersey stands next to a player with the number 3 on his jersey
ALT: a hockey player with the number 10 on his jersey stands next to a player with the number 3 on his jersey
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Flight attendants cross check for arrival
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I drive a subaru and people always think they're illuminating me when they tell me it's the lesbian car like that's not the reason i got it
January 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I drive a subaru and people always think they're illuminating me when they tell me it's the lesbian car like that's not the reason i got it
I had this shirt in high school. I recall being interrogated at length by a few different people, each with a vested interest in making sure I was adhering to all appropriate interpretations of “aesthetic irony” relevant to teens in 2001.
Anyway, now they’re at Costco.
Anyway, now they’re at Costco.
December 31, 2024 at 6:21 PM
I had this shirt in high school. I recall being interrogated at length by a few different people, each with a vested interest in making sure I was adhering to all appropriate interpretations of “aesthetic irony” relevant to teens in 2001.
Anyway, now they’re at Costco.
Anyway, now they’re at Costco.
Nosferatu is a part of the Pacific Rim extended universe.
Saw Nosferatu at the Chinese Theater in LA last night and it was so loud I had to wear earplugs
December 31, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Nosferatu is a part of the Pacific Rim extended universe.
Realized I wasn’t feeling enough existential dread, so I decided to rewatch Chernobyl.
a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a desk and says i prefer my opinion to yours
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a desk and says i prefer my opinion to yours
media.tenor.com
December 29, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Realized I wasn’t feeling enough existential dread, so I decided to rewatch Chernobyl.
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virginiamercury.com/2024/12/24/w... "For those of you unfamiliar with the vocabulary of bureaucrats, “very difficult to achieve” is a term of art that translates roughly as, “This is nuts.”"
We suspected data centers were creating an energy crisis for Virginia. Now it’s official. • Virginia Mercury
The unconstrained buildout of data centers has handed Virginia leaders a problem that is, in the parlance of JLARC, “very difficult” indeed.
virginiamercury.com
December 24, 2024 at 2:02 PM
virginiamercury.com/2024/12/24/w... "For those of you unfamiliar with the vocabulary of bureaucrats, “very difficult to achieve” is a term of art that translates roughly as, “This is nuts.”"
Until I see numbers otherwise, my gut tells me we (as a society) spend more money on police and private security (to police the homeless) than is needed to house and feed everyone in need.
Just saw a man give himself a sink bath in a soda fountain before getting run off.
Just saw a man give himself a sink bath in a soda fountain before getting run off.
December 12, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Until I see numbers otherwise, my gut tells me we (as a society) spend more money on police and private security (to police the homeless) than is needed to house and feed everyone in need.
Just saw a man give himself a sink bath in a soda fountain before getting run off.
Just saw a man give himself a sink bath in a soda fountain before getting run off.
This stresses me out, haha. I’m so bad with new names as it is.
At some point the complexity would get wild that we’d see headlines about new prime numbers that read like race horse names at the Kentucky Derby.
“Introducing the new prime number: ‘The wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald’!”
At some point the complexity would get wild that we’d see headlines about new prime numbers that read like race horse names at the Kentucky Derby.
“Introducing the new prime number: ‘The wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald’!”
Question mostly for people who don't like math:
How would life be different if each counting number had its own name and symbol unrelated to any previous numbers?
How would life be different if each counting number had its own name and symbol unrelated to any previous numbers?
December 6, 2024 at 6:01 PM
This stresses me out, haha. I’m so bad with new names as it is.
At some point the complexity would get wild that we’d see headlines about new prime numbers that read like race horse names at the Kentucky Derby.
“Introducing the new prime number: ‘The wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald’!”
At some point the complexity would get wild that we’d see headlines about new prime numbers that read like race horse names at the Kentucky Derby.
“Introducing the new prime number: ‘The wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald’!”
I hereby give you permission to toss the thanksgiving leftovers
December 6, 2024 at 4:40 PM
I hereby give you permission to toss the thanksgiving leftovers
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Long term I think unis will find a way to combat LLM use, if nothing else to preserve their societal role as the official designator of "smartness" to save companies the trouble of developing a hiring procedure
But in the meantime we'll see a couple of cohorts absolutely determined to learn nothing
But in the meantime we'll see a couple of cohorts absolutely determined to learn nothing
November 30, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Long term I think unis will find a way to combat LLM use, if nothing else to preserve their societal role as the official designator of "smartness" to save companies the trouble of developing a hiring procedure
But in the meantime we'll see a couple of cohorts absolutely determined to learn nothing
But in the meantime we'll see a couple of cohorts absolutely determined to learn nothing
Can we start a spatchcock train? 🤣
November 29, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Can we start a spatchcock train? 🤣
Post a *perfect* album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains
November 28, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Post a *perfect* album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains
This was one of the takeaways from the latest news brief from citations needed - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
November 18, 2024 at 7:50 AM
This was one of the takeaways from the latest news brief from citations needed - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
I play DND with a funny group of people- and the DM is savvy enough to stream the entire process. It's a load of fun.
Chains of Asmodeus Episode 23: The Big Fight is now available on YouTube!
youtu.be/wY6uaqmwaVg
youtu.be/wY6uaqmwaVg
November 17, 2024 at 4:13 AM
I play DND with a funny group of people- and the DM is savvy enough to stream the entire process. It's a load of fun.
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I've been busy today writing referee reports. I don't think it violates confidentiality to show you an example.
November 16, 2024 at 11:58 PM
I've been busy today writing referee reports. I don't think it violates confidentiality to show you an example.
These all read like LinkedIn posts
November 13, 2024 at 1:09 AM
These all read like LinkedIn posts
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Tame Impala's opening act
Donald Trump to host a rally in Coachella on Saturday, Oct. 12 - KESQ
Former President Donald Trump is planning to host a rally in the Coachella Valley this weekend. According to his campaign website, Trump is scheduled to host a rally at Calhoun Ranch in Coachella on S...
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October 7, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Tame Impala's opening act
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Friendly reminder for TX: Our voter registration deadline is Oct. 7, and it takes less than a minute to check that your registration's active. Even if you haven't moved, the way the state's bragged about how many voters it's kicked off is a good reason to check: www.texastribune.org/2024/09/16/t...
Texas officials say they’ve scrubbed the voter rolls. Here’s how to check if you’re still on them.
The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 7. The Texas Tribune, ProPublica and Votebeat want to hear from people removed from voter rolls.
www.texastribune.org
October 4, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Friendly reminder for TX: Our voter registration deadline is Oct. 7, and it takes less than a minute to check that your registration's active. Even if you haven't moved, the way the state's bragged about how many voters it's kicked off is a good reason to check: www.texastribune.org/2024/09/16/t...
I can either prove the result or write the paper (in finite time). Pick.
October 2, 2024 at 1:11 AM
I can either prove the result or write the paper (in finite time). Pick.