Jake
@classjek.bsky.social
Gone biking. Or doing math. Or smelling perfumes.
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the worst part is that for the people at the top "good at math"/sciencey is essentially a vibe one socially codes their way into by being minimally competent at informally discussing things actual math/science people do, unless (e.g.) Elon Musk has proven a theorem I didn't hear about.
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 AM
the worst part is that for the people at the top "good at math"/sciencey is essentially a vibe one socially codes their way into by being minimally competent at informally discussing things actual math/science people do, unless (e.g.) Elon Musk has proven a theorem I didn't hear about.
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New paper hot off the press www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We analysed over 40,000 computer vision papers from CVPR (the longest standing CV conf) & associated patents tracing pathways from research to application. We found that 90% of papers & 86% of downstream patents power surveillance
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We analysed over 40,000 computer vision papers from CVPR (the longest standing CV conf) & associated patents tracing pathways from research to application. We found that 90% of papers & 86% of downstream patents power surveillance
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Computer-vision research powers surveillance technology - Nature
An analysis of research papers and citing patents indicates the extensive ties between computer-vision research and surveillance.
www.nature.com
June 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
New paper hot off the press www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We analysed over 40,000 computer vision papers from CVPR (the longest standing CV conf) & associated patents tracing pathways from research to application. We found that 90% of papers & 86% of downstream patents power surveillance
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We analysed over 40,000 computer vision papers from CVPR (the longest standing CV conf) & associated patents tracing pathways from research to application. We found that 90% of papers & 86% of downstream patents power surveillance
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I had a liberal centrist — a professional — once tell me that they engage with more diversity at a Bari Weiss dinner party than they do in any mainstream media event.
I mention this because, just as it is true in politics at the moment, some of the calls are coming from inside the house.
I mention this because, just as it is true in politics at the moment, some of the calls are coming from inside the house.
October 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I had a liberal centrist — a professional — once tell me that they engage with more diversity at a Bari Weiss dinner party than they do in any mainstream media event.
I mention this because, just as it is true in politics at the moment, some of the calls are coming from inside the house.
I mention this because, just as it is true in politics at the moment, some of the calls are coming from inside the house.
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Excellent reporting from Heated and Atmos.
It looks like some of the biggest investors in the anti-trans movement are fossil fuel billionaires who are trying to use trans issues to ensure that Republicans pass policies favorable to their industry.
heated.world/p/fossil-fue...
It looks like some of the biggest investors in the anti-trans movement are fossil fuel billionaires who are trying to use trans issues to ensure that Republicans pass policies favorable to their industry.
heated.world/p/fossil-fue...
Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement
An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos and HEATED finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.
heated.world
September 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Excellent reporting from Heated and Atmos.
It looks like some of the biggest investors in the anti-trans movement are fossil fuel billionaires who are trying to use trans issues to ensure that Republicans pass policies favorable to their industry.
heated.world/p/fossil-fue...
It looks like some of the biggest investors in the anti-trans movement are fossil fuel billionaires who are trying to use trans issues to ensure that Republicans pass policies favorable to their industry.
heated.world/p/fossil-fue...
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Republicans just pushed a resolution to "honor the life and legacy" of anti-LGBTQ+ rights leader and extremist Charlie Kirk.
Half of the Democrats voted in favor, including transgender representative Sarah McBride.
Half of the Democrats voted in favor, including transgender representative Sarah McBride.
September 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Republicans just pushed a resolution to "honor the life and legacy" of anti-LGBTQ+ rights leader and extremist Charlie Kirk.
Half of the Democrats voted in favor, including transgender representative Sarah McBride.
Half of the Democrats voted in favor, including transgender representative Sarah McBride.
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Trump canceled the research grant for America’s — perhaps the world’s? — top mathematician (via @weakinstrument.bsky.social)
August 3, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Trump canceled the research grant for America’s — perhaps the world’s? — top mathematician (via @weakinstrument.bsky.social)
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A new study published in the Lancet finds that life expectancy in Gaza dropped by nearly half, from 75.5 years to 40.6 years, during the first twelve months of the genocide. Apocalyptic.
February 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A new study published in the Lancet finds that life expectancy in Gaza dropped by nearly half, from 75.5 years to 40.6 years, during the first twelve months of the genocide. Apocalyptic.
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Damn this is bleak
January 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Damn this is bleak
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Does this initiative come with a free hot dog costume?
January 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Does this initiative come with a free hot dog costume?
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Welcome to the public domain, Virginia Woolf's A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN (1929), a pivotal feminist essay by one of modernism’s most innovative writers, advocating for women's creative independence. 🖋️
Learn more. ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025
#PublicDomain
Learn more. ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025
#PublicDomain
January 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Welcome to the public domain, Virginia Woolf's A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN (1929), a pivotal feminist essay by one of modernism’s most innovative writers, advocating for women's creative independence. 🖋️
Learn more. ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025
#PublicDomain
Learn more. ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025
#PublicDomain
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I talked to @nbedera.bsky.social about her devastating research into Title IX offices & new book On the Wrong Side: “There’s this myth men’s lives are ruined when they’re accused of sexual violence—it isn’t just untrue, it becomes justification for giving them benefits to compensate for that."
Not Only Do Campus Sexual Assailants Go Unpunished, They Often Get Special Treatment
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
www.jezebel.com
December 30, 2024 at 10:43 PM
I talked to @nbedera.bsky.social about her devastating research into Title IX offices & new book On the Wrong Side: “There’s this myth men’s lives are ruined when they’re accused of sexual violence—it isn’t just untrue, it becomes justification for giving them benefits to compensate for that."
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Flirting with making "hard cheese" part of my regular idiom.
First testing ground might be the AI-written papers I'm currently grading (so far, blessedly few): "I can't tell from this paper if you've actually read the primary texts. Accordingly, I have no choice but to give you an F. Hard cheese"
First testing ground might be the AI-written papers I'm currently grading (so far, blessedly few): "I can't tell from this paper if you've actually read the primary texts. Accordingly, I have no choice but to give you an F. Hard cheese"
December 17, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Flirting with making "hard cheese" part of my regular idiom.
First testing ground might be the AI-written papers I'm currently grading (so far, blessedly few): "I can't tell from this paper if you've actually read the primary texts. Accordingly, I have no choice but to give you an F. Hard cheese"
First testing ground might be the AI-written papers I'm currently grading (so far, blessedly few): "I can't tell from this paper if you've actually read the primary texts. Accordingly, I have no choice but to give you an F. Hard cheese"
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The end game of this was always "we have to end women's sports to protect cis women from trans women."
I hammer at this periodically, but the fear-mongering here isn't just about anti-trans rhetoric, but about promoting an image of cis women as delicate flowers.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/dona...
I hammer at this periodically, but the fear-mongering here isn't just about anti-trans rhetoric, but about promoting an image of cis women as delicate flowers.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/dona...
Donald Trump tells rightwing group that he'll end women's boxing "very quickly" - LGBTQ Nation
He said the women's sport is ruining America's "spirit."
www.lgbtqnation.com
December 24, 2024 at 5:52 PM
The end game of this was always "we have to end women's sports to protect cis women from trans women."
I hammer at this periodically, but the fear-mongering here isn't just about anti-trans rhetoric, but about promoting an image of cis women as delicate flowers.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/dona...
I hammer at this periodically, but the fear-mongering here isn't just about anti-trans rhetoric, but about promoting an image of cis women as delicate flowers.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/dona...