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Chad Scherrer
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Doing Bayesian stuff in #rustlang and #julialang. Seattle
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Cat mode
A goldendoodle lying across the top of a couch
October 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Blue Apron didn't give us the chicken that was supposed to come with this, but life finds a way
Blue Apron "Bang Bang Chicken" but it's made with Dino Buddies
September 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Saw the greatest bumper sticker
A bumper sticker in the "coexist" style but it says Costco. At the bottom it says "$1.50 hot dogs"
September 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Giving my update about the water refill line

(Just now autocorrected again to "...refill love")
Chat text: Love's actually not bad Line
September 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Kuato from Total Recall
August 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Argo is a great movie to begin with, but this cameo really makes it
Scene from Argo with Been Affleck's character reuniting with his son. On the nightstand sits 2XL, the best toy robot of all time
August 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Murph and the Magic Tones, from The Blues Brothers
August 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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4 panels from Detroiters Sam: I'm not feeling so hot Tim: How many hotdogs did you have for lunch? Sam: Three Tim: Well there's your problem, you're starving!
July 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Getting around Rust's trait limitations with type-level first order logic 🔥
/// Type-level boolean trait for compile-time boolean values pub trait TypeLevelBool { /// The boolean value at the type level const VALUE: bool; } /// Type-level representation of `true` pub struct True; /// Type-level representation of `false` pub struct False; impl TypeLevelBool for True { const VALUE: bool = true; } impl TypeLevelBool for False { const VALUE: bool = false; } // ============================================================================ // LOGICAL OPERATIONS // ============================================================================ /// Type-level AND operation: A ∧ B pub trait And<Other: TypeLevelBool> { type Output: TypeLevelBool; } impl And<True> for True { type Output = True; } impl And<False> for True { type Output = False; } impl And<True> for False { type Output = False; } impl And<False> for False { type Output = False; }
June 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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So at a high-level, you write something like this
#[mathcompile_optimize] fn my_expr(x: f64, y: f64) -> f64 { (x.exp() * y.exp()).ln() // → x + y }
June 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Relatable
A goldenrod staring me down from directly in front of the TV. I forget what we were watching, but Juno Temple is on the screen
May 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Gmail used to be so good at filtering. Why can't it catch obvious things like this?
An email with no subject that has me in the bcc field and has an image of a paypal invoice. It's from a gmail address. Just really lazy phishing
May 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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@newsweek.com 's Fairness Meter is just ridiculous
Newsweek's "Fairness Meter" showing that people who voted on the fairness of this article think it's as left-leaning as possible
May 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Ok but hear me out
Bob Odenkirk as the Pope riding an ATV
April 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Deleted my original QT. I jumped the gun on this - beating the market is nothing like a fair coin flip. This is a better way to look at it
Robert Reich post: "The stock portfolios of more than two dozen members of Congress outperformed the market in 2024. This isn't due to luck or skill. Lawmakers can use privileged information to trade stocks while they’re supposed to be working for you. Make no mistake, it’s legalized corruption."
April 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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I thought there was something like an rng.gen_bool() for a fair coinflip in Rust. A quick search took me into this alternate reality
Rust Coinflip Explained Rust coinflip sites have become a popular avenue for players to engage in a variety of betting game modes. Coinflip is one of the most straightforward yet thrilling options available. In Rust coinflip, participants bet their in-game skins, which hold real-world monetary value, on a simple coin toss. The appeal lies in its sheer simplicity and the high chance of doubling one’s wager. It offers an adrenaline-pumping experience each time the coin is flipped. One of the key attractions of coinflip, and what sets it apart from other types of betting games, is the low house edge. Most gambling activities are designed with an inherent advantage to the service provider. Rust gambling sites tend to offer a comparatively lower house edge for coinflip games. This means that players have a better chance of winning in the long run. It making it a more appealing option for those looking to gamble their Rust items. Lots of gambling sites with names incorporating "Rust" for some reason
April 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Somebody please tell Google about Apple TV+
Google result for Severance. Under "Where to watch" it only lists Prime Video
April 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Dog is catting
A goldendoodle lying across the top of a couch's back cushions
March 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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I know there used to be jokes about our then-great relationship with Canada; still weird to see this scene last night on Madam Secretary
Secretary McCord (Tea Leone) talking to Blake, her assistant: "I have to go shut my eyes for a few minutes..." "...or I might accidentally impose sanctions on Canada"
March 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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March 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Anyone else suddenly getting a lot more spam calls?
A list of recent calls to my phone, mostly spam
February 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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T. Rex, Electric Warrior. It's from '71, still slaps. Sadly they weren't around long - Marc Bolan died in a car crash in 77.

Album art by Hipgnosis, check out the Squaring the Circle documentary on Netflix to learn more about them.
Electric Warrior [Expanded & Remastered] Album • 1971 18 songs • 1 hour, 18 minutes https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kA8P3zsNfhDBY20QfXp6VxjHDrH6A3zTU
January 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Fiery Furnaces, I'm Going Away. FF is the Friedberger siblings Eleanor (vocals) and Matthew (keys and some vocals).

FF has some unusual stuff; this album is maybe the least so (but Drive to Dallas gives a hint of that). Some other albums are synth-heavy, or for more rock check out the live Remember
I'm Going Away Album • 2009 12 songs • 47 minutes https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lOrpxbx8Ktx-NV0xKaFhBiU3YoATMBCX8
January 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Arrow, by Heartless Bastards. Rock with blues and a little country. Not sure what to compare it to, maybe Tom Petty or early Wilco.
Arrow Album • 2012 10 songs • 51 minutes https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l0zzyXb-2q8L6236aV2SMwy-ZY3a8XiAg
January 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Ugly, by Screaming Females. All of their stuff is great, I just picked this one because it has the Steve Albini treatment.

Marissa Paternoster on (excellent distorted) guitar and vocals (clean + vibrato, no screaming). Sadly they recently broke up, but I think she has some solo stuff in the works
Ugly Album • 2012 14 songs • 53 minutes https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lyimiF9GbDLcq2KFGo2pAivedbUDiSiDY
January 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM