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I'm a philomath (many interests; call it polymath-wanna-be) professional computer programmer in Silicon Valley, specializing in operating systems […]

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@skewray @davidsuculum
In partial answer to that, I'm putting up a poster of you as "#1 Most Wanted Public Enemy" with an alert to all law enforcement.

:)
December 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
@davidsuculum
It's an interesting possibility. Of course, it's also famous that the field of science fiction (and fantasy) was slow to develop the mainstream literature virtues, including character development.

The "three greats" of the early era were Asimov, Clarke, and Heinlein, and none of […]
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December 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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mysietch.wad
December 20, 2025 at 3:23 AM
[No, I wasn't born this way. But my parents did it, and no doubt passed on this vice to me. I know it's socially reprehensible, totally disgusting to some; I'm glad my kids don't seem prone to it, and my wife is understanding. God help me, I've tried getting by without it, but its a craving, a […]
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December 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
@johncarlosbaez
Oh, and at the start it says that the video contains (in a world-first presentation) her attempt at such a lecture.

Links include her paper:
⁠Could ∞-Category Theory Be Taught To Undergraduates? (paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/2302.07855
December 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
@ddrake @b0rk
Yes, it's great work. I like look through the zines as a memory refresher.
December 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
RE: https://chaos.social/@ChuckMcManis/115708954542065338

@timb_machine
That would seem to put you in the same category as a little discussion I was having at the same time:

https://mathstodon.xyz/@ChuckMcManis@chaos.social/115708954585697816
chaos.social
December 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
@NicoleCRust
> how the brain produces conscious experience, cognition, and intelligent behavior. Astera will support this effort with $600M+ over the next decade.

Excellent!!!
December 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
@dpiponi
It has become sapient and is now directing its own course. Some day it will return and chat with you of its adventure.
December 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
@dpiponi
If you think about it, the history of applied math is full of such incidents, with better formal systems and justifications being develop long after an application was found to work with insufficient formal justification.

This isn't limited to machine learning.

As to the purpose […]
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December 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
@SvenGeier
An oldie but goodie!

Looks like our late beloved cat.
December 9, 2025 at 3:14 AM