Grégoire Locqueville
@glocq.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy
Hi, I'm Grégoire, a French person passionate about a bunch of things, including maths, software, music, voice, human and computer languages, and virtual places […]
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I recently learnt that crocodiles are closer to birds (i.e. they have a more recent common ancestor) that they are to lizards.
Do you have any other examples of surprising "species x is closer to species y than they are to species z"? Surely this must be hard to beat […]
Do you have any other examples of surprising "species x is closer to species y than they are to species z"? Surely this must be hard to beat […]
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November 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I recently learnt that crocodiles are closer to birds (i.e. they have a more recent common ancestor) that they are to lizards.
Do you have any other examples of surprising "species x is closer to species y than they are to species z"? Surely this must be hard to beat […]
Do you have any other examples of surprising "species x is closer to species y than they are to species z"? Surely this must be hard to beat […]
A great writeup about the combined role of formalism and intuition in math:
https://davidbessis.substack.com/p/the-curious-case-of-broken-theorems
https://davidbessis.substack.com/p/the-curious-case-of-broken-theorems
The curious case of broken theorems
Mathematics shouldn't survive logical errors—yet it does
davidbessis.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A great writeup about the combined role of formalism and intuition in math:
https://davidbessis.substack.com/p/the-curious-case-of-broken-theorems
https://davidbessis.substack.com/p/the-curious-case-of-broken-theorems
Dans le prologue de Condition de l'homme moderne, Hannah Arendt écrit :
Lorsque ces « vérités » peuvent s’exprimer en concepts cohérents, l’on obtient des énoncés « moins absurdes peut-être que cercle triangulaire, mais beaucoup plus que lion ailé » (Erwin Schrödinger)
Quelqu'un·e connaît le […]
Lorsque ces « vérités » peuvent s’exprimer en concepts cohérents, l’on obtient des énoncés « moins absurdes peut-être que cercle triangulaire, mais beaucoup plus que lion ailé » (Erwin Schrödinger)
Quelqu'un·e connaît le […]
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November 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Dans le prologue de Condition de l'homme moderne, Hannah Arendt écrit :
Lorsque ces « vérités » peuvent s’exprimer en concepts cohérents, l’on obtient des énoncés « moins absurdes peut-être que cercle triangulaire, mais beaucoup plus que lion ailé » (Erwin Schrödinger)
Quelqu'un·e connaît le […]
Lorsque ces « vérités » peuvent s’exprimer en concepts cohérents, l’on obtient des énoncés « moins absurdes peut-être que cercle triangulaire, mais beaucoup plus que lion ailé » (Erwin Schrödinger)
Quelqu'un·e connaît le […]
RE: https://piaille.fr/@benjamingeer/115547666230525645
Une perspective intéressante sur la pratique du français par des non-natifves. Pour être clair, je ne milite pas pour l'effacement des marques de genre en français (ça serait peine perdue), je pense juste que c'est bien de garder ces […]
Une perspective intéressante sur la pratique du français par des non-natifves. Pour être clair, je ne milite pas pour l'effacement des marques de genre en français (ça serait peine perdue), je pense juste que c'est bien de garder ces […]
November 14, 2025 at 11:37 AM
RE: https://piaille.fr/@benjamingeer/115547666230525645
Une perspective intéressante sur la pratique du français par des non-natifves. Pour être clair, je ne milite pas pour l'effacement des marques de genre en français (ça serait peine perdue), je pense juste que c'est bien de garder ces […]
Une perspective intéressante sur la pratique du français par des non-natifves. Pour être clair, je ne milite pas pour l'effacement des marques de genre en français (ça serait peine perdue), je pense juste que c'est bien de garder ces […]
Tiens, je viens d'apprendre qu'un des intervenants que j'ai vu parler au Programmable Audio Workshop de 2023, Benoît Carré, est la moitié du groupe Lilicub, qui a sorti dans les années 90 le tube Voyage en Italie :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bse02AUNP_o
Cette info change strictement rien […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bse02AUNP_o
Cette info change strictement rien […]
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November 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Tiens, je viens d'apprendre qu'un des intervenants que j'ai vu parler au Programmable Audio Workshop de 2023, Benoît Carré, est la moitié du groupe Lilicub, qui a sorti dans les années 90 le tube Voyage en Italie :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bse02AUNP_o
Cette info change strictement rien […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bse02AUNP_o
Cette info change strictement rien […]
Managed to solve #celtix today with 102 walls, which is 2 less than the maximum possible number of walls (and maximal solutions always have an even number of walls).
@OscarCunningham wonder if @OptimalCeltixBot could be modified to also show a solution with as many walls as possible?
@OscarCunningham wonder if @OptimalCeltixBot could be modified to also show a solution with as many walls as possible?
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Managed to solve #celtix today with 102 walls, which is 2 less than the maximum possible number of walls (and maximal solutions always have an even number of walls).
@OscarCunningham wonder if @OptimalCeltixBot could be modified to also show a solution with as many walls as possible?
@OscarCunningham wonder if @OptimalCeltixBot could be modified to also show a solution with as many walls as possible?
"Reconstructing images seen by people from their fMRI brain recordings provides a non-invasive window into the human brain."
I don't know, reading the images right inside your brain seems pretty invasive to me...
(I'm kidding, of course I know what "non-invasive" means in this context. Anyway […]
I don't know, reading the images right inside your brain seems pretty invasive to me...
(I'm kidding, of course I know what "non-invasive" means in this context. Anyway […]
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November 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"Reconstructing images seen by people from their fMRI brain recordings provides a non-invasive window into the human brain."
I don't know, reading the images right inside your brain seems pretty invasive to me...
(I'm kidding, of course I know what "non-invasive" means in this context. Anyway […]
I don't know, reading the images right inside your brain seems pretty invasive to me...
(I'm kidding, of course I know what "non-invasive" means in this context. Anyway […]
David Madore always has fascinating computability theory riddles:
… instead of answering “yes” or “no”, the oracle will present to you (each time you ask a question) two Turing machines: for a “yes” answer, one of the two machines halts and the other doesn't, whereas for a “no” they either both halt or both don't. …
November 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
David Madore always has fascinating computability theory riddles:
My mastodon feed: "<liberal politician> is gay!* Take that, conservatives!"
Reddit's front page: "Look at how gorgeous <same politician>'s wife is!"
🤔
Reddit's front page: "Look at how gorgeous <same politician>'s wife is!"
🤔
November 6, 2025 at 8:03 AM
My mastodon feed: "<liberal politician> is gay!* Take that, conservatives!"
Reddit's front page: "Look at how gorgeous <same politician>'s wife is!"
🤔
Reddit's front page: "Look at how gorgeous <same politician>'s wife is!"
🤔
[Que chante à son enfant un·e programmeur·se Zig pour l'endormir ?]
une comptime
une comptime
November 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
[Que chante à son enfant un·e programmeur·se Zig pour l'endormir ?]
une comptime
une comptime
A video of Frodo walking from the Shire to Mordor in #lotro 's map — a MMORPG which (from what I've been told) is surprisingly faithful to #tolkien 's Middle-Earth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYipECdYpXc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYipECdYpXc
November 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A video of Frodo walking from the Shire to Mordor in #lotro 's map — a MMORPG which (from what I've been told) is surprisingly faithful to #tolkien 's Middle-Earth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYipECdYpXc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYipECdYpXc
[Que fait un cambrioleur quand la porte du musée est fermée ?]
il Louvre
il Louvre
November 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
[Que fait un cambrioleur quand la porte du musée est fermée ?]
il Louvre
il Louvre
*first time doing anything with a needle, watching a video showcasing different stitches:* "Hey, this “bullion knot” stitch looks cool!"
The result:
#embroidery
The result:
#embroidery
October 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
*first time doing anything with a needle, watching a video showcasing different stitches:* "Hey, this “bullion knot” stitch looks cool!"
The result:
#embroidery
The result:
#embroidery
Je trouve ça révoltant que les médias donnent autant de visibilité à quelqu'un qui garde ses chaussures sur le canapé
October 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Je trouve ça révoltant que les médias donnent autant de visibilité à quelqu'un qui garde ses chaussures sur le canapé
Reposted by Grégoire Locqueville
Is there a cross-platform (Linux, MacOS, Windows) library to interact with graphic tablets? I tried to look at what #krita uses, but I'm lost in their codebase 😅
June 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Is there a cross-platform (Linux, MacOS, Windows) library to interact with graphic tablets? I tried to look at what #krita uses, but I'm lost in their codebase 😅
Anyone using #withastro willing to help a noob?
I am setting up a website with two pages A.mdx and B.mdx. I want to put a link to page B on page A. But of course I don't want to hardcode the whole site's URL, I want to put a relative link.
I tried to use Astro.url from page A, but the Astro […]
I am setting up a website with two pages A.mdx and B.mdx. I want to put a link to page B on page A. But of course I don't want to hardcode the whole site's URL, I want to put a relative link.
I tried to use Astro.url from page A, but the Astro […]
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October 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Anyone using #withastro willing to help a noob?
I am setting up a website with two pages A.mdx and B.mdx. I want to put a link to page B on page A. But of course I don't want to hardcode the whole site's URL, I want to put a relative link.
I tried to use Astro.url from page A, but the Astro […]
I am setting up a website with two pages A.mdx and B.mdx. I want to put a link to page B on page A. But of course I don't want to hardcode the whole site's URL, I want to put a relative link.
I tried to use Astro.url from page A, but the Astro […]
October 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Anyone out here selling CLAP plugins? What's your experience like?
#audiodev #audiodevelopement #audioprogramming #computermusic #vst #vst3
#audiodev #audiodevelopement #audioprogramming #computermusic #vst #vst3
October 24, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Anyone out here selling CLAP plugins? What's your experience like?
#audiodev #audiodevelopement #audioprogramming #computermusic #vst #vst3
#audiodev #audiodevelopement #audioprogramming #computermusic #vst #vst3
J'aimerais bien poueter plus en français parce que la communauté francophone sur mastodon a l'air mimi, mais à chaque fois qu'il me vient quelque chose à écrire je me dis que si je l'écris en anglais ça touchera plus de monde (et donc plus de chances de se connecter avec des gens cool), et que […]
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October 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
J'aimerais bien poueter plus en français parce que la communauté francophone sur mastodon a l'air mimi, mais à chaque fois qu'il me vient quelque chose à écrire je me dis que si je l'écris en anglais ça touchera plus de monde (et donc plus de chances de se connecter avec des gens cool), et que […]
Very nice, simple and tangible musical analogy (well, it's a bit more than an analogy actually) for serial data transmission in this #computerphile video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEyVm6dU55c
(disclaimer: I haven't watched the whole video yet)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEyVm6dU55c
(disclaimer: I haven't watched the whole video yet)
October 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Very nice, simple and tangible musical analogy (well, it's a bit more than an analogy actually) for serial data transmission in this #computerphile video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEyVm6dU55c
(disclaimer: I haven't watched the whole video yet)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEyVm6dU55c
(disclaimer: I haven't watched the whole video yet)
Why didn't Germany remain neutral during World War 2? It would have saved them and everyone else a lot of trouble
October 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Why didn't Germany remain neutral during World War 2? It would have saved them and everyone else a lot of trouble
The recent launch of a "social" media app entirely dedicated to AI slop has sparked outraged reactions, and I agree with the sentiment, but for years there's been AI slop pictures and videos shown in museums (including very prestigious ones!) and I've never seen anyone take issue with it. And I […]
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October 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The recent launch of a "social" media app entirely dedicated to AI slop has sparked outraged reactions, and I agree with the sentiment, but for years there's been AI slop pictures and videos shown in museums (including very prestigious ones!) and I've never seen anyone take issue with it. And I […]
I've been thinking of getting into #embroidery. Usually when I think of a new skill to pick up, I'll get inspired by stuff some experimented person did, figure I'm super smart so I ought to be able to get at a comparable level fairly quickly, and then realize it's harder than I expected.
But […]
But […]
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October 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I've been thinking of getting into #embroidery. Usually when I think of a new skill to pick up, I'll get inspired by stuff some experimented person did, figure I'm super smart so I ought to be able to get at a comparable level fairly quickly, and then realize it's harder than I expected.
But […]
But […]
Having not read a whole book for way longer than I'm willing to admit, I'm proud to say I've started reading the Lord of the Rings again.
First and last time I read it was about 15 years ago; back then I only knew that it was a fantasy novel about a quest to destroy the dark lord's dangerous […]
First and last time I read it was about 15 years ago; back then I only knew that it was a fantasy novel about a quest to destroy the dark lord's dangerous […]
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October 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Having not read a whole book for way longer than I'm willing to admit, I'm proud to say I've started reading the Lord of the Rings again.
First and last time I read it was about 15 years ago; back then I only knew that it was a fantasy novel about a quest to destroy the dark lord's dangerous […]
First and last time I read it was about 15 years ago; back then I only knew that it was a fantasy novel about a quest to destroy the dark lord's dangerous […]