It doesn't help that the we in ML often only design abstractions leak all kinds of implementation details. Folks often define ML itself in terms of techniques, not problems!

But it's prematurely abstracting that leads to the bitterness of wasted effort, and not "modularity doesn't work for AI". 2/2

I JUST WANT TO GENERALLY APOLOGIZE TO MATH TEACHERS AT LARGE FOR BEING A LITTLE SHIT AT 15 WHO WAS EXTREMELY SURE OF THE COURSE MY LIFE WOULD TAKE AND DECLARING I DID NOT NEED TO LEARN TO SOLVE FOR X. I'M SO SORRY. I DEFINITELY DID NEED TO LEARN THAT.

Yes, I know that the economics of conference organizing is to blame.

I can lament about what we lost though. It was really nice when there used to be conferences that were really cross-tech/cross-platform watering holes. Really wonderful opportunities for communities to learn from one another!

Several other CS faculty women were discussing this the other day– most people BF in a Zoom call, usually with the camera off. Same for pumping mamas.

For in-person meetings, I personally just told everyone in my group to plan for lots of schedule readjustments. So I do the same as you ☝️

I’ve basically given up on social media since having a second baby and keeping my demanding jobs. Idk how other people do it

oops oh yeah most of the people in my online social media circle are men and they are not a food source for an infant, so they have much more free time. iykyk