Jeff Hildebrand
@jeffhildebrand.bsky.social
Mathematician, teacher, Doctor Who fan, Ingress player, long ago baseball writer. Among other things.
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The Doctor is right and correct
Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
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November 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The Doctor is right and correct
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Trolling each other since 1054
Mar Awa III, patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, also born in Chicago, gave Pope Leo a Cubs jersey.
October 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Trolling each other since 1054
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not just useless - they're profoundly stupid, confusing (weak) correlation for causation, when there's plenty of actual data & insights they could have used instead
I'm not sure anything has epitomized AI for me more than the MLB playoffs commercials featuring completely useless stats. @keithlaw.bsky.social @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
not just useless - they're profoundly stupid, confusing (weak) correlation for causation, when there's plenty of actual data & insights they could have used instead
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Higher ed's rush to adopt AI is about so much more than AI: defector.com/higher-eds-r...
Higher Ed’s Rush To Adopt AI Is About So Much More Than AI | Defector
If you don’t work at a university or have college-age kids, you may have missed the flurry of news stories and social media banter about AI adoption in higher ed, stories which have snowballed into…
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October 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Higher ed's rush to adopt AI is about so much more than AI: defector.com/higher-eds-r...
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i’d say the real killer feature of EVs is basically the lack of real maintenance costs.
October 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
i’d say the real killer feature of EVs is basically the lack of real maintenance costs.
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Timeline cleanser 🐈
September 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Timeline cleanser 🐈
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this exists it is called thinking
September 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
this exists it is called thinking
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BBC News captures Doctor Who himself Sylvester McCoy at the Trump protest seemingly unaware of who they're interviewing.
September 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
BBC News captures Doctor Who himself Sylvester McCoy at the Trump protest seemingly unaware of who they're interviewing.
Timeline cleanser.
If you place a camera in the lion habitat …
They’re going to turn it into a giant cat toy
They’re going to turn it into a giant cat toy
September 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Timeline cleanser.
My social media feeds from today summarized:
1) RFK jr is a horrifying lying sociopath who will kill millions if not stopped.
2) Go birds!
As much as this suggests an option, I’m dubious of the effectiveness.
1) RFK jr is a horrifying lying sociopath who will kill millions if not stopped.
2) Go birds!
As much as this suggests an option, I’m dubious of the effectiveness.
September 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
My social media feeds from today summarized:
1) RFK jr is a horrifying lying sociopath who will kill millions if not stopped.
2) Go birds!
As much as this suggests an option, I’m dubious of the effectiveness.
1) RFK jr is a horrifying lying sociopath who will kill millions if not stopped.
2) Go birds!
As much as this suggests an option, I’m dubious of the effectiveness.
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Malcolm Gladwell has spent well over 10,000 hours being a fucking idiot, that's why he's so good at it.
September 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Malcolm Gladwell has spent well over 10,000 hours being a fucking idiot, that's why he's so good at it.
No seriously, check the alt text on this. Perfect deadpan.
LMAO (ALSO THE ALT TEXT FROM MLB IS SO FUNNY WTF)
August 23, 2025 at 2:05 AM
No seriously, check the alt text on this. Perfect deadpan.
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We wish protestors would throw sandwiches at us. Our local militia’s motto is a yellow flag with “please bread on me”
August 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
We wish protestors would throw sandwiches at us. Our local militia’s motto is a yellow flag with “please bread on me”
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No one wants to hear this, but it’s true. Either we can value education — not for a select few but for anyone willing to put in the effort — and provide the requisite resources, or we can watch it become a pursuit available only to an elite minority, with everyone else getting a cheap facsimile
There simply is no substitute for the time-, personnel-, & $$$-intensive way of providing quality education. That we don't want to pay for it, as a society, does not make this any less true, & AI cannot fix that. At best, it can poorly substitute for the real solution.
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Sure we could reduce the student to teacher ratio, and create an education system that we know works for students. But that would cost money, so bring in the slop.
August 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
No one wants to hear this, but it’s true. Either we can value education — not for a select few but for anyone willing to put in the effort — and provide the requisite resources, or we can watch it become a pursuit available only to an elite minority, with everyone else getting a cheap facsimile
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You sure about this, Google?
August 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
You sure about this, Google?
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The things you hear at The Franklin Institute! 🙉
Thanks, @phillies.com's John Kruk, for sharing your favorite takeaway from your visit! 🥒
Catch ⚾ BODY WORLDS: Vital in its final weeks! Closes September 1.
Thanks, @phillies.com's John Kruk, for sharing your favorite takeaway from your visit! 🥒
Catch ⚾ BODY WORLDS: Vital in its final weeks! Closes September 1.
August 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The things you hear at The Franklin Institute! 🙉
Thanks, @phillies.com's John Kruk, for sharing your favorite takeaway from your visit! 🥒
Catch ⚾ BODY WORLDS: Vital in its final weeks! Closes September 1.
Thanks, @phillies.com's John Kruk, for sharing your favorite takeaway from your visit! 🥒
Catch ⚾ BODY WORLDS: Vital in its final weeks! Closes September 1.
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With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
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Indiana Jones will be played by a rotating cast of three adjuncts who answer to two different associate deans
Disney Reportedly Planning Full Reboot of the INDIANA JONES Franchise
Disney Reportedly Planning Full Reboot of the INDIANA JONES Franchise
It looks like Indiana Jones might actually be headed for the reboot treatment. According to a recent report from DisInsider , Disney and Lucasfilm are considering a full relaunch of the iconic adventure...
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July 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Indiana Jones will be played by a rotating cast of three adjuncts who answer to two different associate deans
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If an American posts “oh shit oh fuck” with no other context it’s because something happened in a baseball game, if a British person posts that it’s because something happened to Doctor Who
June 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
If an American posts “oh shit oh fuck” with no other context it’s because something happened in a baseball game, if a British person posts that it’s because something happened to Doctor Who
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When you have academics roasting you for your verbosity, you really need to make your writing more direct and clear
How long do you think it takes a NYT reporter to order dinner?
“Reports around this establishment suggest that this particular patron is interested in procuring for sustenance the ground meat from a grass-fed bovine, shaped into a flat disc and fried on the grill before being placed on a roll.”
“Reports around this establishment suggest that this particular patron is interested in procuring for sustenance the ground meat from a grass-fed bovine, shaped into a flat disc and fried on the grill before being placed on a roll.”
May 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
When you have academics roasting you for your verbosity, you really need to make your writing more direct and clear
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I think i planted Gritty
May 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I think i planted Gritty
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Game called off, players couldn't locate the ball
March 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Game called off, players couldn't locate the ball
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Picard engineering tip: Maintenance of existing systems is just as important as building new capabilities.
March 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Picard engineering tip: Maintenance of existing systems is just as important as building new capabilities.
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Warnock on whether he’s no on the bill AND cloture, says “If I weren’t a preacher, I’d tell you what kind of ‘no.’”
March 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Warnock on whether he’s no on the bill AND cloture, says “If I weren’t a preacher, I’d tell you what kind of ‘no.’”
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Vance combines the wisdom of Dan Quayle, the integrity of Spiro Agnew, the patriotism of Andrew Johnson, and the down home folksiness and charm of Richard Nixon.
We’ve had several kinds of vice presidents — ass kissers and attack dogs, ambitious strivers and marginalized nobodies, blowhards and tryhards — but Vance somehow combines the worst traits of all.
He’s basically Veep Voltron.
He’s basically Veep Voltron.
March 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Vance combines the wisdom of Dan Quayle, the integrity of Spiro Agnew, the patriotism of Andrew Johnson, and the down home folksiness and charm of Richard Nixon.