Josh
@joshbauer.bsky.social
(he/they) Software & ML nerd. Physics nerd. Speculative fiction nerd. Lots of kinds of nerd, actually.
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The Christmas Tree in Space
December 24, 2024 at 11:41 AM
The Christmas Tree in Space
Just gonna go on record that we shouldn’t celebrate murders. And also point out that it’s logically pretty suspect to oppose the death penalty while also supporting an extra judicial execution. That road leads nowhere good.
December 8, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Just gonna go on record that we shouldn’t celebrate murders. And also point out that it’s logically pretty suspect to oppose the death penalty while also supporting an extra judicial execution. That road leads nowhere good.
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Hi, so I've spent the past almost-decade studying research uses of public social media data, like e.g. ML researchers using content from Twitter, Reddit, and Mastodon.
Anyway, buckle up this is about to be a VERY long thread with lots of thoughts and links to papers. 🧵
Anyway, buckle up this is about to be a VERY long thread with lots of thoughts and links to papers. 🧵
First dataset for the new @huggingface.bsky.social @bsky.app community organisation: one-million-bluesky-posts 🦋
📊 1M public posts from Bluesky's firehose API
🔍 Includes text, metadata, and language predictions
🔬 Perfect to experiment with using ML for Bluesky 🤗
huggingface.co/datasets/blu...
📊 1M public posts from Bluesky's firehose API
🔍 Includes text, metadata, and language predictions
🔬 Perfect to experiment with using ML for Bluesky 🤗
huggingface.co/datasets/blu...
bluesky-community/one-million-bluesky-posts · Datasets at Hugging Face
We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.
huggingface.co
November 27, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Hi, so I've spent the past almost-decade studying research uses of public social media data, like e.g. ML researchers using content from Twitter, Reddit, and Mastodon.
Anyway, buckle up this is about to be a VERY long thread with lots of thoughts and links to papers. 🧵
Anyway, buckle up this is about to be a VERY long thread with lots of thoughts and links to papers. 🧵
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Now I can understand that people are frustrated with their content being used to train large models that companies use to turn a profit. But if social media is going to be an open, democratic town square with user choice... then the ability to access the API is a fundamental requirement...
November 29, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Now I can understand that people are frustrated with their content being used to train large models that companies use to turn a profit. But if social media is going to be an open, democratic town square with user choice... then the ability to access the API is a fundamental requirement...
If you like Daft Punk, this is essentially an album-length music video with a coherent plot that actually works pretty well with the music of Discovery.
November 30, 2024 at 10:55 PM
If you like Daft Punk, this is essentially an album-length music video with a coherent plot that actually works pretty well with the music of Discovery.
At a stage in my nerddom when I’m hyped about a new terminal emulator coming next month. Ghostty. Get pumped mitchellh.com/writing/ghos...
Ghostty 1.0 is Coming
mitchellh.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:34 AM
At a stage in my nerddom when I’m hyped about a new terminal emulator coming next month. Ghostty. Get pumped mitchellh.com/writing/ghos...
In case you needed to see a pile of snuggling kittens today
November 16, 2024 at 4:57 PM
In case you needed to see a pile of snuggling kittens today
Seeing all the #filmsky 🎥 posts showing Letterboxd recently watched, I get the impression that 20% of all films viewed by people on Letterboxd are “The Apartment”
November 11, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Seeing all the #filmsky 🎥 posts showing Letterboxd recently watched, I get the impression that 20% of all films viewed by people on Letterboxd are “The Apartment”
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From _The Fellowship of the Ring_
November 6, 2024 at 12:28 PM
From _The Fellowship of the Ring_
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May future generations remember this as a day when the USA turned away from division and hatred and corruption and toward an inclusive, democratic future.
November 5, 2024 at 12:35 PM
May future generations remember this as a day when the USA turned away from division and hatred and corruption and toward an inclusive, democratic future.
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People with conflicting names...
Gary Numan vs Gary Oldman
Britney Spears vs Brooke Shields
Marvin Gaye vs George Strait
Diane Farr vs Glenn Close
Amber Heard vs Mos Def
Emily Blunt vs Pat Sharp
MC Hammer vs Jimmy Nail
Ruby Wax vs John Wayne
Orlando Bloom vs Jane Withers
Steve Swallow vs Mark Spitz
Gary Numan vs Gary Oldman
Britney Spears vs Brooke Shields
Marvin Gaye vs George Strait
Diane Farr vs Glenn Close
Amber Heard vs Mos Def
Emily Blunt vs Pat Sharp
MC Hammer vs Jimmy Nail
Ruby Wax vs John Wayne
Orlando Bloom vs Jane Withers
Steve Swallow vs Mark Spitz
October 26, 2024 at 2:38 PM
People with conflicting names...
Gary Numan vs Gary Oldman
Britney Spears vs Brooke Shields
Marvin Gaye vs George Strait
Diane Farr vs Glenn Close
Amber Heard vs Mos Def
Emily Blunt vs Pat Sharp
MC Hammer vs Jimmy Nail
Ruby Wax vs John Wayne
Orlando Bloom vs Jane Withers
Steve Swallow vs Mark Spitz
Gary Numan vs Gary Oldman
Britney Spears vs Brooke Shields
Marvin Gaye vs George Strait
Diane Farr vs Glenn Close
Amber Heard vs Mos Def
Emily Blunt vs Pat Sharp
MC Hammer vs Jimmy Nail
Ruby Wax vs John Wayne
Orlando Bloom vs Jane Withers
Steve Swallow vs Mark Spitz
Remember when being on the internet meant you couldn’t receive any phone calls? Good times.
October 23, 2024 at 12:09 PM
Remember when being on the internet meant you couldn’t receive any phone calls? Good times.
I’m at the “jealous of the headless horseman” stage of sick 🤧
October 17, 2024 at 7:06 AM
I’m at the “jealous of the headless horseman” stage of sick 🤧
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hello from the dawn of the unix epoch
January 1, 1970 at 12:00 AM
hello from the dawn of the unix epoch
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tried to test the database to see if it was ACID compliant (poured lemon juice all over the servers) and now everyone is mad at me for some reason
October 2, 2024 at 9:22 AM
tried to test the database to see if it was ACID compliant (poured lemon juice all over the servers) and now everyone is mad at me for some reason
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sysadmin complains to taxi company for bad ride, recommends driver update
October 1, 2024 at 12:08 PM
sysadmin complains to taxi company for bad ride, recommends driver update
Amazing books. Get ‘em if you don’t have ‘em!
Orbit's re-releasing a special "Gold Edition" of the Broken Earth trilogy. Just got my author copies -- gorgeous, and gorgeous artwork. Check 'em out!
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/n-k-j...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/n-k-j...
The Broken Earth Trilogy
This Gold Edition will ship on Nov 19th and is available exclusively here. Preorder today to get a 20% discount and secure your signed copy of The Fifth Seas...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
September 27, 2024 at 1:15 AM
Amazing books. Get ‘em if you don’t have ‘em!
It turns out God is a sloth
Another JWST/MIRI observation of massive star-forming complex N79 (E-1) in the LMC.
Processed by @thocarp.bsky.social
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🔭 🧪
Processed by @thocarp.bsky.social
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🔭 🧪
September 25, 2024 at 1:19 PM
It turns out God is a sloth
(% of words that are “foeter” in a Lovecraft story)/(% of words that are “foeter” in anything else)=1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
September 25, 2024 at 12:48 PM
(% of words that are “foeter” in a Lovecraft story)/(% of words that are “foeter” in anything else)=1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
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If Window 11 is making you think about Linux, you're in luck. It is easier than ever to linux your computer.
Getting linux into your computer *used* to involve ritual human sacrifice. Now, it merely involves solving a lethal puzzle maze.
First, you will need to find the correct sewer entrance.
Getting linux into your computer *used* to involve ritual human sacrifice. Now, it merely involves solving a lethal puzzle maze.
First, you will need to find the correct sewer entrance.
September 25, 2024 at 10:58 AM
If Window 11 is making you think about Linux, you're in luck. It is easier than ever to linux your computer.
Getting linux into your computer *used* to involve ritual human sacrifice. Now, it merely involves solving a lethal puzzle maze.
First, you will need to find the correct sewer entrance.
Getting linux into your computer *used* to involve ritual human sacrifice. Now, it merely involves solving a lethal puzzle maze.
First, you will need to find the correct sewer entrance.
#6,140,960 I’ll take it!
September 23, 2024 at 12:45 AM
#6,140,960 I’ll take it!
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September 19, 2024 at 7:51 PM
TBH the Mandelbrot Set always seemed kind of cosmic-horror-esque to me.
I just got asked the question “What does ‘math’ look like?”
Not numbers and equations but math as an abstract concept if it were some kind of boogeyman. And…
…
I don’t know but I feel like it should be something mildly terrifying, like a cosmic horror or something from Evangelion?!???
Not numbers and equations but math as an abstract concept if it were some kind of boogeyman. And…
…
I don’t know but I feel like it should be something mildly terrifying, like a cosmic horror or something from Evangelion?!???
September 15, 2024 at 9:11 PM
TBH the Mandelbrot Set always seemed kind of cosmic-horror-esque to me.
Main character is a scruffy looking nerf herder. Clone troopers are all clones of Admiral Ackbar running around saying “It’s a Trap!” Honestly 5 stars.
Watching Lego StarWars “Rebuild the Galaxy” and they’re in an alternate universe where a lot of things are opposite. Han tells the main character Greedo shot first and honestly I don’t know whether to give them major props or get mad 😂
September 14, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Main character is a scruffy looking nerf herder. Clone troopers are all clones of Admiral Ackbar running around saying “It’s a Trap!” Honestly 5 stars.