Caleb Moses
@mathematiguy.bsky.social
Indigenous language technology. PhD candidate at McGill University in Montreal. Ngāpuhi Nui Tonu.
In case anyone thinks the AI art ones look good, I really don’t think they do. I bought these five postcards instead and I quite like them.
September 9, 2025 at 8:47 AM
In case anyone thinks the AI art ones look good, I really don’t think they do. I bought these five postcards instead and I quite like them.
For contrast, here’s some postcards by the same company with human art on them. You can see the back of the cards assign credit to a human.
I guess this means there’s a market for artists who want to launder AI art, unfortunately paying a human for any kind of work sort of defeats the purpose.
I guess this means there’s a market for artists who want to launder AI art, unfortunately paying a human for any kind of work sort of defeats the purpose.
September 9, 2025 at 8:39 AM
For contrast, here’s some postcards by the same company with human art on them. You can see the back of the cards assign credit to a human.
I guess this means there’s a market for artists who want to launder AI art, unfortunately paying a human for any kind of work sort of defeats the purpose.
I guess this means there’s a market for artists who want to launder AI art, unfortunately paying a human for any kind of work sort of defeats the purpose.
I noticed today that they’re starting to sell postcards at the magazine shop with AI art on them.
You can tell which because they don’t credit an artist on the back. The irony of using a picture of a native bird to sell AI art is not lost on me.
You can tell which because they don’t credit an artist on the back. The irony of using a picture of a native bird to sell AI art is not lost on me.
September 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I noticed today that they’re starting to sell postcards at the magazine shop with AI art on them.
You can tell which because they don’t credit an artist on the back. The irony of using a picture of a native bird to sell AI art is not lost on me.
You can tell which because they don’t credit an artist on the back. The irony of using a picture of a native bird to sell AI art is not lost on me.
It’s easy to say that now, but it is very hard to know in advance what’s valuable and what isn’t. A lot of interesting things I’ve found in old archives would’ve been of very little significance at the time they were created.
For example, here’s an old ad for a clothes market with cool typography.
For example, here’s an old ad for a clothes market with cool typography.
July 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
It’s easy to say that now, but it is very hard to know in advance what’s valuable and what isn’t. A lot of interesting things I’ve found in old archives would’ve been of very little significance at the time they were created.
For example, here’s an old ad for a clothes market with cool typography.
For example, here’s an old ad for a clothes market with cool typography.
Lastly: "What is the result of the public expenditure and loss of life caused by this inglorious war? The public must know we have gained nothing. The Maoris have re-occupied, and are planting on the scenes we infringed upon."
May 10, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Lastly: "What is the result of the public expenditure and loss of life caused by this inglorious war? The public must know we have gained nothing. The Maoris have re-occupied, and are planting on the scenes we infringed upon."
Another: "What good has been effected by the late war commencing in January last? Was it to expel the natives,
and give security to the intended settlers?
No. We had no reason to fight. We were in fault to fight ...
The natives were quiet. Their apathy was great and favourable to our settlement."
and give security to the intended settlers?
No. We had no reason to fight. We were in fault to fight ...
The natives were quiet. Their apathy was great and favourable to our settlement."
May 10, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Another: "What good has been effected by the late war commencing in January last? Was it to expel the natives,
and give security to the intended settlers?
No. We had no reason to fight. We were in fault to fight ...
The natives were quiet. Their apathy was great and favourable to our settlement."
and give security to the intended settlers?
No. We had no reason to fight. We were in fault to fight ...
The natives were quiet. Their apathy was great and favourable to our settlement."
The author of the article is anonymous, and drops various bangers such as "I say, without doubt, or delusive argument, that the campaign of Colonel Harington against the Pirirakaus was the ruin and demolition of the military settlement of Tauranga."
May 10, 2025 at 5:58 AM
The author of the article is anonymous, and drops various bangers such as "I say, without doubt, or delusive argument, that the campaign of Colonel Harington against the Pirirakaus was the ruin and demolition of the military settlement of Tauranga."
I found a letter to the Editor of the Tauranga Record from 9 Nov 1867 in which Colonel Harington, officer in charge of the 1st Waikato Militia is lambasted for leading a campaign against a peaceful settlement of the hapū of Pirirakau.
Link here: paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/T...
Link here: paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/T...
May 10, 2025 at 5:58 AM
I found a letter to the Editor of the Tauranga Record from 9 Nov 1867 in which Colonel Harington, officer in charge of the 1st Waikato Militia is lambasted for leading a campaign against a peaceful settlement of the hapū of Pirirakau.
Link here: paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/T...
Link here: paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/T...
I got to take advantage of being in North America by attending a live show for a YouTuber I like: CJ the X.
We got to witness a live performance of a video essay, with Q+A. I went because I had a feeling he would have things to say that would relate to my work and I was not disappointed.
We got to witness a live performance of a video essay, with Q+A. I went because I had a feeling he would have things to say that would relate to my work and I was not disappointed.
May 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I got to take advantage of being in North America by attending a live show for a YouTuber I like: CJ the X.
We got to witness a live performance of a video essay, with Q+A. I went because I had a feeling he would have things to say that would relate to my work and I was not disappointed.
We got to witness a live performance of a video essay, with Q+A. I went because I had a feeling he would have things to say that would relate to my work and I was not disappointed.
I bought these two bunnies for my half Japanese niece and nephew in Tokyo and they’re so cute
March 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I bought these two bunnies for my half Japanese niece and nephew in Tokyo and they’re so cute
I just spent a week in Japan visiting friends, drinking tea and writing furiously for the next leg of my trip, Honolulu for ICLDC 2025
March 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I just spent a week in Japan visiting friends, drinking tea and writing furiously for the next leg of my trip, Honolulu for ICLDC 2025
For international followers: this thread is about how Māori teach our children to be confident, independent thinkers who challenge authority
And how this led to Hana-Rawhiti, the young Māori member of parliament who went viral last year for tearing the the treaty principles bill in the house.
And how this led to Hana-Rawhiti, the young Māori member of parliament who went viral last year for tearing the the treaty principles bill in the house.
February 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
For international followers: this thread is about how Māori teach our children to be confident, independent thinkers who challenge authority
And how this led to Hana-Rawhiti, the young Māori member of parliament who went viral last year for tearing the the treaty principles bill in the house.
And how this led to Hana-Rawhiti, the young Māori member of parliament who went viral last year for tearing the the treaty principles bill in the house.
For international followers:
Te Matatini is the nationwide competition for traditional Māori dance, which happens every two years. From Feb 25th 55 groups will perform live for an audience of ~70,000 people.
If you're interested in haka or māori culture, keep an eye out on social media next week.
Te Matatini is the nationwide competition for traditional Māori dance, which happens every two years. From Feb 25th 55 groups will perform live for an audience of ~70,000 people.
If you're interested in haka or māori culture, keep an eye out on social media next week.
February 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
For international followers:
Te Matatini is the nationwide competition for traditional Māori dance, which happens every two years. From Feb 25th 55 groups will perform live for an audience of ~70,000 people.
If you're interested in haka or māori culture, keep an eye out on social media next week.
Te Matatini is the nationwide competition for traditional Māori dance, which happens every two years. From Feb 25th 55 groups will perform live for an audience of ~70,000 people.
If you're interested in haka or māori culture, keep an eye out on social media next week.
It happened in my family chat today and I thought it was weird but consider this a vote in his favour lol. Also congratulations to him ☺️
February 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
It happened in my family chat today and I thought it was weird but consider this a vote in his favour lol. Also congratulations to him ☺️
I made chocolate self-saucing pudding for a bunch of friends in Montreal and they’d never tried it before so I got some of the best food compliments I have for a long time.
January 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I made chocolate self-saucing pudding for a bunch of friends in Montreal and they’d never tried it before so I got some of the best food compliments I have for a long time.
I want to include how the moon rotates as your latitude changes, which is another thing that happens. But that’s not hard to model, since it’s just a rotation.
Zero relevance to machine learning or language, but I have some ideas for neat astronomy visualizations that I want to explore this year.
Zero relevance to machine learning or language, but I have some ideas for neat astronomy visualizations that I want to explore this year.
January 7, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I want to include how the moon rotates as your latitude changes, which is another thing that happens. But that’s not hard to model, since it’s just a rotation.
Zero relevance to machine learning or language, but I have some ideas for neat astronomy visualizations that I want to explore this year.
Zero relevance to machine learning or language, but I have some ideas for neat astronomy visualizations that I want to explore this year.
The answer (at the bottom) looks messy but I confirmed it’s correct.
In the end, I realized you can get away just fine by linearly interpolating the half-circle down to y=0, and if you do it that way it’s much easier to express the shape as a function of the illumination of the moon.
In the end, I realized you can get away just fine by linearly interpolating the half-circle down to y=0, and if you do it that way it’s much easier to express the shape as a function of the illumination of the moon.
January 7, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The answer (at the bottom) looks messy but I confirmed it’s correct.
In the end, I realized you can get away just fine by linearly interpolating the half-circle down to y=0, and if you do it that way it’s much easier to express the shape as a function of the illumination of the moon.
In the end, I realized you can get away just fine by linearly interpolating the half-circle down to y=0, and if you do it that way it’s much easier to express the shape as a function of the illumination of the moon.
I had a curious question today which was what is the exact equation one would use to model lunar phases if you wanted to generate them in a computer program.
I managed to derive it with these messy notes. Probably the first such problem I’ve solved by hand for quite a long time.
I managed to derive it with these messy notes. Probably the first such problem I’ve solved by hand for quite a long time.
January 7, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I had a curious question today which was what is the exact equation one would use to model lunar phases if you wanted to generate them in a computer program.
I managed to derive it with these messy notes. Probably the first such problem I’ve solved by hand for quite a long time.
I managed to derive it with these messy notes. Probably the first such problem I’ve solved by hand for quite a long time.
That’s true - I did some poking around, and if the photo was taken the night before then Venus is still on that side.
That makes more sense to be honest because at the time the post was put up, it was still daylight in Sydney so Venus wouldn’t have been visible.
That makes more sense to be honest because at the time the post was put up, it was still daylight in Sydney so Venus wouldn’t have been visible.
January 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
That’s true - I did some poking around, and if the photo was taken the night before then Venus is still on that side.
That makes more sense to be honest because at the time the post was put up, it was still daylight in Sydney so Venus wouldn’t have been visible.
That makes more sense to be honest because at the time the post was put up, it was still daylight in Sydney so Venus wouldn’t have been visible.
The whole picture rotates when you switch hemispheres, not just the moon. Venus should be near the bright side in both pictures. Here’s some screenshots from both hemispheres for reference.
January 4, 2025 at 3:13 AM
The whole picture rotates when you switch hemispheres, not just the moon. Venus should be near the bright side in both pictures. Here’s some screenshots from both hemispheres for reference.
New business idea: we bring back Harold the giraffe and the Life Education Trucks but the target audience is now working adults in their workplaces and the lessons revolve around mental health and handling adulthood
December 31, 2024 at 1:47 AM
New business idea: we bring back Harold the giraffe and the Life Education Trucks but the target audience is now working adults in their workplaces and the lessons revolve around mental health and handling adulthood