Mercan Topkara
@mercantopkara.bsky.social
CEO at Hashtag In Real Life (https://hashtagirl.com). 2x founder. PhD in CS.
Happy women's day! This day, this weekend, this month ... support women owned businesses and uplift women's lives, you will not regret it.
March 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Happy women's day! This day, this weekend, this month ... support women owned businesses and uplift women's lives, you will not regret it.
All of us—teens and parents—could use a little yoga time this weekend! Check out this quick guide (created by AI, improved by yours truly) for stress relief and mindfulness. Let’s stretch, breathe, and recharge together. 🧘🏻♀️☮️🫀🧠 #YogaForAll #MindfulWeekend
hashtagirl.com/share/NjBlMj...
hashtagirl.com/share/NjBlMj...
IRL: Coaching Yoga Together: A Journey to Mindfulness and Flexibility
This plan aims to develop a consistent home yoga practice for a teenager and their parent. It focuses on enhancing physical flexibility, cultivating mindfulness, and fostering a supportive family envi...
hashtagirl.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
All of us—teens and parents—could use a little yoga time this weekend! Check out this quick guide (created by AI, improved by yours truly) for stress relief and mindfulness. Let’s stretch, breathe, and recharge together. 🧘🏻♀️☮️🫀🧠 #YogaForAll #MindfulWeekend
hashtagirl.com/share/NjBlMj...
hashtagirl.com/share/NjBlMj...
One little thing you can do is help your teen wind down before sleep,The wins will be in multitudes. Don't procrastinate, don't insist, use AI to help you find things that your teen will be excited about.
73% of high school students get less than 8 hours of sleep —sleep deprivation is linked to anxiety, poor focus, and lower resilience. 😴📉
Parents, here is a starter guide for you to help your teenager wind down before sleep.
#TeenHealth #SleepMatters
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Parents, here is a starter guide for you to help your teenager wind down before sleep.
#TeenHealth #SleepMatters
hashtagirl.com/share/ZTQ0NT...
HiRL: Creating a Calming Bedtime Routine
A structured plan to help you and your teenager develop a calming bedtime routine that promotes relaxation and better sleep. Please let your teen pick the routine and customize it for their evening, t...
hashtagirl.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
One little thing you can do is help your teen wind down before sleep,The wins will be in multitudes. Don't procrastinate, don't insist, use AI to help you find things that your teen will be excited about.
Please put this solid insight into action:
“The purpose of knowledge is action, not knowledge” - Aristotle
“The purpose of knowledge is action, not knowledge” - Aristotle
February 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Please put this solid insight into action:
“The purpose of knowledge is action, not knowledge” - Aristotle
“The purpose of knowledge is action, not knowledge” - Aristotle
To the point: " Where AI merely assists an author in the creative process, its use does not change the copyrightability of the output. At the other extreme, if content is entirely generated by AI, it cannot be protected by copyright." www.copyright.gov/ai/Copyright...
www.copyright.gov
January 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
To the point: " Where AI merely assists an author in the creative process, its use does not change the copyrightability of the output. At the other extreme, if content is entirely generated by AI, it cannot be protected by copyright." www.copyright.gov/ai/Copyright...
If you are looking for what to discuss at your Friday's blog-reading clubs, this would be a fun one. medium.com/@sahin.samia...
The Math Behind DeepSeek: A Deep Dive into Group Relative Policy Optimization (GRPO)
This blog dives into the math behind Group Relative Policy Optimization (GRPO), the core reinforcement learning algorithm that drives DeepSeek’s exceptional reasoning capabilities. We’ll break down…
medium.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
If you are looking for what to discuss at your Friday's blog-reading clubs, this would be a fun one. medium.com/@sahin.samia...
Learning a new skill together is a fun way for parents and teens to bond, especially when everyone starts as a beginner. Check out this guide to get started:
hashtagirl.com/share/ODM0MW...
hashtagirl.com/share/ODM0MW...
HiRL: Family Skiing Adventure in Westchester
A comprehensive plan for a family with teenager kids to learn skiing together, fostering teamwork, skill-building, and fun. Taking time away from screen and being indoors during the winter time. This ...
hashtagirl.com
January 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Learning a new skill together is a fun way for parents and teens to bond, especially when everyone starts as a beginner. Check out this guide to get started:
hashtagirl.com/share/ODM0MW...
hashtagirl.com/share/ODM0MW...
Every 20 seconds or so, the [government] transmitter would send out some sharp noise to keep people like George from taking unfair advantage of their brains. --Harrison Bergeron, by Kurt Vonnegut, 1961 www.tnellen.com/cybereng/har...
Harrison Bergeron
www.tnellen.com
January 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Every 20 seconds or so, the [government] transmitter would send out some sharp noise to keep people like George from taking unfair advantage of their brains. --Harrison Bergeron, by Kurt Vonnegut, 1961 www.tnellen.com/cybereng/har...
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🎵 Give the gift of music! Music builds cognitive skills, boosts mental well-being, & brings families closer. Explore Hoff-Barthelson's resources, start with:
🎻 Meet the Instruments! hashtagirl.com/share/NDdlOD...
📅 Open House for kids: Jan 12, Westchester NY!
✨ DM for questions!
🎻 Meet the Instruments! hashtagirl.com/share/NDdlOD...
📅 Open House for kids: Jan 12, Westchester NY!
✨ DM for questions!
HiRL: Introducing children to music: meet the instruments!
How do I choose an instrument for my child? Are there opportunities to try out instruments?
hashtagirl.com
December 27, 2024 at 4:03 PM
🎵 Give the gift of music! Music builds cognitive skills, boosts mental well-being, & brings families closer. Explore Hoff-Barthelson's resources, start with:
🎻 Meet the Instruments! hashtagirl.com/share/NDdlOD...
📅 Open House for kids: Jan 12, Westchester NY!
✨ DM for questions!
🎻 Meet the Instruments! hashtagirl.com/share/NDdlOD...
📅 Open House for kids: Jan 12, Westchester NY!
✨ DM for questions!
Reposted by Mercan Topkara
This year, the Affinity Events at NeurIPS are happening throughout the conference week and provide invaluable research contributions, mentorship opportunities, and community! We encourage everyone to actively participate.
See schedule details in the thread below and here: tinyurl.com/fz3fesdy
See schedule details in the thread below and here: tinyurl.com/fz3fesdy
December 7, 2024 at 9:17 PM
This year, the Affinity Events at NeurIPS are happening throughout the conference week and provide invaluable research contributions, mentorship opportunities, and community! We encourage everyone to actively participate.
See schedule details in the thread below and here: tinyurl.com/fz3fesdy
See schedule details in the thread below and here: tinyurl.com/fz3fesdy
Reposted by Mercan Topkara
We could go on about how we welcome publishers, we don't demote links, we encourage independent developers to build apps and extensions on top of Bluesky's network.... but instead, we'll show you.
All thanks to the incredible community here! 🦋
All thanks to the incredible community here! 🦋
The Engagement Is Better on Bluesky - Bluesky
Bluesky is the lobby to the open web. Find and build your community here.
bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 10:30 PM
We could go on about how we welcome publishers, we don't demote links, we encourage independent developers to build apps and extensions on top of Bluesky's network.... but instead, we'll show you.
All thanks to the incredible community here! 🦋
All thanks to the incredible community here! 🦋
hmmm...
For example, this might look like a setting that allows Bluesky users to specify whether they consent to outside developers using their content in AI training datasets
Bluesky won’t be able to enforce this consent outside of our systems. It will be up to outside developers to respect these settings
Bluesky won’t be able to enforce this consent outside of our systems. It will be up to outside developers to respect these settings
November 27, 2024 at 2:00 PM
hmmm...
Here to enjoy the three minutes of high signal information exchange, before bots and conspiracy theorists move over here.
November 20, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Here to enjoy the three minutes of high signal information exchange, before bots and conspiracy theorists move over here.