Tim Hsu
@timhsu.net
SJSU math prof living in SF. Too old to spend this much time on comic books and music. He/him
The world is back to being trash but at least dinner (mapo tofu and garlic pea shoots) came out ok last night
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The world is back to being trash but at least dinner (mapo tofu and garlic pea shoots) came out ok last night
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Explains many things
AOC helpfully explains why what MTG is doing with her seeming new dissidence:
She's pissed that Trump told her she couldn't be the Trump choice to run for Senate in Georgia.
(I'm sure you can also find it direct on TikTok.)
www.youtube.com/shorts/tkWlp...
She's pissed that Trump told her she couldn't be the Trump choice to run for Senate in Georgia.
(I'm sure you can also find it direct on TikTok.)
www.youtube.com/shorts/tkWlp...
AOC spills the tea about Marjorie Taylor Greene
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Explains many things
Also pouring one out for Rosalind Franklin
Raising a glass for Rosalind Franklin tonight. James Watson absolutely did her dirty.
But beware...
But beware...
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Also pouring one out for Rosalind Franklin
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Did Women Ruin The Workplace
November 7, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Did Women Ruin The Workplace
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
She saved the nation maybe a couple of times - thank you @pelosi.house.gov
Breaking News: Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the only female House speaker, said she would retire in 2027, ending a run as one of the most powerful women in U.S. politics. nyti.ms/3XkTV49
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
She saved the nation maybe a couple of times - thank you @pelosi.house.gov
This is gonna be the Velvet Underground of future American journalism
November 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This is gonna be the Velvet Underground of future American journalism
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hire all the fired political teen vogue writers and make a new magazine call teen rogue.
we’ll all subscribe en masse
we’ll all subscribe en masse
November 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
hire all the fired political teen vogue writers and make a new magazine call teen rogue.
we’ll all subscribe en masse
we’ll all subscribe en masse
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Early vote numbers in NYC paint a picture of an electorate I don’t think anyone could have predicted.
November 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Early vote numbers in NYC paint a picture of an electorate I don’t think anyone could have predicted.
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Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!
I know how hard you worked for this.
I know how hard you worked for this.
![Red Trump-style graphic with images of Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo.
At the top it says, "I'm going to pick [Cuomo]." - Donald Trump, 60 Minutes Interview, 11-2-25
Then beneath it
TRUMP ENDORSES CUOMO](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j5hrotody26iqi24hcusufxu/bafkreib7wnor7hl45ryvmifde4sov74rrnexa3iecbyu7zxjx6brrslsiy@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!
I know how hard you worked for this.
I know how hard you worked for this.
There's a lot of discussion about how tech has changed math and math ed, but the most revolutionary tech always gets shortchanged: YouTube, Wikipedia, MathOverflow, and now vertical video
Hot take but I always see videos of the butterfly method go viral but I would *never* teach this method and here's why.
November 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
There's a lot of discussion about how tech has changed math and math ed, but the most revolutionary tech always gets shortchanged: YouTube, Wikipedia, MathOverflow, and now vertical video
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We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
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Hon hon hon joyeaux ween de hallo
October 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Hon hon hon joyeaux ween de hallo
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October 31, 2025 at 9:24 PM
It must be so difficult to write for The Onion these days
News Analysis: President Trump has expressed doubt that he will get to heaven. After a long career in business put his name on buildings around the world, Trump appears increasingly intent on leaving his mark on earth in even more grandiose fashion.
Trump’s Search for Eternity: Heaven? Maybe Not, He Says. Monuments? Absolutely.
After a lifetime of scandal, the president expresses doubt that he will be admitted to paradise. But he appears increasingly intent on finding other paths to eternity.
nyti.ms
October 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
It must be so difficult to write for The Onion these days
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Boy, North Carolina Republicans sure don't want the attached story to circulate. I sure hope that this stupid threat from their spokesperson doesn't boomerang on them and have a lot more people read and share the story, which once again, is conveniently attached below. That would be a shame.
October 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Boy, North Carolina Republicans sure don't want the attached story to circulate. I sure hope that this stupid threat from their spokesperson doesn't boomerang on them and have a lot more people read and share the story, which once again, is conveniently attached below. That would be a shame.
TRUTH
October 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
TRUTH
16, though without the Joint Meetings it would be 9
October 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
16, though without the Joint Meetings it would be 9
an amazing triple bank shot of a joke
Katy Perry Releases New Single About Superiority Of Canadian Manufacturing
Katy Perry Releases New Single About Superiority Of Canadian Manufacturing
MONTECITO, CA—Signaling a new chapter in her career, pop star Katy Perry released a new single Monday about the superiority of Canadian manufacturing. “When I learned about the strength of Canadian au...
theonion.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
an amazing triple bank shot of a joke
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Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
October 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
Nice to see some good news for a change
"the results show that most Americans are not buying the White House’s arguments for the compact’s measures, said [Baker]...The compact has been presented as a tool to promote [affordability and merit]...but it’s really about censoring institutions and faculty."
www.chronicle.com/article/amer...
www.chronicle.com/article/amer...
Americans Think Trump Is Overreaching With His Higher-Ed Compact
Most don’t want the federal government setting colleges’ policies, a new Quinnipiac poll reveals.
www.chronicle.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Nice to see some good news for a change
LOL
this is why tenure exists
this is why tenure exists
GASP
October 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM
LOL
this is why tenure exists
this is why tenure exists