Reposted by Juan-Diego Santillana-Ortiz
I usually hesitate to post obituaries but this one, of my literary agent, Georges Borchardt, born in 1928, is so unusual that it deserves to be widely shared.
An incredible 20th century life
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/o...
An incredible 20th century life
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/o...
Georges Borchardt, 97, Dies; Literary Agent Championed Wiesel’s ‘Night’
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:05 AM
I usually hesitate to post obituaries but this one, of my literary agent, Georges Borchardt, born in 1928, is so unusual that it deserves to be widely shared.
An incredible 20th century life
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/o...
An incredible 20th century life
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/o...
Reposted by Juan-Diego Santillana-Ortiz
Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines?
Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take.
thebullshitmachines.com
Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take.
thebullshitmachines.com
INTRODUCTION
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February 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines?
Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take.
thebullshitmachines.com
Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take.
thebullshitmachines.com
Reposted by Juan-Diego Santillana-Ortiz
European Scientists who said NO to Epstein-funding are the heroines of this hour🦸♀️
They show: It was your choice to SAY NO to Epstein's $ as scientist- you just had to have ethics & a spine
Kudos to Physicist IVETTE FUENTES who said NO
She was working at @quantumunivie.bsky.social @univie.ac.at
They show: It was your choice to SAY NO to Epstein's $ as scientist- you just had to have ethics & a spine
Kudos to Physicist IVETTE FUENTES who said NO
She was working at @quantumunivie.bsky.social @univie.ac.at
February 2, 2026 at 9:20 PM
European Scientists who said NO to Epstein-funding are the heroines of this hour🦸♀️
They show: It was your choice to SAY NO to Epstein's $ as scientist- you just had to have ethics & a spine
Kudos to Physicist IVETTE FUENTES who said NO
She was working at @quantumunivie.bsky.social @univie.ac.at
They show: It was your choice to SAY NO to Epstein's $ as scientist- you just had to have ethics & a spine
Kudos to Physicist IVETTE FUENTES who said NO
She was working at @quantumunivie.bsky.social @univie.ac.at