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Pathological learner. Lapsed Ph.D. math | code | jazz | drums | photos
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I never got to hear Geri Allen perform live. In fact, I only heard about her because folks like Jason Moran and Terri Lynn Carrington continually revisit and uplift her music in *their* performances. We need to talk about her music and contributions more. She's criminally underrated.

Technology often serves as an amplifier for both the good *and* the bad. Careful regulation tries to minimize the harms while retaining most of the good. Blanket bans on regulation are a recipe for disaster and grift.

Wooooo! Just dropped in my queue. @karenhao.bsky.social is awesome and I can't wait to devour this.

Oh great. So we still have a chance to alter this shitty timeline.

Ganavya has a new album out today. Her voice will never cease to be balm.

No, they aren't.

Yukichi is (and has been) my spirit animal forever.

Well this just dropped in my Libby queue. Can. Not. Wait to devour it. @alexhanna.bsky.social & @emilymbender.bsky.social are 🔥.

Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie. Six Men and Two Babies

1. The Arizona legislature passed three anti-trans bills... but they did not become law. That is because Governor Katie Hobbs has just vetoed all of them. They would have barred birth certificate updates and banned colleges from mentioning gender identity. Subscribe to support my journalism.

Dear Canada (But seriously, like actually thrilled)

With the improved resolution of tennis balls over electrons, scientists can finally observe down to Planck length. Unsurprisingly, everything down there is just made of… well, planks.

I will spend my considerable* fortune to preserve funding for this valuable, valuable research. * <hand-waggle>