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(he/they) Software & ML nerd. Physics nerd. Speculative fiction nerd. Lots of kinds of nerd, actually.
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The Christmas Tree in Space

Just gonna go on record that we shouldn’t celebrate murders. And also point out that it’s logically pretty suspect to oppose the death penalty while also supporting an extra judicial execution. That road leads nowhere good.

Hi, so I've spent the past almost-decade studying research uses of public social media data, like e.g. ML researchers using content from Twitter, Reddit, and Mastodon. Anyway, buckle up this is about to be a VERY long thread with lots of thoughts and links to papers. 🧵

If you like Daft Punk, this is essentially an album-length music video with a coherent plot that actually works pretty well with the music of Discovery.

At a stage in my nerddom when I’m hyped about a new terminal emulator coming next month. Ghostty. Get pumped mitchellh.com/writing/ghos...

In case you needed to see a pile of snuggling kittens today

Seeing all the #filmsky 🎥 posts showing Letterboxd recently watched, I get the impression that 20% of all films viewed by people on Letterboxd are “The Apartment”

From _The Fellowship of the Ring_

May future generations remember this as a day when the USA turned away from division and hatred and corruption and toward an inclusive, democratic future.

People with conflicting names... Gary Numan vs Gary Oldman Britney Spears vs Brooke Shields Marvin Gaye vs George Strait Diane Farr vs Glenn Close Amber Heard vs Mos Def Emily Blunt vs Pat Sharp MC Hammer vs Jimmy Nail Ruby Wax vs John Wayne Orlando Bloom vs Jane Withers Steve Swallow vs Mark Spitz

Remember when being on the internet meant you couldn’t receive any phone calls? Good times.

I’m at the “jealous of the headless horseman” stage of sick 🤧