I can see direct through lines from the times in my life when I was flailing/dicking around and getting really good at things later. It’s part of the process.

this shouldn't be surprising to anyone: specialization is for insects fairly certain i qualify as a high performance adult by these standards and i wasn't good at anything as a kid besides reading a shitload of random books www.wsj.com/science/elit...

so in the last 2 days I have received 2 "welcome to gemini" emails. Both say I received them because I "signed up" for gemini which I definitely didn't. Anyone know what this is about? Any tips on turning it off? Web search has failed to turn up answer. Wild how hard it is to opt out of this stuff.

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CONFIRMED: Eileen Higgins, a Democrat, will be the new mayor of Miami. She'll be the city's first Democratic mayor since the 1990s. She flipped the office from Republicans, and does so easily. She leads the DeSantis-endorsed Emilio González 59/41 right now with most ballots counted.

every time somebody asks me for help with an LLM problem at work, the checklist starts with "do you understand what you are trying to do well enough to explain it to me, a human with way more preexisting context about your problem than the LLM has?". most fail.

ruh roh

Don’t try to tell me when something should be a table google sheets. I decide when things should be tables.

A lot of education discourse is at root an inability to decide whether the purpose of our education system is to 1) teach material and measure learning 2) reward students who work hard 3) separate the smart kids (destined for smart guy jobs) from the dumb kids (destined to serve the smart guys)

the way basic human decency hits these days is crazy

DESPITE ALL MY RAGE LET'S CIRCLE BACK AND GET ON THE SAME PAGE DESPITE ALL MY RAGE THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL METRICS TO GAUGE SOMEONE WILL SAY TURN THIS IN BY THE END OF THE DAY DESPITE ALL MY RAGE YOU DON'T NEED MY SIGN-OFF AT THIS STAGE

If we were really going to "run the government like a business," Costco is the actual model we'd want to follow.

THIS IS AMAZING. ALSO WHAT, IF ANYTHING, DID WE FORGET TO RUIN?

Mark your calendar for a huge December election (sorry, sorry, I know): Democrat Eileen Higgins & Republican Emilio Gonzalez moved on to the runoff for mayor of Miami.

This is the most minor of points possible. But the theme for Halloween parties is “Halloween”. Why are you trying to narrow the field of possible costume choices? Anyways, unsurprisingly joyless crap here.

Yeah the Hobbits big virtue is that they're indomitable. They aren't wise or clever or strong, but that turns out to be less important than the will to pick up and carry your friend to the end of the world

Environmental activism that only focuses on “raising awareness” without a broader theory of change, are not helping and can potentially harm progress.

Great turn out and energy in Miami today 💙

"Organizing" is just "Did I do anything to help out with organizing efforts today?" And it, like most of the categories, isn't binary—I give myself more points for that day if what I did was more significant, or took more time.

Any Miami folks, especially near the Coral Way/Shenandoah area: we’re meeting up to travel together to the protest if anyone wants to join this Saturday @coralwaydems.bsky.social

Interestingly I found this action to be a real beautiful example of solidarity across orgs, movements and causes. Too often things are structured in ways that keep us fighting for “our issue” in silos, but all our fates are intertwined. Always have been, but now could not be more obvious.

been dealing with some brain fog more lately and as someone with a parent with early onset dementia I can't determine if this is just HOW IT STARTS or if its my mind reacting to everything being too much right now.

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors. ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart. ISILDUR: true

"We're going to create superintelligence" How about making outlook search work first. How about that

feels like we're living through some kind of cultural gas leak

Say it often, say it loud: "Overall, research has not supported the common-sense presumption that digital approaches to schooling are better than non-digital alternatives. At the broadest level, widespread computer use in education has been found to be associated with lower student achievement."

Scientists say Twitter has lost its edge and Bluesky is taking its place | Coverage of our paper in PsyPost

For Floridians wanting the COVID-19 vaccine, both Publix and Walgreens pharmacies have announced they are offering the shot now without a prescription.

How your email finds me:

Truly impressive number of birds migrating tonight. More than 800 MILLION birds up in the air right now❗ #BirdMigration

CHOTINER: And when was that? MY CAT: I mean at least 14 hours ago CHOTINER: Well hold on. You're telling me you haven't been fed at all today but if I look in your bowl here I see a- MY CAT: An untouched serving, I know, but if you'd let me finish- CHOTINER: Yeah, of course.

this is a very cool story but also part of a wider and incredible resurgence of the Eurasian beaver, which dropped to approximately 1,200 survivors in the early 20th century and is now up to 1.5 million. Beavers were reintroduced to the UK this March.

It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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Every year this event is an expression of sheer joy and community. Science is for everyone.

Good things happening alert: Field School is running our 5th annual Drag n’ Tag event (drag queens+shark research). We run this event to raise funds for local LGBTQ+ youth org Pridelines. Enjoy these photos and donate to support their work here! donate.misselasmo.org/event/drag-n...

so much is bad right now but the AI stuff in particular is making me insane. a desperate attempt to smother all human creative labor at an absurd cost to the planet by some of the most short-sighted, rapacious, and pathetic people who have ever lived

It is truly annoying how effective just regular exercise is at helping my mental health.

🚨Job alert 🚨 The University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science (Rosenstiel) and Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) are looking for an omics lab manager 🧬 careers.miami.edu/us/en/job/R1...

A study I did had an article written about it and then the internet turned a screenshot of that article into a meme about dick jokes. What a time to be alive! (To be clear I think this is funny)

Look at these wonderful scientists introducing themselves in the thread advertising @whysharksmatter.bsky.social @drjuliawester.bsky.social paper on the science community moving to bsky academic.oup.com/icb/advance-... Here's the top 150 in a starter pack! (use link not pic) -> go.bsky.app/At5DDri

Great article on @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and my recent paper on this phenomenon. I personally found this really interesting as a case study on why people decide to stay/leave different social settings. We live through a time when these systems and settings are in flux more than ever.

some of you need to make like travis kelce and engage with a tailor swiftly

on the one hand I should absolutely put my phone down but on the other hand what if the forces attacking democracy operate on weeping angels logic

Asking for support: www.gofundme.com/f/help-coral... I've been working w/ a local group doing dem organizing in Miami suburbs. Hoping folks will help us fundraise to launch new efforts, reach new ppl at the link. Help us fight everywhere & turn Miami blue again. Giving & shares deeply appreciated 🙏

Breaking news: A federal judge is giving Florida 60 days to clear out the immigrant detention facility called Alligator Alcatraz. The ruling forbids state officials from moving any other migrants there.

The @altmetric.com on the @whysharksmatter.bsky.social @drjuliawester.bsky.social study academic.oup.com/icb/advance-... really tells the story, doesn't it?