Jim Dukelow
@jsdukelow.bsky.social
Bridge player, swimmer, mathematician and risk analyst, north end of Great Basin shrub-steppe resident, former faculty at various unis, polyglot of sorts, cv and list of paper at www.redmountainconsulting.biz, former hiker/camper and skier.
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If you find yourself concerned about humanity or in a sour mood just remember:
The Bears beat the Packers!
The Bears beat the Packers!
a man in a chicago bears jacket is sitting at a table in a bar with his arms in the air .
ALT: a man in a chicago bears jacket is sitting at a table in a bar with his arms in the air .
media.tenor.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Using Word Spellchecker is an easy way to end up with ludicrous erros in your document.
If I hear one more person refer to Gen Z or Gen Alpha as digital natives when the students do not know:
1. How to use built-in Word functions like outlining and spellchecker
2. The different types of basic files
3. Interoperability
4. The issues related to uploading
#EduSky #AcademicSky
1. How to use built-in Word functions like outlining and spellchecker
2. The different types of basic files
3. Interoperability
4. The issues related to uploading
#EduSky #AcademicSky
the angry bird from inside out is sitting on a chair with his mouth open .
ALT: the angry bird from inside out is sitting on a chair with his mouth open .
media.tenor.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Using Word Spellchecker is an easy way to end up with ludicrous erros in your document.
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The can’t do advanced mathematical reasoning, they can do some ad-hoc cleverness which is occasionally very useful and can help solve genuine mathematical problems with assisted. Essentially repeating what tao says here: mathstodon.xyz/@tao/1157223...
Terence Tao (@[email protected])
I doubt that anything resembling genuine "artificial general intelligence" is within reach of current #AI tools. However, I think a weaker, but still quite valuable, type of "artificial general cleve...
mathstodon.xyz
December 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The can’t do advanced mathematical reasoning, they can do some ad-hoc cleverness which is occasionally very useful and can help solve genuine mathematical problems with assisted. Essentially repeating what tao says here: mathstodon.xyz/@tao/1157223...
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“The Supreme Court decided not to have a Christmas party for 12 straight years because the justices couldn’t agree on whether to invite the Court’s Black employees” is about as tidy an encapsulation of the Supreme Court’s whole deal as I can think of
The Alarmingly Racist History of the Supreme Court’s Canceled 1947 Christmas Party
The Court held its first-ever office Christmas party in 1946. The following year, the clerks suggested inviting Black employees. It did not go over well.
ballsandstrikes.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
“The Supreme Court decided not to have a Christmas party for 12 straight years because the justices couldn’t agree on whether to invite the Court’s Black employees” is about as tidy an encapsulation of the Supreme Court’s whole deal as I can think of
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When RFK Jr ends all vaccination recommendations and requirements for children, guess what happens?
Insurance companies can stop paying for the shots.
Millions of parents won’t be able to choose the vaccines because they won’t be able to pay for them.
He knows this.
It’s social murder.
Insurance companies can stop paying for the shots.
Millions of parents won’t be able to choose the vaccines because they won’t be able to pay for them.
He knows this.
It’s social murder.
December 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
When RFK Jr ends all vaccination recommendations and requirements for children, guess what happens?
Insurance companies can stop paying for the shots.
Millions of parents won’t be able to choose the vaccines because they won’t be able to pay for them.
He knows this.
It’s social murder.
Insurance companies can stop paying for the shots.
Millions of parents won’t be able to choose the vaccines because they won’t be able to pay for them.
He knows this.
It’s social murder.
If the autopsy is honest it will identify Joe Biden as the primary cause of Trump 2.0 ... The winner of an open 2024 Democratic primary process would have beaten Trump.
I ran for DNC vice chair after massive losses in 2024 because I believed we needed to change our party. Leadership disagreed with my work to primary asleep-at-the-wheel incumbents and challenge the status quo. Now, they are spiking an autopsy of the election that gave us Trump 2.0. (1/2)
BREAKING: The Democratic National Committee will NOT release its long-awaited autopsy on Trump's 2024 win. The report is completed but Dem leaders decided it could distract from their winning streak, so it will remain secret. Not good.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
December 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
If the autopsy is honest it will identify Joe Biden as the primary cause of Trump 2.0 ... The winner of an open 2024 Democratic primary process would have beaten Trump.
Cassiday's Monster kills again
I know the competition is tight but RFK Jr really is the most evil and utterly fucking despicable
BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
December 20, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Cassiday's Monster kills again
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Good riddance to bad rubbish.
BREAKING: Elise Stefanik DROPS OUT of race for New York Governor and will NOT be seeking reelection in Congress
December 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
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You’re telling me that “Bongino” is a guy and not a small bongo?
December 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
You’re telling me that “Bongino” is a guy and not a small bongo?
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That house of cards is tumbling down.
These are the people who are willing to go on the record.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
That house of cards is tumbling down.
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So let me get this straight, Russia…
December 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
So let me get this straight, Russia…
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Word of the Day -
Stygian – an adjective formed from the name of the River Styx which flows to the underworld. It was the main underworld river that the ferryman Charon would take the souls of the dead across into Hades.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styx
Stygian – an adjective formed from the name of the River Styx which flows to the underworld. It was the main underworld river that the ferryman Charon would take the souls of the dead across into Hades.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styx
Styx - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 16, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Word of the Day -
Stygian – an adjective formed from the name of the River Styx which flows to the underworld. It was the main underworld river that the ferryman Charon would take the souls of the dead across into Hades.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styx
Stygian – an adjective formed from the name of the River Styx which flows to the underworld. It was the main underworld river that the ferryman Charon would take the souls of the dead across into Hades.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styx
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My son watched his mom in an interview/conversation with Bill O'Reilly, and just commented "he's trying to mansplain capitalism to an economist." www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi6H...
America's Economic Future Under Trump: Bill O'Reilly Debates a Former Obama Economist
Dr. Betsey Stevenson, former Chief Economist for the Department of Labor under former President Obama, joins the No Spin News to talk about the essence of capitalism and Trump’s claims that the…
www.youtube.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
My son watched his mom in an interview/conversation with Bill O'Reilly, and just commented "he's trying to mansplain capitalism to an economist." www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi6H...
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Each semester I go in my classroom and I try to figure out what we would use to block the doors, if it would be safe to crawl out the windows, where we could hide if there was a mass shooter in campus. It’s such an indictment of this country how we have normalized these preventable tragedies.
December 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Each semester I go in my classroom and I try to figure out what we would use to block the doors, if it would be safe to crawl out the windows, where we could hide if there was a mass shooter in campus. It’s such an indictment of this country how we have normalized these preventable tragedies.
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Trump meant it when he said at rallies if they put him back in office, there won't be any more elections. He still means it. He is going to stop the 2028 election and maybe even the 2026 election.
December 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Trump meant it when he said at rallies if they put him back in office, there won't be any more elections. He still means it. He is going to stop the 2028 election and maybe even the 2026 election.
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Happy 100th birthday to Dick Van Dyke, still dancing somewhere in the background of our collective happiness.
December 13, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Happy 100th birthday to Dick Van Dyke, still dancing somewhere in the background of our collective happiness.
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Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
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"Breaking!! The address of ANTIFA has been released!!!
It's 123 Seseme St.
Anytown USA 12345
CEO: Big Bird
COO: Grover
CFO : Oscar the grouch...(fitting)
This information was brought to you by the letters F, D and T
and the numbers 86 and 47"
It's 123 Seseme St.
Anytown USA 12345
CEO: Big Bird
COO: Grover
CFO : Oscar the grouch...(fitting)
This information was brought to you by the letters F, D and T
and the numbers 86 and 47"
December 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
"Breaking!! The address of ANTIFA has been released!!!
It's 123 Seseme St.
Anytown USA 12345
CEO: Big Bird
COO: Grover
CFO : Oscar the grouch...(fitting)
This information was brought to you by the letters F, D and T
and the numbers 86 and 47"
It's 123 Seseme St.
Anytown USA 12345
CEO: Big Bird
COO: Grover
CFO : Oscar the grouch...(fitting)
This information was brought to you by the letters F, D and T
and the numbers 86 and 47"
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Senator Patty @murray.senate.gov
puts out an update on Wilmer Toledo Martinez & sends a message to DHS & ICE - There will be accountability!
puts out an update on Wilmer Toledo Martinez & sends a message to DHS & ICE - There will be accountability!
December 12, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Senator Patty @murray.senate.gov
puts out an update on Wilmer Toledo Martinez & sends a message to DHS & ICE - There will be accountability!
puts out an update on Wilmer Toledo Martinez & sends a message to DHS & ICE - There will be accountability!
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Great advice!
December 12, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Great advice!
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🔴Grenfell Fire: Up to a Million People Still Living in Tower Blocks With Flammable Cladding Eight Years Later
A damning report by peers blames failings by regulators and the building industry to live up to the promises made to grieving families
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/g...
A damning report by peers blames failings by regulators and the building industry to live up to the promises made to grieving families
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/g...
Grenfell Fire: Up to a Million People Still Living in Tower Blocks With Flammable Cladding Eight Years Later
A damning report by peers blames failings by regulators and the building industry to live up to the promises made to grieving families
bylinetimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
🔴Grenfell Fire: Up to a Million People Still Living in Tower Blocks With Flammable Cladding Eight Years Later
A damning report by peers blames failings by regulators and the building industry to live up to the promises made to grieving families
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/g...
A damning report by peers blames failings by regulators and the building industry to live up to the promises made to grieving families
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/g...
Cassiday's Monster
December 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Cassiday's Monster
There are people to the right of Starmer in Labour?
Pity Keir Starmer – he’s the fall guy for a Labour right that’s ready to cast him aside | Owen Jones
Pity Keir Starmer – he’s the fall guy for a Labour right that’s ready to cast him aside | Owen Jones
The PM is the face of failure, but he is not solely responsible. As the Blairite ideologues mass behind Wes Streeting, we should hold them to account too, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
There are people to the right of Starmer in Labour?
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BREAKING: Bernie Sanders just now:
December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders just now: