Last month, I made a post where I described neural networks as "bad". This resulted in many emotionally charged responses, from people bothered I do not like a type of math that some of you like. Well, guess what! I don't like category theory either!! Yeah! I said it! I think it's a poorly constructed formalism! I think its attempts to make a clean break with all previous mathematical terminology obscure more than they reveal!!

I’m not downplaying the misery of many Americans. Especially for trans people, this is an especially scary time. I’m saying it’s not moral for most Americans to expect to jump the line of refugee processing, that is if most of you even qualify. The standard for asylum seeking and refugee processing to enter America and most other countries is incredibly high (you need to show consistent mortal fear over a period of time with immense and copious amounts of documentation), and show there is nowhere else in your country that will be safe for you. You also need to make an arduous trek to the country on your own dime to then seek refugee status in a multi year (more than 10) year period in which possibility of working is unlikely or not guaranteed. You expect to be taken in by some other country? That’s the bare minimum.

Some things which I think are critical to successful makerspaces (but probably also other community hobby groups)