John at Codeslate
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John at Codeslate
@john-codeslate.bsky.social
Coding and computer science educator and video creator.

Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/@codeslate

Tutoring (Python, Java, discrete math, and DSA):
https://www.codeslatetutoring.com/frombluesky
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Hello, world!

Fun fact: This term was coined in Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie's “C Programming Language” textbook, published in 1978.

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November 19, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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Like human brains, large language models reason about diverse data in a general way.

A new study shows LLMs represent different data types based on their underlying meaning & reason about data in their dominant language: bit.ly/3QrZvyy
Like human brains, large language models reason about diverse data in a general way
MIT researchers find large language models process diverse types of data, like different languages, audio inputs, images, etc., similarly to how humans reason about complex problems. Like humans, LLMs...
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February 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Happy Valentine's! ❤️ #MathSky #ITeachMath

I'll be sharing this poem with my calculus students, discussing all the mathematical terms used throughout and the imagery they evoke (e.g. "roots"):

Remennik, A. Calculus: A Love Sonnet. Math Intelligencer 45, 319 (2023). doi.org/10.1007/s002...
February 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
February 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Variations n a theme, all made with the same 3 quadrilaterals in Tile Farm Studio.

#Math #MathArt #EduSky #iTeachMath #TileFarm
January 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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We used to build open web and open protocols, we still use them today. Then came the wall garden networks and highjacked our attention and data, with free junk.
I believe open platforms and protocols are the future. They have to be.
January 22, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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'what is allowable & what is cheating is really confusing, especially when, if you go to your English class first period, and the professor says absolutely no AI at all. And you go to your marketing class after lunch and they say, we’re going to start using ChatGPT to write a marketing campaign'
Not really reading social media right now.

But I recommend that you read this interview on the student cheating epidemic: www.chronicle.com/podcast/coll...

Now to somehow try to catch an airplane in a city that has mostly been shut down by ice
The Cheating Vibe Shift
With ChatGPT and other AI tools, cheating in college feels easier than ever — and students are telling professors that it’s no big deal.
www.chronicle.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Everyone’s worried about the tariffs but I’m just going to start buying everything at airport duty-free stores. I’ll be eating the finest Toblerone and cigarettes for the next four years, suckers!
January 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Honestly, I feel like there are more people with this account on Bsky at almost 20k followers than when I had 79k on X.

People are talking here.

The impact of an algo is insane.
a man with gray hair and a beard says " unbelievable " in a dark room
ALT: a man with gray hair and a beard says " unbelievable " in a dark room
media.tenor.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM