Silas Johnson
profsilas.bsky.social
Silas Johnson
@profsilas.bsky.social
I do math and play Pokemon, and apparently make art sometimes. He/him.
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Things are grim right now but as a reminder of who we are and why we fight, this is the US Women’s figuring skating champion.
January 10, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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Abolish ICE.
For Good.
January 7, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
January 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Para-biddybud, inspired by @helix.midwestspeedfest.com's Mario Kart World run at #AGDQ2026!
January 6, 2026 at 5:07 AM
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Open up this picture fully.

Then look at the surface of Mars.

Then look up to the top right.

Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.

Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.

That's Earth.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
California has no chance to survive make your time.
December 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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When the polite, cultured Dr. Pepper consumes a special draught, he turns into the brutish, monstrous Mr. Pibb.
December 26, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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I've always loved this illustration depicting Joseph and Mary looking for a room. I am finding it especially powerful this year
December 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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please imagine its christmas so this meme pops off PLEASE
July 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.

And trans lives are grounded in reality.

We see y'all. No matter what.

www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Meowth ex!
Ability: Trump Card Catch
Once during your turn, when you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench, you may search your deck for a Supporter card and put it into your hand.
You can't use this Ability if you've already used another Ability with "Trump Card" it its name this turn.
December 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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"Men can never become women" well I'm right here and so are a whole lot of other people so there goes that ya fuckos
December 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Not sure when the “You are entering Free Rogers Park” sign went up on the Touhy Ave metra overpass but it’s pretty recent.
December 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Some closing thoughts for my students this semester on LLMs and learning #rstats datavizf25.classes.andrewheiss.com/news/2025-12...
December 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Inverted Catenaries

xkcd.com/3176/
December 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Counterpoint: the tambourine is the reason I can draw nice dotted lines on chalkboards.

(Yes, this is 100% true.)
i'm gonna be real, the tambourine is a stupid instrument. for nerds
December 9, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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December 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
@play.pokemon.com has Regional Championships at this venue in January. I hope they'll be ensuring that organizers and venue staff uphold their Inclusion Policy.

masto.hackers.town/@kestral/115...
Kestral (@[email protected])
Planning on attending an event at the NEC in Birmingham (UK) or its associated venues any time soon? They now put security guards at the entrance to all their toilets to ensure only people who appear ...
masto.hackers.town
November 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Since the Pope has come out against generative AI, does this mean Catholic academics can refuse to use it on religious grounds?
November 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
And throwing their trans students directly under the bus.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university

Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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I think it’s pretty clear at this point that one of the main impacts of LLMs is to disrupt thinking: to make it so that far too many people never properly learn how to do it, and then to control the output so there are thoughts that people never learn how to think.
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
And if, as I've heard rumored, they don't do this because of concerns about publicizing that information about minors, then I wonder if it's worth considering raising the age cutoff for the Masters division to 18.
I really wish Pokémon would give explanations for their DQs. The rampant speculation about Gabriel's DQ hurts much more than just saying "here's what happened".
November 24, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Headed home from DC after a wonderfully creative weekend writing math contest problems. Can't wait for students to see these in the spring!
November 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Every ad now
November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Joining the #aurora party from Forest Park in St. Louis.
November 12, 2025 at 4:09 AM