Zylogram
@zylogram.bsky.social
physics, clean energy, sci-fi, tabletop RPGs, lefty nonsense. beltway insider
we started a social phenomena getting people to look at the sky and wonder what the lights are and you won’t BELIEVE how many people saw lights and wondered what they were
December 14, 2024 at 2:05 PM
we started a social phenomena getting people to look at the sky and wonder what the lights are and you won’t BELIEVE how many people saw lights and wondered what they were
the “multiverse” stuff in quantum computing coverage is of course migraine-inducing to experts but partly because it is a little embarrassing that 100 years on we’re still not entirely sure what is going on down there
December 13, 2024 at 5:28 PM
the “multiverse” stuff in quantum computing coverage is of course migraine-inducing to experts but partly because it is a little embarrassing that 100 years on we’re still not entirely sure what is going on down there
i love that there’s an important object in GR called the Killing Vector but it’s just named after ol’ Bill Killing
December 13, 2024 at 1:31 PM
i love that there’s an important object in GR called the Killing Vector but it’s just named after ol’ Bill Killing
after trying “as high as I can reach” Little Nutbrown Hare immediately goes for “to the tip of my toes,” the exact same distance. foolish. this is why he was defeated.
December 12, 2024 at 11:21 PM
after trying “as high as I can reach” Little Nutbrown Hare immediately goes for “to the tip of my toes,” the exact same distance. foolish. this is why he was defeated.
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maybe our next reality show president will be a shop steward
December 12, 2024 at 3:07 AM
maybe our next reality show president will be a shop steward
Catching up on the latest quantum news
December 12, 2024 at 3:01 AM
Catching up on the latest quantum news
deploy the Miyazaki clip
December 11, 2024 at 5:52 PM
deploy the Miyazaki clip
This is a great thread on the incredible weight of elite institutions in the world. How much talent does the world miss out on through this reproduction of privilege?
Fascinating paper on where 6000 global elites went to college. Billionaires, CEOs, heads of state, central bankers, etc.
In a word: Harvard.
Fully 10% of global elites went to Harvard. Elite US schools are over-represented (23% IvyPlus), but nobody comes close to Harvard.
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In a word: Harvard.
Fully 10% of global elites went to Harvard. Elite US schools are over-represented (23% IvyPlus), but nobody comes close to Harvard.
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December 11, 2024 at 4:01 PM
This is a great thread on the incredible weight of elite institutions in the world. How much talent does the world miss out on through this reproduction of privilege?
just saw a paper claiming that it was about “Healthcare 5.0” and I wonder if there was an archive of patch notes somewhere? I think I may be a few versions behind
December 11, 2024 at 2:22 PM
just saw a paper claiming that it was about “Healthcare 5.0” and I wonder if there was an archive of patch notes somewhere? I think I may be a few versions behind
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you think inflation is bad now? it’s nothing compared to what happened 13.8 billion years ago
December 11, 2024 at 3:41 AM
you think inflation is bad now? it’s nothing compared to what happened 13.8 billion years ago
Uruk-hai more like Uwu-kawaii
December 10, 2024 at 3:25 AM
Uruk-hai more like Uwu-kawaii
one thing that’s always interested me is how much more diverse astro is than physics (at institutions I’ve been at at least). Really good example of how culture sets these parameters rather than anything innate to the subject.
Anyway whole thread here is good!
Anyway whole thread here is good!
What surprised me the most was how *early* these divergences by STEM fields emerge.
By age 6, kids already see girls as worse at computer science and engineering. But...there's no early male bias for math. (I made this graph for a broader audience).
Six-year-olds have quite nuanced beliefs!
By age 6, kids already see girls as worse at computer science and engineering. But...there's no early male bias for math. (I made this graph for a broader audience).
Six-year-olds have quite nuanced beliefs!
December 10, 2024 at 3:10 AM
one thing that’s always interested me is how much more diverse astro is than physics (at institutions I’ve been at at least). Really good example of how culture sets these parameters rather than anything innate to the subject.
Anyway whole thread here is good!
Anyway whole thread here is good!
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Sometimes you've just got a weird guy, America has a lot of them
December 9, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Sometimes you've just got a weird guy, America has a lot of them
since the 2017 paper “Attention Is All You Need” arxiv shows 502 papers with titles that match “Is All You Need.” beginning to think we may need more than one thing.
December 9, 2024 at 3:27 PM
since the 2017 paper “Attention Is All You Need” arxiv shows 502 papers with titles that match “Is All You Need.” beginning to think we may need more than one thing.
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The babies you meet today are likely to be alive in 2100.
Taking bold actions, today, to limit the catastrophes they (and their children and grandchildren) will face, then—that isn't some crazy altruistic futurism exercise, it's the most basic test of a functioning civilization.
Taking bold actions, today, to limit the catastrophes they (and their children and grandchildren) will face, then—that isn't some crazy altruistic futurism exercise, it's the most basic test of a functioning civilization.
December 2, 2024 at 3:05 AM
The babies you meet today are likely to be alive in 2100.
Taking bold actions, today, to limit the catastrophes they (and their children and grandchildren) will face, then—that isn't some crazy altruistic futurism exercise, it's the most basic test of a functioning civilization.
Taking bold actions, today, to limit the catastrophes they (and their children and grandchildren) will face, then—that isn't some crazy altruistic futurism exercise, it's the most basic test of a functioning civilization.
during Anomalous Dinner Events, the Meals Officer is authorized to tap into lunchtime assets in what is commonly referred to as “the Night Sandwich Protocol”
December 7, 2024 at 12:50 AM
during Anomalous Dinner Events, the Meals Officer is authorized to tap into lunchtime assets in what is commonly referred to as “the Night Sandwich Protocol”
just got “The Secret to Superhuman Strength” out the library. I’m gonna learn what it is then I’m gonna pick up a car
December 6, 2024 at 10:35 PM
just got “The Secret to Superhuman Strength” out the library. I’m gonna learn what it is then I’m gonna pick up a car
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Perhaps my own bias being a natural pessimist, but it seems to me many people, including prominent political pundits, just cant handle the idea that terrible big things happen to society at random, with no one directly and simply at fault.
"Wuhan lab samples hold no close relatives to virus behind COVID"
That should settle it, right? The problem, of course, it won't because we're dealing with conspiracy theories and not scientific inquiry - no amount of additional data will change un-evidenced beliefs.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
That should settle it, right? The problem, of course, it won't because we're dealing with conspiracy theories and not scientific inquiry - no amount of additional data will change un-evidenced beliefs.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Wuhan lab samples hold no close relatives to virus behind COVID
Shi Zhengli, the virologist at centre of COVID lab-leak theory, reveals coronavirus sequences from Wuhan institute.
www.nature.com
December 6, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Perhaps my own bias being a natural pessimist, but it seems to me many people, including prominent political pundits, just cant handle the idea that terrible big things happen to society at random, with no one directly and simply at fault.
honestly the idea they have come out the gate and they’re like “idea #1: veteran’s healthcare” has me feeling better about the likely impact of this whole exercise
Musk and Ramaswamy have already identified $516B dollars in government savings — it includes cutting all of Veteran’s Affairs health care, eliminating the NIH, and ending funding for federal prisons. @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social
December 6, 2024 at 12:58 AM
honestly the idea they have come out the gate and they’re like “idea #1: veteran’s healthcare” has me feeling better about the likely impact of this whole exercise
implementing an adversarial program that modifies every tenth word imperceptibly and causes the machine to report that “trans people should be given licenses to kill” is a Certified Centrist™️ position
This, courtesy of the owner of the LA Times, is the worst “tech solution for journalism” idea since the CueCat.
December 5, 2024 at 12:31 PM
implementing an adversarial program that modifies every tenth word imperceptibly and causes the machine to report that “trans people should be given licenses to kill” is a Certified Centrist™️ position
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"If Biden does not act, there is little doubt that Trump will aggressively schedule executions in his next term ... Obama’s refusal to take a similar action ahead of Trump’s inauguration in 2016 directly resulted in 13 executions." www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2024/12/03/b...
Biden Should Commute All Current Death Sentences to Life in Prison
If Biden does not act, Trump will kill.
www.peoplespolicyproject.org
December 5, 2024 at 11:41 AM
"If Biden does not act, there is little doubt that Trump will aggressively schedule executions in his next term ... Obama’s refusal to take a similar action ahead of Trump’s inauguration in 2016 directly resulted in 13 executions." www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2024/12/03/b...
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gonna post cringe (nice things about liberalism) sorry in advance & thank you for your patience
December 4, 2024 at 2:04 AM
gonna post cringe (nice things about liberalism) sorry in advance & thank you for your patience
one thing about the OG Omelas that’s more interesting than the moral dilemma everyone thinks of is how much it focuses on whether you, the reader, would find a description of utopia believable if it DIDN’T have a horrible secret
gosh, EVERYBODY has written an omelas take. i just found out that even ursula le guin wrote one!
December 4, 2024 at 12:45 AM
one thing about the OG Omelas that’s more interesting than the moral dilemma everyone thinks of is how much it focuses on whether you, the reader, would find a description of utopia believable if it DIDN’T have a horrible secret