Physics of membranes and self-assembly || Biophysics postdoc at Johns Hopkins || Previously Penn State -> Carnegie Mellon || for I perplex others not because I am clear, but because I am utterly perplexed myself || www.samuelfoley.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/samuelfoley.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/samuelfoley.com/post/3mjwywf3n4k2q2030: I open Zoom to teach my next class, which is fully remote due to the ongoing hyper-measles epidemic. I wait for Zoom to scan my iris and check it against Palantir's database. The OpenAI algorithm then works to determine whether I am a real human or not. https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/zoom-will-now-check-if-you-are-a-human-or-an-ai-imposter-during-video-meetings/20 Apr 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:3wuu3mpcftvm23adtqbq7l2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwywf3n4k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/samuelfoley.com/post/3mji7j3rdlc2lI think something went wrong14 Apr 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:3wuu3mpcftvm23adtqbq7l2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mji7j3rdlc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/samuelfoley.com/post/3mjfdvxdcts2eAllman-style curly brace placement is the only sane standard and it is absolutely bonkers to me that there are people who dislike it.13 Apr 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:3wuu3mpcftvm23adtqbq7l2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfdvxdcts2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/samuelfoley.com/post/3mj3e2m3ln22aToday in compiler outputs: error: use of ‘auto’ in parameter declaration only available with ‘-std=c++14’ or ‘-std=gnu++14’ Okay, I'll change the standard to c++14 warning: use of ‘auto’ in parameter declaration only available with ‘-std=c++20’ or ‘-fconcepts’ Will it say c++23 next?09 Apr 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:3wuu3mpcftvm23adtqbq7l2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3e2m3ln22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/samuelfoley.com/post/3mijaqc32a22hThis is quite an interesting thread. Truly the blind leading the blind. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Apr 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:3wuu3mpcftvm23adtqbq7l2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijaqc32a22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/samuelfoley.com/post/3migtw73w5c2rI had to double check that this wasn't an April fools post [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Apr 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:3wuu3mpcftvm23adtqbq7l2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3migtw73w5c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/samuelfoley.com/post/3mhzd4p4xdc2nPost a non-religious picture you think of as holy [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Mar 2026 04:52 +0000at://did:plc:3wuu3mpcftvm23adtqbq7l2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhzd4p4xdc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/samuelfoley.com/post/3mhzcakwnl22nMy feelings on "The Mandalorian and Grogu" [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Mar 2026 04:36 +0000at://did:plc:3wuu3mpcftvm23adtqbq7l2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhzcakwnl22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/samuelfoley.com/post/3mhtzyeejtc2nMy 6 years of no positive tests has sadly come to an end.25 Mar 2026 02:25 +0000at://did:plc:3wuu3mpcftvm23adtqbq7l2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtzyeejtc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/samuelfoley.com/post/3mhqou7zhjs2k [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Mar 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:3wuu3mpcftvm23adtqbq7l2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqou7zhjs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/samuelfoley.com/post/3mhqb4d3zvs2k [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Mar 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:3wuu3mpcftvm23adtqbq7l2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqb4d3zvs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/samuelfoley.com/post/3mhocgv5g322zSomeone doesn't want the winter blanket to go away22 Mar 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:3wuu3mpcftvm23adtqbq7l2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhocgv5g322zhttps://bsky.app/profile/samuelfoley.com/post/3mgy3mqj2c22mIf the US government were really interested in curtailing waste and abuse, they would look into stopping the funneling of millions of taxpayer dollars per year to these publishers. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Mar 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:3wuu3mpcftvm23adtqbq7l2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgy3mqj2c22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/samuelfoley.com/post/3mgv3owsxhk2gRemember back in the 00s to early 10s when people hadn't figured out how to carry cell phones in polite society? Constant ringtones and low-battery beeps, and people would actually pay money to buy specific ringtones so that people around them would hear it? Insanity.12 Mar 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:3wuu3mpcftvm23adtqbq7l2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgv3owsxhk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/samuelfoley.com/post/3mgqi3wujls2dEvery visit to LinkedIn inflicts more psychic damage. Obvious LLM-written posts about the newest manuscript from their group, and half the replies are equally obviously LLM-written. What are we even doing here.10 Mar 2026 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:3wuu3mpcftvm23adtqbq7l2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgqi3wujls2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/samuelfoley.com/post/3mgpqtvjwpk2eFor reasons, I have a shell command alias "mgoofy", and every time I use it all I can think is "A-hyuck, [tips fedora] m'goofy"10 Mar 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:3wuu3mpcftvm23adtqbq7l2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpqtvjwpk2e