Randomly transitioning between information theory, ML, privacy, statistics, and other destinations. Not using \mathbb in a logo.https://bsky.app/profile/ergodicwalk.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ergodicwalk.bsky.social/post/3mywt2y4wqs2kOne zillion hillion bajillion dollars! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Oct 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:x7os7le37o7lvd73inanu526/app.bsky.feed.post/3mywt2y4wqs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ergodicwalk.bsky.social/post/3mwqmi3rqx22o“and the republic said the darkness you fight is within you, and also a missing wet signature”30 Sep 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:x7os7le37o7lvd73inanu526/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqmi3rqx22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ergodicwalk.bsky.social/post/3mwmpjwlkps2pThe Venn diagram of “I do my own research” and “I parrot back whatever the AI spits out” seems to have a larger intersection these days.29 Sep 2026 01:48 +0000at://did:plc:x7os7le37o7lvd73inanu526/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwmpjwlkps2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ergodicwalk.bsky.social/post/3mw3njrffak23From @anildash.com https://www.anildash.com/2026/09/09/cancer-capital-founders/ "Because these firms are committed to their ideological agendas, if they do see an idea they like, but they don't like the morals of the founder who pitched it (i.e. the founder has morals) they could..." https://www.anildash.com/2026/09/09/cancer-capital-founders/"Because22 Sep 2026 06:56 +0000at://did:plc:x7os7le37o7lvd73inanu526/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw3njrffak23https://bsky.app/profile/ergodicwalk.bsky.social/post/3mvnunky5jk2jThe Woke Wizards of A.I. sounds like a YA series, or maybe fanfic. If the latter, is it the kind that “rationalists” get off on? [sickos guy here] [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:x7os7le37o7lvd73inanu526/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnunky5jk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ergodicwalk.bsky.social/post/3mvi3xa5tmc24The first fallacy is why the Chronicle of Higher Ed’s “here’s a thing I personally am cranky about” articles are dreck. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:x7os7le37o7lvd73inanu526/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvi3xa5tmc24https://bsky.app/profile/ergodicwalk.bsky.social/post/3mv4iochklk2mOk but what about the Naviest Stokes? Or is that the Naïvest Stokes? Or the Navier Stonks?09 Sep 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:x7os7le37o7lvd73inanu526/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4iochklk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ergodicwalk.bsky.social/post/3muymbg4wak2o“Sparks of lying and bullying“ might be a good title for a paper.08 Sep 2026 08:31 +0000at://did:plc:x7os7le37o7lvd73inanu526/app.bsky.feed.post/3muymbg4wak2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ergodicwalk.bsky.social/post/3msvbwzlets2kPSA OTD: just because a paper uses crappy notation doesn't mean you need to as well! This goes quadruple for people who have outsourced their brains to genAI.12 Aug 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:x7os7le37o7lvd73inanu526/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvbwzlets2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ergodicwalk.bsky.social/post/3mp4gpuiyy22dIs there a technical term for when an organization pre-capitulates to unspecified demands? Besides cowardice that is. Asking for a friend^H^H^H^H^H^Hprofessional society.25 Jun 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:x7os7le37o7lvd73inanu526/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4gpuiyy22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ergodicwalk.bsky.social/post/3moxfligafs2uHear me out: one of those "cafe order filling" mobile games, only you are an editor at a journal and have to manage the review process. Later levels introduce LLM-generated papers and reviews. Not sure what the score should be: impact factor is probably not so good... [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jun 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:x7os7le37o7lvd73inanu526/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxfligafs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ergodicwalk.bsky.social/post/3mmu4e2wbb22gRIP Richard Tapia... https://cacm.acm.org/news/in-memoriam-richard-a-tapia-1939-2026/27 May 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:x7os7le37o7lvd73inanu526/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmu4e2wbb22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ergodicwalk.bsky.social/post/3mlcu6wccoc27So many recent reasons to look forward to sabbatical: the demolishing of postgraduate research in the US, Rutgers Engineering making a huge mistake and a comically ham-fisted blustering excuse, the Canvas hack... Is a sabbatical fiddling while it burns or a time-out in the corner with a dunce cap?08 May 2026 04:07 +0000at://did:plc:x7os7le37o7lvd73inanu526/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcu6wccoc27https://bsky.app/profile/ergodicwalk.bsky.social/post/3mlct3hakrk2zAre you looking for something to do this Saturday evening? Come here NYCC perform the Duruflé Requiem! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/durufle-requiem-tickets-1985681758593?aff=website08 May 2026 03:47 +0000at://did:plc:x7os7le37o7lvd73inanu526/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlct3hakrk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ergodicwalk.bsky.social/post/3mj3r5mcegc23Shannon, truly one of a kind! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:x7os7le37o7lvd73inanu526/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3r5mcegc23https://bsky.app/profile/ergodicwalk.bsky.social/post/3mibwok5r7k2zGood enough for government work? https://blog.thereallo.dev/blog/decompiling-the-white-house-app30 Mar 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:x7os7le37o7lvd73inanu526/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibwok5r7k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ergodicwalk.bsky.social/post/3mftxo5ocuk22The fact that EDAS cannot handle $$ for LaTeX markup is just gross incompetence on the part of the designers. OFC, it's also a terrible product in so many other ways...27 Feb 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:x7os7le37o7lvd73inanu526/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftxo5ocuk22https://bsky.app/profile/ergodicwalk.bsky.social/post/3mfn2qmn4fc22Maria Hernandez Park in Bushwick, I think. Doubt I can make it before it melts... [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Feb 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:x7os7le37o7lvd73inanu526/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfn2qmn4fc22