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Associate Professor (Clemson) | AIMS Lecturer (South Africa) | Author: "Visual Algebra" (forthcoming) | YouTuber | First Gen | Homesteader | Dad to Ida & Felix | πŸ”±

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Ugh. Last week was the most stressful since March 2020. And you?

04.02.2026 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(Well, everyone…except the majority of Utah residents.)

Hit β€˜em from all angles. Don’t let up.

01.02.2026 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Vroom-vroom vroomy vroom-vroom. Pigeon at the wheel!”

From β€œDon’t let the pigeon drive the bus!”

Vroom-vroom vroomy vroom-vroom. Pigeon at the wheel!” From β€œDon’t let the pigeon drive the bus!”

❀️

01.02.2026 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve seen her post a lot about that in the last week, no?

01.02.2026 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Seattle loves Portland, Maine. The first and very best Portland in the world!
YouTube video by Seattle Sounders FC Seattle loves Portland, Maine. The first and very best Portland in the world!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkeU...

01.02.2026 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sounders game with β€œAnti-racist, always Seattle, anti-fascist” banners

Sounders game with β€œAnti-racist, always Seattle, anti-fascist” banners

Julio RodrΓ­guez of the Seattle Mariners wearing a β€œLove Wins” shirt.

Julio RodrΓ­guez of the Seattle Mariners wearing a β€œLove Wins” shirt.

Trump supporting Patriots owner Robert Kraft and anti-Trump Seahawks owner Jody Allen

Trump supporting Patriots owner Robert Kraft and anti-Trump Seahawks owner Jody Allen

No idea, but all of Seattle’s sports teams are pretty awesome. Join us! #SoundersFC #Mariners #Seahawks

01.02.2026 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Any women want to weigh in on what it means when a guy on Tinder says, β€œoh, I’m just not very political”?

01.02.2026 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Read her Wikipedia page and venture a guess…

#GoHawks πŸ’™πŸ’šπŸ’™πŸ’š

01.02.2026 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m looking forward to the sad cake baking video after they get blown out by Seattle next Sunday. 😜

01.02.2026 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I always remember that 2^10 =1,024. So that confirms (a) over (b), and the others don’t even stand a chance.

31.01.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Picture of Trump supporting Patriots owner Robert Kraft next to anti-Trump Seahawks owner and philanthropist Jody Allen.

Picture of Trump supporting Patriots owner Robert Kraft next to anti-Trump Seahawks owner and philanthropist Jody Allen.

And GO SEAHAWKS!!! πŸ’™πŸ’šπŸ’™πŸ’š

31.01.2026 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't forget Spygate in 2001! I'm a Seahawks fan and I would have loudly cheered for the Rams over the Pats had they won, as I did 8 years ago.

26.01.2026 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Rubik’s cube, tetrahedron, and octahedron. 

ELearning assignment saying β€œdraw six different shapes. Count the sides and vertices.”

My daughter’s computations of V-E-F=2 in each case.

Rubik’s cube, tetrahedron, and octahedron. ELearning assignment saying β€œdraw six different shapes. Count the sides and vertices.” My daughter’s computations of V-E-F=2 in each case.

Rather than have my daughter do her eLearning assignment to the letter, I introduced her to the Euler characteristic.

26.01.2026 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not 100% sure, but it looked like his ankle got twisted badly as he backed up.

26.01.2026 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
7 large jars of homemade water kefir. Ingredients include tomatoes, kale, beets, carrots, garlic, apples, cantaloupe, ginger, and Yuzu.

7 large jars of homemade water kefir. Ingredients include tomatoes, kale, beets, carrots, garlic, apples, cantaloupe, ginger, and Yuzu.

Current batch of water kefir. Ingredients include tomatoes, kale, beets, carrots, garlic, apples, cantaloupe, ginger, and Yuzu.

22.01.2026 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’d love to see another 43-8 drubbing of the Broncos.

21.01.2026 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No, not in overtime. He called timeout so they would have more time to possibly give it a closer look.

19.01.2026 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Definitely gonna be some animal for sure.

19.01.2026 04:31 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Seriously?! They’re huge Boston homers. Back in the mid 2000s they had a ranking of most tortured sports cities, and Boston was in the top 5 (above Seattle, MPLS, ATL) Not long after, they had a β€œTitle Town USA” competition, and Boston was a finalist for that too. They don’t even try to hide it.

19.01.2026 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Initial reaction: I’m not sure.

Tried it without the β€œt”: yep, that’s how I say it.

Then tried it with the β€œt”: huh, I say it that way too.

I don’t actually know what I usually do. Weird. (Seattle, WA)

18.01.2026 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Question for parents:

What’s a good age to get introduce kids to coding, and how? What languages? Curious to hear your thoughts, especially hindsight. Thank you!

18.01.2026 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of what happens when I press CTRL+SPACE on my MacBook Pro.

Screenshot of what happens when I press CTRL+SPACE on my MacBook Pro.

Screenshot of pressing and holding "o" when typing on a MacBook. Annoyingly, there's no Ε‘.

Screenshot of pressing and holding "o" when typing on a MacBook. Annoyingly, there's no Ε‘.

Annoyingly, this works on my iPhone but not on MacOS (laptops).

If you're on a Mac add "Hungarian QWERTY" in Settings --> Keyboard. Hitting CTRL-SPACE will toggle b/w US (in my case) and HU layouts. Press the "[" key for Ε‘ and the \ key for Ε±. Then press CTRL-SPACE to toggle back.

14.01.2026 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you find yourself in a bind on this show, you can always call up David Chang, right? He totally owes you one!

13.01.2026 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And some will say his job is lost and can never be saved…

11.01.2026 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh cool, thanks! I actually already have a bunch of these. Several other suggestions: Gnomes at Night, Gobblet Gobblers, Rubik’s Race, and Fanorona.

09.01.2026 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oooh, I have a 7-year-old who loves math and primes. What other games like this should be aware of? πŸ‘€

09.01.2026 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Quite possibly my two favorite media personalities, in no particular order (sorry Lenny). And it’s just a bonus that you both happen to root for the best sports teams too.

08.01.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not sure about that. I could be wrong, but I use $[math]$, all the time, and I don't feel like a comma getting moved to the next line is something I've ever seen. But maybe there's another reason for that...

06.01.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think the fix is to use \dots instead of \ldots. It seems to make a big difference. (See my comment above)

06.01.2026 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting update: there seems to be no difference between

$3.1415\dots,$ and $3.1415\dots$,

Both of these look "correct".

Maybe I'd never noticed that before b/c I never actually use \ldots, and I've yet to see any reason why I should. Are there any?

06.01.2026 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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