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Peter Sestoft

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Computer science professor and recovering department head, IT University of Copenhagen. Homepage (1995 style) at https://www.itu.dk/people/sestoft/ Mail sestoft@gmail.com and sestoft@itu.dk

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The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.

09.04.2025 19:15 — 👍 19203    🔁 3654    💬 385    📌 245

Trump is a Small Language Model run at very high temperature.

09.04.2025 05:26 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Kønsskævhed på vidensuddannelser rammer finanssektoren Både virksomheder, uddannelsesinstitutioner og politikere skal bidrage, hvis flere kvinder skal søge ind på it- og STEM-uddannelserne. Ellers risikerer vi at gå glip af kvindelige talenter i vidensint...

Hvordan forbedrer vi kønsbalancen i IT/STEM?

Vi kan alle gøre mere, men her er tre konkrete råd:

1) Juster sektordimensionering af udd. med stor efterspørgsel

2) Frihold IT- og STEM fra udflytningsaftalen

3) Indfør IT-teknologiske forløb for piger i grundskolen

#dkpol
finans.dk/debat/ECE180...

09.04.2025 03:50 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

Just donated 500 DKK to Wikipedia.

27.01.2025 15:10 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Why have I been reading "Hitler's People", "Reichskanzlerplatz", "Berlin Brænder", and "Eichmann in Jerusalem" recently?

22.01.2025 06:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Early winter evening view of the canal by the IT University of Copenhagen and Radio Denmark

Early winter evening view of the canal by the IT University of Copenhagen and Radio Denmark

Articificial lights are made necessary, and more impactful, by the short days

15.11.2024 17:08 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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