Nate Foster

February 10th, and thus the inaugural edition of NINeS is just around the corner. You can participate from anywhere in the world, at times that are convenient to you. See https://nines-conference.org/attend for information on how you can participate. We hope to see you on Feb 10th!

In either case, it’s difficult to quit!

COMMITTEE ON THE FUTURE OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY | A Matter of Expectations: Universities and Their Evolving Relationship With Government and the Public The Committee on the Future of the American University looks at the long-standing but largely unspoken agreement that has shaped the relationship between Cornell and the federal government. Under this...

Meanwhile the FAU committee writes: “we must be willing to reflect on [critiques of higher ed] honestly”

www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...

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Yes.

CDMX!

You've heard of elf on a shelf, now get ready for...

TFW you name the final exam "F" ... which causes students to receive an email telling them they've received an "F" grade🤦‍♂️

Clearly de Bruijn is the way to go...

Now feels inappropriate given recent events, but thanks for appreciating!

This is awful. Glad to hear you and K are okay.

Twitter post from 2022

Real-life Twitter memes on a professional committee..

@shriram.bsky.social: “I just want to clarify my position, since I certainly don't want it misconstrued”

@natefoster.bsky.social: So… ?

Singaporean President visits downtown Ithaca’s cooperative craft shop - The Ithaca Voice ITHACA, N.Y. — Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam made a visit to Ithaca Thursday, making a few purchases at the Handwork Gallery on Cayuga Street while protected by a fleet of […]

Well I hope he didn’t eat any durian while he was browsing in the shop!

ithacavoice.org/2025/12/sing...

This is not a joke about CrowdStrike 😉

Congratulations to the CrowdStrike Software Update team for winning the 2025 FIFA Turing Award!

This dissertation is about using types for steaming computations. Speaking of streams, if you ever need to cross a stream, or find a life partner, you can do worse than the all-new Ford F150.

She had already rotated off!

FOSTER | "Any Person, Any Study," — If You Can Keep It In our guest room, Professor of Computer Science Nate Foster reflects on Cornell’s recent settlement with the Trump administration — a deal he argues trades principle for expedience.

I wrote a thing! Technically it’s an opinion piece but secretly it’s a love letter to Cornell.

www.cornellsun.com/article/2025...

Statement on Cornell’s agreement with federal government The Cornell AAUP chapter has consistently stated that any deal with the Trump administration would be strategically unwise and a betrayal of Cornell’s principles. This remains the case. We ar…

Cornell AAUP statement on “the deal”

aaup-cornell.org/2025/11/07/s...

Good luck! (And great t-shirt Jeff :-)

Always remember to capitalize “mealy” when talking about automata or people will think you have an infestation.

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Tappet Brothers School of Mufflers

I have some bad news…
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Except in Philly where it’s the Law of Large Mummers!

Team 545

Could go with this one, if the OOPSLA PC encountered any sticky situations:
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Word

Missed opportunity to not name it the “strategic reviewer reserve”

I came all the way to Coimbra wearing this silly t-shirt and @justinesherry.bsky.social isn’t even here 😭

There are many good ideas for improving reviewing culture in CS. But the core issues cut much deeper. So, while mechanism is important, we believe simple mechanistic fixes are unlikely to be effective. With NINeS, we are creating a community and a culture that is truly different.