Evan Short (Kiljoy)

Sadly true.

Also expect that anything you have put in eRA Commons, NIH’s central grant application and review repository, will be used to train Musk’s AI.

We should start asking Grok “what research work is <X NIH grant applicant> proposing to do” and see when confidential info starts popping up. 🧪

Happy birthday Robin!

Totally spitballing here, epic non-content to follow, posted to generate engagement and "discussion":
Sydney = Auckland
Melbourne = Wellington
Adelaide = Hamilton
Brisbane = Tauranga
Perth = Christchurch
Hobart = Dunedin
Darwin = Whangarei

🧪 Why are people surprised by DeepSeek showing that enormous brute-force scaling isn’t the only path for generative AI? Your brain is 1.3 L in volume and consumes only 20 W; doesn’t that make it obvious that huge scaling isn’t The Way, necessarily?

RIP! I spent many nights down there for Hardware and RAM nights and the occasional Swerve on Wednesdays.

Planet-warming carbon dioxide levels rose more than ever in 2024 The record rise is incompatible with keeping global warming to 1.5C according to the Met Office.

2024 was not only the hottest year on record, it also saw the fastest-ever rise in atmospheric CO2 levels…

La Niña, wildfires, deforestation, the continued burning of oil and gas, and ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza - all have played a part.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Not good 🧪

It's still horrifying though.

I'm so glad I'm off of there now... but I do feel a bit like an ostrich with it's head in the sand.

Kia ora e te whānau! I miss you all... even the 10 of yas that follow me here. I'll be back to the music streams soon I promise!

Can one tune sum up your main taste in drum n bass? I'll go first: Keaton & Hive - The Plague

YouTube video by Eames Office Powers of Ten™ (1977)

I'm writing something about the ridiculous range of scales we deal with in astronomy, and it's reminding me of the classic Eames Powers of Ten video www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKB... 🔭🧪

Very cool!

Big love and hugs from us! ❤️

I'm good. Looking forward to our impending return to Aotearoa.

WB MMM

I was speaking more to the crime aspect of the birding. Kea are deep in the car conversion game.

Let me talk to you about the Kea of New Zealand...

BUT IT DID!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Waiting for your code to compile is a perfect time to relax for a minute or 3 and worry about whether it's going to work properly this time.

Will be streaming from Philly in 5 1/2 hours!

Hi @astrokatie.com are there any recommendations for BlueSky follows you can make? I like maths, physics, science in general, etc.

Hi @robinince.bsky.social, is Brian Cox likely to pop up on this here BlueSky thingy or is he still wedded to the bird site?

Great interview @astrokatie.com

Tuned in!

On RNZ Saturday morning, RIGHT NOW is @astrokatie.com

That's truly awful, and it's for people like your friend that the rest of us should be duty-bound to get vaccinated so those at real risk are safer.