John Terhorst, Ph.D.

This sounds like DEI to me.

This is so unbelievably sad.

Melissa Hortman and her husband were volunteers for Helping Paws, which trains potential service dogs. Please consider joining me to make a donation in their (and Gilbert’s) memory: helpingpaws.org

Donate it to a museum

looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.

thos Benas

California Fire Map: Active Wildfires A map of wildfires currently burning in California

You can track the fires burning in Southern California here, including the latest evacuation areas: www.latimes.com/wildfires-map/

If you're in an evacuation zone in SoCal, please check in with any disabled/aging neighbors you have to see if they need help evacuating.

This point can't be stressed enough. The ups and downs of California's annual rain/snow totals haven't changed much—but every drought is now higher-impact, as the ever-warmer atmosphere parches the landscape more. Moreover, SoCal's wet seasons are shortening and dry seasons are lengthening.

Having an inflamed joint right now, I totally get why arthritic dogs lick their wrists. Like, I’m not licking my wrist right now, but the little animal inside my head does occasionally say “idk man, maybe try licking it”.

A picture of a man dressed up as a hot dog, saying we’re all trying to figure out who’s responsible for this

The government trying to figure out what’s up with all the drones over government sites

Yikes.

Now Gukesh has to play Magnus, right? #WorldChessChampionship #Chess

The Future of STEM Scholars is offering $40,000 scholarships to college applicants pursuing preferred science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) degrees at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

The application is currently open and runs through January 31, 2025.

Ah, it's Increase Contrast. Interesting!

I need this!

Listening to Beastie Boys albums is a great way to learn the names of everyone who was ever friends with the Beastie Boys

A new JWST deep field.

All the eight-sided features are local stars in the Milky Way.

Everything else is a galaxy.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS A GALAXY.

me: *sees a dead bird* this is a bad omen
wife: you're ruining thanksgiving

Putting an economist in charge of the National Institutes of Health is like putting my dog in charge of my grocery list. I know he’s got a lot of strong opinions on the subject matter but he also tries eating rocks and wasps.

She always did enjoy a good squeeze.

If they are using a custom domain for their handle, e.g., @washingtonpost.com, that should be a good enough indicator, shouldn't it? It means that they have access to the DNS entry for the domain.

My vet wanted a photo of my dog so this is what they got

Sounds like he also wants to kill journalists and whistleblowers

Televised medical talk shows—what they recommend and the evidence to support their recommendations: a prospective observational study Objective To determine the quality of health recommendations and claims made on popular medical talk shows. Design Prospective observational study. Setting Mainstream television media. Sources Inte...

This look at 40 random episodes of "The Dr. Oz Show" found that less than half (46%) of the recommendations made on the show had at least a case study to back them up. www.bmj.com/content/349/...

For all of chess history, even the greatest players had been sheltered from the sort of incredibly complex tactical play that computers handled almost trivially by 1993. You knew that your human opponents had roughly the same limitations as you did when it came to dealing with whatever arose on the board. That perceived equilibrium went out the window when you were facing a strong computer. It played chess well, but also differently. The psychological asymmetry and physical factors were an issue, but the new sensation of always wondering if your opponent might be seeing something you could scarcely imagine was very disturbing. —Garry Kasparov

Two computer screens on a desk, one of which has wallpaper of the woman yelling at a cat from the famous meme, and the other with wallpaper of the cat

What do you guys think of my new office setup?