Nikita Borisov

Some of those that cite sources are the same that teach courses

I think we need to work on AI alignment some more

NEW: We've obtained the list with all 1042 terminated NSF grants. Full list will be up later today. Check grant-watch.us/nsf-data.html

A few quick numbers from the full list:

Termination date
on 4/18: 384
on 4/25: 658

Amounts in millions USD
Intended: 739
Obligated: 616
Outlayed: 261

In these times it’s more important than ever to support institutions of higher learning. I’m doing my part by eschewing the punch card at the department coffee shop.

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Haha!

Excited for the current administration to return us to the golden age when men were men and the Dow was four digits

I think “learn how to ask the right questions” is doing a lot of work here. I’ve used LLMs for a lot of tasks but where they work best is where I have a decent understanding of a topic so that I know what to ask and notice when it goes off the rails

Pro tip: if you’re going to a meditation retreat try to get good sleep beforehand 😴

I love that Cursor can help refactor my course web page but I wish it could not give into the temptation to rewrite my content as well

Ooh I love the term very tenured. Also, #goals

The daddest!

Did you know that the special case of a Bloom filter with k=3 hash functions is called the McConaughey filter? An item is considered to be present in the set when each of the 3 hash functions returns alright

Weekend reductions don’t have to be tight

My oversimplified political theory is make things with positive externalities (education, preventive care) free and increase taxes to cover them. Of course you need a political climate where the second step is feasible.

What does David Guetta have against @petersagal.bsky.social ?

I never knew inseam sizes were relevant to lava lamp purchases. Am I using them wrong?

“Look, it’s not that we have nothing in common. We are both extremely online. Big, big posters. That is our lifeblood. Have you ever hung out with a big poster in person? Well, right. That’s what I’m saying.”

On my final we ask whether a countermeasure can defend against a particular attack. The students keep answering “yes it can defend” and I keep thinking of Gary Gulman

Brezhnev's funeral

This is getting out of control. I just got a "2024 wrapped" from my hosting provider.

SaTC: our long national nightmare of no deadlines is over. Next one is in six weeks by the way. You didn’t have holiday plans, did you?

Thanks for the contribution, eprint is such a great resource!

See no one tells you that as a parent you need to balance your kids' educational opportunities with the risk of bitten testicles

I think professor borisov is really good at presenting the content and is very knowledgeable. He also is very passionate about the material which makes the class a lot more interesting since he goes well beyond the slides when teaching.

Sometimes I'm a little scared to open up my student teaching evals; I've certainly had mixed performances in the past. But these were worth it:

Instructor is awesome

Very knowledgeable, made me want to come to lecture. Course is a lot of work but man do I feel like I've learned a lot

I usually need a day to sulk anyway

Perfect!