Phoebe Goh

My mom and stepdad are from the same diaspora group as Zohran Mamdani’s dad (same like “my stepdad was kicked out of the same town and knows some of his classmates”) and apparently the New York Times doesn’t understand how diaspora works, so I am going to tell you a little about my mom’s people!

How Bees, Beer Cans and Data Solve the Same Packing Problem (Gift Article) Trying to fit it all in? There’s a trick to it, even in 24 dimensions.

Dear #mathsky, if you repost this, it will let people see the article for free. Thanks!

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

It’s ok. This is not the first screen protector I’ve cracked.. and it isn’t from drops but general pressure points on the edges. Annoying tho!

My trick to not having people be able to see my screen is to install a privacy screen protector and then crack it so it's totally unreadable :\

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

He may solve it by moving your keyboard off your desk!

I miss my cat who would do this 🥲

Good way to look at it

It reminds me of when I stopped driving (yay for public transport in Sydney) and then when I needed to get behind the wheel again I was SO apprehensive - moreso than when I first was learning to drive. It isn’t just “flick the switch, back in the office!” but that’s how many RTO policies seem to be

Woah too cool!

THIS is so true. Maintaining culture when your teams are essentially invisible people is really, really difficult.

I can only imagine how difficult it is for a startup where culture is so nebulous anyway.

(I don’t believe RTO is the answer, btw.)

I'm more afraid of this than the spiders and snakes

I agree! And I am very skeptical of anyone who tries to scare someone into a purchase (even things like forced urgency - "only X days left to purchase at this price" etc)

they're preying on human psychology rather than actually giving an outcome.

I don’t think I can on Bluesky :( edit?

It’s as though Clippy figured out he could change your words

Ugh forgot alt text. Sorry

I shall comply.

The girl getting comfy last night.

I shall show this at her bday party to all her friends and she will be mortified. 😂

Ayup, it’s always alright to share vulnerability.

Always happy to chat if you need a friend!

Also, ridiculous dog pic that I hope makes you smile.

“Alot”, a cross between a bear, a yak and a pug.

It replies with this picture! It is by Hyperbole and a Half: hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot...

(Also 2010 egad I am old)

We have one that catches “alot”, but I like the acronym idea. Even better if it randomly generates semi plausible answers!

Your birdbuddy posts always make me smile!

(It also almost encouraged me to purchase one, but I am not ready - I downloaded Merlin, so I can start birdwatching without the pressure of feeding them) :)

Sometimes the world can wait ❤️

Airedale terrier lying on a huge new bed. The bed cover is navy with purple and yellow flowers!

Pixel says: good cyber hygiene doesn’t have to come at the expense of comfort!

(New bed today! What do you think?)

#terriertuesday #security

I am! Can’t wait to catch up properly some day. It feels like human connection is going to be really important this year…

Hello! I just bought a new one in Tokyo 😂 hope you’re doing well too!

(Was very excited to find ya here :))

Airedale terrier lying on a towel on a raised surface, looking at the camera.

Pixel says "don't reuse passwords" on #terriertuesday #securitytips

Thanks, Pixel!

I know I'm old now because I actually like fruit and nut chocolate :(

From the australia community on Reddit: American hunting influencer removes baby wombat from distressed mother. Is this legal? Explore this post and more from the australia community

I don't hate people very much

but i hate people who think this is okay

the poor wombat :(

I’ve noticed more apps offering lifetime subscriptions vs month to month - which do you pay for which services?