2026-05-29T09:14:28Z https://yabu.me John M. Gamble https://yabu.me/npub1tyl4fwactj88z2usthlnpvxtvcdt7saw94g3fzp9wuzrre0j80fse4jykz https://cdn.fosstodon.org/accounts/avatars/109/366/856/446/242/299/original/1cc13c1ce46c76d0.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/accounts/avatars/109/366/856/446/242/299/original/1cc13c1ce46c76d0.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs07zul6ftpka37akg2ln7s6dchjreda9wukujd6fc37z3pufx7svszypvn749mhpwguuftjpwl7v9sednp406r4ck4z9ygy4msgv097gaax2f6u88 My calculus book dates from the seventies, and introduces derivatives at page 90.<br/><br/>#Calculus #Math #Maths<br/><br/><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/3o3zcMTBPZc">https://youtube.com/shorts/3o3zcMTBPZc</a> 2026-05-11T17:09:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstva5ujdwyngugz2ryyc5yuavc44zvrmy0mwhsy0xpahfutqdgf5szypvn749mhpwguuftjpwl7v9sednp406r4ck4z9ygy4msgv097gaaxkvnkas In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf09ed9p3ns7ppdaer42yvle0t63g3pppf040hjhsr7aadnnt5h5c9044jp'>nevent1q…44jp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/477/365/842/783/094/original/3e192e3756076854.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-27T15:33:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf09ed9p3ns7ppdaer42yvle0t63g3pppf040hjhsr7aadnnt5h5czypvn749mhpwguuftjpwl7v9sednp406r4ck4z9ygy4msgv097gaaxdersnn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrt0ndvyml4fym0nspch307t8772uj867jgd5x0f5u30lzacfhw9gl6ehjd'>nevent1q…ehjd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I took the question as-is (I think, misinterpretation is possible) and assumed there was such a thing as an ethical LLM when I voted.<br/><br/>But in reality, I don&#39;t think it&#39;s possible. It&#39;s as if someone discovered the Bubble Sort, saw that the algorithm blew up in large data sets, and decided the solution was special Bubble Sort hardware that consumed ten times as much power as the CPU it was attached to.<br/><br/>LLMs are the Bubble Sort of AI. 2026-04-27T15:20:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfyuwm3xwrm3zl3jsnxgqazfprgxpq3s32slx65g3yceh9nmmpdqczypvn749mhpwguuftjpwl7v9sednp406r4ck4z9ygy4msgv097gaaxzjyhp0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0myknhenl55pszn6y4zg8ca6vkyvsu6d55afwf3zc7h5q3fhnr7qg4pm4t'>nevent1q…pm4t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Damn, I didn&#39;t know he&#39;d died. I lost track of so many people that I followed on USENET when it stopped being available. 2026-02-10T12:46:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy7jdhg76yjcj094edwx5dxckfg49a2urpvp0h9ssku2e4dknu8eszypvn749mhpwguuftjpwl7v9sednp406r4ck4z9ygy4msgv097gaaxhtwz7g I&#39;m thinking of bringing a #BoardGame with me to friends this Christmas. A cooperative game, because one of the people there isn&#39;t fond of competitive games.<br/><br/>Now I have the various Pandemic games, including the Cthulhu one, but I was looking for something different, given the holiday.<br/><br/>Does anyone have suggestions? It can be reasonably complex. I live nearby a games store, but even if they don&#39;t have it I&#39;d be interested in reading your suggestions.<br/><br/>Thanks.<br/><br/>#BoardGames 2025-12-23T22:07:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvxwn5snc2p7mwjttr4tg5w6h4f3rd69r3g9x4wakpuwgz9hdyw5czypvn749mhpwguuftjpwl7v9sednp406r4ck4z9ygy4msgv097gaaxpen9nn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ku9vj2p2k7psd8ta9fnz7jer9uwuk0v78p89x0yx6u3a6q6h0cgquvp8j'>nevent1q…vp8j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes. If this account were bridged it would be useful for reposting your posts to other Bluesky users, who are the ones who could benefit. 2025-10-03T17:32:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg0fvepgvzwxgx9jtf9s34m5ch46a269nkux3px7tfq5j5srl5nxszypvn749mhpwguuftjpwl7v9sednp406r4ck4z9ygy4msgv097gaaxn7d0nv Energy costs are going to rise precipitously* and Democrats will get blamed.<br/><br/>#EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #USPol<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/39YO-0HBKtA">https://youtu.be/39YO-0HBKtA</a><br/><br/>_____<br/>* Assuming nothing is done. This takes actual legislation, which hasn&#39;t been anyone&#39;s strong suit recently. 2025-09-05T14:13:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstjtcnm40s63cxq55jvh4j59e6pp92kk8drnyur3l0l0jzvnh5t6gzypvn749mhpwguuftjpwl7v9sednp406r4ck4z9ygy4msgv097gaaxtuguwg I just found and read this article today. Searching Mastodon with &#34;Peter Putnam&#34; found me several people who linked to the article, including Greg Egan.<br/><br/>Better late than never. It&#39;s an excellent long form article by Amanda Gefter about physicist/philosopher Peter Putnam, one of John Wheeler&#39;s students, and why he vanished from academia.<br/><br/>#PhilosophyOfScience #Academia #Physics #CivilRights #Philosophy<br/><br/><a href="https://nautil.us/finding-peter-putnam-1218035/">https://nautil.us/finding-peter-putnam-1218035/</a> 2025-08-27T20:06:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw2xt73ng5gsqrepy4xv4j47sv7c83zx2pec4ny2g5qsvat6hfxjczypvn749mhpwguuftjpwl7v9sednp406r4ck4z9ygy4msgv097gaax7sewy8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswzlljukdx8lj6vlulvxk7mgprwwgy7pkf8cwzlquv5ksn6m22awsj0yw2l'>nevent1q…yw2l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I didn&#39;t look for that book in particular, but searching for &#34;Book cover T-shirts&#34; got me pages of results.<br/><br/>It appears to be a common design choice.<br/><br/>Edit: particularly among etsy artists who will take requests. I haven&#39;t seen the show, but I guess the character made an online order? 2025-08-16T14:07:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz3mrtq9ejmqru20fz872qcvn2w0tdk4q2x2e724t603a334vq2ugzypvn749mhpwguuftjpwl7v9sednp406r4ck4z9ygy4msgv097gaaxc2zpcz Q. What do you call someone who knows three languages?<br/><br/>A. Trilingual<br/><br/>Q. What do you call someone who knows two languages?<br/><br/>A. Bilingual<br/><br/>Q. What do you call someone who knows just one language?<br/><br/>A. A kernel maintainer. 2025-02-15T21:21:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2mpp3dvedpzjwuauacd2z3ye0weu8yzewcpkq6usz3u23qlv5jfgzypvn749mhpwguuftjpwl7v9sednp406r4ck4z9ygy4msgv097gaax4wh9ru In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxjgndyaqf0wqx8wnxlgzll6m2qh30e9p2ech2t0hvcmklfudfcpsq3067c'>nevent1q…067c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;...for those who haven&#39;t already blocked fosstodon dot org...&#34;<br/><br/>Er, what? 2024-11-19T15:48:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstvpypc38qpk26f53u9muqt3dkjfu3ff0sx078kw9axalm7epw8sgzypvn749mhpwguuftjpwl7v9sednp406r4ck4z9ygy4msgv097gaaxqdegx3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsznqgj5rsdvk7a3n6f925ed4u4s2tpfjuc9xla3s6vzltashqg8jggukq4l'>nevent1q…kq4l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am apparently a charm quark, which seems backwards to me, though the claim that I like to team up with strange quarks is right on the money.<br/><br/>#Physics #PersonalityQuiz<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/223/177/614/986/516/original/88a38fe2c7b51380.jpg"> <br/> 2024-09-29T22:29:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9eqqa0v7shnk2t5tc5jsaekarafwxcuu4qhj2fa63kxsk6dxttlczypvn749mhpwguuftjpwl7v9sednp406r4ck4z9ygy4msgv097gaax780d3p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz6vuvdlgcasgl2r4z45crw7mpafggt2j3f0cpdxf3k0c628kcw6s2ejz47'>nevent1q…jz47</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I haven&#39;t for nearly eight years. Download speeds are more than adequate now, for me at least. 2024-09-28T04:30:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz4vx3375xy9uzyyvvj39q0cfq27ad5u2h3yz6gqs9ce3xh5jcfkqzypvn749mhpwguuftjpwl7v9sednp406r4ck4z9ygy4msgv097gaaxywsj9d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp5jn0lku6neyjmzugppnh2gzfufcv7sva7g9xceplva2udn4hvpg0d4vqq'>nevent1q…4vqq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks! 2024-09-18T23:48:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsry85f6qu24h755lzve3yyn74hy8q5z7pwawuxtu049rkmjfhdppqzypvn749mhpwguuftjpwl7v9sednp406r4ck4z9ygy4msgv097gaaxuxhkzp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfrsn8005qk6a0ewqxzxazmqurez4yh45x95f6lqjkqkhr7v4jzmsk2xrcj'>nevent1q…xrcj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>May I ask where you got the posters from and/or who the artist is? 2024-09-18T22:54:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgjm542kcslz647wp7mryfftgmfkrnha70zvss4x2mqjwl5sg5uvszypvn749mhpwguuftjpwl7v9sednp406r4ck4z9ygy4msgv097gaaxfvt8tx Illinois bans native plants bans. Take that, HOAs.<br/><br/>This is the second Ban ban Illinois has passed, the first being the ban on book banning.<br/><br/>#Illinois #Plants #Gardening<br/><br/><a href="https://news.wttw.com/2024/08/27/homeowner-associations-can-t-ban-native-plants-thanks-new-illinois-law">https://news.wttw.com/2024/08/27/homeowner-associations-can-t-ban-native-plants-thanks-new-illinois-law</a> 2024-09-07T20:42:32Z