I decided to print out my #Last30DaysOfCode but it was just 268 variations on the same command until I got to the one that did what I wanted.

Can I create a fake profile and then pay to have it get a checkmark? With no further identity verification? If so, that's completely bonkers.

Does Twitter only have one main character now? Because if so, that's going to get super boring...

I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you've just decided to host a mastodon instance, you're now in the business of content moderation. You should probably think about your rules for removing content & restricting behavior sooner rather than later, before the spam starts.

Gladly contributing to this statistic.

Just for the benefit of future job candidates, this is not a code review. It is instead the kind of thing you draw for a n00b to explain something complicated in the simplest way possible with a stylized picture and without getting into any depth about code or actual details.

I can't stress this enough: do not - under absolutely any circumstances - forward, share, or link to suspected child exploitation material in any way other than through in-app reporting flows.

Amazing opportunity: Dave Blei (Blei Lab) and Don Green (D P G) are seeking someone at the intersection of ML and causality with applications to social science: cs.columbia.edu/~blei/postdoc-…. I was their postdoc for 2 years and it was a wonderful experience.

In a recent act of hardcore engineering, I moved 10,000 lines of python to another file and called it from a new 10- line file.

Photos and videos now banned on Twitter, apparently.