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Andrew Work

@mrgandrewwork

Libertarian, Canadian, Hong Konger!

Hong Kong Beigetreten Temmuz 2010
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Andrew Work@mrgandrewwork·
@RichardRobinson has done it again! Check it out NOW! Also on Spotify open.spotify.com/show/19muVE3G2…
Intercognitive@Intercognitive

What happens when AI can see and understand the physical world? Nils Pihl (@broodsugar), CEO of Auki Labs (@Auki), joins Rich Robinson (@RichardRobinson) to break down co-embodiment, spatial computing, and the decentralized infrastructure behind physical AI. From Beijing’s early tech boom to the future of robotics.

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The Tragically Hip@thehipofficial·
75 years ago today, Bill Barilko scored in overtime, bringing the Stanley Cup home to the @MapleLeafs.
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Dr. Sally Sharif
Dr. Sally Sharif@Sally_Sharif1·
I just gave a closed-book, pen-and-paper midterm exam in my 300-level course at UBC with 100 students. All exams were graded by an experienced graduate-level TA according to a rubric. *** The average was 64/100.*** My class averages at UBC are usually 80-85. Context: • This was the first midterm, covering ONLY 4 weeks of material. • Students had a list of possible questions in advance: no surprise questions. • Questions included (a) 3 concept definitions, (b) 3 paragraph-long questions, and (c) a 1.5-page essay. • I have taught this class multiple times. Nothing in my teaching style changed this semester. • We read entire paragraphs of text in class, so students don't have to do something on their own that wasn't covered during the lecture. • Students take a 10-question multiple-choice quiz at the end of every class (30% of the final grade). • Attendance is 95-99% every class. Attention during lectures and participation in pair-work activities are very high → anticipating the end-of-class quiz. *** But unfortunately, I suspect many students are not reading the material on the syllabus. They are asking LLMs to summarize it instead.*** After the midterm, students reported: • They thought they knew concept definitions but couldn't produce them on paper. • They thought they understood the arguments but struggled to connect them or identify points of agreement and disagreement. My view: It might be “cool” or “innovative” to teach students to summarize readings with ChatGPT or write essays with Claude. But we may be doing them a disservice: reducing their ability to retain material, think creatively, and reason from what they know. If you only read what AI has summarized for you, you don’t truly "know" the material. Moving forward: We have a second midterm coming up. I don't know how to convey to students that the best way to do better on the exam is to rely on and improve their own reading skills.
David Perell Clips@PerellClips

Ezra Klein: "Having AI summarize a book or paper for me is a disaster. It has no idea what I really wanted to know and wouldn't have made the connections I would've made. I'm interested in the thing I will see that other people wouldn't have seen, and I think AI typically sees what everybody else would see. I'm not saying that AI can't be useful, but I'm pretty against shortcuts. And obviously, you have to limit the amount of work you're doing. You can't read literally everything. But in some ways, I think it's more dangerous to think you've read something that you haven't than to not read it at all. I think the time you spend with things is pretty important." @ezraklein

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Andrew Work@mrgandrewwork·
Thanks to AM730. The rest is pretty spot on. Always good to remind people of the value of #freemarkets in creating just and prosperous societies. Pic is interviewing Vernon Smith, the Nobel prize winner in Economics for Lion Rock Institute 獅子山學會. am730.com.hk/article/101605…
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Bella@BellaBaddie__·
I'm pregnant and looking for a baby boy name that ends with "on" Help me out before my husband suggests Dragon again 🙂
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The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip@thehipofficial·
On Feb 19, 1991 we released Road Apples. 35 years ago today.  We originally wanted to call the record Saskadelphia but our label thought it was too “Canadian”. We offered Road Apples as an option, thinking they’d never go for it, but they loved it.
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Andrew Work@mrgandrewwork·
Dr. Bill, the fish doctor, was above teaching ecology u-grads like me when I got to @mcgillu; we heard a lot about him and his research. Of course we made a big deal about his fall from grace when he went to Queen's. But it was a great move and we missed him then...and now. RIP.
McGill News Magazine@McGillNewsMag

RIP Bill Leggett, PhD’69. Before he led Queen’s University as its principal, he was McGill’s chair of biology, dean of science and vice-principal (academic). Also a highly regarded expert on the dynamics of fish populations arbormemorial.ca/en/reid/obitua…

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Devin Heroux
Devin Heroux@Devin_Heroux·
GOLD FOR CANADA 🇨🇦 EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING THE CANADIAN WOMEN SPEED SKATERS DEFEND OLYMPIC GOLD VAL MALTAIS, IVANIE BLONDIN, ISABELLE WEIDEMANN HAVE DONE IT AGAIN
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Andrew Work@mrgandrewwork·
@dave43law Are they still using videotape at Congress? A bit 1990s, dontcha think?
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Sanjay Ruparelia@SVRuparelia·
Friday, February 13, 2026
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José Morgado
José Morgado@josemorgado·
Mboko's ranking: Jan 2025: #333 Feb 2025: #212 Mar 2025: #156 May 2025: #120 June 2025: Top 100 debut July 2025: #88 Aug 2025: #24 Jan 2026: #13 Feb 2026: Top 10 debut INCREDIBLE.
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Andrew Work@mrgandrewwork·
@transit_jam Do DCs or LegCo members have restrictions on jobs outside of their gov't related duties? Didn't many funct'l constit'y members own businesses or do full-time jobs? There is probably a case for avoiding 'double-dipping' on salaries, but each role comes w its own office subsidy.
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James 🇭🇰 Ockenden
James 🇭🇰 Ockenden@transit_jam·
The 8th LegCo lawmakers take their oaths today, and the govt has still not responded on whether the 10 District Councillors amongst them will continue as DCs (and, if so, whether having two full-time jobs is feasible and, if not, whether there will be by-elections).
James 🇭🇰 Ockenden@transit_jam

By my calculations there were 10 District Councillors elected to LegCo yesterday (out of 36 who wanted bigger chairs barely two years into their term). So what happens to their DC seats? Will they have dual role? Seats will be vacated? Will there by by-elections?

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Thomas Sowell Quotes
Thomas Sowell Quotes@ThomasSowell·
“The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design.” — Friedrich Hayek
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