kp
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kp
@KristenPoli
book critic - computer person - PhD @tcdenglish —
Dublin City, Ireland Katılım Kasım 2016
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it has been more than 10 years since launch of Sci-Hub and still keep receiving emails that remind me that I am not actually being considered the author of my works.
To clarify: there is no, and have never been any team behind my projects - I created these websites myself, and I am doing both technical stuff (programming / server administration) and user support (answering emails,writing social media posts).
And I really hate receiving such messages. Every time I read this, I wish that person on the other side of the screen to die in excruciating pain. For a moment.
Yes, I understand that such desire towards other person is absolutely not socially acceptable, and can be even considered psychopatic. And I understand that other person doesn't know, and is not to blame. And I know that by modern standard, every project has to be done in a team. Students are being forced to work in teams in universities, and etc.
But the reality is, that you do not need a team in order to create something that will change the world.
Teamwork mythology is one big lie.
And yes, it is actually me who created it - and there are no ghost programmers hiding behind my back.
Probably after this post I will start receive even more such messages from trolls, but I just want to say:
I AM A PERSON, AND I AM NOT A TEAM
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@SallyJavadi gorgeous also truly genuinely where is this sweatshirt from?!
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Who knew I needed a pair of ballerina shox in my life
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You can write a whole novel without ever describing someone going into or out of a room
once and future wife geist@wife_geist
everyone who enjoys reading novels should try to write a scene. even a paragraph of a scene. try to get someone in and out of a room. will change how you read forever
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If you're a writer you should literally just make quote graphics out of your own work and circulate them on Pinterest to get dominion over the girlbloggers. Don't wait for anyone else to do it
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On todays episode of unemployed with free will… I’ve designed a jewelry collection from my recycled PCBs, what do you guys think 😂
maro@ProofofMaro
And on today’s episode of unemployed with free will…. we’re reverse engineering a drone!
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I get it, I too have been thinking about moving to another country to become invisible and write poetry
Saoud Rizwan@sdrzn
head of anthropic’s safeguards research just quit and said “the world is in peril” and that he’s moving to the UK to write poetry and “become invisible”. other safety researchers and senior staff left over the last 2 weeks as well... probably nothing.
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@noampomsky PSA to everyone freaking out about cost: just buy an AlphaSmart Neo on EBay for $30 thank me later
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@Gena_I_Gorlin @ArtemisConsort So you’re saying no one gets actual joy, self-confidence, or a sense of community and social connection from meth?
Seems doubtful, and anyway insultingly paternalistic to legislate on the users’ behalf.
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@ArtemisConsort So you’re saying no one gets actual joy, self-efficacy, a way to exercise their predictive/statistical chops, or a sense of community and social connection from sports betting?
Seems doubtful, and anyway insultingly paternalistic to legislate on the users’ behalf.
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I am generally techno-optimist and capitalist, but I think builders should show at least a modicum of social responsibility. Sports betting has exactly zero value add and massive downsides, and if you work on it or invest in it you should be ashamed.
Trung Phan@TrungTPhan
The Economist has a great piece on strategy sportsbetting apps use to throttle smart bettors: ▫️Skilled players are “sharps” and given “stake restrictions” if they play too well (bets are capped). ▫️Rest of players called “Square”. ▫️In 2025, 4.3% of active UK accounts had a “stake factor” below the maximum bet allowance of 100%. ▫️Sportsbook will take bets with a profit margin as low as 4.5%. ▫️If they are able to do good “player-profiling” and keep the “sharps” from playing, the profit margin can reach 10-20%. ▫️As important as keeping out “sharps” is hooking “whales”, the deep-pocketed players that are willing to keep playing (and losing) large sums. ▫️Some “whales” are actually “sharps” in disguise, though. They’ll lose a bunch of bets to lull the sportsbook then put down a massive bet when they have an edge. ▫️While there is a risk of a “whale” being a “sharp”, the value of a real “whale” is so high that sportsbook will take the risk ▫️“In March 2024 PointsBet, raised its share of online sports-gambling revenue in New Jersey from 11% to 24% after wooing a single cash-spouting customer away from DraftKings.” (I can confirm that this wasn’t me). ▫️How sportsbook profile players: > Playing on Mobile is a good sign (where majority of people play) > Playing on PCs is a bad sign (it’s easier to compare odds and run models) > E-wallets are a red flag (sportsbooks prefer debit direct deposit that can attach a player to a single account; e-wallet is more anonymized and players can move cash between sportsbook more quickly to shop for the best odds) > Women bettors are a red flag (most bettors are men and “sharps” often use women to place bets) ▫️First wagers are a major tells (typical bettors go after top leagues — NFL, NBA, EPL — and do so near the start of the game). ▫️Popular bets for “squares”: who will win, scoring margins and how star player will perform (also, they love multi-leg parlays). ▫️“Sharps” go after less popular leagues and place bets as soon as odds are published, when they are most mispriced. They also go after less popular bets such as “pts in Q3” or stats from a random player (“Sharps” rarely do parlays and don’t withdrawal winnings often). ▫️One gambling consultant tells The Economist that “By the time a customer places his first bet, [sportsbooks] are 80-90% certain they know the lifetime value of the account.” ▫️”Sportsbooks look at a player’s ‘closing-line value’ — a measure that compares the odds at which he bets with those available right before a match begins. If it is consistently ahead of the market over his first ten wagers, he is highly likely to beat the book in the long run.” ▫️Sportsbook mathematically monitor players and creates a new risk score every 6-8 hours (risk score = estimate of probability that customers will wind up unprofitable). ▫️E-wallet users, women and bets over $100 are flagged. These suspicious bettors are given 30% of maximum bet (and proven sharps only allowed 1%). ▫️High-skilled players will often get a “beard” to bet on their behalf. Most sportsbooks ban this practice but it is widespread. ▫️Safest “beards” are close friends and relatives because you can mostly rely on them to pay out any winnings. The “beards” try to look like degens (playing at 3am, bet non-stop and doing ridiculous parlays) before placing a winning bet. ▫️The most effective strategy for “sharps” is “whale-flipping”. Find a losing gambler, then ask to put a (likely) large winning bet amongst their pool of guaranteed losers. ▫️Once “sharps” max out the people they can use as “beards”, they tap professional networks called “movers”. These “movers” employ a bunch of “mules” who can put down bets on the behalf of the network. Low-end movers charge 10-20% while high-end movers charge 50% of winnings. *** Lots other great details here: economist.com/christmas-spec…
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I'm also starting a group to get your questions answered + connect with other likeminded women - let me know if you would like to join :)
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One thing i love sharing is what i have learned/am learning on my journey towards creating a heart-led business (both business + personal), especially if this helps any other women out there who are just starting out or are curious about following an alternate life path. Ask me anything!
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unbelievably excited to announce that I'm writing a book about pop psychology!
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@matthewschmitz guys like this are so mad they never got to experience a white boy summer :(
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Beginning in 2014, prestige industries decided they urgently needed to diversify. They didn’t purge established Boomers. Instead, they did everything possible to avoid hiring white millennial men.
This is the story of a generation derailed by DEI.
compactmag.com/article/the-lo…
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@ArtirKel @anxietymsgs elaborate coffee =
brown sugar vanilla bourbon whole milk cappuccino with cocoa powder. freshly ground beans. l-theanine supplement to min the anxiety
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During a very dark period, what was the best thing you ever did for your mental health?
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all of my @lizmacbride stock is paying dividends!! everyone grab an issue of @TheDublinReview !
liz ✨@lizmacbride
I am so delighted to have work in the latest issue of @TheDublinReview - it has always been a sweet little dream of mine to have something I’ve written find a home here, and now it has happened! 🥰
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if you read a lot of physical books and are generally a curious person who likes to try new things.. please reach out if you are up to be an early part of a new project
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