“Her work … was instrumental to the invention of image-compression algorithms, like the JPEG2000, that pervade the digital age.” Great essay by @sioroberts on stellar mathematician Ingrid Daubechies shows the deep connection between math and everyday life nytimes.com/2021/09/14/mag…
TRUTH: Someone asked "Why do some British people not like Donald Trump? Nate White, articulate and witty writer from England, wrote this magnificent and brilliant response:
"A few things spring to mind.
Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. 1/
@TheRickWilson Pffft. Lol.
And you're seriously thinking Bencheeto *didn't* write this off like it was a legitimate business expense...
Gotta keep the receipts for that!
I have a line on this bridge you might want to get in on...
Is anyone, and I mean literally *anyone* in this great wide world of ours so naive as to think @realdonaldtrump *wanted* a paper trail for something? That he *wanted* a *record* kept of a payoff for one of his base, sticky assignations?
If so, I know Nigerian prince...
Brother-
The word is about that you have joined the 69th MAGA Klan of Torchlighters, and are showing your ass and lording around your $100 tax break.
Ma and Pa are heartbroken.
Come home now.
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Dearest Margaret,
The twitter bombs lobbed by the Russki bots have been landing near our position all night long.
Despite our exhaustion we are undeterred, and are prepared to engage the magas with full force on the field of battle.
Forever yours
#vote#secondcivilwarletters
@dandrezner In this poll, in order to get those top-line numbers, 16% would have to identify as republican, 20% as democrat, 65% as independent.
is that a normal ratio for a gallup poll?
It doesn't seem to match this at all: news.gallup.com/poll/15370/par…
@byHeatherLong Using numbers from irs here bit.ly/2zAiFJs from 2015, even this may be exaggerated by quite a bit
Bottom line would read
37.02 18.76 37.22 1.78 5.23