#Crank

Researchers make terrible futurists. Really. Why? Several reasons:(1) Because they spend their days trying to solve really hard problems. They experience 99.9% "hard" and "it doesn't work yet". This induces
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I was there twenty years ago at the beginning of digital art. It was electric, creativity sparking off connection and innovation.This feels like then. Let me share some vibes from
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1/18 So what are my biggest worries about 2020 polling? What are the things that have given me the most pause? I've got 1 significant concern and a few relatively
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I wanna wax poetic about being a content creator and collabs for a bit. I think one of the hardest parts of being a creator/creative is coming to terms with
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I'm bored and people seem to like @bennpeifert vol explainers so here's a dollar store version of Shreve and Bjork's intro to stochastic calc for option pricing. A very rough
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I will take this, from Asimov.But my favourite quote of his, was “THE MOST EXCITING PHRASE TO HEAR IN SCIENCE, THE ONE THAT HERALDS NEW DISCOVERIES, IS NOT ‘EUREKA’ BUT
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Ever wondered what goes into making one good wildlife photograph?I know threads are boring. But I promise, you will have a good laugh after reading this one.#wildlifephotography @ParveenKaswan Here it
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This weekend’s activities will include a live tweeting of my new PC build. All of the parts are here except for 5 case fans and my TPM chip. This will
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1) Thread for literature scholars and psychology researchers, both of whom will be cranky with me but for different reasons. Let’s talk about ‘Literary’ versus ‘Popular’ or ‘Genre’ fiction in
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1/n Let's talk envelopes, social-media & political bubbles for a moment, in an #ethics / #SocialEthics thread for @CathyYoung63, @C_Kavanagh, @lastpositivist, and y'all. Because I'm still also pissed off about
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I forget who said it but one of the truisms of the Trump era was that Trump enemies always sunk to his level and lower. In foreign policy it seems
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So, I've answered a few questions about the #poweroutage situation here in #Texas due to the #winterstorm2021Welcome to my explainer of why some people have power, and others don't. Power
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Some folks have asked for a beginners guide of sorts to camping for desis in the US. So a quick thread. TLDR - cheapest funnest way to spend a weekend
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This is going to take some time to build. Also, I will not be building this one in the bag... When I was younger, I had Lego, but not
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EVERY. TIME. https://twitter.com/NLRG_/status/1338622300858552322 this is a good thread by @ben_golub but I'd also like to make clear that Peters is very much a crank, and is using an extremely deceptive
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1/ Analysis of course communities (THREAD)Community is important for premium yet scalable digital experiences. It’s one of the main selling points for premium experiences charging $1,000-$5,000/student vs on-demand courses sold
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