Abhimat Gautam

@abhimat
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अभिमत कृष्ण गौतम • Astrophysics researcher at UCLA who likes starry nights, social justice, progressive policy, long runs, and good typography • he/him/his
Websitehttps://abhimat.net
Githubhttps://github.com/abhimat

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Re: “I can’t even tell at a glance that it’s a document word processor, especially with the formatting sidebar hidden”

This is an issue I keep running into with Pages and Preview on Tahoe. At a glance, the document windows in both apps look exactly the same, and I frustratingly start clicking documents in Preview to edit them before realizing a few seconds later that it’s Preview and not Pages…

BBC muting “Free Palestine” but not the N-word at the BAFTAS is a perfect summation of what offends “moderate” whites and why Dr. King called white moderates worse than the KKK.

In the video of Tamir Rice being murdered before the police pull up you see him splashing in a puddle, breaking the icy film on it in that little scrap of park in a Cleveland winter.

And then a few minutes later he's dead.

I think about that moment often. What it felt like, what the light was like on that winter day.

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/111759677741315727

Happy "Most Dangerous Negro" day to all who celebrate!

If you survey US people and ask them if MLK Jr's assassin worked alone, or was part of a conspiracy:

* 66% of white Americans say conspiracy.
* 100% of Black Americans say conspiracy.

100%. Everyone.

Because *some* white Americans know about the group that Bill Sullivan ran, but almost all Black Americans know about it. 🤷🏿‍♂️

It's possible to study "US History" in an American school, get an A in the class, and have never even heard COINTELPRO. Because the term is not even part of the official US history curriculum.🤡

This in a country that claims to care so much about "free speech."

A brief blog post describing some of my explorations with training ML models on Apple Silicon efficiently (and inevitably running into Apple’s lack of documentation 🙃)
https://abhimat.net/2025/12/31/apple-silicon-ml-training.html
Abhimat Gautam: Exploring how to train ML models on Apple Silicon efficiently

The Mathematical Center of the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research was destroyed in the military operation conducted last week. This is unbelievably sad. The IVIC is among the top research centres in the world and has been a major hub for mathematics in Latin America since at least the 1970s.

https://venezuela-news.com/ministra-jimenez-denuncia-destruccion-ivic-ataque-militar-eeuu-venezuela/

Solidaridad con los y las colegas de Venezuela y Latino América. Gracias por seguir luchando para desarrollar y transmitir el conocimiento matemático.

Ministra de ciencia Jiménez denuncia destrucción de espacios civiles del IVIC tras ataques de EEUU

La ministra de Ciencia y Tecnología, Gabriela Jiménez, denunció la destrucción del Centro de Matemáticas del Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones

Noticias de Venezuela hoy

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/115479889892772849

Periodic reminder:

If you use less gas for transportation, you help drop the value of a barrel of oil, which makes the people looking to profit off of stealing from Venezuelans, lose money.
🇻🇪♥️

Take the bus/train/bike/scooter, buy an EV, don't use gas.

@atpfm *grabs popcorn*

@nileane (working my way through some old comfort zone episodes) not sure if you’re still looking for scheduling tools, but I really like when2meet! https://www.when2meet.com

Maybe it might meet your needs! 🙂

When2meet

When2meet helps you find the best time for a group to get together. It is a free survey tool that is quick and easy to use.

Admire the PSF for having courage to do the right thing @ThePSF https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115446659188615376
Python Software Foundation (@[email protected])

TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html 🧵 https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/

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