Joel VanderWerf

@joelvanderwerf@sfba.social
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Mathematician. Applying semigroup theory to distributed computing, convergent replication.
Might move here from@joelvanderwerf

I can't get over this sentence no matter how often I read it.

"Women showed no effects when told they were masculine; however, men given feedback suggesting they were feminine expressed more support for war, homophobic attitudes, and interest in purchasing an SUV."

Going camping with my 999 cats, dogs, and other domestic pets. Lucky I didn't adopt that extra goldfish!

saw a temporary, currently closed new-to-me museum by the chase center last night - the misalignment museum (centered around AI).

seems like milquetoast techwashing from the website. there's some additional context in this nytimes article from november, but not much else. anyone know what the deal is?

https://misalignmentmuseum.com
https://archive.ph/OwZrd

Misalignment Museum – Learn about and reflect on the possibilities of AI technology

Learn about and reflect on the possibilities of AI technology

Iconic anti-war poster, originally by US printmaker Lorraine Schneider, 1966
#WomensArt

Kittens are amazing because they don't require 3-day introductions like adult cats. I combined Zeph (little gray & white kitten playing with the colorpoint) with Johnny (colorpoint) and Dutch (lounging on the blanket). This was about 15 minutes later.

They've been playing non-stop ever since.

#CatsOfMastodon #FosterKittens

The billioniar and co-founder of the technofascist company Palantir believes in race 'sciences'. He thus reveals himself to be an unscientific racist and misanthrope. Palantir must be banned from Germany and Europe!

'It was only when the Obama administration struck the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran that the United States got a fuller picture of its capabilities, thanks to the work of inspectors. And those inspections were choked off — and many security cameras disabled — after Mr. Trump declared the nuclear accord a “disaster” and withdrew from it.

Tehran’s reaction was to scale up centrifuge production, enrich uranium at levels only weapons states need, and stonewall the I.A.E.A.'
#iran

A stormy day over the canyon! It was too hard to capture in a wide-angle view, but there were many thin waterfalls pouring off the rimrock into the canyon. Rain in canyon country is always spectacular!

#Desert #Canyon #Geology #Rock #Weather #Landscape #Photography #Darktable