Joel VanderWerf

@joelvanderwerf@sfba.social
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Mathematician. Applying semigroup theory to distributed computing, convergent replication.
Might move here from@joelvanderwerf
Dark Sand Cascades on Mars

Image Credit: NASA, HiRISE, MRO, LPL (U. Arizona),

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250629.html #APOD

I live in a rural deep red county in a deep red state. Recently a small local Hispanic church invited people from other local churches. They said they wanted support from the local community as many of their members are scared.

I went. In fact, so many people showed up that guests by far outnumbered regulars.

This has never happened here before.

Religious or not, red state or blue state, there are people everywhere that care. Even in the deepest of red places.

New Yorkers are working to restore the American chestnut tree, wiped out over 100 years ago by a fungus. #climatechange #climatesolutions #climate
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/19/chestnuts-new-yorkers
‘This isn’t a gimmick’: the New Yorkers trying to restore the American chestnut

More than 120 years after billions of the trees were wiped out, blight-proof seeds are being planted

The Guardian
The Trump Administration may try to frame its dismantling of disparate-impact liability “as a war on ‘woke DEI,’ but make no mistake: it’s a targeted rollback of hard-won, decades-old protections for workers, especially those from marginalized communities,” writes Meher Sethi. https://www.techpolicy.press/the-trump-administrations-war-on-dei-will-enable-aipowered-job-discrimination/
Trump’s War on 'DEI' Will Enable AI-Powered Job Discrimination | TechPolicy.Press

Meher Sethi discusses how the Trump Administration's anti-DEI agenda undermines civil rights law, leaving workers vulnerable to discrimination in AI- hiring.

Tech Policy Press
@BobHorowitz @studiochris I learned about leucistic birds last year when this beautiful wild turkey spent the summer here. 🖤
"’I am proud to be gay... and I am very scared that the government wants to bring us down. I am very surprised that there are so many people, I want to cry,’ a 66-year-old participant, who gave only his first name, Zoltan, told AFP.” https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250628-budapest-pride-to-challenge-orban-s-ban-in-hungary #Pride
Major turnout as Budapest Pride defies Orban's ban in Hungary

With rainbow flags flying high, tens of thousands of people began marching Saturday for the Budapest Pride parade, defying a government ban that marks a major pushback against LGBTQ rights in the European Union.

FRANCE 24

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

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Going camping with my 999 cats, dogs, and other domestic pets. Lucky I didn't adopt that extra goldfish!
@joelvanderwerf god damn we learned nothing from y2k
@turgon Roll-over, except it's 999 dogs and cats rolling over at the same time.