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You’re absolutely right — you are Pagliacci. It would certainly be difficult for you to attend your own performance! I should not have given such paradoxical advice, and I apologize deeply for the error. There is no excuse for my failure.

Nevertheless, comedy is a powerful healing force. My recommendation is to seek out live entertainment. For example, great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up. 🔗 Sponsored Reply (Great Clown Productions, Ltd.)

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Vince Vatter Aug 14, 2025

I'm excited to share: we built a free AI coach for intro-level proof writing. It critiques drafts, points out gaps, and helps you or your students iterate without giving away the answer. Also for lapsed mathematicians to see if they've still got it. Demo below, link in reply.

Michael Engen, PhD May 19, 2025

Dr. Amy, Psy.D.May 18, 2025

The waitress at this restaurant keeps asking “Are you happy with your choices” and I think she means the food but I damn that’s a deep question

Michael Engen, PhD May 15, 2025

Adrianna Tan May 15, 2025

It genuinely doesn’t matter how many technical skills I’ve learned. The skill I use the most is ‘writing clearly’. Being able to explain and communicate anything simply is more important to me than any degree of wizardry.

Michael Engen, PhD May 13, 2025

abadidea May 6, 2025

all your half-finished projects are still experience that contributes directly to your skills and confidence. the dozen half-finished projects are the seeds of the finished one that you could never have handled a decade ago.

Michael Engen, PhD May 9, 2025

Eric A. Meyer May 9, 2025

Apparently Pope Leo XIV has a degree in mathematics, so we can look forward to hearing his views on the nature of sin and cos.

Michael Engen, PhD Mar 16, 2025

Amin, minor deity of the legume realm Mar 16, 2025

My design goal on websites is that bright young teenagers could learn HTML and CSS with the "View Source" button without having to decipher obfuscated code that looks like it's meant to summon a Lovecraftian horror.

Michael Engen, PhD Mar 11, 2025

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damianwalsh Mar 6, 2025

@ryan I did this recently and found both the article and plugin (links below) helpful for exporting a LinkedIn profile to the JSON Resume schema. I also added Puppeteer to generate a PDF version—because why not?

https://michaelengen.com/posts/my-eleventy-resume/
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/json-resume-exporter/caobgmmcpklomkcckaenhjlokpmfbdec

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Building My Resume in HTML using Eleventy by Michael Engen

Michael Engen, PhD Mar 4, 2025

Vince Vatter Mar 4, 2025

I asked GPT-4o to flip a coin 10,000 times. Same prompt, same parameters, but the *odds of getting Heads* took on 42 different probabilities (none below 85% btw). Obv don't use gpt-4o to flip your coins, but what the hell is going on? Here are some thoughts.
https://towardsdatascience.com/avoidable-and-unavoidable-randomness-in-gpt-4o/

Avoidable and Unavoidable Randomness in GPT-4o | Towards Data Science

Exploring the sources of randomness in GPT-4o from the known and controllable to the opaque and uncontrollable.

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