I got a suggestion to use hashtags to help kickstart my network here. So here's a hashtag-dense list of my interests:

I'm a data-focused #machinelearning engineer at #Apple, working with #PyTorch, #Spark, and #Python which I write with a #Haskell accent. I used to work in #LearningTheory.

I enjoy long distance #running and #trailrunning and am training for my first #ultramarathon.

In my spare time I make electronic #ModularSynth/#Eurorack music and am learning #JazzPiano and the #GameOfGo.

The wife and I are fans of “classic” Shah Rukh Khan (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0451321), so even though we were fairly certain that it would be bad, we went ahead and watched “Pathaan” (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12844910) anyway …

It was much, much worse than we’d feared 😕

The movie was a by-the-numbers spy movie — nothing original, and everything feeling devoid of life. There didn’t seem to be anything at stake at any point and we didn’t feel as if there’s was any danger or jeopardy.

The fights felt like choreographed dances where everybody flexed their biceps and their hair moved slowly and languidly while they went through their moves 😛

We haven’t finished watching the movie (and honestly, we don’t want to.) But we’ll probably go ahead and finish it just to see if it gets any better. But I’m certain it won’t.

I don’t think that despite him wanting very badly to be an action hero, Shah Rukh Khan is cut out to play that kind of role. Especially not if he has people directing him like in “Pathaan” because this was not action — it was all choreography …

#MiniReview #Hindi #Movies #Pathaan

Sometimes it seems lonely over here on Mastodon but I’m plugging away, looking for good accounts to follow to keep up with what is going on.
SUGGESTIONS ON ACCOUNTS TO FOLLOW WILL BE WELCOMED. To that end Reblogging this post would help.
Thank you to the handful of accounts that follow me.👋🏽

For #throwbackthursday, one of my best shots from before I joined Mastodon – a male blackbird on an autumn morning.

The sky reflecting off the wet asphalt makes it look like a studio shot, and the unseasonably-green plant looks sort of fake too – so much so that I'm inclined to dislike this shot because it just looks staged? Knowing that it isn't, though, I'm really happy with it.

#birding #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

@gemofhope Glad to be of help 🙂 If I’ve made one more fan of the show aware that season 2 is here, then that’s a job well done (if I say so myself).

We (my wife and I) are still watching it an episode at a time so that we can enjoy it for as long as we can. So we’re only about halfway through but I love how there’s something for everyone in this show …

#introduction

I'm a senior researcher at Microsoft Research AI4Science in Amsterdam.

My research interests include AI4Science, single- and multi-agent reinforcement learning, and structure, symmetry, and equivariance in deep learning.

#reinforcementlearning #ai4science #machinelearning #deeplearning #equivariantagents

#introduction I am an assistant professor at the University of Amsterdam in the Amsterdam Machine Learning Lab (https://amlab.science.uva.nl/).

My research interests span approximate inference, computational statistics, causality, and their application to the sciences.

Currently working on diffusion models, generative flow networks, molecular dynamics, statistical hypothesis testing, variational methods, Monte Carlo methods... #ml #machinelearning #statistics #academic #research

Hello everyone! I am a #PhD student in #CS at #UCL. I am interested in #AI and #ML. I am also interested in #mathematics and #statistics!

I am into #graphs and Gaussian processes. I am also curious about geometric deep learning, probabilistic modelling and interpretable models.

I'm really looking forward to meeting new people here!

#introduction #research #academic #academia #computerscience #artificialintelligence #machinelearning #deeplearning

One of my past year “rain bird” photos. The background is the stringy part of a palm tree.

6 senior + 6 tenure-track faculty positions open at Johns Hopkins in #neuroscience: https://jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/641252/assistant-professor-of-neuroscience

Let's hope many insect neuroscientists working in #Drosophila, #mosquito and other critters apply.

Contact Chris Potter of #Anopheles mosquito research fame http://potterlab.johnshopkins.edu/ for an insider view of how it is to run an insect neuro lab there.

#jobs #academia

@ajyoung We’ve only watched episode 1 and then went back to watching Season 1 again. Hoping to start on the rest of Season 2 sometime this week. Really looking forward to it since personally, I think this is fantasy done right 🙂

But now you’ve got me curious as to what happens in episode 4 … (Nope, don’t tell me. It’s better to be curious … 😛)

“Carnival Row” and “Shadow and Bone” are the two best fantasy TV shows on at the moment, in my opinion, of course 🙂

Both have such vibrant and detailed worlds with their own sets of rules as to how things work. Sure, I wish that “Carnival Row” could be a little more “Star Trek”-nice in terms of how people are treated (instead of being human-crummy) but then the story probably wouldn’t work … We just finished the second season of “Carnival Row” and while I don’t know if there’ll be another season, I sure hope there is.

We just started season 2 of “Shadow and Bone”. We were very excited to watch season 1 back in 2021, but then it kind of slipped from memory in the pandemic haze years. I had just sort of remembered that we had no idea what happened to the show when season 2 suddenly re-appeared!

On watching the first episode of season 2 though, we were both reminded that we’d forgotten a whole heap of stuff. So we went back through season 1 over the weekend and I’m glad that we did 🙂 So much of the story is now back in my head and I’m looking forward to going through season 2 and savouring every bit of it …

#TV #CarnivalRow #ShadowAndBone #Fantasy

The wife and I have been sick for over a week now. So we weren’t doing a lot except to just try to get through each day.

And then the “Diablo IV” beta weekend started 😛 Though we weren’t really up to it, we weren’t going to miss it if we could …

Based on the reports overnight, I thought we wouldn’t even be able to get in since a lot of people were reporting that they were getting long queues and that they were getting disconnected after playing for a short time.

I got connected on the first try within like 30 seconds and the longest delay we had was in connecting my wife’s PSN account to her battle.net account. Then we were off to the races … Or to questing/slaying 🙂

We played for at least an hour before I got disconnected and then I could not re-connect and we gave up for the first day at that point.

Yesterday was much better. We again connected fast and while I did get disconnected a couple of times, re-connecting went without a hitch. We played much longer and were reluctant to stop playing when we got to lunch time — so yeah, the game is interesting and the quests keep you going.

We took a break and then played a bit more in the afternoon but the afternoon session turned out to be a long grind that tired both of us out. So we quit before completing the story.

Overall though, the visuals are darker, and grimmer than I remember from “Diablo III”. There’s more blood and gore and I’m not a huge fan of the violence and the gore. But the story is also different enough and has some interesting elements. We haven’t looked at all the new crafting options etc since we simply wanted to get through quests and make story progression but I think both of us are looking forward to playing when the game comes out in June …

#Gaming #DiabloIV #PS5 #COOP

Google is shoving generative AI into Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Meet, Chat and Slides https://engt.co/3mZdr7y

One thousand year old oak tree in west Dorset #wyndhamsOak

Apple engineers testing ChatGPT-style tech as Siri faces ‘clunky code’ and other hurdles https://9to5mac.com/2023/03/15/apple-siri-chatgpt-testing/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Hey all, I'm still looking for C++ software engineering jobs~ Mainly on Linux but i'm flexible, Ideally remote or on the west coast.

I can also do Python, and FPGA stuff, or Hardware/PCB design too, but SE is my main skill set. Feel free to DM me~

Or email me at aki@ <my handle> .net (lethalbit)

Re-notes appreciated~

Glenn Seaborg’s team at Lawrence Berkeley Lab in California discovered over 10 chemical elements. He was said to be the only person whose address could be written only with the names of ‘their’ elements: Seaborgium, Lawrencium, Berkelium, Californium, Americium.