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

“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.

Paid a visit to Betty's Neck in Lakeville today.

Right as I got there, this Northern Harrier was hunting the field near the Peach Barn, and spent a good 10 minutes flying around looking (and finding) prey. My autofocus was struggling a bit to keep up with him, but I got a few good shots.

#birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #wildmassachusetts #naturalmassachusetts #bettysneck #lakeville #massachusetts #massachusettswildlife

In 1943, the Allies had a plan to inject female sex hormones into Hitler’s food so that he’d grow breasts and his moustache would fall out.

Phantom of the Opurra

#SilentSunday

Storytelling www.londondreamtime.com/calendar

I walked a path through the snow. I was followed.

#alpacas. #Vermont

There is a waste-clearance company in Brighton called ‘Lord of the Bins’ with the slogan ‘One ring to remove it all’.

So … DOSBox …

On Friday, once work was done, I kind of started thinking about “SimLife”.

I’d posted about it a week or two ago and I thought it might be fun to try it out again and see if it was as bad as I remembered.

I went and installed DOSBox (https://www.dosbox.com/) but discovered that Boxer (http://boxerapp.com/) no longer worked for my version of macOS since it has not been updated in ages — shows how long it’s been since I tried DOSBox I guess 😛

That sent me down all sorts of byways and alleyways trying out various alternatives to Boxer and even setting up MS-DOS 6.22 on a VM but I eventually came back to DOSBox since it was the easiest/simplest way to get going.

I tried out “SimLife” again and was pleasantly surprised to find that I actually kind of liked the game. I probably hadn’t tried out the tutorial back in the day and probably just tried clicking around and it’s the kind of game where you really need to know the mechanics. So I might try playing it again over the next few weeks …

But that opening graphic, so gorgeous even for that time period — just so lovely 🙂

#Games #DOS #Memories #Sim #History
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Anyone have good leads on Mid-Senior level iOS roles?

A good friend and former coworker is looking for a new job. They've been working with SwiftUI a lot lately, but really interested in doing anything with iOS. I can share more detail and a shining reference on request!