Bill C. White
@hexheadtn
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Pioneer in social distancing. Retired (disability) Systems software specialist. Google Scholar: https://t.co/sOUete1DYc… No pronouns!
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Joined December 2008
Converted Panasonic DMC-ZS5 to #fullspectrum then added a proper 720nm #infrared filter then conversion to monochrome. Looks better, after many experimental fails. Neighbor's yard across the street. Damn finger hand holding filter. GRR! #IR #irphotography #infraredphotograph
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Two Twisty Shapes Resolve a Centuries-Old Topology Puzzle https://t.co/DNaJum51JO via @QuantaMagazine
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The Bonnet problem asks when just a bit of information is enough to uniquely identify a whole surface.
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The Fisher information matrix can be expressed as the Hessian of the relative entropy (Kullback-Leibler divergence) when the statistical model is regular.
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Magnetically assisted gears work with no mechanical contact. The input shaft never touches the output shaft unless the gear box is overloaded [📹 Neo-Dyne] https://t.co/M7cGVa79AK
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My brain is only a receiver, in the Universe there is a core from which we obtain knowledge, strength and inspiration. I have not penetrated into the secrets of this core, but I know that it exists. - Nikola Tesla
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Not Glastonbury clearly but where am I? Sunset tonight.
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Fossils of sea lilies can be found in rivers in England, and they were once believed to be fairy coins. They are also called "star stones" and are said to bring victory over enemies.
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The Elder | Rodinal Review https://t.co/ApZRjm7SIm via @YouTube
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I’m Ken Ono. After a long stretch in university administration, I made a personal pivot: back to math, back to education, and into the AI moment with a lot of hope (and a lot of care). If AI is going to matter, it should give humans time back for the parts of learning that are
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Albrecht Dürer, Underweysung der Messung (Treatise on Measurement). 1525. Woodcut and ink on paper.
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Himalayan Monal: the iridescent jewel of the mountains [📸 Hasamnisdrsudhir]
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“Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.” — Marie Curie
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