dmarthal

@dmarthal.bsky.social

Applied Mathematician learning how to make things learn. Tell me about your Probabilistic Model Based Reinforcement Learning! I have two amazing labradoodles and an even more amazing human family! Denver, CO

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.

On the 5th day, Martha was successfully weaned off the machine, fully recovered & survived. Dr. Stahlman became her godmother. In a beautiful poetic circle, that first baby saved by the experimental machine grew up & spent her career working as a NICU nurse. Where? Vanderbilt. 🥳 #WomenInSTEM (3/3)

An intimate, split-composition photo of pioneer neonatologist Dr. Mildred Stahlman (1922–2024) seated on the left, next to her godmothered first-ever saved NICU patient, Martha Humphreys Lott, leaning in from the right inside a rustic log-cabin style room with brick flooring. Dr. Stahlman, late in life with thinning white hair parted down the middle, gazes forward with a calm, wide-eyed expression. She wears a cream-colored knit cardigan over a leopard-print blouse and sits in a chair draped in a vibrant orange and yellow geometric Native American-style blanket, her lower half covered by a soft blue fleece. Martha smiles warmly at the camera, wearing an ornate teal and brown paisley pattern blouse with her brunette hair pulled back. On the wooden wall behind Martha, a small framed black-and-white historical portrait hangs next to an antique oil lamp, bridging the scene across generations. The mood is deeply peaceful and historic, visually uniting the legendary pioneer of mechanical ventilation with the living legacy of her life’s work.

We have re-opened our search for a 3-year AI-research postdoc at NYU's Center for Social Media, AI, and Politics!! The position starts this **September 1st** (or as soon as possible thereafter) and is in person at NYU. If necessary, we will also consider a 1/1/27 start. 1/3

So a Saudi-owned farm was just casually draining Arizona groundwater like it was no big deal. Unlimited pumping. To grow alfalfa. For cows. Overseas. Meanwhile actual Arizonans are being told to conserve water. Kris Mayes saw that and said nope. Launched a full legal takedown against Fondomonte.

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It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days.

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ALERT: A friendly Bernese Mountain Dog was found around 4 PM today near Medal of Honor Park (M Street Park) in South Boston. • Light blue collar (no tags) • Found running off leash • Very friendly Boston Animal Control/311 has been contacted. Please help share!

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Everyone bitching about VAR, I have a proposal: no more VAR! but then, networks are not allowed to show ANY replays. at. all. Like the reason this technology exists is BECAUSE we have 500 ways to see what *actually* happened!

Well, the fear was real. Just lost my job. Gonna take the week for Anthrocon and then go hard on searching. If anyone knows of a game programmer position (9+ years exp, Unity, some Godot, adaptable to a lot), remote preferred or Portland, Oregon, please let me know.

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