Danny Dyer
@lyingb.bsky.social
Math prof at MUN; milkshake lover; geek; (he/him/his) - on other places as lyingb/lyingbast.
Haven't watched yet, but as it has a new season let's bring over to Bluesky my cast list for Lord of the Rings using the cast of S1-3 of Ted Lasso. Let's start with an easy one: Aragorn. No fucking second breakfasts for any fucking hobbits or any other fucking muppets with this Aragorn.
Butch Sassiday is the perfect name for this look.
The Beaverton@thebeaverton.com · 2mo agoPoilievre vows to "fight woke culture" following new galactic disco cowboy makeover
Tracy Morgan: "New York City that's where King King died... and we told Godzilla you next motherf*cker. You, the three headed monster, the flying turtle, all y'all can all get it."
My memoir, A Mind Of My Own is now available in paperback which means it’s cheaper. Hurrah! If you’d like a dedicated copy repost this and I’ll do a random pick of five winners in the next couple of days. If you’ve already bought/read or listened to the audible version thank you! ♥️📚
It's time for the Theory Jobs spreadsheet for 2026! The theory CS community crowdsources who accepted which jobs every year. Blog post: kamathematics.wordpress.com/2026/06/01/t... Form: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Qcn... Results: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Really great article by Barry Stephenson.
The Independent@independentnl.bsky.social · 4mo agoOPINION: "The defunding of Memorial is not a story of fiscal misfortune or demographic bad luck. It is one of a deliberate, decades-long ideological project whose purpose is the transformation of public universities from civic institutions into market instruments." theindependent.ca/commentary/c...
Nice little article on the axiom of choice.
Quanta Magazine@quantamagazine.org · 4mo agoA proof is constructed on top of preexisting proofs. So what forms the base of this tower? Ten axioms underlie nearly all of modern mathematics. Their history helps us understand the nature of mathematical truth. www.quantamagazine.org/why-maths-fi...
To be fair, Urban played the role so well from having studied Kelly's portrayal deeply. Which goes to prove the old adage: Deforestation leads to Urbanization
Saw this meme and I did it. Opening line to Neuromancer.
You may not know @taskmaster.tv. It's hilarious & joyful. I begged to do it, worked out my schedule a year ahead of time to make it happen & got to do the best show on TV w/ the loveliest ppl. Ep 1 is out &, trust me, you need this joy. All seasons free on youtube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRfH...
Season 21, Episode 1 - 'Cube is good.' | Full Episode
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Every party Every elected official Every meeting Every conversation Every interview Every opportunity MUNFA can create to advocate for the value of Memorial University to NL - we are taking it. Because a legacy is also a PROMISE, and Memorial’s deserves to be honoured and protected. #WeAreMUN
Danny Dyer@lyingb.bsky.social · 5mo agoReally great to see. I hope that the provincial government will step in with this.
Really great to see. I hope that the provincial government will step in with this.
MUN Faculty Association@munfaculty.bsky.social · 5mo ago@munfapres.bsky.social Dr. Lisa Moores and other Executive member’s met with Minister of Education Paul Dinn today to talk about what is happening at Memorial University. 1/4
No matter how you feel about cocaine, its use is growing more widespread and it's important that educators understand how they could integrate it as a tool in their classrooms.
Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸@rweingarten.bsky.social · 5mo agoNo matter how you feel about AI, its use is growing more widespread and it's important that educators understand how they could integrate it as a tool in their classrooms. Hear from three educators who have been experimenting with AI in this American Educator article ⬇️ aft.org/ae/spring202...
These are the kinds of stories we keep hearing. A course that changed someone’s life. A reason someone stayed in Newfoundland and Labrador. A degree that helped build a career, a business, a future. A hope that the next generation gets the same chance. 1/2 #WeAreMUN
Across Memorial, we are seeing the real impacts of ongoing funding cuts. Programs are changing. Jobs are being lost. Teaching and learning conditions are under pressure. The impacts are not abstract. They affect our classrooms, our colleagues, and our students.1/3 #WeAreMUN
Issues & Answers: MUN professor Angela Carter and student Grace Fitzpatrick discuss the need for an equitable green energy transition, while MUNFA president Lisa Moore discusses underfunding of the university ntv.ca/features/iss...
According to admin, early retirement packages are problematic because they mean a loss of the people we really need. How is this different than firing contractual faculty? #WeAreMUN @munfaculty.bsky.social [I posted this question at town hall, but is it "waiting for review" and not being released.]
I hope that the government follows suit!
MUN Faculty Association@munfaculty.bsky.social · 5mo agoMUNFA President Dr. Lisa Moores and Vice-President (Internal) Dr. Russell Williams met with Official Opposition Leader MHA John Hogan and Education Critic MHA Bernard Davis to advocate for increased funding for Memorial University ahead of the provincial budget. 1/3
MUNFA President Dr. Lisa Moores and Vice-President (Internal) Dr. Russell Williams met with Official Opposition Leader MHA John Hogan and Education Critic MHA Bernard Davis to advocate for increased funding for Memorial University ahead of the provincial budget. 1/3
quoted in @SciAm Why Mathematicians Are Boycotting Their Biggest Conference https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-mathematicians-are-boycotting-their-biggest-conference/
Why mathematicians are boycotting their biggest conference
More than 1,500 mathematicians are demanding that their field’s most prestigious meeting be moved from the U.S.
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Epitaph for the human race "At least we owned the libs."
Theorem of the Day (March 22, 2026) : The Handshaking Lemma Source : Theorem of the Day / Robin Whitty pdf : www.theoremoftheday.org/Combinatoria... notes : www.theoremoftheday.org/Resources/Th... #mathematics #maths #math #theorem
Posting in solidarity with academic colleagues who are being laid off. It will make teaching, learning, and research at MUN worse. #WeAreMUN
The scrolls have been counted and legends are ready to be crowned. Forget the #Oscars, here are your nominees for this year's D&D Twenties awards.
The classroom is tough at the moment - math classes are always hard, but our instructors do an excellent job. Most first year students need these courses and need to pass them. I have no idea how just cutting half the classes will improve educational outcomes. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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President of @munfaculty.bsky.social, Dr. Lisa Moores, will be on CBC morning show tomorrow around 7:50 talking about cuts at MUN, including the loss of first year math instructors.
![[scene is a press conference at CERN. The head of CERN, Mark Thompson, and Ursula Bassler, a high-up director at CERN, are speaking to journalists in a press conference room with a screen behind them]
THOMPSON:
Ladies and gentlemen, We are honoured to announce
...we've found dark matter.
[audience]:
APPLAUSE
WHOO
THOMPSON:
Our observations have conclusively proved that the mysterious matter prevalent throughout the entire universe...
[He pauses, removes his glasses, closes his eyes, rubs them as if tired]
...Is Biscoff.
JOURNALIST:
What
THOMPSON:
It's Biscoff.
[Show behind them a photo of deep space, with black blobs throughout it and the Biscoff logo in all of them]
THOMPSON:
Yeah. We were quite annoyed to be honest.
URSULA BASSLER:
According to the data, 95% of the Universe is in fact a delicious collab with the Lotus Bakeries corporation.
[Ursula also looking despondent now, rubbing her head with her hand, looking down, ashamed]
And unfortunately for the scientific community, this is also strong evidence for the existence...
...of The Great Influencer.
[On the screen behind them, an image has appeared of a typical annoying food influencer, with a YouTube thumbnail style image of the blonde, mistachioed, young influencer making a dumb "OOOH" face and the title: 'THE VOID x BISCOFF!?!]
URSULA BASSLER:
It seems that everything was created by a cosmic god who just had some kind of viral recipe idea which "You just gotta try guys."
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[silent pause as the scientists look despondently at the image on screen of the Cosmic Influencer]
12
THOMPSON [Looking away in disgust]:
Honestly I'm so pissed off.
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