This #Caturday consider following Marjon's example and sleep on your best buddy's thigh. How often does a cat sleep on you? #Cat #BlackCats
Shawn M. Jones, PhD
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Cat parent. PhD ODU CS. @webscidl.bsky.social 4Life. Opinions are my own. Reposts are worth a look, but not always an endorsement. https://www.shawnmjones.org Also on Mastodon: @shawnmjones@hachyderm.io
One #Caturday Malala did not care that the box was tall and tight. It was more important to secure this territory before her brother, Marjon, could get in. She has been victorious, again. #Cats #CatsInBoxes
This #Caturday Malala is photobombing Marjon's photo. Her payback continues. How often does your cat photobomb you? #Cats #CatPhotobomb
One #Caturday, Marjon decided to sleep on Malala's box. Malala hates her brother with the fire of a thousand suns. It is her box, her throne, her territory. This insult will not stand. She will smack him later when he least suspects it. #Cats #CatsInBoxes
This #Caturday Marjon has the tools to help you complete your latest home project. He stands ready to help. What projects will you be working on with cat assistants? #Cats #BlackCats
Two papers by Max Planck, the legendary Nobel laureate in physics, were retracted by Springer Nature in 2011, likely due to an algorithm flagging the papers for self-plagiarism and copyright infringement. Read on for how stupid it all is. 🧪
Why have papers by one of history’s most famous physicists been retracted?
Springer Nature has removed two studies by Max Planck. A bot may be to blame
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2026 WS-DL Research Expo Tuesday, June 23, 2pm EDT All are welcome: members, alumni, friends, etc. github.com/oduwsdl/2026... 5 students, 1 from each @webscidl.bsky.social prof, will give a ~15 min summary of their current research. Status updates from profs & alumni too! (zoom link in repo)
GitHub - oduwsdl/2026-research-expo: 2026 ODU Web Science and Digital Libraries (WSDL) Research Expo
2026 ODU Web Science and Digital Libraries (WSDL) Research Expo - oduwsdl/2026-research-expo
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In less than 30 minutes on a #Caturday, Marjon experiences the life of a cat toy: evaluation, excitement & joy, victory, and now he’s sad because he broke it. #Cats #BlackCats
This #Caturday, “We see you’re trying to sleep on the futon. A cat will be with you shortly.” #Cat #GrayCat #SleepyCat
This #Caturday, Malala would like you to consider not just stripping the sheets off of the bed, but beginning the bed-making parachute game immediately. #Cat #Cats #CatBedMaking
While moving furniture one #Caturday, we put down a moving blanket. Malala chose to rest there, but her brother Marjon wanted to join in on the fun. She told him to stay on his side of the blanket. Marjon just wants to share the fun with his sister. #Cat #Cats #BlackCat #GrayCat #BlanketFrenemies
On a recent #Caturday, Marjon explored Seattle and got really nosy about a utility shack. #Cat #Cats #BlackCat #BlackCats #NosyCat
Marjon reminds you that sometimes you just want to lay in your buddy's lap and #Caturday. #Cat #Cats #BlackCat #BlackCats #LapCat
While other cats might get by on only Amazon boxes, Marjon prefers to spend his #Caturday with more expensive quality boxes like those from Apple. #Cat #Cats #BlackCat #CatsInBoxes
Kudos to #LEGO for such a fun build! It really took me back to the days of rotary phones, complete with a working rotary dial and a phone cord that would get easily tangled.
Your prompt can be there when you need it. My post talks about how we evaluate prompt templates. Highlights: 1. Build a foundation with Ground Truth 2. Finding Your Candidate Prompt (Ground Truth) 3. Statistical Trials -- Because Unit Tests Alone Don't Work dev.to/shawnmjones/...
Making Sure Your Prompt Will Be There For You When You Need It
At Google, our team (Google Cloud Samples) uses Gemini to produce thousands of samples in batches. In doing so, we’ve learned that the biggest hurdle isn’t the AI, it’s our own expectations about thes...
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One recent #Caturday, I took Marjon outside. The New Mexico cat got to explore Seattle. #Cat #Cats #BlackCat #BlackCats
This past weekend I finally made a pilgrimage to a Woods Coffee in #Bellevue. Their white chocolate mocha was a very nice blend that allowed all of the flavors to shine. #Coffee #Washington #Seattle
Happy Belated Chinese New Year! It is the Year of the Fire Horse. Last night, my wife and I celebrated #ChineseNewYear at Mount & Bao in #Seattle. I totally recommend the place for dumplings and a variety of other Chinese dishes. #YearOfTheHorse #YearOfTheFireHorse
Every #Caturday when I'm about to march off, Marjon is ready to join, espcially if there might be food involved. He isn't "ride or die" but "ride or flee" once there's a loud distant noise. He's grown from a scared kitten to a semi-brave cat. I'm proud of him. #Cat #Cats #BlackCat #BlackCats
Well played grocery store #Barista, well played... 🫖 🙂 "Chai there" to you, too. #Teatime #GroceryShopping
The ⚡️ in #Seattle? Over the last month I'd see folks in their Seahawks gear and say #GoHawks. Since the #SuperBowl ended, my neighborhood is now full of 🍻 and 🎆 with an ⚡️ I've not seen. Neighbors opened their doors and shared the moment with each other. I get it now. #Champions #Seahawks