Michael S
@mathrandir.bsky.social
I can't believe this username wasn't taken. There are other people who deserve it more, but I took it. It is mine now.
About me : See pinned post.
About me : See pinned post.
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Michael S
@mathrandir.bsky.social
· Nov 15
simple-polynomial-function-approximation/poly approx.ipynb at main · mds2/simple-polynomial-function-approximation
Simple method for finding polynomial approximations to arbitrary functions - mds2/simple-polynomial-function-approximation
github.com
Since I need some content here to look like a real person, the following was the link in my pinned post on a different social network that used to be more popular.
github.com/mds2/simple-...
Tagged user handles are references to handles on that network.
github.com/mds2/simple-...
Tagged user handles are references to handles on that network.
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This place is kinda boring. The only people I actually know here are
1. mirror accounts of mastodon accounts
2. @bolson.org , but he never replies to me anyway.
Maybe I should give up my username. I bet someone on here wants it.
1. mirror accounts of mastodon accounts
2. @bolson.org , but he never replies to me anyway.
Maybe I should give up my username. I bet someone on here wants it.
August 12, 2026 at 9:30 PM
This place is kinda boring. The only people I actually know here are
1. mirror accounts of mastodon accounts
2. @bolson.org , but he never replies to me anyway.
Maybe I should give up my username. I bet someone on here wants it.
1. mirror accounts of mastodon accounts
2. @bolson.org , but he never replies to me anyway.
Maybe I should give up my username. I bet someone on here wants it.
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Early in my career I was called on to figure out what the hell was wrong with a FORTRAN program which had worked just fine for years, but when a contractor updated some formulas, it stopped working.
what are some absurd work situations you can share?
once i got called into a meeting i had nothing to do with because the consultant brought an engineer and no one in the room could understand him, so they asked me to translate.
he was scouse. i translated from english to english.
once i got called into a meeting i had nothing to do with because the consultant brought an engineer and no one in the room could understand him, so they asked me to translate.
he was scouse. i translated from english to english.
July 20, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Early in my career I was called on to figure out what the hell was wrong with a FORTRAN program which had worked just fine for years, but when a contractor updated some formulas, it stopped working.
boss level outfit.
June 6, 2026 at 6:28 PM
boss level outfit.
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wandering the Sonora desert in a carefree fashion like
May 7, 2026 at 10:36 PM
wandering the Sonora desert in a carefree fashion like
As a Camry driver, I appreciated this.
ok had to draw this too
February 20, 2026 at 4:55 PM
As a Camry driver, I appreciated this.
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Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Dear New York Times (and other news publications) : when discussing the speeds of ICBMs, orbital rockets, etc, the preferred units are kilometers per second, not miles per hour.
If your general audience prefers mph, please put km/s in parenthesis so that I don't have to copy paste to convert.
If your general audience prefers mph, please put km/s in parenthesis so that I don't have to copy paste to convert.
January 9, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Dear New York Times (and other news publications) : when discussing the speeds of ICBMs, orbital rockets, etc, the preferred units are kilometers per second, not miles per hour.
If your general audience prefers mph, please put km/s in parenthesis so that I don't have to copy paste to convert.
If your general audience prefers mph, please put km/s in parenthesis so that I don't have to copy paste to convert.
I think I'm getting too old to drink "Rockstar Energy". I need a caffeinated beverage called "Jazz Aficionado" instead.
Maybe that would just be a cup of coffee.
Maybe that would just be a cup of coffee.
January 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I think I'm getting too old to drink "Rockstar Energy". I need a caffeinated beverage called "Jazz Aficionado" instead.
Maybe that would just be a cup of coffee.
Maybe that would just be a cup of coffee.
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New blog post about the development of Radical Pie:
terathon.com/blog/radical...
terathon.com/blog/radical...
November 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
New blog post about the development of Radical Pie:
terathon.com/blog/radical...
terathon.com/blog/radical...
I find this genre of Reddit posts to be mildly terrifying
www.reddit.com/r/cogsci/s/Z...
www.reddit.com/r/cogsci/com...
www.reddit.com/r/cogsci/s/Z...
www.reddit.com/r/cogsci/com...
November 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I find this genre of Reddit posts to be mildly terrifying
www.reddit.com/r/cogsci/s/Z...
www.reddit.com/r/cogsci/com...
www.reddit.com/r/cogsci/s/Z...
www.reddit.com/r/cogsci/com...
Found a new genre of youtube video that I enjoy probably more than I should
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IE2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IE2...
2^27 balls dropped inside a circle
YouTube video by Alexander Gustafsson
www.youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Found a new genre of youtube video that I enjoy probably more than I should
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IE2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IE2...
I hope he doesn't edit this post to say something nasty after I boost it
Please Boost
September 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I hope he doesn't edit this post to say something nasty after I boost it
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You know what?
I'm pretty sure that this dude's startup dream (live in a vehicle in the parking lot, save some money, buy land in Arizona, settle there) was always going to be more achievable than the get rich quick stuff the rest of us thought we were going for
youtube.com/shorts/c2t0l...
I'm pretty sure that this dude's startup dream (live in a vehicle in the parking lot, save some money, buy land in Arizona, settle there) was always going to be more achievable than the get rich quick stuff the rest of us thought we were going for
youtube.com/shorts/c2t0l...
The military truck RV
YouTube video by Startupslick
youtube.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
You know what?
I'm pretty sure that this dude's startup dream (live in a vehicle in the parking lot, save some money, buy land in Arizona, settle there) was always going to be more achievable than the get rich quick stuff the rest of us thought we were going for
youtube.com/shorts/c2t0l...
I'm pretty sure that this dude's startup dream (live in a vehicle in the parking lot, save some money, buy land in Arizona, settle there) was always going to be more achievable than the get rich quick stuff the rest of us thought we were going for
youtube.com/shorts/c2t0l...
10/10 : would watch
"Just ones more things, precious..."
Gollumbo.
Gollumbo.
August 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
10/10 : would watch
I woke up this morning to the smell of uncured asphalt and frightened skunk.
August 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I woke up this morning to the smell of uncured asphalt and frightened skunk.
I'm drinking the Bios Crash slurpee I hope it crashes my bios I hope I blue screen
July 30, 2025 at 3:04 AM
wut?
The “what if we inject it full of fluorescent laser dye and energize it with another laser” approach to the “will it lase” challenge.
The answer for peacock feather appears to be “yes, and noticeably better than other animals we’ve tried”
The answer for peacock feather appears to be “yes, and noticeably better than other animals we’ve tried”
Peacocks have a secret hidden in their brightly colored tail feathers: tiny reflective structures that can amplify light into a laser beam. scim.ag/3UEM2oQ
July 30, 2025 at 3:03 AM
wut?
Good morning Blue Sky.
I hope that this track can help you wake up full of energy and vigor. It certainly helped me!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxak...
I hope that this track can help you wake up full of energy and vigor. It certainly helped me!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxak...
Carcinogenital Space Hopper
YouTube video by Crepitation - Topic
www.youtube.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Good morning Blue Sky.
I hope that this track can help you wake up full of energy and vigor. It certainly helped me!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxak...
I hope that this track can help you wake up full of energy and vigor. It certainly helped me!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxak...
lol, nicely done
July 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
lol, nicely done