Aditya Kumar

[Aditya Kumar @AdityaWKumar]

@zhigangsuo The popping of a spherical balloon was studied experimentally in this 2015 paper which shows the effect of pressure and balloon thickness on fracture mode: https://t.co/Xx33gs6Np3. Video here: https://t.co/lUkdSVzk4t

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@GergelyOrosz If he is this cruel to software engineers, imagine how much more cruel he must be to factory employees.

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Didn't watch a lot of new TV this year, but one show that I absolutely loved watching was 'Fleishman is in Trouble' on Hulu. Also enjoyed reading its episode recaps on Vulture.

https://t.co/cwlufR04Gg

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@martinmbauer Also, it is hubris, typical of many silicon valley software engineers, to think that one is qualified to assess the scientific evidence on every topic.

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@owasow The general public probably doesn't know that this is the consensus around nuclear power. Is this a case where the scientists and authoritative media figures are doing a poor job of conveying the consensus?

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@_Zeets @sportswithjohn The way they have recovered from the many emotional gut-punches this tournament has been exceptional.

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Best game ever! So happy for Messi.

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@billbarnwell Going to be a lot harder for Argentina to recover if they lose this

[Aditya Kumar @AdityaWKumar]

Along with Prof. Oscar Lopez-Pamies, I will be teaching an introductory short course at USNCCM next July. Details and link below. Please consider taking the course. At least one of us is a great instructor :)
https://t.co/1PZLbsV4EQ

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#ChatGPT is truly incredible. I have been extensively trying it out today, and expected it to break down on most technical prompts. It does break down often, but produces exceptionally great responses to many queries, e.g. when you ask it to write a code.

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@zhigangsuo @MarkusDeserno I think the statement that the macroscopic "particle is taken to deform homogeneously" may also be confusingly worded. Perhaps "a homogenized constitutive response is taken at every particle" is better?

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Craziest interview I have read in a long time

[Vox @voxdotcom]

Last night, @SBF_FTX DMed Vox's @KelseyTuoc on Twitter.

In a frank interview, Bankman-Fried speaks about how his crypto empire fell apart, and what lies he told along the way. Read it here: https://t.co/n1KetXa6VL

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I don't believe the university administrators mean to exploit graduate students. But without a union, this matter slips down on their list of priorities.

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I can speak from personal experience now that having a graduate employees union makes a significant difference to the quality of life and working conditions. Also, it improves the research and learning environment for everyone else.

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

BREAKING: 48,000 academic workers at the University of California have begun the largest higher education strike in U.S. history. The UC workers, represented by @UAW, are picketing at all 10 UC campuses this morning.

[Aditya Kumar @AdityaWKumar]

There are still two weeks left to apply to faculty job openings in our school in the area of structural engineering, mechanics and materials. Particular interest in the area of additive manufacturing and AI.
https://t.co/Zius1oE0oq

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We should all strive to earn a lot of money so that we can buy and destroy from inside the companies that are doing the most damage to the world.

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The best example of effective altruism ("earn-to-give") is Elon spending $44bn to get people off their Twitter addiction and do something productive.

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@zeynep @CaseyNewton It's also funny that he considers coding as a magical skill - no domain knowledge required once you know how to code.

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@StevenAustad @mbeisen @CT_Bergstrom Wonderful quote!