Donna V

Canadian Champion Olympic Pentathlete, PhD in Engineering, and fan of green systems...who may from time to time make claims about sport and life. Born 337 ppm.

[Donna V @SportIsAllOver]

This is me:
@[email protected]

[John Arnold @johnarnold]

A petition by NIMBYs in 1887 against the Eiffel Tower sounds a lot like contemporary arguments against projects. Had opponents succeeded, nobody today would realize what had been lost. The cost of NIMBYism is in what is not built.

[AukeHoekstra @AukeHoekstra]

Some are angry about the "anti-Christian depiction of the last supper" at the Olympic Opening ceremony. (@elonmusk and @realDonaldTrump among others)

A Dutch art historian explains it's not the last supper but a Dutch painting of the Olympic gods.
And I explain what I loved.
🧵

[lara🇩🇪 @Schl0tterbeck]

PETITION TO NEVER EVER HAVE A WORLD CUP AT A PLACE LIKE QATAR EVER AGAIN

[Donna V @SportIsAllOver]

@JesseThorn @Bullseye 🤺🏊‍♂️🏇🔫🏃

[Donna V @SportIsAllOver]

📢 Join Climate Change AI in a large-scale survey, to guide future grand challenges in AI for climate and nature. 🌱🤖 5 minutes of your time:
https://t.co/sUFnNyHXmn

[Donna V @SportIsAllOver]

Green Sports Day.. starting soon! https://t.co/P37zQTcbSC

[The Bee Guy @the_beeguy]

Mornin’ folks.

We’ve had a lot of people enquiring about and commenting on #bumblebees asleep on #flowers, especially at this time of year, so here’s a quick (long)🙄 thread explaining what’s going on.

Please retweet so more are more informed.
Thanks good people.
#bees
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[Donna V @SportIsAllOver]

These seems like an amazing resource for those inclined to understand computer science in an OYO fashion:

[Santiago @svpino]

Here is a completely free Computer Science curriculum for those with the discipline to go through it independently.

The curriculum follows the same degree requirements as an undergraduate computer science major and consists of courses from Harvard, MIT, and Princeton, among other colleges.

The curriculum has four major sections:

1. Introduction: Students can review this section and decide whether this fits them.

2. Core: This section corresponds to the first three college years.

3. Advanced: This section corresponds to the final year of a Computer Science curriculum in college.

4. Final Project: Students can validate, consolidate, and display their knowledge by completing this project.

Assuming you spend around 20 hours per week, you can finish in two years.

I won't lie: completing a curriculum like this alone will be hard. Having the support of professors and other students is very important, but if you have the discipline and the will, this material is amazing.

The link to the repository is on the screenshot and its ALT description.

[Donna V @SportIsAllOver]

I don't usually read the FTC blog...this guidance for companies using generative AI tool is important (and there's even a Prince shoutout). The Luring Test: AI and the engineering of consumer trust https://t.co/Nrq7nlNBCc

[Ranthony A. Clark, PhD @RanthonyClark]

Pedro Pascal as Math Textbooks—a thread.

[Trae Crowder @traecrowder]

A brief message on the latest horrific school shooting, this one back home in Nashville.

[Donna V @SportIsAllOver]

Special opportunity: Two postdoc positions for making inroads on #experimentalDesign and #causality related to drug discovery, ***with a supervisor in the 100th percentile for both quality of ideas and quality of character***

[Mila - Institut québécois d'IA @Mila_Quebec]

Professor Bengio’s research group is currently looking to fill two postdoctoral positions in machine learning for drug discovery as part of a collaboration with Recursion Pharmaceuticals.

Learn more 👉 https://t.co/5xi7q9zG61

[Donna V @SportIsAllOver]

More of this please (comedians helping with scientific communication).
https://t.co/pe0Dxd5CrK

[Donna V @SportIsAllOver]

🥌🥌🥌I’m so lucky to get to mix with top curlers from across Canada at the #Brier2023 and pitch in on ⁦@CurlingCanada⁩’s sustainability work! The sport of curling rocks ❣️🫢 https://t.co/8NYKlUbkhH

[Donna V @SportIsAllOver]

Flexible full-time opportunity. Important research and work for a great group, Climate Change AI.
https://t.co/rw5lXx3Xh6

[Donna V @SportIsAllOver]

#corruption in action: the Ontario gov't passed #Bill23, despite urban policy experts pointing out the sprawl and pollution (and despite massive protests). This. Is. Frustrating. Please everyone vote at the next Ontario election (and consider this policy move).

[Donna V @SportIsAllOver]

(a Mastodon community primarily focused on discussing AI )

[Donna V @SportIsAllOver]

This is me:
@[email protected]

[Zoltan Nagy 🇱🇺🇭🇺🇨🇭🇧🇬🇺🇸 @Z0ltanNagy]

👋BuildSys & e-Energy tweeps

@sig_energy establishes a monthly virtual seminar series for graduate students in energy systems informatics to present their ongoing work to peers and mentors around the world.
More info & SignUp: https://t.co/VyPP7LjOiy
@AcmBuildsys @ACM_EEnergy