Christy Canida

I solve problems, build communities, make awesome stuff, & help others do the same. Geek. Now: @AlchemistX_org Prev: @Instructables @Tinkercad @Autodesk biotech

[Christy Canida @canida]

@nikola1tesla @joannabreg @orangeyeti95 That was 2024

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Another angle

[BAY AREA STATE OF MIND @YayAreaNews]

Thousands of fireworks appear to have just been accidentally ignited in Oakland, California
https://t.co/aopfWeh1jT

[Christy Canida @canida]

Looked like an expensive and possibly accidental fireworks show at the west Oakland/Emeryville border just now.

[Citlali Reyes @Hadanii]

#oakland
5 min of fireworks! 🤯

[Christy Canida @canida]

@ianbergnet Because it isn’t politics.

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Juvenile pocket gopher

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@quinnnorton Drowning it in the bathtub.

[Christy Canida @canida]

I just backed this new collection of Lady Astronaut short stories from @MaryRobinette !

[Christy Canida @canida]

@scientiffic @BarnardCollege @Columbia That’s awesome, congratulations!

[Christy Canida @canida]

@DenimAlley Yes

[Danielle Baskin @djbaskin]

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Here's Sam Bankman-Fried

[Christy Canida @canida]

This is amazing! Can’t wait to see what else is hidden the library.

[Nat Friedman @natfriedman]

Ten months ago, we launched the Vesuvius Challenge to solve the ancient problem of the Herculaneum Papyri, a library of scrolls that were flash-fried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

Today we are overjoyed to announce that our crazy project has succeeded. After 2000 years, we can finally read the scrolls:
This image was produced by @Youssef_M_Nader, @LukeFarritor, and @JuliSchillij, who have now won the Vesuvius Challenge Grand Prize of $700,000. Congratulations!!

These fifteen columns come from the very end of the first scroll we have been able to read and contain new text from the ancient world that has never been seen before. The author – probably Epicurean philosopher Philodemus – writes here about music, food, and how to enjoy life's pleasures. In the closing section, he throws shade at unnamed ideological adversaries – perhaps the stoics? – who "have nothing to say about pleasure, either in general or in particular."

This year, the Vesuvius Challenge continues. The text that we revealed so far represents just 5% of one scroll.

In 2024, our goal is to from reading a few passages of text to entire scrolls, and we're announcing a new $100,000 grand prize for the first team that is able to read at least 90% of all four scrolls that we have scanned.

The scrolls stored in Naples that remain to be read represent more than 16 megabytes of ancient text. But the villa where the scrolls were found was only partially excavated, and scholars tell us that there may be thousands more scrolls underground. Our hope is that the success of the Vesuvius Challenge catalyzes the excavation of the villa, that the main library is discovered, and that whatever we find there rewrites history and inspires all of us.

It's been a great joy to work on this strange and amazing project. Thanks to Brent Seales for laying the foundation for this work over so many years, thanks to the friends and Twitter users whose donations powered our effort, and thanks to the many contestants whose contributions have made the Vesuvius Challenge successful!

Read more in our announcement: https://t.co/rUlrdGXBMs

[Christy Canida @canida]

@barvasfiend I often ask the kids to give me two or three different ways to solve the problem. Lots of strategies work, and as problem complexity steps up you need to be able to identify which strategy will be fastest/most effective for a given specific problem.

[Christy Canida @canida]

So happy for @1lenore @EMSL joining @bantamtools today! Congratulations all!
https://t.co/WAgWN6ZjI9

[MMitchell @mmitchell_ai]

Have a lot to say; I'll start from the punchline:
-There are many women @huggingface who have had the opportunity & privilege to speak to press about AI.
-We have noticed gendered patterns.
So, we put together a resource for journalists on the patterns.
https://t.co/75IkbWnZLp
🧵

[Christy Canida @canida]

@barvasfiend This is why I enjoyed cooking with you.

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How is it easier to create fake speaker profiles rather than just... finding women to speak at your conference?

[Gergely Orosz @GergelyOrosz]

Imagine a tech conference having no CFP, as they reach out to speakers directly. They successfully attract some of the most heavy hitter men speakers in tech, and 3 women speakers.

Now imagine my surprise that 2 of those women are FAKE profiles.

They do not exist.

Nada.

[Christy Canida @canida]

This year’s Halloween costume was a hit.

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Just discovered this app randomly unfollowed a bunch folks. No bueno.

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American Jesus @badreligion

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21st Century Digital Boy @badreligion