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[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

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[Math Files @Math_files]

Albert Einstein once remarked, “You know, Henri, I began by studying mathematics, but eventually turned to physics.”

Henri Poincaré asked, “Why was that?”

Einstein replied, “Because although I could distinguish true statements from false ones, I couldn’t determine which were truly important.”

Poincaré smiled and responded, “That’s quite interesting, Albert. I began with physics, but ultimately chose mathematics.”

Einstein, intrigued, asked, “And why did you make that change?”

Poincaré answered, “Because I couldn’t tell which of the important facts were actually true.”

The exchange captures, with subtle wit, the contrasting philosophies of two of the greatest scientific minds.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Gilbert Strang, an MIT professor, taught the same linear algebra course for 62 years. When he delivered his final lecture in May 2023, students from around the world tuned in online to watch.

The course is MIT 18.06 Linear Algebra. Millions of machine learning engineers, data scientists, quants, and self-taught programmers learned the essential math behind AI from his clear, free video lectures, even though most never stepped foot on the MIT campus.

Strang joined the MIT faculty in 1962 and retired in 2023. When MIT launched OpenCourseWare in 2001–2002, he was one of the first to embrace it fully. While many professors hesitated, Strang saw it as an opportunity to share mathematics with everyone. He filmed his lectures and made them freely available.

He completely changed how linear algebra is taught. Instead of starting with abstract vector spaces and proofs, Strang began with something simple and visual: matrix multiplication. He built intuition first using concrete examples, then introduced more advanced ideas like eigenvectors and singular value decomposition. He insisted that students should be able to explain every concept with a small, tangible matrix before moving to theory.

Beyond the content, his teaching style stood out. He spoke to students with genuine respect, patience, and kindness, never using words like “obviously” or “trivially.” He regularly paused to check if anyone was lost and treated beginners as thoughtfully as he would his colleagues.

As a result, Strang became the default linear algebra teacher for much of the planet. Universities in many countries began recommending his lectures to their own students. Some even replaced their in-person courses with his videos because they could not match their clarity.

His final lecture ended with a long standing ovation. Strang seemed surprised by the applause, smiled humbly, and simply thanked everyone.

In his short comment under the YouTube video, he expressed gratitude for a wonderful life of teaching and hoped others would continue teaching the subject well. No self-promotion, no grand farewell—just quiet sincerity.

When you add up every version, every upload, help sessions, and all the different recordings MIT has shared over the years, the total has surpassed 20 million views.

Today, the full course, including all lectures, problem sets, and solutions, remains freely available on MIT OpenCourseWare. One of the most important mathematical foundations of modern AI is still just one click away.

[Yann LeCun @ylecun]

Dario is wrong.
He knows absolutely nothing about the effects of technological revolutions on the labor market.
Don't listen to him, Sam, Yoshua, Geoff, or me on this topic.
Listen to economists who have spent their career studying this, like @Ph_Aghion , @erikbryn , @DAcemogluMIT , @amcafee , @davidautor

[Nick @imNiKkiiY]

@EvanLuthra Watching ≠ Understanding
Understanding ≠ Building
Building ≠ Shipping

[Barbora Mercury 🇨🇿✌️🇪🇺 @MercuryBarbora]

Zeman dnes znovu v televizi zopakoval, že Rusko je agresor a my bychom měli podporovat Ukrajinu.
Potvrdil, že s výroky Zůny souhlasí a nemyslí si, že ministr pod nátlakem fanatických voličů SPD na sociálních sítích, by svůj názor změnil.

[Jan Vacek @VacekJan]

Takže reprezentanti dostanou na budku na Faerech, odchodí zápasy se Saudskou a San Marinem, a pak jim vadí, že fanoušci tým málo podporují? To je čím dál lepší✌️Tenhle tým potřebuje novej facelift a nový lídry jako kráva🙏

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

America is a nation of builders
Soon, you will be free to build

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

🤣🤣🤣

[Tim Young @TimRunsHisMouth]

Whoa! Chris Cuomo gets it.

This is wild to watch... The tide is turning.

[Funky 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 @Benaskren]

What if @joerogan is trolling us and just has @Shanemgillis do his Trump impression for a whole show?? it would potentially be the greatest JRE of all time

[greg @greg16676935420]

Joe Rogan should secretly schedule Kamala and Trump on the same day then just lock the door and roll the cameras for two hours

[Miguel Quiles @MiguelQuilesJr]

First time uploading a video to X, but its an important one. As a photographer, I use lighting to tell stories. While watching the Trump v. Harris debate, I noticed that how the lighting was being used told a story all to itself. In this video, you'll learn how lighting can shape narratives and how you can use it to your advantage!
#TrumpVsHarris #PresidentialDebate #PresidentialElection2024

[M. C. Armstrong @mcarmystrong]

To @TheDemocrats ,

This is my career suicide note, but it’s also a thank you from someone who is done with careerism. I’m a lifelong member of your party and I’m voting for Donald Trump. Why? It’s not just your industrial-scale censorship or your endless wars or the fact that you disenfranchised millions of Kennedy voters through lawfare. If that were all I had, it would be sufficient, in terms of conscience and rage, but there’s more to this story than anger. Your hatred and censorship has taught me to admire @realDonaldTrump and to love my fellow working-class Americans, and for that I thank you.

This vote is for all the traumatized people who have been canceled and banished just for saying no to the establishment. This vote is for the surveyor, the farmer, the HVAC man, the nurse, the hairstylist, the Deadhead, the veteran, and my fellow adjunct professors who have told me their stories about being bullied by the Democrats in their friends and family and their colleagues at work. This is for the young Black woman in my class last year who, on the day of Kamala Harris’s visit to campus, said, “You’re going to hate me, Dr. Armstrong, but I’m not going. I’m voting for Donald Trump.” Why would she think I would hate her for the way she votes? What has happened to our country?

Somehow, Donald Trump has changed my mind. Where I once saw a cartoon white supremacist, warmonger, and narcissist, I now see the man who renegotiated NAFTA and the only president in the twenty-first century not to start a new war. Where I once saw the pal of the neocons, I now see a man who has awoken from his slumber and disavowed Dick Cheney, George Bush, and John Bolton, even as my own party embraces these “men.”

Why has the greatest entrepreneur of my generation (@elonmusk) risked his career to side with Trump? Why has the most consequential grassroots environmentalist of my time (@RobertKennedyJr ) sacrificed friends, family, and reputation to side with “The Orange Menace?” Why has the most courageous peace activist of the twenty-first century (@TulsiGabbard) left our party? Because Tulsi, Bobby, and Elon see what I see. Donald Trump is resilient and he’s risking his life to change the fate of our nation. Trump is transforming the Republican Party into the party of peace, free speech, and the working-class. He has converted George Bush’s billionaire boys club of Big War, Big Ag, and Big Pharma into a party that cares about public health and embraces regenerative agriculture.

Now I don’t think the GOP is all the way there yet, but they’re clearly the party that embraces dissent, and dissent—brave speech—is the fuel for evolution. So, for the first time in my life, I’m voting Republican. In the name of peace in Ukraine and free speech here at home, I’m casting my vote, as a Kennedy Democrat, for Donald Trump.

#TrumpVance2024 #MAGA #MAHA #TeamUnity
#HealTheDivide #Peace #Iraq #Ukraine

[Kevin Dalton @TheKevinDalton]

Kamala Harris just got hit with the biggest fact check in human history

[DC_Draino @DC_Draino]

I watched this longer clip & it only gets worse for Kamala

The man in the Trump hat didn’t take it off and tell Joe to wear it

Joe looked at him & said “I need that hat”, put it on, and smiled for the cameras

Direct hit on Kamala

No other explanation

[Nikola Žítková @nikkizitkova]

Kdo se někdy nesetkal se zaměstnancem, který se neorientuje ve výplatní pásce? Který neví, kolik za něj skutečně zaměstnavatel platí státu? Tohle může být skvělé řešení, jak zaměstnancům ukázat, kolik zaměstnavatele reálně člověk stojí. 😀

A já si to ukládám pro další přednášky do škol. Studenty je potřeba seznamovat s realitou co nejdříve. 😀

[Klay Thompson @Thompsonklay]

@MarioNawfal I remember a time when rock music reflected the epitome of anti-establishment…

[Troll Football @TrollFootball]

https://t.co/cZV459xxQC

[ThePrimeagen @ThePrimeagen]

3 hour agile meeting to improve efficiency