John BS @johnabs@qoto.org

While working on my dissertation I found a neat (probably new?) way to sample from the probability k-simplex. I've already drafted a short paper on it; maybe it can go on the Ar-xiv which would be great, and I can polish it up later after I wrap up my preliminary exam. 😁

It looks like the hardest part of my candidacy exam is going to be scheduling it. It feels like trying to get professors to agree on a 2hr block of time is like herding cats. Wish me luck everyone.

Shower theorems are the best theorems.

I'm officially down 66.4 lbs, with another 24.6 to go!

I decided that around 185 ish will probably be a good stopping point, then I can bulk a bit if I need to. I'm 6'2 and a bit, and I don't want to be scrawny but I want to get by body-fat percentage to around 15% before I start bulking and recomping if I decide to.

Also, I should be doing my candidacy exam this semester and defending the next as I already have a professor in the UK who wants me to postdoc with him! Fingers crossed all goes well this year! :D

I just ordered a 4'x4' (1.2192m x 1.2192m) CNC router with a variable speed spindle for my woodworking/making hobby. I got a deal and didn't have to pay taxes on it (err...I paid taxes, but the discount covered that), and I'M SO EXCITED!

IT CAN MACHINE METALS, WOOD, PLASTIC, STONE and more! I'm so excited to design and make super neat stuff :D

...Now I just need a decent CAD program. I use FreeCAD which is, well, meh, but the rest cost an arm and a leg to use, which sucks. I like Shapr3d, but the vestigial parametric features aren't powerful enough (though it's great on my iPad for super quick mock-ups), blender may be better for art stuff maybe? Anyways, any recommendations anyone has will be greatly appreciated <3

I've lost around 51lbs since the end of January this year! I still have about 24 to go, but I'm back on it after my honeymoon to London and my various trips to visit my inlaws and such :) It was more, but I had another trip and my diet is quite hard to stick to while traveling due to cost so I gained a bit back q.q

So Google is completely getting rid of less secure app support, basically gutting my ability to use IMAP to access my email, thus my ability to use mu4e with isync.

Looks like I'm migrating completely to mailbox, and using gmail for random trash even more than I already was.

I'm so sick of them getting rid of functionality under the guise of "security". It's really annoying.

Hi everyone, I'm starting a blog on hashnode!

I'll post the first article soon (on some ideas for dealing with some of the issues in the modern scientific process), and I would love some feedback once it's live if you're up for a bit of a read :)

Quick shout out to CasaOS providing the FileDrop feature (like Mac's Airdrop but for your local network or anyone currently accessing the app).

It's an amazing little piece of file transfer tech that has made me feel much safer regarding certain sensitive document transfers at my house, that's for sure!

@queenofhatred Hey! Have you ever played with Symex-mode for editing common (and other) lisps? It's a really cool "vim-like" way of structurally editing the ASTs, and I thought you'd like it :)

I'm officially down just over 40lbs in 61 days, and I'm feeling great! I still have more to go, but I'm well over halfway to the finish line!

Having my first cheat meal on the carnivore diet after losing 35lbs. It's not going to be a regular thing, but man my head has been killing me the last few days due to poor sleep and I need a small break. Wish me luck that I can keep going, I have a bit more to go!

Edit: Please justify your answers lol, forgot to put that in the original post.

Thoughts on attendance policies in graduate vs undergraduate courses courses? If you have an alternative view, please leave a comment.