welp, I got laid off.
if anyone you know is looking for a slightly-used computational linguist -- remote or in #Syracuse, NY -- get in touch. I'm also open to "data science" positions if they're "languagey"
I watched this (youtu.be/TMoz3gSXBcY?...) on the abuse of LLMs & 'vibe physics' by @acollierastro.bsky.social - well worth a watch! - and I was struck by how the back 15 minutes (the 'thought train') also summed up neatly what it has been like to be a public-facing historian, even before LLMs.1/
This thing now deserves its own name
The answer was not the point. The answer was never the point. The process of searching is the process of learning.
Restarting an old routine "Daily Dose of Good Papers" together w @vaibhavadlakha.bsky.social
Sharing my notes and thoughts here 🧵
