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Tim Hsu

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SJSU math prof living in SF. Too old to spend this much time on comic books and music. He/him

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Happy to do another one if there aren't enough volunteers

09.03.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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09.03.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well this is delightful. If we're going to have to rerun the 80s, we may as well have some of the fun bits.

07.03.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
I just left a classified briefing with the Trump Admin about the war in Iran.
I just left a classified briefing with the Trump Admin about the war in Iran. YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren

I just left a classified briefing with the Trump Administration about the war in Iran.

I was worried before, but I’m more worried now.

03.03.2026 22:58 πŸ‘ 3176 πŸ” 1048 πŸ’¬ 148 πŸ“Œ 80

Why, that is very interesting

03.03.2026 20:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm sorry, Everett, that just isn't a very interesting number

01.03.2026 22:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A true labor of love (thread)

25.02.2026 03:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There are a lot of terrible things to hold against the folks currently in power in the US. One of them is the catastrophic damage to a generation of young scientists. Some of the best students I've known are totally locked out of grad study by this funding climate. Worse than the first covid year.

24.02.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

bsky.app/profile/cjze...

23.02.2026 18:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Behind the vocal Asian American minority railing against affirmative action Though 69% of Asian Americans support affirmative action, factors like pressurized school systems in Asia, immigrant trauma and a lack of firsthand knowledge of U.S. racial history have affected the o...

See:

www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-a...

22.02.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations, Chinese-Americans against affirmative action!

22.02.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

UGGHHHHHH these images and the article are so homophobic

22.02.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is art

21.02.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I was asked by the American Mathematical Society to write something to explain to mathematicians why they should care about the federal role in education data/research, so I teamed with @dqcdata.bsky.social's Rachel Anderson and wrote this: www.ams.org/journals/not...

21.02.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Figure skater Alysa Liu holding up her 2026 Olympics gold medal grimacing and exposing her teeth.

Figure skater Alysa Liu holding up her 2026 Olympics gold medal grimacing and exposing her teeth.

Oakland rap legend Mac Dre popping his chain and collar simultaneously while grimacing and showing his teeth (colloquially known as a "thizz face").

Oakland rap legend Mac Dre popping his chain and collar simultaneously while grimacing and showing his teeth (colloquially known as a "thizz face").

Alysa Liu. A proud product of Oakland.

19.02.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 3592 πŸ” 527 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 42
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Congrats to BART rider and Oakland legend Alysa Liu on winning a gold medal at the Olympics and making the Bay Area proud!

19.02.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 7604 πŸ” 1074 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 132

Didn't it reduce roundoff error back in the day?

19.02.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Oaktown!

19.02.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

SQUEEEEEEEEEE

19.02.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD

19.02.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

17.02.2026 11:41 πŸ‘ 21768 πŸ” 7746 πŸ’¬ 299 πŸ“Œ 637

this intersects badly with an economic structure built around capitalist largesse, which is what I was talking about here

Universities never told these people to stop soliciting Epstein and groveling for funds and in some cases clearly encouraged it

16.02.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 289 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
A Violist's Apology
A Violist's Apology YouTube video by Isabel Hagen

I suppose they're all funny, really

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQri...

15.02.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Viola vs. The Haters | Isabel Hagen | Stand Up Comedy
Viola vs. The Haters | Isabel Hagen | Stand Up Comedy YouTube video by Don't Tell Comedy

Makes sense that a violist would go into comedy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_9F...

15.02.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
I'll drop everything just for you.
to: trom:

I'll drop everything just for you. to: trom:

14.02.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Grim but worth reading

14.02.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Pretend to Be Nice
Pretend to Be Nice YouTube video by Josie and the Pussycats - Topic

Alas! RIP Adam Schlesinger
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vB_...

11.02.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Didn't see anyone ask this yet: how many votes for JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS?

11.02.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

BLIND ITEM GUESSING TIME

08.02.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0