TOCK Analytics (my math project and totally awesome vaporware company that has fun). Exploring the world of applied category theory. Proven critical systems.
Burnet, TX
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He should be studied.
youtu.be/TVkOQ10YCU8?is=Y-WI… – at Burnet, TX
"We must recognize the fact that we were defeated not by dint of superior arms but were defeated by a nobler ideal. The real issue was moral—beyond all the powers of algebra to compute."
We had lost our baseball playing brothers to fascism. But later, they would teach us. Kaizen – at Burnet, TX
🇯🇵 I’m Japanese.
Question for Americans 🇺🇸
What do you think was the BIGGEST reason Japan lost to the United States in WWII? 🇯🇵🇺🇸
🏭 America’s overwhelming industrial power?
⛽ Japan’s lack of resources?
⚔️ Japan’s military strategy?
💣 The atomic bombs?
🤔 Something else?
If you had to choose just ONE reason, what would it be?
I’m genuinely curious about the American perspective.
It's an engine, not a camera. – at Burnet, TX
On electoral prediction markets, bets can be placed in an attempt to influence the results, not just predict them. Here's what to know bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Odd Lots episode with Donald MacKenzie, the guy who wrote An Engine, Not a Camera: How Financial Models Shape Markets. MacKenzie is a sociologist. youtu.be/NRLNO_KOh9I?is=KUKF… – at Burnet, TX
Michael Evans retweeted
Is this shaping up to be one of the biggest prediction market whiffs of all time?
I repost a favorite memory here every so often. – at Burnet, TX
The internet is taking a detour around China. As tech giants reroute subsea cables to avoid geopolitical risks, they’re reshaping Asia’s digital map, writes @rpollard (via @opinion) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
The game was won when he stepped off the field with no time left. But a career was won when he paid respect to Holly Rowe. – at Burnet, TX
Michael Evans retweeted
Excited to unveil something today. Clock management has long been more of an art than science. Maybe not any longer. Maybe I can do for clock management what I did with 4th downs nearly 20 years ago...
October 25. It was Day 10 of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Adlai Stevenson said the iconic words are the United Nations.
youtu.be/nNfOiuuRV-Y?is=9nMo… – at Burnet, TX
Michael Evans retweeted
Today Oct 25. #OTD in 1811 mathematician Evariste Galois was born. Determined a necessary and sufficient condition for a polynomial to be solvable by radicals. His work laid the foundations for Galois theory and group theory. See my book "The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved."
Michael Evans retweeted
This is cool. Stadium is running quick concept explainers here and there in French.
Right before this was man-to-man and zone coverage.
We see what you did there.
Reflections on the Revolution in France, updated for readers of @thetimes. thetimes.com/comment/columni…
Michael Evans retweeted
Look at the scores across the country. This sport has never been less predictable.
Noga Alon. – at Burnet, TX
Beautiful new result in statistical learning theory and probability: arxiv.org/abs/2610.24336
