#MIT rejects #Trump administration deal for conditional priority federal funding
MIT is one of the nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt *conservative priorities & policies* in exchange for #funding perks.
#law #AcademicFreedom #FirstAmendment
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/10/10/mit-rejects-trump-compact-education-funding/
Haiku R1/beta5: A Step Forward in Stability and Performance https://www.desktoponfire.com/haikuos/654/haiku-r1-beta5-a-step-forward-in-stability-and-performance/ #haikuos #opensource #desktop #mit
Episode 450: Music for solo piano by Harry Bulow, Frank Horvat, Devonté Hynes, Missy Mazzoli & William C. White - featuring Christina Petrowska Quilico, Adam Tendler, Joseph Vaz & Haewon Yang - on Not Brahms and Liszt Monday (12/23/24) 4-5:30pm ET on WMBR Cambridge 88.1 FM streaming on https://wmbr.org
#Cambridge #Boston #MIT #WMBR #Radio #ModernClassical #Piano
@wmbr @contemporarymusic
"The mix-in revolution: How an ice cream innovator in Somerville influenced Lisp pioneers at the MIT AI Lab—and made a lasting mark on programming."
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/25/1111238/the-mix-in-revolution/
#MIT #Lisp #LispMachine #LispMachines #OOP #ObjectOrientedProgramming #Flavors #Symbolics #ComputingHistory #ComputerHistory
Build your own #fediverse server with #Fedify!
Fedify is a #TypeScript framework that simplifies #ActivityPub implementation. Want to build a federated server without the complexity? Fedify has got you covered!
✨ Key features
Complete protocol support including WebFinger, HTTP Signatures, and NodeInfo
Enhanced interoperability with Object Integrity Proofs and Linked Data Signatures
Type-safe Activity Vocabulary API to prevent development mistakes
Reliable delivery with automatic retries and message queues
Full observability through OpenTelemetry integration
Multiple backend support: Redis, PostgreSQL, AMQP
Seamless integration with popular web frameworks: Express, Hono, Fresh, SvelteKit
Comprehensive logging and tracing
Debug ActivityPub in real-time with ephemeral inbox server
Inspect ActivityPub objects and actors with lookup tool
Tunnel your local server for development
🚀 Runtime support
📚 Easy to learn
Extensive docs
Step-by-step tutorials
Community support via Matrix & Discord
Available under the #MIT license—free and open source!
#MIT has banned its 2025 graduating class’ president Megha Vemuri from campus and her graduation ceremony.
« The class president was a scheduled speaker at Thursday’s OneMIT Commencement ceremony in Cambridge, Mass., where she took to the podium, a keffiyeh – a symbol of pro-Palestinian solidarity – draped over her graduation robe.
She praised her peers for protesting the war in #Gaza and criticized the university’s ties to Israel. »
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/01/us/mit-graduation-palestine-megha-vemuri
