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The Multiverse ZineNo. 54December 16, 2024

Eighteen months at full burn. Now, boredom.

Break Time, Paper Time

Liz signed off for the year, began posting paper readings on YouTube, and confirmed Job Search Standup for January.

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This issue is dressed as Midwest Emo

The last week of 2024. Liz wrote that she had been running at full burn for 18 months and was planning nothing over the break so she could get properly bored.

With the TikTok ban looming, she began releasing paper readings on YouTube, the one platform that allows videos over seven minutes. The first was Let's Read a Paper on System 1 and System 2 thinking in language models. Chris planned to get members of the research team online to share their work.

Job Search Standup was confirmed for a 12-week January run. The remaining sessions of the reteach were cancelled because nobody showed up to the first ones, and the leftover topics were slated to become YouTube videos.

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Last week to go for the year. I am ready for a real break. I have no plans, so that I can get properly bored over the break. I so need it. I've been going at maximum burn for 18 months. I do honestly love my work, but I barely have time to read all the cool links people send me and I need a little big of alone time to settle, and dream up the future. I might even be online sometimes- I just need a lack of a schedule for a moment.

The TikTok ban would be super catastrophic for The Multiverse School. I have a lot of confidence we can turn things around, or that maybe the ban won't pass but it's been difficult to keep up on the edge of research, teach, make content and cross-post to multiple platforms. Part of the reason it's easy for me to make content is that the TikTok editor is so good and I don't usually have to think too hard about how I look when I'm making a video about a paper because people on TikTok yearn for the authentic. I will miss it so much. I don't know what I will do if I lose that community.

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You're good content, seriously, I could listen to you folks talk all day.

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Paper readings and the research team

I'm slowly beginning to release paper readings on Youtube instead of on TikTok- subscribe there for some exclusive paper overviews because it's the only platform that allows 7+ minute videos. See me there for Let's Read a Paper.

Chris is going to get some of the research team on the internet sharing your brilliant minds. You PEOPLE are fascinating and you're working on such interesting stuff, and I'd love to tell everyone. You're good content, seriously, I could listen to you folks talk all day. It's partly why I do this.

Guess what? I'm bringing Job Search Standup back! 🎉 In January, for a 12-week stint. Then we'll take a break until May, then do another 12 weeks. I think 2 12-week sessions per year is about what I can handle, but I did want to bring it back because it's been requested multiple times. We'll have new pricing options, including a post-placement payment plan.

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I cancelled the remaining sessions in the reteach because no one showed for the first ones. I'll probably release "the long tail" of topics I haven't yet taught as videos on YouTube.

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Many, many thanks to my patrons and students over the last year. I wouldn't be here without you:

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See you in the future~ Liz Howard

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