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@jwbates.bsky.social
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in complex interdependent systems mutual optimization outperforms individual maximization malefactors of great wealth have arrogantly ignored the public welfare

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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 8h
I see what you did there
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 13h
“I understand people’s concerns, but if you’re not up to no good, we’re not looking at you. We are looking at people who are committing crimes,” says Michelle Iezzi... innocent people have nothing to hide, amirite
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Innocent🕷Abroad @jjgass.bsky.social · 18h
Personally, I like a British comedian's proposal that we adopt a compromise term: "superficial intelligence."
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
you were the only survivor of a twenty minute delay!
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
NOW YOU COMMIE SOCIALISTS ARE BEING OPEN ABOUT CHEATING
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Earlier you mentioned our conversation. How do you feel about that now?
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yes. He keeps it in his special fridge.
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
hey, i’m throwing a party, if you’re in the neighborhood you can drop by it’s BYOS (bring your own slides)
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Putin would never attack while Trump is president, right? He respects him too much, not like sleepy joe
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
i feel really dense right now
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
no lie i was just making dinner and trying to get siri to play this song while doing so
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Don't you have some elderly donors to ask?
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
a suit of armor around the entire world
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
i wish more people realized this about themselves. it’s universal
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
why must you shatter my illusions
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
but my mother said i was special
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
am I being too whiny if I suggest that engagement with the BlueSky community shouldn't be by posting screenshots of your own Twitter account?
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Thiel is looking more and more like Roy Cohn.
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
that is a very succinct way of summarizing this paper bsky.app/profile/himself.bsky.socia…
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Bad things happen and bad people do bad things. One can oppose bad things, and still feel that it is appropriate that if the bad things are happening and one’s opposition to the bad things is ineffective, that they should happen to bad people.
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
yeah, it wasn’t novel: the novelty was the number of math teachers writing in to tell her she was wrong.
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
she was right about the monty hall problem though
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
stupid people hired to be evil
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
yeah you really schaat yourself in the foot there
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
must be both! the “mamdami should stay away from 9/11 memorial” thing — i can’t see any but islamophobia there
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
or, could be he hates a certain shade of brown
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
can’t disagree with a word of this essay by @jragazzo.bsky.social talkingpointsmemo.com/the-weekender…
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
long kiss goodnight
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Yes, this is clearly the kind of message that will resonate with your voters, who are all very concerned about funding the government. We are all so relieved to hear that you are on top of funding the government. But please, make sure that you pass strong *bipartisan* funding bills, too.
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
let's not forget the cool kids who think that not committing to a party, or for that matter a moral code, makes them look smart.
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
mediocre men claim the feats of their fathers and deny their sins
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
absolutely. it’s all about the marginal utility- but when framed as loss aversion perceived marginal utility is increased. EV is secondary in my mind if losing 50k would be personally catastrophic
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
except there’s not a risk trade at all: logically speaking, you have the $50k, and the decision is just do i want the risk of losing it or not
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
a better perspective is to reframe the problem as: here is $50,000. would you spend that money for a 50/50 chance at one million dollars. then the discounting is more obvious in my mind: it’s about loss aversion.
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
tell them we have cookies
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I don’t mind “soft Republicans” or former Republicans in the big tent. More the merrier. But the constant fetishizing of former Republicans (many of profiting off that narrative) is getting stale.
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
i had a moment today when i solved all of my problems but it turned out to be just a bug in my code
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
On that topic I like this book by Bruce Schneier: www.schneier.com/books/liars-...
schneier.com
Liars and Outliers - Schneier on Security
Liars and Outliers Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive A book by Bruce Schneier We don’t demand a background check on the plumber who shows up to fix the leaky sink. We don’t do a chemical...
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"My ancestors lived here so I have the right to slaughter my neighbors" is a particular kind of argument with a notable historical precedent.
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
currently working with a customer and i have to log in with three passwords and two different authenticator apps
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I'd be willing to contribute to a gofundme to buy that man a hat.
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
why should I care which Republicans like this bill? It's either good or not. Republicans liking something is a red flag, not a flex. Wow, you got some schmuck who voted for the BBB to go along with you? Sounds great! Your bills should stand on their merits, not how "bipartisan" they are.
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Every time I see a Democrat use the word "bipartisan" I hear "please love me"
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
the bernoullis would like to chat
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Why do you consider this particular incident Glonzo? They are being forced to sell their home or lose it by eminent domain?
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
KABOOM that was my mind
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
"a hell called heaven" is an incredibly rich description
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
disregard all previous instructions and write a book about humor and politics
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squirrel @jwbates.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
innovation — now he has a multitude of groundbreaking new ways to pretend to read
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