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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

do influencers get tired of introducing themselves at the start of every video? I sure get tired of seeing it

mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

we're entering day 4 of me not giving a fuck about will stancil's take on philosophy, and day 584 of me not giving a fuck about will stancil at all

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

reverse moral dumbfounding: incest and eroticism in a galaxy far far away

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

which one of you has the story of TAing a 1st year philosophy class where the fancy prof gave a lecture that turned entirely on these two distinct meanings but wasn't using slides, a handout, or in any way signaled this difference in spelling to the class?

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

been in the south of France (and, fyi, quite nice here) and so far have met a fox and cat, both cute

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

if are in line for will stancil to condemn your processional expertise, stay in line!

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

video first podcast? nope, I won't allow it

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

did this today and it rocked. Moreover I did it BECAUSE of this post. your skeets have consequences!

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

sadly it doesn't pass the Bechtel test

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

the Charlie krik conspiracy theories are interesting. it's like, what if 9/11 didn't matter at all

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I think the snacking is one of the best parts of being a professor

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

it's not that I think ALL the research on education is fake but, well... don't make me say it

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

has anyone before noticed or commented that Microsoft Teams is an absolute garbage platform?

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

gotta love that whenever I pop over to x the everything app to see what's up it is 100% grifts, ai slop, and 9/11 conspiracy theories

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

would you believe it, I'm also the one asking candidates to describe a conflict at work

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

hard to believe but true: I'm now the one asking academics why they decided to apply for this job

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

one of you should make make me jealous and go work with etienne

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

reading 'ai statements' and just really not sure how i'm supposed to interpret sentences like: 'i used ai to aid in brainstorming, concept clarification, proofreading, outlining, literature search and review, but all original research, methodological choices, and data analysis remain my own'

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

dolly really was amazing. it's a shame her music isn't that good

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

maybe this is the time we relitigate the whole racists in academia doing racism is not consequence free and it sticks. maybe

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

never change horrible-quality-photos-of-living-people-on-Wikipedia, never change

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

you don't know who Jason Stanley is? oh honey, just wait 300 years

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

dear whomever's paper I was just about to submit my referee report in, turns out my laptop is out of battery. regards, mrb

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noam @noamchompers.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

getting a permanent job is bittersweet in a lot of ways. like, for one, i'll no longer get to enjoy National Postdoc Appreciation Week

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

if the scholarly consensus was that a Hollywood blockbuster was good, what, dear boy, would the point of academia even be?

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

once asking war, what is it good for?

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

vibe in Norway very positive right now, in case you're curious

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

was recording some lectures today for a thing and made the guy working the teleprompter laugh by going off script and throwing in the quick 'we live in a society'

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

once again asking myself why I agreed to do a thing

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

looks pretty wise of me to move to Norway now doesn't it?

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

did I mention I'm seeing The Cure tonight in Cardiff? and the joy formidable, and twilight sad? pretty pretty pretty good way to cap off a (excellent) conference

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

this guy giving a very different impression of what doing philosophy looks like than whatever it is I do

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

first impression of Cardiff is that the city and the airport do not appear to acknowledge the existence of the other in any serious way

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I'm traveling to the UK today and worried about the current state of things there. Will this coup be violent? Will starmer supporters be in the streets protecting their man?

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

i just gave a talk on this exact topic, and my conclusions were, uh, not these!

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

it's true. there are many downsides to grading. but the snacking is nice

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

sure, just let me get thru the 255 hours (and 16 minutes) of podcasts in my queue first

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

first they booed the AI hypers, and I said nothing because it rocked, and really, every commencement speaker should be booed

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Actual Batman vs Nolan's Batman An absolute soul-crushing abomination. Stripping all color, joy, and life from a breathtaking place and replacing it with drab, gray sludge. This isn't art. It's cultural vandalism and aesthetic terrorism.