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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

unfortunately, far too many people are asking that

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

imo there are too many posts in this post

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I find it funny that they always always go to 'personalized tutor' as the positive use case of this tech, and yet, never actually say whyyyyy fooling children into thinking their 'tutor' is a person is something we'd want to do

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

ai (epistemic) safety and cyber (epistemic) security... is this a thing? i hope not

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Just talked about porn at nice conference in Lithuania. fun

inheriting Ordinary Language Philosophy conference poster

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I know I'm asking for the impossible here but gonna add that folks should, ideally, update their websites from time to time.

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

what are you even talking about

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I'm new to Ryan Air, so I don't know, but it seems a bit strange to start boarding the flight before the previous passengers have completed getting off the plane

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

gotta agree with her on this one. sorry

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

you're not missing out. these people seem to just be assholes. it's fun bc you have a bit (or is it?) where you think too little of postdocs. these ppl seem to somehow genuinely think too highly of them (tho again, mainly just to be assholes towards them)

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

had to search the phrase to find what you were referring to and fun fact they posted the exact same thing 9 months ago something tells me they have a very specific postdoc in mind

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm calling it now: you will thrive in australia

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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

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

I usually slot my love for catch 22 into the comedy side of my personality but you are right that, at its core, there is a philosophy asshole therein just itching to make A Point for some unknown sake

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

a beautiful reductio of the whole method of ordinary language philosophy

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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 · 22/09/2026

gotta love how ai is supercharging research across disciplines

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

imo it is possible (and best) to do both. give them the accessible introduction to cool, interesting philosophy, but also show them that this shit gets intricate and difficult really fast

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

of course it was Princeton. I should have known

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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 · 16/09/2026

ai prepping you for life in australia!

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

tbh I think I missed the lore on this one

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

would it help (you quit) if I told you I never get much from your work on Ai?

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mikes barnes @mikesbarnes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

adding LSE to my list of no-go-zones

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

yeah and it worked better than I thought it would in terms of hooking up to other themes in my class (eg, how responsive should moral theory be to facts about societies or our psychologies, how demanding should moral theory be) tbh I put it on the syllabus on a whim bc your post but it's a keeper

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

I polled them and the vast majority liked it! (which pleasantly surprised me) many had questions about how it all hangs together (as do i!), but those were good, productive questions

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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

my guy, you keep bringing the shorts up I stand by my opinion. but obviously the profession has sided with you (at least the Australian version). and I know when I'm beat

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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

hope you realize I'm gonna be doing this for A WHILE

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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

you're over thinking things. if you post a nice thing about your students once in a while, you are doing more to materially help their careers than 99% of other advisors you got this!

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

misread this as Austin-coded obsessive geeks and just nodded along

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