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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

For mathematicians it’s like aliens showed up and, as proof of their superior intelligence, they handed over the solutions to hundreds of math problems, all of which had eluded our best experts for generations. www.scientificamerican.com/article/open...

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OpenAI unleashes hundreds more math results upon a field already in shock

A month after resolving one of the six biggest open problems in mathematics, the company says its new internal model has toppled heaps more—this time without the multimillion-dollar price tag

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Zoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

FWIW, I think a fuckup on this scale in time to wreck them electorally was *almost* inevitable from Day 1, precisely because this is the Special Birthday Boy presidency in which there are almost no limits on Trump's madness and every proposed policy disaster has a real shot at going all the way.

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“mentee” I cringe every time

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

By the time you realize you made a strategic error, it’s often too late. America’s strategic error was electing a government that promised racism and incompetence because electing a Black woman was a bridge too far. It’s FAFO season, America.

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J. Michael Mull @jmichaelmull.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

even now, she's still teaching us

screen on car radio reading:
Dolly Parton
Love is Like A Butt
(it should be Butterfly but the last part couldn't fit on the screen)

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This is great news! Hizzoner explains what the City has been up to in my front yard… 🙉

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Cuban: I've given money to end Citizens United. I know my next dollar isn't going to change my life. But it can sure change a lot of other people's lives, and that's the way I try to live

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In elementary school we learned a mnemonic for the names of the five Great Lakes: H-O-M-E-S. Today, thanks to Trump, it’s S-H-A-M-E.

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Love this 🇬🇧 …but at the same time, it’s hard to ignore the irony of a working-class anthem being performed in front of a palace owned by one of the world’s wealthiest families.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

So much more than a Country Music Superstar. Philanthropist, humanitarian, defender of diversity & fierce advocate for the working class, she helped fund the Moderna Covid vaccine & donated 332+ million books to children. Thank you, Dolly. We will always love you.♥️ #RIP

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Dolly Parton, Hardscrabble Storyteller Turned Global Entertainer, Dead at 80

Dolly Parton, country music legend, dead at 80.

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The Fog Rugby shield makes a prominent appearance in this wonderful story of acceptance and belonging. I’m thrilled and honored that, nearly 26 years later, my original design endures. Roll Fog Roll!

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TrekMovie.com @trekmovie.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

OTD 1978: Filming began on Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The first scene filmed is Kirk's first visit to the Enterprise bridge.

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Vibe coded software is free as in puppy not free as in beer. Even if writing code is now cheap, you still have to maintain it.

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

And to be clear, I completely understand a brand mgr wanting to change the old-timey name. Unfortunately, the recipe changed too: These are caramel flavored, enrobed soft chews, like Junior Mints are mint flavored, enrobed soft chews. Not nearly as satisfying as the old Duds.

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I was wondering why I haven’t been able to find Milk Duds at AMC Theaters lately. Now I know why.

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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

As working with AI agents looks more like management, we may want to consider large-scale management training for the AI era. The US government actually did this once, & the WW2 Engineering, Science, and Management War Training program taught 1.8 million & was a large reason for the post-war boom.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/06/2026

one thing i find funny is that the founding generation would likely have been very enthusiastic about, say, muslim immigrants and intensely skeptical of all the catholics

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Yes: Remove his name, remove the gilding, scrub it down to the studs of anything he intended. But a functioning, updated billion-dollar structure is not a Civil War statue. We can repurpose it in ways that repudiates Trump and stands as a reminder and warning to anyone who tries it again.

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I’m not a huge fan of Newsom either, but the vital project isn’t immediately tearing down every last thing built by a wannabe authoritarian — it’s preventing wannabe authoritarians from ever getting elected again. The symbol-smashing can wait until our democracy is secured.

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Watching the latest “Bald and the Beautiful” podcast to find Katya once again name-checking @annkpowers.bsky.social, this time describing her (still unconfirmed) 18-page deep dive into Lana Del Rey. 🤣

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

This is an incredible excerpt and one that gives me flashbacks. My father, who like Trump was a pathological narcissist, would argue in the exact same way: he’d just keep talking over the other person until he was so frustrated that he’d storm out of the room, muttering to himself. Losers.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 06/06/2026

Entering month 6 of Mamdani's NYC & Robberies are down 11%, Retail theft is down 19%, & Murder is down 21%—all without "Adding 5000 new cops." Instead, he's invested in public safety free childcare, food, and better funded schools. Safer cities come from investing in people—not punishments.

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The Perplexity photo choice here is wild.

Photo of George Santos “clutching the pearls”

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The Trump family will never pay another dime in taxes.

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I switched from Chrome + Google Search to DuckDuckGo recently. Gemini felt simultaneously infantilizing and not that bright.

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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

In case you ever wondered, i don’t use AI. I’m just pedantic.

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Mike McMahan @mikemcmahan.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

We should be two “D&D Honor Among Thieves” sequels deep.

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Isn’t there a Godzilla movie that starts this way?

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

New Yorkers have known this for a long time, but too many Americans fell for his “Apprentice” persona – and then stuck around for the racism and fear-mongering.

@meiselasb: “You are seeing in real time why Trump companies went bankrupt so many times. Set aside your politics. This guy is incapable of making a deal or meaningful decision and it follows the same cycle.
Big flashy announcement (Epic Fury). Adversity hits (Hormuz closed). Defraud stakeholders (promise two week solution). Freeze up (endless two week cycle loop). Compound the problem (resource depletion). Final chance to save face rejected (what you're seeing now). Bankruptcy strikes and blame others during chaos. Rinse repeat.”

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

This is insane and well worth the time. Colbert Unleashed!

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Can he help the Mets next, please?

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17/05/2026

this is such a great encapsulation of what the various factions of the reactionary right want. i might add that they envision themselves as slave masters and the rest of us, in one way or another, as their slaves. betterdonkey.substack.com/p/the-vra-wa...

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 05/05/2026

On fashion’s big night out, we turned the lens onto the garment, retail, warehouse, and delivery workers who make the fashion industry possible. Read the full piece: bsky.app/profile/mayo...

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

In 1984, I remember thinking, “What a character.” In 2026, all I can think is, “What a legend.” RIP Professor.

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I kept his note, however, since it meant that he saw something in me that was worth cultivating. And over the next few years, after repeatedly seeing his byline in The Times’ book review section, I came to regret not spending more time as his student.

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Second, at the end of that semester, he sent me a note — on letterhead, neatly typed by his secretary over his signature — inviting me to join an upper-division PoliSci class that he would be teaching the following semester. Being too wrapped up in sophomore antics, I didn’t take him up on it.

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Two things come immediately to mind. First, he seemed so much older than any of my other professors, thin and pale and surely not capable of propelling the bicycle he rode to and from campus daily. Of course, I am now older than he was then — serves me right for underestimating him.

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I need to take a moment to honor this incredible teacher and scholar. I enrolled in his Intro to Political Philosophy class 42 years ago, and it remains one of the most thought-provoking classes I’ve ever taken. 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/b...

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Andrew Hacker, Provocative Political Scientist, Dies at 96

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

And here we all thought Hegseth had a problem.

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

A few of my favorite signs from this weekend’s march #nokings #nyc

Sign saying “Voting prevents unwanted presidencies”

Sign saying “DIVERSITY HURTS NO ONE, YOU STUPID ORANGE F*CK.”

Sign saying “WE LITERALLY STARTED A COUNTRY TO GET AWAY FROM THIS SHIT”

Sign saying “I’D LIKE THAT TACO TO GO, PLEASE”

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Pete Arden @petearden.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

One thing LLMs seem particularly good at is writing maudlin corporate apologies like this one.

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