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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 03/10/2026

Killed. NSF’s SBE was killed, in violation of law. The President does not have the power to choose to kill programs at a whim by defunding them. The imperial presidency was a mistake and we are in a separation of powers constitutional crisis.

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 21h

Whatever weird shit might be happening at like the commanding heights of effective altruism (and it does look like there’s weird shit), I do think it’s worth reiterating that the vast majority of folks who prescribe to EA are overall really good people, & the vulgar form of the argument is very true

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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

a model of both taking responsibility and doing the right thing

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spontaneous symmetry breakdance @t8erboi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Mad props to whichever one of you recommended non-alcoholic IPAs as a post-bike-ride drink

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spontaneous symmetry breakdance @t8erboi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Claude Code just handled the my X11 -> Wayland migration in an hour (on a HiDPI screen, no less). There's a lot of potential here, and I wish someone less fashy would take it on.

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Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"They cant be assimiliated if I'm still racist against them" puts the entire onus of judging 'assimilation' on the feelings of a majority rather than the actual actions of the minority which, ofc, allows the majority to deny them that in perpetuity should they want to—which is exactly the point

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spontaneous symmetry breakdance @t8erboi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Slightly hotter take: people will claim the best track on Emotion is either "Run Away With Me" or "Your Type", but actually it's "Warm Blood"

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 28/08/2024

Captain Ramius from Hunt For Red October saying "they don't know why I'm detecting with this shubmarine. And people dancing saying it's the anniversary of his wife's death and did you know he's Lithuanian?

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spontaneous symmetry breakdance @t8erboi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I have a few friends who are committed short-termist EAs (via Singer) but have no knowledge of or relationship to rationalism. Never heard of SSC, only vaguely aware of Yud/LessWrong, etc. However, they seem to have independently arrived at the same positions on platonic cuddling.

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Public Universal Fiend @publicuniversal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My take is that student clubs and drinking societies are probably an inevitable product of higher education, as is networking off that, but the particular structure and social reproduction process of frats is contingent and bad.

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Grace @gracekind.net · 29/09/2026

I can’t go to bed. People dislike the same people I dislike for the *wrong reasons*

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spontaneous symmetry breakdance @t8erboi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

gf and I stumbled across this Irving Finkel interview while looking for a new chess set. love to see a certified harry potter hater in the wild youtu.be/oZBXTy5KK3I?...

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spontaneous symmetry breakdance @t8erboi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Gamers! I know I've said some terrible things about you in print, but I come here today on a mission of peace.

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mallow's hyperrealistic blood @bajablastenjoyer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

heartbreaking: republicans make their first good point since the party switch

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Ryan Moulton @moultano.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A political social network has latched on to a handful of politically active academics whose views are the vast minority in their field, who keep making wrong predictions and denying verifiable facts, but retain a large following. Bluesky recognizes this pattern with climate denial, but not with AI

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ellen teapot 🇨🇦🏳️‍⚧️ @ellenteapot.ca · 28/09/2026

please don’t do this

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I see people putting AI in the same bucket as NFTs (speculative technology that will go away when the bubble pops), but I think the internet is the better comp. Sure there's some early bubble-y activity, but the underlying technology is real it's going to dramatically change things.

Hand-drawn Venn diagram titled "Bubbles," with four overlapping circles: Beanie Babies, AI, NFTs, and Dot-com.

Each alone: "Gamble on plushies!" / "Gamble on LLMs!" / "Gamble on JPEGs!" / "Gamble on HTML!"

Beanie Babies + AI: "The products tend to have cutesy first names."
Beanie Babies + NFTs: "Who will own the rarest fake monkey?"
AI + Dot-com: "Genuinely important underlying technology."
NFTs + Dot-com: "This URL could be worth millions!"

Every bubble but Dot-com: "Mostly in private markets."
Every bubble but NFTs: "Good people got hurt."
Every bubble but AI: "Never threatened life as we know it."
Every bubble but Beanie Babies: "Blame Silicon Valley."

All four: "Somebody got rich, but probably not you."

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spontaneous symmetry breakdance @t8erboi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I am going to start a cult around the Ryu--Takyanagi formula

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noam @noamchompers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Postdoc appreciation week is over, so please, STOP appreciating postdocs. They will get some more appreciation next year

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spontaneous symmetry breakdance @t8erboi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is (annoyingly) actually pretty likely in an academic context if you don't have to bother with IRB/HIPAA stuff. It's changing, but most academics I know are or were using personal accounts, and labs are stuck with a Team subscription (w/out ZDR) if the uni doesn't have an enterprise plan.

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spontaneous symmetry breakdance @t8erboi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I would probably Choosin' Texas if I heard as frequently as I heard comparably big hits 10-15 years ago, but I just ...don't have that experience anymore? The last song I remember being ruined by overplay is "Closer", and that came out in 2016.

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NA @spin.pyokosmeme.group · 27/09/2026

a well educated person should have some significant history, social science, art, calculus and physical science exposure imo

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J. C. Cantwell 🌻 @segfaultvicta.aludel.xyz · 27/09/2026

as someone who has been really critical of a lot of the initial breathless "teehee, weird sex" reportage, i really appreciate this thread for nailing the actual fucked up immoral thing that is happening; you CANNOT consent if your employment or job success are on the line

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spontaneous symmetry breakdance @t8erboi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

to be clear, it does seem like there's a difference in degree here, if not one in kind

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ellen teapot 🇨🇦🏳️‍⚧️ @ellenteapot.ca · 27/09/2026

okay but that’s just a different cult

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River_Tam @rivertam.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I...don't think this is true...at all? Yudkowsky has many many flaws but he has always been very explicit and very clear about what he believes and why.

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terra firma, terra eterna 🚱🌉 @kavi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Honestly I do not get the whole southern white liberal victim complex, like regions looking down their nose at each other in the US is basically entirely symmetric but the south treats it like it's some kind of institutionalized bigotry from northerners

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alasdair @alasdairc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

beef is negative food. you turn 1000 calories of feed into 100 calories of beef and a whole lot of methane and cow shit. ai does produce more food than the beef industry (zero)

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spontaneous symmetry breakdance @t8erboi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

She's right, in that much like "anything but rap" is usually thinly veiled racism, "anything but country" is usually thinly veiled bias against rural and exurban America. It's just that the first of those is bad and the second is good.

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

👇 doesn't want you to know about The Fifth Truth.

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Rochelle @uberwensch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

it routinely blows me away how popular is "birth-conditions essentialism" among queer people, even as 'just good fun'

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spontaneous symmetry breakdance @t8erboi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

To get ahead of the gender discourse: 1. In liberal-ish spaces, it's more common to hear shallow & reactionary dating opinions (w/out pushback) from women than from men. 2. Shallowness in *revealed* preferences is not especially gendered. 3. (1) can be annoying but has very few real consequences.

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spontaneous symmetry breakdance @t8erboi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

OP's comparison of trans rights to a luxury good is ghoulish, and the Biden administration bears plenty of responsibility for Trump's reelection, but uh, this specific fact does seem pretty exculpatory of everyone to the left of Manchin.

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spontaneous symmetry breakdance @t8erboi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

ngl I think this is why Rick and Morty didn't make the list

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Micah @rincewind.run · 25/09/2026

“this show is not for me”, “this show has an annoying fanbase”, “this show started some trends I dislike”, and “this show was actually bad” are all different opinions and people are too quick to conflate them

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spontaneous symmetry breakdance @t8erboi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Anyway this is my periodic reminder that, if you have not watched Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, you should watch Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Absolutely not for everyone, but if that's you (i.e. if you see the first episode and think "I hate this and could never possibly get into it"), you'll know pretty quick.

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spontaneous symmetry breakdance @t8erboi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Here's my ranking of the subset of the NYT list that I've seen enough episodes of to form an opinion on, as well as a few omissions to round out the top 30

1. 30 Rock (2006-2013)
2. Arrested Development (2003-2019)
3. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015-2019)
4. Fleabag (2016-2019)
5. BoJack Horseman (2014-2020)
6. Derry Girls (2018-2022)
7. Veep (2012-2019)
8. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005-present)
9. Community (2009-2015)
10. Broad City (2014-2019)
11. The Pitt (2025-present)
12. Downton Abbey (2010-2015)
13. Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000-2024)
14. The Good Place (2016-2020)
15. Succession (2018-2023)
16. Silicon Valley (2014-2019)
17. Band of Brothers (2001)
18. The Office (U.S.) (2005-2013)
19. The Queen’s Gambit (2020)
20. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005-2012)
21. Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (2013-2018)
22. The Rehearsal (2022-present)
23. Nathan for You (2013-2017)
24. Rick and Morty (2013-present)
25. Parks and Recreation (2009-2015)
26. Planet Earth (2006)
27. I Think You Should Leave (2019-present)
28. Jury Duty (2023-present)
29. The Great British Baking Show (2010-present)
30. Gilmore Girls (2000-2007)

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I would imply I can’t vote for Trump because I think he’s bisexual. ‘Always talking about big strong men, how handsome they are…look behind closed doors is fine, but not in the White House.”

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terra firma, terra eterna 🚱🌉 @kavi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026