really appreciated this piece giving me a better mental model of how to understand this stuff.

CONTENT IS NOT A LIFESTYLE, i need to mutter to myself more often before driving myself crazy on social media.

Some personal news, it’s small dog sweater weather

hey, i'm perambulating over here!

here's a whole wikipedia page about a dispute regarding metal transformers sculptures a guy put in planters outside his house in georgetown

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you know what i didn't learn about till i met my wife? white balsamic vinegar!

A conspiracy theory I have is that people put hot sauces like Tabasco on everything not so much for the pepper as they do for the benefits of adding vinegar to a dish and that’s what they should be focusing on and recognizing. This conspiracy theory has not gotten traction due to “lack of interest”

once again thinking about Matt Damon's terrifying guest spot on Arthur

Can I pay rent with bluesky engagement? Asking for a friend

oh, there's no question – it absolutely depends on the field.

-steve albini

kevin mccarthy!

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i love the mission of universities and believe they're worth protecting. i also believe that a lot of doctoral students give a whole lot more to their programs than they receive in return, and i think universities have long been comfortable exploiting their grad students.

my father told his students that for decades upon decades, too. and yet: people keep coming out and being shocked by how bad it is.

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what i mean by "scam" is: i believe that too many doctoral candidates enter their programs under essentially false pretenses. they believe that a ph.d. is a stepping stone to a career in academia! universities sell them on that dream!

successfully defending the humanities will take a jobs program!

and i know that not enough of them are told that because too many of them are shocked at how bad it is once they try to get a job after defending.

the death of the humanities is a really serious problem! but i'm not going out on a limb to say the ph.d. job market is a horror show – and has been for decades. not enough ph.d. students are told before entering their program that their chances of getting a tenure track job are effectively nil.

therein lies the rub, though.

speaking as a metalhead: the guy who hasn't removed his nazi tattoo is not a guy you want to be around. I don't care what he says about how he got it. if he didn't get it covered or lasered, you cannot trust him.

Em dashes are for mac users

(and i am deeply sorry for all the negative experiences you had inside and outside of academia.)

fair enough! you've had an admirable career and i appreciate your perspective.