aohsu
@aohsusometimesy.bsky.social
Medieval Chinese Buddhology. Textiness of texts: scriptures, canons, citations, anthologies. He/him/his.
Instead of ten dolls I will buy my kid one ham
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Instead of ten dolls I will buy my kid one ham
Just like “Caesar” became a title, in the future we will bow and pay tribute to our American Brandon.
brandon doesn't make the office, the office makes the brandon
November 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Just like “Caesar” became a title, in the future we will bow and pay tribute to our American Brandon.
The fox knows many things; the hedgehog knows ONE BIG thing: hell yeah I’m a hedgehog 😎🦔— Isaiah “Sonic” Berlin
November 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The fox knows many things; the hedgehog knows ONE BIG thing: hell yeah I’m a hedgehog 😎🦔— Isaiah “Sonic” Berlin
In Soviet Russia dogs rate you!
November 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
In Soviet Russia dogs rate you!
How was turkey prepared here pre-Columbus?
November 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
How was turkey prepared here pre-Columbus?
The whole methodology of social psych has always seemed sus to me: “isolate” a “subject” in an enclosed space, make weird statements in front of them, write down how they respond, generalize about “human behavior”
One of the giants of social psychology was a serial sexual harasser.
This new report reveals how Miles Hewstone touched, bullied, and sexual harassed numerous women during his 18 years at the University of Oxford. It's amazing how often bullying and sexual harassment go together in academia.
This new report reveals how Miles Hewstone touched, bullied, and sexual harassed numerous women during his 18 years at the University of Oxford. It's amazing how often bullying and sexual harassment go together in academia.
November 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The whole methodology of social psych has always seemed sus to me: “isolate” a “subject” in an enclosed space, make weird statements in front of them, write down how they respond, generalize about “human behavior”
Flags are at half mast in Indiana. Not sure if it’s because Richard Cheney is still dead or because Zohran “Socialism” Mamdani bested Donald “America” Trump with his wit and charm at the White House.
November 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Flags are at half mast in Indiana. Not sure if it’s because Richard Cheney is still dead or because Zohran “Socialism” Mamdani bested Donald “America” Trump with his wit and charm at the White House.
Makes me wonder if my mail carrier ever thinks to himself “this should be an email job”
i said this back in the height of doge's power but the real issue with these people is their own jobs are meaningless and bullshit. elon tweets all day. these people just have makework email jobs so they just assume that everyone else also does no work. no idea what it's like e.g., to carry mail
November 23, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Makes me wonder if my mail carrier ever thinks to himself “this should be an email job”
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Is the cyber in cybertruck the same as the cyber in cybersex
November 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Is the cyber in cybertruck the same as the cyber in cybersex
Is the cyber in cybertruck the same as the cyber in cybersex
November 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Is the cyber in cybertruck the same as the cyber in cybersex
One detail from _Raja the Gullible_ I hope is autobiographical is Raja’s description of how he played matchbox cars as a little boy: the different models of car were “families” that hosted one another over for tea.
November 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
One detail from _Raja the Gullible_ I hope is autobiographical is Raja’s description of how he played matchbox cars as a little boy: the different models of car were “families” that hosted one another over for tea.
Paywalls aren’t for keeping you out. They’re for penning the toxicity in!
I love paywalls now.
November 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Paywalls aren’t for keeping you out. They’re for penning the toxicity in!
Is there a throughline? “Empire”? “Eurasiafrica”?
Nguyen, _The Committed_ (2021); Kuang, _Babel_ (2022); McMahan _The Making of Buddhist Modernism_ (2008). Finished Alameddine, _True True Story_ (2025) and Wilken, _First Thousand Years_ (2012) earlier this week!
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Is there a throughline? “Empire”? “Eurasiafrica”?
the more i read political science, the less i am convinced it is a "science." what are you guys even doing
November 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
the more i read political science, the less i am convinced it is a "science." what are you guys even doing
of the ~10 or so heads of state that have degrees in political science, there's Biden, AMLO, and Modi.
(also, this page is out of date)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
(also, this page is out of date)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
List of heads of government by higher education - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
of the ~10 or so heads of state that have degrees in political science, there's Biden, AMLO, and Modi.
(also, this page is out of date)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
(also, this page is out of date)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
the word they were looking for is gyoza
November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
the word they were looking for is gyoza
what are migraines like? is it like leaf-blowers outside?
November 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
what are migraines like? is it like leaf-blowers outside?
Who remembers Animal Collective? Fleet Foxes? Wolf Parade? Grizzly Bear? I don't think I listened to any of them, when I had the chance. And now they are gone forever, all we talk about is Trump this, Trump that.
November 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Who remembers Animal Collective? Fleet Foxes? Wolf Parade? Grizzly Bear? I don't think I listened to any of them, when I had the chance. And now they are gone forever, all we talk about is Trump this, Trump that.
I wonder if Richard Rorty ever achieved his country
November 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I wonder if Richard Rorty ever achieved his country
About an hour into the audiobook and I have to say it’s delightful that the British voice actors have to perform what the Chinese-American says they should have to say, in pretendsies Victorian Britain
November 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
About an hour into the audiobook and I have to say it’s delightful that the British voice actors have to perform what the Chinese-American says they should have to say, in pretendsies Victorian Britain
But how do we know that "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, PUNISHIBLE BY DEATH" refers to the behavior of the Democrats? Perhaps he is "performing" a "speech act," "doing a sedition" by screaming "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR." In this essay, I argue that Donald J. Trump is asking us the people to execute him.
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
But how do we know that "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, PUNISHIBLE BY DEATH" refers to the behavior of the Democrats? Perhaps he is "performing" a "speech act," "doing a sedition" by screaming "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR." In this essay, I argue that Donald J. Trump is asking us the people to execute him.
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So, I won a National Book Award.
November 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
So, I won a National Book Award.
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Somehow I spoke to more anthropologists for my silly little podcast than Yuval Harari did for his bestselling book
Really enjoyed chatting with @michaelhobbes.bsky.social for this episode! In addition to being a delight to talk to, Michael was _extremely_ committed to getting the facts right & engaged very earnestly with our feedback. A scientist's dream.
Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
November 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Somehow I spoke to more anthropologists for my silly little podcast than Yuval Harari did for his bestselling book
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Looks like the kind of hibiscus known as the Rose of Sharon in the US. According to this, in Japan it symbolizes the fleeting nature of beauty. www.seattlejapanesegarden.org/new-blog-1/2...
Botanical Name – Hibiscus syriacus Common Name – rose of Sharon — Seattle Japanese Garden
Hibiscus syriacus is a large, hardy, multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with showy hibiscus-shaped flowers. Native to China and India, despite its botanical name, this shrub has been cultivated for hundre...
www.seattlejapanesegarden.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Looks like the kind of hibiscus known as the Rose of Sharon in the US. According to this, in Japan it symbolizes the fleeting nature of beauty. www.seattlejapanesegarden.org/new-blog-1/2...