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A (temporally) mature mathematics student with a passing interest in physics, tech, philosophy and music.
Thanks for sharing. I hadn’t encountered that analogy before, and it seems to pack a lot into a deceptively simple narrative!
September 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Thanks for sharing. I hadn’t encountered that analogy before, and it seems to pack a lot into a deceptively simple narrative!
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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
Evolution hasn’t provided a uniform type of human. Hope you get some exposure to that fact here, and learn to love the diversity.
June 19, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Evolution hasn’t provided a uniform type of human. Hope you get some exposure to that fact here, and learn to love the diversity.
Ah, the glory days of Open University mathematics lectures. My, what an eclectic set of kitchen-ware!
youtu.be/PxYUcpslzqE
youtu.be/PxYUcpslzqE
Open University M203 Symmetry counts David Brannan 2
YouTube video by John White
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June 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Ah, the glory days of Open University mathematics lectures. My, what an eclectic set of kitchen-ware!
youtu.be/PxYUcpslzqE
youtu.be/PxYUcpslzqE
Wait.. what?
The state issues credible threats to kill its own citizens because it is ideologically opposed to being Californian, and things continue as normal?
edition.cnn.com/2025/06/13/u...
The state issues credible threats to kill its own citizens because it is ideologically opposed to being Californian, and things continue as normal?
edition.cnn.com/2025/06/13/u...
‘We will kill you’: Florida sheriff issues stern warning to protesters | CNN
As protests over the Trump administration’s immigration raids continue in Los Angeles and other cities, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and law enforcement officials warned that demonstrators ...
edition.cnn.com
June 14, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Wait.. what?
The state issues credible threats to kill its own citizens because it is ideologically opposed to being Californian, and things continue as normal?
edition.cnn.com/2025/06/13/u...
The state issues credible threats to kill its own citizens because it is ideologically opposed to being Californian, and things continue as normal?
edition.cnn.com/2025/06/13/u...
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pretty shitty that young people now have to learn with both a 24/7 torrent of entertainment microtargeted to their neuroses in their pocket and a learning environment full of chirpy little prompts to press a button and fake their homework so they can spend a little more time in the neurosis torrent
June 5, 2025 at 9:26 AM
The evidence is that DEI doesn’t improve company performance if it’s performed mindlessly.
Conversely, thoughtful DEI hiring practice benefits both the company and society. Companies that aren’t actively seeking broader viewpoints aren’t going to be competitive unless they can find other leverage…
Conversely, thoughtful DEI hiring practice benefits both the company and society. Companies that aren’t actively seeking broader viewpoints aren’t going to be competitive unless they can find other leverage…
February 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The evidence is that DEI doesn’t improve company performance if it’s performed mindlessly.
Conversely, thoughtful DEI hiring practice benefits both the company and society. Companies that aren’t actively seeking broader viewpoints aren’t going to be competitive unless they can find other leverage…
Conversely, thoughtful DEI hiring practice benefits both the company and society. Companies that aren’t actively seeking broader viewpoints aren’t going to be competitive unless they can find other leverage…
Surely not *all* Republican voters think that they are privileged white males? What do they think is going to happen to the country?
January 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Surely not *all* Republican voters think that they are privileged white males? What do they think is going to happen to the country?
Thornton: Safe, but give it a couple of minutes…
August 17, 2024 at 8:03 AM
Thornton: Safe, but give it a couple of minutes…
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Your campaign slogan is your last name and the last text you sent
CARROLL: But people will want to pet me
CARROLL: But people will want to pet me
Your campaign slogan is your last name and the last text you sent
McCLURE: Amazing. It’s like a whole RITUAL.
McCLURE: Amazing. It’s like a whole RITUAL.
Your campaign slogan is your last name and the last text you sent
KLEIN: Beware the French!
KLEIN: Beware the French!
August 16, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Your campaign slogan is your last name and the last text you sent
CARROLL: But people will want to pet me
CARROLL: But people will want to pet me
Suggested Wizz Air slogan.
“We do not give a flying fuck about our environment.”
“We do not give a flying fuck about our environment.”
August 17, 2024 at 7:52 AM
Suggested Wizz Air slogan.
“We do not give a flying fuck about our environment.”
“We do not give a flying fuck about our environment.”
Yes, or possibly “vote Trump for a world in which you will not be judged for being a bigot”?
Don’t think that’s at all universally true though - way too many supporters for a single, simple explanation, I suspect…
Don’t think that’s at all universally true though - way too many supporters for a single, simple explanation, I suspect…
July 21, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Yes, or possibly “vote Trump for a world in which you will not be judged for being a bigot”?
Don’t think that’s at all universally true though - way too many supporters for a single, simple explanation, I suspect…
Don’t think that’s at all universally true though - way too many supporters for a single, simple explanation, I suspect…
Presumably few are consciously giving up their voice, rather they are hoping that those they support will better represent their interests.
Quite why they would believe this in the face of the obvious repurposing of government to become solely the engine of the financially powerful individual…?
Quite why they would believe this in the face of the obvious repurposing of government to become solely the engine of the financially powerful individual…?
July 17, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Presumably few are consciously giving up their voice, rather they are hoping that those they support will better represent their interests.
Quite why they would believe this in the face of the obvious repurposing of government to become solely the engine of the financially powerful individual…?
Quite why they would believe this in the face of the obvious repurposing of government to become solely the engine of the financially powerful individual…?
Presidential debates. The world is ending.
Polly Jean at Glastonbury. The world will be fine.
Polly Jean at Glastonbury. The world will be fine.
June 28, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Presidential debates. The world is ending.
Polly Jean at Glastonbury. The world will be fine.
Polly Jean at Glastonbury. The world will be fine.
Um, “ideas that may enjoy the scenery while passing through your brain” seems more appropriate.
If volume 1 sets a good template, I very much look forward to briefly hosting my conceptual visitors and hope that they stay for longer during future visits!
Can’t wait - vol. 2 arrives today!
If volume 1 sets a good template, I very much look forward to briefly hosting my conceptual visitors and hope that they stay for longer during future visits!
Can’t wait - vol. 2 arrives today!
May 16, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Um, “ideas that may enjoy the scenery while passing through your brain” seems more appropriate.
If volume 1 sets a good template, I very much look forward to briefly hosting my conceptual visitors and hope that they stay for longer during future visits!
Can’t wait - vol. 2 arrives today!
If volume 1 sets a good template, I very much look forward to briefly hosting my conceptual visitors and hope that they stay for longer during future visits!
Can’t wait - vol. 2 arrives today!
How did it take so long to occur to me that “recorded for training purposes” no longer refers to humans?
May 16, 2024 at 1:33 PM
How did it take so long to occur to me that “recorded for training purposes” no longer refers to humans?
How about a regular survey of core opinions held by politicians in a similar vein to the PhilPapers survey of philosopher opinions.
I’d love to know the models that support governmental decision-making…
philpapers.org/surveys/resu...
I’d love to know the models that support governmental decision-making…
philpapers.org/surveys/resu...
philpapers.org
May 7, 2024 at 7:37 AM
How about a regular survey of core opinions held by politicians in a similar vein to the PhilPapers survey of philosopher opinions.
I’d love to know the models that support governmental decision-making…
philpapers.org/surveys/resu...
I’d love to know the models that support governmental decision-making…
philpapers.org/surveys/resu...