Chet Scoville
@chesterscoville.bsky.social
Academic knuckleballer.
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If you want literature to exist you have to support it and that doesn't always mean you, personally, will pay. The more we USE our libraries the better they can justify their funding, and the more people they can serve.
By stealing instead, you're cheating your neighbors AND the artists. Dick.
By stealing instead, you're cheating your neighbors AND the artists. Dick.
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
If you want literature to exist you have to support it and that doesn't always mean you, personally, will pay. The more we USE our libraries the better they can justify their funding, and the more people they can serve.
By stealing instead, you're cheating your neighbors AND the artists. Dick.
By stealing instead, you're cheating your neighbors AND the artists. Dick.
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Libraries are free for you to use, serve the public good, are great, support creators financially and, I cannot be clear enough about this-- ARE FREE FOR YOU TO USE-- so pirating books makes you kind of an asshole, not some Marxist revolutionary.
If the book you want isn't there *request it.*
If the book you want isn't there *request it.*
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Libraries are free for you to use, serve the public good, are great, support creators financially and, I cannot be clear enough about this-- ARE FREE FOR YOU TO USE-- so pirating books makes you kind of an asshole, not some Marxist revolutionary.
If the book you want isn't there *request it.*
If the book you want isn't there *request it.*
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My phone is doing all the same things from 2015 with only minimal benefits. The only reason we have to upgrade is increased software bloat.
We should actually just have phones that last 15 years now.
We should actually just have phones that last 15 years now.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
My phone is doing all the same things from 2015 with only minimal benefits. The only reason we have to upgrade is increased software bloat.
We should actually just have phones that last 15 years now.
We should actually just have phones that last 15 years now.
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95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
So I had to get a new T-card today (that’s the U of T ID card) because the systems have been updated. And, look, ID photos are just ID photos and are never flattering, but … My god, I said, staring at it. I’m old. I’m an old man. How did that happen?
November 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
So I had to get a new T-card today (that’s the U of T ID card) because the systems have been updated. And, look, ID photos are just ID photos and are never flattering, but … My god, I said, staring at it. I’m old. I’m an old man. How did that happen?
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It's not just the scrapping of structures that were considered cornerstones of "Western Values" just a few years ago; it's not even that the people scrapping them are the same sort of people who bray about Western Values; it's the casualness, the unseriousness about *their own* Most Serious Beliefs
Jury trials in England and Wales to be scrapped except for most serious cases on.ft.com/3LY1Ceq
Jury trials in England and Wales to be scrapped except for most serious cases
Proposed changes unlikely to apply for trials of serious offences such as rape and murder
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It's not just the scrapping of structures that were considered cornerstones of "Western Values" just a few years ago; it's not even that the people scrapping them are the same sort of people who bray about Western Values; it's the casualness, the unseriousness about *their own* Most Serious Beliefs
It seems to me that if the TTC is going to broadcast its emergency announcements over the same speakers as its normal train-door opening sounds, then it’s the emergency announcements that should override, not the other way around.
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It seems to me that if the TTC is going to broadcast its emergency announcements over the same speakers as its normal train-door opening sounds, then it’s the emergency announcements that should override, not the other way around.
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Okay, I hestitate to even share this link, because while I like NYMag I do not want to send this journalist in particular clicks, b ut:
If your framing is that an academic is the "dominant voice" and the underdogs are OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, maybe a fact check in is order??
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If your framing is that an academic is the "dominant voice" and the underdogs are OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, maybe a fact check in is order??
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Is ChatGPT Conscious?
Many users feel they’re talking to a real person. Scientists say it’s time to consider whether they’re onto something.
nymag.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Okay, I hestitate to even share this link, because while I like NYMag I do not want to send this journalist in particular clicks, b ut:
If your framing is that an academic is the "dominant voice" and the underdogs are OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, maybe a fact check in is order??
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If your framing is that an academic is the "dominant voice" and the underdogs are OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, maybe a fact check in is order??
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The all-purpose headline for our times is really just 'rich person says something and we report it!', isn't it?
November 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The all-purpose headline for our times is really just 'rich person says something and we report it!', isn't it?
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I don't know the criminal standard specifically but Linehan did say *in court* that he was motivated by the victim's status as a trans person. If a clear statement of explicit prejudice isn't enough then you need a new standard.
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I don't know the criminal standard specifically but Linehan did say *in court* that he was motivated by the victim's status as a trans person. If a clear statement of explicit prejudice isn't enough then you need a new standard.
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
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Every elite authority in the UK appears to have lost their mind in precisely the same way
November 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Every elite authority in the UK appears to have lost their mind in precisely the same way
I did not need to wake up to another article about how it’s easy to solve the AI problem in higher ed if only, like the author, you teach only two courses with twenty-ish upper-year students each
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I did not need to wake up to another article about how it’s easy to solve the AI problem in higher ed if only, like the author, you teach only two courses with twenty-ish upper-year students each
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And this video?
Like a fucking sports report.
He said/she said.
One of the few times the two combatants have gone head-to-head!
You know why?
BECAUSE THE LEGISLATURE RARELY SITS IN SESSION AND DOUG FORD RARELY CAN BE BOTHERED TO SHOW UP AND ANSWER QUESTIONS!
Because he's a petulant man-baby.
Like a fucking sports report.
He said/she said.
One of the few times the two combatants have gone head-to-head!
You know why?
BECAUSE THE LEGISLATURE RARELY SITS IN SESSION AND DOUG FORD RARELY CAN BE BOTHERED TO SHOW UP AND ANSWER QUESTIONS!
Because he's a petulant man-baby.
When @maritstilesndp.bsky.social says "at least my lemonade stand was legal" is she referring to the Globe and Mail investigation claiming he was a drug dealer? Or something else? toronto.citynews.ca/video/2025/1...
'You'll never be premier!': Ford and Stiles have heated exchange at Queen's Park
Premier Doug Ford and Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles had a heated exchange at Queen's Park during question period after the opposition brought up the skills-development fund controversary.
toronto.citynews.ca
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
And this video?
Like a fucking sports report.
He said/she said.
One of the few times the two combatants have gone head-to-head!
You know why?
BECAUSE THE LEGISLATURE RARELY SITS IN SESSION AND DOUG FORD RARELY CAN BE BOTHERED TO SHOW UP AND ANSWER QUESTIONS!
Because he's a petulant man-baby.
Like a fucking sports report.
He said/she said.
One of the few times the two combatants have gone head-to-head!
You know why?
BECAUSE THE LEGISLATURE RARELY SITS IN SESSION AND DOUG FORD RARELY CAN BE BOTHERED TO SHOW UP AND ANSWER QUESTIONS!
Because he's a petulant man-baby.
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Thread. I agree, though I think economic stuff is a larger part than I think Dave Roberts does. Three interlocking issues: first, it’s just insane how much more competitive everything is. This is partly because many people who didn’t have opportunities before now do, which is of course great, but…
A theory about vibes:
Human beings are deeply social creatures. Our need for a legible social order is rooted almost as deeply in our brainstem as our need for basic physical security. We need -- not want, need -- to understand who's in charge, who are allies, who are enemies, *how things work*.
Human beings are deeply social creatures. Our need for a legible social order is rooted almost as deeply in our brainstem as our need for basic physical security. We need -- not want, need -- to understand who's in charge, who are allies, who are enemies, *how things work*.
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Thread. I agree, though I think economic stuff is a larger part than I think Dave Roberts does. Three interlocking issues: first, it’s just insane how much more competitive everything is. This is partly because many people who didn’t have opportunities before now do, which is of course great, but…
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What a juxtaposition from @citynewstoronto.bsky.social:
- 5 killed in rental home where city officials allege an absentee landlord wasn't following by-laws
- Doug Ford changes the law to make it easier for landlords to evict tenants raising health and safety issues
- 5 killed in rental home where city officials allege an absentee landlord wasn't following by-laws
- Doug Ford changes the law to make it easier for landlords to evict tenants raising health and safety issues
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
What a juxtaposition from @citynewstoronto.bsky.social:
- 5 killed in rental home where city officials allege an absentee landlord wasn't following by-laws
- Doug Ford changes the law to make it easier for landlords to evict tenants raising health and safety issues
- 5 killed in rental home where city officials allege an absentee landlord wasn't following by-laws
- Doug Ford changes the law to make it easier for landlords to evict tenants raising health and safety issues
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A theory about vibes:
Human beings are deeply social creatures. Our need for a legible social order is rooted almost as deeply in our brainstem as our need for basic physical security. We need -- not want, need -- to understand who's in charge, who are allies, who are enemies, *how things work*.
Human beings are deeply social creatures. Our need for a legible social order is rooted almost as deeply in our brainstem as our need for basic physical security. We need -- not want, need -- to understand who's in charge, who are allies, who are enemies, *how things work*.
November 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A theory about vibes:
Human beings are deeply social creatures. Our need for a legible social order is rooted almost as deeply in our brainstem as our need for basic physical security. We need -- not want, need -- to understand who's in charge, who are allies, who are enemies, *how things work*.
Human beings are deeply social creatures. Our need for a legible social order is rooted almost as deeply in our brainstem as our need for basic physical security. We need -- not want, need -- to understand who's in charge, who are allies, who are enemies, *how things work*.
I’d flip “Awakens” and “Revenge,” but otherwise no issues with it
haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”
November 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I’d flip “Awakens” and “Revenge,” but otherwise no issues with it
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BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Well this is what happens when you wage economic warfare and threaten a neighbour with annexation. They get a bit upset.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'Cultural break': U.S. senators say relations with Canadian neighbours are suffering | CBC News
The tariffs imposed on Canada by U.S. President Donald Trump have clearly caused economic pain for Canada, but a U.S. senator from Maine says he's more worried about how Canadians are reacting on a pe...
www.cbc.ca
November 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Well this is what happens when you wage economic warfare and threaten a neighbour with annexation. They get a bit upset.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I've got a bad feeling about this, Charlie Brown
I'm tired of all these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane, Charlie Brown
Never get involved in a land war in Asia, Charlie Brown.
November 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I've got a bad feeling about this, Charlie Brown
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I think it’s pretty clear at this point that one of the main impacts of LLMs is to disrupt thinking: to make it so that far too many people never properly learn how to do it, and then to control the output so there are thoughts that people never learn how to think.
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I think it’s pretty clear at this point that one of the main impacts of LLMs is to disrupt thinking: to make it so that far too many people never properly learn how to do it, and then to control the output so there are thoughts that people never learn how to think.
Of course he can’t lead it. He could wreck it though
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November 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Of course he can’t lead it. He could wreck it though
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The reason this irritates me is that every self-appointed Education Understander will point to stuff like this as the Teaching of the Future without understanding that a) we’ve been doing this kind of thing forever; and b) it does not do what you credulously believe it does.
November 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The reason this irritates me is that every self-appointed Education Understander will point to stuff like this as the Teaching of the Future without understanding that a) we’ve been doing this kind of thing forever; and b) it does not do what you credulously believe it does.