Dave Parisi
@daveparisi.bsky.social
Researching histories & futures of touch tech/haptics
Prof @ NYU Tandon TCS/IDM https://shorturl.at/0Wwzc
Archaeologies of Touch https://tinyurl.com/4kcxxkfk
Edit @ ROMchip journal https://shorturl.at/sDFI1
Mostly reformed goth
Prof @ NYU Tandon TCS/IDM https://shorturl.at/0Wwzc
Archaeologies of Touch https://tinyurl.com/4kcxxkfk
Edit @ ROMchip journal https://shorturl.at/sDFI1
Mostly reformed goth
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This is a very good point. The November 2025 US National Security Strategy never mentions the Arctic at all. The idea that it's a genuine security priority for the Trump administration is not credible.
January 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM
This is a very good point. The November 2025 US National Security Strategy never mentions the Arctic at all. The idea that it's a genuine security priority for the Trump administration is not credible.
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We already saw this with tariffs and predicted economic damage
- grandpa levies bajillion percent tariffs on everything from China
- economists et al al go "uhhhh holy fuck holy fuck"
- naptime defeats tariffs otaku and most stuff reverts to 10%
- bunch of people accuse economists of exaggerating
- grandpa levies bajillion percent tariffs on everything from China
- economists et al al go "uhhhh holy fuck holy fuck"
- naptime defeats tariffs otaku and most stuff reverts to 10%
- bunch of people accuse economists of exaggerating
My Greenland prediction:
1.) The U.S. won't attack.
2.) It won't attack because it was stopped.
3.) It being stopped will be used to tar people urgent about it being stopped as hysterics
1.) The U.S. won't attack.
2.) It won't attack because it was stopped.
3.) It being stopped will be used to tar people urgent about it being stopped as hysterics
January 18, 2026 at 6:23 PM
We already saw this with tariffs and predicted economic damage
- grandpa levies bajillion percent tariffs on everything from China
- economists et al al go "uhhhh holy fuck holy fuck"
- naptime defeats tariffs otaku and most stuff reverts to 10%
- bunch of people accuse economists of exaggerating
- grandpa levies bajillion percent tariffs on everything from China
- economists et al al go "uhhhh holy fuck holy fuck"
- naptime defeats tariffs otaku and most stuff reverts to 10%
- bunch of people accuse economists of exaggerating
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Average Sunday show interview:
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
January 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Average Sunday show interview:
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
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I dunno which industry he’s talking about but it applies to Higher Education.
The scale of redundancy plans & hiring freezes is clearly creating situations in which those who remain are at higher risk of burnout.
It’s a serious health & safety issue That most employers are not taking seriously
The scale of redundancy plans & hiring freezes is clearly creating situations in which those who remain are at higher risk of burnout.
It’s a serious health & safety issue That most employers are not taking seriously
Burnout is genuinely life-destroying and I really can't say, on this website, what I think should happen to managers who not only let it happen to one individual worker but who systemically make it happen on large groups of workers.
January 17, 2026 at 10:09 AM
I dunno which industry he’s talking about but it applies to Higher Education.
The scale of redundancy plans & hiring freezes is clearly creating situations in which those who remain are at higher risk of burnout.
It’s a serious health & safety issue That most employers are not taking seriously
The scale of redundancy plans & hiring freezes is clearly creating situations in which those who remain are at higher risk of burnout.
It’s a serious health & safety issue That most employers are not taking seriously
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Something a bit more fun (kinda). What's behind the attack on the Fed, and central banks/technocratic governance, in general? Regime Shift, Power Play, or the Politics of Distraction? Probably all of the above. Me of @onthemedia.bsky.social this weekend: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
Trump's War on the Fed, Explained. Plus, How One School Teacher Stood Up to Putin. | On the Media | WNYC Studios
The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation against the Federal Reserve and its chairman. On this week’s On the Media, hear how the Trump administration’s pressure ca...
www.wnycstudios.org
January 18, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Something a bit more fun (kinda). What's behind the attack on the Fed, and central banks/technocratic governance, in general? Regime Shift, Power Play, or the Politics of Distraction? Probably all of the above. Me of @onthemedia.bsky.social this weekend: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
Even the 47% number sounds way inflated
January 18, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Even the 47% number sounds way inflated
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Another giant unanswered question in this whole migraine level self-induced crisis: If this is driven by access to the Arctic, which seems to be today’s rationale, does that mean Canada is next?
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defends Trump's move to levy tariffs on European allies, calling the push to acquire Greenland a "national emergency."
Treasury secretary defends Greenland tariffs: 'The national emergency is avoiding the national emergency'
President Donald Trump has said he would impose tariffs on countries that reject his ambitions to control Greenland.
nbcnews.to
January 18, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Another giant unanswered question in this whole migraine level self-induced crisis: If this is driven by access to the Arctic, which seems to be today’s rationale, does that mean Canada is next?
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I mean, in what sense will you be able to say the college “survived”?
December 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I mean, in what sense will you be able to say the college “survived”?
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It’s in part YOUR FUCKING FAULT THAT THERE ARE NO FUCKING OB/GYNS IN ALABAMA!
WE SHOULD NOT NEED ROBOTS AND AI TO PROVIDE MFM CARE, GODDAMNIT!
WE SHOULD NOT NEED ROBOTS AND AI TO PROVIDE MFM CARE, GODDAMNIT!
Dr Oz: "Alabama has no OBGYNs in many of their counties, so they're doing something pretty cool. They're actually having robots do ultrasounds on these pregnant moms."
January 17, 2026 at 3:19 AM
It’s in part YOUR FUCKING FAULT THAT THERE ARE NO FUCKING OB/GYNS IN ALABAMA!
WE SHOULD NOT NEED ROBOTS AND AI TO PROVIDE MFM CARE, GODDAMNIT!
WE SHOULD NOT NEED ROBOTS AND AI TO PROVIDE MFM CARE, GODDAMNIT!
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It's pretty amazing that Google Modern Edition hates the Internet so very much that it consistently puts, in the premium space they used to charge exhorbitant fees for, a paragraph of made up things.
January 18, 2026 at 3:47 AM
It's pretty amazing that Google Modern Edition hates the Internet so very much that it consistently puts, in the premium space they used to charge exhorbitant fees for, a paragraph of made up things.
Omg Danya that's awful!!!
January 18, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Omg Danya that's awful!!!
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Judge Kacsmaryk rejects challenge by West Texas A&M University's LGBQT club to drag show ban, saying the First Amendment doesn't protect "self-expression in all forms, and certainly not the libertine 'expressive conduct' absolutism envisioned" by the group. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #168 in Spectrum WT v. Wendler (N.D. Tex., 2:23-cv-00048) – CourtListener.com
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW (Ordered by Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk on 1/17/2026) (vls)
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January 18, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Judge Kacsmaryk rejects challenge by West Texas A&M University's LGBQT club to drag show ban, saying the First Amendment doesn't protect "self-expression in all forms, and certainly not the libertine 'expressive conduct' absolutism envisioned" by the group. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
When corrections officers murdered Robert Brooks, they assumed they'd get clean away with it bc bodycams were in standby mode & fortuitously they were still feeding video to a server. Not a point in favor of them but it shows how even with body cams, the COs felt emboldened to beat a man to death.
January 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
When corrections officers murdered Robert Brooks, they assumed they'd get clean away with it bc bodycams were in standby mode & fortuitously they were still feeding video to a server. Not a point in favor of them but it shows how even with body cams, the COs felt emboldened to beat a man to death.
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And "Silly String"!
Temperature: 14°F/-10°C
with 14 mph wind: -4°F/20°C
Temperature: 14°F/-10°C
with 14 mph wind: -4°F/20°C
Right-wing influencer Jake Lang is stuck in a window recess against Minneapolis City Hall.
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
January 17, 2026 at 7:19 PM
And "Silly String"!
Temperature: 14°F/-10°C
with 14 mph wind: -4°F/20°C
Temperature: 14°F/-10°C
with 14 mph wind: -4°F/20°C
Weber's concept of charismatic domination also gives me confidence that Trumpism will die with Trump.
January 17, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Weber's concept of charismatic domination also gives me confidence that Trumpism will die with Trump.
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This reminds me of one of the earliest sociological texts on domination.
Weber wrote that violence is a form of illegitimate domination, which makes it inherently weak and unstable. Whenever someone resorts to violence, it’s an indicator that they are losing control.
Weber wrote that violence is a form of illegitimate domination, which makes it inherently weak and unstable. Whenever someone resorts to violence, it’s an indicator that they are losing control.
January 17, 2026 at 6:46 PM
This reminds me of one of the earliest sociological texts on domination.
Weber wrote that violence is a form of illegitimate domination, which makes it inherently weak and unstable. Whenever someone resorts to violence, it’s an indicator that they are losing control.
Weber wrote that violence is a form of illegitimate domination, which makes it inherently weak and unstable. Whenever someone resorts to violence, it’s an indicator that they are losing control.
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Very cool that Trump’s gonna start World War III so that the US can steal territory and hand it over to billionaires who can extracted for mining and set up their ridiculous “network cities” that are doomed to fail because libertarianism and urbanism are diametrically opposed to each other.
Trump just announced new tariffs on Germany, UK, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark & Finland—over Greenland. Yet he claims to have struck "comprehensive" trade deals covering 7 of these 8 nations.
If "deals" don't bind, why negotiate?
Extra credit: What has he done to U.S. leverage?
If "deals" don't bind, why negotiate?
Extra credit: What has he done to U.S. leverage?
January 17, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Very cool that Trump’s gonna start World War III so that the US can steal territory and hand it over to billionaires who can extracted for mining and set up their ridiculous “network cities” that are doomed to fail because libertarianism and urbanism are diametrically opposed to each other.
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When I lecture to students about how the apparently thriving economy of the 1920s was really a house of cards just waiting to be knocked down, one of the points I stress is how much a small number of the very rich were essentially propping up consumer spending in unsustainable ways
The top 10% now account for nearly half of all consumer spending.
January 17, 2026 at 6:50 PM
When I lecture to students about how the apparently thriving economy of the 1920s was really a house of cards just waiting to be knocked down, one of the points I stress is how much a small number of the very rich were essentially propping up consumer spending in unsustainable ways
While I appreciate the nod to Nikola, a different name would help the product immensely. Having to explain to journalists, investors & potential customers that the suit has nothing to do with Elon or cars must get exhausting.
January 17, 2026 at 2:43 PM
While I appreciate the nod to Nikola, a different name would help the product immensely. Having to explain to journalists, investors & potential customers that the suit has nothing to do with Elon or cars must get exhausting.
And a Reddit thread about the Kickstarter from 10 years ago where everyone thinks it'll be used for sex, someone called it "Tesladildonics".
www.reddit.com/r/oculus/s/0...
www.reddit.com/r/oculus/s/0...
From the oculus community on Reddit: ‘Teslasuit’ is a Tactile Skin that Lets You Feel VR, Kickstarter
Explore this post and more from the oculus community
www.reddit.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:31 PM
And a Reddit thread about the Kickstarter from 10 years ago where everyone thinks it'll be used for sex, someone called it "Tesladildonics".
www.reddit.com/r/oculus/s/0...
www.reddit.com/r/oculus/s/0...
I wrote a bit about this after trying the thing out in 2019, it's kind of a technological marvel, dystopian indicator, and predictable flop all rolled into one.
onlineopen.org/dreaming-and...
onlineopen.org/dreaming-and...
Dreaming and Doing Haptics
By examining two examples of haptic technologies – the Taptic Engine and the TESLASUIT – David Parisi asks how we should evaluate their utopian and transformative claims. Parisi also reflects on the p...
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January 17, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I wrote a bit about this after trying the thing out in 2019, it's kind of a technological marvel, dystopian indicator, and predictable flop all rolled into one.
onlineopen.org/dreaming-and...
onlineopen.org/dreaming-and...
They were originally trying to bring this thing to market as a VR gaming peripheral, only £1199 for the base model with 32 feedback channels.
www.roadtovr.com/teslasuit-ki...
www.roadtovr.com/teslasuit-ki...
'Teslasuit' Kickstarter is Live, Full Body Haptic Suits Start at £1199
Teslasuit, the full body haptic ‘skin’ which uses an ‘electro-tactile’ feedback system to give the wearer sensations of touch, force and even warmth, has now hit Kickstarter but, perhaps predictably, ...
www.roadtovr.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:21 PM
They were originally trying to bring this thing to market as a VR gaming peripheral, only £1199 for the base model with 32 feedback channels.
www.roadtovr.com/teslasuit-ki...
www.roadtovr.com/teslasuit-ki...