David Hull 胡大衛
@hushuo.bsky.social
Associate Prof of Chinese, gamer, reader of books. Translator of Zhang Tianyi's The Pidgin Warrior and Mao Dun's Waverings among other things. Ex-98G.
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Obviously, SCOTUS needs to wear patches on their robes to mark their own sponsors, just like all politicians should.
SCOTUS is dealing with problems that arise from justices’ ownership of individual stocks.
What did the court do to address this ethical question? Did the justices agree to divest from individual stock ownership? Of course not.
Parties are directed to include stock ticker symbols in their briefs.
What did the court do to address this ethical question? Did the justices agree to divest from individual stock ownership? Of course not.
Parties are directed to include stock ticker symbols in their briefs.
SCOTUS changed the rules for bringing cases to the court because John Roberts won't sell his stocks
Roberts and Alito are the only two justices who own individual stocks. Also: A new lawsuit challenges the Trump admin's removal of the Pride flag at the Stonewall Monument.
www.lawdork.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Obviously, SCOTUS needs to wear patches on their robes to mark their own sponsors, just like all politicians should.
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Deplorable state of U.S. media on display here, deliberately misleading the public. You can literally type into Google the same question @aoc.bsky.social was asked and the AI will give you her same answer because "strategic ambiguity" has been official U.S. policy her whole life.
February 18, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Deplorable state of U.S. media on display here, deliberately misleading the public. You can literally type into Google the same question @aoc.bsky.social was asked and the AI will give you her same answer because "strategic ambiguity" has been official U.S. policy her whole life.
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“why do you hate technology” as though “technology” were some discrete entity divorced entirely from the context of what it does and what it creates, rather than a category so broad as to constitute reality itself
February 18, 2026 at 1:47 PM
“why do you hate technology” as though “technology” were some discrete entity divorced entirely from the context of what it does and what it creates, rather than a category so broad as to constitute reality itself
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FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: James Talarico’s campaign racked up $2.5 million in donations in the 24 hours after CBS killed his interview on “The Late Show.”
What the haul tells us about the current moment in U.S. politics, in this morning’s Playbook newsletter👇
politico.com/playbook
What the haul tells us about the current moment in U.S. politics, in this morning’s Playbook newsletter👇
politico.com/playbook
February 18, 2026 at 1:49 PM
FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: James Talarico’s campaign racked up $2.5 million in donations in the 24 hours after CBS killed his interview on “The Late Show.”
What the haul tells us about the current moment in U.S. politics, in this morning’s Playbook newsletter👇
politico.com/playbook
What the haul tells us about the current moment in U.S. politics, in this morning’s Playbook newsletter👇
politico.com/playbook
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“.. ‘many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone production will be reduced by 200-250 million units, and PC and TV production will be significantly reduced.’ Yikes.”
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
February 17, 2026 at 6:37 PM
“.. ‘many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone production will be reduced by 200-250 million units, and PC and TV production will be significantly reduced.’ Yikes.”
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
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There is no coherent historical legacy that directly links Athens and Rome to Christian Europe and the United States while leaving out the Islamic world. This is such ahistorical nonsense.
February 18, 2026 at 2:08 AM
There is no coherent historical legacy that directly links Athens and Rome to Christian Europe and the United States while leaving out the Islamic world. This is such ahistorical nonsense.
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So after Trump pardoned Honduras's narco-president, the admin didn't just let him out--they canceled an immigration hold and sent a specialized team to **chauffeur him to the $1k/night Waldorf Astoria.**
“It's "absolutely fucking nuts,” said one official
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“It's "absolutely fucking nuts,” said one official
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
February 18, 2026 at 1:21 PM
So after Trump pardoned Honduras's narco-president, the admin didn't just let him out--they canceled an immigration hold and sent a specialized team to **chauffeur him to the $1k/night Waldorf Astoria.**
“It's "absolutely fucking nuts,” said one official
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“It's "absolutely fucking nuts,” said one official
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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I seriously don't think most people understand HOW excited scientists were about mRNA vaccines. They were the first big paradigm shift in immunity research since polio. With the potential to be even more world altering.
“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
February 18, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I seriously don't think most people understand HOW excited scientists were about mRNA vaccines. They were the first big paradigm shift in immunity research since polio. With the potential to be even more world altering.
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OLYMPIC PUPPER!
February 18, 2026 at 2:07 PM
OLYMPIC PUPPER!
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When the NYT asked "Did women ruin the workplace?" (puh-lease 🙄) they hit on one of my history pet peeves: WHEREVER DID WE GET THE IDEA THAT WOMEN DIDN'T USE TO WORK? (Sorry for shouting, I feel strongly about this.)
Here are some 18th century business cards of, yes, shudder, women.
Here are some 18th century business cards of, yes, shudder, women.
February 18, 2026 at 1:34 PM
When the NYT asked "Did women ruin the workplace?" (puh-lease 🙄) they hit on one of my history pet peeves: WHEREVER DID WE GET THE IDEA THAT WOMEN DIDN'T USE TO WORK? (Sorry for shouting, I feel strongly about this.)
Here are some 18th century business cards of, yes, shudder, women.
Here are some 18th century business cards of, yes, shudder, women.
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I can’t believe you lefty Luddites hate tech so much that you embrace mRNA vaccines, heat pumps, electric bikes, hybrid work, renewable power (and awesome advancements in storage), space telescopes, and hot/cold running water but reject the planet destroying plagiarism enrich the worst people bots!
February 18, 2026 at 1:07 PM
I can’t believe you lefty Luddites hate tech so much that you embrace mRNA vaccines, heat pumps, electric bikes, hybrid work, renewable power (and awesome advancements in storage), space telescopes, and hot/cold running water but reject the planet destroying plagiarism enrich the worst people bots!
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Trump is very underwater on immigration.
There is no reason for Dems to cave on ICE funding.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
There is no reason for Dems to cave on ICE funding.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
February 18, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Trump is very underwater on immigration.
There is no reason for Dems to cave on ICE funding.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
There is no reason for Dems to cave on ICE funding.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Could you IMAGINE high-speed rail across this country? I'd never not be on it. I'd just be bullet-training all over the goddamn place. I'd have my head out the window like a dog and the sheer WIND outside the train would rip my eyebrows off and it'd be worth it.
February 18, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Could you IMAGINE high-speed rail across this country? I'd never not be on it. I'd just be bullet-training all over the goddamn place. I'd have my head out the window like a dog and the sheer WIND outside the train would rip my eyebrows off and it'd be worth it.
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Sorry to get radical but I don’t think it’s my job or yours to embrace, accept, understand - and certainly not to use - the thing being sold to us as AI. I don’t like any part of it, so I won’t. I’m missing out? Good, that’s what I want. You’re worried about me missing out? That’s fuckin weird, man.
February 18, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Sorry to get radical but I don’t think it’s my job or yours to embrace, accept, understand - and certainly not to use - the thing being sold to us as AI. I don’t like any part of it, so I won’t. I’m missing out? Good, that’s what I want. You’re worried about me missing out? That’s fuckin weird, man.
A really good, clear-eyed look at where we're headed.
February 18, 2026 at 12:42 PM
A really good, clear-eyed look at where we're headed.
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“.. The Monday interview is on pace to shatter clips of Colbert’s December interview with pop superstar Taylor Swift ..”
@forbes.com #TXsen
@colbertlateshow.bsky.social @jamestalarico.bsky.social
www.forbes.com/sites/mikest...
@forbes.com #TXsen
@colbertlateshow.bsky.social @jamestalarico.bsky.social
www.forbes.com/sites/mikest...
February 17, 2026 at 7:33 PM
“.. The Monday interview is on pace to shatter clips of Colbert’s December interview with pop superstar Taylor Swift ..”
@forbes.com #TXsen
@colbertlateshow.bsky.social @jamestalarico.bsky.social
www.forbes.com/sites/mikest...
@forbes.com #TXsen
@colbertlateshow.bsky.social @jamestalarico.bsky.social
www.forbes.com/sites/mikest...
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As I manually click to remove each line from a Canvas LMS module I’m renovating for class, and consider how many moves it will take to swap Week 10 and Week 13 content, and think for the 10,000th time how Canvas could be redesigned *if its owners cared about functionality or our time*--
February 18, 2026 at 12:17 PM
As I manually click to remove each line from a Canvas LMS module I’m renovating for class, and consider how many moves it will take to swap Week 10 and Week 13 content, and think for the 10,000th time how Canvas could be redesigned *if its owners cared about functionality or our time*--
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oh so very much this
February 18, 2026 at 12:29 PM
oh so very much this
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“Live like monks,” abbot says *to monks*
February 18, 2026 at 10:17 AM
“Live like monks,” abbot says *to monks*
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I was thinking about this old post because I saw Colin Jost’s video about his bobsled run and it was roughly my reaction when I did the bobsled ride at Park City and was convinced that I would die
My rough estimate is that I would die attempting 25% of Olympic events, injure myself attempting another 25%, be completely unable to even simulate participation in another 25%, and 25% could do approximately two orders of magnitude slower than the athletes.
February 18, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I was thinking about this old post because I saw Colin Jost’s video about his bobsled run and it was roughly my reaction when I did the bobsled ride at Park City and was convinced that I would die
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Does any friends in Taipei know of a book restoration expert who can work with antique Chinese books 古籍? I am coming through in a few days and hoping to find someone to add a cover to this damaged book from 1912. It's been assessed already by experts who advised me on the work needed.
February 18, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Does any friends in Taipei know of a book restoration expert who can work with antique Chinese books 古籍? I am coming through in a few days and hoping to find someone to add a cover to this damaged book from 1912. It's been assessed already by experts who advised me on the work needed.
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Insanity. They are laughing at us.
February 17, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Insanity. They are laughing at us.
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This is correct. It’s sad that the logic of the neoliberal university - pack as many students into classes as possible, value disciplines based on many majors/enrollments they attract - militates against this.
It’s going to sound quaint, but the best way to resist an AI takeover of the humanities is to assign physical books, sit around, read them, and argue about ideas. Academic has become such a competitive arena, that we ourselves are trained to look for the winning angle, instead of the best education.
February 18, 2026 at 1:47 AM
This is correct. It’s sad that the logic of the neoliberal university - pack as many students into classes as possible, value disciplines based on many majors/enrollments they attract - militates against this.