May-Li Khoe✨
@mayli.bsky.social
used to be @mayli in the old place.
hello! 👋 maylikhoe.com
tin house winter workshop 2025
Interdisciplinary designer writer artist musician dancer inventor. vp of design and former dj. mfa candidate.
hello! 👋 maylikhoe.com
tin house winter workshop 2025
Interdisciplinary designer writer artist musician dancer inventor. vp of design and former dj. mfa candidate.
Again, even LLMs will tell you this is their limitation, but I keep finding people of all stripes who don’t get it. Will ppl listen to me more if I tell them about my two MIT CS degrees 🫠
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Again, even LLMs will tell you this is their limitation, but I keep finding people of all stripes who don’t get it. Will ppl listen to me more if I tell them about my two MIT CS degrees 🫠
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender-affirming care saves lives
tbh I’m wondering who this “we” is because nobody I’m spending time with by choice is defending the social order they were born into, and I have an inkling about who is ? most likely I have chosen to be in a bubble but it is not small, point still stands whenever i see a “we” i’m like whooo is weee
This need for a legible social order expresses itself in what social psychologists call "system justification." We have a propensity to justify & defend the social order we are born into-- *even if we are at the bottom of that order* --because a system that makes sense is preferable to uncertainty.
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
tbh I’m wondering who this “we” is because nobody I’m spending time with by choice is defending the social order they were born into, and I have an inkling about who is ? most likely I have chosen to be in a bubble but it is not small, point still stands whenever i see a “we” i’m like whooo is weee
always pay attention to the incentive system
It produces a performative ecosystem. Actors aren’t communicating; they’re staging provocations for yield. The result is disordered discourse: signals detached from truth, identity shaped by escalation, and a feedback loop where the performance eclipses reality itself.
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
always pay attention to the incentive system
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happy Jair Bolsonaro got arrested after failing to cut off his ankle monitor day
"Brazil’s former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been arrested at his villa in the capital, Brasília, amid suspicions he was poised to abscond to a foreign embassy to avoid going to prison for masterminding a military coup."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Brazilian police arrest Bolsonaro amid suspicions he was about to flee
Politician reportedly taken from his villa into custody at a federal police base about 7 miles from presidential palace
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:53 AM
happy Jair Bolsonaro got arrested after failing to cut off his ankle monitor day
Eventually, the few who remained wandered out of the cities on foot, leaving the bots to hit each others’ buttons and empty self-driving cars circling, charging, circling, charging. Moss crept over the concrete and tall grasses sprung up through cracks, waving golden goodbyes in the wind
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Eventually, the few who remained wandered out of the cities on foot, leaving the bots to hit each others’ buttons and empty self-driving cars circling, charging, circling, charging. Moss crept over the concrete and tall grasses sprung up through cracks, waving golden goodbyes in the wind
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i’m fairly sure it’s by design (that they don’t know)
American culture doesn't know the rest of us exist. Mainstream media do not know there's more than a century of history of activism and theory in which our movements are grounded, and that our communities have a operated in solidarity with other Black and brown communities since the 19th century.
November 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
i’m fairly sure it’s by design (that they don’t know)
*pat pat*
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
*pat pat*
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There are indignities to living under authoritarianism, and compromises that power will demand, but there’s no excuse for seeking out, and pandering to, the worst of the transgressors.
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
There are indignities to living under authoritarianism, and compromises that power will demand, but there’s no excuse for seeking out, and pandering to, the worst of the transgressors.
I only ever attack poetically, tbh
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I only ever attack poetically, tbh
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🟨 It's still November, and our offer still stands: buy a Playdate, skip the pesky tariffs and domestic shipping charges. US orders placed soon should arrive by Christmas! 🎁
⚠️ play.date/shop
⚠️ play.date/shop
November 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
🟨 It's still November, and our offer still stands: buy a Playdate, skip the pesky tariffs and domestic shipping charges. US orders placed soon should arrive by Christmas! 🎁
⚠️ play.date/shop
⚠️ play.date/shop
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
(oh dear, i didn’t cheat and…)
(oh dear, i didn’t cheat and…)
November 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
(oh dear, i didn’t cheat and…)
(oh dear, i didn’t cheat and…)
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Bingo. Corporate welfare is the real welfare you should be talking about.
November 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Bingo. Corporate welfare is the real welfare you should be talking about.
tbh don’t know any women with advanced degrees or high achievements in my generation who didn’t suffer through shit like this
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
tbh don’t know any women with advanced degrees or high achievements in my generation who didn’t suffer through shit like this
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Actual causes of death in the US and media coverage of same.
And then we wonder why people have such a skewed understanding of the world.
@ourworldindata.org is a treasure. Thanks, @hannahritchie.bsky.social and colleagues.
ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
And then we wonder why people have such a skewed understanding of the world.
@ourworldindata.org is a treasure. Thanks, @hannahritchie.bsky.social and colleagues.
ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
November 16, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Actual causes of death in the US and media coverage of same.
And then we wonder why people have such a skewed understanding of the world.
@ourworldindata.org is a treasure. Thanks, @hannahritchie.bsky.social and colleagues.
ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
And then we wonder why people have such a skewed understanding of the world.
@ourworldindata.org is a treasure. Thanks, @hannahritchie.bsky.social and colleagues.
ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
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I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
www.instagram.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
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“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
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Insider fact: we (and Jack) should all be thanking @hannahdonovan.bsky.social for Vine’s archive.
It was *her* idea to archive Vine when she was told to shut it down, and she took the initiative, on behalf of the internet, to figure out how and then build and ship the archive
It was *her* idea to archive Vine when she was told to shut it down, and she took the initiative, on behalf of the internet, to figure out how and then build and ship the archive
November 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Insider fact: we (and Jack) should all be thanking @hannahdonovan.bsky.social for Vine’s archive.
It was *her* idea to archive Vine when she was told to shut it down, and she took the initiative, on behalf of the internet, to figure out how and then build and ship the archive
It was *her* idea to archive Vine when she was told to shut it down, and she took the initiative, on behalf of the internet, to figure out how and then build and ship the archive
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Well well well, if it isn't the thing literally everyone whose brain is functioning properly saw coming.
November 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Well well well, if it isn't the thing literally everyone whose brain is functioning properly saw coming.
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“the kindest person in the room is often the smartest.” JB Pritzker is a mensch.
July 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
“the kindest person in the room is often the smartest.” JB Pritzker is a mensch.
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I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit
this should not be controversial 🫠
this should not be controversial 🫠
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit
this should not be controversial 🫠
this should not be controversial 🫠
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
👀 I love surprising ethno-linguistic enclaves! Especially if the language survived despite actively adverse circumstances (such as a smattering of xenophobia or whatever 😇)
One of these pitch ideas might be of interest to linguists who are looking to write for a general audience!
November 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
👀 I love surprising ethno-linguistic enclaves! Especially if the language survived despite actively adverse circumstances (such as a smattering of xenophobia or whatever 😇)