@pyrrho.bsky.social
Proclivity to see the world using paradox and counter-balance; interested in generative structures in music/language. Tend to think of politics as microeconomics-caring much abt what grand ideas mean to the individual. Gandhi/Schweitzer over Marx.
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I'll tell you one thing: the chaos in No. 10 is not doing the public perception of flautists any favours
November 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I'll tell you one thing: the chaos in No. 10 is not doing the public perception of flautists any favours
Like most here, I usually just like and repost. But even with a clunky writing style, I try to write sth original once in a while. The principle that being a producer makes you a sharper consumer has helped me in music, film, and sciences. It feels like a necessary discipline, even on social media.
November 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Like most here, I usually just like and repost. But even with a clunky writing style, I try to write sth original once in a while. The principle that being a producer makes you a sharper consumer has helped me in music, film, and sciences. It feels like a necessary discipline, even on social media.
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For Remembrance Sunday, my Perhaps, to a very beautiful and moving text by Vera Britain, written after her fiancé was killed in WWI:
Perhaps one day the sun will shine again,
And I shall see that still the skies are blue.
And feel once more I do not live in vain,
Although bereft of You
Perhaps one day the sun will shine again,
And I shall see that still the skies are blue.
And feel once more I do not live in vain,
Although bereft of You
Bernard Hughes: Perhaps (Epiphoni Consort)
YouTube video by Bernard Hughes
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 7:46 AM
For Remembrance Sunday, my Perhaps, to a very beautiful and moving text by Vera Britain, written after her fiancé was killed in WWI:
Perhaps one day the sun will shine again,
And I shall see that still the skies are blue.
And feel once more I do not live in vain,
Although bereft of You
Perhaps one day the sun will shine again,
And I shall see that still the skies are blue.
And feel once more I do not live in vain,
Although bereft of You
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17th century French artist Louise Moillon achieved fame with her beautifully precise still-lifes ~ here’s her Basket of Plums (1629)
November 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
17th century French artist Louise Moillon achieved fame with her beautifully precise still-lifes ~ here’s her Basket of Plums (1629)
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It should be more widely known that the English judicial system decided that eternal damnation is not truly a part of the doctrine of the church.
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The day the British state abolished Hell
The British state doesn’t just look after the material interests of its citizens. It looks after their spiritual destiny as well. With not one but two state churches – the Church of England a…
robindouglas.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:17 AM
It should be more widely known that the English judicial system decided that eternal damnation is not truly a part of the doctrine of the church.
robindouglas.org/2025/11/06/t...
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robindouglas.org/2025/11/06/t...
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Two of my favourite people chatting youtu.be/fcjmd_ClJJo?...
Scott Galloway - Empathy for Men Is Not a Zero-Sum Game in "Notes on Being a Man" | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Two of my favourite people chatting youtu.be/fcjmd_ClJJo?...
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Great thread pointing up lots of classical music people we should all be following.
I was already following lots - but have found more to follow!
I was already following lots - but have found more to follow!
Long shot (mainly due to how little engagement I get on here), but I'm looking for freelance writers with an interest, or specialism in, classical music.
If you are one, or know one, please give me a shout.
If you are one, or know one, please give me a shout.
November 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Great thread pointing up lots of classical music people we should all be following.
I was already following lots - but have found more to follow!
I was already following lots - but have found more to follow!
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Just discovered the existence of this 💥🚨Portuguese martial art💥🚨🥷 called Jogo do Pau.
November 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Just discovered the existence of this 💥🚨Portuguese martial art💥🚨🥷 called Jogo do Pau.
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“The past when you consider it in the present is a new and different past.”
– Kodo Sawaki
– Kodo Sawaki
November 17, 2023 at 5:39 PM
“The past when you consider it in the present is a new and different past.”
– Kodo Sawaki
– Kodo Sawaki
The 'no AI in class' alarms remind me of my dad banning calculator. He was right-doing math by hand built my number sense. But that didn't mean I'd never use a calc. I've taken exams with none and w a supercomputer. The goal was to learn its purpose-not to ban it. We just need rules for AI in class.
October 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The 'no AI in class' alarms remind me of my dad banning calculator. He was right-doing math by hand built my number sense. But that didn't mean I'd never use a calc. I've taken exams with none and w a supercomputer. The goal was to learn its purpose-not to ban it. We just need rules for AI in class.
One thing that's crazy w tennis is how quickly new ideas are adopted. I'm old enough to remember Becker's volleys, Agassi's returns, Djoker's slide and SABR-but now you see that DNA in every player- while Sinner's slingshot is being talked about. Every new skill is a mutation that changes the sport.
October 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
One thing that's crazy w tennis is how quickly new ideas are adopted. I'm old enough to remember Becker's volleys, Agassi's returns, Djoker's slide and SABR-but now you see that DNA in every player- while Sinner's slingshot is being talked about. Every new skill is a mutation that changes the sport.
I do have a soft spot for Starbucks from college days-but every fan who visits Italy and finds out how coffee is consumed there ends up wondering why one doesn't hear more about cultural appropriation of 🛵, Pisa+other paraphrenalia in their shops while Strbks literally poured sugary syrups on coffee
October 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
I do have a soft spot for Starbucks from college days-but every fan who visits Italy and finds out how coffee is consumed there ends up wondering why one doesn't hear more about cultural appropriation of 🛵, Pisa+other paraphrenalia in their shops while Strbks literally poured sugary syrups on coffee
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An unexpected challenge at the start of Naomi Saphra’s career shaped her research as a computer scientist. www.quantamagazine.org/to-understan...
October 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
An unexpected challenge at the start of Naomi Saphra’s career shaped her research as a computer scientist. www.quantamagazine.org/to-understan...
What appears as culture war may hide a fiscal reality. Popular media seems worried abt societal changes while business news is talking abt disparate costs from EU & non-EU migrants-the latter having risen post-Brexit. A likely case of policy getting to know abt high ILR costs thru Dutch econ papers.
UK Immigration Policy Is Dancing to a Dutch Economic Tune
A University of Amsterdam research paper has made the question of migrants a financial issue.
www.bloomberg.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
What appears as culture war may hide a fiscal reality. Popular media seems worried abt societal changes while business news is talking abt disparate costs from EU & non-EU migrants-the latter having risen post-Brexit. A likely case of policy getting to know abt high ILR costs thru Dutch econ papers.
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Did King James put unicorns in the Bible?
YouTube video by Dan McClellan
youtu.be
October 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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🚨 New paper: Who climbs the Ivory Tower? 🏛️ Together with Nicolai Borgen and Astrid Sandsør (@astridsandsor.bsky.social), we find that the chances of becoming a professor differ enormously by family background. Here’s what we find 👇
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
October 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
🚨 New paper: Who climbs the Ivory Tower? 🏛️ Together with Nicolai Borgen and Astrid Sandsør (@astridsandsor.bsky.social), we find that the chances of becoming a professor differ enormously by family background. Here’s what we find 👇
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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One thing I have done over the last two years as part of my book research was visit a British synagogue. I am thinking of the people I met, the conversation we had, and the protection Jews everywhere in Europe depend on every day in their places of worship.
I am so sorry. Thinking of you.
I am so sorry. Thinking of you.
October 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM
One thing I have done over the last two years as part of my book research was visit a British synagogue. I am thinking of the people I met, the conversation we had, and the protection Jews everywhere in Europe depend on every day in their places of worship.
I am so sorry. Thinking of you.
I am so sorry. Thinking of you.
Econ undergrads might believe that game theorists are in huge demand in the industry. The truth is, microeconsts survive mostly on econometrics. Actually understanding behaviour remains a humanities question- lot harder, but useful in labs still, not in boardrooms- where macroeconsts sit in suits.
October 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Econ undergrads might believe that game theorists are in huge demand in the industry. The truth is, microeconsts survive mostly on econometrics. Actually understanding behaviour remains a humanities question- lot harder, but useful in labs still, not in boardrooms- where macroeconsts sit in suits.
Really impressed by Grok 4's mad ability to generate lean 4 formal proofs for me. But rejoin X? Nah! I think I'd rather be my unproductive self and boost bsky activity by posting random stuff instead.
October 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Really impressed by Grok 4's mad ability to generate lean 4 formal proofs for me. But rejoin X? Nah! I think I'd rather be my unproductive self and boost bsky activity by posting random stuff instead.
It's embarrassing that I have fwded this clip to so many people for them to feel how just intonation can be more pleasing than equal-temperament - but I never learned to create Lissajous figures myself. Been on my todo list for far too long. Enjoyable clip still!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NlI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NlI...
Just Intonation vs Equal Temperament
YouTube video by Trippin' on Cookies
www.youtube.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
It's embarrassing that I have fwded this clip to so many people for them to feel how just intonation can be more pleasing than equal-temperament - but I never learned to create Lissajous figures myself. Been on my todo list for far too long. Enjoyable clip still!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NlI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NlI...
I get it:AI is mostly hype-but while y'all are bashing tech-bros, be sure not to position yourselves against the entire field of high-dimensional stats. Creative destruction it is-if you don't miss yellow pages/personal checks, you won't miss googling(in name of research) or formatting presentations
September 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I get it:AI is mostly hype-but while y'all are bashing tech-bros, be sure not to position yourselves against the entire field of high-dimensional stats. Creative destruction it is-if you don't miss yellow pages/personal checks, you won't miss googling(in name of research) or formatting presentations
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Ladies & Gentlemen, I give you the English language...
September 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Ladies & Gentlemen, I give you the English language...