rhaco_dactylus, phd
@rhacodactylus.bsky.social
i speedrun on twitch. occasionally i do science. i hate social media. i love hot wings.
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as a heads up for my new followers:
i post about heavily political stuff alongside the science and gaming. if you are uncomfortable with that, please mute/block me
i won't be offended. i'm not owed your attention, and your comfort online matters too
make your bluesky the place you want it to be
i post about heavily political stuff alongside the science and gaming. if you are uncomfortable with that, please mute/block me
i won't be offended. i'm not owed your attention, and your comfort online matters too
make your bluesky the place you want it to be
bluesky's team has indeed banned patton oswalt, showing that once again the leadership of this site identifies more with child rapists than with normal human beings
i think may days of attending this up and coming nazi bar are coming to a close
i think may days of attending this up and coming nazi bar are coming to a close
November 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
bluesky's team has indeed banned patton oswalt, showing that once again the leadership of this site identifies more with child rapists than with normal human beings
i think may days of attending this up and coming nazi bar are coming to a close
i think may days of attending this up and coming nazi bar are coming to a close
everyone who continues to work with or for the new york times either explicitly or implicitly thinks pedophiles are the real victims
not a single person affiliated with that organization deserves to be considered "one of the good ones"
not a single person affiliated with that organization deserves to be considered "one of the good ones"
A teenager in Florida with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men, setting off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz. nyti.ms/49PSkL9
November 14, 2025 at 5:08 AM
everyone who continues to work with or for the new york times either explicitly or implicitly thinks pedophiles are the real victims
not a single person affiliated with that organization deserves to be considered "one of the good ones"
not a single person affiliated with that organization deserves to be considered "one of the good ones"
i think it's bad when a government is run by child rapists, major media outlets are also run by child rapists, leaders in higher education are also child rapists, and every major tech industries are also run by child rapists
those institutions shouldn't be defended
they should be dismantled
those institutions shouldn't be defended
they should be dismantled
November 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
i think it's bad when a government is run by child rapists, major media outlets are also run by child rapists, leaders in higher education are also child rapists, and every major tech industries are also run by child rapists
those institutions shouldn't be defended
they should be dismantled
those institutions shouldn't be defended
they should be dismantled
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As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
we live in an era where you could probably get away with saying "these are fake" and yet they're doing with "they're exculpatory" instead
fucking. wild.
fucking. wild.
CBS News' Weijia Jiang: "Did the president ever spend hours at Jeffrey Epstein’s house with a victim?"
Karoline Leavitt: "These emails prove nothing other than the fact that President Trump did nothing wrong."
Karoline Leavitt: "These emails prove nothing other than the fact that President Trump did nothing wrong."
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
we live in an era where you could probably get away with saying "these are fake" and yet they're doing with "they're exculpatory" instead
fucking. wild.
fucking. wild.
i've said it before, i'll say it again:
you cannot be wealthy and smart. the two things are in fact incompatible, even if in theory they could overlap just a smidge
you cannot be wealthy and smart. the two things are in fact incompatible, even if in theory they could overlap just a smidge
Seen a few of the epstein emails now, all with different people and it's not the main issue here but is everyone illiterate
November 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
i've said it before, i'll say it again:
you cannot be wealthy and smart. the two things are in fact incompatible, even if in theory they could overlap just a smidge
you cannot be wealthy and smart. the two things are in fact incompatible, even if in theory they could overlap just a smidge
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BREAKING: (Gift) New Epstein emails reveal that Epstein claimed he had kompromat on President Trump. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
New Epstein emails claim Trump ‘spent hours’ with victim
Democrats on the House Oversight say the emails provide evidence of a cover-up by the White House
www.miamiherald.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
BREAKING: (Gift) New Epstein emails reveal that Epstein claimed he had kompromat on President Trump. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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time for liberals to start asking themselves why the Democratic party, confronting a historically unpopular, pedophile president, is completely unable to resist his agenda
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
time for liberals to start asking themselves why the Democratic party, confronting a historically unpopular, pedophile president, is completely unable to resist his agenda
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The most horrifying AI slop of ICE raids you can possibly imagine is wildly viral on Facebook, collectively totaling tens of millions of views from a single account. First spotted by @chadloder.bsky.social
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
AI-Generated Videos of ICE Raids Are Wildly Viral on Facebook
An account is spamming horrific, dehumanizing videos of immigration enforcement because the Facebook algorithm is rewarding them for it.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The most horrifying AI slop of ICE raids you can possibly imagine is wildly viral on Facebook, collectively totaling tens of millions of views from a single account. First spotted by @chadloder.bsky.social
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
great paper by bird et al!
loved this line in the conclusion. the field of psychology needs to do some soul-searching, i think
loved this line in the conclusion. the field of psychology needs to do some soul-searching, i think
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
great paper by bird et al!
loved this line in the conclusion. the field of psychology needs to do some soul-searching, i think
loved this line in the conclusion. the field of psychology needs to do some soul-searching, i think
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I'm begging you all in the media. Please read the emails for more than 2 seconds. They don't just say Trump "knew" about underage girls. THE EMAILS SAY HE PERSONALLY PARTICIPATED.
BREAKING: Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said Donald Trump knew about the underage girls that Epstein was accused of victimizing, according to emails released by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives reut.rs/4hZV3nw
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I'm begging you all in the media. Please read the emails for more than 2 seconds. They don't just say Trump "knew" about underage girls. THE EMAILS SAY HE PERSONALLY PARTICIPATED.
i'm starting to think that if you're rich and white you should not be allowed to raise children
Tech brains broken part 1000000000 (this lady is a partner at Andreessen apparently)
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
i'm starting to think that if you're rich and white you should not be allowed to raise children
lay's limon chips are too good
November 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
lay's limon chips are too good
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"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
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I see folks talking about the whole language approach to literacy and how it explains why so many people today cannot read. I wrote this thread almost 2 years ago, and it's as relevant today as it was then. Little has changed.
There are 2 primary drivers behind why so many students, especially in middle and high school, are not able to do basic skills required for their classrooms.
The first is the whole language reading movement, which has fucked up reading education for going on 2 generations now.
The first is the whole language reading movement, which has fucked up reading education for going on 2 generations now.
November 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I see folks talking about the whole language approach to literacy and how it explains why so many people today cannot read. I wrote this thread almost 2 years ago, and it's as relevant today as it was then. Little has changed.
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If you like D&D and hate race science and Elon Musk, you’re gonna love this article
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
If you like D&D and hate race science and Elon Musk, you’re gonna love this article
playing through silksong for the first time, and while i can see the appeal of it for certain gamers, i also generally find my experience of the game one of negative reinforcement
i don't feel accomplished after surpassing challenges, just glad it's over. and, so far, nothing i've learned to...
i don't feel accomplished after surpassing challenges, just glad it's over. and, so far, nothing i've learned to...
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
playing through silksong for the first time, and while i can see the appeal of it for certain gamers, i also generally find my experience of the game one of negative reinforcement
i don't feel accomplished after surpassing challenges, just glad it's over. and, so far, nothing i've learned to...
i don't feel accomplished after surpassing challenges, just glad it's over. and, so far, nothing i've learned to...
well-paid development teams that don't experience crunch culture
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
well-paid development teams that don't experience crunch culture
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Elon Musk is trying desperately to prove that he's a real human being
Elon Musk Tries Desperately to Prove He's a Real Human Being
The world's richest man has created a fake world for himself.
gizmodo.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Elon Musk is trying desperately to prove that he's a real human being
i don't know exactly why, but i'm reminded of when musk said he doesn't think chess is a good game because it doesn't have a fog of war or a tech tree
he's just a comically uncultured swine
he's just a comically uncultured swine
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
i don't know exactly why, but i'm reminded of when musk said he doesn't think chess is a good game because it doesn't have a fog of war or a tech tree
he's just a comically uncultured swine
he's just a comically uncultured swine
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you know we used to have to do at least a little work to prove the connection between racism and transphobia
Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)
November 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
you know we used to have to do at least a little work to prove the connection between racism and transphobia
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The Shifting 'Self' of Science's Self-Governing Capacity: Four Decades of Research Integrity Discussions in Science and Nature pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41199636/
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The Shifting 'Self' of Science's Self-Governing Capacity: Four Decades of Research Integrity Discussions in Science and Nature pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41199636/
even the things that are cheaper relative to 2000 prices are also (a) lower quality, requiring more frequent replacement or repair, (b) proportionally a higher percentage of whatever money you have leftover after healthcare, food, housing, etc., or (c) subscriptions rather than ownership
Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
even the things that are cheaper relative to 2000 prices are also (a) lower quality, requiring more frequent replacement or repair, (b) proportionally a higher percentage of whatever money you have leftover after healthcare, food, housing, etc., or (c) subscriptions rather than ownership
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
when it comes to politics, stupid and malicious are the same thing, so hanlon's razor is not applicable
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
when it comes to politics, stupid and malicious are the same thing, so hanlon's razor is not applicable