James Pitt
@sahelanth.bsky.social
this is all Tiktaalik's fault
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STEP 1
Work hard to achieve my goals.
STEP 0
Figure out what to do to achieve my goals.
STEP -1
Figure out what my goals should be.
STEP -2
Establish sound methodology to interpret and resolve deontic questions.
STEP -8
How is it that some things are, while others fail to be?
Work hard to achieve my goals.
STEP 0
Figure out what to do to achieve my goals.
STEP -1
Figure out what my goals should be.
STEP -2
Establish sound methodology to interpret and resolve deontic questions.
STEP -8
How is it that some things are, while others fail to be?
January 30, 2026 at 6:05 AM
STEP 1
Work hard to achieve my goals.
STEP 0
Figure out what to do to achieve my goals.
STEP -1
Figure out what my goals should be.
STEP -2
Establish sound methodology to interpret and resolve deontic questions.
STEP -8
How is it that some things are, while others fail to be?
Work hard to achieve my goals.
STEP 0
Figure out what to do to achieve my goals.
STEP -1
Figure out what my goals should be.
STEP -2
Establish sound methodology to interpret and resolve deontic questions.
STEP -8
How is it that some things are, while others fail to be?
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Using a comprehensive dataset of posts from a major platform for anime- and manga-style artwork to study the impact of the launch of a prominent text-to-image generative AI, from Sueyoul Kim, Ginger Zhe Jin, and Eungik Lee www.nber.org/papers/w34733
January 29, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Using a comprehensive dataset of posts from a major platform for anime- and manga-style artwork to study the impact of the launch of a prominent text-to-image generative AI, from Sueyoul Kim, Ginger Zhe Jin, and Eungik Lee www.nber.org/papers/w34733
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Yeah I’m into philosophy of games (balaban and ullman’s ‘physics versus graphics as an organizing dichotomy in cognition’)
January 29, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Yeah I’m into philosophy of games (balaban and ullman’s ‘physics versus graphics as an organizing dichotomy in cognition’)
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In Nebraska, a student at a high school was hospitalized, after an SUV with a Trump flag crashed into her during a student walkout against ICE. After striking the student, the car then drove away. northeast.newschannelnebraska.com/story/534142...
Protester struck by SUV displaying Trump flag at Fremont High School
FREMONT, Neb. — A girl who was part of a protest against ICE taking place at a Nebraska school is injured after being hit by a vehicle displaying a Trump flag. It happened around 2:30 p.m. Thurs
northeast.newschannelnebraska.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:34 AM
In Nebraska, a student at a high school was hospitalized, after an SUV with a Trump flag crashed into her during a student walkout against ICE. After striking the student, the car then drove away. northeast.newschannelnebraska.com/story/534142...
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I'm hearing from multiple people that students who submitted ecology GRFP proposals are having those proposals rejected without review, despite ecology being listed as an eligible field. If this is a programmatic change, this is devastating. Ecology is the study of Earth's life support systems.
A number of our students got the following comment back on a rejection for the NSF GFRP. They are in an eligible STEM field. Is this something people in other places are getting too? Is it a quirk or targeted?
January 29, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I'm hearing from multiple people that students who submitted ecology GRFP proposals are having those proposals rejected without review, despite ecology being listed as an eligible field. If this is a programmatic change, this is devastating. Ecology is the study of Earth's life support systems.
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Every night I have a devil on my shoulder saying "Why not skip brushing the baby's teeth? You both have had a long day she doesn't even eat sweets" and I sigh and brush her teeth while she calls upon The Entities to destroy me, her little mind a burning psychic beacon to all malevolent forces
January 30, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Every night I have a devil on my shoulder saying "Why not skip brushing the baby's teeth? You both have had a long day she doesn't even eat sweets" and I sigh and brush her teeth while she calls upon The Entities to destroy me, her little mind a burning psychic beacon to all malevolent forces
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pitch for new type of guy: reasonable centrist in the French Revolution who only wants half the king’s head chopped off
January 30, 2026 at 2:56 AM
pitch for new type of guy: reasonable centrist in the French Revolution who only wants half the king’s head chopped off
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They’re already complaining about the platform. AGI
January 30, 2026 at 2:03 AM
They’re already complaining about the platform. AGI
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The college at which I'm employed, which has signed a contract with the AI firm that stole books from 131 colleagues & me, paid a student to write an op-ed for the student paper promoting AI, guided the writing of it, and did not disclose this to the paper. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...
College approached and paid student to write op-ed in The Dartmouth
The Dartmouth ran the article on Nov. 17 without knowledge that the College had been involved.
www.thedartmouth.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The college at which I'm employed, which has signed a contract with the AI firm that stole books from 131 colleagues & me, paid a student to write an op-ed for the student paper promoting AI, guided the writing of it, and did not disclose this to the paper. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...
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Qikiqtania attempts to prevent brother Tiktaalik from making a terrible mistake. Unlike Tiktaalik, Qikiqtania remained waterbound and could not support its weight on land.
#paleoart #SciArt #art #artist #paleontology #artistonbluesky #originalart
#paleoart #SciArt #art #artist #paleontology #artistonbluesky #originalart
January 29, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Qikiqtania attempts to prevent brother Tiktaalik from making a terrible mistake. Unlike Tiktaalik, Qikiqtania remained waterbound and could not support its weight on land.
#paleoart #SciArt #art #artist #paleontology #artistonbluesky #originalart
#paleoart #SciArt #art #artist #paleontology #artistonbluesky #originalart
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MANHATTAN:
We’ve just added a full Know Your Rights, ICE Watch, and neighborhood coordination training for people who live or work in Manhattan this Saturday, January 31st, from 12-4pm. All other boroughs, you can sign up for our waitlist — link in thread.
We’ve just added a full Know Your Rights, ICE Watch, and neighborhood coordination training for people who live or work in Manhattan this Saturday, January 31st, from 12-4pm. All other boroughs, you can sign up for our waitlist — link in thread.
MANHATTAN BOROUGH-WIDE TRAINING · Hands Off NYC
Date: THIS SATURDAY, January 31 | Time: 12 PM - 4 PM
Location provided after registration
Important: previous wait list members received first notice of this training. If this event is at capacity, ...
www.mobilize.us
January 30, 2026 at 2:26 AM
MANHATTAN:
We’ve just added a full Know Your Rights, ICE Watch, and neighborhood coordination training for people who live or work in Manhattan this Saturday, January 31st, from 12-4pm. All other boroughs, you can sign up for our waitlist — link in thread.
We’ve just added a full Know Your Rights, ICE Watch, and neighborhood coordination training for people who live or work in Manhattan this Saturday, January 31st, from 12-4pm. All other boroughs, you can sign up for our waitlist — link in thread.
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Timeline cleanse featuring penguins frolicking in the snow at the Pittsburgh Zoo!
January 30, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Timeline cleanse featuring penguins frolicking in the snow at the Pittsburgh Zoo!
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we're running into the problem again that you probably can make good art with ai but in order to be like. good. it will take a bunch of time and patience and effort which are the things people advocating for ai art want to get rid of
love that early american colonial vinyl siding
January 30, 2026 at 1:30 AM
we're running into the problem again that you probably can make good art with ai but in order to be like. good. it will take a bunch of time and patience and effort which are the things people advocating for ai art want to get rid of
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Fox News poll: The Democratic Party is favored by voters on transgender issues by 22 points
Fox News Poll: An early look at the 2026 midterms
Fox News poll shows Democrats leading Republicans 52% to 46% in generic congressional ballot for midterm elections, highest Democratic support recorded.
www.foxnews.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Fox News poll: The Democratic Party is favored by voters on transgender issues by 22 points
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#hourly #wah https://api.tinyfox.dev/hourly/wahs/photo_353@10-11-2018_15-04-33.jpg
January 30, 2026 at 1:00 AM
#hourly #wah https://api.tinyfox.dev/hourly/wahs/photo_353@10-11-2018_15-04-33.jpg
A Minneapolis-based factory announced a lot of snack food got contaminated. (Affects Indiana, Minnesota, North Dakota)
Presumably a lot of workers who‘d normally keep it clean couldn’t come in, because of ICE.
people.com/thousands-of...
Presumably a lot of workers who‘d normally keep it clean couldn’t come in, because of ICE.
people.com/thousands-of...
Pringles, Nutella, Cheerios Among Thousands of Products Recalled for Exposure to Rodent Waste
The company is urging consumers who purchased the affected products to “destroy the products as soon as possible,” per the recall announcement
people.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:12 PM
A Minneapolis-based factory announced a lot of snack food got contaminated. (Affects Indiana, Minnesota, North Dakota)
Presumably a lot of workers who‘d normally keep it clean couldn’t come in, because of ICE.
people.com/thousands-of...
Presumably a lot of workers who‘d normally keep it clean couldn’t come in, because of ICE.
people.com/thousands-of...
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The lyrics to maybe the best-known Napalm Death song are "You suffer, but why?"
Grindcore is the new hustle culture ft.trib.al/Yq5N8YC | opinion
Grindcore is the new hustle culture
In Silicon Valley, long hours have fused with a monastic male wellness aesthetic
ft.trib.al
January 28, 2026 at 5:22 PM
The lyrics to maybe the best-known Napalm Death song are "You suffer, but why?"
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Also, it’s relevant to discussing Trump’s overall policies re: immigration, refugees, etc. Anne Frank’s family tried to escape the Nazis but were hindered by US immigration quotas, anti-refugee public sentiment & other rules designed to restrict immigration of ‘undesirable’ populations.
Anne Frank’s Family Was Thwarted by U.S. Immigration Rules, Research Shows (Published 2018)
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Also, it’s relevant to discussing Trump’s overall policies re: immigration, refugees, etc. Anne Frank’s family tried to escape the Nazis but were hindered by US immigration quotas, anti-refugee public sentiment & other rules designed to restrict immigration of ‘undesirable’ populations.
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While we’re talking about citizenship, legality, immigration & deportation vis à vis Jews under the Nazis, one major escalation after the initial antisemitic Nuremberg laws was the stripping of residential permits from & deportation of 17,000 Jews living in Germany with Polish citizenship.
![From October 27 until October 29, the day before the Polish decree regarding the eligibility of passports was set to take effect, state authorities in Germany arrested approximately 17,000 Polish Jews and cancelled their German permits of residence.[8] The Gestapo was easily able to locate those arrested through registration data and census files.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tgkvm2cnko2wvhordyicb53o/bafkreifmbi2wqjholhnzkqkidtdux4nathbhnqush4wqqg7lrolsliohf4@jpeg)
January 28, 2026 at 9:00 PM
While we’re talking about citizenship, legality, immigration & deportation vis à vis Jews under the Nazis, one major escalation after the initial antisemitic Nuremberg laws was the stripping of residential permits from & deportation of 17,000 Jews living in Germany with Polish citizenship.
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Nancy Pelosi should have retired years ago and has made many terrible decisions but I will always be grateful that she told Rahm and everyone else to fuck themselves, held the House together, and got Obamacare through
for all its flaws it is a vast improvement over what came before
for all its flaws it is a vast improvement over what came before
do you see why i said the bar is in hell?
how is this a good system of policymaking?
how is this a good system of policymaking?
January 28, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Nancy Pelosi should have retired years ago and has made many terrible decisions but I will always be grateful that she told Rahm and everyone else to fuck themselves, held the House together, and got Obamacare through
for all its flaws it is a vast improvement over what came before
for all its flaws it is a vast improvement over what came before
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Remember back when ICE goons invaded a Hyundai plant, arrested all the workers, mocked them with racist slurs, and then deported them back to South Korea?
Seems like South Korea remembers.
Seems like South Korea remembers.
“Middle powers” with the middle finger.
@theglobeandmail.com 🇨🇦
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
@theglobeandmail.com 🇨🇦
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
January 28, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Remember back when ICE goons invaded a Hyundai plant, arrested all the workers, mocked them with racist slurs, and then deported them back to South Korea?
Seems like South Korea remembers.
Seems like South Korea remembers.
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New enamel pins will drop on my site this Friday 1/30 @ 10 am PST! 💕
🔗 here to preview all the new designs: shop.fossilforager.art
Reshares appreciated to get the word out! #sciart
🔗 here to preview all the new designs: shop.fossilforager.art
Reshares appreciated to get the word out! #sciart
January 28, 2026 at 8:33 PM
New enamel pins will drop on my site this Friday 1/30 @ 10 am PST! 💕
🔗 here to preview all the new designs: shop.fossilforager.art
Reshares appreciated to get the word out! #sciart
🔗 here to preview all the new designs: shop.fossilforager.art
Reshares appreciated to get the word out! #sciart
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every time i see a white guy in their fifties radicalized by the twitter algorithm into racism and extremism i think about how it's a total failure of the youtube algorithm to instead radicalize him into home brewing, elaborate A/V setups, or DIY solar
January 28, 2026 at 8:22 PM
every time i see a white guy in their fifties radicalized by the twitter algorithm into racism and extremism i think about how it's a total failure of the youtube algorithm to instead radicalize him into home brewing, elaborate A/V setups, or DIY solar