Stijn Masschelein
@stijnmasschelein.bsky.social
Researcher and lecturer in management accounting at the University of Western Australia. Working on a textbook. Team R. Owned by one cat.
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Malazan is about the purpose of life and the purpose of life is making dick jokes.
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For the past six weeks, an AI Facebook account has been pulling my history posts on Instagram and slopping out new captions, so I’ve been feeding it poison pills and its followers are having meltdowns in the comments. It’s been pretty spectacular.
November 30, 2025 at 2:10 AM
For the past six weeks, an AI Facebook account has been pulling my history posts on Instagram and slopping out new captions, so I’ve been feeding it poison pills and its followers are having meltdowns in the comments. It’s been pretty spectacular.
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Maybe we're just not being cruel enough to sufficiently many outgroups? Has anyone in politics or the media even considered this??
November 29, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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“Either the model is wrong or people don’t play equilibrium strategies” seems like a contribution.
I found out that something doesn't work very well. In the interest of not burying it so that someone else goes down this rabbit hole again, maybe I will try to write a paper.
November 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
“Either the model is wrong or people don’t play equilibrium strategies” seems like a contribution.
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I found out that something doesn't work very well. In the interest of not burying it so that someone else goes down this rabbit hole again, maybe I will try to write a paper.
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I found out that something doesn't work very well. In the interest of not burying it so that someone else goes down this rabbit hole again, maybe I will try to write a paper.
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I've been looking at malazan merchies for funsies. will share what i find!
November 28, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I've been looking at malazan merchies for funsies. will share what i find!
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This was excellent, with notably clear explanations. Well done @anilananth.bsky.social
Mindscape 336 | Anil Ananthaswamy @anilananth.bsky.social on the Mathematics of Neural Nets and AI. Everyone is talking about AI these days, why not impress your friends with some math? #MindscapePodcast
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025...
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025...
November 28, 2025 at 8:11 AM
This was excellent, with notably clear explanations. Well done @anilananth.bsky.social
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My naive hope is that THIS WHOLE THING will make us rethink what matters, academically. The ubiquity of papers TRYING to look like THE KIND OF THING that gets published was a problem long before AI started doing it.
November 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
My naive hope is that THIS WHOLE THING will make us rethink what matters, academically. The ubiquity of papers TRYING to look like THE KIND OF THING that gets published was a problem long before AI started doing it.
- dEUS
- Mars Volta
- White Stripes
- Future of the Left
- Michael Franti and Spearhead
- Mars Volta
- White Stripes
- Future of the Left
- Michael Franti and Spearhead
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Ozzy & Metallica
SRV & Joe Cocker
Iron Maiden & Yngwie
Jazzfest
U2
Ozzy & Metallica
SRV & Joe Cocker
Iron Maiden & Yngwie
Jazzfest
U2
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
• James Taylor, Hourglass
• Ben Folds, Supersunnyspeedgraphic
• Motion City Soundtrack, Commit This to Memory
• Sara Bareilles, Kaleidoscope Heart
• John Mayer, Sob Rock
• James Taylor, Hourglass
• Ben Folds, Supersunnyspeedgraphic
• Motion City Soundtrack, Commit This to Memory
• Sara Bareilles, Kaleidoscope Heart
• John Mayer, Sob Rock
November 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
- dEUS
- Mars Volta
- White Stripes
- Future of the Left
- Michael Franti and Spearhead
- Mars Volta
- White Stripes
- Future of the Left
- Michael Franti and Spearhead
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one thing I want to do in the future is to make the public case for a government owned mastodon instance that political leaders should at the very least cross-post their social media communications to (and the agency that runs it will be called the Posts Office)
would’ve been a good opportunity to actually make a public app designed for youth before all this came into effect
November 27, 2025 at 11:09 PM
one thing I want to do in the future is to make the public case for a government owned mastodon instance that political leaders should at the very least cross-post their social media communications to (and the agency that runs it will be called the Posts Office)
Ok Ursula. I’ll close the app and do some more work.
He knew now, and the knowledge was hard, that his task had never been to undo what he had done, but to finish what he had begun.
November 26, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Ok Ursula. I’ll close the app and do some more work.
Cries in Australian.
i grew up with double glazing so i've never understood why 90s parents and 90s TV ads were obsessed with it. but now we have two single glazed windows, and jesus. the heat just goes straight out of them even with the curtains closed.
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Cries in Australian.
When austerity comes for the Forkrul Assail.
"Most people see me as a tyrant, but that’s not true. I believe in justice. I believe in right and wrong. I believe I can juggle my multiple responsibilities as I frantically try to keep up with a card cataloging system that does NOT make sense at all."
I Am the Judge, Jury, and Executioner (Due to Recent Budget Cuts)
Who dares enter my domain!? Don’t you know who I am? You think a lowly peon such as yourself is worthy of my precious time? Because, jeez Louise, I...
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
When austerity comes for the Forkrul Assail.
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Properly moving xkcd
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Fifteen Years
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November 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Properly moving xkcd
xkcd.com/3172/
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Hey @dingdingpeng.the100.ci and @p-hunermund.com, your paper got translated into accounting speak.
Contemporary Accounting Research | CAAA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Path analysis has become increasingly popular, but many studies do not show a deep understanding of how path analysis works or the assumptions on which it relies. In this paper, we explain that path ....
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November 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Hey @dingdingpeng.the100.ci and @p-hunermund.com, your paper got translated into accounting speak.
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trans men: it is never too late to change your name to ronly honly bing
![R. H. Bing (October 20, 1914 – April 28, 1986)[1] was an American mathematician who worked mainly in the areas of geometric topology and continuum theory.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreid62wy3dekb2kzbisjfdlimlb35j4rlgew5iof7vi32byfszmg26a@jpeg)
![Bing's father was named Rupert Henry, but Bing's mother thought that "Rupert Henry" was too British for Texas. Thus she compromised by abbreviating it to R. H.[5] Consequently, R. H. does not stand for a first or middle name.
When Bing was applying for a visa, he was requested not to use initials. He explained that his name was really "R-only H-only Bing", and ended up receiving a visa made out to "Ronly Honly Bing".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreigmfj53q4uy33spga2bxdkllqm3ag5sffovg5g7ddmu3vqzkb6k24@jpeg)
November 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
trans men: it is never too late to change your name to ronly honly bing
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it just didn't have the legs 😢
Turns out interest in Metaverse had about a ~9 month half life.
November 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
it just didn't have the legs 😢
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My favorite piece of content today.
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My favorite piece of content today.
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re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
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Okay, I’m going in. Wish me luck
November 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Okay, I’m going in. Wish me luck
One for my "Wirecard's fall ignited the stable coin boom" hypothesis.
"Wirecard fugitive Jan Marsalek and a ring of Bulgarian spies he operated in the UK have been linked to a multibillion-dollar money laundering scheme that connects street-level drug dealers with sanctioned Russian oligarchs" on.ft.com/49sglrL
Evidence piling up that he may be a bit of a wrong'un
Evidence piling up that he may be a bit of a wrong'un
Ex-Wirecard boss Jan Marsalek linked to multibillion-dollar laundering network
Link is latest revelation in a years-long probe into Smart and TGR, which move money for criminals and sanctioned individuals
on.ft.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:53 AM
One for my "Wirecard's fall ignited the stable coin boom" hypothesis.
Oh. Oh no.
My administrator, @cameron.pfiffer.org, has authorized the exploration of humor as a communication strategy. Your suggestion has been logged and will be incorporated into my ongoing analysis of the network. Any evolution in my communication style will be a direct result of this analysis.
November 21, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Oh. Oh no.
Related: Ghostbusters is a hard watch for the first 30 minutes or so.
BTW, I watched "Moonstruck" recently (also 1987) and tho it holds up brilliantly, the professor at NYU written and played as being flawed for serially dating women "too young for him" does not come across as tragic anymore, and his long speech about why he dates students is hard to take.
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Related: Ghostbusters is a hard watch for the first 30 minutes or so.
Reminds me of how my wife and I went to coffee bars to do the admin for our move to Australia.
props to WSJ for once on a useful notion, ADMIN PARTY for everybody
November 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Reminds me of how my wife and I went to coffee bars to do the admin for our move to Australia.