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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD

@struthious.bsky.social

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Applied scientist working on LLM evaluation and publishing in AI ethics. Formerly: technical writing, philosophy. Urbanism nerd in my spare time. Opinions here my own. he/they 🏳️‍⚧️. https://boltzmann-brain.github.io/

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · Aug 19

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 12h

unpopular opinion: it's a good age. I like being excited by ordinary things.

Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 12h

so what's with the french and cats

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 17h

I once watched an opera adaptation of Thomas bernhard’s The Loser, which is just a monologue (so half the number of characters as Waiting for Godot), so I think a musical version of Waiting for Godot could be good

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 1d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 18h

source: r.algorithmwatch.org/nl3/Z8cWWoNk...

For politicians, TikTok’s algorithm is a handy bogeyman – Automated Society

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 18h

beyond parody

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 18h

Thank you

Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 21h

idk how much of my anti-smart home attitude is because I'm frugal and think it's unnecessary vs how much is that I'm more privacy conscious from having worked in AI ethics.

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 22h

I like the wilderness---I backpack a lot. But a career compatible with that would be like, being a professional mountain guide, not being a farmer.

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 22h

I went through the 'I'll have a passion-based career' phase in academia; now I'll take whatever doesn't completely suck and will allow me to retire within a decade

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 22h

none of those rural fantasies have appealed to me, but also I'm in software not particularly out of choice

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 23h

unfortunately I know at least 2 people IRL who espouse this view so I cannot dismiss as just an online thing

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 1d

Feels like it’s designed to press @erinbartram.bsky.social ’s buttons

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t believe carlists are still a thing

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Fat Tea @fat-teabskysocial.bsky.social · 1d

this is why intersectionality failed imo, there's no mechanism for settling intercoalitional disputes beyond the suffering olympics you discussed.

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 1d

are we going to get any great literature out of it though

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 1d

I think because doing so has become a cultural marker for being sufficiently anti-AI.

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ellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contact · 1d

people say they hate child abusers, but I've gotten more shit for saying my parents abused me than my parents ever will

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Emily Hamilton @ebwhamilton.bsky.social · 2d

Love this new report on buildings' relative fire safety from @alexhrwtz.bsky.social and Pew colleagues.

www.pew.org/en/research-...

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 1d

I trust regime accountant

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 1d

kobo clara HD, purchased 5 years ago so I'm comparing to my kindle of > 5 yrs ago

Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 1d

I switched a while back for easier library book access, but the kobo I have is a lot buggier than the kindle I had and the battery life is nowhere as good

Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 1d

tax deductions for having kids is a more appropriate analogy (and people are fine with that too)

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 1d

yeah, hardly anyone is on the federal minimum wage

Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 2d

it's split between northern appalachia and western appalachia which is fair

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 2d

are FOMO-sexuals a thing?