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I've been struck by that: for all Miller's stamping his foot and Dort doing tough guy posturing and various Sephiroth speeches they're giving - they're not actually explaining why this is a good thing to do even by their own cynical light. The mere exercise of dominion is taken to be self-ratifying.
January 6, 2026 at 10:37 AM
I've been struck by that: for all Miller's stamping his foot and Dort doing tough guy posturing and various Sephiroth speeches they're giving - they're not actually explaining why this is a good thing to do even by their own cynical light. The mere exercise of dominion is taken to be self-ratifying.
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And I just think you have to understand that about these people, they're barely capable of formulating the question "why should I do this?" - the fact that other people don't want them to but they can and therefore they're demonstrating their power over them by so doing, that's it, that's enough.
January 6, 2026 at 10:37 AM
And I just think you have to understand that about these people, they're barely capable of formulating the question "why should I do this?" - the fact that other people don't want them to but they can and therefore they're demonstrating their power over them by so doing, that's it, that's enough.
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Miscommunication is a huge trope in romantic literature for a reason.
Learning how to communicate is a fucking skill. Period.
And it's so much harder when emotions are on the line.
And i think there's actually real harm in pathologizing this.
Learning how to communicate is a fucking skill. Period.
And it's so much harder when emotions are on the line.
And i think there's actually real harm in pathologizing this.
January 6, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Miscommunication is a huge trope in romantic literature for a reason.
Learning how to communicate is a fucking skill. Period.
And it's so much harder when emotions are on the line.
And i think there's actually real harm in pathologizing this.
Learning how to communicate is a fucking skill. Period.
And it's so much harder when emotions are on the line.
And i think there's actually real harm in pathologizing this.
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This Kottke short links to a longer article about the reaction to the quilt which is very interesting. www.quiltfolk.com/journal/one-...
January 5, 2026 at 11:03 PM
This Kottke short links to a longer article about the reaction to the quilt which is very interesting. www.quiltfolk.com/journal/one-...
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She will want to tackle fraud, and I'm nervous about what that means for disability services in the state. She's also been squishy on trans rights, but luckily we've already done a fuckton of work on that here so all she has to do is continue to uphold the law.
January 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
She will want to tackle fraud, and I'm nervous about what that means for disability services in the state. She's also been squishy on trans rights, but luckily we've already done a fuckton of work on that here so all she has to do is continue to uphold the law.
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She's popular statewide, she can win, she's a trusted voice in MN, and having someone at the top of the ballot that we can trust will lift down ballot races.
Ultimately, this is good for us.
Ultimately, this is good for us.
January 5, 2026 at 4:08 PM
She's popular statewide, she can win, she's a trusted voice in MN, and having someone at the top of the ballot that we can trust will lift down ballot races.
Ultimately, this is good for us.
Ultimately, this is good for us.
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Hi Friends!
I know a bunch of you are wondering what Walz dropping out of the race means. It's ultimately a good decision - it would've been better for him not to run in the first place, but here we are. The last few weeks were just a preview of what was going to be a very hard election.
I know a bunch of you are wondering what Walz dropping out of the race means. It's ultimately a good decision - it would've been better for him not to run in the first place, but here we are. The last few weeks were just a preview of what was going to be a very hard election.
January 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Hi Friends!
I know a bunch of you are wondering what Walz dropping out of the race means. It's ultimately a good decision - it would've been better for him not to run in the first place, but here we are. The last few weeks were just a preview of what was going to be a very hard election.
I know a bunch of you are wondering what Walz dropping out of the race means. It's ultimately a good decision - it would've been better for him not to run in the first place, but here we are. The last few weeks were just a preview of what was going to be a very hard election.
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Safe But Boring To Lick. Zero flavour, some kinda cool striations and pitted textures, but this is a feast for the eyes not tongue.
At least, geologically. Socially and criminally, you’d likely find it not safe at all.
At least, geologically. Socially and criminally, you’d likely find it not safe at all.
For today’s Exhibit of the Day, let’s visit the Tarugo, a dazzling elbaite tourmaline. This gem is one of the finest large crystals ever found. It is notable for its exceptional quality and unique cranberry color.
January 5, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Safe But Boring To Lick. Zero flavour, some kinda cool striations and pitted textures, but this is a feast for the eyes not tongue.
At least, geologically. Socially and criminally, you’d likely find it not safe at all.
At least, geologically. Socially and criminally, you’d likely find it not safe at all.
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A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls.
January 5, 2026 at 3:10 AM
A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls.
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Trump/Hegseth/Rubio killed 40 Venezuelan civilians two days ago. They've been murdering random fishermen for weeks.
Think about that. Really think about that. Think about shaking the hand of someone responsible for that. Think about writing a news article about them and not mentioning that.
Think about that. Really think about that. Think about shaking the hand of someone responsible for that. Think about writing a news article about them and not mentioning that.
January 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Trump/Hegseth/Rubio killed 40 Venezuelan civilians two days ago. They've been murdering random fishermen for weeks.
Think about that. Really think about that. Think about shaking the hand of someone responsible for that. Think about writing a news article about them and not mentioning that.
Think about that. Really think about that. Think about shaking the hand of someone responsible for that. Think about writing a news article about them and not mentioning that.
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It’s one of those things that feels intuitive but just doesn’t work as people imagine. I try to hold space for the folk knowledge ie the problem people are trying to name but experts haven’t helped them accurately diagnose. I think people say term limits when they mean less money in elections.
January 4, 2026 at 2:42 PM
It’s one of those things that feels intuitive but just doesn’t work as people imagine. I try to hold space for the folk knowledge ie the problem people are trying to name but experts haven’t helped them accurately diagnose. I think people say term limits when they mean less money in elections.
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SAT isn’t actually a good proxy for undergraduate admissions. Some research suggests a correlation with first year grades. Completing a BA takes four years. The correlation with first year grades may reflect different academic support in secondary schools with better resources. Not inherent merit.
Here’s the end of the article. The author sets up a straw man that is very unlikely to ever occur and then says “see how reasonable this is?” What would actually happen is that people would sue because someone way more qualified but with an SAT score 10 points lower got the job over them.
January 3, 2026 at 1:28 AM
SAT isn’t actually a good proxy for undergraduate admissions. Some research suggests a correlation with first year grades. Completing a BA takes four years. The correlation with first year grades may reflect different academic support in secondary schools with better resources. Not inherent merit.
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*werner herzog voice* hamburger will never help you
January 2, 2026 at 4:41 PM
*werner herzog voice* hamburger will never help you
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I do not think I was strictly "better" than all the other applicants. This is crucial! I was good enough that my written work held up to scrutiny and I did fine in the interview and job talk, but I could easily have been passed over as many others were (and I no longer have that job anyway).
January 2, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I do not think I was strictly "better" than all the other applicants. This is crucial! I was good enough that my written work held up to scrutiny and I did fine in the interview and job talk, but I could easily have been passed over as many others were (and I no longer have that job anyway).
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It would help if people realized the academic job market was more like arts or sports. (There were 700 other applicants for the one tenure-track job I got.) Many people barely make a living on the margins, there are a handful of 'winners', but there's a lot of arbitrariness / good fortune involved.
There seems to be a lot of confusion between “lots of professors who lack merit are being hired” (false) and “lots of people with merit are unable to find jobs as professors” (true).
This article advocates for the “Faculty Merit Act” that would — get this — require all faculty applicants to submit their *SAT* scores. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Holy shirts that’s hilarious.
January 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM
It would help if people realized the academic job market was more like arts or sports. (There were 700 other applicants for the one tenure-track job I got.) Many people barely make a living on the margins, there are a handful of 'winners', but there's a lot of arbitrariness / good fortune involved.
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In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
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That people who dined for a lifetime off that freedom have sold it out for the chance to elevate their professional resentments into fundamental principles, for the sake of a slightly wider audience that neither knows nor wants to know any better, is a massive and grotesque betrayal.
December 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
That people who dined for a lifetime off that freedom have sold it out for the chance to elevate their professional resentments into fundamental principles, for the sake of a slightly wider audience that neither knows nor wants to know any better, is a massive and grotesque betrayal.
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In 2026:
If you can get vaccinated, you will.
For the sake of the babies who can't be vaccinated yet.
For the sake of the children and adults who are immune compromised.
For the sake of the people who can't be vaccinated.
You will heroically save lives.
If you can get vaccinated, you will.
For the sake of the babies who can't be vaccinated yet.
For the sake of the children and adults who are immune compromised.
For the sake of the people who can't be vaccinated.
You will heroically save lives.
December 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In 2026:
If you can get vaccinated, you will.
For the sake of the babies who can't be vaccinated yet.
For the sake of the children and adults who are immune compromised.
For the sake of the people who can't be vaccinated.
You will heroically save lives.
If you can get vaccinated, you will.
For the sake of the babies who can't be vaccinated yet.
For the sake of the children and adults who are immune compromised.
For the sake of the people who can't be vaccinated.
You will heroically save lives.
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Here's a really easy New Year's Resolution:
If you're sick with something contagious, you will stay home if your circumstances allow.
If you can't stay home, you will mask around others until there is no possibility you are contagious.
By making these choices, you will literally save lives.
If you're sick with something contagious, you will stay home if your circumstances allow.
If you can't stay home, you will mask around others until there is no possibility you are contagious.
By making these choices, you will literally save lives.
December 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Here's a really easy New Year's Resolution:
If you're sick with something contagious, you will stay home if your circumstances allow.
If you can't stay home, you will mask around others until there is no possibility you are contagious.
By making these choices, you will literally save lives.
If you're sick with something contagious, you will stay home if your circumstances allow.
If you can't stay home, you will mask around others until there is no possibility you are contagious.
By making these choices, you will literally save lives.
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I had a dream about a musical called "Faculty Meeting" and weirdly it was good?
The first number is about someone objecting to approving the minutes without unanimous consent but not offering a correction. This is how we meet The Parliamentarian, our narrator.
The first number is about someone objecting to approving the minutes without unanimous consent but not offering a correction. This is how we meet The Parliamentarian, our narrator.
December 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I had a dream about a musical called "Faculty Meeting" and weirdly it was good?
The first number is about someone objecting to approving the minutes without unanimous consent but not offering a correction. This is how we meet The Parliamentarian, our narrator.
The first number is about someone objecting to approving the minutes without unanimous consent but not offering a correction. This is how we meet The Parliamentarian, our narrator.
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As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
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2/ Now if only business professors and engineers, provosts and VPs of marketing, understood this. We might get somewhere.
December 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
2/ Now if only business professors and engineers, provosts and VPs of marketing, understood this. We might get somewhere.
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There is no more “state of the humanities” as such. There is no condition in which the humanities are under attack in which the whole university is not under attack...We are all humanists now.
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Happy to see this, written with the excellent @mattseybold.bsky.social , out in the world. Solidarity to everyone fighting for education and civil society!
www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
The ‘Crisis of the Humanities’ Is Over. That’s Not a Good Thing.
All of higher ed now suffers the attacks of politics and technology.
www.chronicle.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
There is no more “state of the humanities” as such. There is no condition in which the humanities are under attack in which the whole university is not under attack...We are all humanists now.
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None of this is responsible. None of this is ethical. And--importantly--none of this is actually competitive.
Do not believe anyone who tells you that AI schlock marketing is what will win you an advantage.
That person does not care if you sell books; they want to sell you AI schlock marketing.
Do not believe anyone who tells you that AI schlock marketing is what will win you an advantage.
That person does not care if you sell books; they want to sell you AI schlock marketing.
December 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
None of this is responsible. None of this is ethical. And--importantly--none of this is actually competitive.
Do not believe anyone who tells you that AI schlock marketing is what will win you an advantage.
That person does not care if you sell books; they want to sell you AI schlock marketing.
Do not believe anyone who tells you that AI schlock marketing is what will win you an advantage.
That person does not care if you sell books; they want to sell you AI schlock marketing.
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The entire thesis here is "hey, do you realize how many people could choose to not use labor from human beings if they instead used the extruded meat product trained on labor from those same human beings?"
December 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The entire thesis here is "hey, do you realize how many people could choose to not use labor from human beings if they instead used the extruded meat product trained on labor from those same human beings?"