David Williamson Shaffer
@dwshaffer.bsky.social
Professor of leaning analytics, quantitative ethnographer, husband, father, eater of twizzlers
FIFA Prize for Medicine goes to… RFK
December 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
FIFA Prize for Medicine goes to… RFK
I followed you before your post on AI, but I agree with your position here. Baby… bathwater
December 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I followed you before your post on AI, but I agree with your position here. Baby… bathwater
What, you’ve never heard of a zen koan?
December 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
What, you’ve never heard of a zen koan?
It’s an interesting theory of governance:
Better to sign a document you know nothing about than participate in a decision but don’t physically sign the document
🤔
Better to sign a document you know nothing about than participate in a decision but don’t physically sign the document
🤔
December 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It’s an interesting theory of governance:
Better to sign a document you know nothing about than participate in a decision but don’t physically sign the document
🤔
Better to sign a document you know nothing about than participate in a decision but don’t physically sign the document
🤔
Agree. But just one bit
December 10, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Agree. But just one bit
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
two hockey players wearing jerseys that say hiel are sitting on a bench holding sticks .
Alt: two hockey players wearing jerseys sitting on a bench holding sticks .
media.tenor.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
Fuller (someone said it already) and HH Richardson? Frederick Law Olmstead?
December 7, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Fuller (someone said it already) and HH Richardson? Frederick Law Olmstead?
I’m totally good with being pedantic about Alice. I have the annotated version as a kid
December 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I’m totally good with being pedantic about Alice. I have the annotated version as a kid
But I take rides to and from middle sized airports all the time!
December 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
But I take rides to and from middle sized airports all the time!
No need for the “or” in this case
December 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
No need for the “or” in this case
Fair. But even Tom Hanks got off the island eventually
December 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Fair. But even Tom Hanks got off the island eventually
Am I actually going with a toddler? And do how long?
December 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Am I actually going with a toddler? And do how long?
My first thought too — although I’m not sure that’s a good sign for either of us
December 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
My first thought too — although I’m not sure that’s a good sign for either of us
Really? I had that as the center square of my 2025 Bingo card!
December 6, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Really? I had that as the center square of my 2025 Bingo card!
Tackiness of evil
December 6, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Tackiness of evil
An irritated icosahedron rolled over everyone at a party. All 20 of them
December 6, 2025 at 5:29 AM
An irritated icosahedron rolled over everyone at a party. All 20 of them
Those are nice corporate clients you have there. Shame if something happened to ‘em, right Dinsdale?
December 6, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Those are nice corporate clients you have there. Shame if something happened to ‘em, right Dinsdale?
Right. I want them to invent a device that automatically cleans the toilet so I have more time to write a novel, not something to write the novel while I clean the toilets
December 6, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Right. I want them to invent a device that automatically cleans the toilet so I have more time to write a novel, not something to write the novel while I clean the toilets
Right. It could be a desert island with a Sandals
December 6, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Right. It could be a desert island with a Sandals
Yup. Although what else are we bringing? I mean, if I can bring my laptop and cellular phone, I bring whatever toy my toddler likes best
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Yup. Although what else are we bringing? I mean, if I can bring my laptop and cellular phone, I bring whatever toy my toddler likes best