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@hikemix.bsky.social
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Philosopher in Glasgow, working on laws of nature, physics, and artificial intelligence. Researching bullshit but not a bullshitter.
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Wait so the BBC has a board member who founded one of its most ideologically biased competitors? I bet that guy really has the corporation's interests at the top of his mind
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Rookie numbers. I've been photographing an Appalachian family for at least 25 years.
a nytimes article which says "I photographed an Appalachian family for 15 years"
November 9, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Happy Halloween from me amd Chrissy
Mike and Chrissy dressed as Magnum and Higgins Tom Selleck and John Hillerman dressed as Magnum and Higgins
October 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Reached a personal milestone recently
my baldur's gate steam page with a note saying 'you've played 420 hours'.
October 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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This passage appears in a book by Bill Lycan, but I can't be bothered to tell you which book or where
October 2, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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my own tweet from 18 days ago: "oh they're starving *sick* kids. that's okay then thanks for clarifying.
August 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Are you tellin' me that my repay from Delay Repay's delayed???
An email with the Avanti West Coast heading which says: Dear Michael Hicks, Please accept our apologies for the delay in processing your claim that we received on Sun, 20 Jul 2025. We are currently experiencing high volumes of claims which is preventing us from assessing your claim as quickly as usual.
July 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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July 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Passed my Life in the UK test today. Time to celebrate.
Beans Toast
July 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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it's the Nathan Felder meme where he's like "I hope you're hungry.... FOR NOTHING" But it says "Great news ... FOR MEASLES!"
July 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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A pound is both heavier and lighter than a kilo, according to Google search.
a Google AI overview which says that pound of feathers is heavier than a kilogram of gold, says some stuff about avoirdupois and Troy pounds, then says that a kilogram of gold is heavier than a pound of feathers... All in one paragraph!
June 30, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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google's AI still does not understand the "earlier than" relation"
June 30, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Huh
A screenshot of Google maps with the places Workington, Whitehaven, Mayport, and Cockermouth.
June 28, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Anyone else noticing a resemblance?
Star Wars: Clone Wars battledrojds lined up "Battledroids on the March, A Star Wars Screengrab" LA Cops, same color as the Droids with masks creating a droid-head-like protrusion, in a screenshotted tik tok
June 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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It sounds like someone texted Mike Waltz with Jeffrey Goldberg's number but with a different name, as a fun prank.
March 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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never forget
Fabio, his nose bloody from a goose encounter on the first hill of the Loch Ness Monster Rollercoaster circa 1999
March 19, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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post a photo you took with no context to being some zen to the timeline
two people watch a sun set over a beach with windy palms 🌴
March 10, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Hilary Putnam/Christopher Lloyd
it's hilary putnam it's Christopher Lloyd
February 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Peter the problem is that you cannot beat fascism by moving right. You have to attack the underlying economic causes, and that means going further left. The center is not an option anymore.
an image of Tobias Funke and Lindsay from Arrested development. Lindsay says "Lots of parties have tried to defeat fascism by moving farther right". Tobias asked "well did it work for those people?" Lindsay replies "No. It never does. I mean, these people somehow delude themselves into thinking it might, but..." and Tobias finishes her sandwich by saying "but it might work for us."
February 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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an image of Tobias Funke and Lindsay from Arrested development. Lindsay says "Lots of parties have tried to defeat fascism by moving farther right". Tobias asked "well did it work for those people?" Lindsay replies "No. It never does. I mean, these people somehow delude themselves into thinking it might, but..." and Tobias finishes her sandwich by saying "but it might work for us."
February 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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"centrist" journalists
an image of Tobias Funke and Lindsay from Arrested development. Lindsay says "Lots of parties have tried to defeat fascism by moving farther right". Tobias asked "well did it work for those people?" Lindsay replies "No. It never does. I mean, these people somehow delude themselves into thinking it might, but..." and Tobias finishes her sandwich by saying "but it might work for us."
February 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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how you email finds me
A beautiful calico cat sits staring at a computer, he face lightly illuminated by the laptop screen Now the cat is looking up from the computer, making eye contact with the viewer in mild befuddlement.
February 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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The rapper and shoe magnate Kanye West, also known as (AKA) 'Ye'.
January 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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"Best title of 2024" -the Guardian. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
an expert from the linked Guardian article which says in part "Surely the best-titled academic paper of 2024 waht "ChatGPT is bullshit", from experts at the University of Glasgow.
January 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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back to the grind
a sunny blue sky with palm trees sits above a coffee and a laptop in a poolside deck cafe
January 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM