Göktuğ Kayaalp
@igoktugk.bsky.social
Fresh new doctoral student in History @ Boğaziçi Uni.
Master's in linguistics & bachelor's in Italianistics.
https://gkayaalp.com/
Master's in linguistics & bachelor's in Italianistics.
https://gkayaalp.com/
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Göktuğ Kayaalp
@igoktugk.bsky.social
· Sep 7
This is an academia dot edu hate account, don’t put your PDF in that
@vivaldi.com Hiya a feature request: can you add an option for disabling wrap around when cycling tabs? So if I Ctrl+Tab in the last tab it doesn't cycle back to the first?
January 3, 2026 at 12:02 PM
@vivaldi.com Hiya a feature request: can you add an option for disabling wrap around when cycling tabs? So if I Ctrl+Tab in the last tab it doesn't cycle back to the first?
Currently trying to read a paper written by two economists and honestly, this field is bullshit thru and thru. It's not a social science, it's not any humanities. It befits the fate of phrenology, from which it is not *that* distant in rigour and honesty.
January 1, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Currently trying to read a paper written by two economists and honestly, this field is bullshit thru and thru. It's not a social science, it's not any humanities. It befits the fate of phrenology, from which it is not *that* distant in rigour and honesty.
Damn it's nice to run into authors from uni readings here! We read this one in the latter weeks of the OE 1500s–1800s course. Varied opinions in class, I personally liked it.
January 1, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Damn it's nice to run into authors from uni readings here! We read this one in the latter weeks of the OE 1500s–1800s course. Varied opinions in class, I personally liked it.
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Quick visit to the Staatliches Museum Schwerin to look at the representation of some goldsmiths works in portraits of Ulrich.
November 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Quick visit to the Staatliches Museum Schwerin to look at the representation of some goldsmiths works in portraits of Ulrich.
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"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
Kamala Harris criticized Joe Biden's Administration, saying they should have been more willing to publicly criticize Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu over Gaza
The post ‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters first appeared on Mediaite.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
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Juts wanted to add, if you think this is weird, let me point out that the word "pink" started life as a shade of green.
December 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Juts wanted to add, if you think this is weird, let me point out that the word "pink" started life as a shade of green.
Too much.
Your daily fortune:
It's good to challenge yourself. For example, how much cheese can you eat before it becomes a problem for the world?
It's good to challenge yourself. For example, how much cheese can you eat before it becomes a problem for the world?
December 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Too much.
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Question for anyone who has gone through a PhD program (or other rigorous academic program): Did you get sick more often during your program?
December 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Question for anyone who has gone through a PhD program (or other rigorous academic program): Did you get sick more often during your program?
Good example of the kind of shithole "AI" comes from. It rhymes with everything ever in VC tech.
From 2015, it’s uBeam — never mind reality, here’s the VCs
your Pivot to AI holiday special!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYBh... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20251231-ube... - podcast
time: 10 min 15 sec
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/31/f... - blog post
your Pivot to AI holiday special!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYBh... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20251231-ube... - podcast
time: 10 min 15 sec
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/12/31/f... - blog post
December 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Good example of the kind of shithole "AI" comes from. It rhymes with everything ever in VC tech.
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My friend just sent this and i had to share
December 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM
My friend just sent this and i had to share
Ey! Happy new year ✨
Started snowing almost then here, 00:10-ish! beautiful outside
Started snowing almost then here, 00:10-ish! beautiful outside
December 31, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Ey! Happy new year ✨
Started snowing almost then here, 00:10-ish! beautiful outside
Started snowing almost then here, 00:10-ish! beautiful outside
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When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
"You very much shouldn't use TikTok", imo, actually. See ppl outside addicted to it so, they walk like zombies looking at it, in all public transport w/o headphones cos then they'd be wearing 24/7 I suppose, they look at it in class & in events they join voluntarily or worse. It's digital cigarettes
At first glance (need to read more thoroughly) this study and it’s replication would seem to indicate that you very much shouldn’t use TikTok at work or at school and should reserve it for extended leisure time.
Researchers had people do a memory task, take a 10-min break (rest, Twitter, YouTube, or TikTok), then resume.
Result? Only TikTok wrecked their ability to remember planned intentions. After scrolling, accuracy dropped from ~80% to basically coin-flip levels. Twitter & YouTube? No effect.
Result? Only TikTok wrecked their ability to remember planned intentions. After scrolling, accuracy dropped from ~80% to basically coin-flip levels. Twitter & YouTube? No effect.
December 31, 2025 at 10:04 AM
"You very much shouldn't use TikTok", imo, actually. See ppl outside addicted to it so, they walk like zombies looking at it, in all public transport w/o headphones cos then they'd be wearing 24/7 I suppose, they look at it in class & in events they join voluntarily or worse. It's digital cigarettes
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i’m so thrilled at the prospect of digital rejection becoming a mass movement
My twelve-year-old daughter's Christmas haul included a cassette Walkman and a Discman, and music to play on both.
Yes, part of it is STRANGER THINGS. But part of it is the seemingly inevitable swing towards throwback tech, coupled with the current longing to be LEFT ALONE TO LISTEN TO SHIT
Yes, part of it is STRANGER THINGS. But part of it is the seemingly inevitable swing towards throwback tech, coupled with the current longing to be LEFT ALONE TO LISTEN TO SHIT
I used to think that smartphones and streaming were a mistake because giving people the illusion of access to everything all of the time would break us irreparably, but this & returns to iPods, DVDs, records, etc prove that people just want to be people, not 24/7 consumers and marketing targets.
December 31, 2025 at 2:36 AM
i’m so thrilled at the prospect of digital rejection becoming a mass movement
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I used to think that smartphones and streaming were a mistake because giving people the illusion of access to everything all of the time would break us irreparably, but this & returns to iPods, DVDs, records, etc prove that people just want to be people, not 24/7 consumers and marketing targets.
December 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I used to think that smartphones and streaming were a mistake because giving people the illusion of access to everything all of the time would break us irreparably, but this & returns to iPods, DVDs, records, etc prove that people just want to be people, not 24/7 consumers and marketing targets.
I wonder how it is with fellow 30yos. I used music streaming from early days on, for a proper decade till earlier this year. Up and deleted the account cos it was inter alia making me hate music, such terrible experience. Thinking of getting a CD player for my study & an mp3 player for on the go
My twelve-year-old daughter's Christmas haul included a cassette Walkman and a Discman, and music to play on both.
Yes, part of it is STRANGER THINGS. But part of it is the seemingly inevitable swing towards throwback tech, coupled with the current longing to be LEFT ALONE TO LISTEN TO SHIT
Yes, part of it is STRANGER THINGS. But part of it is the seemingly inevitable swing towards throwback tech, coupled with the current longing to be LEFT ALONE TO LISTEN TO SHIT
I used to think that smartphones and streaming were a mistake because giving people the illusion of access to everything all of the time would break us irreparably, but this & returns to iPods, DVDs, records, etc prove that people just want to be people, not 24/7 consumers and marketing targets.
December 31, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I wonder how it is with fellow 30yos. I used music streaming from early days on, for a proper decade till earlier this year. Up and deleted the account cos it was inter alia making me hate music, such terrible experience. Thinking of getting a CD player for my study & an mp3 player for on the go
Tried to use Instagram this summer for following academic events announcements, couldn't, it's the vilest stupidest app ever. Got suspended 1st for impersonation when I literally had no pfp nor name, then for hate speech before I posted literally anything. Both just to force me to give em my phone #
i think tomorrow may be my last day having instagram on my phone. feels like an important way to claw back my time and some of my attention span.
December 31, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Tried to use Instagram this summer for following academic events announcements, couldn't, it's the vilest stupidest app ever. Got suspended 1st for impersonation when I literally had no pfp nor name, then for hate speech before I posted literally anything. Both just to force me to give em my phone #
I am to write an essay for class on witchcraft and print culture; apparently printers fanned the flames of witch crazes spreading relevant ideas, misogyny, etc. Quite interesting topic, if only I hadn't procrastinated on it too much. Gotta hand it in by the 1st.
December 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I am to write an essay for class on witchcraft and print culture; apparently printers fanned the flames of witch crazes spreading relevant ideas, misogyny, etc. Quite interesting topic, if only I hadn't procrastinated on it too much. Gotta hand it in by the 1st.
Remember when software had manuals and documentation you consulted when you needed instead of a constant barrage of stupid distracting popups that tell you how to do things you at the moment have no interest in doing?
December 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Remember when software had manuals and documentation you consulted when you needed instead of a constant barrage of stupid distracting popups that tell you how to do things you at the moment have no interest in doing?
- Now that's a way to solve the reproductivity crisis!
+ I think you'll find it's called the reproducibili..."
- Shut up and swim!
+ I think you'll find it's called the reproducibili..."
- Shut up and swim!
"Leaping like a Salmon from Academia to a career in the industry" oh my oh my Jo now that's a fuckin title innit. But salmon go up rivers to reproduce, so, what kind of job are we landing? And why does her company's podcast's episodes have DOIs?
December 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
- Now that's a way to solve the reproductivity crisis!
+ I think you'll find it's called the reproducibili..."
- Shut up and swim!
+ I think you'll find it's called the reproducibili..."
- Shut up and swim!
So I was a bit intrigued with this, went a-looking, found the founder guy, but quite discreet lad, barely anything online about him, except an interview w/ some Jo Havemann, name that rings a veeery faint bell...
He is a drop out from medical school, so not actually any scientist. Which makes sense
He is a drop out from medical school, so not actually any scientist. Which makes sense
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"Open Science platform [...] combining human expertise with advanced AI. [And] approval decisions rest entirely with reviewers, eliminating editorial biases. This removes a major source of frustration for authors, ensuring papers are valued solely on their merits."
www.qeios.com/about
"Open Science platform [...] combining human expertise with advanced AI. [And] approval decisions rest entirely with reviewers, eliminating editorial biases. This removes a major source of frustration for authors, ensuring papers are valued solely on their merits."
www.qeios.com/about
About Qeios
We are unveiling new ways of creating and distributing knowledge.
www.qeios.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
So I was a bit intrigued with this, went a-looking, found the founder guy, but quite discreet lad, barely anything online about him, except an interview w/ some Jo Havemann, name that rings a veeery faint bell...
He is a drop out from medical school, so not actually any scientist. Which makes sense
He is a drop out from medical school, so not actually any scientist. Which makes sense
This reply to my post got hidden behind "show more" cos idk why.. Profanity? I didn't make any reports? Disappeared from notifications as well..
Spose they've activated TV Guardian for bsky cos grown adults cannot be allowed to communicate normally?
What a shit social media shit this one is
Spose they've activated TV Guardian for bsky cos grown adults cannot be allowed to communicate normally?
What a shit social media shit this one is
What a bunch of motherfucking fuckers
December 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
This reply to my post got hidden behind "show more" cos idk why.. Profanity? I didn't make any reports? Disappeared from notifications as well..
Spose they've activated TV Guardian for bsky cos grown adults cannot be allowed to communicate normally?
What a shit social media shit this one is
Spose they've activated TV Guardian for bsky cos grown adults cannot be allowed to communicate normally?
What a shit social media shit this one is
The only way to truly opt out of Mozilla "AI" is to uninstall their crapware, at this point.
wonder why nobody trusts @firefox.com's claims AI is totally gonna be opt out guys trust us after we keep lying our asses off
mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/11579...
mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/11579...
December 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The only way to truly opt out of Mozilla "AI" is to uninstall their crapware, at this point.
History articles written in the style and language of social sciences suck ass. Hate reading them.
December 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
History articles written in the style and language of social sciences suck ass. Hate reading them.