Ian Ramjohn
@iramjohn.bsky.social
Wikipedia expert at @wikieducation.bsky.social.
Plant ecology Ph.D. 🇹🇹Trinbagonian in exile
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They created the conditions, but you did the devaluing.
But it's also absurd when you talk about "poor people for pirating a little art to enjoy" when you've admitting you (a) can afford space to store "3.5 TB of movies and 600GB of music", and (b) not just talking about "a little art to enjoy".
But it's also absurd when you talk about "poor people for pirating a little art to enjoy" when you've admitting you (a) can afford space to store "3.5 TB of movies and 600GB of music", and (b) not just talking about "a little art to enjoy".
November 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
They created the conditions, but you did the devaluing.
But it's also absurd when you talk about "poor people for pirating a little art to enjoy" when you've admitting you (a) can afford space to store "3.5 TB of movies and 600GB of music", and (b) not just talking about "a little art to enjoy".
But it's also absurd when you talk about "poor people for pirating a little art to enjoy" when you've admitting you (a) can afford space to store "3.5 TB of movies and 600GB of music", and (b) not just talking about "a little art to enjoy".
Guessing this stems from @kristadb1.bsky.social's thread from a couple days ago, which says: "A bunch of you are steal[ing] from my poor friends who are struggling to buy groceries, too."
Blaming techbros for "creat[ing] the conditions that devalue artists" doesn't force you to join in.
Blaming techbros for "creat[ing] the conditions that devalue artists" doesn't force you to join in.
November 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Guessing this stems from @kristadb1.bsky.social's thread from a couple days ago, which says: "A bunch of you are steal[ing] from my poor friends who are struggling to buy groceries, too."
Blaming techbros for "creat[ing] the conditions that devalue artists" doesn't force you to join in.
Blaming techbros for "creat[ing] the conditions that devalue artists" doesn't force you to join in.
I've always found the description of this (block?) list I'm on to be pretty damn funny.
It wasn't my goal to make people who "use, work with, or build" AI feel shame, but I damn well think they *should* feel ashamed.
Are they so fragile that they need me to protect their delicate feelings?
It wasn't my goal to make people who "use, work with, or build" AI feel shame, but I damn well think they *should* feel ashamed.
Are they so fragile that they need me to protect their delicate feelings?
November 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I've always found the description of this (block?) list I'm on to be pretty damn funny.
It wasn't my goal to make people who "use, work with, or build" AI feel shame, but I damn well think they *should* feel ashamed.
Are they so fragile that they need me to protect their delicate feelings?
It wasn't my goal to make people who "use, work with, or build" AI feel shame, but I damn well think they *should* feel ashamed.
Are they so fragile that they need me to protect their delicate feelings?
I think a lot of people think of LLMs this way - "thinking" people can use LLMs despite their flaws, because they're smart enough to see through the errors.
In 2023 that might have been true, but LLMs have gotten past the obvious hallucinations, which makes it harder and harder to find the errors.
In 2023 that might have been true, but LLMs have gotten past the obvious hallucinations, which makes it harder and harder to find the errors.
November 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I think a lot of people think of LLMs this way - "thinking" people can use LLMs despite their flaws, because they're smart enough to see through the errors.
In 2023 that might have been true, but LLMs have gotten past the obvious hallucinations, which makes it harder and harder to find the errors.
In 2023 that might have been true, but LLMs have gotten past the obvious hallucinations, which makes it harder and harder to find the errors.
But this part...I only knew Americans through the media, and a white southerner acknowledging racism in a pop song that was a bit hit was a pleasant surprise.
When The Valley Road came out I found myself wondering whether it was his own story, and whether he was white passing, rather than white.
When The Valley Road came out I found myself wondering whether it was his own story, and whether he was white passing, rather than white.
November 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
But this part...I only knew Americans through the media, and a white southerner acknowledging racism in a pop song that was a bit hit was a pleasant surprise.
When The Valley Road came out I found myself wondering whether it was his own story, and whether he was white passing, rather than white.
When The Valley Road came out I found myself wondering whether it was his own story, and whether he was white passing, rather than white.
Obstructing *an investigation*? Sounds like he gave them all the information he's legally required to give them.
November 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Obstructing *an investigation*? Sounds like he gave them all the information he's legally required to give them.
Scanning the WaPo website this morning as I often do, I saw this OpEd. Then I noticed who the author was. Charles Murray?
Did "finding religion" make him distance himself from all the harm his embrace of race science has caused?
I'll never know if religious actually transformed him? Doubtful...
Did "finding religion" make him distance himself from all the harm his embrace of race science has caused?
I'll never know if religious actually transformed him? Doubtful...
November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Scanning the WaPo website this morning as I often do, I saw this OpEd. Then I noticed who the author was. Charles Murray?
Did "finding religion" make him distance himself from all the harm his embrace of race science has caused?
I'll never know if religious actually transformed him? Doubtful...
Did "finding religion" make him distance himself from all the harm his embrace of race science has caused?
I'll never know if religious actually transformed him? Doubtful...
It's strange to see people comparing Venezuela with Panama. In 1990 Panama had about 2.3 million people, while Venezuela has 30.5 million. And while Caracas appears to be quite close to the Caribbean Sea on a map, there's a mountain range in between (and the highway passes through two tunnels).
November 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
It's strange to see people comparing Venezuela with Panama. In 1990 Panama had about 2.3 million people, while Venezuela has 30.5 million. And while Caracas appears to be quite close to the Caribbean Sea on a map, there's a mountain range in between (and the highway passes through two tunnels).
Was that my saving grace? Was my bank of known words much bigger than those of my peers, even before I could read? Being a bit hyperlexic would certainly have helped.
And beyond that, once you have made "good reader" part of your identity, doesn't that mean you have to live up to it?
And beyond that, once you have made "good reader" part of your identity, doesn't that mean you have to live up to it?
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Was that my saving grace? Was my bank of known words much bigger than those of my peers, even before I could read? Being a bit hyperlexic would certainly have helped.
And beyond that, once you have made "good reader" part of your identity, doesn't that mean you have to live up to it?
And beyond that, once you have made "good reader" part of your identity, doesn't that mean you have to live up to it?
"Femora" looks like "femur" so it's processed easily enough. "Dorsum" is presumably "dorsal side" (but I'm struggling a bit with meaning).
"Profemora" is harder. Rather than "pro-" and "femora" my brain is distracted by "profesora" and a host of other words. Luckily I read on...
"Profemora" is harder. Rather than "pro-" and "femora" my brain is distracted by "profesora" and a host of other words. Luckily I read on...
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
"Femora" looks like "femur" so it's processed easily enough. "Dorsum" is presumably "dorsal side" (but I'm struggling a bit with meaning).
"Profemora" is harder. Rather than "pro-" and "femora" my brain is distracted by "profesora" and a host of other words. Luckily I read on...
"Profemora" is harder. Rather than "pro-" and "femora" my brain is distracted by "profesora" and a host of other words. Luckily I read on...
I couldn't sound words out, all I could do is start and guess. So what do I do now? It's hard when you rarely encounter unfamiliar words.
I know "sternite" has something to do with the segments on an insect's back, and it's just to familiar pieces - "stern" and "ite". So it doesn't slow me much.
I know "sternite" has something to do with the segments on an insect's back, and it's just to familiar pieces - "stern" and "ite". So it doesn't slow me much.
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I couldn't sound words out, all I could do is start and guess. So what do I do now? It's hard when you rarely encounter unfamiliar words.
I know "sternite" has something to do with the segments on an insect's back, and it's just to familiar pieces - "stern" and "ite". So it doesn't slow me much.
I know "sternite" has something to do with the segments on an insect's back, and it's just to familiar pieces - "stern" and "ite". So it doesn't slow me much.
I remember meeting a word I didn't know in first grade. I stared at it, and couldn't figure it out. I looked at it in context, and that didn't help. Finally I tried to sound it out. That still didn't help (and the shame of not knowing stuck with me for the next 25 years).
The word was "laughed"
The word was "laughed"
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I remember meeting a word I didn't know in first grade. I stared at it, and couldn't figure it out. I looked at it in context, and that didn't help. Finally I tried to sound it out. That still didn't help (and the shame of not knowing stuck with me for the next 25 years).
The word was "laughed"
The word was "laughed"
This is 100% how I read German (or don't) 😂
A few sentences is easy. Anything more is exhausting.
A few sentences is easy. Anything more is exhausting.
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This is 100% how I read German (or don't) 😂
A few sentences is easy. Anything more is exhausting.
A few sentences is easy. Anything more is exhausting.
I distinguish "house" and "horse" from the shape of the top of the word - the curve of "ors" is very different to the shape of "ous". One reason I prefer serif fonts is that they make the shape easier to see, while sans serif make the letters more prominent.
(I struggle to read all-caps courier)
(I struggle to read all-caps courier)
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I distinguish "house" and "horse" from the shape of the top of the word - the curve of "ors" is very different to the shape of "ous". One reason I prefer serif fonts is that they make the shape easier to see, while sans serif make the letters more prominent.
(I struggle to read all-caps courier)
(I struggle to read all-caps courier)
For Armistice Day, my great-grandfather, Bruno Wanderer, during World War I.
He was a middle-aged man with a family who was drafted, sent to the Western Front. His family lost their home (it was a company house) and most of his salary, and survived the war through the support of his sister.
He was a middle-aged man with a family who was drafted, sent to the Western Front. His family lost their home (it was a company house) and most of his salary, and survived the war through the support of his sister.
November 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
For Armistice Day, my great-grandfather, Bruno Wanderer, during World War I.
He was a middle-aged man with a family who was drafted, sent to the Western Front. His family lost their home (it was a company house) and most of his salary, and survived the war through the support of his sister.
He was a middle-aged man with a family who was drafted, sent to the Western Front. His family lost their home (it was a company house) and most of his salary, and survived the war through the support of his sister.
And then there's this.
If you don't want to be sued for breaking federal law, maybe you shouldn't break federal law?
If you don't want to be sued for breaking federal law, maybe you shouldn't break federal law?
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
And then there's this.
If you don't want to be sued for breaking federal law, maybe you shouldn't break federal law?
If you don't want to be sued for breaking federal law, maybe you shouldn't break federal law?
Some of the quotes from the state are mind-blowing
Holding prison officials liable for abuse of the law is bad because it could hurt recruitment of prison guards if they might be held liable for their actions.
What.The.Actual.Fuck?
Getting away with crimes is a perk?
Holding prison officials liable for abuse of the law is bad because it could hurt recruitment of prison guards if they might be held liable for their actions.
What.The.Actual.Fuck?
Getting away with crimes is a perk?
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Some of the quotes from the state are mind-blowing
Holding prison officials liable for abuse of the law is bad because it could hurt recruitment of prison guards if they might be held liable for their actions.
What.The.Actual.Fuck?
Getting away with crimes is a perk?
Holding prison officials liable for abuse of the law is bad because it could hurt recruitment of prison guards if they might be held liable for their actions.
What.The.Actual.Fuck?
Getting away with crimes is a perk?
Happy to see Mamdani declared winner tonight!
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Happy to see Mamdani declared winner tonight!
WTAF? Bovino throws a canister of teargas, *in person*? This blows my mind.
October 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
WTAF? Bovino throws a canister of teargas, *in person*? This blows my mind.
I don't know for sure, but since most of the main building was torn down and rebuilt after the fire, my guess is that the colonnades are - were - among the oldest parts of the building.
October 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I don't know for sure, but since most of the main building was torn down and rebuilt after the fire, my guess is that the colonnades are - were - among the oldest parts of the building.
I feel like they’re burying the lead a bit
October 20, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I feel like they’re burying the lead a bit
How is this a "defamatory statement"? I thought you can't defame the dead.
October 17, 2025 at 3:15 AM
How is this a "defamatory statement"? I thought you can't defame the dead.
There's so much wrong here, but this is just a bad faith argument. She completely ignores the whole right wing assault on higher ed that has been going on since at least Reagan (probably before).
And *expert failure* in the pandemic? That's what she takes away from the pandemic?
And *expert failure* in the pandemic? That's what she takes away from the pandemic?
October 7, 2025 at 12:20 AM
There's so much wrong here, but this is just a bad faith argument. She completely ignores the whole right wing assault on higher ed that has been going on since at least Reagan (probably before).
And *expert failure* in the pandemic? That's what she takes away from the pandemic?
And *expert failure* in the pandemic? That's what she takes away from the pandemic?
Finally, someone doing this right thing about this
October 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Finally, someone doing this right thing about this
These kinds of things have always worried me a lot. But it also makes me glad that we got married in Trinidad, and only moved to the US with a resident visa in hand.
September 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
These kinds of things have always worried me a lot. But it also makes me glad that we got married in Trinidad, and only moved to the US with a resident visa in hand.