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Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
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The biggest challenge is convincing people that things could be different and that their actions matter.
October 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The biggest challenge is convincing people that things could be different and that their actions matter.
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"The AI infrastructure build-out is so gigantic that in the past 6 months, it contributed more to the growth of the U.S. economy than /all of consumer spending/" - @mims.bsky.social
My takeway is that The US has gone ALL IN BET OF THE 21st Century on AI, while China has gone all in on green tech
My takeway is that The US has gone ALL IN BET OF THE 21st Century on AI, while China has gone all in on green tech
Original draft of syllabus is here - www.programmablemutter.com/p/the-politi... - still in need of a summary piece on the role of capital in shaping the AI economy
The Political Economy of AI: A Syllabus
As I’ve noted occasionally before, one of the most potentially useful things that academics do is preparing syllabi, and hence organizing information about the world.
www.programmablemutter.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"The AI infrastructure build-out is so gigantic that in the past 6 months, it contributed more to the growth of the U.S. economy than /all of consumer spending/" - @mims.bsky.social
My takeway is that The US has gone ALL IN BET OF THE 21st Century on AI, while China has gone all in on green tech
My takeway is that The US has gone ALL IN BET OF THE 21st Century on AI, while China has gone all in on green tech
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Study: 97% Of Average American’s Day Spent Retrieving 6-Digit Codes
theonion.com/study-9...
theonion.com/study-9...
July 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Study: 97% Of Average American’s Day Spent Retrieving 6-Digit Codes
theonion.com/study-9...
theonion.com/study-9...
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Average of 10 fastest men's marathon times by country so far this year:
world 2:03:48
KEN 2:04:14
ETH 2:04:43
JPN 2:06:08
ERI 2:07:58
MAR 2:08:28
USA 2:08:31
UGA 2:08:53
CHN 2:09:50
GER 2:10:05
ISR 2:11:28
CAN 2:11:51
FRA 2:12:02
ESP 2:12:02
GBR 2:12:15
RSA 2:13:23
RUS 2:13:45
world 2:03:48
KEN 2:04:14
ETH 2:04:43
JPN 2:06:08
ERI 2:07:58
MAR 2:08:28
USA 2:08:31
UGA 2:08:53
CHN 2:09:50
GER 2:10:05
ISR 2:11:28
CAN 2:11:51
FRA 2:12:02
ESP 2:12:02
GBR 2:12:15
RSA 2:13:23
RUS 2:13:45
July 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Average of 10 fastest men's marathon times by country so far this year:
world 2:03:48
KEN 2:04:14
ETH 2:04:43
JPN 2:06:08
ERI 2:07:58
MAR 2:08:28
USA 2:08:31
UGA 2:08:53
CHN 2:09:50
GER 2:10:05
ISR 2:11:28
CAN 2:11:51
FRA 2:12:02
ESP 2:12:02
GBR 2:12:15
RSA 2:13:23
RUS 2:13:45
world 2:03:48
KEN 2:04:14
ETH 2:04:43
JPN 2:06:08
ERI 2:07:58
MAR 2:08:28
USA 2:08:31
UGA 2:08:53
CHN 2:09:50
GER 2:10:05
ISR 2:11:28
CAN 2:11:51
FRA 2:12:02
ESP 2:12:02
GBR 2:12:15
RSA 2:13:23
RUS 2:13:45
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Average of 10 fastest women's marathon times by country so far this year:
world 2:17:25
ETH 2:18:02
KEN 2:18:59
JPN 2:23:43
USA 2:25:05
BRN 2:26:27
CHN 2:27:10
MAR 2:27:40
GBR 2:28:43
GER 2:29:09
PRK 2:29:12
FRA 2:32:42
RUS 2:33:33
AUS 2:33:53
ESP 2:33:53
KOR 2:35:20
CAN 2:35:40
world 2:17:25
ETH 2:18:02
KEN 2:18:59
JPN 2:23:43
USA 2:25:05
BRN 2:26:27
CHN 2:27:10
MAR 2:27:40
GBR 2:28:43
GER 2:29:09
PRK 2:29:12
FRA 2:32:42
RUS 2:33:33
AUS 2:33:53
ESP 2:33:53
KOR 2:35:20
CAN 2:35:40
July 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Average of 10 fastest women's marathon times by country so far this year:
world 2:17:25
ETH 2:18:02
KEN 2:18:59
JPN 2:23:43
USA 2:25:05
BRN 2:26:27
CHN 2:27:10
MAR 2:27:40
GBR 2:28:43
GER 2:29:09
PRK 2:29:12
FRA 2:32:42
RUS 2:33:33
AUS 2:33:53
ESP 2:33:53
KOR 2:35:20
CAN 2:35:40
world 2:17:25
ETH 2:18:02
KEN 2:18:59
JPN 2:23:43
USA 2:25:05
BRN 2:26:27
CHN 2:27:10
MAR 2:27:40
GBR 2:28:43
GER 2:29:09
PRK 2:29:12
FRA 2:32:42
RUS 2:33:33
AUS 2:33:53
ESP 2:33:53
KOR 2:35:20
CAN 2:35:40
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The relationship between writing and thinking is a fundamental one and getting more attention given that we can (presumably) offload our writing to AI systems.
I often find that we don't really understand things sufficiently well if we can't write it in ways that others understand.
I often find that we don't really understand things sufficiently well if we can't write it in ways that others understand.
June 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The relationship between writing and thinking is a fundamental one and getting more attention given that we can (presumably) offload our writing to AI systems.
I often find that we don't really understand things sufficiently well if we can't write it in ways that others understand.
I often find that we don't really understand things sufficiently well if we can't write it in ways that others understand.
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The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people.
Story by @propublica.org: www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/05/mill...
Story by @propublica.org: www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/05/mill...
Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It. | Great Lakes Now
The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and...
www.greatlakesnow.org
May 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people.
Story by @propublica.org: www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/05/mill...
Story by @propublica.org: www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/05/mill...
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Pope Francis’s "Urbi et Orbi" Easter speech:
“How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants...I appeal to all those in positions of political responsibility in our world not to yield to the logic of fear which only leads to isolation from others.”
“How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants...I appeal to all those in positions of political responsibility in our world not to yield to the logic of fear which only leads to isolation from others.”
April 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Pope Francis’s "Urbi et Orbi" Easter speech:
“How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants...I appeal to all those in positions of political responsibility in our world not to yield to the logic of fear which only leads to isolation from others.”
“How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants...I appeal to all those in positions of political responsibility in our world not to yield to the logic of fear which only leads to isolation from others.”
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The History of Political Authority
existentialcomics.com/comic/595
existentialcomics.com/comic/595
March 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The History of Political Authority
existentialcomics.com/comic/595
existentialcomics.com/comic/595
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Some people seem to think of freedom of speech as freedom for them to say things that offend others, rather than as freedom for others to say things that offend them.
February 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Some people seem to think of freedom of speech as freedom for them to say things that offend others, rather than as freedom for others to say things that offend them.
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Resident Philosopher for AI Ethics
existentialcomics.com/comic/588
existentialcomics.com/comic/588
February 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Resident Philosopher for AI Ethics
existentialcomics.com/comic/588
existentialcomics.com/comic/588
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I don't think I have a high IQ (I'm terrible at test-taking), and, judging by the behaviour of folk who claim to have one, I wouldn't want one.
January 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I don't think I have a high IQ (I'm terrible at test-taking), and, judging by the behaviour of folk who claim to have one, I wouldn't want one.
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This is the best description of DOGE - what it is likely to be (an oligarchic project) and what it is unlikely to be (an actual government department) that I have yet read
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/fake-jobs-...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/fake-jobs-...
Fake Jobs and Fake Facts
By Misrepresenting Constitutional Law, Muskawamy Prove Brandolini's Law
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
This is the best description of DOGE - what it is likely to be (an oligarchic project) and what it is unlikely to be (an actual government department) that I have yet read
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/fake-jobs-...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/fake-jobs-...
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Judge Andrew Oldham sounded frustrated by the UnitedHealthcare lawyer arguing 15-year-old Emily Dwyer no longer needed residential treatment.
United’s approach, the judge said, essentially boiled down to “We’ll just gamble with her life.”
By @deldeib.bsky.social & @mayatmiller.bsky.social
United’s approach, the judge said, essentially boiled down to “We’ll just gamble with her life.”
By @deldeib.bsky.social & @mayatmiller.bsky.social
Insurers Continue to Rely on Doctors Whose Judgments Have Been Criticized by Courts
In dozens of cases ProPublica reviewed, judges found that some doctors working for these companies engaged in “selective readings” of medical evidence and “shut their eyes” to medical opinions…
propub.li
January 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Judge Andrew Oldham sounded frustrated by the UnitedHealthcare lawyer arguing 15-year-old Emily Dwyer no longer needed residential treatment.
United’s approach, the judge said, essentially boiled down to “We’ll just gamble with her life.”
By @deldeib.bsky.social & @mayatmiller.bsky.social
United’s approach, the judge said, essentially boiled down to “We’ll just gamble with her life.”
By @deldeib.bsky.social & @mayatmiller.bsky.social
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Tip for novice runners: You do not need to carry/drink water on most of your runs.
As long as you're hydrated going in, you'll be fine. You don't need water on a 60min run.
Save lugging around hydration stuff for long runs.
As long as you're hydrated going in, you'll be fine. You don't need water on a 60min run.
Save lugging around hydration stuff for long runs.
December 30, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Tip for novice runners: You do not need to carry/drink water on most of your runs.
As long as you're hydrated going in, you'll be fine. You don't need water on a 60min run.
Save lugging around hydration stuff for long runs.
As long as you're hydrated going in, you'll be fine. You don't need water on a 60min run.
Save lugging around hydration stuff for long runs.
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Do you think you're sitting still right now?
- You're on a planet that orbitis a star at 30km/s
- That star is orbiting the center of a galaxy at 230km/s
- That galaxy is moving trough the universe at 600km/s.
Since you started reading this, you have traveled about 3000km.
- You're on a planet that orbitis a star at 30km/s
- That star is orbiting the center of a galaxy at 230km/s
- That galaxy is moving trough the universe at 600km/s.
Since you started reading this, you have traveled about 3000km.
December 25, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Do you think you're sitting still right now?
- You're on a planet that orbitis a star at 30km/s
- That star is orbiting the center of a galaxy at 230km/s
- That galaxy is moving trough the universe at 600km/s.
Since you started reading this, you have traveled about 3000km.
- You're on a planet that orbitis a star at 30km/s
- That star is orbiting the center of a galaxy at 230km/s
- That galaxy is moving trough the universe at 600km/s.
Since you started reading this, you have traveled about 3000km.
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We'd all be better off if in addition to Darwin we were also taught Kropotkin. Darwin talked a lot about evolutionary pressures selecting for certain traits. Kropokin talked about how animals acting cooperatively allowed for survival.
December 21, 2024 at 2:12 PM
We'd all be better off if in addition to Darwin we were also taught Kropotkin. Darwin talked a lot about evolutionary pressures selecting for certain traits. Kropokin talked about how animals acting cooperatively allowed for survival.
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Some folks are pretty good seeing things coming.
December 18, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Some folks are pretty good seeing things coming.
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A cartoon for today. buff.ly/2lX1kc8
December 9, 2024 at 10:12 PM
A cartoon for today. buff.ly/2lX1kc8
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