Regina Rini
@reginarini.bsky.social
I teach Philosophy at York Uni in Toronto. I also write the 'Morals of the Story' column for the Times Literary Supplement. Work on norms, disagreement, and the role of tech in society.
never ending epistemic backstop crises
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June 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
never ending epistemic backstop crises
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incredible...
A man charged with assault and robbery tries to get his alleged victim deported (to prevent him testifying) by forging letters threatening the president.... but fails to consider that the victim doesn't speak English...
... and still gets his victim rounded up for deportation
A man charged with assault and robbery tries to get his alleged victim deported (to prevent him testifying) by forging letters threatening the president.... but fails to consider that the victim doesn't speak English...
... and still gets his victim rounded up for deportation
June 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
incredible...
A man charged with assault and robbery tries to get his alleged victim deported (to prevent him testifying) by forging letters threatening the president.... but fails to consider that the victim doesn't speak English...
... and still gets his victim rounded up for deportation
A man charged with assault and robbery tries to get his alleged victim deported (to prevent him testifying) by forging letters threatening the president.... but fails to consider that the victim doesn't speak English...
... and still gets his victim rounded up for deportation
seeking podcast recommendations:
- case studies of advertising campaigns
- the history of obsolete technology (especially industrial revolution vintage)
- case studies of advertising campaigns
- the history of obsolete technology (especially industrial revolution vintage)
June 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
seeking podcast recommendations:
- case studies of advertising campaigns
- the history of obsolete technology (especially industrial revolution vintage)
- case studies of advertising campaigns
- the history of obsolete technology (especially industrial revolution vintage)
apartment building wifi naming drama comes for Korean Starbucks
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May 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
apartment building wifi naming drama comes for Korean Starbucks
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but we tell people 'click through to the original source, don't just read the AI summary'
If you load this page it contacts 82 IP addresses executing 256 separate HTTP transactions to download 18MB of data writing 64 cookies to your device to tell you “no”
May 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
but we tell people 'click through to the original source, don't just read the AI summary'
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The playbook. (This was 2018.) www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/12...
Central European University is forced out of Hungary, moving to Vienna
Central European University says the Hungarian government has forced it to move its main campus from Budapest to Vienna.
www.insidehighered.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The playbook. (This was 2018.) www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/12...
Throughout the Cold War, America benefited enormously from its reputation as a place you could come to do science without ideological interference. Its edge in leading technology comes from that. Today the Trump administration ratified a new policy: if you want to do science, go somewhere else.
May 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Throughout the Cold War, America benefited enormously from its reputation as a place you could come to do science without ideological interference. Its edge in leading technology comes from that. Today the Trump administration ratified a new policy: if you want to do science, go somewhere else.
adobe acrobat AI saying this about a 20 page journal article is a form of violence
May 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
adobe acrobat AI saying this about a 20 page journal article is a form of violence
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After years of bad takes from some corners of the left that blamed corporate greed for the effects of a worldwide flood of money supply & contraction of goods supply due to COVID, now we're getting bad takes from the insane right-wing president blaming corporate greed for the effects of his tariffs.
May 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
After years of bad takes from some corners of the left that blamed corporate greed for the effects of a worldwide flood of money supply & contraction of goods supply due to COVID, now we're getting bad takes from the insane right-wing president blaming corporate greed for the effects of his tariffs.
Why I find the 'free speech' debate so exhausting:
Almost no one who says that are a free speech absolutist is actually a free speech absolutist. But you can only prove this about people once they are in power, denying free speech.
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Almost no one who says that are a free speech absolutist is actually a free speech absolutist. But you can only prove this about people once they are in power, denying free speech.
quillette.com/2025/05/16/i...
Is the University Of Austin Betraying Its Founding Principles?
Created as a haven for free thinkers, UATX was the last place where I’d expected to encounter ideological litmus tests.
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May 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Why I find the 'free speech' debate so exhausting:
Almost no one who says that are a free speech absolutist is actually a free speech absolutist. But you can only prove this about people once they are in power, denying free speech.
quillette.com/2025/05/16/i...
Almost no one who says that are a free speech absolutist is actually a free speech absolutist. But you can only prove this about people once they are in power, denying free speech.
quillette.com/2025/05/16/i...
If you are desperate for applause, one strategy is to threaten to make things much worse, let the tension build, and then suddenly make things only moderately worse.
May 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
If you are desperate for applause, one strategy is to threaten to make things much worse, let the tension build, and then suddenly make things only moderately worse.
this is the only acceptable pun
The new pope has a BS in mathematics from Villanova, which explains how he was so successful at becoming the largest cardinal.
May 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
this is the only acceptable pun
I did laugh, but actually the thought that the Pope is now someone with whom I might have shared cultural reference points is really messing with my head
Finally, a pope who probably knows who the Smashing Pumpkins are
May 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I did laugh, but actually the thought that the Pope is now someone with whom I might have shared cultural reference points is really messing with my head
Nearly 200 years ago, Samuel Morse - yes, the Morse Code guy - published a book claiming that the Pope had directed a vicious Catholic conspiracy to seize control of the United States.
I wish Morse could be resurrected, just for today, to see how things have turned out.
I wish Morse could be resurrected, just for today, to see how things have turned out.
May 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Nearly 200 years ago, Samuel Morse - yes, the Morse Code guy - published a book claiming that the Pope had directed a vicious Catholic conspiracy to seize control of the United States.
I wish Morse could be resurrected, just for today, to see how things have turned out.
I wish Morse could be resurrected, just for today, to see how things have turned out.
a remarkable demonstration of how, for some people, 'free speech' was only about their personal freedom to speak certain words
the tell is when she says she uses the n-word 'when appropriate' and when pressed which situations are appropriate says 'anytime I feel like it'
pure egoism
the tell is when she says she uses the n-word 'when appropriate' and when pressed which situations are appropriate says 'anytime I feel like it'
pure egoism
Piers Morgan is a POS but man is this interview wild - based on the way her tone changes I don't think she realized the implications of what she said until after she said it.
If you look closely you can see her realize she is absolutely cooked in real time.
If you look closely you can see her realize she is absolutely cooked in real time.
May 8, 2025 at 3:04 AM
a remarkable demonstration of how, for some people, 'free speech' was only about their personal freedom to speak certain words
the tell is when she says she uses the n-word 'when appropriate' and when pressed which situations are appropriate says 'anytime I feel like it'
pure egoism
the tell is when she says she uses the n-word 'when appropriate' and when pressed which situations are appropriate says 'anytime I feel like it'
pure egoism
if you follow Trump on PravdaSocial, you can document America's move toward Soviet policy day by day.
May 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
if you follow Trump on PravdaSocial, you can document America's move toward Soviet policy day by day.
Over and over, the Trump admin sounds like 1970s Soviet leaders. Not buying things you want is a savings. The children will get by with two dolls. Coming soon: The ration lines aren't as long as the lamestream media wants you to believe.
Trump: "We were losing hundreds of billions of dollars with China. Now we're essentially not doing business with China. Therefore, we're saving hundreds of billions of dollars. It's very simple."
May 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Over and over, the Trump admin sounds like 1970s Soviet leaders. Not buying things you want is a savings. The children will get by with two dolls. Coming soon: The ration lines aren't as long as the lamestream media wants you to believe.
okay Bezos, all is forgiven
May 2, 2025 at 11:41 PM
okay Bezos, all is forgiven
news about subs exploring the Yorktown wreck led me to a wikipedia page that answers a question I'd never known I had: what happens if you try to land your fighter plane on the other side's aircraft carrier?
April 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
news about subs exploring the Yorktown wreck led me to a wikipedia page that answers a question I'd never known I had: what happens if you try to land your fighter plane on the other side's aircraft carrier?
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“If I let you ride my back across the river, you must promise not to get any weird slime on me,” said the tiger. “We promise,” said the frogs. But as they were halfway across, the tiger felt some weird slime,
April 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“If I let you ride my back across the river, you must promise not to get any weird slime on me,” said the tiger. “We promise,” said the frogs. But as they were halfway across, the tiger felt some weird slime,
ah April. when the sun strengthens, the birds flutter, and an old man's fancy turns to thoughts of... Columbus Day
April 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
ah April. when the sun strengthens, the birds flutter, and an old man's fancy turns to thoughts of... Columbus Day
At least 1% of American voters think that Trump's presidency is *both* scary and exciting.
the jump-scare constituency is what decides close elections. It's also, indirectly, what decides who gets to be Fed chair
the jump-scare constituency is what decides close elections. It's also, indirectly, what decides who gets to be Fed chair
April 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
At least 1% of American voters think that Trump's presidency is *both* scary and exciting.
the jump-scare constituency is what decides close elections. It's also, indirectly, what decides who gets to be Fed chair
the jump-scare constituency is what decides close elections. It's also, indirectly, what decides who gets to be Fed chair
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At long last someone has identified RFK Jr.'s support base: the 9% of people who have a favorable opinion of the Black Plague
April 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
At long last someone has identified RFK Jr.'s support base: the 9% of people who have a favorable opinion of the Black Plague