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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD

@struthious.bsky.social

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Applied scientist working on LLM evaluation and publishing in AI ethics. Formerly: technical writing, philosophy. Urbanism nerd in my spare time. Opinions here my own. he/they 🏳️‍⚧️. https://boltzmann-brain.github.io/

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · Aug 19

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ANTWORTE NICHT MIT EINER ERKLÄRUNG DES KAPITALISMUS↱

DO USE DO NOT REPLY CARDS FOR BETTER REPLIES

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 20m

tax deductions for having kids is a more appropriate analogy (and people are fine with that too)

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 1h

yeah, hardly anyone is on the federal minimum wage

Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 23h

it's split between northern appalachia and western appalachia which is fair

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 23h

are FOMO-sexuals a thing?

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∞ Monkeys @somanymonkeys.bsky.social · 1d

Her claim that the French read more than any other country isn't supported by EU data, either. That post is the classic Bluesky genre of "things are harder now because capitalism", lol.
www.euronews.com/culture/2023...

World Book Day: Which European countries are the biggest readers?

For World Book Day, we're taking a look at different reading habits across Europe. Which European country do you think is spending the most time with their noses in books?

www.euronews.com

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K. Chen @tznkai.bsky.social · 1d

Scottish doctors make about half as much as US doctors, and until someone figures out how to get from here to there calling it a right isn't going to help.

Indeed showing an average base salary of 74,037 pounds per year for a physician salary in Scotland

Indeed showing an average base salary of 217,122 dollars per year for a physician salary in United States

PPP of the 74037 pounds being roughly 108,978.59 dollars in the US

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∞ Monkeys @somanymonkeys.bsky.social · 1d

Tbh, any time I see someone claiming working multiple jobs is much more common than in the past, I assume they've done zero research & are vibes posting.

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 1d

we can probably find some quotes from way back blaming decline of reading on capitalism at the advent of the radio or tv

Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 1d

Oh snap bsky.app/profile/hiko...

関税オタク大統領、やめて @hikoukihikouki9.bsky.social · 1d

I see this take all the time and it drives me insane. Not only has American hours worked stayed relatively stable while reading has continue along its decline starting with the radio, I find it very silly to think that less work hours wouldn’t be plowed into more phone time.

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関税オタク大統領、やめて @hikoukihikouki9.bsky.social · 1d

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah id put a fair sum of money on the longitudinal data not supporting this claim

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 1d

Kodak RETVRN

Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 1d

In general, americans seem to have this utopian view of Australia that I don’t share, as a southeast Asian who grew up reading about Pauline Hanson in the newspaper

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

she kicked off that piece with claiming that Australia doesn't care about race or identity, as I remember.

this is a country where 'Italian vs Greek' can still be a live issue in some neighborhoods

Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 1d

I think often about the time NYT was finally shamed so hard about Bari Weiss that they exiled her to Australia, and she immediately offended the whole country by describing it like this

Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 1d

I grew up on the M&S ones

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 1d

not perversion, they make ramen that is designed to be eaten that way nymag.com/strategist/a...

These Uncooked Ramen Noodles Are My Favorite Snack

All the salty MSG goodness of instant noodles, only crunchy.

nymag.com

Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 1d

this is not perversion, it's just not being white

Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 1d

welcoming fire to the war on cars

Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 1d

genuinely curious how different the last 15 years would have been if the europeans had realized earlier that relying on american tech companies was a mistake, and developed their own sovereign tech ecosystems.

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 1d

the scariest parts are the flex posts which offer zero protection.

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 1d

uh oh

Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 1d

It’s what we’re here for

Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 2d

thank you for your service

Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 2d

as a yimby homeowner I'm like the person who always bets on the team they want to lose, in that every time something nimby happens I can go 'well at least my wealth will increase at a faster rate now'

(mentally preparing myself for newsom being an idiot about sb 79)

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 2d

also, people on visas have told me they've explicitly stopped posting due to fear of deportation.

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Leif Hancox-Li, PhD @struthious.bsky.social · 2d

yep, and it's tastier than beef