Dr. Non Linear
tswaterman.bsky.social
Dr. Non Linear
@tswaterman.bsky.social
NLP and symbolic reasoning, language modelling for understanding. OG feral poaster
he thinks the piping and velvet will make him more attractive to the couch
November 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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THE POPE HAS THROWN A RAVE

I am now experiencing FOMO about the Pope's rave

god, cyberpunk novels of my teenagerhood weren't weird ENOUGH
He said "Amen" straight into the drop

Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
feels like someone is going to have write “The Art Bell Curve” explaining the shortcomings of AI
November 21, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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Zohran Mamdani doesn’t make me, an American Jew, feel unsafe.

Having the Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, decide that a swastika isn’t really a symbol of hate? That makes me, an American Jew, feel pretty damn unsafe.
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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This are some of the reasons why people are being fired at the FBI right now. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Go Bears!
For Big Game week between Cal and Stanford I tracked down the anonymous Oski and Stanford Tree who got into a nationally televised brawl on ESPN 30 years ago that required police intervention. The untold story involves 18 beers, suspensions & lots of blood.

My latest:
www.sfgate.com/collegesport...
What really happened the night Oski beat up the Stanford Tree
"I must've been 18 beers deep at that point. I was in big trouble."
www.sfgate.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
did it ever even play in the US?!!
*Now* they asking this?!?
US watchdog led by Trump ally investigates BBC Panorama edit of January 6 speech

Brendan Carr, head of FCC, asks if programme ever aired in US which is seen as key to any future litigation

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
US watchdog led by Trump ally investigates BBC Panorama edit of January 6 speech
Brendan Carr, head of FCC, asks if programme ever aired in US which is seen as key to any future litigation
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Way to put out that fire, sir.
Trump just told reporters on Air Force One that he hasn’t ruled out a pardon for Ghislane Maxwell
November 15, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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"Bovino" is Italian for "fascist cow."
Bovino: "Whether they were criminals or individuals that were taking jobs from Americans -- you name it, that's what they were doing. And I'll tell you what's gonna happen. We're gonna go even harder on the streets. If he releases those 650, we're gonna apprehend 1,650 on the streets of Chicago."
November 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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the president of the united states, for some reason apparently:
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Two more weeks to apply to our microgrants program! We've received a few applications already (wooo!) but there is room left, so shoot your shot!

Head over to blog.iftechfoundation.org/2025-10-12-2..., and ask us any lingering questions - we want to hear from you!
2026 IFTF Microgrant Applications Now Open!
You can now apply to our third grant cycle!
blog.iftechfoundation.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.

Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."

Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women

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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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"Trump canceled your flight" is about as easy as messaging gets.
FAA reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 'high-volume' markets during government shutdown
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government...
apnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Do you like forests and computer models? 🌳🧑‍💻
Within the Future Forests excellence cluster, we are hiring two modellers for 7 year (!) positions here in Freiburg.

A scientific coordinator role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...

And and a scientific programmer role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Guys it’s easy to say Dick Cheney should’ve been prosecuted for war crimes. But you’re forgetting one thing. If we start prosecuting people for war crimes, people in the future might get scared about doing war crimes and hesitate before committing war crimes!
November 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"No hell is hot enough or eternal enough for Dick Cheney"
November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
will the jury get served subway sandwiches for lunch?
November 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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YES YOU SHOULD VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS TOMORROW EVEN IF MAMDANI IS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHERE YOU LIVE
November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Early this morning, our city still plunged into darkness, I set off to walk the Brooklyn Bridge.

As the sun came up, we were joined by canvassers, labor leaders, elected officials, and working people — a movement to bring a new day to our city.

Tomorrow, we win it together.
November 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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October 31, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak
October 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
it's hared to argue against
My actual hottest take is that it's easier to understand maga indoctrination through the lens of spirit possession than any other paradigm
October 30, 2025 at 12:40 AM