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Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 2d

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

this is so hard to remember online, which is wild because the ratio is still in favor of non assholes - but 2 out of 100 would still be orders of magnitude more assholes online than in person, which is a difference difficult for our brains not to pick up on

Nome @nome.bsky.social · 2d

9) People are, all things considered, pretty good.

I see twenty thousand people a day, and maybe two of them are assholes. Even on a stressful day, even in an unfamiliar environment, even hungry and tired and on a timer.

That's a *much* better ratio than folks realize.

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W. Ethan Duckworth @weduckworth.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

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W. Ethan Duckworth @weduckworth.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

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W. Ethan Duckworth @weduckworth.bsky.social · 1d

Can you clarify the fakeness? I assume the "correction" was fake. Did Acyn not post that at all? Did the repost ay Acyn not happen?

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W. Ethan Duckworth @weduckworth.bsky.social · 1d

This is the first formal proof assistant that I could imagine using with students.

code4math Community @code4math.org · 3d

Join us tomorrow 3pm Eastern on Zoom for our October 2025 Concerning.

preview.scholarlattice.org/events/77211...

Ken Monks will be sharing about the Lurch Plus project: write natural language proofs that are verified by computer?! lurch.plus

Lurch Plus!

This is the home page for lurch.plus, the home of the Lurch proof assistant, plus additional content.

lurch.plus

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code4math Community @code4math.org · 3d

Join us tomorrow 3pm Eastern on Zoom for our October 2025 Concerning.

preview.scholarlattice.org/events/77211...

Ken Monks will be sharing about the Lurch Plus project: write natural language proofs that are verified by computer?! lurch.plus

Lurch Plus!

This is the home page for lurch.plus, the home of the Lurch proof assistant, plus additional content.

lurch.plus

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 3d

I wrote about the ascendance of Bari Weiss from a hack columnist to media royalty, and what it means for the future of CBS News.

Bari Weiss Takes Her Grift Mainstream

Journalism's biggest fraud takes the reins at CBS

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Howie Hua @howiehua.bsky.social · 4d

If it takes Elmo 1 1/2 minutes to build a snowman and Rocco takes 2 minutes to build a snowman, how fast can they build a snowman if they work together?

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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 4d

Happy fall y'all

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W. Ethan Duckworth @weduckworth.bsky.social · 5d

Is this about that character from the Sandlot? 😂

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W. Ethan Duckworth @weduckworth.bsky.social · 5d

And perhaps I _am_ a filthy animal.

W. Ethan Duckworth @weduckworth.bsky.social · 5d

At first I was offended at this, but even Homer nods

Bagel, egg, cheese and duck bacon sandwich, made moments ago to refute claims that this is not excellent

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W. Ethan Duckworth @weduckworth.bsky.social · 5d

I won't argue with Fresh, because my comment said "nothing" and so he's technically correct (the best kind). But I still disagree with your point about gerrymandering being decisive in the presidential election, his argument makes voter suppression the factor, which is downstream of gerrymandering.

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W. Ethan Duckworth @weduckworth.bsky.social · 5d

to be able to do a keyword search limited to my following feed.

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Colin Danby @cdanby.bsky.social · 14d

When folks do long threads, I'd like to be able to scroll down and see all of it at once rather than having to hit +.

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 22d

“I mean, your society’s broken, so who should we blame? Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No let’s blame the people with no power & no money & these immigrants who don’t even have the vote, yeah it must be their fucking fault.”

—Iain Banks
www.theguardian.com/books/2013/j...

Iain Banks: the final interview

Iain Banks died last Sunday, just before the publication of his final novel The Quarry. Last month he talked to Stuart Kelly about writing, politics and all the things still left to do . . .

www.theguardian.com

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 6d

“This was obviously a win for the entire American cheese industry,” D’Albero said. “But even more so, it’s a win for all women and cheese all over the world.”

Women and cheese, unite!

Rebecca Guyver @rebeccaguyverart.bsky.social · 6d

“We’re also storytellers of the cheese.”
#gift #cheese #art #woman

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Meet the first American to win ‘Best Cheesemonger in the World’

Emilia D’Albero won the Mondial du Fromage, one of the world’s top cheese competitions, held every two years in Tours, France.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 6d

"I'm here to talk about what others won’t. To tell the truth about what makes our country great and what makes it not so great. While others thrive on creating scapegoats, I am here to tell you a different story."

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Migration is Britain’s superpower. Our future depends on embracing that truth, not denying it | Zack Polanski

Labour has lost its nerve. At our party conference this weekend, we’re gathering to set things right, says Green party leader Zack Polanski

www.theguardian.com

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W. Ethan Duckworth @weduckworth.bsky.social · 6d

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W. Ethan Duckworth @weduckworth.bsky.social · 6d

gerrymandering has nothing to do with the presidential election

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W. Ethan Duckworth @weduckworth.bsky.social · 6d

Past Rachel was pretty cool. I've got a good hunch about present Rachel.

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The Existentialist Offensive @rethinkexistent.bsky.social · 8d

1 October 1945:

The first issue of Les Temps Modernes is published –– a monthly cultural and political journal led by Sartre and Beauvoir, with a host of other major figures on the editorial board.

The journal is named after a Charlie Chaplin film. Pablo Picasso designed the cover.

Cover of the first issue of Les Temps Modernes.

Blank white page with the following column of centred text:

Les Temps
Modernes

1re année REVUE MENSUELLE n° 1

1er Octobre 1945

JEAN-PAUL SARTRE - Présentation.
RICHARD WRIGHT - Le feu dans la nuée.
MAURICE MERLEAU-PONTY - La guerre a eu lieu.
FRANCIS PONGE - Notes premières de l'homme.
RAYMOND ARON - Les désillusions de la liberté.
JACQUES-LAURENT BOST - Le dernier des métiers.
VIES
Vie d'une sinistrée.
TÉMOIGNAGES
JEAN ROY - Les morts.
EXPOSÉS
F. PASCHE, RAYMOND ARON, JEAN-PAUL SARTRE
LEENHART, PHILLIP TOYNBEE, IVAN MOFFAT, JEAN POUILLON.

TM
Rédaction, administration : 5, rue Sébastien-Bottin, Paris

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 9d

A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.

Nick Fleisher @nickfleisher.bsky.social · 9d

30% drop year over year!

Amid visa restrictions, international freshmen enrollment plummets at UW-Madison

This year’s number of international freshmen is the lowest recorded since at least 2015.

www.jsonline.com

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W. Ethan Duckworth @weduckworth.bsky.social · 7d

Ah, now I understand the terminology

Alternate Segment Theorem | Circles | Proof | Solutions - Cuemath

Alternate Segment Theorem is also known as tangent-chord theorem. Explore "why" it is so, with concepts, proof, examples, questions, and solutions.

www.cuemath.com

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