Adrian Egli
@adrian7745.bsky.social
Living an interictal life | GenX Nerd who never had a LEGO dark age | Ignorance isn't bliss. | Never stop learning. | There's no thing as freedoms without some responsibilities | he/him
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So… they cut funding for research into cures for cancer but are going to spend loads of money *checks notes* running a whole other country?
January 3, 2026 at 9:06 PM
So… they cut funding for research into cures for cancer but are going to spend loads of money *checks notes* running a whole other country?
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Distrust In Chiropractors And Their Trade Is More Than Justified
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Distrust In Chiropractors And Their Trade Is More Than Justified
This article explores how the sociological concept of trust, both externally and internally, presents challenges to the legitimacy and credibility of the chiropractic profession. This ethnographic stu...
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January 3, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Distrust In Chiropractors And Their Trade Is More Than Justified
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Social media dialogue the rest of the day:
“Trump illegally kidnapped the President of another country. This is wrong”.
“Oh, so you like Maduro? You think he’s a good guy, you communist?”
I’m gonna log off for awhile.
“Trump illegally kidnapped the President of another country. This is wrong”.
“Oh, so you like Maduro? You think he’s a good guy, you communist?”
I’m gonna log off for awhile.
January 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Social media dialogue the rest of the day:
“Trump illegally kidnapped the President of another country. This is wrong”.
“Oh, so you like Maduro? You think he’s a good guy, you communist?”
I’m gonna log off for awhile.
“Trump illegally kidnapped the President of another country. This is wrong”.
“Oh, so you like Maduro? You think he’s a good guy, you communist?”
I’m gonna log off for awhile.
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He’s having a really hard time reading. He’s gotten lost and re-read his previous sentence twice now.
January 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
He’s having a really hard time reading. He’s gotten lost and re-read his previous sentence twice now.
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White House releases new map of South America.
January 3, 2026 at 5:35 PM
White House releases new map of South America.
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Oh, I think he’s hosed now. Some lawmakers are concerned.
January 3, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Oh, I think he’s hosed now. Some lawmakers are concerned.
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In any case, impeach his ass.
January 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
In any case, impeach his ass.
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The Washington Post editorial board is right-wing.
The Washington Post editorial board comes out in favor of the Venezuela attack/operation to capture Maduro
January 3, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The Washington Post editorial board is right-wing.
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Is it called Trumpuzuela now?
January 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Is it called Trumpuzuela now?
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It’s really the U.S. that needs regime change.
January 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
It’s really the U.S. that needs regime change.
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Mike Lee (R, Gilead) popped off on Twitter for a moment, all angry that He, a United States Senator, was not consulted before the U.S. decided to attack Venezuela.
Then Marco Rubio called Lee and petted him and now he’s totally copacetic.
We will get no help from Republicans, now or ever.
Then Marco Rubio called Lee and petted him and now he’s totally copacetic.
We will get no help from Republicans, now or ever.
January 3, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Mike Lee (R, Gilead) popped off on Twitter for a moment, all angry that He, a United States Senator, was not consulted before the U.S. decided to attack Venezuela.
Then Marco Rubio called Lee and petted him and now he’s totally copacetic.
We will get no help from Republicans, now or ever.
Then Marco Rubio called Lee and petted him and now he’s totally copacetic.
We will get no help from Republicans, now or ever.
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Anyone who leaves twitter permanently this week because they don't want to be part of that grok nonsense gets a bunny.
January 2, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Anyone who leaves twitter permanently this week because they don't want to be part of that grok nonsense gets a bunny.
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3. This is not the first time around; journalists should not still be making this mistake. We went through this before last summer when headlines claimed that Grok "apologized" for its whole Hilter thing.
In the words of Joey Swole: Do better.
/fin
In the words of Joey Swole: Do better.
/fin
January 3, 2026 at 12:22 AM
3. This is not the first time around; journalists should not still be making this mistake. We went through this before last summer when headlines claimed that Grok "apologized" for its whole Hilter thing.
In the words of Joey Swole: Do better.
/fin
In the words of Joey Swole: Do better.
/fin
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2. We have a whole section on this in Chapter 14 of our online course thebullshitmachines.com.
The bottom line: an apology is a speech act, and a machine does not meet the felicity conditions (preparatory conditions and sincerity conditions, in particular) for the utterance to perform as intended.
The bottom line: an apology is a speech act, and a machine does not meet the felicity conditions (preparatory conditions and sincerity conditions, in particular) for the utterance to perform as intended.
January 3, 2026 at 12:19 AM
2. We have a whole section on this in Chapter 14 of our online course thebullshitmachines.com.
The bottom line: an apology is a speech act, and a machine does not meet the felicity conditions (preparatory conditions and sincerity conditions, in particular) for the utterance to perform as intended.
The bottom line: an apology is a speech act, and a machine does not meet the felicity conditions (preparatory conditions and sincerity conditions, in particular) for the utterance to perform as intended.
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1. Headlines everywhere today read "Grok apologizes."
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
January 3, 2026 at 12:12 AM
1. Headlines everywhere today read "Grok apologizes."
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
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The same goes for spreading airborne diseases like the flu, COVID, measles, bird flu etc.
Vaccines are important, but that issue has been badly mishandled for years - can we at least get high quality ventilation and access to N95 respirators for everyone who wants them?
Who's afraid of clean air?
Vaccines are important, but that issue has been badly mishandled for years - can we at least get high quality ventilation and access to N95 respirators for everyone who wants them?
Who's afraid of clean air?
Policy on health is clearly broken - politicized, out of touch, reactive and slow. My recent keynote at the Canadian Biosafety Symposium took a big-picture look at how and why that's happening, and how we can turn things around.
Here's a general-audience version, recorded at the Deep River library.
Here's a general-audience version, recorded at the Deep River library.
Inquiring Minds 03: Mark Ungrin - Science, Pseudoscience and Public Policy
YouTube video by Deep River Public Library
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:44 AM
The same goes for spreading airborne diseases like the flu, COVID, measles, bird flu etc.
Vaccines are important, but that issue has been badly mishandled for years - can we at least get high quality ventilation and access to N95 respirators for everyone who wants them?
Who's afraid of clean air?
Vaccines are important, but that issue has been badly mishandled for years - can we at least get high quality ventilation and access to N95 respirators for everyone who wants them?
Who's afraid of clean air?
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Many don't realize that the most vulnerable or immune compromised depend on the rest getting vaccinated properly to keep diseases from spreading out of control. It's not just “my body, my choice” when it comes to saving lives.
January 2, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Many don't realize that the most vulnerable or immune compromised depend on the rest getting vaccinated properly to keep diseases from spreading out of control. It's not just “my body, my choice” when it comes to saving lives.
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An interesting read, most especially if you can’t accept that SARS-CoV-2 was a natural spillover event.
I am pretty sure that @jimalwine.bsky.social wrote a piece about the increased tempo of pandemics at one point.
I am pretty sure that @jimalwine.bsky.social wrote a piece about the increased tempo of pandemics at one point.
Review of 200 novel human viruses over a century a reminder that pathogen emergence isn’t rare
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 3, 2026 at 1:12 AM
An interesting read, most especially if you can’t accept that SARS-CoV-2 was a natural spillover event.
I am pretty sure that @jimalwine.bsky.social wrote a piece about the increased tempo of pandemics at one point.
I am pretty sure that @jimalwine.bsky.social wrote a piece about the increased tempo of pandemics at one point.
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You don’t hate ICE enough
also — INCREDIBLY concerning that federal agencies are tagging a content creator harassing toddlers in posts such as these because the person they arrested is a somali man
not a dogwhistle — an airhorn
not a dogwhistle — an airhorn
January 3, 2026 at 2:05 AM
You don’t hate ICE enough
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My late pop had Alzheimer's.
You don't get MULTIPLE cognitive tests in a relatively short amount of time unless something significant has happened or IS happening to you neurologically.
Trump, because he is actually a moron both pre & post this event(s), thinks these are I.Q. tests.
They aren't.
You don't get MULTIPLE cognitive tests in a relatively short amount of time unless something significant has happened or IS happening to you neurologically.
Trump, because he is actually a moron both pre & post this event(s), thinks these are I.Q. tests.
They aren't.
January 2, 2026 at 9:22 PM
My late pop had Alzheimer's.
You don't get MULTIPLE cognitive tests in a relatively short amount of time unless something significant has happened or IS happening to you neurologically.
Trump, because he is actually a moron both pre & post this event(s), thinks these are I.Q. tests.
They aren't.
You don't get MULTIPLE cognitive tests in a relatively short amount of time unless something significant has happened or IS happening to you neurologically.
Trump, because he is actually a moron both pre & post this event(s), thinks these are I.Q. tests.
They aren't.
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CD Quest: You know I've found the kind of discs I'm looking for when there's a little disclaimer on the booklet explaining the virtues of the Compact Disc format to new consumers. The older the better, baby.
January 2, 2026 at 9:34 PM
CD Quest: You know I've found the kind of discs I'm looking for when there's a little disclaimer on the booklet explaining the virtues of the Compact Disc format to new consumers. The older the better, baby.
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Who has the more appropriate title?
January 2, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Who has the more appropriate title?
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Who wore it better?
January 2, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Who wore it better?