Carlos Rivas
@carlosrivas.bsky.social
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Carlos Rivas
@carlosrivas.bsky.social
· Jan 25
"If desire is repressed, it is because every position of desire, no matter how small, is capable of calling into question the established order of a society..."
𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘻𝘦 & 𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪. 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪-𝘖𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘱𝘶𝘴: 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢.
𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘻𝘦 & 𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪. 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪-𝘖𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘱𝘶𝘴: 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢.
Ambiguity, which in literary contexts entrusts meaning to the reader, takes on entirely new dimensions in the era of post-politics.
November 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Ambiguity, which in literary contexts entrusts meaning to the reader, takes on entirely new dimensions in the era of post-politics.
Does the TikTok feed lean right? Exposure to Political Party Content among non-partisan users during regional and federal elections in Germany osf.io/preprints/so...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Does the TikTok feed lean right? Exposure to Political Party Content among non-partisan users during regional and federal elections in Germany osf.io/preprints/so...
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Evaluating topic models (and document clustering methods) is hard. In fact, since our paper critiquing standard evaluation practices four years ago, there hasn't been a good replacement metric
That ends today (we hope)! Our new ACL paper introduces an LLM-based evaluation protocol 🧵
That ends today (we hope)! Our new ACL paper introduces an LLM-based evaluation protocol 🧵
July 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Evaluating topic models (and document clustering methods) is hard. In fact, since our paper critiquing standard evaluation practices four years ago, there hasn't been a good replacement metric
That ends today (we hope)! Our new ACL paper introduces an LLM-based evaluation protocol 🧵
That ends today (we hope)! Our new ACL paper introduces an LLM-based evaluation protocol 🧵
This is an interesting article on LLMs as semiotic machines by Vromen (2024) with references to Derrida. arxiv.org/html/2410.13...
Language Models as Semiotic Machines: Reconceptualizing AI Language Systems through Structuralist and Post-Structuralist Theories of Language
arxiv.org
July 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This is an interesting article on LLMs as semiotic machines by Vromen (2024) with references to Derrida. arxiv.org/html/2410.13...
It is always worth remembering that Fascism usually has a forward-looking dynamic.
July 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
It is always worth remembering that Fascism usually has a forward-looking dynamic.
These kinds of "impulse to demolish," mentioned by Linker, contrast with the affirmative nature of desire as conceived by Deleuze and Guattari.
open.substack.com/pub/damonlin...
open.substack.com/pub/damonlin...
Appetite for Destruction
The second Trump administration is primarily animated by an anti-conservative impulse to demolish the institutions and customs of liberal-democratic self-government
open.substack.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
These kinds of "impulse to demolish," mentioned by Linker, contrast with the affirmative nature of desire as conceived by Deleuze and Guattari.
open.substack.com/pub/damonlin...
open.substack.com/pub/damonlin...
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Micropolarization: performances of antagonism and struggles for recognition during the Covid-19 pandemic https://osf.io/czn3a This article theorizes how political divisions permeate social interaction, transforming the political into the personal in everyday life. Drawing on affective po #sociology
May 6, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Micropolarization: performances of antagonism and struggles for recognition during the Covid-19 pandemic https://osf.io/czn3a This article theorizes how political divisions permeate social interaction, transforming the political into the personal in everyday life. Drawing on affective po #sociology
"If desire is repressed, it is because every position of desire, no matter how small, is capable of calling into question the established order of a society..."
𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘻𝘦 & 𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪. 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪-𝘖𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘱𝘶𝘴: 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢.
𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘻𝘦 & 𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪. 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪-𝘖𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘱𝘶𝘴: 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢.
January 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
"If desire is repressed, it is because every position of desire, no matter how small, is capable of calling into question the established order of a society..."
𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘻𝘦 & 𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪. 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪-𝘖𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘱𝘶𝘴: 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢.
𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘻𝘦 & 𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪. 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪-𝘖𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘱𝘶𝘴: 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢.
In uncertain times, access to reliable information is more crucial than ever. Revisit this paper by Zachary McDowell and Matthew Vetter to highlight Wikipedia’s community policies and procedures.
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January 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
In uncertain times, access to reliable information is more crucial than ever. Revisit this paper by Zachary McDowell and Matthew Vetter to highlight Wikipedia’s community policies and procedures.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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"The everlasting and exclusive coming-to-be, the impermanence of everything actual, which constantly acts and comes-to-be but never is, as Heraclitus teaches it, is a terrible, paralyzing thought."
Friedrich Nietzsche on 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴.
Friedrich Nietzsche on 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴.
January 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
"The everlasting and exclusive coming-to-be, the impermanence of everything actual, which constantly acts and comes-to-be but never is, as Heraclitus teaches it, is a terrible, paralyzing thought."
Friedrich Nietzsche on 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴.
Friedrich Nietzsche on 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴.
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Why Do People Avoid Discussing Science and Religion on Social Media? Findings from a National Sample https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/23780231241275430?ai=2b4&mi=ehikzz&af=R Social media is increasingly important for discussing a myriad of topics, including the sometimes cont #sociology
December 18, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Why Do People Avoid Discussing Science and Religion on Social Media? Findings from a National Sample https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/23780231241275430?ai=2b4&mi=ehikzz&af=R Social media is increasingly important for discussing a myriad of topics, including the sometimes cont #sociology
As a non-native English speaker, I find it difficult to translate Franco "Bifo" Berardi's concept of skin as a "sensitive interface"; instead, I invite you to consider this concept (or its absence) by trying to feel the textures of the attached images.
Photos by Jude Infantini on Unsplash.
Photos by Jude Infantini on Unsplash.
December 15, 2024 at 3:57 AM
As a non-native English speaker, I find it difficult to translate Franco "Bifo" Berardi's concept of skin as a "sensitive interface"; instead, I invite you to consider this concept (or its absence) by trying to feel the textures of the attached images.
Photos by Jude Infantini on Unsplash.
Photos by Jude Infantini on Unsplash.
While it's not always wise to make extrapolations, it's important to recall that Bourdieu wrote in the 90s:
"The political dangers inherent in the ordinary use of television have to do with the fact that images have the peculiar capacity to produce what literary critics call a 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵."
"The political dangers inherent in the ordinary use of television have to do with the fact that images have the peculiar capacity to produce what literary critics call a 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵."
December 13, 2024 at 2:20 PM
While it's not always wise to make extrapolations, it's important to recall that Bourdieu wrote in the 90s:
"The political dangers inherent in the ordinary use of television have to do with the fact that images have the peculiar capacity to produce what literary critics call a 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵."
"The political dangers inherent in the ordinary use of television have to do with the fact that images have the peculiar capacity to produce what literary critics call a 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵."
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Over 2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water – and this is set to rise due to climate change. What collective steps need to be taken to address global water insecurity? Jo Trevor & Padmini Iyer of @oxfamgb.bsky.social explore
#LSEInequalitiesBlog
#LSEInequalitiesBlog
As global water runs dry, how can we make sure the poor don’t get cut off?
Over two billion people lack access to safe drinking water – and the situation is set to become bleaker still due to climate change. How do we build equitable and collective approaches to global wa…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
December 11, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Over 2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water – and this is set to rise due to climate change. What collective steps need to be taken to address global water insecurity? Jo Trevor & Padmini Iyer of @oxfamgb.bsky.social explore
#LSEInequalitiesBlog
#LSEInequalitiesBlog
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What types of survey questions are prone to interviewer effects? Evidence based on 31,000 ICCs from 28 countries. https://share.osf.io/preprint/E00C1-195-713 Interviewer effects are a common challenge in face-to-face surveys. Understanding the conditions that make interviewer variance mo #sociology
December 12, 2024 at 12:50 PM
What types of survey questions are prone to interviewer effects? Evidence based on 31,000 ICCs from 28 countries. https://share.osf.io/preprint/E00C1-195-713 Interviewer effects are a common challenge in face-to-face surveys. Understanding the conditions that make interviewer variance mo #sociology
🧵 Netflix's adaptation of One Hundred Years of Solitude is a timely reminder of the closeness between Yoknapatawpha and Macondo, not so much for their similar circustances, but more for the importance of ambiguity. www.netflix.com/title/81087583
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In the mythical town Macondo, seven generations of the Buendía family navigate love, oblivion and the inescapability of their past — and their fate.
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December 10, 2024 at 8:17 PM
🧵 Netflix's adaptation of One Hundred Years of Solitude is a timely reminder of the closeness between Yoknapatawpha and Macondo, not so much for their similar circustances, but more for the importance of ambiguity. www.netflix.com/title/81087583
With this Spacy plugin, you can easily integrate PDF and Word documents into your Spacy pipelines, and then utilize the full capabilities of NLP techniques. github.com/explosion/sp...
GitHub - explosion/spacy-layout: 📚 Process PDFs, Word documents and more with spaCy
📚 Process PDFs, Word documents and more with spaCy - explosion/spacy-layout
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December 9, 2024 at 11:50 AM
With this Spacy plugin, you can easily integrate PDF and Word documents into your Spacy pipelines, and then utilize the full capabilities of NLP techniques. github.com/explosion/sp...
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"Every love is an exercise in depersonalization."
—Deleuze & Guattari, 1987
—Deleuze & Guattari, 1987
December 8, 2024 at 5:40 PM
"Every love is an exercise in depersonalization."
—Deleuze & Guattari, 1987
—Deleuze & Guattari, 1987
A palpable sense of nostalgia permeates many Bluesky posts, drawing comparisons to the simpler days of early Twitter. This observation invites us to consider how nostalgia can serve as a form of social expression on digital media.
December 7, 2024 at 6:21 PM
A palpable sense of nostalgia permeates many Bluesky posts, drawing comparisons to the simpler days of early Twitter. This observation invites us to consider how nostalgia can serve as a form of social expression on digital media.
Bluesky is my social media debut. I've never had a personal presence on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. It's a blank slate for me. Even though I've been analyzing and reflecting on their effects.
November 18, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Bluesky is my social media debut. I've never had a personal presence on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. It's a blank slate for me. Even though I've been analyzing and reflecting on their effects.