liz
@catboss.bsky.social
indoor cat, usually reading.
📚 anthropolopgy, ethics, marx, mil & civil service, romance, sf/f, tech, ux
Years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth.
📚 anthropolopgy, ethics, marx, mil & civil service, romance, sf/f, tech, ux
Years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth.
yall ever think about how many ways humans can be
November 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
yall ever think about how many ways humans can be
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New awareness campaign
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New awareness campaign
-close reading clifford geertz this week
-ate an incredible stuffed pepper on saturday
-the new frankenstein movie was fine
-ate an incredible stuffed pepper on saturday
-the new frankenstein movie was fine
*watched an all time great world series (sorry jays)
*outer world 2 is pretty good
*started reading the pulitzer winning hirohito biography and thats bangin
*those costco grilled chicken skewers aren't bad
*anno 117 next week
*alright i'm out of things
*outer world 2 is pretty good
*started reading the pulitzer winning hirohito biography and thats bangin
*those costco grilled chicken skewers aren't bad
*anno 117 next week
*alright i'm out of things
American life is truly dogshit right now. Here are some things I have recently enjoyed:
— Watching Luka Doncic do pretty much anything
— The new Airpods Pro
— New season of English Teacher
— Counting how many times people say "Good morning" in the new Kathryn Bigelow movie with Kat. (I'd guess 30+?)
— Watching Luka Doncic do pretty much anything
— The new Airpods Pro
— New season of English Teacher
— Counting how many times people say "Good morning" in the new Kathryn Bigelow movie with Kat. (I'd guess 30+?)
November 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
-close reading clifford geertz this week
-ate an incredible stuffed pepper on saturday
-the new frankenstein movie was fine
-ate an incredible stuffed pepper on saturday
-the new frankenstein movie was fine
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
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One of the major fruits of research is delight. Think of how often you’ve read about a discovery and really enjoyed it. Often the most pleasurable kind of news. Public delight isn’t discussed enough as one of the major outputs of funding research.
I strongly recommend everyone do research sometimes 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘯.
Look something up on Wikipedia. Go to the little citation. Follow it. Read the article it's referencing. Follow links to the original interview. Read the paper written by the interviewee
It genuinely makes you appreciate journalism
Look something up on Wikipedia. Go to the little citation. Follow it. Read the article it's referencing. Follow links to the original interview. Read the paper written by the interviewee
It genuinely makes you appreciate journalism
November 2, 2025 at 3:06 AM
One of the major fruits of research is delight. Think of how often you’ve read about a discovery and really enjoyed it. Often the most pleasurable kind of news. Public delight isn’t discussed enough as one of the major outputs of funding research.
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Picard management tip: The truth is that sometimes you just won't know the right thing to do. You still have to try.
November 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Picard management tip: The truth is that sometimes you just won't know the right thing to do. You still have to try.
this thread is really good!
HYPOTHESIS: repeat exposure to the LessWrong discussion boards is functionally indistinguishable from mercury poisoning.
November 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
this thread is really good!
i grade for a course on internet culture that’s designed to be one of the first writing-heavy courses freshmen take. this is a D essay.
Pretty sure I could write a 10,000 word academic article just unpacking all the misdirections in this one paragraph.
Wrong about intelligence, wrong about tech development, wrong about the political economy of AI, etc.
These arguments should never have escaped discussion board containment.
Wrong about intelligence, wrong about tech development, wrong about the political economy of AI, etc.
These arguments should never have escaped discussion board containment.
November 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
i grade for a course on internet culture that’s designed to be one of the first writing-heavy courses freshmen take. this is a D essay.
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Metal band t-shirt but the font is that weird skrangly AI text
November 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Metal band t-shirt but the font is that weird skrangly AI text
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This is one of the rare times where we really do need retired senior generals and admirals to speak out--Dempsey and Mullen should step up to articulate that these are illegal orders.
The JAGs have been fired, so we need for former leaders to tell us all.
The JAGs have been fired, so we need for former leaders to tell us all.
"military officials may be getting directed to execute potentially illegal actions. Given this, how can we not hear from a top official who may have already concluded they’re being asked to carry out the unacceptable?"
November 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
This is one of the rare times where we really do need retired senior generals and admirals to speak out--Dempsey and Mullen should step up to articulate that these are illegal orders.
The JAGs have been fired, so we need for former leaders to tell us all.
The JAGs have been fired, so we need for former leaders to tell us all.
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too late; for i have already pictured myself as the hyperphantasic adult who can conjure visual fantasy worlds and you as the typical imager with pruned neuronal connections
November 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
too late; for i have already pictured myself as the hyperphantasic adult who can conjure visual fantasy worlds and you as the typical imager with pruned neuronal connections
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Concrete Mixer by Man Ray, 1916
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137472
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137472
November 1, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Concrete Mixer by Man Ray, 1916
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137472
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137472
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it's me, unnamed critter from bosch's triptych of the temptation of anthony!
November 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
it's me, unnamed critter from bosch's triptych of the temptation of anthony!
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touch mass
November 1, 2025 at 8:11 AM
touch mass
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Because I’ve seen what HOA meetings do to a man. The lawns are too green, the souls too soft. I speak like this because the spirit of war died in a cul-de-sac, and I was there to bury it—alone, beneath the flicker of a Ring doorbell camera.
Why are you talking like an anime villain
November 1, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Because I’ve seen what HOA meetings do to a man. The lawns are too green, the souls too soft. I speak like this because the spirit of war died in a cul-de-sac, and I was there to bury it—alone, beneath the flicker of a Ring doorbell camera.
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i;m literally just a cat
October 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
i;m literally just a cat
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Why yes I did make fantasy outfits for all of my books.
October 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Why yes I did make fantasy outfits for all of my books.
if you see this, post 4 female characters you love
October 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
if you see this, post 4 female characters you love
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I'll be moderating a panel on Saturday featuring distinguished transgender service members whose careers are being cut short. Don’t miss this vital conversation!
🗓️ Panel at 2PM on Nov 1 | Part of the DISSENT exhibition (Through Nov 9) at Atrium Artspace in Baltimore
🗓️ Panel at 2PM on Nov 1 | Part of the DISSENT exhibition (Through Nov 9) at Atrium Artspace in Baltimore
October 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I'll be moderating a panel on Saturday featuring distinguished transgender service members whose careers are being cut short. Don’t miss this vital conversation!
🗓️ Panel at 2PM on Nov 1 | Part of the DISSENT exhibition (Through Nov 9) at Atrium Artspace in Baltimore
🗓️ Panel at 2PM on Nov 1 | Part of the DISSENT exhibition (Through Nov 9) at Atrium Artspace in Baltimore
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Dominant Curve by Vasily Kandinsky, 1936
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137241
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137241
October 27, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Dominant Curve by Vasily Kandinsky, 1936
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137241
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137241
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Every time someone insists that being in the military explains having gotten Nazi tattoos, what I hear is that military service turns people into or attracts Nazis, so military service should be a disqualifier for elections.
You're really doing other veterans harm with this shit.
You're really doing other veterans harm with this shit.
October 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Every time someone insists that being in the military explains having gotten Nazi tattoos, what I hear is that military service turns people into or attracts Nazis, so military service should be a disqualifier for elections.
You're really doing other veterans harm with this shit.
You're really doing other veterans harm with this shit.
can we cut the man a break and just stop it with the nazis for a minute
look i am trying to be considerate and not argue but i am watching democrats accept nazis in real time. i dont want to have it be my civic duty to yell at these people. i want to fucking chill! and you dipshits ruin it for everyone!!
October 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
can we cut the man a break and just stop it with the nazis for a minute
gently trolling a “the digital” research group over whether we should invite comp sci or info science to our symposium. i hate academics in academic meetings
October 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
gently trolling a “the digital” research group over whether we should invite comp sci or info science to our symposium. i hate academics in academic meetings