Jonathan Weisberg
@jweisber.bsky.social
philosophy prof posting in an uncomfortably personal capacity
There should be an account on here that just constantly throws out the most naive and reflexive undergraduate-encountering-marx-for-the-first-time takes you've ever heard
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
There should be an account on here that just constantly throws out the most naive and reflexive undergraduate-encountering-marx-for-the-first-time takes you've ever heard
"a club of competitive narcissists who succeeded under the status quo" lucky thing academic philosophy isn't like this!
I'm participating in an "Open Science Exploratory Roundtable" in the Max Planck Society later this week, so bumping my grumpy thoughts about open science again. I'm as curious as everyone else to see what a club of competitive narcissists who succeeded under the status quo (the MPG) can manage!
How can we reform science? I have some ideas. But I am not sure you’ll like them, because they don’t promise much. elevanth.org/blog/2025/07...
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"a club of competitive narcissists who succeeded under the status quo" lucky thing academic philosophy isn't like this!
I just logged in to manuscript central to check on the status of my submission and it says "under review", but that's exactly what it said when I checked 3 hours ago???
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I just logged in to manuscript central to check on the status of my submission and it says "under review", but that's exactly what it said when I checked 3 hours ago???
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Interesting
Maybe I'm in the minority of neuroscientists, but I'm deflationary about terms like intelligence. If AI passes tests that were designed to measure these things, then we can say they have them (like we do for humans). And this is mostly what the original article says (the headline is inaccurate)
As a neuroscientist, I’d suggest there is a profound disconnect between what *some* computer scientists think is representative of “intelligence”, cognitive ability, or descriptions of consciousness from some in AI work.
LLMs are not how neural systems process information, nor how brains function.
LLMs are not how neural systems process information, nor how brains function.
November 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Interesting
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(brain rewired for success) no but i can recommend someone else to review it
November 9, 2025 at 2:34 AM
(brain rewired for success) no but i can recommend someone else to review it
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‘Okay, so, there’s this fancy guy and my job is to be his little friend’
be serious
be serious
I know BlueSky has problems with humour so just to be clear: I, like everyone else, am aware that postdocs aren't real. I'm not spreading misinformation when I refer to them as if they exist, they're jokes and everyone knows that. Chill, ok?
November 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
‘Okay, so, there’s this fancy guy and my job is to be his little friend’
be serious
be serious
my gpu:
November 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
my gpu:
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h.p. lovecraft taps into our innate fear of the difficult to describe
November 7, 2025 at 6:07 AM
h.p. lovecraft taps into our innate fear of the difficult to describe
Faculty love to make like we're these magnanimous and caring elders who post application advice threads to help the younger generation, but it's a zero-sum game and we're ratcheting up the misery of playing it every year
It's application season so here's a thread with advice for admissions/hiring committees nah jk lol can you imagine
November 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Faculty love to make like we're these magnanimous and caring elders who post application advice threads to help the younger generation, but it's a zero-sum game and we're ratcheting up the misery of playing it every year
It is still incredibly funny that Jeremy Renner
November 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It is still incredibly funny that Jeremy Renner
Doctor Who ass subplot
Google plans to build a large artificial intelligence data centre on Australia’s remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island after signing a cloud deal with the Department of Defence this year, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and interviews with officials www.afr.com/technology/g...
Google to build data centre on Christmas Island
The search engine giant signed a cloud deal with the Department of Defence this year to build the facility, whose details remain secret, on Christmas Island.
www.afr.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Doctor Who ass subplot
We are all less than him
Jake is a goddamn mensch.
The Fired Four bsky.app/profile/cond...
November 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
We are all less than him
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Do you teach #rstats? Do your students complain about how lame and old-fashioned dplyr is? Don't worry: I have the solution for you: github.com/hadley/genzp....
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
GitHub - hadley/genzplyr: dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap
dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap. Contribute to hadley/genzplyr development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Do you teach #rstats? Do your students complain about how lame and old-fashioned dplyr is? Don't worry: I have the solution for you: github.com/hadley/genzp....
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
It's application season so here's a thread with advice for admissions/hiring committees nah jk lol can you imagine
November 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
It's application season so here's a thread with advice for admissions/hiring committees nah jk lol can you imagine
Exactly, Judaism is neither of these things; it's watching Coen brothers movies and saying "nu, reb yid" whenever somebody in a shtreimel gets in your way at the grocery store
there is a LOT going on here but lord have mercy if you don’t get the fuck out of my good jewish face with ‘judaism is both a religious and a national identity’
i try not to be hyperbolic but this NY daily news editorial board piece saying mayor-elect mamdani better support israel OR ELSE is one of the most appalling things i’ve ever read
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Exactly, Judaism is neither of these things; it's watching Coen brothers movies and saying "nu, reb yid" whenever somebody in a shtreimel gets in your way at the grocery store
You should be able to leave comments on people's wifi ssid's
INVIGORATED by the appearance, in Brooklyn, on my phone, of someone's wifi being called "Routers of Rohan"
November 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
You should be able to leave comments on people's wifi ssid's
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Less going on here than I was hoping, tbh, but there are a few bright spots that I have theories about.
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Less going on here than I was hoping, tbh, but there are a few bright spots that I have theories about.
currently libbing out*
*listening to "poundcake" by van halen
*listening to "poundcake" by van halen
November 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
currently libbing out*
*listening to "poundcake" by van halen
*listening to "poundcake" by van halen
Can you guess the track before clicking through?
The thinking man’s baby shark
November 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Can you guess the track before clicking through?
What are your fav examples of bad lyrics elevated to great songwriting by a sick beat/melody?
November 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
What are your fav examples of bad lyrics elevated to great songwriting by a sick beat/melody?
aloof wife / mayor boyfriend
November 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
aloof wife / mayor boyfriend
I don't see it
November 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I don't see it