Chris
@multiplicityct.bsky.social
PhD student in philosophy at the University of Staffordshire. Heidegger, analytic ethics (trust and mistrust), philosophy of tech/AI. Marylander. MA Staffs, MBA Duke. Wittgenstein and Cantor handshake numbers = 3 (via John Conway).
I tried to get up on my grandmother’s organ bench when I was little and instead pulled it down on my face, breaking my nose and giving myself two black eyes the day before Easter.
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:45 AM
I tried to get up on my grandmother’s organ bench when I was little and instead pulled it down on my face, breaking my nose and giving myself two black eyes the day before Easter.
28 years ago, but that is still really stressful to contemplate. This entire list is the soundtrack of my high school years.
The Billboard Modern Rock tracks from 30 years ago
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
January 4, 2026 at 5:16 AM
28 years ago, but that is still really stressful to contemplate. This entire list is the soundtrack of my high school years.
One page of rough draft written on my dissertation, which added to the one page I wrote before Christmas makes two pages! Good energy to start 2026. #PhDsky
January 2, 2026 at 5:28 PM
One page of rough draft written on my dissertation, which added to the one page I wrote before Christmas makes two pages! Good energy to start 2026. #PhDsky
My New Year’s resolutions are to wear my thick fuzzy robe anytime I’m the slightest bit cold (why front in my own house?) and read more Greek drama and Nietzsche for fun.
January 1, 2026 at 4:19 PM
My New Year’s resolutions are to wear my thick fuzzy robe anytime I’m the slightest bit cold (why front in my own house?) and read more Greek drama and Nietzsche for fun.
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New Year's text from a philosopher
January 1, 2026 at 3:31 AM
New Year's text from a philosopher
Quote with a GIF that depicts the energy you’re going into 2026 with.
January 1, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Quote with a GIF that depicts the energy you’re going into 2026 with.
Manny Diaz covered in Frosted Flakes and hugging Tony the Tiger: the modern bowl setup is absolutely bizarre but I love it.
December 31, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Manny Diaz covered in Frosted Flakes and hugging Tony the Tiger: the modern bowl setup is absolutely bizarre but I love it.
I have a 6yo who has just become an (American) football superfan snuggled up with me watching Duke in the Tony the Tiger Bowl. Highly recommend.
December 31, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I have a 6yo who has just become an (American) football superfan snuggled up with me watching Duke in the Tony the Tiger Bowl. Highly recommend.
Sheeeeeeeeitt. What a bummer.
Isiah Whitlock Jr, best known for his role as Clay Davis on “The Wire,” has died. He was 71
Isiah Whitlock Jr. Dies: ‘The Wire’ Actor & Frequent Spike Lee Collaborator Was 71
Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr., known for his roles in The Wire, Veep, Your Honor and The Residence and a number of Spike Lee movies, passed away Dec. 30.
deadline.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Sheeeeeeeeitt. What a bummer.
Mayo is the correct answer, not ketchup.
ketchup isn’t available, what are you putting on your fries?
December 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Mayo is the correct answer, not ketchup.
Also some lovely grouchy owls at the Frost Museum.
December 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Also some lovely grouchy owls at the Frost Museum.
The Frost Science Museum in Miami was pretty incredible. I’m a bit of an aquarium snob, maybe smart to brand as a science museum vs go up against Georgia and Tennessee, but a fantastic visit!
December 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The Frost Science Museum in Miami was pretty incredible. I’m a bit of an aquarium snob, maybe smart to brand as a science museum vs go up against Georgia and Tennessee, but a fantastic visit!
Probably true. Whereas chilling with my running buddies on a long run at 10+ minute pace while chatting about life is immensely more helpful to my mental health personally. Not many other places where middle aged dudes (and dudettes) mutually support on parenting, relationships, career.
much of fitness culture in the US was developed by people who literally entered sports and physical education instead of going to therapy and the attitudes around intensity and effort kinda reflect that. the smiling Jazzercise folks were right and your football coach / PE teacher was wrong
December 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Probably true. Whereas chilling with my running buddies on a long run at 10+ minute pace while chatting about life is immensely more helpful to my mental health personally. Not many other places where middle aged dudes (and dudettes) mutually support on parenting, relationships, career.
Not mad about today’s current situation either. Ft Lauderdale might be more our family’s speed.
December 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Not mad about today’s current situation either. Ft Lauderdale might be more our family’s speed.
Not hating our current situation. Miami is hard to figure out but a really interesting town.
December 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Not hating our current situation. Miami is hard to figure out but a really interesting town.
This is about right, and it’s why I think reliable AI could be a thing (domain-specific, *maybe* generally) but trustworthy AI is not — unless we develop much stronger capacities to distrust as well.
One vision for AI alignment is a sort of reverse Pandora’s box, where we take all the good things in the world and try to compress them into a single point
December 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
This is about right, and it’s why I think reliable AI could be a thing (domain-specific, *maybe* generally) but trustworthy AI is not — unless we develop much stronger capacities to distrust as well.
Your daily reminder that AI slop is everywhere and models improve quickly. The decorations at the Miami cafe we had breakfast at were so obviously AI-generated like a year ago that it stood out to our 12 yo.
“Wait for outputs to be good, not passable” is a good rule if you’re committed to using AI.
“Wait for outputs to be good, not passable” is a good rule if you’re committed to using AI.
December 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Your daily reminder that AI slop is everywhere and models improve quickly. The decorations at the Miami cafe we had breakfast at were so obviously AI-generated like a year ago that it stood out to our 12 yo.
“Wait for outputs to be good, not passable” is a good rule if you’re committed to using AI.
“Wait for outputs to be good, not passable” is a good rule if you’re committed to using AI.
I just got a great idea for a piece of writing, went for a run, and wrote the opening hook. Best Christmas present possible!
December 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I just got a great idea for a piece of writing, went for a run, and wrote the opening hook. Best Christmas present possible!
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This is a lovely story for Christmas morning. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.com
December 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM
This is a lovely story for Christmas morning. www.bbc.com/news/article...
My top 3 non-fiction for this year starts with an older book about old tech: David Edgerton's The Shock of the Old. Technology is used and tinkered with more than "innovated" with. Singer sewing machines and condoms over high tech in this use-centric history.
December 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
My top 3 non-fiction for this year starts with an older book about old tech: David Edgerton's The Shock of the Old. Technology is used and tinkered with more than "innovated" with. Singer sewing machines and condoms over high tech in this use-centric history.
Help I'm in Billions season 4 and I have no one to root for.
December 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Help I'm in Billions season 4 and I have no one to root for.
Today I learned that Bentham introduced the panopticon in a work called "Pauper Management Improvement" and I think that tells you a lot of what you need to know about utilitarianism.
December 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Today I learned that Bentham introduced the panopticon in a work called "Pauper Management Improvement" and I think that tells you a lot of what you need to know about utilitarianism.
This.
One of my pet peeves in trust is that everyone cites Baier and then many show they haven’t read her. One scholar actually calls all three-part trust “contractual” and Baier’s main point is that trust is not a contract. Way to go, us.
One of my pet peeves in trust is that everyone cites Baier and then many show they haven’t read her. One scholar actually calls all three-part trust “contractual” and Baier’s main point is that trust is not a contract. Way to go, us.
I think this post nails the actual problem, for researchers at least—AI hallucinations would simply not be a problem in academic work if we’d not normalized citation-as-signaling rather than actual engagement—you can only cite a fake paper if you’re not in the habit of reading the papers you cite
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
December 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
This.
One of my pet peeves in trust is that everyone cites Baier and then many show they haven’t read her. One scholar actually calls all three-part trust “contractual” and Baier’s main point is that trust is not a contract. Way to go, us.
One of my pet peeves in trust is that everyone cites Baier and then many show they haven’t read her. One scholar actually calls all three-part trust “contractual” and Baier’s main point is that trust is not a contract. Way to go, us.
What new norms do we need to cope? I.e., if the author is more capable of producing an authoritative version than the AI “production team,” do we start citing to as-published manuscripts on PhilPapers instead of the faulty published version?
At least one academic publisher is now outsourcing article production to an AI firm. How's it going?
Problems with Publishers Moving to AI-Based Production - Daily Nous
Straive is a firm that uses AI to, among other things, help publishers with various tasks "across the publishing value chain". One of its clients is Springer Nature, the publisher of many philosophy j...
dailynous.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
What new norms do we need to cope? I.e., if the author is more capable of producing an authoritative version than the AI “production team,” do we start citing to as-published manuscripts on PhilPapers instead of the faulty published version?