Patricia Sauthoff 司徒雛菊
@sauthoff.bsky.social
Historian of rasaśāstra (Sanskrit alchemy) and tantra. Researches: medicine, gender, sexuality, religion, history of science and technology.
Assistant Professor at HKBU.
News junkie with a journalism past.
https://hkbu.academia.edu/PatriciaSauthoff
Assistant Professor at HKBU.
News junkie with a journalism past.
https://hkbu.academia.edu/PatriciaSauthoff
Unfortunately, this student is a senior.
February 12, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Unfortunately, this student is a senior.
Today I talked to a student who not only can’t type but has never used a physical keyboard before.
February 12, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Today I talked to a student who not only can’t type but has never used a physical keyboard before.
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and of course his masterwork: the character of james van der beek in the bitch in apartment 23
James Van Der Beek, the actor best known for playing the lead in hit 90s teen drama Dawson’s Creek, has died.
February 11, 2026 at 9:19 PM
and of course his masterwork: the character of james van der beek in the bitch in apartment 23
I would like AI to pay off all our student loans.
February 12, 2026 at 4:55 AM
I would like AI to pay off all our student loans.
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pretty much the only think LLMs are good for is gooning, which you can tell because the audiences for every LLM demands that it be able to goon with them
February 11, 2026 at 4:44 PM
pretty much the only think LLMs are good for is gooning, which you can tell because the audiences for every LLM demands that it be able to goon with them
The deadline has been extended. So ignore the Jan dates.
February 11, 2026 at 4:24 PM
The deadline has been extended. So ignore the Jan dates.
I studied with Dr. Sadananda Das many years ago in Heidelberg. It was incredible. I cannot recommend this enough.
February 11, 2026 at 4:21 PM
I studied with Dr. Sadananda Das many years ago in Heidelberg. It was incredible. I cannot recommend this enough.
A very cool opportunity to learn spoken Sanskrit in HK is still open for applications.
www.yogagom.com/2026springca...
www.yogagom.com/2026springca...
2026 Spring Camp in Spoken Sanskrit | Yoga Gom
www.yogagom.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 PM
A very cool opportunity to learn spoken Sanskrit in HK is still open for applications.
www.yogagom.com/2026springca...
www.yogagom.com/2026springca...
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I find this question about whether chatbots are “alive” to be truly, truly boring. You can torture a definition of “life” so that it includes chatbots or you can listen to actual, unequivocal flesh-and-blood people talking about harm it does them *right now*.
Experiments conducted with the A.I. system Claude are producing fascinating results—and raising questions about the nature of selfhood. Gideon Lewis-Kraus reports from inside the company that designed it, Anthropic. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/rOfXjg
February 11, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I find this question about whether chatbots are “alive” to be truly, truly boring. You can torture a definition of “life” so that it includes chatbots or you can listen to actual, unequivocal flesh-and-blood people talking about harm it does them *right now*.
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Had missed this bit of good news (altho I tend to be skeptical of official tiger census figures from the govt.)!
India's tiger population doubles in a decade offering key lessons
India has more than 3,600 tigers – or 75% of the global tiger population despite high human density.
www.bbc.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Had missed this bit of good news (altho I tend to be skeptical of official tiger census figures from the govt.)!
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Me for the last 5 weeks: "2026 is the 500th anniversary of the founding of the Mughal Empire."
Everybody else: [blank stare]
So far, there are few markings of this date in South Asia. Ask yourself -- Why do people talk about the Mughals if they don't want to remember them?
Everybody else: [blank stare]
So far, there are few markings of this date in South Asia. Ask yourself -- Why do people talk about the Mughals if they don't want to remember them?
February 11, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Me for the last 5 weeks: "2026 is the 500th anniversary of the founding of the Mughal Empire."
Everybody else: [blank stare]
So far, there are few markings of this date in South Asia. Ask yourself -- Why do people talk about the Mughals if they don't want to remember them?
Everybody else: [blank stare]
So far, there are few markings of this date in South Asia. Ask yourself -- Why do people talk about the Mughals if they don't want to remember them?
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Young Bruce posing for a photo on what would become Kowloon Tsai Park.
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Young Bruce posing for a photo on what would become Kowloon Tsai Park.
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FAA lifts temporary closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas, saying all flights to resume
The Federal Aviation Administration has reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas. The announcement Wednesday morning came just hours after the FAA announced a 10-day closure that ...
The Federal Aviation Administration has reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas. The announcement Wednesday morning came just hours after the FAA announced a 10-day closure that ...
FAA lifts temporary closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas, saying all flights to resume
The Federal Aviation Administration has reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas. The announcement Wednesday morning came just hours after the FAA announced a 10-day closure that would have grounded all flights to and from the airport. The federal agency said in a socia...
www.wral.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:25 PM
FAA lifts temporary closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas, saying all flights to resume
The Federal Aviation Administration has reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas. The announcement Wednesday morning came just hours after the FAA announced a 10-day closure that ...
The Federal Aviation Administration has reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas. The announcement Wednesday morning came just hours after the FAA announced a 10-day closure that ...
Good point! I was more thinking of diversions for other flights and whatnot clogging up the airport but Phoenix will probably take the brunt of that.
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Good point! I was more thinking of diversions for other flights and whatnot clogging up the airport but Phoenix will probably take the brunt of that.
Thanks! I’m pretty proud of her for coming all this way.
February 11, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Thanks! I’m pretty proud of her for coming all this way.
Denver. Thankfully not going through Tucson or Phoenix.
This is bananas.
This is bananas.
February 11, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Denver. Thankfully not going through Tucson or Phoenix.
This is bananas.
This is bananas.
Is my mom going to be delayed coming to HK through Dallas?
The FAA is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport, for “special security reasons."
The FAA's notice did not provide additional details.
The FAA's notice did not provide additional details.
FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights
The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport.
bit.ly
February 11, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Is my mom going to be delayed coming to HK through Dallas?
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A.I. needs to watch its back, I'm coming for its job.
Borrow tons of money with no chance of ever making it back? Kid shit.
Lie that I'm good at stuff that I'll never be good at? Doing it now.
Always be 5 years away from meeting my potential? Buddy, that's my life story.
Borrow tons of money with no chance of ever making it back? Kid shit.
Lie that I'm good at stuff that I'll never be good at? Doing it now.
Always be 5 years away from meeting my potential? Buddy, that's my life story.
February 11, 2026 at 2:01 AM
A.I. needs to watch its back, I'm coming for its job.
Borrow tons of money with no chance of ever making it back? Kid shit.
Lie that I'm good at stuff that I'll never be good at? Doing it now.
Always be 5 years away from meeting my potential? Buddy, that's my life story.
Borrow tons of money with no chance of ever making it back? Kid shit.
Lie that I'm good at stuff that I'll never be good at? Doing it now.
Always be 5 years away from meeting my potential? Buddy, that's my life story.
Tfw you think historians just memorize the dates things happened.
Microsoft released a study showing the 40 jobs most at risk by AI:
February 11, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Tfw you think historians just memorize the dates things happened.
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One swift blow from above will sever your home from the panopticon's icy grasp.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/remove-you...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/remove-you...
Remove Your Ring Camera With a Claw Hammer
Home and life improvement.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:55 PM
One swift blow from above will sever your home from the panopticon's icy grasp.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/remove-you...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/remove-you...
I grew up around figure skating so I don’t think there was ever a need to explain gay men.
February 10, 2026 at 7:26 AM
I grew up around figure skating so I don’t think there was ever a need to explain gay men.
This is how my mom explained it to me:
Mom: So, Melissa Etheridge is singing this love song to another woman.”
Me: OK
Mom: She dates women, not men
Me: OK
Mom: … it’s called being a “lesbian”
Me: OK
Mom: do you have any questions?
Me: nope
Mom: So, Melissa Etheridge is singing this love song to another woman.”
Me: OK
Mom: She dates women, not men
Me: OK
Mom: … it’s called being a “lesbian”
Me: OK
Mom: do you have any questions?
Me: nope
always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
February 10, 2026 at 7:23 AM
This is how my mom explained it to me:
Mom: So, Melissa Etheridge is singing this love song to another woman.”
Me: OK
Mom: She dates women, not men
Me: OK
Mom: … it’s called being a “lesbian”
Me: OK
Mom: do you have any questions?
Me: nope
Mom: So, Melissa Etheridge is singing this love song to another woman.”
Me: OK
Mom: She dates women, not men
Me: OK
Mom: … it’s called being a “lesbian”
Me: OK
Mom: do you have any questions?
Me: nope
February 9, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Reposted as a gotcha on me. And I don’t say this often but who called the surfing Bernie stan as a fashie a goddamn decade ago? www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
What Does Tulsi Gabbard Believe?
The making of a charismatic, unorthodox Democrat.
www.newyorker.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Reposted as a gotcha on me. And I don’t say this often but who called the surfing Bernie stan as a fashie a goddamn decade ago? www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
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Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
This is why we need to be telling our stories.