Philip Sink | Rorty Vindicator
@thrillhouse1701.bsky.social
"Take care of Freedom and Truth will take care of itself."
Ph.D. student in philosophy/logic/formal epistemology at CMU
Trying and failing to prevent wildfires.
he/him
Website: https://philip-sink.github.io
Ph.D. student in philosophy/logic/formal epistemology at CMU
Trying and failing to prevent wildfires.
he/him
Website: https://philip-sink.github.io
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Apparently if your friend sends you a dozen texts it's not sufficient just to read the first one and the last one.
November 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Apparently if your friend sends you a dozen texts it's not sufficient just to read the first one and the last one.
I'm so mad that this is going to remain relevant.
Every time I see a picture or video of Josh Shapiro I think about Robert Shaw's speech in Jaws. "Lifeless eyes - Black eyes, like a doll's eyes."
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I'm so mad that this is going to remain relevant.
I'm not 100% optimistic about the new Nuremburg movie by any means, but I am excited for Michael Shannon to play another uptight federal do-gooder.
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I'm not 100% optimistic about the new Nuremburg movie by any means, but I am excited for Michael Shannon to play another uptight federal do-gooder.
Why aren't there more honey based icecream flavors?
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Why aren't there more honey based icecream flavors?
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This one has both:
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
This one has both:
"Being and ___" is a functor from the category of philosophy to the category of phenomenology.
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
"Being and ___" is a functor from the category of philosophy to the category of phenomenology.
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Forget "economics is astrology for men."
Now we have "Astrology is economics for fascists."
Now we have "Astrology is economics for fascists."
November 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Forget "economics is astrology for men."
Now we have "Astrology is economics for fascists."
Now we have "Astrology is economics for fascists."
Forget "economics is astrology for men."
Now we have "Astrology is economics for fascists."
Now we have "Astrology is economics for fascists."
November 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Forget "economics is astrology for men."
Now we have "Astrology is economics for fascists."
Now we have "Astrology is economics for fascists."
What do you mean I can't use biblatex in a letter document class...
November 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
What do you mean I can't use biblatex in a letter document class...
The internet peaked with the muppets singing Bohemian Rhapsody. Everything after that has been net misery for humankind.
November 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The internet peaked with the muppets singing Bohemian Rhapsody. Everything after that has been net misery for humankind.
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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
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that said it is time to say what needs to be said: end rollaboards. end paid bag check. everyone checks, no one pays. the rollaboards. they're killing us
November 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
that said it is time to say what needs to be said: end rollaboards. end paid bag check. everyone checks, no one pays. the rollaboards. they're killing us
I feel like a worse work/life balance could improve my productivity.
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I feel like a worse work/life balance could improve my productivity.
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As a philosopher I come from a rich tradition of being annoying af
November 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
As a philosopher I come from a rich tradition of being annoying af
Lego's is good but mine is better.
November 7, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Lego's is good but mine is better.
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KOKO THE GORILLA: Koko birkin bag. Practical Koko possession bag
RESEARCHER: No, Koko. You can’t have a Birkin bag.
KOKO: Good Birkin good Koko give beautiful Koko deserve gorilla
RESEARCHER: Koko, we simply can’t afford a Birkin bag. It is an unjustifiable expense.
KOKO: jealousy professor
RESEARCHER: No, Koko. You can’t have a Birkin bag.
KOKO: Good Birkin good Koko give beautiful Koko deserve gorilla
RESEARCHER: Koko, we simply can’t afford a Birkin bag. It is an unjustifiable expense.
KOKO: jealousy professor
July 17, 2023 at 3:57 AM
KOKO THE GORILLA: Koko birkin bag. Practical Koko possession bag
RESEARCHER: No, Koko. You can’t have a Birkin bag.
KOKO: Good Birkin good Koko give beautiful Koko deserve gorilla
RESEARCHER: Koko, we simply can’t afford a Birkin bag. It is an unjustifiable expense.
KOKO: jealousy professor
RESEARCHER: No, Koko. You can’t have a Birkin bag.
KOKO: Good Birkin good Koko give beautiful Koko deserve gorilla
RESEARCHER: Koko, we simply can’t afford a Birkin bag. It is an unjustifiable expense.
KOKO: jealousy professor
Bok choy is one of my favorite vegetables and this scene is why.
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Bok choy is one of my favorite vegetables and this scene is why.
Sometimes I think we forget just how big humans really are as organisms go. We're big.
just sneezed in the office stairwell and it echoed off the walls like a gunshot. I heard someone yelp far away
November 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Sometimes I think we forget just how big humans really are as organisms go. We're big.
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Zohran breaks a weird streak in American politics, in that he is the child of a foreign-born radical professor but has not become a centrist
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Zohran breaks a weird streak in American politics, in that he is the child of a foreign-born radical professor but has not become a centrist
So much cope it just named the genus "Coelophysis".
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
So much cope it just named the genus "Coelophysis".
New depression habit unlocked: Consistently washing dishes but never putting them back in the cupboard.
November 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM
New depression habit unlocked: Consistently washing dishes but never putting them back in the cupboard.
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this will be the sagrada familia of sports documentaries
an architectural marvel that will never be truly finished
an architectural marvel that will never be truly finished
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
this will be the sagrada familia of sports documentaries
an architectural marvel that will never be truly finished
an architectural marvel that will never be truly finished
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So what you’re saying is there are spaces ready to convert to laser tag arenas
November 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
So what you’re saying is there are spaces ready to convert to laser tag arenas
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After the AI bubble I hope the next bubble is Laser Tag. Laser tag arenas on every street corner. Blacklight lit battlefields propping up every sector of the economy. A one story building by the side of the highway called “Blast Zone: Pizza & Arcade” valued at $2.7 trillion
November 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
After the AI bubble I hope the next bubble is Laser Tag. Laser tag arenas on every street corner. Blacklight lit battlefields propping up every sector of the economy. A one story building by the side of the highway called “Blast Zone: Pizza & Arcade” valued at $2.7 trillion
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"Formulée ainsi, la démocratie est la croyance en la capacité de l’expérience humaine de générer les buts et méthodes qui permettront à l’expérience ultérieure d’être riche et ordonnée.
November 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"Formulée ainsi, la démocratie est la croyance en la capacité de l’expérience humaine de générer les buts et méthodes qui permettront à l’expérience ultérieure d’être riche et ordonnée.