Vaishnavi S
@vaishs.bsky.social
Gulpy, gurgly, plobby, squishy, wofflesome | Occasionally a computer scientist https://vaishs.github.io
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douglas adams was our most accurate futurist
We are at an airport restaurant. A robot just drove up to us with our food, said, "Hi! Here I am!" and then drove away with our food.
February 15, 2026 at 10:10 PM
douglas adams was our most accurate futurist
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Now I’m worried IKEA have found a source of sapient pearwood…
The answer to "Do I need an IKEA-made Mimic ottoman in my house?" is an unwavering OF COURSE. www.ikea.com/us/en/p/grej...
GREJSIMOJS pouffe with storage, yellow
GREJSIMOJS pouffe with storage, yellow A pouffe with storage that suits both children's rooms and living rooms. When not gobbling up toys, children can sit on it or adults can use it as a footstool. T...
www.ikea.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Now I’m worried IKEA have found a source of sapient pearwood…
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My favorite photos from the Olympics are of this Italian figure skater Daniel Grassl. He looks absolutely insane in so many of them. It's great.
February 15, 2026 at 2:22 AM
My favorite photos from the Olympics are of this Italian figure skater Daniel Grassl. He looks absolutely insane in so many of them. It's great.
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The talk to your friends app and the witness the horrors app being the same app is not great for the mental health is it
February 13, 2026 at 9:37 PM
The talk to your friends app and the witness the horrors app being the same app is not great for the mental health is it
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To mark Valentine’s Day, here is what is believed to be the world’s oldest surviving love poem, written 1.5 million years ago by one of our earliest ancestors, homo unrequitus.
February 14, 2026 at 8:55 AM
To mark Valentine’s Day, here is what is believed to be the world’s oldest surviving love poem, written 1.5 million years ago by one of our earliest ancestors, homo unrequitus.
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# AcademicChatter
February 13, 2026 at 3:13 PM
# AcademicChatter
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oldie but a goldie
![Socrates (as anakin): the unexamined life is not worth living
padme (cheerfully): but if I examine my life it'll be worth living, right?
Socrates: [stares creepily]
Padme (nervous): it'll be worth living right?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:f6ydtwhscp6zkcodruxnpvee/bafkreibfkisw726rwwqgxlu4ngipuft4ibr2ub4kfcettrin4qyzdx64ki@jpeg)
February 12, 2026 at 1:39 PM
oldie but a goldie
Can’t wait for AI to take my job (mathematician, loosely) and then be paid to sit at home and read romance novels
Microsoft released a study showing the 40 jobs most at risk by AI:
February 11, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Can’t wait for AI to take my job (mathematician, loosely) and then be paid to sit at home and read romance novels
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![Comic. [2x2 chart. Top left quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of dinosaurs stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, velociraptor, and long-neck dinosaur. Top right quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of mosasaur, quetzalcoatlus, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, and pteranodon. Bottom left quadrant: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of penguin, egret, ostrich, pigeon, falcon. Bottom right: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of squirrel, stapler, plant, person, and bicycle.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihcxd5wcrrf5nxz3g4riglsrccbucmdns6kxrtmtj6gjgwqibp3fi@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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The University of Vienna is advertising a number of fully funded PhD positions in the Humanities (4 years), including in Philosophy. If you are interested or know any philosophy MA student who would be interested, please tell them to get in touch! careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
careers.univie.ac.at
February 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
The University of Vienna is advertising a number of fully funded PhD positions in the Humanities (4 years), including in Philosophy. If you are interested or know any philosophy MA student who would be interested, please tell them to get in touch! careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
Please, we *know* Pythagoras failed to install a security update, that’s why he killed his student!
"What if Pythagoras had failed to install a security update? Be specific."
February 9, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Please, we *know* Pythagoras failed to install a security update, that’s why he killed his student!
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(guy who's unable to remember the term "court jester"): uh have you seen the
February 9, 2026 at 11:27 AM
(guy who's unable to remember the term "court jester"): uh have you seen the
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You can't expect me, with all your talk about superb owls, not to remind you of Louis Wain's 1904 "The Cat's Nightmare" (hint, that nightmare is owls).
February 8, 2026 at 5:42 PM
You can't expect me, with all your talk about superb owls, not to remind you of Louis Wain's 1904 "The Cat's Nightmare" (hint, that nightmare is owls).
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Are you an early career researcher interested in communicating linguistics to broader audiences?
Consider applying for a @lingcomm.org grant!
Deadline April 30, via @lingthusiasm.com
lingcomm.org/grants/
Consider applying for a @lingcomm.org grant!
Deadline April 30, via @lingthusiasm.com
lingcomm.org/grants/
Grants
2026 LingComm Grants – Small Grants for Communicating Linguistics to Wider Audiences We want to see more linguistics in the world! The 2026 LingComm Grants are $300 (USD) to support lin…
lingcomm.org
February 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Are you an early career researcher interested in communicating linguistics to broader audiences?
Consider applying for a @lingcomm.org grant!
Deadline April 30, via @lingthusiasm.com
lingcomm.org/grants/
Consider applying for a @lingcomm.org grant!
Deadline April 30, via @lingthusiasm.com
lingcomm.org/grants/
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You won’t regret being kind.
Even if no one notices.
Even if it’s hard.
You’ll still know you did the right thing.
Even if no one notices.
Even if it’s hard.
You’ll still know you did the right thing.
February 7, 2026 at 1:28 PM
You won’t regret being kind.
Even if no one notices.
Even if it’s hard.
You’ll still know you did the right thing.
Even if no one notices.
Even if it’s hard.
You’ll still know you did the right thing.
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the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
MY KIDS: so why are there muppets in the AUDIENCE
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
February 8, 2026 at 6:22 AM
the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
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![[pic of doctor pushing down on woman's stomach] woman successfully diagnosed after doctor decides to listen to her this time - mybodyistryingtokillme.com](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dbzmdmsaz6lkhb4tv3culzme/bafkreiabcjkok4ou2de3bvqf32x62ipipta2vdnogzii2ufeqjws2iuuf4@jpeg)
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For sale: baby shoes, never worn (Please don't worry - baby is fine. We bought them because they looked really cute, put them in a drawer and then forgot about them until they were already two sizes too small. Actually have four pairs, various sizes, all unworn. Will combine postage.)
February 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
For sale: baby shoes, never worn (Please don't worry - baby is fine. We bought them because they looked really cute, put them in a drawer and then forgot about them until they were already two sizes too small. Actually have four pairs, various sizes, all unworn. Will combine postage.)
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Never forget the anniversary of King Taejong falling off his horse!
February 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Never forget the anniversary of King Taejong falling off his horse!
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I've blocked Monday out to do this exact thing. You won't even recognise me on Tuesday, I swear
An AuDHD person who planned to change their entire life in a day has already ruined it with a single deviation from their vision, it has been rumoured.
Quittin’ time! AuDHD person’s 24-hour life overhaul ruined before 9am
An AuDHD person who planned to change their entire life in a day has already ruined it with a single deviation from their vision, it has been rumoured. Des Ackerman, 40, was reportedly finally ready…
thedailytism.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I've blocked Monday out to do this exact thing. You won't even recognise me on Tuesday, I swear
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My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:29 AM
My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com
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- So, what do you do?
- I'm a supervillain.
- What's your name?
- Autocorrector.
- HAHAHA! Are you Sirius? What's your super powder? Wait a minion... what the help is happy ninja to me? PLEATS MAKE IT DUCKING STOP!
- I'm a supervillain.
- What's your name?
- Autocorrector.
- HAHAHA! Are you Sirius? What's your super powder? Wait a minion... what the help is happy ninja to me? PLEATS MAKE IT DUCKING STOP!
November 23, 2024 at 11:23 PM
- So, what do you do?
- I'm a supervillain.
- What's your name?
- Autocorrector.
- HAHAHA! Are you Sirius? What's your super powder? Wait a minion... what the help is happy ninja to me? PLEATS MAKE IT DUCKING STOP!
- I'm a supervillain.
- What's your name?
- Autocorrector.
- HAHAHA! Are you Sirius? What's your super powder? Wait a minion... what the help is happy ninja to me? PLEATS MAKE IT DUCKING STOP!
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i kneeled to take a sweet pic of her with her eyes closed and facing the sun and instead i instantly got a whole serving of stanley kubrick shit from someone who’s afraid of shadows, plastic bags, shoes, and her own tail.
February 7, 2026 at 7:43 PM
i kneeled to take a sweet pic of her with her eyes closed and facing the sun and instead i instantly got a whole serving of stanley kubrick shit from someone who’s afraid of shadows, plastic bags, shoes, and her own tail.
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February 7, 2026 at 1:03 PM