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William (Bill) Leahy (He/his, if you're pronoun-curious)🇺🇦🇪🇺
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Person of letters, trained observer, pheasant plucker, Midleton drinker, NAFO supporter, slave of liberty, amateur detaurostecorist.
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cadlin.bsky.social
“A beautiful model of ethics and morality.” Sincere? Not quite. Irony in opinion texts flips meaning—misleading both readers and machines. This study shows how irony works and what it takes to detect it.
doi.org/10.25189/267...
#langsky #linguistics
A beige-toned social media card features a quote in English from an academic article, framed by a vertical black line on the left. At the top, it reads “LEIA EM CADERNOS DE LINGUÍSTICA” in uppercase black letters. The main text says: “The identification of irony depends on extralinguistic and social factors, whose absence in written texts makes automatic detection difficult. Since ironic meaning can be conveyed through pragmatic information, developing sentiment lexicons for opinion mining appears to be a promising path.” The words irony and automatic detection are highlighted in lavender. Below the quote, the citation appears in small capital letters: WICK-PEDRO, G.; VALE, O. A., 2020 In the bottom left corner, there's a small minimalist sunburst-style icon made of short black lines, symbolizing publication or insight.
July 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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thebjps.bsky.social
Just accepted:

‘The Impossibility of Non-manipulable Probability Aggregation’
– Franz Dietrich & Christian List

Abstract in alt text or read the full paper here:
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

#philsci #philsky
ABSTRACT. A probability aggregation rule assigns to each profile of probability functions across a group of individuals (representing their individual probability assignments to some propositions) a collective probability function (representing the group’s probability assignment). The rule is ‘non-manipulable’ if no group member can manipulate the collective probability for any proposition in the direction of his or her own probability by misrepresenting his or her probability function (‘strategic voting’). We show that, except in trivial cases, no probability aggregation rule satisfying two very mild conditions (non-dictatorship and consensus preservation) is non-manipulable.
July 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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baudrillardwarned.us
"For why does one laugh?"
- Simulacra and Simulation
July 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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accesstherealyou.bsky.social
Best!
July 17, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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catholicnewsworld.bsky.social
BREAKING #Pope Leo XIV Sends Donations of Food and Aid Directly via Trucks to Ukrainian Homes Struck by Recent Missile Attacks
www.catholicnewsworld.com/2025/07/pope...
BREAKING Pope Leo XIV Sends Donations of Food and Aid Directly via Trucks to Ukrainian Homes Struck by Recent Missile Attacks
Catholic Church, Catholic News World, Vatican, Pope Francis, Breaking, Pope News, c na, Catholic Headlines,
www.catholicnewsworld.com
July 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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darthputinkgb.bsky.social
Syrian rebels are trolling me that they re-captured Aleppo in 3 days and I can't get Kiev after more than a 1000.

I remain a master strategist.
November 29, 2024 at 10:02 PM
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infosec.skyfleet.blue
InputSnatch – A Side-Channel Attack Allow Attackers Steal The Input Data From LLM Models
InputSnatch - A Side-Channel Attack Allow Attackers Steal The Input Data From LLM Models
In a recent study, cybersecurity researchers have unveiled a new side-channel attack that threatens the privacy of users interacting with large language models (LLMs).
cybersecuritynews.com
November 30, 2024 at 10:35 AM
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infosec.skyfleet.blue
Wanted Russian Cybercriminal Linked to Hive and LockBit Ransomware Has Been Arrested
Wanted Russian Cybercriminal Linked to Hive and LockBit Ransomware Has Been Arrested
thehackernews.com
November 30, 2024 at 7:50 AM
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osinit.bsky.social
Wow, a Hayat Tahir al-Sham (HTS) Fighter poses for a Picture tonight at the Governors Mansion in the Center of Aleppo.
November 29, 2024 at 9:03 PM
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publikage.bsky.social
The police physically assaulted a protester. In the footage, the young man is seen being kicked in the leg by the police, punched in the stomach, and then taken away by the officers.

video: TV pirveli

around 23:50pm

#GeorgiaProtests
November 29, 2024 at 8:52 PM
williamleahyesq.bsky.social
4 years. People wait that long in custody under "investigation" by the organs of the CCP. Someone needs to get serious about the reams of IP that China is stealing from the open democracies. Just saying.
November 29, 2024 at 9:05 AM
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
On the FSB officer behind pro-Russian billboards in Italy. From Anton Shekhovstov, one of the best-informed experts on covert Russian political campaigns
euromaidanpress.com/2024/11/28/m...
Revealed: FSB officer who runs Italy’s pro-Russian networks
From billboard campaigns to citizenship revocations, FSB officer Stovbun's network systematically influenced Italian politics through cultural front organizations.
euromaidanpress.com
November 29, 2024 at 8:19 AM
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dustopi.bsky.social
Capitalism is an ideology based on capital (wealth) being the most important metric on if you are "good" or "bad"

It's in the fucking name
November 29, 2024 at 8:51 AM
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cba500.bsky.social
Dear #NAFO and friends,

Wow! Your support has been amazing!

❤️THANK YOU❤️

You bought the pins, they got the donation!

Sent to @kolibri93.bsky.social Ecoflow fundraiser for 35th Marine Brigade -
bsky.app/profile/koli...

▶️ Please REPOST
November 27, 2024 at 11:44 AM
williamleahyesq.bsky.social
Can Ruzzia afford another "Special Military Operation"? #NAFO
terjehelland.bsky.social Terje Helland @terjehelland.bsky.social · Nov 28
🇬🇪The streets of Tbilisi are alive with courage. The Georgian people are standing against betrayal, rejecting a government that has abandoned their dreams of Europe for the shadows of Moscow.
This is a fight for freedom, dignity, and the future of a democratic Georgia.
November 28, 2024 at 11:16 PM
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zezo11.bsky.social
Friendly reminder: Bashar Al-Assad killed 600.000 of his own people
November 28, 2024 at 7:44 PM
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janoschjdf.bsky.social
🎯👇
November 28, 2024 at 7:57 PM
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theonion.com
Weapon Added To Each Thanksgiving Place Setting In Preparation For Blowout Family Argument
November 28, 2024 at 8:03 PM
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osinit.bsky.social
The President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili has walked up to riot police preparing to attack pro-democracy protestors. She asked them whether they had vowed to protect Georgia and Georgians or Russia.
November 28, 2024 at 8:15 PM
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
If you haven't read it already....
theatlantic.com The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Nov 27
Social media has dissolved the mortar of our society and made America stupid, Jonathan Haidt argued in 2022. It’s not just a phase. theatln.tc/XH7Zf8OQ
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
theatln.tc
November 27, 2024 at 6:46 PM
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browneyedsusan.bsky.social
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November 27, 2024 at 3:55 PM
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infosec.skyfleet.blue
'Operation Undercut' Adds to Russia Malign Influence Campaigns
'Operation Undercut' Adds to Russia Influence Campaigns
www.darkreading.com
November 27, 2024 at 7:11 PM
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darthputinkgb.bsky.social
In last two weeks the ruble has fallen 15% in value.

I remain a master strategist.
November 27, 2024 at 11:08 AM