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Richard Pettigrew
@wiglet1981.bsky.social
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Philosopher at University of Bristol πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ he/him

https://richardpettigrew.com/

Books: Epistemic Risk and the Demands of Rationality | Choosing for Changing Selves | Dutch Book Arguments | Accuracy and the Laws of Credence | Who Are Universities For? .. more

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wiglet1981.bsky.social
Richard Pettigrew @wiglet1981.bsky.social Β· 3h
A shy vervet monkey
A shy vervet monkey hides behind a branch

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bagofmoons.bsky.social
bag of moons πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ @bagofmoons.bsky.social Β· 6h
i'm baffled by all the people in the replies to posts about the spy doorbells asking for alternatives. like... the alternative is a regualr fucking doorbell with no camera in it. or a door knocker. get you a weird gargoyle guy! you dont need a camera!

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social Β· 18h
60 years ago today, mild-mannered jim bowl was bitten by a radioactive spider

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Jason K Pargin, author @jasonkpargin.bsky.social Β· 20h
You non-sports fans have to understand that for people who are really into pro football, today is basically their Super Bowl

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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co Β· 23h
Any time I look to see what the Labour government is up to in the UK it turns out to be things like making posters that Alfonso CuarΓ³n put in the background of the long tracking shot that opens β€œChildren of Men”.
Home Office @ukhomeoffice Follow Illegal migrants living in hotels have been banned from using taxpayer-funded taxis for medical appointments. Under new rules, taxi use for medical journeys will be restricted to individuals with physical disabilities and serious or chronic illnesses. ... TP + ILLEGAL MIGRANTS BANNED FROM USING TAXIS FOR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS Home Offi... @ukhomeoffi... β€’ Feb 6 The largest number of illegal migrants and foreign criminals have been removed or deported off British soil in a decade. - NEARLY - 60000 ILLEGAL MIGRANTS CRIMINALS REMOVED OR DEPORTED

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social Β· 1d
Happy #SuperbOwl πŸ¦‰ Sunday to all who celebrate.

wiglet1981.bsky.social
Richard Pettigrew @wiglet1981.bsky.social Β· 1d
A maribou stork drying out his wings and giving a curious side eye
A maribou stork strides out across the grasslands, throwing a brutal side eye as they go

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Emma Jacobs @emmavj.bsky.social Β· 1d
British values

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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social Β· 1d
calling a spade a spade is very easy with practice. I can identify spades 8 out of 10 times

wiglet1981.bsky.social
Richard Pettigrew @wiglet1981.bsky.social Β· 1d
Thank you! I knew of the 1919 report, but not the others. Much appreciated!

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Eric L. Robinson @uticaeric.bsky.social Β· 1d
For 5% of your assets under management, we’ll put your holdings into 10 Year Treasurys and invite you to a tailgate once every football season.
Have shame

wiglet1981.bsky.social
Richard Pettigrew @wiglet1981.bsky.social Β· 1d
Thanks!! As I’m sure you know, he did a huge amount of advocacy for adult education, but I’ve never been able to find him writing on it.

wiglet1981.bsky.social
Richard Pettigrew @wiglet1981.bsky.social Β· 1d
Is this his Equality, Jo? Does he discuss adult education in that book?

wiglet1981.bsky.social
Richard Pettigrew @wiglet1981.bsky.social Β· 1d
Today, a red-headed rock agama
A lizard with a ridiculously blue body and a ridiculously red head looks up cautiously from a dead tree stump

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social Β· 1d
'Swift remarks that mankind may judge what Heaven thinks of riches by observing those upon whom it has been pleased to bestow them.' Tawney

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rathaelos.bsky.social
πŸ”ΈRafael FranΓ§oiπŸ”Έ @rathaelos.bsky.social Β· 2d
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post malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social Β· 2d
yeah Bluesky is primarily a Tumblric language

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slime-golem.biz
Santana Abraxas @slime-golem.biz Β· 2d
we've lost so much

wiglet1981.bsky.social
Richard Pettigrew @wiglet1981.bsky.social Β· 3d
That’s interesting! I feel like it’s exactly what I want. V often people will link to a piece in one of the big papers that I’d really like to read, but don’t want all their other stuff. FT or Economist might be examples. I’ve no interest in their business stuff. Maybe some of the US outlets too.

wiglet1981.bsky.social
Richard Pettigrew @wiglet1981.bsky.social Β· 3d
Yeah, I see what you mean. Music does seem a bit different as having access to anything whatsoever is really appealing because people have it as background and want lots of variety, whereas you don’t want that access to everything for reading. Eg audible

wiglet1981.bsky.social
Richard Pettigrew @wiglet1981.bsky.social Β· 3d
I remember someone saying 10 yrs ago that the big newspapers had the opportunity to create a platform like iTunes that would allow them to do this, and it was their decision not to that sunk print journalism. No idea whether it’s true, but I’d be interested to know why they didn’t go this route.
mikebrooks668.bsky.social Mike Brooks @mikebrooks668.bsky.social Β· 3d
This is probably a very foolish thing to say for reasons I have no doubt someone will point out, but if you want me to pay for journalism (reasonable) then let me pay a small amount for the specific article I want to read, don't make me sign up for the entire damn paper.

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Mike Brooks @mikebrooks668.bsky.social Β· 3d
This is probably a very foolish thing to say for reasons I have no doubt someone will point out, but if you want me to pay for journalism (reasonable) then let me pay a small amount for the specific article I want to read, don't make me sign up for the entire damn paper.

wiglet1981.bsky.social
Richard Pettigrew @wiglet1981.bsky.social Β· 3d
Next, a red-billed hornbill
A red-billed hornbill sits in a tree looking splendid

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Ariel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social Β· 3d
the "personal life" section in Lindsey Vonn's wikipedia page really takes a turn (complimentary)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey...
In 2005, as the winner of the downhill at Val d'Isère, Vonn was offered a pregnant Tarine cow, a locally popular dairy breed. As most skiers do not want to keep livestock, she was offered the option to sell the animal immediately back to the organizers for EUR 5,000. However, Vonn decided to keep it, as she knew a farmer in Austria who would be willing to take care of the cow, whom she named "Olympe".[119] In 2009, she won a goat, which she gave to a different farmer in Austria.[119] In 2014, she won a calf in Val d'Isère, which she kept as well.[60] As of 2014, she owned a small herd of cows on the farm.[119]

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Rebecca Buxton @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social Β· 3d
Well, Lisa and I are so delighted enough to share that The Philosopher Queens is now being published with Hackett, with FIVE NEW CHAPTERS. The book will out in 2027 with new illustrations, a new introduction, and a new foreword as well.

wiglet1981.bsky.social
Richard Pettigrew @wiglet1981.bsky.social Β· 4d
One of my favourite cities in the country! Hope you enjoy!

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social Β· 4d
Morning Bluesky.
Newspaper cutting: The owls are not what they seem ARLINGTON, North Military Road, 3000 block, 5:20 p.m. Nov. 10. Responding to a call about an injured owl on the side of the road, an officer found a large mushroom.

wiglet1981.bsky.social
Richard Pettigrew @wiglet1981.bsky.social Β· 4d
Today’s is an overheated lion doing a blep
A young male lion looks at the ground and bleps

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Jessie Oehrlein ⛸️πŸ₯Œ @numberdance.bsky.social Β· 4d
And it has me thinking again about this year and a half old post by @economeager.bsky.social. Especially the line "We should teach them the best things," which has felt like a rearranging of my brain in a way I can't quite handle or live up to ever since.
rottenandgood.substack.com/p/tormented-...
Tormented by an Urn
Teaching, learning, love and fear; the aesthetic sensibility of math
rottenandgood.substack.com

wiglet1981.bsky.social
Richard Pettigrew @wiglet1981.bsky.social Β· 4d
So beautiful! The wheels from our van kept churning up insects, so a whole flock of them would follow us along, swooping down to the tires to catch them.