A Little Night Musing
@alilnightmusing.bsky.social
Semi-Platonist mathematician. Neurospicy. Have mask, will travel. Opsimath renegade full of thoughts. Half of what I say is meaningless. Obidox Jew, Lives in the wildnorth. she/her.
Pinned
No Way To Stop It
YouTube video by Marion Marlowe - Topic
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#SongOfTheDay This one is from the original Broadway cast album, still the best, but this song was cut from the film version for some reason. Here Max and Elsa attempt to convince the Captain of the inevitability of…
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Devastating news!
No words can express our big loss in Chronic Illness&Disability Community.
Our only solice is your immortal LEGACY keeps you eternally alive amongst us,Alice.
My condolances to all chronically ill and/or disabled people.
RIP,Alice.
#Disability
#chronicillness
No words can express our big loss in Chronic Illness&Disability Community.
Our only solice is your immortal LEGACY keeps you eternally alive amongst us,Alice.
My condolances to all chronically ill and/or disabled people.
RIP,Alice.
#Disability
#chronicillness
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Devastating news!
No words can express our big loss in Chronic Illness&Disability Community.
Our only solice is your immortal LEGACY keeps you eternally alive amongst us,Alice.
My condolances to all chronically ill and/or disabled people.
RIP,Alice.
#Disability
#chronicillness
No words can express our big loss in Chronic Illness&Disability Community.
Our only solice is your immortal LEGACY keeps you eternally alive amongst us,Alice.
My condolances to all chronically ill and/or disabled people.
RIP,Alice.
#Disability
#chronicillness
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Blending Family and Governance, Richard III has his nephews imprisoned in the Tower of London and later murdered.
Blending Family and Governance, Agrippina the Younger marries Emperor Claudius and later poisons him.
Blending Family and Governance, Louis XIV remarks “L'État, c'est moi”.
Blending Family and Governance, Agrippina the Younger marries Emperor Claudius and later poisons him.
Blending Family and Governance, Louis XIV remarks “L'État, c'est moi”.
November 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Blending Family and Governance, Richard III has his nephews imprisoned in the Tower of London and later murdered.
Blending Family and Governance, Agrippina the Younger marries Emperor Claudius and later poisons him.
Blending Family and Governance, Louis XIV remarks “L'État, c'est moi”.
Blending Family and Governance, Agrippina the Younger marries Emperor Claudius and later poisons him.
Blending Family and Governance, Louis XIV remarks “L'État, c'est moi”.
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The funniest thread you'll read today.
THREAD. In her exclusive interview in today's Daily Telegraph Magazine, the actor, influencer and designer Philippa Islington-Smythe (pictured) discusses the price of fame, her controversial new perfume, working with Margot Robbie and how becoming a parent changed her perspective on the world...
November 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The funniest thread you'll read today.
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You need this thread for the sheep and the alts
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
You need this thread for the sheep and the alts
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love to every woman reading about how the rich and powerful talk about, think about, and treat us. tough week.
November 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
love to every woman reading about how the rich and powerful talk about, think about, and treat us. tough week.
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Do you like books about friendship and compassion? Do you enjoy magical, unexplainable events? Does reading something that makes you feel differently about the world float your boat? This book checked all those boxes for me. Why not enter Tom's competition to win a signed copy?
Author wrote best book he's ever written.
Publisher disintegrated/fucked off with author's earnings.
Book was finally published by new publisher.
Author has bought two hardbacks, for full price, to give away, signed.
Please repost/reply if you'd like a chance to win one..
bsky.app/profile/zygo...
Publisher disintegrated/fucked off with author's earnings.
Book was finally published by new publisher.
Author has bought two hardbacks, for full price, to give away, signed.
Please repost/reply if you'd like a chance to win one..
bsky.app/profile/zygo...
November 14, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Do you like books about friendship and compassion? Do you enjoy magical, unexplainable events? Does reading something that makes you feel differently about the world float your boat? This book checked all those boxes for me. Why not enter Tom's competition to win a signed copy?
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A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Environmental impact and net-zero pathways for sustainable artificial intelligence servers in the USA - Nature Sustainability
The rapid expansion of AI server installations in the United States poses sustainability challenges in terms of water usage and carbon emissions. A study now quantifies these potential impacts and out...
www.nature.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
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He is one of those who are beautiful and happy .... he is one of those that to look upon and be with is enough.
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 AM
He is one of those who are beautiful and happy .... he is one of those that to look upon and be with is enough.
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I know everyone’s agog at the weird punctuation in the Epstein emails, but I want to know what is the deal with all those extraneous spaces.
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I know everyone’s agog at the weird punctuation in the Epstein emails, but I want to know what is the deal with all those extraneous spaces.
This song is really something. It starts out with Elsa and Max chiding the Captain for having the chutzpah to try to resist the political forces of the day, likening that to trying to resist the planetary motions, and then takes ab abrupt turn into a celebration of self-absorption. #SongOfTheday
#SongOfTheDay This one is from the original Broadway cast album, still the best, but this song was cut from the film version for some reason. Here Max and Elsa attempt to convince the Captain of the inevitability of…
youtu.be/dgf5g3NMQlw?...
youtu.be/dgf5g3NMQlw?...
No Way To Stop It
YouTube video by Marion Marlowe - Topic
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This song is really something. It starts out with Elsa and Max chiding the Captain for having the chutzpah to try to resist the political forces of the day, likening that to trying to resist the planetary motions, and then takes ab abrupt turn into a celebration of self-absorption. #SongOfTheday
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“AI is a backlash. AI is anti-worker.
I always feel the need to remind people that neither robots nor AI are coming for our jobs. But management probably is.”
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/ai-grief-obs...
I always feel the need to remind people that neither robots nor AI are coming for our jobs. But management probably is.”
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/ai-grief-obs...
AI Grief Observed
These remarks were delivered this evening at the Creatively Critical Tech Speaker Series at Illinois State University.
"There is no good way to say this."
These are the opening words of Yiyun Li’s l...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
“AI is a backlash. AI is anti-worker.
I always feel the need to remind people that neither robots nor AI are coming for our jobs. But management probably is.”
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/ai-grief-obs...
I always feel the need to remind people that neither robots nor AI are coming for our jobs. But management probably is.”
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/ai-grief-obs...
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The scene stands stubborn: skinflint trees
Hoard last year's leaves, won't mourn, wear sackcloth, or turn
To elegiac dryads, and dour grass
Hoard last year's leaves, won't mourn, wear sackcloth, or turn
To elegiac dryads, and dour grass
November 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The scene stands stubborn: skinflint trees
Hoard last year's leaves, won't mourn, wear sackcloth, or turn
To elegiac dryads, and dour grass
Hoard last year's leaves, won't mourn, wear sackcloth, or turn
To elegiac dryads, and dour grass
“When you’re rich they think you really know.”
— Tevye
— Tevye
Something that’s so striking in these emails is how…unimpressive Epstein is. He comes off as a pompous, sub-literate lech. Yes everyone is so mortifyingly solicitous of him! All fawning and flattery! Why?????
November 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
“When you’re rich they think you really know.”
— Tevye
— Tevye
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Alive! - Skindo Le Le [USA, Afro-Cuban Jazz] (1982) - This six-woman jazz band from Berkeley, California, recorded just 3 LPs from '79 ~ '82. This song comes from their final album, "City Life."
https://redd.it/2b35ld
https://youtu.be/ztkF9GL02n0
https://redd.it/2b35ld
https://youtu.be/ztkF9GL02n0
Alive! - Skindo Le Le [USA, Afro-Cuban Jazz] (1982) - This six-woman jazz band from Berkeley, California, recorded just 3 LPs from '79 ~ '82. This song comes from their final album, "City Life."
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Alive! - Skindo Le Le [USA, Afro-Cuban Jazz] (1982) - This six-woman jazz band from Berkeley, California, recorded just 3 LPs from '79 ~ '82. This song comes from their final album, "City Life."
https://redd.it/2b35ld
https://youtu.be/ztkF9GL02n0
https://redd.it/2b35ld
https://youtu.be/ztkF9GL02n0
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Orthotonics - Portsmouth Duck [Richmond, VA, USA ; Avantgarde Jazz] (1986)
https://redd.it/tqbdwe
https://youtu.be/N6fXcYImq9E
https://redd.it/tqbdwe
https://youtu.be/N6fXcYImq9E
Orthotonics - Portsmouth Duck [Richmond, VA, USA ; Avantgarde Jazz] (1986)
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November 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Orthotonics - Portsmouth Duck [Richmond, VA, USA ; Avantgarde Jazz] (1986)
https://redd.it/tqbdwe
https://youtu.be/N6fXcYImq9E
https://redd.it/tqbdwe
https://youtu.be/N6fXcYImq9E
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Too cloudy? Too sleepy? Too lazy to go outside?
I have a solution for you. Aurora webcams.
I have a solution for you. Aurora webcams.
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Too cloudy? Too sleepy? Too lazy to go outside?
I have a solution for you. Aurora webcams.
I have a solution for you. Aurora webcams.
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Addendum: I quickly wrote something partially about the results, and the potential for misunderstanding, but also about history's profound irony.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Addendum: I quickly wrote something partially about the results, and the potential for misunderstanding, but also about history's profound irony.
open.substack.com/pub/arutherf...
open.substack.com/pub/arutherf...
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The first rule of Crossword Club: tank told it's messed up to keep mum about (4,4) Crossword Club.
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The first rule of Crossword Club: tank told it's messed up to keep mum about (4,4) Crossword Club.
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Author wrote best book he's ever written.
Publisher disintegrated/fucked off with author's earnings.
Book was finally published by new publisher.
Author has bought two hardbacks, for full price, to give away, signed.
Please repost/reply if you'd like a chance to win one..
bsky.app/profile/zygo...
Publisher disintegrated/fucked off with author's earnings.
Book was finally published by new publisher.
Author has bought two hardbacks, for full price, to give away, signed.
Please repost/reply if you'd like a chance to win one..
bsky.app/profile/zygo...
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Author wrote best book he's ever written.
Publisher disintegrated/fucked off with author's earnings.
Book was finally published by new publisher.
Author has bought two hardbacks, for full price, to give away, signed.
Please repost/reply if you'd like a chance to win one..
bsky.app/profile/zygo...
Publisher disintegrated/fucked off with author's earnings.
Book was finally published by new publisher.
Author has bought two hardbacks, for full price, to give away, signed.
Please repost/reply if you'd like a chance to win one..
bsky.app/profile/zygo...
#SongOfTheDay This one is from the original Broadway cast album, still the best, but this song was cut from the film version for some reason. Here Max and Elsa attempt to convince the Captain of the inevitability of…
youtu.be/dgf5g3NMQlw?...
youtu.be/dgf5g3NMQlw?...
No Way To Stop It
YouTube video by Marion Marlowe - Topic
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 8:24 AM
#SongOfTheDay This one is from the original Broadway cast album, still the best, but this song was cut from the film version for some reason. Here Max and Elsa attempt to convince the Captain of the inevitability of…
youtu.be/dgf5g3NMQlw?...
youtu.be/dgf5g3NMQlw?...
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May the history of the Daily News, when it is written, reflect that upon unanimous ratification of the first contract in more than three decades, the next words uttered in the Zoom call were those of street reporter Kerry Burke: “Okay, I got a homicide. I gotta go.”
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
May the history of the Daily News, when it is written, reflect that upon unanimous ratification of the first contract in more than three decades, the next words uttered in the Zoom call were those of street reporter Kerry Burke: “Okay, I got a homicide. I gotta go.”