André "Seasonal Pun" Alessi
@andrealessi.bsky.social
Philosophy PhD student at the University of Waikato (working on how regular people figure out when to trust experts) but I mainly joke about tech and cats. Former telco product manager, data guy and financial crime analyst.
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Have to listen to Bjork singing about the Jólakötturinn
November 15, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Have to listen to Bjork singing about the Jólakötturinn
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therapy and/or a divorce would be a lot less embarrassing than whatever the fuck this is
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
therapy and/or a divorce would be a lot less embarrassing than whatever the fuck this is
I've been replaying Baldur's Gate 3 because I found out how much has been added since my previous run, and along with that I've been reading the BG3 subreddit. It's incredible how different people approach the game. Some turn themselves inside out stressing about builds and tactics, some RP every...
November 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I've been replaying Baldur's Gate 3 because I found out how much has been added since my previous run, and along with that I've been reading the BG3 subreddit. It's incredible how different people approach the game. Some turn themselves inside out stressing about builds and tactics, some RP every...
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This is a masterclass in rage bait, because if you read the article it’s a legit question and if you don’t it’s the stupidest thing imaginable
Why Isn’t Pennywise in The Running Man? It's more complicated than you might think... bit.ly/4a04Vvk
November 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This is a masterclass in rage bait, because if you read the article it’s a legit question and if you don’t it’s the stupidest thing imaginable
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A lot of education discourse is at root an inability to decide whether the purpose of our education system is to 1) teach material and measure learning 2) reward students who work hard 3) separate the smart kids (destined for smart guy jobs) from the dumb kids (destined to serve the smart guys)
November 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A lot of education discourse is at root an inability to decide whether the purpose of our education system is to 1) teach material and measure learning 2) reward students who work hard 3) separate the smart kids (destined for smart guy jobs) from the dumb kids (destined to serve the smart guys)
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Bryan Frances just dropped one helluva good paper on philpapers (forthcoming in Philosophical Studies). It lists 200 elementary facts from epistemology and on that basis draws interesting conclusions about the nature and progress of philosophy philarchive.org/rec/FRAPAF-2
Bryan Frances, Philosophy as Fact-Based Discipline: 200 Philosophical Facts - PhilArchive
I list 200 straightforward facts directly about philosophical matters that virtually all philosophers know and non-philosophers don’t know. We have seriously underestimated the straightforward epistem...
philarchive.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Bryan Frances just dropped one helluva good paper on philpapers (forthcoming in Philosophical Studies). It lists 200 elementary facts from epistemology and on that basis draws interesting conclusions about the nature and progress of philosophy philarchive.org/rec/FRAPAF-2
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Fantastic ad placement in the NYT. 👨🍳💋
November 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Fantastic ad placement in the NYT. 👨🍳💋
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I am reading Ulysses by James Joyce and as it turns out I don't know how to read
November 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I am reading Ulysses by James Joyce and as it turns out I don't know how to read
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The irony here is that academics don’t just write the articles for free—we also referee and edit for them for free. Something is deeply broken.
“New Zealand's eight universities spent $30-million a year on journal licences and about half of that sum went to Elsevier.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
“New Zealand's eight universities spent $30-million a year on journal licences and about half of that sum went to Elsevier.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Universities in 'battle of the century' with journal publisher Elsevier
One New Zealand university told its staff all universities in New Zealand and Australia would "lose some degree of access" to the publisher's 1600 titles from the start of next year.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 15, 2025 at 5:50 AM
The irony here is that academics don’t just write the articles for free—we also referee and edit for them for free. Something is deeply broken.
“New Zealand's eight universities spent $30-million a year on journal licences and about half of that sum went to Elsevier.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
“New Zealand's eight universities spent $30-million a year on journal licences and about half of that sum went to Elsevier.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
If you see this post a bird 🪶
November 15, 2025 at 6:17 AM
If you see this post a bird 🪶
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Can I make it any more obvious
AI slop now making up saccharine Bible verses that do not exist
November 15, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Can I make it any more obvious
So it turns out I definitely need a routine to keep on top of my mental health.
November 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM
So it turns out I definitely need a routine to keep on top of my mental health.
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A dozen New York Times stories later:
Recent news coverage of extremist media personality Nick Fuentes might give readers the impression his audience is booming in size. But after reviewing our data, our researchers have some serious doubts that’s the case.
openmeasures.io/nick-fuentes...
openmeasures.io/nick-fuentes...
Flash Report: Claims of Nick Fuentes’ Growing Popularity Are Unsupported by Data - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
A dozen New York Times stories later:
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Dasha Dropped by Gersh Following Gab with Groyper
Dasha Nekrasova has been fired by Gersh and from an upcoming film project for a recent episode with Christian nationalist Nick Fuentes.
Hollywood Finally Listened to Red Scare
Dasha Nekrasova has been fired by Gersh and from an upcoming film project for a recent episode with Christian nationalist Nick Fuentes.
www.vulture.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Dasha Dropped by Gersh Following Gab with Groyper
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The important thing is not whether the Trump performing sexual favors for Bill Clinton thing is true. The important thing is that we all pretend it’s true, and that someone asks Trump about it every day.
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The important thing is not whether the Trump performing sexual favors for Bill Clinton thing is true. The important thing is that we all pretend it’s true, and that someone asks Trump about it every day.
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back with another banger
November 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
back with another banger
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Sadly Elon Musk has made me laugh exactly once, and I don't think it was deliberate.
November 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Sadly Elon Musk has made me laugh exactly once, and I don't think it was deliberate.
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Soft launching a baby makes me think she's tossing it underhand onto a pile of pillows
Cardi B soft launches a newborn baby (with Stefon Diggs) as she hard launches her 'next era'
Cardi B soft launches a newborn baby (with Stefon Diggs) as she hard launches her 'next era'
Cardi B announces the arrival of her son with Stefon Diggs. The baby news arrived along with video of the rapper showing off her snatched post-baby waistline.
www.latimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Soft launching a baby makes me think she's tossing it underhand onto a pile of pillows
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Olivia Nuzzi whenever someone runs the garbage disposal: I should call him
May 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Olivia Nuzzi whenever someone runs the garbage disposal: I should call him
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"This doesn't justify lawbreaking!!!!" is a fun ethical call from someone whose sole contribution to actual journalism in this country involved illegally buying a gun
It's okay, Heather isn't just mad about a woman emailing a man's wife (??), no, what really riles her up is judges taking into account childhood trauma when sentencing (???).
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 AM
"This doesn't justify lawbreaking!!!!" is a fun ethical call from someone whose sole contribution to actual journalism in this country involved illegally buying a gun