@atilado.bsky.social
Finally, labelling Trump an “Athenian” implies sophisticated statecraft. But Athens fell from arrogance, not pragmatism. Thus, calling bullying and shortsightedness realistic overlooks how power without wisdom invariably breeds decline. History’s forgotten lesson?...
March 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Finally, labelling Trump an “Athenian” implies sophisticated statecraft. But Athens fell from arrogance, not pragmatism. Thus, calling bullying and shortsightedness realistic overlooks how power without wisdom invariably breeds decline. History’s forgotten lesson?...
Trump as a realist? Only if realism means bullying Canada, humiliating Ukraine, and praising autocrats. Orwell would smile at this doublespeak: strength is weakness, aggression is peace, incompetence becomes wisdom.
March 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Trump as a realist? Only if realism means bullying Canada, humiliating Ukraine, and praising autocrats. Orwell would smile at this doublespeak: strength is weakness, aggression is peace, incompetence becomes wisdom.
By treating liberal internationalism as unrealistic idealism, the author conveniently overlooks its real successes in stability and peace. Instead, crude power politics emerge as “pragmatic”—but pragmatism doesn't typically involve sabotaging your allies.
March 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
By treating liberal internationalism as unrealistic idealism, the author conveniently overlooks its real successes in stability and peace. Instead, crude power politics emerge as “pragmatic”—but pragmatism doesn't typically involve sabotaging your allies.
The piece calls Bush’s Iraq invasion idealist folly, yet Trump’s threats against Canada or humiliation of Ukraine appear as measured realism. Evidently, realism’s virtue depends entirely on who is wielding the power—and who is telling the story.
March 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The piece calls Bush’s Iraq invasion idealist folly, yet Trump’s threats against Canada or humiliation of Ukraine appear as measured realism. Evidently, realism’s virtue depends entirely on who is wielding the power—and who is telling the story.
It’s remarkable to see Trump presented as a cautious realist avoiding war with Russia, yet willing to provoke needless conflicts elsewhere. Selective realism indeed: avoiding fights with bullies while freely intimidating weaker allies becomes justified strategy.
March 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
It’s remarkable to see Trump presented as a cautious realist avoiding war with Russia, yet willing to provoke needless conflicts elsewhere. Selective realism indeed: avoiding fights with bullies while freely intimidating weaker allies becomes justified strategy.
By framing U.S. industrial decline as liberal folly, the writer glosses over corporate greed, conveniently ignoring how powerful interests profited from outsourcing. Here, “naïveté” replaces economic exploitation, quietly shifting blame away from certain elites.
March 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
By framing U.S. industrial decline as liberal folly, the writer glosses over corporate greed, conveniently ignoring how powerful interests profited from outsourcing. Here, “naïveté” replaces economic exploitation, quietly shifting blame away from certain elites.
According to the author, abandoning Ukraine is wise restraint, yet supporting international cooperation via diplomacy or aid is foolish idealism. Strange logic indeed, elevating crude self-interest above genuine alliances, as if strength is shown by betrayal.
March 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
According to the author, abandoning Ukraine is wise restraint, yet supporting international cooperation via diplomacy or aid is foolish idealism. Strange logic indeed, elevating crude self-interest above genuine alliances, as if strength is shown by betrayal.
Labelling Trump's bullying diplomacy as gritty realism is clever, though misleading. Suddenly, threatening allies and praising dictators are sold as strategic virtues, obscuring the reckless narcissism lurking beneath this “hard-nosed” façade.
March 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Labelling Trump's bullying diplomacy as gritty realism is clever, though misleading. Suddenly, threatening allies and praising dictators are sold as strategic virtues, obscuring the reckless narcissism lurking beneath this “hard-nosed” façade.
How neatly war in Iraq transforms into lofty idealism, while economic greed—shipping jobs to China—is branded a liberal naïveté! An odd inversion where reckless aggression becomes noble intent, and profit-driven outsourcing morphs into innocent misjudgment.
March 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
How neatly war in Iraq transforms into lofty idealism, while economic greed—shipping jobs to China—is branded a liberal naïveté! An odd inversion where reckless aggression becomes noble intent, and profit-driven outsourcing morphs into innocent misjudgment.
If Sapolsky’s right, my finger pressing ‘Buy’ is merely detour-mined by biology. But if I’m one of your ‘Free Agents,’ I’m forging my own path to the checkout. Either way, I’ll be parting with 17.37 €, which means my agency won’t be free anyway.
February 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
If Sapolsky’s right, my finger pressing ‘Buy’ is merely detour-mined by biology. But if I’m one of your ‘Free Agents,’ I’m forging my own path to the checkout. Either way, I’ll be parting with 17.37 €, which means my agency won’t be free anyway.
Humanity in Writing: A Few Lapses Along the Way 😉
Lesson 10:
"An ethics aside"
"plagiarism if was"
"the competent grammar"
Lesson 2:
"scientists have technical term for this"
"principles in bullshit studies."
Lesson 13:
"Bansky"
"a humans"
"If they tell you have"
Introduction:
"most of us all"
Lesson 10:
"An ethics aside"
"plagiarism if was"
"the competent grammar"
Lesson 2:
"scientists have technical term for this"
"principles in bullshit studies."
Lesson 13:
"Bansky"
"a humans"
"If they tell you have"
Introduction:
"most of us all"
February 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Humanity in Writing: A Few Lapses Along the Way 😉
Lesson 10:
"An ethics aside"
"plagiarism if was"
"the competent grammar"
Lesson 2:
"scientists have technical term for this"
"principles in bullshit studies."
Lesson 13:
"Bansky"
"a humans"
"If they tell you have"
Introduction:
"most of us all"
Lesson 10:
"An ethics aside"
"plagiarism if was"
"the competent grammar"
Lesson 2:
"scientists have technical term for this"
"principles in bullshit studies."
Lesson 13:
"Bansky"
"a humans"
"If they tell you have"
Introduction:
"most of us all"
While it’s fair to critique AI’s tendency toward formulaic repetition and its role as a confident confabulator, we must remember that any tool’s impact is also shaped by the skill and ethics of its user. With vigilant curation and ethical oversight, AI can be more than a mere parrot of platitudes.
February 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
While it’s fair to critique AI’s tendency toward formulaic repetition and its role as a confident confabulator, we must remember that any tool’s impact is also shaped by the skill and ethics of its user. With vigilant curation and ethical oversight, AI can be more than a mere parrot of platitudes.
I’m afraid that all this talk of “bullshit” might drive away the very bullshiters-those who use AI without a blink at its stochastic parrotry-and end up preaching only to the critical choir. Ironically, this confirmation bias may alienate the very audience that needs to learn how to wield AI wisely.
February 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I’m afraid that all this talk of “bullshit” might drive away the very bullshiters-those who use AI without a blink at its stochastic parrotry-and end up preaching only to the critical choir. Ironically, this confirmation bias may alienate the very audience that needs to learn how to wield AI wisely.
Protégez vos livres avec des jaquettes intitulées "Falsificationnisme félin : Pourquoi l’aspirateur remet en question la réalité d’une gamelle pleine". Votre chat les ignorera complètement, sombrant dans une angoisse existentielle face à l’effondrement de ses vérités perçues.
January 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Protégez vos livres avec des jaquettes intitulées "Falsificationnisme félin : Pourquoi l’aspirateur remet en question la réalité d’une gamelle pleine". Votre chat les ignorera complètement, sombrant dans une angoisse existentielle face à l’effondrement de ses vérités perçues.
Your cat is clearly engaging in her own experiment: testing the theory that destroying books leads to midnight snacks. She’s rejected your “weight-loss realism” in favor of “kibble relativism,” where truth—and dinner—depends entirely on her will.
January 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Your cat is clearly engaging in her own experiment: testing the theory that destroying books leads to midnight snacks. She’s rejected your “weight-loss realism” in favor of “kibble relativism,” where truth—and dinner—depends entirely on her will.
Two fish were swimming down the river. One turns to the other and says,
“Oh no! I think I lost a scale!”
The other replies, “Are you sure?!?”
“Yes, I’m feeling completely unbalanced!"
“Oh no! I think I lost a scale!”
The other replies, “Are you sure?!?”
“Yes, I’m feeling completely unbalanced!"
January 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Two fish were swimming down the river. One turns to the other and says,
“Oh no! I think I lost a scale!”
The other replies, “Are you sure?!?”
“Yes, I’m feeling completely unbalanced!"
“Oh no! I think I lost a scale!”
The other replies, “Are you sure?!?”
“Yes, I’m feeling completely unbalanced!"
Quantum Edition:
If you're not part of the solution, you're in a superposition of being part of the problem and the observer.
If you're not part of the solution, you're in a superposition of being part of the problem and the observer.
January 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Quantum Edition:
If you're not part of the solution, you're in a superposition of being part of the problem and the observer.
If you're not part of the solution, you're in a superposition of being part of the problem and the observer.
Não é todos os dias que o SNS perde um "médico Schrödinger": simultaneamente presente e ausente em dois locais. Demiti-lo? Isso sim, é um verdadeiro caso de negligência médica.
January 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Não é todos os dias que o SNS perde um "médico Schrödinger": simultaneamente presente e ausente em dois locais. Demiti-lo? Isso sim, é um verdadeiro caso de negligência médica.
P.S. @emollick.bsky.social, I'd love to hear your thoughts on this!"
January 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
P.S. @emollick.bsky.social, I'd love to hear your thoughts on this!"
AI doesn’t have to stage a creative coup—it can moonlight as a brainstorming buddy, a digital muse that sparks ideas and sharpens concepts through collaborative insight.
The real challenge lies with those still learning to turn fuzz into fire—and with those content to coast on copy/paste shortcuts.
The real challenge lies with those still learning to turn fuzz into fire—and with those content to coast on copy/paste shortcuts.
January 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
AI doesn’t have to stage a creative coup—it can moonlight as a brainstorming buddy, a digital muse that sparks ideas and sharpens concepts through collaborative insight.
The real challenge lies with those still learning to turn fuzz into fire—and with those content to coast on copy/paste shortcuts.
The real challenge lies with those still learning to turn fuzz into fire—and with those content to coast on copy/paste shortcuts.
Cognition is basically your ancient ape brain - densely wired by grandma’s genetics, eternally stressed by the modern environment - trying to pull off a decent impression of rational problem-solving while still craving bananas.
January 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Cognition is basically your ancient ape brain - densely wired by grandma’s genetics, eternally stressed by the modern environment - trying to pull off a decent impression of rational problem-solving while still craving bananas.
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Linguist: That’s a hiatus, like when two vowels meet without a diphthong. It’s the natural result of my timeline resisting unnecessary glide formation.
Linguist: That’s a hiatus, like when two vowels meet without a diphthong. It’s the natural result of my timeline resisting unnecessary glide formation.
January 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Linguist: That’s a hiatus, like when two vowels meet without a diphthong. It’s the natural result of my timeline resisting unnecessary glide formation.
Linguist: That’s a hiatus, like when two vowels meet without a diphthong. It’s the natural result of my timeline resisting unnecessary glide formation.
Interviewer: "Why do you think you're the right fit for this position?"
Quantum physicist: "Well, my wave function has the highest probability density right here, but I’m open to collapsing anywhere you need me."
Quantum physicist: "Well, my wave function has the highest probability density right here, but I’m open to collapsing anywhere you need me."
December 22, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Interviewer: "Why do you think you're the right fit for this position?"
Quantum physicist: "Well, my wave function has the highest probability density right here, but I’m open to collapsing anywhere you need me."
Quantum physicist: "Well, my wave function has the highest probability density right here, but I’m open to collapsing anywhere you need me."
Picture Trump, standing on the deck of a yacht named "Covfefe One", wearing a pristine Panama hat that somehow clashes with his tie...
December 22, 2024 at 1:53 AM
Picture Trump, standing on the deck of a yacht named "Covfefe One", wearing a pristine Panama hat that somehow clashes with his tie...
'Bananas' was the perfect title for this movie—though I suppose the sequel will naturally be called 'Going Bananas'!
December 22, 2024 at 1:48 AM
'Bananas' was the perfect title for this movie—though I suppose the sequel will naturally be called 'Going Bananas'!