Christopher Nugent
@cmbnugent.bsky.social
Scholar of medieval Chinese literary and manuscript culture (mostly Dunhuang), occasional potter, avid bad tennis player.
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I worked at Harvard when he was president there and have 100s of stories about what an absolute boorish asshat he is. I was at a bar with coworkers, including one of his assistants and he called to demand she go to his house ASAP. Because he didn't know how to change the batteries in his TV remote.
November 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I worked at Harvard when he was president there and have 100s of stories about what an absolute boorish asshat he is. I was at a bar with coworkers, including one of his assistants and he called to demand she go to his house ASAP. Because he didn't know how to change the batteries in his TV remote.
Me: I'm comfortable with my weight loss.
Doctor: You've gained 15 pounds in the last few months.
Me: Yes, but comfortably.
Doctor: You've gained 15 pounds in the last few months.
Me: Yes, but comfortably.
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Me: I'm comfortable with my weight loss.
Doctor: You've gained 15 pounds in the last few months.
Me: Yes, but comfortably.
Doctor: You've gained 15 pounds in the last few months.
Me: Yes, but comfortably.
This has to be a bot. No living, breathing, non-lobotomized human could really be defending the character Jar-Jar Binks as a meaningful symbol of indigeneity.
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This has to be a bot. No living, breathing, non-lobotomized human could really be defending the character Jar-Jar Binks as a meaningful symbol of indigeneity.
So much for my radical new reading of 80s classic "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo"!
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
So much for my radical new reading of 80s classic "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo"!
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The Expanse was a great space *show*, but not exactly fun.
November 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The Expanse was a great space *show*, but not exactly fun.