David Dies
@daviddiescmpsr.bsky.social
Composer, reader, knitter and trying to be a swimmer (again).
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
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New York City helped my mother become the artist she is today. The next generation deserves a City Hall that lifts up tomorrow's artists as well.
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
New York City helped my mother become the artist she is today. The next generation deserves a City Hall that lifts up tomorrow's artists as well.
I’m Building an Algorithm That Doesn’t Rot Your Brain www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
Video: Opinion | I’m Building an Algorithm That Doesn’t Rot Your Brain
The internet should enrich people, not advertisers.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I’m Building an Algorithm That Doesn’t Rot Your Brain www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
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I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
AirBnB CEO calling it “vibe revenue” just 👨🍳 😘
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
November 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
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I signed. Love this org, have put a lot into it—want it to remain a scholarly space shaped by and responsive to its members. As the corporatized academy collapses, the role of such spaces for scholars in a whole host of careers to *do scholarship* and maintain community is more crucial than ever.
I urge all of you, friends & colleagues, to please consider signing this petition to restore transparent governance and accountability in the AMS -- with this action, we can make our voices heard & remind everyone of our mission as a member-led society docs.google.com/document/d/1...
AMS Petition 2025
Petition to Restore Transparent Governance and Accountability in the American Musicological Society To add your signature to the petition, please fill out the following form: https://bit.ly/Sign_AMS_2...
docs.google.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I signed. Love this org, have put a lot into it—want it to remain a scholarly space shaped by and responsive to its members. As the corporatized academy collapses, the role of such spaces for scholars in a whole host of careers to *do scholarship* and maintain community is more crucial than ever.
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
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“The books are to remind us what asses and fools we are.”
Ray Bradbury, “Fahrenheit 451,” published on this day in 1953
Ray Bradbury, “Fahrenheit 451,” published on this day in 1953
October 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“The books are to remind us what asses and fools we are.”
Ray Bradbury, “Fahrenheit 451,” published on this day in 1953
Ray Bradbury, “Fahrenheit 451,” published on this day in 1953
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If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
September 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
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internet culture desks aren't just for cute meme trend stories. ever since gamergate, understanding how and why info moves online is critical to seeing how we got *here*
National political reporters: consult your gaming desk. You likely have a massively blind spot — this isn’t a dig at anyone, because I have this blind spot too b/c I’m not a gamer and am trying to adjust for it in real time — covering this very important moment if u don’t game & don’t know the memes
September 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
internet culture desks aren't just for cute meme trend stories. ever since gamergate, understanding how and why info moves online is critical to seeing how we got *here*
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Any two of these three people would already be absolutely wild
Picked up the *weirdest* album at Better Days Records today. Listening through it now and I have to ask: have y'all heard this thing?! Can we put together an AMS session on this? PDQ and Maynard Solomon?!?
September 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Any two of these three people would already be absolutely wild
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Really great article in WIRED this morning, about what we're really losing (hope, wonder, the true "greatness" that NASA brings us) by defunding and devaluing science here in 2025.
The Destruction of NASA Would Be a Blow to Our Collective Imagination.
www.wired.com/story/the-de...
The Destruction of NASA Would Be a Blow to Our Collective Imagination.
www.wired.com/story/the-de...
The Destruction of NASA Would Be a Blow to Our Collective Imagination
As NASA grapples with major proposed budget cuts and losing some of its most brilliant minds, America’s willingness to look outward is also at risk.
www.wired.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Really great article in WIRED this morning, about what we're really losing (hope, wonder, the true "greatness" that NASA brings us) by defunding and devaluing science here in 2025.
The Destruction of NASA Would Be a Blow to Our Collective Imagination.
www.wired.com/story/the-de...
The Destruction of NASA Would Be a Blow to Our Collective Imagination.
www.wired.com/story/the-de...
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People have created add-ons to the Flipper Zero that allow the user to break into cars with the click of a button. Inside a very fascinating community by @josephcox.bsky.social
www.404media.co/inside-the-u...
www.404media.co/inside-the-u...
Inside the Underground Trade of ‘Flipper Zero’ Tech to Break into Cars
“Kia Boys will be Flipper Boys by 2026,” one person in the reverse engineering community said.
www.404media.co
August 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
People have created add-ons to the Flipper Zero that allow the user to break into cars with the click of a button. Inside a very fascinating community by @josephcox.bsky.social
www.404media.co/inside-the-u...
www.404media.co/inside-the-u...
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I saw an infographic a couple years ago about how to remove source identifiers from links and why it's important, but I can't find it again and too many people I know are sending me links with them so here's an infographic straight from the oven
July 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I saw an infographic a couple years ago about how to remove source identifiers from links and why it's important, but I can't find it again and too many people I know are sending me links with them so here's an infographic straight from the oven
Velour Underground @wesflinn.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Velour Underground @wesflinn.bsky.social
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This is dark. The far-right whitewashing of history and indoctrination of kids is well underway.
www.vox.com/today-explai...
www.vox.com/today-explai...
August 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This is dark. The far-right whitewashing of history and indoctrination of kids is well underway.
www.vox.com/today-explai...
www.vox.com/today-explai...
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😳
NEW: "The electronic case filing system used by the federal judiciary has been breached in a sweeping cyber intrusion that is believed to have exposed sensitive court data across multiple U.S. states, according to two people with knowledge of the incident."
Federal court filing system hit in sweeping hack
The identities of confidential court informants are feared compromised in a series of breaches across multiple U.S. states.
www.politico.com
August 7, 2025 at 3:06 AM
😳
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This is the giant Canary in the coal mine of what AI will do to education. Improperly adopted, it will destroy critical thinking and educational attainment.
For the oligarchs, this is a feature of AI, not a bug.
restofworld.org/2025/colombi...
For the oligarchs, this is a feature of AI, not a bug.
restofworld.org/2025/colombi...
Meta brought AI to rural Colombia. Now students are failing exams
When Meta embedded AI bots in its apps, even students in the most remote corners of Colombia gained access. But rather than boosting learning, it’s getting in the way.
restofworld.org
August 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This is the giant Canary in the coal mine of what AI will do to education. Improperly adopted, it will destroy critical thinking and educational attainment.
For the oligarchs, this is a feature of AI, not a bug.
restofworld.org/2025/colombi...
For the oligarchs, this is a feature of AI, not a bug.
restofworld.org/2025/colombi...
This is phenomenal.
Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez (@alisavaldes)
This is Miyu Pranoto. She is 11 years old, from Indonesia.
She is widely regarded as one of the best hip-hop dancers in the world. Not just for her age. For any age.
Dance on, genius girl.
Dance o...
substack.com
August 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is phenomenal.
“The trick is to become strong of heart without losing the tenderness of the soul.”
August 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
“The trick is to become strong of heart without losing the tenderness of the soul.”
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down operations after loss of federal funding:
August 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down operations after loss of federal funding:
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If you want a weird but true fact to talk about:
Dexter Holland, lead singer of The Offspring, was instrumental in this. His doctorial thesis in molecular biology was sequencing mRNA in HIV. The paper was also heavily cited in creating the COVID-19 vaccine.
Dexter Holland, lead singer of The Offspring, was instrumental in this. His doctorial thesis in molecular biology was sequencing mRNA in HIV. The paper was also heavily cited in creating the COVID-19 vaccine.
It feels like we should be making a bigger deal of “we actually did in fact find a cure for AIDS”
Evidence is growing that some HIV-infected infants, if given antiretroviral drugs early in life, are able to suppress their viral loads to undetectable levels and then come off the medicine. www.wired.com/story/the-fi...
August 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
If you want a weird but true fact to talk about:
Dexter Holland, lead singer of The Offspring, was instrumental in this. His doctorial thesis in molecular biology was sequencing mRNA in HIV. The paper was also heavily cited in creating the COVID-19 vaccine.
Dexter Holland, lead singer of The Offspring, was instrumental in this. His doctorial thesis in molecular biology was sequencing mRNA in HIV. The paper was also heavily cited in creating the COVID-19 vaccine.
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It feels like we should be making a bigger deal of “we actually did in fact find a cure for AIDS”
Evidence is growing that some HIV-infected infants, if given antiretroviral drugs early in life, are able to suppress their viral loads to undetectable levels and then come off the medicine. www.wired.com/story/the-fi...
The First Widespread Cure for HIV Could Be in Children
Evidence is growing that some HIV-infected infants, if given antiretroviral drugs early in life, are able to suppress their viral loads to undetectable levels and then come off the medicine.
www.wired.com
August 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
It feels like we should be making a bigger deal of “we actually did in fact find a cure for AIDS”
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Can’t wait to introduce bird-based storage into my backup system
July 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Can’t wait to introduce bird-based storage into my backup system
