Shawn Lahr
@ducttapetheory.bsky.social
Coffee drinker, reader, budget-minded audiophile, trying to make the most out of simple pleasures.
We've lost one of the greats.
I like his description of a straw-man fallacy:
"To the Editors:
In his article on A.E. Housman and my play The Invention of Love [NYR, August 10], Daniel Mendelsohn clamps a hat of his own devising on my head and then imperiously chides me for wearing it. "
I like his description of a straw-man fallacy:
"To the Editors:
In his article on A.E. Housman and my play The Invention of Love [NYR, August 10], Daniel Mendelsohn clamps a hat of his own devising on my head and then imperiously chides me for wearing it. "
November 30, 2025 at 1:40 AM
We've lost one of the greats.
I like his description of a straw-man fallacy:
"To the Editors:
In his article on A.E. Housman and my play The Invention of Love [NYR, August 10], Daniel Mendelsohn clamps a hat of his own devising on my head and then imperiously chides me for wearing it. "
I like his description of a straw-man fallacy:
"To the Editors:
In his article on A.E. Housman and my play The Invention of Love [NYR, August 10], Daniel Mendelsohn clamps a hat of his own devising on my head and then imperiously chides me for wearing it. "
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"But these missives do reveal the evil banality of the world’s most rich and famous, whose vast pursuit of money or teenaged blondes or whatever knew no bounds, or, at long last, any sense of decency."
November 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"But these missives do reveal the evil banality of the world’s most rich and famous, whose vast pursuit of money or teenaged blondes or whatever knew no bounds, or, at long last, any sense of decency."
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"Magda Goebbels made a great strudel"
October 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"Magda Goebbels made a great strudel"
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October 5, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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I will start teaching my students how to use AI when my colleagues in computer science start to teach Homer, Dante, Langston Hughes, Borges, Foucault, Audre Lord, Spivak, and Donna Haraway in their classes
I realize many people don’t quite get that not every single professor in every single university teaches computer science and might actually be trained in and invested in teaching other things, like let’s say, history? Or poetry.
Or sociology.
It is not our job to teach students how to use AI.
Or sociology.
It is not our job to teach students how to use AI.
If you don’t teach your students how to use AI, you’re doing them a huge disservice because they won’t have jobs in the future.
September 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I will start teaching my students how to use AI when my colleagues in computer science start to teach Homer, Dante, Langston Hughes, Borges, Foucault, Audre Lord, Spivak, and Donna Haraway in their classes
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"Fair is foul, and foul is fair"
@shakespeare.lol was famously a big baseball fan.
@shakespeare.lol was famously a big baseball fan.
September 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"Fair is foul, and foul is fair"
@shakespeare.lol was famously a big baseball fan.
@shakespeare.lol was famously a big baseball fan.
Young San Franciscans aren’t going to bars. They’re hanging at the library www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/emil...
It's a beautiful space to explore. Public libraries in the Bay Area are treasures. And with Link+ we can get books from many of them delivered to our local branch. Community wealth!
It's a beautiful space to explore. Public libraries in the Bay Area are treasures. And with Link+ we can get books from many of them delivered to our local branch. Community wealth!
Young San Franciscans aren’t going to bars. They’re hanging at the library
Is it any surprise that young people like me are forgoing moody bars for free books when a glass of wine can set you back $20?
www.sfchronicle.com
August 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Young San Franciscans aren’t going to bars. They’re hanging at the library www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/emil...
It's a beautiful space to explore. Public libraries in the Bay Area are treasures. And with Link+ we can get books from many of them delivered to our local branch. Community wealth!
It's a beautiful space to explore. Public libraries in the Bay Area are treasures. And with Link+ we can get books from many of them delivered to our local branch. Community wealth!
Dude!
Here’s our local star, man! Sick, right?
A mesmerizing time-lapse of the Sun in ultraviolet light, captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft over a month.
-Credits: NASA
-Credits: NASA
July 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Dude!
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The end game is Trump declaring martial law. You all aren't paying attention.
June 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The end game is Trump declaring martial law. You all aren't paying attention.
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If you want to understand why LA residents feel under attack, undercover DHS agents lying about their identity and authorizations to try to kidnap LA children seems a good start.
People just do not understand the attacks LA is under by Trumpists right now.
People just do not understand the attacks LA is under by Trumpists right now.
Superintendent Alberto Carvalho reacts to federal agents coming to two LAUSD elementary schools
YouTube video by KCAL News
www.youtube.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:20 AM
If you want to understand why LA residents feel under attack, undercover DHS agents lying about their identity and authorizations to try to kidnap LA children seems a good start.
People just do not understand the attacks LA is under by Trumpists right now.
People just do not understand the attacks LA is under by Trumpists right now.
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It's a bit of a shame everyone decided to turn against the Enlightenment just when it's most needed, isn't it....
April 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
It's a bit of a shame everyone decided to turn against the Enlightenment just when it's most needed, isn't it....
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Molly Jong-Fast: “I'm going to respectfully push back on this. This is thought policing 101. This is not okay. They are using anti-antisemitism as a cloak. This is about targeting speech. It has nothing to do with anti-antisemitism and everything to do with authoritarianism.”
#HarvardUniversity
#HarvardUniversity
April 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Molly Jong-Fast: “I'm going to respectfully push back on this. This is thought policing 101. This is not okay. They are using anti-antisemitism as a cloak. This is about targeting speech. It has nothing to do with anti-antisemitism and everything to do with authoritarianism.”
#HarvardUniversity
#HarvardUniversity
I read and was amazed by The Fifth Risk and my local bookstore is ordering more copies of Who is Government? Listening to Lewis makes me feel hopeful AND desperate! How many Republicans (Lindsey Graham, et al.) is Putin extorting?
youtu.be/T30BF32qPgg?...
youtu.be/T30BF32qPgg?...
These People Did Meaningful Work That Made Our Lives Better - Michael Lewis On Fired Federal Workers
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
April 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I read and was amazed by The Fifth Risk and my local bookstore is ordering more copies of Who is Government? Listening to Lewis makes me feel hopeful AND desperate! How many Republicans (Lindsey Graham, et al.) is Putin extorting?
youtu.be/T30BF32qPgg?...
youtu.be/T30BF32qPgg?...
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I keep thinking about the wise man in Emily's mind (Stoppard's Darkside) saying "This is not a drill."
February 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I keep thinking about the wise man in Emily's mind (Stoppard's Darkside) saying "This is not a drill."
February 9, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Ooo this is a good one ☺️
February 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Ooo this is a good one ☺️
This was useful to read: ls.berkeley.edu/news/very-ba...
'A very bad idea': Two economists respond to White House citing them on 20% tariffs | Letters & Science
ls.berkeley.edu
February 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This was useful to read: ls.berkeley.edu/news/very-ba...
She Made Things Better Down Where It’s Wetter www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/s...
I love this place: Monterey, Cannery Row, the walk to Pacific Grove. The aquarium is a perfect fit for that coastline.
I love this place: Monterey, Cannery Row, the walk to Pacific Grove. The aquarium is a perfect fit for that coastline.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Director Julie Packard to Retire
Julie Packard discusses highlights of her four decades with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which she has led since it opened. She’s now stepping back from the role.
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
She Made Things Better Down Where It’s Wetter www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/s...
I love this place: Monterey, Cannery Row, the walk to Pacific Grove. The aquarium is a perfect fit for that coastline.
I love this place: Monterey, Cannery Row, the walk to Pacific Grove. The aquarium is a perfect fit for that coastline.
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"California paid in a lot more [to the federal government] than it got back — $83 billion in total. So did Washington state and much of the Northeast. Most red states were in the reverse position, getting much more from DC than they paid in return."
In Praise of California
It has its flaws — what place doesn’t? — but it plays a big role in America’s greatness
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"California paid in a lot more [to the federal government] than it got back — $83 billion in total. So did Washington state and much of the Northeast. Most red states were in the reverse position, getting much more from DC than they paid in return."
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One of the very few good things that could, maybe, hopefully, emerge from the disastrous Trump reign is Americans realizing the billionaire class is a bunch of corrupt, self-serving, overhyped freaks. Maybe this country will stop worshipping them and start resenting them as our enemies.
January 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
One of the very few good things that could, maybe, hopefully, emerge from the disastrous Trump reign is Americans realizing the billionaire class is a bunch of corrupt, self-serving, overhyped freaks. Maybe this country will stop worshipping them and start resenting them as our enemies.
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ha fucking ha — Trump was audibly moaning and sighing at his fraud trial today while a witness was testifying and Judge Engoron told him to shut up. more like this, please
October 18, 2023 at 7:50 PM
ha fucking ha — Trump was audibly moaning and sighing at his fraud trial today while a witness was testifying and Judge Engoron told him to shut up. more like this, please
The Greek Amphitheater in Berkeley. I asked the ushers what the stacked boxes in front of the stage were. They didn't know. Said they'd never seem them before. I thought subs or lights.
After the show: subs.
Big, Big BASS at the Wilco show last night. WOW!
After the show: subs.
Big, Big BASS at the Wilco show last night. WOW!
October 15, 2023 at 7:38 PM
The Greek Amphitheater in Berkeley. I asked the ushers what the stacked boxes in front of the stage were. They didn't know. Said they'd never seem them before. I thought subs or lights.
After the show: subs.
Big, Big BASS at the Wilco show last night. WOW!
After the show: subs.
Big, Big BASS at the Wilco show last night. WOW!