Scott Maybell
@haliphron.ink
Grad student studying Science & Religion in Oxford, researching the political demonology of octopuses and other cephalopods.
Trained mediator, happy to facilitate conciliation processes as a form of mutual aid. Just ask!
Trained mediator, happy to facilitate conciliation processes as a form of mutual aid. Just ask!
I had the inverse experience walking into the theater in England and assuming "Zootropolis" was just the name for Zootopia 2.
November 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I had the inverse experience walking into the theater in England and assuming "Zootropolis" was just the name for Zootopia 2.
That's awesome! I don't remember any non-philosophy folks being in my logic classes, but I bet that makes for a fun class dynamic :)
November 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
That's awesome! I don't remember any non-philosophy folks being in my logic classes, but I bet that makes for a fun class dynamic :)
Dudes not doing dumb stunts is a recession indicator.
November 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Dudes not doing dumb stunts is a recession indicator.
Subjective personal experience: most of the benefit I could have gotten from upper-division logic were things I had learned from programming. Logic was still fun, but not a mental "leap" for me like my first programming class, but probably only due to the order I studied them.
November 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Subjective personal experience: most of the benefit I could have gotten from upper-division logic were things I had learned from programming. Logic was still fun, but not a mental "leap" for me like my first programming class, but probably only due to the order I studied them.
Loving the enabler:spouse ratio in these replies.
November 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Loving the enabler:spouse ratio in these replies.
Oh wow, it's funny I heard about the news from your post lol (I'm a former Mormon). This is actually a huge deal, women were set up to go on missions later as a way to pressure them to get married young (i.e. pre-mission-age).
November 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Oh wow, it's funny I heard about the news from your post lol (I'm a former Mormon). This is actually a huge deal, women were set up to go on missions later as a way to pressure them to get married young (i.e. pre-mission-age).
Because of so-called AI we're past the old discourse of concern about online misinformation, but back when I worked at a rec center I'd find kids watching videos about how Jackson wasn't dead or footage of his "ghost." It was upsetting and we didn't get any training on how to handle stuff like that.
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Because of so-called AI we're past the old discourse of concern about online misinformation, but back when I worked at a rec center I'd find kids watching videos about how Jackson wasn't dead or footage of his "ghost." It was upsetting and we didn't get any training on how to handle stuff like that.
This is very lovely! I'm working on a paper rn about magic's marginalization in philosophy and theology depts, definitely struggling with the not sounding stupid part.
November 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This is very lovely! I'm working on a paper rn about magic's marginalization in philosophy and theology depts, definitely struggling with the not sounding stupid part.
A peaceful, totally nonthreatening, country mouse 🐀
November 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
A peaceful, totally nonthreatening, country mouse 🐀
Bees and dogs can see "impossible colors" too, I don't understand what the big deal is.
November 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Bees and dogs can see "impossible colors" too, I don't understand what the big deal is.
I've not found anyone putting Moore's Neonomicon in conversation with LaValle's Ballad or the writings of W. H. Pugmire, but the (dis)continuities between their engagement with the Lovecraftian tradition re: race and sexuality should be looked at closely.
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I've not found anyone putting Moore's Neonomicon in conversation with LaValle's Ballad or the writings of W. H. Pugmire, but the (dis)continuities between their engagement with the Lovecraftian tradition re: race and sexuality should be looked at closely.
Slight context if you're not familiar: the book and the review are a continuation/development of a conversation on Jacobin back in 2023. Besides Nick French, Ben Burgis describes himself as an analytic Marxist.
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The Birth of Analytic Philosophy Out of the Spirit of McCarthyism
Analytic philosophy, the hegemonic branch of the discipline in the US, often thinks of itself as above history and politics. But its rise, and its enduring influence, are owed to McCarthyism, which pu...
jacobin.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Slight context if you're not familiar: the book and the review are a continuation/development of a conversation on Jacobin back in 2023. Besides Nick French, Ben Burgis describes himself as an analytic Marxist.
jacobin.com/2023/01/anal...
jacobin.com/2023/01/anal...
jacobin.com/2023/01/anal...
jacobin.com/2023/01/anal...
If you ever get the chance to try Algerian food... It's one of the most underlooked cuisines 😵
September 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
If you ever get the chance to try Algerian food... It's one of the most underlooked cuisines 😵