@he-manhesse.bsky.social
The existence of a smart TV implies the existence of a dishevelled TV.
February 3, 2026 at 3:11 AM
The existence of a smart TV implies the existence of a dishevelled TV.
Fine! I changed it. No more logically.independt@bsky! Cancelled by the wryly sceptical woke mob!
February 2, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Fine! I changed it. No more logically.independt@bsky! Cancelled by the wryly sceptical woke mob!
Australians and Brits too
February 1, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Australians and Brits too
I didn’t mean it that way! Jeez.
January 29, 2026 at 3:07 PM
I didn’t mean it that way! Jeez.
I feel attacked
January 29, 2026 at 3:04 PM
I feel attacked
In conclusion, the internet is a land of contrasts
January 29, 2026 at 1:30 PM
In conclusion, the internet is a land of contrasts
Some people like doing 1 under the guise of 3 (cf Kronos) or vice versa, or under the guise of pretending to disagree only about means (aka 2) actually disagree about goals. Other people (aka Bluesky) like pretending that people who aren’t doing those things are doing those things. …
January 29, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Some people like doing 1 under the guise of 3 (cf Kronos) or vice versa, or under the guise of pretending to disagree only about means (aka 2) actually disagree about goals. Other people (aka Bluesky) like pretending that people who aren’t doing those things are doing those things. …
You say that like it’s a bad thing.
January 28, 2026 at 5:39 AM
You say that like it’s a bad thing.
I don’t think it’s unreasonable to point that out, as long as you make clear you’re not dismissing the first danger (which I agree Acharya maybe should have done better).
January 23, 2026 at 5:00 AM
I don’t think it’s unreasonable to point that out, as long as you make clear you’re not dismissing the first danger (which I agree Acharya maybe should have done better).
But another danger would be inferring that there’s nothing new or alarming in the way the out-group is being extended. Because there is. It doesn’t make it easier to end up with equal protection for all, if the tide is moving in the opposite direction. …
January 23, 2026 at 4:59 AM
But another danger would be inferring that there’s nothing new or alarming in the way the out-group is being extended. Because there is. It doesn’t make it easier to end up with equal protection for all, if the tide is moving in the opposite direction. …
Fair enough, and you’re giving me food for thought here, but I still think there are two dangers. One is forgetting that America has always denied Black people equal protection of the law. In that sense fascist policy is nothing new and he’s wrong if he’s dunking on her just for bringing that up. …
January 23, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Fair enough, and you’re giving me food for thought here, but I still think there are two dangers. One is forgetting that America has always denied Black people equal protection of the law. In that sense fascist policy is nothing new and he’s wrong if he’s dunking on her just for bringing that up. …
whether “normal” means “ok and reasonable” or just “the status quo”.
January 23, 2026 at 4:09 AM
whether “normal” means “ok and reasonable” or just “the status quo”.
There’s a difference between saying that there has been a ratcheting up of injustice and/or broadening of the class of targets, and saying that the situation before has always been decent. You might take Acharya to be implicitly making the stronger claim, but did he literally say it? Depends on …
January 23, 2026 at 4:05 AM
There’s a difference between saying that there has been a ratcheting up of injustice and/or broadening of the class of targets, and saying that the situation before has always been decent. You might take Acharya to be implicitly making the stronger claim, but did he literally say it? Depends on …
Happy to agree to disagree, if you do still disagree, but that‘s what I meant
January 23, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Happy to agree to disagree, if you do still disagree, but that‘s what I meant
Not trying to dunk, but I think there‘s a qualitative difference between Trumpist rejection of procedural democracy and equal citizenship, and e.g. George H.W. Bush or the European Christian Democrats. So in that sense the former aren’t just more extreme versions of the latter.
January 23, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Not trying to dunk, but I think there‘s a qualitative difference between Trumpist rejection of procedural democracy and equal citizenship, and e.g. George H.W. Bush or the European Christian Democrats. So in that sense the former aren’t just more extreme versions of the latter.
Not quite - move right from the centre right and quite quickly these days you get to fascism
January 22, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Not quite - move right from the centre right and quite quickly these days you get to fascism
Obviously, getting told you lost and firing whoever told you that, then hiring sycophants who tell you what you want to hear, is not good-faith false belief. Equally obviously, Fox News viewers are gonna ignore that and go with “It’s not a lie if you believe it” (despite its inapplicability).
January 22, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Obviously, getting told you lost and firing whoever told you that, then hiring sycophants who tell you what you want to hear, is not good-faith false belief. Equally obviously, Fox News viewers are gonna ignore that and go with “It’s not a lie if you believe it” (despite its inapplicability).
Nerd! Nerd!
January 22, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Nerd! Nerd!
They see him heeh-ah!
[Fop gestures to left with lorgnette.]
They see him theh-ah!
[Gestures to right…]
Those shewiffs see him …
[Gestures generally…]
… ev-vewy-wheh-ah!
He’ll chase them from Heaven
[points up]
And drive them to Hell!
[points down]
That demned ubiquitous Will Stan-cil!
[Fop gestures to left with lorgnette.]
They see him theh-ah!
[Gestures to right…]
Those shewiffs see him …
[Gestures generally…]
… ev-vewy-wheh-ah!
He’ll chase them from Heaven
[points up]
And drive them to Hell!
[points down]
That demned ubiquitous Will Stan-cil!
January 22, 2026 at 2:06 PM
They see him heeh-ah!
[Fop gestures to left with lorgnette.]
They see him theh-ah!
[Gestures to right…]
Those shewiffs see him …
[Gestures generally…]
… ev-vewy-wheh-ah!
He’ll chase them from Heaven
[points up]
And drive them to Hell!
[points down]
That demned ubiquitous Will Stan-cil!
[Fop gestures to left with lorgnette.]
They see him theh-ah!
[Gestures to right…]
Those shewiffs see him …
[Gestures generally…]
… ev-vewy-wheh-ah!
He’ll chase them from Heaven
[points up]
And drive them to Hell!
[points down]
That demned ubiquitous Will Stan-cil!
“While they play fascist, we say ‘smash it’ [waits a beat] … to high prices on groceries.”
January 20, 2026 at 7:27 AM
“While they play fascist, we say ‘smash it’ [waits a beat] … to high prices on groceries.”
There’s a bridge in Brisbane, Australia called the Go-Between Bridge. It’s named after the (excellent, btw) band The Go-Betweens.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Betw...
Go Between Bridge - Wikipedia
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January 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
There’s a bridge in Brisbane, Australia called the Go-Between Bridge. It’s named after the (excellent, btw) band The Go-Betweens.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Betw...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Betw...
Out: Newton
In: McTaggart
In: McTaggart
January 2, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Out: Newton
In: McTaggart
In: McTaggart
(btw I thought the “maybe-zero” clause in my weird numerical quantifier yielded “all Gs are Fs” without “all Fs are Gs” but I may well be cnfused.)
December 30, 2025 at 4:19 AM
(btw I thought the “maybe-zero” clause in my weird numerical quantifier yielded “all Gs are Fs” without “all Fs are Gs” but I may well be cnfused.)
(as some guy said in the thread). Looked for an “only the lonely” joke but the best I could do was: “What’s the basic meaning of ‘only’?” “‘Only’? ‘The lonely’.” I’ll be here all week. …
December 30, 2025 at 4:19 AM
(as some guy said in the thread). Looked for an “only the lonely” joke but the best I could do was: “What’s the basic meaning of ‘only’?” “‘Only’? ‘The lonely’.” I’ll be here all week. …