My Kicks
@hikemix.bsky.social
Philosopher in Glasgow, working on laws of nature, physics, and artificial intelligence. Researching bullshit but not a bullshitter.
Reposted by My Kicks
the mother of her nephew!!!
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
![REVERE, Mass. —
A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts.
The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother.
Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana.
Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiacyzixchgacpjse7wyra342opgjsvdxzqdrkxq55zzqah65zyeae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 AM
the mother of her nephew!!!
Reposted by My Kicks
I forgot to share this earlier: me & @hikemix.bsky.social recently appeared on Jimmy Alfonso Licon's podcast, which came out a couple of weeks ago. We discuss ChatGPT, bullshit, & academia (I think - I can't bring myself to listen).
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
#PhilTech #ChatGPT #Bullshit
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
#PhilTech #ChatGPT #Bullshit
ChatGPT is b******t. People are bullshitters.
Podcast Episode · The Uncommon Wisdom Podcast · 11/12/2025 · 48m
podcasts.apple.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I forgot to share this earlier: me & @hikemix.bsky.social recently appeared on Jimmy Alfonso Licon's podcast, which came out a couple of weeks ago. We discuss ChatGPT, bullshit, & academia (I think - I can't bring myself to listen).
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
#PhilTech #ChatGPT #Bullshit
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
#PhilTech #ChatGPT #Bullshit
Reposted by My Kicks
This is a late ancient (5-7th c.?) Greek account of the life of a rich woman who was raised Jewish, converted to Christianity when her parents died, lived for 20 years as a male monk named John, was discovered & made head of a woman's monastery, & was later martyred
well, what the heck. it's the tuesday before thanksgiving, and whoever is on here deserves a treat: the first new translation I've posted in a long while: the Life and Martyrdom of Susanna:
andrewjacobs.org/translations...
andrewjacobs.org/translations...
Life and Martyrdom of Susanna
andrewjacobs.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is a late ancient (5-7th c.?) Greek account of the life of a rich woman who was raised Jewish, converted to Christianity when her parents died, lived for 20 years as a male monk named John, was discovered & made head of a woman's monastery, & was later martyred
Reposted by My Kicks
🚨We're hiring! A tenure track position at McGill University in the area of #bioethics and / or philosophy of science, with a special focus on the ethics of medical technologies. Please share widely. #philsky #ethics #philsci philjobs.org/job/show/30402
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Equity, Ethics, and Policy and Department of Philosophy, McGill University
- PhilJobs:JFP
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Equity...
An international database of jobs for philosophers
philjobs.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
🚨We're hiring! A tenure track position at McGill University in the area of #bioethics and / or philosophy of science, with a special focus on the ethics of medical technologies. Please share widely. #philsky #ethics #philsci philjobs.org/job/show/30402
Reposted by My Kicks
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
Reposted by My Kicks
Welp given what I know of LSE finances I guess if anyone is looking to hire I may soon be in the need of employment! Fuck could I somehow link what I do to AI maybe?
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Welp given what I know of LSE finances I guess if anyone is looking to hire I may soon be in the need of employment! Fuck could I somehow link what I do to AI maybe?
Reposted by My Kicks
Tech bros really can't understand why we're hostile to technology that a) is frequently confidently wrong and b) threatens to ruin our already terrible lives
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Tech bros really can't understand why we're hostile to technology that a) is frequently confidently wrong and b) threatens to ruin our already terrible lives
Reposted by My Kicks
Regret to report that there has been another good linkedin post
November 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Regret to report that there has been another good linkedin post
Reposted by My Kicks
Rolling out the Matt Christman quote from after Charlottesville (2017) again:
November 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Rolling out the Matt Christman quote from after Charlottesville (2017) again:
Reposted by My Kicks
"With dismay we witness our university leadership making soulless choices that hollow out our institutions from within and erode the critical and self-reflective fabric of academia".
[from Guest et al., 'Against the Uncritical Adoption of "AI" Technologies in Academia']
[from Guest et al., 'Against the Uncritical Adoption of "AI" Technologies in Academia']
NEW: Oxford will be the first UK university to give all staff and students free ChatGPT Edu access, from this academic year.
ChatGPT Edu is built for education, with enhanced privacy and security.
ChatGPT Edu is built for education, with enhanced privacy and security.
September 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"With dismay we witness our university leadership making soulless choices that hollow out our institutions from within and erode the critical and self-reflective fabric of academia".
[from Guest et al., 'Against the Uncritical Adoption of "AI" Technologies in Academia']
[from Guest et al., 'Against the Uncritical Adoption of "AI" Technologies in Academia']
November 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
very excited to share this major milestone in public engagement with our work!
"ChatGPT is Bullshit" has now been viewed one million times!
@hikemix.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#PhilTech #PhilSky #ChatGPT #Bullshit
@hikemix.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#PhilTech #PhilSky #ChatGPT #Bullshit
ChatGPT is bullshit - Ethics and Information Technology
Recently, there has been considerable interest in large language models: machine learning systems which produce human-like text and dialogue. Applications of these systems have been plagued by persist...
link.springer.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
very excited to share this major milestone in public engagement with our work!
Reposted by My Kicks
"ChatGPT is Bullshit" has now been viewed one million times!
@hikemix.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#PhilTech #PhilSky #ChatGPT #Bullshit
@hikemix.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#PhilTech #PhilSky #ChatGPT #Bullshit
ChatGPT is bullshit - Ethics and Information Technology
Recently, there has been considerable interest in large language models: machine learning systems which produce human-like text and dialogue. Applications of these systems have been plagued by persist...
link.springer.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"ChatGPT is Bullshit" has now been viewed one million times!
@hikemix.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#PhilTech #PhilSky #ChatGPT #Bullshit
@hikemix.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#PhilTech #PhilSky #ChatGPT #Bullshit
Reposted by My Kicks
A cycling influencer nominated for a list of top 100 women cyclists said she has declined the honour due to the decision not to include trans women.
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Woman refuses Cycling UK award over trans women being left out - BBC News
Claire Sharpe says she disagrees with Cycling UK only naming biological women in their top 100 list.
www.bbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A cycling influencer nominated for a list of top 100 women cyclists said she has declined the honour due to the decision not to include trans women.
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Reposted by My Kicks
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
Oh
November 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
It's not just evil, it doesn't work.
Reposted by My Kicks
Nations have begun climate negotiations at the COP30 summit in Brazil. Studies show the world is not on track to avoid the most damaging impacts of climate change.
Climate negotiations have started. Here's how far countries need to go
Nations have begun climate negotiations at the COP30 summit in Brazil. Studies show the world is not on track to avoid the most damaging impacts of climate change.
n.pr
November 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Nations have begun climate negotiations at the COP30 summit in Brazil. Studies show the world is not on track to avoid the most damaging impacts of climate change.
Reposted by My Kicks
Wife: It is interesting that the biggest papers and networks burned decades of hard work by others who built up their brands to bend over immediately for Donald Trump because they thought he would be a successful dictator and 10 months in he's flailing. Those people have the worst business instincts
November 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Wife: It is interesting that the biggest papers and networks burned decades of hard work by others who built up their brands to bend over immediately for Donald Trump because they thought he would be a successful dictator and 10 months in he's flailing. Those people have the worst business instincts
Reposted by My Kicks
Some important reminders about migration in the UK...
Migration is generally good for the UK.
Migration is necessary to get staff for essentail jobs & attact the brightest.
Migrants contribute more on average than they pay.
Many migrants have to pay extra for some public services - eg NHS.
1/3
Migration is generally good for the UK.
Migration is necessary to get staff for essentail jobs & attact the brightest.
Migrants contribute more on average than they pay.
Many migrants have to pay extra for some public services - eg NHS.
1/3
November 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Some important reminders about migration in the UK...
Migration is generally good for the UK.
Migration is necessary to get staff for essentail jobs & attact the brightest.
Migrants contribute more on average than they pay.
Many migrants have to pay extra for some public services - eg NHS.
1/3
Migration is generally good for the UK.
Migration is necessary to get staff for essentail jobs & attact the brightest.
Migrants contribute more on average than they pay.
Many migrants have to pay extra for some public services - eg NHS.
1/3
Reposted by My Kicks
By turning it into a cultural issue rather than a material one with only one cogent side
I'm kind of baffled how the "moderates" have apparently all decided to turn against climate policy at once, just as China reaches green electrostate liftoff mode. I thought these people were all about National Greatness and making Hard Choices
November 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
By turning it into a cultural issue rather than a material one with only one cogent side
Reposted by My Kicks
If the NYT told the story of the homeless teenager exploited by Matt Gaetz with even half as much empathy as it tells the story of Olivia Nuzzi, it would be in danger of committing journalism.
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
If the NYT told the story of the homeless teenager exploited by Matt Gaetz with even half as much empathy as it tells the story of Olivia Nuzzi, it would be in danger of committing journalism.
Reposted by My Kicks
in online corners like these I think people largely recognize how credulous, unprincipled opposition to "wokeness" functioned as lightly papered over defenses of impunity, but it's one of those drums people should probably start beating for normies
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
in online corners like these I think people largely recognize how credulous, unprincipled opposition to "wokeness" functioned as lightly papered over defenses of impunity, but it's one of those drums people should probably start beating for normies
The thing these emails show is how many powerful men in all areas -- Trump, Krauss, Summers -- saw Epstein as someone who would really understand their predicament. It's like reading confessional notes to the high priest of sex pests.
“I have decided that Feynman would have done what I did.. and I am therefore content.. no matter what..:)“
— Lawrence Krauss
🧪⚛️
— Lawrence Krauss
🧪⚛️
November 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The thing these emails show is how many powerful men in all areas -- Trump, Krauss, Summers -- saw Epstein as someone who would really understand their predicament. It's like reading confessional notes to the high priest of sex pests.
Reposted by My Kicks
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
Wait so the BBC has a board member who founded one of its most ideologically biased competitors? I bet that guy really has the corporation's interests at the top of his mind
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Wait so the BBC has a board member who founded one of its most ideologically biased competitors? I bet that guy really has the corporation's interests at the top of his mind
If you're going to lead, you have to understand that people will make sacrifices for your cause. Your job isn't to avoid the pain, it's to make it count.
Sen. Kaine on his vote for funding deal
“I got the first good night's sleep last night that I've gotten since Oct. 1, because I wasn't worried about being able to look Capitol Police in the eye when I walked in, or what a furloughed federal worker would say to me at church”
“I got the first good night's sleep last night that I've gotten since Oct. 1, because I wasn't worried about being able to look Capitol Police in the eye when I walked in, or what a furloughed federal worker would say to me at church”
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
If you're going to lead, you have to understand that people will make sacrifices for your cause. Your job isn't to avoid the pain, it's to make it count.