Ian Thomas
@ianthomas.bsky.social
"At his request, [Aldos Huxley's] wife shot him up with LSD a couple of hours before the end, and he tripped his way out of this world."
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The Eclipsed Celebrity Death Club - Slideshow - Daily Intel
Remembering Farrah Fawcett and other stars who had the misfortune of dying on the same day as someone more famous. View the Slideshow.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"At his request, [Aldos Huxley's] wife shot him up with LSD a couple of hours before the end, and he tripped his way out of this world."
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In this house we believe:
That in 1974, Philip K Dick had a mystical experience when a beam of pink light, reflected off a woman's ichthys pendant, struck him in the head and delivered a divine knowledge.
That in 1974, Philip K Dick had a mystical experience when a beam of pink light, reflected off a woman's ichthys pendant, struck him in the head and delivered a divine knowledge.
November 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
In this house we believe:
That in 1974, Philip K Dick had a mystical experience when a beam of pink light, reflected off a woman's ichthys pendant, struck him in the head and delivered a divine knowledge.
That in 1974, Philip K Dick had a mystical experience when a beam of pink light, reflected off a woman's ichthys pendant, struck him in the head and delivered a divine knowledge.
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The greatest truths cannot be contained by language and image, and thus the internet.
November 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The greatest truths cannot be contained by language and image, and thus the internet.
A typography magazine called Type Shi
October 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A typography magazine called Type Shi
I dreamt that I was mansplaining nondualism to someone (AKA myself, according to nondualism).
October 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I dreamt that I was mansplaining nondualism to someone (AKA myself, according to nondualism).
Irrationality is the opposite of rationality. Arationality is beyond the boundaries of the rational/irrational binary. It is without reason, not against reason.
October 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Irrationality is the opposite of rationality. Arationality is beyond the boundaries of the rational/irrational binary. It is without reason, not against reason.
"[Bram] made another bid for freedom and developed his parallel career in biodynamic gardening... He continued working 2 or 3 days a week for Enschedé. Enschedé commented on Bram’s way of working that, in spite of an impressive output, he was virtually immune to routine."
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The Spectatorpers: The Press of Bram de Does - Fine Press Book Association
In 2003 the enterprising Amsterdam graphic arts publisher De Buitenkant produced an elegant book celebrating the work of the Dutch designer and printer Bram de Does, in anticipation of his seventieth ...
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September 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
"[Bram] made another bid for freedom and developed his parallel career in biodynamic gardening... He continued working 2 or 3 days a week for Enschedé. Enschedé commented on Bram’s way of working that, in spite of an impressive output, he was virtually immune to routine."
fpba.com/parenthesis/...
fpba.com/parenthesis/...
My music genre of choice these days is "WARNING: do not drive or operate heavy machinery while listening"
September 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My music genre of choice these days is "WARNING: do not drive or operate heavy machinery while listening"
Just remembered all the "Keep Calm and" posters
August 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Just remembered all the "Keep Calm and" posters
The irony of learning about the Amish via ChatGPT is not lost on me
August 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The irony of learning about the Amish via ChatGPT is not lost on me
ChatGPT passed my personal SAT test
August 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
ChatGPT passed my personal SAT test
"The meaning of a symbol (particle) is information (state). The higher the probability that you can measure a symbol, the lower the amount of information carried by that symbol."
—Federico Faggin, interviewed by Michael Phillip, summarized (bastardized) by Yours Truly
—Federico Faggin, interviewed by Michael Phillip, summarized (bastardized) by Yours Truly
August 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"The meaning of a symbol (particle) is information (state). The higher the probability that you can measure a symbol, the lower the amount of information carried by that symbol."
—Federico Faggin, interviewed by Michael Phillip, summarized (bastardized) by Yours Truly
—Federico Faggin, interviewed by Michael Phillip, summarized (bastardized) by Yours Truly
It seems that members of "a culture" are just as susceptible of making irrational blanket statements about said culture as those who don't identify with it
July 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
It seems that members of "a culture" are just as susceptible of making irrational blanket statements about said culture as those who don't identify with it
(Photo-less caption) A barefoot man, seated on a stoop, fenty folded over a copy of the New York Post featuring the headline "The Land of the Free"
July 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
(Photo-less caption) A barefoot man, seated on a stoop, fenty folded over a copy of the New York Post featuring the headline "The Land of the Free"
What if dropping essays for oration is the solution to AI in the classroom
July 7, 2025 at 5:50 AM
What if dropping essays for oration is the solution to AI in the classroom
I love that Church and Court are the two ends of the G line. I go towards Court for Work and Church for Home
June 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I love that Church and Court are the two ends of the G line. I go towards Court for Work and Church for Home
The revolution will be scored to TikTok phonk
May 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The revolution will be scored to TikTok phonk
Linear time is over if you want it
March 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Linear time is over if you want it
Tried to read the JFK files over someone's shoulder on the train this morning
March 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Tried to read the JFK files over someone's shoulder on the train this morning
The one language I'm fluent in is the worst one on the market
March 18, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The one language I'm fluent in is the worst one on the market