Keith Rowley
@keithrowleydata.bsky.social
Data Geek. Amateur writer. Slowly restoring a 1968 Mustang Coupe and blogging the process.
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“I just have concerns about fairness in sport” - no, you don’t. There’s nothing fair about elite sports. You’re just looking for post hoc justification because we give you the ick
December 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“I just have concerns about fairness in sport” - no, you don’t. There’s nothing fair about elite sports. You’re just looking for post hoc justification because we give you the ick
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when Michael Phelps was dominating US swimming there was endless coverage of all his genetic advantages. His wingspan, the way his body processed lactic acid, on and on and on. Nobody, not one person, floated the idea of kicking him out of the sport for genetic advantages
“I just have concerns about fairness in sport” - no, you don’t. There’s nothing fair about elite sports. You’re just looking for post hoc justification because we give you the ick
December 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
when Michael Phelps was dominating US swimming there was endless coverage of all his genetic advantages. His wingspan, the way his body processed lactic acid, on and on and on. Nobody, not one person, floated the idea of kicking him out of the sport for genetic advantages
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This is just my opinion, but I don't think departments need to change their strategy for reading or grading student work.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This is just my opinion, but I don't think departments need to change their strategy for reading or grading student work.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
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Like, when Baudrillard describes a process wherein we lose access to the Real entirely and get trapped in an infinite discursive hall of mirrors, that's supposed to be understood to be bad! You're not supposed to do it on purpose!!
December 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Like, when Baudrillard describes a process wherein we lose access to the Real entirely and get trapped in an infinite discursive hall of mirrors, that's supposed to be understood to be bad! You're not supposed to do it on purpose!!
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more seriously I *do* think this kind of thing is downstream of the worst habits in postmodernist philosophy & critical theory, where what are basically discursive word games get treated as equal to (or even privileged over) actual material reality
December 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
more seriously I *do* think this kind of thing is downstream of the worst habits in postmodernist philosophy & critical theory, where what are basically discursive word games get treated as equal to (or even privileged over) actual material reality
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Told first person from the perspective of the deputy who answers the non-emergency line at the small sheriff's office.
"Oh hi KB, how's it... wait. No. No no no NO. NO."
"Oh hi KB, how's it... wait. No. No no no NO. NO."
November 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Told first person from the perspective of the deputy who answers the non-emergency line at the small sheriff's office.
"Oh hi KB, how's it... wait. No. No no no NO. NO."
"Oh hi KB, how's it... wait. No. No no no NO. NO."
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"A House With Bad Bones" and "Who Removes The Dead"
(Ya know how sometimes a silly idea springs to mind and demands to be shared with someone who'll get the joke? Well, sorry)
(Ya know how sometimes a silly idea springs to mind and demands to be shared with someone who'll get the joke? Well, sorry)
November 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
"A House With Bad Bones" and "Who Removes The Dead"
(Ya know how sometimes a silly idea springs to mind and demands to be shared with someone who'll get the joke? Well, sorry)
(Ya know how sometimes a silly idea springs to mind and demands to be shared with someone who'll get the joke? Well, sorry)
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Home Depot wanted holiday cheer, got a whole-ass choir calling out their partnership with ICE instead…
November 29, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Home Depot wanted holiday cheer, got a whole-ass choir calling out their partnership with ICE instead…
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Imo this is the real American spirit
Home Depot wanted holiday cheer, got a whole-ass choir calling out their partnership with ICE instead…
November 30, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Imo this is the real American spirit
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I undo the top button of my shirt.
Another.
and another.
Another.
As your eyes make their way down my body
savoring each curve along the way
you see something scrawled on my skin
a little love note just for you
you lean close
and read:
'go leave reviews for your favorite indie makers, hot stuff'
Another.
and another.
Another.
As your eyes make their way down my body
savoring each curve along the way
you see something scrawled on my skin
a little love note just for you
you lean close
and read:
'go leave reviews for your favorite indie makers, hot stuff'
a black and white photo of a woman blowing a kiss through a window .
Alt: a black and white gif of a woman blowing a kiss through a window .
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I undo the top button of my shirt.
Another.
and another.
Another.
As your eyes make their way down my body
savoring each curve along the way
you see something scrawled on my skin
a little love note just for you
you lean close
and read:
'go leave reviews for your favorite indie makers, hot stuff'
Another.
and another.
Another.
As your eyes make their way down my body
savoring each curve along the way
you see something scrawled on my skin
a little love note just for you
you lean close
and read:
'go leave reviews for your favorite indie makers, hot stuff'
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Also, big ask! Any of my mates on here trans or non-binary and Christian and wouldn't mind giving me a message? In discussing queer jesus for my diss I want to include a quote from a queer person describing the relationship between queer identities and their faith. Thanks 😊
November 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Also, big ask! Any of my mates on here trans or non-binary and Christian and wouldn't mind giving me a message? In discussing queer jesus for my diss I want to include a quote from a queer person describing the relationship between queer identities and their faith. Thanks 😊
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If I were allowed to implement any one policy, I would implement a wealth limit: the top 0.1% of the country is only allowed to hold half as much wealth as the bottom 50%.
(Implementation would be annoying, but this is fantasy).
(Implementation would be annoying, but this is fantasy).
November 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
If I were allowed to implement any one policy, I would implement a wealth limit: the top 0.1% of the country is only allowed to hold half as much wealth as the bottom 50%.
(Implementation would be annoying, but this is fantasy).
(Implementation would be annoying, but this is fantasy).
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if ever a website needed to see vintage Olive Oyl demanding that Popeye blow her back out, it's Bluesky
August 31, 2023 at 8:24 PM
if ever a website needed to see vintage Olive Oyl demanding that Popeye blow her back out, it's Bluesky
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Always remember, the killer feature of LLMs is their ability to convince corporate executives they know what they're talking about.
November 30, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Always remember, the killer feature of LLMs is their ability to convince corporate executives they know what they're talking about.
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Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
MIT study finds AI can already replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce
Artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, across finance, health care and professional services, according to MIT's study.
www.cnbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
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a few candidates have talked about this but any Dem planning to run in 2028 should make it explicit: the next DOJ will, in fact, go after you if you’re funding this awful ballroom, or any other pay to play deals you make with this administration
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
a few candidates have talked about this but any Dem planning to run in 2028 should make it explicit: the next DOJ will, in fact, go after you if you’re funding this awful ballroom, or any other pay to play deals you make with this administration
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this guy is betting on a future with accountability for today’s crimes, so we should too
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
this guy is betting on a future with accountability for today’s crimes, so we should too
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I think this also has to do with how executives are "big picture" people, who don't fuss over details. So maybe they care less about the issues with AI making up shit, because it doesn't have as much impact for them? While the lower ranks are expected to get the details right?
November 28, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I think this also has to do with how executives are "big picture" people, who don't fuss over details. So maybe they care less about the issues with AI making up shit, because it doesn't have as much impact for them? While the lower ranks are expected to get the details right?
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Fuel for my long held view that executives provide very little value and should be compensated around the middle of their org pay scale
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Fuel for my long held view that executives provide very little value and should be compensated around the middle of their org pay scale
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I can't believe we're starting a new oil war in the decade of solar and EVs. We really are stuck in the 1950s, unable to evolve to tomorrow.
It would be funny if real people weren't going to be hurt over this.
All war is bad. Civilians get hurt the most. Mostly children.
It would be funny if real people weren't going to be hurt over this.
All war is bad. Civilians get hurt the most. Mostly children.
November 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I can't believe we're starting a new oil war in the decade of solar and EVs. We really are stuck in the 1950s, unable to evolve to tomorrow.
It would be funny if real people weren't going to be hurt over this.
All war is bad. Civilians get hurt the most. Mostly children.
It would be funny if real people weren't going to be hurt over this.
All war is bad. Civilians get hurt the most. Mostly children.
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They both have prestige law schools, and access to how many top-tier lawyers either on staff/faculty or in the alumni network. And they just... fold.
November 29, 2025 at 5:35 AM
They both have prestige law schools, and access to how many top-tier lawyers either on staff/faculty or in the alumni network. And they just... fold.
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ITS HAPPENING! Not gonna be too long before fossil generation starts falling because of the increase in renewables.
Clean power growth is now covering all new global demand. Solar and wind generated 635 TWh in the first nine months of this year, exceeding the 603 TWh rise in global electricity demand, and holding fossil generation flat for the year. buff.ly/zRmwAmg
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Q3 Global Power Report: No fossil fuel growth expected in 2025 | Ember
Solar and wind power grew fast enough to keep up with rising electricity demand in the first three quarters of 2025, as fossil fuel growth should be stagnated. Ember forecasts no growth for fossil…
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November 29, 2025 at 1:20 AM
ITS HAPPENING! Not gonna be too long before fossil generation starts falling because of the increase in renewables.
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[observing someone’s obsessive passion project] wow i really like whatever’s wrong with that guy
November 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
[observing someone’s obsessive passion project] wow i really like whatever’s wrong with that guy
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Does it strike anyone as weird that we have a ratings board that counts the number of times a movie says fuck or shows a boob and decides who is allowed to see it, and yet GenAI was dropped on the entire with no restrictions, no age verification, no checks, no regulation whatsoever?
November 29, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Does it strike anyone as weird that we have a ratings board that counts the number of times a movie says fuck or shows a boob and decides who is allowed to see it, and yet GenAI was dropped on the entire with no restrictions, no age verification, no checks, no regulation whatsoever?
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Mr. Beaver warned us about AI.
November 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Mr. Beaver warned us about AI.