Mathiev Nancel
@mathiev.bsky.social
HCI researcher, amateur sculptor, skydiving beginner, social media lurker.
Totally missed out on Twitter, but I'm definitely enjoying the comparison with FB.
Totally missed out on Twitter, but I'm definitely enjoying the comparison with FB.
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I'm not a native English speaker, but I've often found myself lacking an idiom for "that time when you're cruising through a story and abruptly hit the last published chapter/page/episode, even though the story ain't over." Always feels like hitting a wall, especially since I rarely see it coming.
December 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I'm not a native English speaker, but I've often found myself lacking an idiom for "that time when you're cruising through a story and abruptly hit the last published chapter/page/episode, even though the story ain't over." Always feels like hitting a wall, especially since I rarely see it coming.
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Against my better instincts, I have written some notes on how human probability judgements work and what you should expect from surveys that ask people to guess what proportion of the population is transgender. I hope never to speak of this matter again
Some notes on probability judgement – Notes from a data witch
For the love of fuck, literally nobody thinks that 20% of the population is transgender. Please stop sharing that ridiculous YouGov statistic
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September 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Against my better instincts, I have written some notes on how human probability judgements work and what you should expect from surveys that ask people to guess what proportion of the population is transgender. I hope never to speak of this matter again
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September 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM
1 like = 1 like
share if you agree
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Gorafi Magazine : François Bayrou ou la coriandre ? www.legorafi.fr/2025/08/29/g...
August 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Gorafi Magazine : François Bayrou ou la coriandre ? www.legorafi.fr/2025/08/29/g...
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I, too pirate my music, films and software for AI training and no other reason at all.
May 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I, too pirate my music, films and software for AI training and no other reason at all.
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The sigil was drawn in salt and ash, the candles lit at the pentagram points, the incantation declaimed.
There was a shimmer - a demon appeared.
"Curious. What ritual is this?"
"I got it from ChatGPT. I included all protections in my prompt!"
"I see," the demon said and stepped out of the sigil.
There was a shimmer - a demon appeared.
"Curious. What ritual is this?"
"I got it from ChatGPT. I included all protections in my prompt!"
"I see," the demon said and stepped out of the sigil.
May 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The sigil was drawn in salt and ash, the candles lit at the pentagram points, the incantation declaimed.
There was a shimmer - a demon appeared.
"Curious. What ritual is this?"
"I got it from ChatGPT. I included all protections in my prompt!"
"I see," the demon said and stepped out of the sigil.
There was a shimmer - a demon appeared.
"Curious. What ritual is this?"
"I got it from ChatGPT. I included all protections in my prompt!"
"I see," the demon said and stepped out of the sigil.
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Adults have fewer bones than babies
Stomach acid can melt metal
The eye has the fastest muscles
A penis is 3x the length of a man's thumb
You’re taller in the morning
Women blink 2x as much as men
Women have finished this & men are still looking at their 👍👍👍
Stomach acid can melt metal
The eye has the fastest muscles
A penis is 3x the length of a man's thumb
You’re taller in the morning
Women blink 2x as much as men
Women have finished this & men are still looking at their 👍👍👍
April 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Adults have fewer bones than babies
Stomach acid can melt metal
The eye has the fastest muscles
A penis is 3x the length of a man's thumb
You’re taller in the morning
Women blink 2x as much as men
Women have finished this & men are still looking at their 👍👍👍
Stomach acid can melt metal
The eye has the fastest muscles
A penis is 3x the length of a man's thumb
You’re taller in the morning
Women blink 2x as much as men
Women have finished this & men are still looking at their 👍👍👍
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NOT NOW, MELVILLE. READ THE ROOM.
February 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
NOT NOW, MELVILLE. READ THE ROOM.
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Un chirurgien oublie par inadvertance son stagiaire dans un patient www.legorafi.fr/2025/01/30/u...
Un chirurgien oublie par inadvertance son stagiaire dans un patient
Toute l'information selon des sources contradictoires.
www.legorafi.fr
January 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Un chirurgien oublie par inadvertance son stagiaire dans un patient www.legorafi.fr/2025/01/30/u...
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Today I was asked in an interview about folks who use the weirdness of ✨quantum✨ to hawk pseudoscience junk. I think that kind of grift proliferates because of a big misunderstanding a lot of folks have about quantum mechanics, which is not really their fault!
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January 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Today I was asked in an interview about folks who use the weirdness of ✨quantum✨ to hawk pseudoscience junk. I think that kind of grift proliferates because of a big misunderstanding a lot of folks have about quantum mechanics, which is not really their fault!
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OK If we are moving to Bluesky I am rescuing my favourite ever twitter thread (Jan 2019).
The renamed:
Bluesky-sized history of neuroscience (biased by my interests)
The renamed:
Bluesky-sized history of neuroscience (biased by my interests)
December 1, 2024 at 8:29 PM
OK If we are moving to Bluesky I am rescuing my favourite ever twitter thread (Jan 2019).
The renamed:
Bluesky-sized history of neuroscience (biased by my interests)
The renamed:
Bluesky-sized history of neuroscience (biased by my interests)
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Ce minable n'arrive même pas à regarder l'enseignant dans les yeux.
Il est là, entouré de 8 gardes du corps, coûtant à l'état 1 smic/heure, et il se chie dessus face à un homme, seul et bien élevé, qui lui demande simplement d'assumer ses propos.
Sarkozy, c'est la lie nauséabonde de la politique.
Il est là, entouré de 8 gardes du corps, coûtant à l'état 1 smic/heure, et il se chie dessus face à un homme, seul et bien élevé, qui lui demande simplement d'assumer ses propos.
Sarkozy, c'est la lie nauséabonde de la politique.
Un enseignant : “Vous n'avez pas honte de jeter en pâture le monde enseignant ?”
Sarkozy : “Non, pas du tout”
Un enseignant : “Vous avez pris votre retraite à 57 ans, moi je vais la prendre à 67 ans. On travaille tous les matins, dès 7h30.”
Sarkozy : "Eh, mon gars ! Au revoir !”
Sarkozy : “Non, pas du tout”
Un enseignant : “Vous avez pris votre retraite à 57 ans, moi je vais la prendre à 67 ans. On travaille tous les matins, dès 7h30.”
Sarkozy : "Eh, mon gars ! Au revoir !”
November 26, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Ce minable n'arrive même pas à regarder l'enseignant dans les yeux.
Il est là, entouré de 8 gardes du corps, coûtant à l'état 1 smic/heure, et il se chie dessus face à un homme, seul et bien élevé, qui lui demande simplement d'assumer ses propos.
Sarkozy, c'est la lie nauséabonde de la politique.
Il est là, entouré de 8 gardes du corps, coûtant à l'état 1 smic/heure, et il se chie dessus face à un homme, seul et bien élevé, qui lui demande simplement d'assumer ses propos.
Sarkozy, c'est la lie nauséabonde de la politique.