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mikes barnes
@mikesbarnes.bsky.social
philosophy of words & the world wide web & the work behind it all. associate professor at the university of oslo. michaelrandallbarnes.com/about
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November 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Larry Summers? the Open AI board member?
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 AM
will i be flying to new orleans for the #ppesociety meeting later this week? only time will tell.

but if i do, catch me talking about ghost work / click work / whatever you want to call it at the philosophy of work session with mark satta and chris bousquet
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
this @404media.co article by @jasonkoebler.bsky.social does a great job laying out the sloppy future social media is barreling towards. and includes this amazingly ambiguous, dead-inside, genAI 'family' showing their support for 'the blue team' at the world series

www.404media.co/the-future-o...
November 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
arrested for not being actual literal cousins with a bear
October 29, 2025 at 7:15 AM
years of lead(-laced protein powder) ahead
October 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
not bad not bad not bad

#oslo
September 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
meme got this covered
August 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
i'm putting on a workshop next week at notre dame. it's in person only, but if you happen to be in south bend and wanna see cool philosophy, check out MECSPoT2025

tinyurl.com/mecspot2025
July 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
if you use this on your child you may as well start saving up for their ai therapist bills now
July 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
a lot going on right now but i can't stop thinking about how @jamellebouie.net and @lioneltrolling.bsky.social have a movie podcast and neither had ever even heard of THE EDGE
July 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
popping into detroit. checking the view
June 1, 2025 at 1:05 AM
anybody know where i can listen to this cool-sounding and totally not-made-up song by the strokes?
May 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
when jar jar binks spots his favorite flower
April 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
very san francisco
April 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
FINALLY
March 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
see a tree post a tree
March 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
not gonna type it all up but this was the start of his answer. to which I say: da fuq?
March 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
was scrolling thru old memes on my phone and came across this one. must be fate
February 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
February 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
just noticed this book (coming out in may) now has a cover. but just look all the great contributors (and me). seriously #blessed to be a part of this. big thanks to patrick connolly, sandy goldberg and @jennysaul.bsky.social for putting this together
February 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
here you go
January 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
zuck finally agrees to being transparent, but of a different sort than we asked
January 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
winter this year vs last year. questioning my life choices
January 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
reunited
December 23, 2024 at 5:32 PM