Nick Barrowman
@nbarrowman.bsky.social
"When one tugs at a single thing in nature, s̲he finds it attached to the rest of the world."
John Muir (with underlined edit)
John Muir (with underlined edit)
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Friends of Stats: The U. of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Statistics needs your help. The university's Chancellor submitted a FINAL proposal today for budget cuts (budgetprocess.unl.edu/final-budget...) that eliminates the department. 1/ #LNK #Nebraska #Huskers @amstatnews.bsky.social
Final Budget Reduction Plan | Budget Process | Nebraska
budgetprocess.unl.edu
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Friends of Stats: The U. of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Statistics needs your help. The university's Chancellor submitted a FINAL proposal today for budget cuts (budgetprocess.unl.edu/final-budget...) that eliminates the department. 1/ #LNK #Nebraska #Huskers @amstatnews.bsky.social
Please could we just ban the word “final”?
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Please could we just ban the word “final”?
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Which one is more English?
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Which one is more English?
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Piloting a new ennui button feature for posts that merely exist
November 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Piloting a new ennui button feature for posts that merely exist
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‘History repeating itself’: Ontario First Nations vow resistance as Doug Ford accelerates Ring of Fire mining.
Some First Nations say the province’s rush to develop is undermining rights and deepening divisions.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/indigenous/h...
#onpoli #landback
Some First Nations say the province’s rush to develop is undermining rights and deepening divisions.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/indigenous/h...
#onpoli #landback
‘History repeating itself’: Ontario First Nations vow resistance as Doug Ford accelerates Ring of Fire mining
As Ontario signs new deals under Bill 5, some First Nations say the province’s rush to develop is undermining rights and deepening divisions
ricochet.media
October 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
‘History repeating itself’: Ontario First Nations vow resistance as Doug Ford accelerates Ring of Fire mining.
Some First Nations say the province’s rush to develop is undermining rights and deepening divisions.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/indigenous/h...
#onpoli #landback
Some First Nations say the province’s rush to develop is undermining rights and deepening divisions.
New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/indigenous/h...
#onpoli #landback
It seems to me that the concept of general intelligence was one of the greatest wrong turns in the history of science—and one that continues to plague us today.
October 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
It seems to me that the concept of general intelligence was one of the greatest wrong turns in the history of science—and one that continues to plague us today.
I have 3 axioms that help me decide when to talk to people I disagree with:
1. To debate a subject is to concede that the subject is debatable.
2. To reason with a person is to concede that the person is reasonable.
3. To ask for evidence of a claim is to concede that the claim might be true.
1. To debate a subject is to concede that the subject is debatable.
2. To reason with a person is to concede that the person is reasonable.
3. To ask for evidence of a claim is to concede that the claim might be true.
September 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Amazing—some spiders can fly using static electricity, the same phenomenon that makes your hair stand up if you rub a balloon on it.
www.youtube.com/shorts/qjUAh...
www.youtube.com/shorts/qjUAh...
Spiders fly miles by riding electric fields
YouTube video by Howtown
www.youtube.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Amazing—some spiders can fly using static electricity, the same phenomenon that makes your hair stand up if you rub a balloon on it.
www.youtube.com/shorts/qjUAh...
www.youtube.com/shorts/qjUAh...
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Canada education report riddled with fake AI references
‘There was an error made’
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cOq... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20250913-can... - podcast
time: 4 min 10 sec
‘There was an error made’
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cOq... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20250913-can... - podcast
time: 4 min 10 sec
September 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Canada education report riddled with fake AI references
‘There was an error made’
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cOq... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20250913-can... - podcast
time: 4 min 10 sec
‘There was an error made’
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cOq... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20250913-can... - podcast
time: 4 min 10 sec
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Always a good time to rewatch this speech. I forgot she called out the publishers for charging libraries so much for ebooks. Sad she’s gone, but happy she left us with so much fantastic work to discuss and think about at every read.
Ursula Le Guin
YouTube video by National Book
www.youtube.com
September 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Always a good time to rewatch this speech. I forgot she called out the publishers for charging libraries so much for ebooks. Sad she’s gone, but happy she left us with so much fantastic work to discuss and think about at every read.
YES! Bookmarks!
September 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM
YES! Bookmarks!
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mark carney’s liberals really going from bad to worse in record time
Project 2025 mastermind invited to speak at Carney's cabinet meeting | CBC News
A prominent conservative figure in American politics and the mastermind behind Project 2025 — the infamous policy blueprint that proposed a drastic overhaul of the U.S. government — will speak to Prim...
www.cbc.ca
September 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
mark carney’s liberals really going from bad to worse in record time
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Is "can't put the corn back on the cob" a folksy expression, because it should be
November 2, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Is "can't put the corn back on the cob" a folksy expression, because it should be
Any sufficiently advanced wine is indistinguishable from vinegar.
August 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Any sufficiently advanced wine is indistinguishable from vinegar.
Any sufficiently advanced metaphor is indistinguishable from cliché.
August 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Any sufficiently advanced metaphor is indistinguishable from cliché.
Any sufficiently advanced philosophy is indistinguishable from theology.
August 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Any sufficiently advanced philosophy is indistinguishable from theology.
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“Israel has denied there is starvation in Gaza and accused UN agencies of not picking up aid at the borders and delivering it.”
“Israel's government denies there is malnutrition in Gaza…and claims that Hamas is responsible for the humanitarian crisis.”
AKA “it’s not happening+ someone else did it”
“Israel's government denies there is malnutrition in Gaza…and claims that Hamas is responsible for the humanitarian crisis.”
AKA “it’s not happening+ someone else did it”
Malnourished Gazan woman flown to Italy dies in hospital
The woman was one of 180 Gazans evacuated by Italy in response to the humanitarian crisis
www.bbc.co.uk
August 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
“Israel has denied there is starvation in Gaza and accused UN agencies of not picking up aid at the borders and delivering it.”
“Israel's government denies there is malnutrition in Gaza…and claims that Hamas is responsible for the humanitarian crisis.”
AKA “it’s not happening+ someone else did it”
“Israel's government denies there is malnutrition in Gaza…and claims that Hamas is responsible for the humanitarian crisis.”
AKA “it’s not happening+ someone else did it”
You Found Me
Waxahatchee, Kevin Morby · You Found Me · Song · 2025
open.spotify.com
August 17, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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#Gaza can’t wait. #Sudan can’t wait. #DRC can’t wait.
Right now, humanitarian aid – and the people it is meant to assist – are under attack. These assaults will not stop unless those responsible are held to account.
Now more than ever, we all need to stand up for humanity.
Right now, humanitarian aid – and the people it is meant to assist – are under attack. These assaults will not stop unless those responsible are held to account.
Now more than ever, we all need to stand up for humanity.
August 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Canada: “We are prepared to issue as many empty statements as necessary to stop this genocide”
Canada: "We are prepared to issue as many empty statements as necessary to stop this genocide"
OTTAWA – Two months after issuing one statement promising “concrete actions” if Israel did not stop intentionally starving Palestinians in Gaza, Canada has joined with 24 other nations to issue a new ...
thebeaverton.com
August 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Canada: “We are prepared to issue as many empty statements as necessary to stop this genocide”
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The British media outlet ITV also went on a Jordanian airdrop and simply ignored the Israeli government’s illiberal demands:
www.itv.com/news/2025-08...
www.itv.com/news/2025-08...
August 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The British media outlet ITV also went on a Jordanian airdrop and simply ignored the Israeli government’s illiberal demands:
www.itv.com/news/2025-08...
www.itv.com/news/2025-08...
Firing someone for simply expressing their political opinion sends a terrible message. The real point is put a chill on public expressions of opposition to the genocide in Gaza.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
York Region paramedic shouldn't have been fired over Israel comments: union, law experts | CBC News
The Centre for Free Expression is calling for the reinstatement of a York Region paramedic whose union says she was fired over a social media post criticizing Israel's military operations in the Middl...
www.cbc.ca
August 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Firing someone for simply expressing their political opinion sends a terrible message. The real point is put a chill on public expressions of opposition to the genocide in Gaza.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...