neil
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last of a ragged house long bereft of lordship. he/him
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hey man, hey! it’s me! we went to college together remember? they used to call me th- yeah, The Honorless Worm, that’s it, you remember. although i’m usually considered pretty honorable these days lol. how’ve you been?
December 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
hey man, hey! it’s me! we went to college together remember? they used to call me th- yeah, The Honorless Worm, that’s it, you remember. although i’m usually considered pretty honorable these days lol. how’ve you been?
cutting edge of embarrassing behavior. world historic, DARPA funded embarrassment. Institute for Advanced Study fellowship in Embarrassing Shit to Say
December 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
cutting edge of embarrassing behavior. world historic, DARPA funded embarrassment. Institute for Advanced Study fellowship in Embarrassing Shit to Say
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I continue to think that Matty coming out against birthright citizenship a few months ago should have been taken as a major warning sign that the group chats have already decided to surrender on this.
December 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I continue to think that Matty coming out against birthright citizenship a few months ago should have been taken as a major warning sign that the group chats have already decided to surrender on this.
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Nice reply "owning" me, unfortunately you parsed 2 levels of irony but missed completely the third, wherein it's clear I'm making fun of the persona your reply intended to critique. That being said I'm still hurt to an almost unimaginable degree
November 30, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Nice reply "owning" me, unfortunately you parsed 2 levels of irony but missed completely the third, wherein it's clear I'm making fun of the persona your reply intended to critique. That being said I'm still hurt to an almost unimaginable degree
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billionaires could do amazing things every week but don't. elon musk could launch 52 sodas a year instead of fake mars bs, but we are never going to get beverast, the first good soda to taste like eggs, the most important can of the day
December 5, 2025 at 3:57 AM
billionaires could do amazing things every week but don't. elon musk could launch 52 sodas a year instead of fake mars bs, but we are never going to get beverast, the first good soda to taste like eggs, the most important can of the day
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everyone is 12
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
everyone is 12
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you get one guess which field hes a prof of
If the US Coast Guard stops a ship in international waters and seizes their cocaine, is that a war crime? The ship has not done anything illegal. Should we prosecute the Coast Guard Captain for piracy?
December 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
you get one guess which field hes a prof of
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how could it be illegal to blow up people with missiles when it's perfectly legal to give them a firm handshake?
If the US Coast Guard stops a ship in international waters and seizes their cocaine, is that a war crime? The ship has not done anything illegal. Should we prosecute the Coast Guard Captain for piracy?
December 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
how could it be illegal to blow up people with missiles when it's perfectly legal to give them a firm handshake?
friend called going to get a diet coke "having a carbonated cigarette," and suddenly i'm a diet pop fan
December 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
friend called going to get a diet coke "having a carbonated cigarette," and suddenly i'm a diet pop fan
only cowards pick up the coffee cup by the handle
December 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
only cowards pick up the coffee cup by the handle
experienced gay person
December 4, 2025 at 5:04 AM
experienced gay person
You declared over 6000 variables this year!
Your favorite data structure was: REAL(DP)
Your favorite intrinsic function was: PRINT
Your favorite data structure was: REAL(DP)
Your favorite intrinsic function was: PRINT
December 4, 2025 at 12:38 AM
You declared over 6000 variables this year!
Your favorite data structure was: REAL(DP)
Your favorite intrinsic function was: PRINT
Your favorite data structure was: REAL(DP)
Your favorite intrinsic function was: PRINT
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After becoming a congressional leader, a politician’s stock portfolio beats out those of peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
After becoming a congressional leader, a politician’s stock portfolio beats out those of peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
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And this isn't your imagination, or a fake problem I'm fabricating to get mad at. It's a few weeks until 2026 and we still have the opinions of *James Carville* force-fed to us like fois gras geese every 2-3 months. This is not normal. It's not. It's not supposed to work like this.
December 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
And this isn't your imagination, or a fake problem I'm fabricating to get mad at. It's a few weeks until 2026 and we still have the opinions of *James Carville* force-fed to us like fois gras geese every 2-3 months. This is not normal. It's not. It's not supposed to work like this.
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i don't doubt that there are some kids at fancy schools with sorta bs adhd diagnoses that gets them extra time on tests, but to me the question is whether we are overall under- or over-supporting students with disabilities, and it strikes me as overwhelmingly plausible that we are under-supporting
December 2, 2025 at 10:44 PM
i don't doubt that there are some kids at fancy schools with sorta bs adhd diagnoses that gets them extra time on tests, but to me the question is whether we are overall under- or over-supporting students with disabilities, and it strikes me as overwhelmingly plausible that we are under-supporting
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We need to be able to see that the line "accommodations have gone too far" is an expression of the ableist notion that disabled students do not belong in higher ed. Its fundamentally an anxiety about the fact that disabled students get an "advantage" over abled students.
December 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We need to be able to see that the line "accommodations have gone too far" is an expression of the ableist notion that disabled students do not belong in higher ed. Its fundamentally an anxiety about the fact that disabled students get an "advantage" over abled students.
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i'm stunned that chatgpt reproduced a rough approximation of what i personally put in its training data when prompted
Haidt is "stunned" that ChatGPT asked how it would threaten youth reveals that its plan would be what Haidt has argued in his books. The secret plan!
There should be some way to rescind the doctorate of any commentator on digital media who interprets ChatGPT output like this. I am not joking.
There should be some way to rescind the doctorate of any commentator on digital media who interprets ChatGPT output like this. I am not joking.
December 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
i'm stunned that chatgpt reproduced a rough approximation of what i personally put in its training data when prompted
fresh snow outside and im sitting next to a hot young priest at a jewish deli. it seems i am trapped in some sort of christmas special.
December 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
fresh snow outside and im sitting next to a hot young priest at a jewish deli. it seems i am trapped in some sort of christmas special.
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Has this been posted yet
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Has this been posted yet
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Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
November 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough