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This is how I feel about the US in general.
Yeah, “Not my state, ultimately not up to me” is liberating sometimes.
December 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This is how I feel about the US in general.
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Good centre left European politicians could take this & make a moral crusade against authoritarianism equal to the Cold War in its ability to bind the left (instead of last time round, the right) together tightly, paint far right as unpatriotic & keep the centre right nervous not to be so tainted.
"The NSS makes clear that there is now a battle under way between two different versions of the west....The Trump administration view of 'western civilisation' is based on race, Christianity & nationalism. The European version is a liberal view founded on democracy, human rights & the rule of law"
Trump’s America and a clash of civilisations with Europe
The White House sees mass immigration as a bigger threat than Russia — and it is pressuring Europe to agree
www.ft.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Good centre left European politicians could take this & make a moral crusade against authoritarianism equal to the Cold War in its ability to bind the left (instead of last time round, the right) together tightly, paint far right as unpatriotic & keep the centre right nervous not to be so tainted.
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"what if palpatine had higher order intentions that may not justify but certainly explain his actions" actually you will find that most evil people literally don't have such things
December 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
"what if palpatine had higher order intentions that may not justify but certainly explain his actions" actually you will find that most evil people literally don't have such things
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Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
December 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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Such distinct, and very bad, US 2016 flashbacks tbh
I could really do without the new trend of 'Starmer breaks his Trappist silence on the alarming deterioration in race relations' being greeted not by people going 'what kept you so long?' or the hotdog meme, or but 'what are you talking about?'
December 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Such distinct, and very bad, US 2016 flashbacks tbh
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The true hard choice is telling individualists addicted to "punitive action" and addicted to talk about "incentives" that their model of the world doesn't work when you tot up all the results. We have 30 years of evidence now.
Alas most of our commentators are too soft for that.
Alas most of our commentators are too soft for that.
Every welfare reform in living memory is dressed up in punitive language. And yet the challenges are as great now as ever.
Perhaps a messaging focused on support, to generate greater trust, might be worth trying?
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Perhaps a messaging focused on support, to generate greater trust, might be worth trying?
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Young people risk losing benefits under UK welfare reforms
Youths will have to accept offers of work or training as part of government plan, says McFadden
giftarticle.ft.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The true hard choice is telling individualists addicted to "punitive action" and addicted to talk about "incentives" that their model of the world doesn't work when you tot up all the results. We have 30 years of evidence now.
Alas most of our commentators are too soft for that.
Alas most of our commentators are too soft for that.
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Nail production used to be half a percentage of GDP
December 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Nail production used to be half a percentage of GDP
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It’s an absolutely brutal piece if you read it carefully.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
December 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It’s an absolutely brutal piece if you read it carefully.
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Seems more promising than "there was an em dash it must be fake!"
And yeah, I might not be able to remember every detail about the stuff I've written, owing to my moth-brained memory, but you risk me launching into a loving 6 hour presentation if you ask me questions about a scene or character.
And yeah, I might not be able to remember every detail about the stuff I've written, owing to my moth-brained memory, but you risk me launching into a loving 6 hour presentation if you ask me questions about a scene or character.
December 4, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Seems more promising than "there was an em dash it must be fake!"
And yeah, I might not be able to remember every detail about the stuff I've written, owing to my moth-brained memory, but you risk me launching into a loving 6 hour presentation if you ask me questions about a scene or character.
And yeah, I might not be able to remember every detail about the stuff I've written, owing to my moth-brained memory, but you risk me launching into a loving 6 hour presentation if you ask me questions about a scene or character.
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Also, most people remember being bullied at school, or witnessing bullies in action and feel bad about being a bystander.
I suspect Farage being outed as a bully is hurting him because most of us loathe bullies on a visceral level.
I suspect Farage being outed as a bully is hurting him because most of us loathe bullies on a visceral level.
December 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Also, most people remember being bullied at school, or witnessing bullies in action and feel bad about being a bystander.
I suspect Farage being outed as a bully is hurting him because most of us loathe bullies on a visceral level.
I suspect Farage being outed as a bully is hurting him because most of us loathe bullies on a visceral level.
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Not all heroes wear capes. www.ft.com/content/81b8...
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Not all heroes wear capes. www.ft.com/content/81b8...
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A lot of suicide attempts, especially among young people, are impulsive, which means that throwing up even temporary obstacles can save lives. It's not true that everyone who gets advice on how to kill themselves from an LLM would have figured it out anyway. These tools are causing avoidable deaths.
I am a suicide attempt survivor so I’m kind of selfishly interested in prevention and, again, while it may difficult to completely prevent IDEATION, what ChatGPT does (despite guardrails!) is *cheerlead and facilitate* completion. You can come back from ideation but not a chat-optimized completion.
This is not true. This is argument that pro-gun people use to discount red flag and waiting period laws. Ease of access and lethality (let alone cheerful instruction in the best method!) is the #1 predictor of attempts leading actual completion. The more barriers, the more people live.
December 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A lot of suicide attempts, especially among young people, are impulsive, which means that throwing up even temporary obstacles can save lives. It's not true that everyone who gets advice on how to kill themselves from an LLM would have figured it out anyway. These tools are causing avoidable deaths.
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Not as cute but I was very impressed when I asked my child what their favourite international art movement was and they simply replied "Dada"
December 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Not as cute but I was very impressed when I asked my child what their favourite international art movement was and they simply replied "Dada"
I did my first post-doc in Poland, it was amazing. Although I'm not sure I would count as a scholar.
December 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I did my first post-doc in Poland, it was amazing. Although I'm not sure I would count as a scholar.
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This deserves to be as famous as the "they can't possibly hit us at this distance"
(from Price of Victory by NAM Rodger)
(from Price of Victory by NAM Rodger)
December 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This deserves to be as famous as the "they can't possibly hit us at this distance"
(from Price of Victory by NAM Rodger)
(from Price of Victory by NAM Rodger)
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Learning about politics in the early 00s: things are complex and there are rival positions on all issues
Living adult life: everyone who seems like an utter baddy is a baddy and will strip you and your friends of their rights while smug people pretend this is a complex issue with rival positions
Living adult life: everyone who seems like an utter baddy is a baddy and will strip you and your friends of their rights while smug people pretend this is a complex issue with rival positions
December 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Learning about politics in the early 00s: things are complex and there are rival positions on all issues
Living adult life: everyone who seems like an utter baddy is a baddy and will strip you and your friends of their rights while smug people pretend this is a complex issue with rival positions
Living adult life: everyone who seems like an utter baddy is a baddy and will strip you and your friends of their rights while smug people pretend this is a complex issue with rival positions
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The difference between a Bayesian and a frequentist:
A Bayesian will tell you that the most likely answer to the question "Who will be the next PM?" is Kemi Badenoch.
A frequentist will tell you that the probability of Kemi becoming PM is approximately 0.
A Bayesian will tell you that the most likely answer to the question "Who will be the next PM?" is Kemi Badenoch.
A frequentist will tell you that the probability of Kemi becoming PM is approximately 0.
PM Kemi is never going to happen, but I am fascinated as to how having a political leader too lazy to have spotted that e.g. the Budget assumes £7.4bn of raised revenue and reduced borrowing from having net immigration of 340k people in 2029, a topic that Starmer cannot answer on, would work as PM.
And the woman who wants to be our next PM brings it up at pmqs....
December 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The difference between a Bayesian and a frequentist:
A Bayesian will tell you that the most likely answer to the question "Who will be the next PM?" is Kemi Badenoch.
A frequentist will tell you that the probability of Kemi becoming PM is approximately 0.
A Bayesian will tell you that the most likely answer to the question "Who will be the next PM?" is Kemi Badenoch.
A frequentist will tell you that the probability of Kemi becoming PM is approximately 0.
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I think this Advent I am going to spend a fair amount of time contemplating the rather bleak truth that it's easy to do the right thing until it costs you something.
And attempting to hold that mirror up to myself, of course.
And attempting to hold that mirror up to myself, of course.
December 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I think this Advent I am going to spend a fair amount of time contemplating the rather bleak truth that it's easy to do the right thing until it costs you something.
And attempting to hold that mirror up to myself, of course.
And attempting to hold that mirror up to myself, of course.
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Total banger www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-...
Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology
“Wikipedia, the constantly changing knowledge base created by a global free-for-all of anonymous users, now stands as the leading force for the dum...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Total banger www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-...
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If you think your job is not to tell the truth but to "challenge your audience's assumptions" if the latter is in tension with the former then you're going to end up lying. bsky.app/profile/larr...
For my part, I would say that questioning the framing of some Times stories—for example, the highlighting of Trump’s putative emotions or the foregrounding of what he says (even when, as is often the case, what he says is false)—is not an indication that I want my “views validated.”
December 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
If you think your job is not to tell the truth but to "challenge your audience's assumptions" if the latter is in tension with the former then you're going to end up lying. bsky.app/profile/larr...
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I’ve seen a number of people sharing this story with the comment, why didn’t he tell Stoppard, and I think the answer is probably “because people either don’t think to or think there will always be time to.” If someone has done something you admire, tell them.
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I’ve seen a number of people sharing this story with the comment, why didn’t he tell Stoppard, and I think the answer is probably “because people either don’t think to or think there will always be time to.” If someone has done something you admire, tell them.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Tentative conclusion: Indian cinema is big. More news as we get it.
Code at gist.github.com/chrishanrett...
Code at gist.github.com/chrishanrett...
December 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Tentative conclusion: Indian cinema is big. More news as we get it.
Code at gist.github.com/chrishanrett...
Code at gist.github.com/chrishanrett...