Shane Lin
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Historian and digital humanities developer @ Scholars' Lab, UVA Library. He/him. Dogs, data, history of privacy and cryptography. Great sage equal of heaven.
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Do you think this story, whose thesis hinges on three social media posts from random users (including one with “over 700 likes”) is ethical journalism?
January 4, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Do you think this story, whose thesis hinges on three social media posts from random users (including one with “over 700 likes”) is ethical journalism?
There are important differences between saying that a thing is bad and saying that people should feel bad about it. It is *bizarre* to interpret the general statement “humanists should know how to do fractions” as a personal attack.
January 3, 2026 at 2:08 AM
There are important differences between saying that a thing is bad and saying that people should feel bad about it. It is *bizarre* to interpret the general statement “humanists should know how to do fractions” as a personal attack.
Don’t normalize that assumption! It’s *bad* to be innumerate, no matter how much Foucault you’ve read.
January 3, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Don’t normalize that assumption! It’s *bad* to be innumerate, no matter how much Foucault you’ve read.
I’ve seen multiple threads today that are just “I’m a respected humanities scholar and I can’t do middle school math” and it sucks!
January 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
I’ve seen multiple threads today that are just “I’m a respected humanities scholar and I can’t do middle school math” and it sucks!
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The Bluesky Discover tab: not even once
December 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The Bluesky Discover tab: not even once
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ex-CIA instinct to depose presidents will take over, we're in the clear
December 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
ex-CIA instinct to depose presidents will take over, we're in the clear
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They need to go full Louis XVI
December 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
They need to go full Louis XVI
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also a quick shout out to some recent @assignedmedia.org reporting about FIRE continuing to make common cause with the right
Can a Group Allied With the Right Defend the 1st Amendment for All? — Assigned
FIRE, a product of the “academic freedom” campaign, wants to protect free speech for everyone. Yet its stances show deference to religious views and a persistent anti-queer strain.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
also a quick shout out to some recent @assignedmedia.org reporting about FIRE continuing to make common cause with the right
He doesn’t like humanitarian aid for Jamaica.
December 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
He doesn’t like humanitarian aid for Jamaica.