Matt Hewes
@stellarhewes.bsky.social
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The voice of an academic colleague, calling in the wilderness. Who will hear them?
…. The evidence is that at least 50 people so far did not 😂
…. The evidence is that at least 50 people so far did not 😂
December 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The voice of an academic colleague, calling in the wilderness. Who will hear them?
…. The evidence is that at least 50 people so far did not 😂
…. The evidence is that at least 50 people so far did not 😂
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The one thing I appreciate about him is that we never have to respect Republicans ever again
December 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The one thing I appreciate about him is that we never have to respect Republicans ever again
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Hey America, turns out it IS possible to talk about gun reform immediately after a mass shooting. Australia is saddling up to do it for a second time in three decades.
(NB. Our more conservative political party was in power last time, lest you wish to blame woke left ideology for our gun laws.)
(NB. Our more conservative political party was in power last time, lest you wish to blame woke left ideology for our gun laws.)
December 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Hey America, turns out it IS possible to talk about gun reform immediately after a mass shooting. Australia is saddling up to do it for a second time in three decades.
(NB. Our more conservative political party was in power last time, lest you wish to blame woke left ideology for our gun laws.)
(NB. Our more conservative political party was in power last time, lest you wish to blame woke left ideology for our gun laws.)
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Tinker Swift, Taylor Swift, Soldier Swift, Spy Swift
December 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Tinker Swift, Taylor Swift, Soldier Swift, Spy Swift
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Remember to be good this year or else the Holiday Bearstronaut won't bring you any gifts
December 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Remember to be good this year or else the Holiday Bearstronaut won't bring you any gifts
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
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"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
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From the depths of my finals grading I arise to cheer this on... SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS 🧵
I'm going to float this nuclear take: maybe students are increasingly turning to ShitGPT and other deskilling devices because the structure of the modern university has made it impossible for them to acquire skill in a deep way.
Let me paint a picture for you.
Let me paint a picture for you.
December 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
From the depths of my finals grading I arise to cheer this on... SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS 🧵
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this is similar to what I've come to think of as the "reverse turing test"
when people find synthetic text is "good enough" to complete a task (homework, business report, email) it doesn't mean the machine is smart. it means they were asked to produce something that didn't matter
it's diagnostic
when people find synthetic text is "good enough" to complete a task (homework, business report, email) it doesn't mean the machine is smart. it means they were asked to produce something that didn't matter
it's diagnostic
So similarly, when we see people who prefer ChatGPT or a similar synthetic text extruding machine as a source of medical information, that means those are people who are under-served in the current system.
December 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
this is similar to what I've come to think of as the "reverse turing test"
when people find synthetic text is "good enough" to complete a task (homework, business report, email) it doesn't mean the machine is smart. it means they were asked to produce something that didn't matter
it's diagnostic
when people find synthetic text is "good enough" to complete a task (homework, business report, email) it doesn't mean the machine is smart. it means they were asked to produce something that didn't matter
it's diagnostic
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He's not a god king who is divinely owed a throne, he is a man who might run for president in a primary that is years away. Now is the exact time for us to be shouting from the rooftops that transphobes won't get our vote so we demand other candidates.
"How can you say you're never voting for Newsom? You're handing the election to the GOP!"
Because I don't vote for Republicans, ever. Newsom is a racist, transphobic, genocide supporting Republican. Ergo, I am not voting for him. Find me someone who isn't a Republican and I'll consider them.
Because I don't vote for Republicans, ever. Newsom is a racist, transphobic, genocide supporting Republican. Ergo, I am not voting for him. Find me someone who isn't a Republican and I'll consider them.
December 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
He's not a god king who is divinely owed a throne, he is a man who might run for president in a primary that is years away. Now is the exact time for us to be shouting from the rooftops that transphobes won't get our vote so we demand other candidates.
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“It’s really exciting to me that air quality improved throughout the entiremetro area,” said Fraser. “This tells us that congestion pricing didn’t simply relocate air pollution to the suburbs by rerouting traffic. Instead, folks are likely choosing cleaner transportation options altogether”
NYC’s congestion pricing cleaned the air. This is also what happened when EZ-Pass was put in place in NJ.
Congestion pricing improved air quality in NYC and suburbs | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell researchers tallied the environmental benefits of New York City’s congestion pricing program and found air pollution dropped by 22% in Manhattan, with additional declines across the city’s fiv...
news.cornell.edu
December 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
“It’s really exciting to me that air quality improved throughout the entiremetro area,” said Fraser. “This tells us that congestion pricing didn’t simply relocate air pollution to the suburbs by rerouting traffic. Instead, folks are likely choosing cleaner transportation options altogether”
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A really fun part of American politics is these people are considered to be normal whereas if you want kids not to starve to death you're a dangerous lunatic
i love that a significant portion of the population of the world believes in demons and the devil and satan. they just think this stuff is real and it genuinely scares them
December 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A really fun part of American politics is these people are considered to be normal whereas if you want kids not to starve to death you're a dangerous lunatic
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1. It works.
2. It doesn't die.
3. It doesn't need updates.
4. It doesn't have AI shoved into it.
5. It doesn't spy on you.
6. It can't be shut down when the company goes out of business.
7. It can be shared.
8. You bought it, you own it, do what you want with it.
Shall I continue?
2. It doesn't die.
3. It doesn't need updates.
4. It doesn't have AI shoved into it.
5. It doesn't spy on you.
6. It can't be shut down when the company goes out of business.
7. It can be shared.
8. You bought it, you own it, do what you want with it.
Shall I continue?
December 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
1. It works.
2. It doesn't die.
3. It doesn't need updates.
4. It doesn't have AI shoved into it.
5. It doesn't spy on you.
6. It can't be shut down when the company goes out of business.
7. It can be shared.
8. You bought it, you own it, do what you want with it.
Shall I continue?
2. It doesn't die.
3. It doesn't need updates.
4. It doesn't have AI shoved into it.
5. It doesn't spy on you.
6. It can't be shut down when the company goes out of business.
7. It can be shared.
8. You bought it, you own it, do what you want with it.
Shall I continue?
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In the sixth month
of a disastrous reign in the house of money
in the street of money in the city of money in the country of money,
our great country of money, we (forgive us)
lived happily during the war
of a disastrous reign in the house of money
in the street of money in the city of money in the country of money,
our great country of money, we (forgive us)
lived happily during the war
December 7, 2025 at 3:39 AM
In the sixth month
of a disastrous reign in the house of money
in the street of money in the city of money in the country of money,
our great country of money, we (forgive us)
lived happily during the war
of a disastrous reign in the house of money
in the street of money in the city of money in the country of money,
our great country of money, we (forgive us)
lived happily during the war
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For comparison, every robotic mission NASA has ever sent in its history, from the dawn of the Space Age 65 years ago to today, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, has cost less than $40B.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the ‘Metaverse’ has cost Meta more than $77B
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
For comparison, every robotic mission NASA has ever sent in its history, from the dawn of the Space Age 65 years ago to today, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, has cost less than $40B.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
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The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.
December 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.
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To every transphobe out there: I wish you the most miserable, upsetting, lonely Christmas possible. Especially the mouldy bastard in her castle.
December 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
To every transphobe out there: I wish you the most miserable, upsetting, lonely Christmas possible. Especially the mouldy bastard in her castle.
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The Strange New Worlds backlash has been interesting for me just because imo it's the best thing the franchise has made since DS9 and it's not particularly close
December 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The Strange New Worlds backlash has been interesting for me just because imo it's the best thing the franchise has made since DS9 and it's not particularly close
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Hey so weird question how does everyone know their Spotify listening ages when that company is fucking evil and we're boycotting it?
December 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Hey so weird question how does everyone know their Spotify listening ages when that company is fucking evil and we're boycotting it?
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Any Democratic candidate needs to have a plan on SCOTUS reform at minimum
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Any Democratic candidate needs to have a plan on SCOTUS reform at minimum
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Always important to remember that this is because these robots are "faking" being human
Theyre actually capable of way more and way weirder stuff
Theyre actually capable of way more and way weirder stuff
December 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Always important to remember that this is because these robots are "faking" being human
Theyre actually capable of way more and way weirder stuff
Theyre actually capable of way more and way weirder stuff
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A serious question to any Musk fans even though I know none of you cowards will actually answer.
Is there anything he cannot fuck up?
He's directly responsible for at least 400,000 child deaths so far.
He's ruining astronomy with his satellites. Telescopes are being blinded by them.
Is there anything he cannot fuck up?
He's directly responsible for at least 400,000 child deaths so far.
He's ruining astronomy with his satellites. Telescopes are being blinded by them.
December 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A serious question to any Musk fans even though I know none of you cowards will actually answer.
Is there anything he cannot fuck up?
He's directly responsible for at least 400,000 child deaths so far.
He's ruining astronomy with his satellites. Telescopes are being blinded by them.
Is there anything he cannot fuck up?
He's directly responsible for at least 400,000 child deaths so far.
He's ruining astronomy with his satellites. Telescopes are being blinded by them.
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Oh my god of course.
Every day is a new fresh hell of how AI will ruin society.
Every day is a new fresh hell of how AI will ruin society.
Two independent studies found that AI chatbots were better at persuading voters than political ads. The most persuasive bots also lied the most. This is something that humans working in psyops have known for decades. AI is psyops at scale. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/04/1...
December 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Oh my god of course.
Every day is a new fresh hell of how AI will ruin society.
Every day is a new fresh hell of how AI will ruin society.
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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Any talk about the loss USPS posts needs to do the same for the military
December 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Any talk about the loss USPS posts needs to do the same for the military