Guy Incognito
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Chinese fiction and other delicacies. From points forgotten to points unknown.
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NEW BOOK> Traditional Chinese Children’s Primers: A Sourcebook, by Katherine Ngo and Kelly Ngo. Online and Open Access! www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...
Traditional Chinese Children’s Primers: A Sourcebook
Part of the <a href="https://www.leverpress.org/reeditions/">Re-Editions: Literary and Cultural Texts Recovered for the Classroom</a> series. First anthology of traditional Chinese children’s primers ...
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November 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
NEW BOOK> Traditional Chinese Children’s Primers: A Sourcebook, by Katherine Ngo and Kelly Ngo. Online and Open Access! www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...
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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers have just identified a powerful new antibiotic that is 100x STRONGER than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA and VRE. Hiding in a well-known soil bacterium, pre-methylenomycin C lactone KILLS drug-resistant bacteria WITHOUT triggering resistance.
November 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers have just identified a powerful new antibiotic that is 100x STRONGER than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA and VRE. Hiding in a well-known soil bacterium, pre-methylenomycin C lactone KILLS drug-resistant bacteria WITHOUT triggering resistance.
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gosh I wonder why they called her peril www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
gosh I wonder why they called her peril www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Bill Oakley shared this sad news on Twitter, hadn’t seen it here yet: Dan McGrath has passed away.
A fantastic writer for SNL, Simpsons, Mission Hill (he wrote many fan’s favorite episode), King of the Hill, The PJs, and Gravity Falls. Any comedy nerd of the last 40 years knows so much of his work
A fantastic writer for SNL, Simpsons, Mission Hill (he wrote many fan’s favorite episode), King of the Hill, The PJs, and Gravity Falls. Any comedy nerd of the last 40 years knows so much of his work
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Bill Oakley shared this sad news on Twitter, hadn’t seen it here yet: Dan McGrath has passed away.
A fantastic writer for SNL, Simpsons, Mission Hill (he wrote many fan’s favorite episode), King of the Hill, The PJs, and Gravity Falls. Any comedy nerd of the last 40 years knows so much of his work
A fantastic writer for SNL, Simpsons, Mission Hill (he wrote many fan’s favorite episode), King of the Hill, The PJs, and Gravity Falls. Any comedy nerd of the last 40 years knows so much of his work
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Right, enough of James Watson - who's a senior academic you've met who's been an utter delight?
I'll go first: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
I'll go first: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
November 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Right, enough of James Watson - who's a senior academic you've met who's been an utter delight?
I'll go first: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
I'll go first: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
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A high-resolution digital map allows people to plan their routes along the ancient roads of the Roman Empire
go.nature.com/4nHZmoM
go.nature.com/4nHZmoM
‘Google Maps’ for Roman roads reveals vast extent of ancient network
Nature - A high-resolution digital map nearly doubles the known length of the ancient road network.
go.nature.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Yeah I looked upon Cthulhu's dread visage and I was fine. Big octopus on a man's body. Not exactly "difficult to comprehend." Maybe you guys should go outside more idk
November 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Yeah I looked upon Cthulhu's dread visage and I was fine. Big octopus on a man's body. Not exactly "difficult to comprehend." Maybe you guys should go outside more idk
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The hilarious thing is that expression does not make me think “I will always love you.” It makes me think “I will kill you when you turn your back on me.”
I know people think Musk only bought Twitter to help the rise of fascism.
While that’s important, I still think it’s secondary to his primary goal, which was to own the place where his fans praise him.
With AI, Musk’s use of the platform for love and validation is only getting more transparent.
While that’s important, I still think it’s secondary to his primary goal, which was to own the place where his fans praise him.
With AI, Musk’s use of the platform for love and validation is only getting more transparent.
November 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The hilarious thing is that expression does not make me think “I will always love you.” It makes me think “I will kill you when you turn your back on me.”
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. I am out of the office but checking emails. Responses may be slower than usual. If your matter is urgent, please feel free to look upon my works and despair.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and see it, say it, sorted.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and thank you for your attention to this matter.
November 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. I am out of the office but checking emails. Responses may be slower than usual. If your matter is urgent, please feel free to look upon my works and despair.
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In 1972, while White was a history professor at UCLA, his career acquired an unusual footnote: He sued Edward M. Davis, the Los Angeles police chief, over the department’s practice of enrolling undercover officers as UCLA students so they could monitor the goings-on in classrooms.
Hayden White, Who Explored How History Is Made, Dies at 89 (Published 2018)
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November 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In 1972, while White was a history professor at UCLA, his career acquired an unusual footnote: He sued Edward M. Davis, the Los Angeles police chief, over the department’s practice of enrolling undercover officers as UCLA students so they could monitor the goings-on in classrooms.
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Can we just restart society for a new run now that we’ve got a better handle on all the tips and tricks that weren’t covered in the tutorial?
October 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Can we just restart society for a new run now that we’ve got a better handle on all the tips and tricks that weren’t covered in the tutorial?
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When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning
Abstract. The effects of using large language models (LLMs) versus traditional web search on depth of learning are explored. A theory is proposed that when
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October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
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🎶 'Alas, what hast thou done?
Thou art a pynke ponye girle
Yn the daunse at the clubbe!'
'Nay, modir! Ich am but seekinge mirthe
On the stage yn myne heeles
It ys wher Ich belonge:
Downe at the
Pynke Ponye Clubbe!
Ich shal keepe on daunsinge,
Downe yn West Hollywoode'
[LUTE SOLO] 🎶
Thou art a pynke ponye girle
Yn the daunse at the clubbe!'
'Nay, modir! Ich am but seekinge mirthe
On the stage yn myne heeles
It ys wher Ich belonge:
Downe at the
Pynke Ponye Clubbe!
Ich shal keepe on daunsinge,
Downe yn West Hollywoode'
[LUTE SOLO] 🎶
October 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
🎶 'Alas, what hast thou done?
Thou art a pynke ponye girle
Yn the daunse at the clubbe!'
'Nay, modir! Ich am but seekinge mirthe
On the stage yn myne heeles
It ys wher Ich belonge:
Downe at the
Pynke Ponye Clubbe!
Ich shal keepe on daunsinge,
Downe yn West Hollywoode'
[LUTE SOLO] 🎶
Thou art a pynke ponye girle
Yn the daunse at the clubbe!'
'Nay, modir! Ich am but seekinge mirthe
On the stage yn myne heeles
It ys wher Ich belonge:
Downe at the
Pynke Ponye Clubbe!
Ich shal keepe on daunsinge,
Downe yn West Hollywoode'
[LUTE SOLO] 🎶
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As I make the jump to hyperspace, I realize I left the baby on top of the ship.
March 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
As I make the jump to hyperspace, I realize I left the baby on top of the ship.
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Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.
October 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.
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Can we just not comment on people's appearances unless they're very clearly engaging in the internet in that way?
(Eg, "Here's a picture of me in a dress I feel cute in" or etc).
Can we esp not sexualize people who are clearly not trying to use social media For That?
Can be v v creepy & unwanted.
(Eg, "Here's a picture of me in a dress I feel cute in" or etc).
Can we esp not sexualize people who are clearly not trying to use social media For That?
Can be v v creepy & unwanted.
October 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Can we just not comment on people's appearances unless they're very clearly engaging in the internet in that way?
(Eg, "Here's a picture of me in a dress I feel cute in" or etc).
Can we esp not sexualize people who are clearly not trying to use social media For That?
Can be v v creepy & unwanted.
(Eg, "Here's a picture of me in a dress I feel cute in" or etc).
Can we esp not sexualize people who are clearly not trying to use social media For That?
Can be v v creepy & unwanted.
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i get that people want video game stories to be something other than this, but i actually don't get it youtu.be/wtGXXUAcqak
All ice cream cutscene
YouTube video by Cuttyflame
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October 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
i get that people want video game stories to be something other than this, but i actually don't get it youtu.be/wtGXXUAcqak
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'sit' is, I believe, the only English word to preserve all of its original IE ablaut grades:
0: nest
e: set
long e: seat
o: sat
long o: soot
0: nest
e: set
long e: seat
o: sat
long o: soot
Historically, the word 'nest' consists of two parts.
The part 'ne-' is related to 'nether', while '-st' is related to 'sit'.
The distant ancestor of 'nest' meant "place to sit down".
'Nest' is also related to Spanish 'nido' and its Romance relatives.
Click my new graphic to learn more:
The part 'ne-' is related to 'nether', while '-st' is related to 'sit'.
The distant ancestor of 'nest' meant "place to sit down".
'Nest' is also related to Spanish 'nido' and its Romance relatives.
Click my new graphic to learn more:
September 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
'sit' is, I believe, the only English word to preserve all of its original IE ablaut grades:
0: nest
e: set
long e: seat
o: sat
long o: soot
0: nest
e: set
long e: seat
o: sat
long o: soot
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For the Mid-Autumn Festival, I translated the 17th century failson, epicure, and memoirist Zhang Dai's account of the annual Mid-Autumn singing competition on Tiger Hill in Suzhou. www.burninghou.se/p/mid-autumn...
Mid-Autumn, Tiger Hill, Late Ming
"Everyone was perfectly silent, even the mosquitoes."
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October 6, 2025 at 5:43 AM
For the Mid-Autumn Festival, I translated the 17th century failson, epicure, and memoirist Zhang Dai's account of the annual Mid-Autumn singing competition on Tiger Hill in Suzhou. www.burninghou.se/p/mid-autumn...
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We have a new Sinologist community on Discord - membership has a brief application & isn't *totally* open (it's professional in nature), but if you've been looking for a China group outside of bsky/Facebook/Twitter, this might be the ticket. discord.gg/g6S8WbVW
Join the Sinologists Discord Server!
Sinologists is the Discord community for scholars and professionals working in Chinese studies (broadly defined). | 59 members
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October 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
We have a new Sinologist community on Discord - membership has a brief application & isn't *totally* open (it's professional in nature), but if you've been looking for a China group outside of bsky/Facebook/Twitter, this might be the ticket. discord.gg/g6S8WbVW
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Peacehammer 40K: Paintinge litel miniatures of gardeneres, sculptors, academics. Trimminge hedges. Makinge friendes.
October 4, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Peacehammer 40K: Paintinge litel miniatures of gardeneres, sculptors, academics. Trimminge hedges. Makinge friendes.
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My tribute to Paul Cohen as historian & mentor to many www.asianstudies.org/in-memoriam-... cc @lmansley.bsky.social
In Memoriam: Paul A. Cohen (1934-2025) - Association for Asian Studies
Paul A. Cohen, who died on September 15, 2025 at the age of 91, made significant contributions to both the interdisciplinary field of Chinese studies and the discipline of history. The most obvious wa...
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September 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
My tribute to Paul Cohen as historian & mentor to many www.asianstudies.org/in-memoriam-... cc @lmansley.bsky.social
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I cannot tell you how grim the AI in higher ed situation is. Many of the students have completely surrendered to letting AI do their homework, badly, I might add. How do you fix this? Truly, what the hell do we do, beyond what grading can address, which isn't a solution?
September 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I cannot tell you how grim the AI in higher ed situation is. Many of the students have completely surrendered to letting AI do their homework, badly, I might add. How do you fix this? Truly, what the hell do we do, beyond what grading can address, which isn't a solution?
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