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Ian Durham

@quantummoxie.bsky.social

Quantum physicist, mathematician, and philosopher working on formal models of consciousness, quantum foundations, and quantum information. Proudly part Ukrainian-American. Follow me on Instagram if you like hiking, fishing, and canoeing pics.

404 Followers  |  180 Following  |  26 Posts  |  Joined: 18.10.2023  |  2.1733

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Not only is he proposing rounding people up and putting them in camps but he’s also proposing to pay for it by introducing a national tax on cannabis, which apparently is a totally fine drug unlike Lexapro

15.02.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 719    πŸ” 223    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 12
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the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

15.02.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 98384    πŸ” 21466    πŸ’¬ 5424    πŸ“Œ 2391

So the US is now kidnapping whole families and trafficking them to random countries that the US has coerced into imprisoning them for some unspecified period of time

15.02.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5683    πŸ” 2357    πŸ’¬ 157    πŸ“Œ 107

Love it!

20.01.2025 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Parents accused in alleged cheating scandal at Cape Elizabeth High School Moving forward, teachers will create multiple versions of their tests and students will not be allowed to take tests home after the assessments are graded.

Why is the world broken? This is why. Everyone β€” and I mean everyone β€” needs to take a long, hard look in the mirror. We seem to have forgotten some basic truths recently. www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...

14.01.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Please share!

Most people don't know about this crucial resource. #ASafeChoice is a referral network of experienced physicians providing access to safe, affordable medication abortion services to women NATIONWIDE!

With potential abortion bans on the way, this is ESSENTIAL information to spread.

14.12.2024 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 9069    πŸ” 4144    πŸ’¬ 159    πŸ“Œ 113

It helps that I was already completely insane (and had been chair before this recent nine year stint).

14.12.2024 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I would absolutely rather talk about astrophysics than health β€” partly because it’s where my expertise lies and partly because it’s more fun β€” but as a human person with a frustratingly biological existence (and friends and family who are also humans) it’s real hard to just ignore this dire stuff

13.12.2024 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2397    πŸ” 472    πŸ’¬ 92    πŸ“Œ 16

Correct, it is not true of public universities (I should have been more clear on that point).

13.12.2024 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(But it also coincidentally happened at the same time as some ridiculous stuff at work.)

12.12.2024 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Actually I have been thinking about it for years, but this was specifically due to a conversation I had with one of my kids about university unions.

12.12.2024 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So here’s something that doesn’t receive enough attention: University governing boards have no oversight. They appoint their own successors and only *they* can remove themselves. There is literally zero accountability. At least corporate boards (theoretically) answer to shareholders.

11.12.2024 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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HowStuffWorks founder Marshall Brain sent final email before sudden death Popular tech educator died in his office within hours of claiming retaliation for filing NCSU ethics reports.

Administrators administrating. How did we get here?
arstechnica.com/ai/2024/12/w...

05.12.2024 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s mind boggling how many people actually think it is.

05.12.2024 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We have to be living in a simulation. This can’t be real.

05.12.2024 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Click to Visit #ASafeChoice Network

If you see this post, can you please help spread this information?

#ASafeChoice is a referral network of physicians who provide medication abortion services ACROSS THE US.

People everywhere need to know about this option. These doctors have capacity to help more women!

Let’s spread word! ❀️✊

04.12.2024 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 30676    πŸ” 20785    πŸ’¬ 662    πŸ“Œ 753

YES

05.12.2024 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

OK, that one makes me feel a little better.

04.12.2024 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Weber’s horseradish

04.12.2024 01:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s a neoliberal capitalist tradition!

02.12.2024 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s nuts.

02.12.2024 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

10 INCREDIBLE ways to BOOST your immune system:

The Measles vaccine
The Mumps vaccine
The Rubella vaccine
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The Pneumonia vaccine
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The Covid-19 vaccine

01.12.2024 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4094    πŸ” 1194    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 47
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The meme I didn't know I needed

29.11.2024 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 58954    πŸ” 11438    πŸ’¬ 981    πŸ“Œ 504

Anyone know if there’s a way to cross-post using Blue Sky to other platforms? I know the answer is likely no since they’re not owned by Meta or anything, but thought I’d ask.

27.11.2024 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Postdoctoral Researcher-SLAC Particle Cosmology Project The Prescod-Weinstein Group at the University of New Hampshire has an opening for a postdoctoral researcher whose interests will be in dark matter/astroparticle physics and early universe cosmology, w...

A reminder to πŸ”­ and βš›οΈ sky, esp #cosmology and #particle #physics folks: I'm hiring a postdoc! In principle the application deadline is on Monday night, but if I know you're planning to apply, we can discuss a late application! Our dept is πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ populated & friendly!

jobs.usnh.edu/postings/63459

27.11.2024 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 124    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

Yeah the one time I met him I thought the same thing. Super nice guy.

27.11.2024 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing. Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.

Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.

They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.

The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...

26.11.2024 00:47 β€” πŸ‘ 37206    πŸ” 12632    πŸ’¬ 721    πŸ“Œ 1259

He’s such a lying POS.

27.11.2024 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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