mikes barnes

do it

ouch. if I knew I'd disappoint you I'd never have accepted this tenured position

for the first time in idk how long, I've moved into a new apartment and don't have any plans to leave. weird feelings over here

that's bad

a shame the Simpsons tree house horror character who says "that's bad" is such racist caricature bc I would use it all the time

I dunno what changed, but now I think this is funny

many other departments are gonna take this idea and run into some very embarrassing places

years of lead(-laced protein powder) ahead

is it bad then that they're putting extra protein in literally every food? seems maybe bad

D'AngeNooooo

after 2 weeks, my work email now works. I am (fortunately/unfortunately) now reachable

metro-asexual

started a new job and email not working. life is good

in utter disbelief about how much the world has changed for the worse lately*

*stil haven't deleted the Pocket app off my homescreen

ya gotta keep going. I'm here to tell you it's worth it. (tbh I didn't love the last one but I have zero regrets reading them all)

if you got the time the Terra Ignota book series takes this idea (and many other cool ones) and runs hard with it

respect for the #CanCon

an honour just to be nominated

cover of sunstein 's star wars book

Kissinger was right*: wtf

*about this and only this

Behind Grok's 'sexy' settings, workers review explicit and disturbing content Workers say they've faced sexually explicit content while xAI has marketed Grok to be deliberately provocative. Experts say the company should be cautious.

This is horrific and feels like it should be a bigger deal. Business Insider reports that people who have worked at xAI have seen Grok create images and written material with child sex abuse material.

www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-gr...

My Stepdad’s Huge Data Set What happens when data and porn collide?

yup. logicmag.io/play/my-step...

My Stepdad’s Huge Data Set What happens when data and porn collide?

a bit dated and I want a deeper dive into some specifics but this should give you some answers logicmag.io/play/my-step...

this is H1Bad

on the bright side we get to say the word jawboning a bunch again

such a stacked cast. such a silly movie

sneakers is easily one of my favourite movies and I quote it relentlessly (to everyone else's confusion)

feeds are all 'a chef taught me this'

'a flight attendant taught me this'

'my Japanese friend taught me this'

'a freshwater salmon taught me this'

'this information was revealed in a dream'

'all wisdom is merely recalled, never learnt'

no no you misunderstood. this is the week you appreciate your postdoc

now's the time. wouldn't want to peak too early iykyk

congrats! definitely looking forward to this!