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Jose Arrieta

@arrieta.science.bsky.social

Assistant Professor of Strategy | U van Amsterdam | él/him #Curious = #Physicist + #Engineer + #SocialScientist Blog: arrieta.science/not-normal Amsterdam / Düsseldorf

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Monotile Aperiodic Pixel Art Few might relate. But I wanted to make aperiodic pixel art for a long while. I am so happy to close this project after years of rumination

I wanted to make aperiodic pixel art for a long while. I am so happy to close this project after years of rumination. Now, any image can be asymmetrically converted to monotiles.

#mathart #sciart #tesselation #einstein #aperiodic @randomtiling.bsky.social

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26.10.2025 22:03 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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White, Brown, Silicon: A Natural Progression in Capability Building Five years ago, I wrote about my views on the next offshoring. The first Browned our TMTs. This one promises to turn them to Silicon.

Five years ago, I wrote about my views on the next offshoring. The first "browned" our TMTs. This one promises to turn them Silicon.

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24.10.2025 11:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Enjoying My Joy's Joy Averaging tells us that children make us unhappy. We do not remember mean. My best memories are filled with the joys of parenthood.

Averaging tells us that children make us unhappy. We do not remember mean. My best memories are filled with the joys of parenthood.

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22.10.2025 11:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Scaling a Golden Shadow We often think of our mistakes, how to minimize them, remove them. But out there, is a life we could grow into. Why not explore it more?

We often think of our mistakes, how to minimize them, and remove them. But out there is a life we could grow into. Why not explore it more?

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11.10.2025 05:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Thank you @aomconnect.bsky.social for a new academy experience. #severance

29.07.2025 13:10 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Migrant Victim Blaming It really bothers me that when someone is unjustly deported, the media focuses on their actions and not the crime committed by immigration.

It really bothers me that when someone is unjustly deported, the media focuses on their actions and not the crime committed by immigration.

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27.06.2025 16:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Dialectical Contributions: Triangles All the Way Up Hegel argues that the history of change is one of opposing ideas and their convergence into new levels of understanding. These, Hegelian Dialectics start with a taken-for-granted truth, a thesis. The ...

We all strive to contribute with our work. But what are contributions really? Here are my reflections from a course on just that.

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07.03.2025 14:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Genau deshalb bin ich von der 🇨🇭 ausgewandert.

16.02.2025 12:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I would have probably failed your class 😅

12.02.2025 12:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Care work Feminist: The Dad I Wish my Grandchildren will Have Being a dad is often a story of being the "below average" parent. I can't do things my partner can. This is no excuse for care work inequity

Being a dad is often a story of being the "below average" parent. I can't do things my partner can. Yet, this is no excuse for care work inequity

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11.02.2025 13:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Global Warming and Toastier AI Winters Winter is coming is a common saying for AI. Yet, every winter is warmer. We move goalpost, as our world becomes more algorithmic every day,

Winter is coming is a common saying for AI. Yet, every winter is warmer, we keep moving the goalposts as our world becomes more algorithmic

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16.01.2025 11:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Honestly, 150 min sounds unattainably fast

16.12.2024 12:16 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Emojis could help this platform.
Editor blinding does feel like giving up.

12.12.2024 07:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Triple blind: Only EIC knows authors names?

11.12.2024 10:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Computing with Quantum Cats: From Colossus to Qubits The quantum computer is no longer the stuff of science …

This one is excellent. It's aim is to explain the history of computing. But cats lie at its heart.

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09.12.2024 13:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Jose Arrieta: The Academic that Thinks Outside the Box (as Long as it’s Not a Normal Box) Blending deep thoughts with a sprinkle of quirkiness, Arrieta’s feed is equal parts philosophical inquiry and humorous reflections.

This is so sweet. Thanks @bsky.app!

Persona Analysis: The Scholarly Jester with 85% authenticity! blueskyroast.com/roast/arriet...

05.12.2024 14:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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When Do Photons Go Dark? The more energetic a photon, the smaller it gets. Would there be a point in which they would spontaneously convert into a black hole?

The more energetic a photon, the smaller it gets. Would there be a point in which they would spontaneously convert into a black hole?

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04.12.2024 21:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lower levels of discretionary leisure (slack), without which grace comes with a higher tradeoff of resources?

04.12.2024 13:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

These two papers, taken together, really cause a rethinking of behavioral economies.

Rather than having anomalous risk preferences; it looks like people have complexity aversion to "hard" decisions, especially on valuation, which drives behavioral anomalies. Herbert Simon ftw.

27.11.2024 16:33 — 👍 332    🔁 91    💬 24    📌 11

Kant tell

23.11.2024 19:13 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Normal Joy I used to think that normal things were bland. That special was best. How wrong I was. Oh how much joy lies within a normal act.

I used to think that normal things were bland. That special was best. How wrong I was. Oh how much joy lies within a normal act.

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20.11.2024 08:24 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Emancipate Yourself From Mental [Load] Slavery A written proof of me not being able to do a tiny thing at home without telling someone/anyone about it. The gender care gap is a sad truth.

A written proof of me not being able to do a tiny thing at home without telling someone/anyone about it. The gender care gap is a sad truth.

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20.11.2024 08:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Great Machista Extinction Event "Are you a feminist?" if the person you are dating does not answer "Yes 100%", please RUN. Help us build a better world who you date matters

"Are you a feminist?" if the person you are dating does not answer "Yes 100%", please RUN. Help us build a better world who you date matters

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20.11.2024 08:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On Exercising Hope Hope is what makes me human, what makes me wake up every morning. As I pursue it, hope provides new marvels and adventures. God I love hope.

Hope is what makes me human, what makes me wake up every morning. As I pursue it, hope provides new marvels and adventures. God I love hope.

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20.11.2024 08:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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chatGPT is a potato I hate details and facts. I love quirkiness and curiosity. As such the internet has been my playground. A playground now enhanced by chatGPT

I hate details and facts. I love quirkiness and curiosity. As such the internet has been my playground. A playground now enhanced by chatGPT

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20.11.2024 08:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Case for the Journal of Organization Science Experiments Where I make a call to create the Journal of Organization Science Experiments. Godspeed to JOSE

Where I make a call to create the Journal of Organization Science Experiments. Godspeed to JOSE

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20.11.2024 08:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On Serendipity and Joy Joy happens at random intervals. But one can design life to maximize the number of joy events per unit of time, i.e. its cross-section.

Joy happens at random intervals. But one can design life to maximize the number of joy events per unit of time, i.e. its cross-section.

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20.11.2024 08:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Hurt People Hurt People I find it very convenient how when conflict happens in the Middle East we forget that the conflict was started by actions Europe made.

I find it very convenient how when conflict happens in the Middle East we forget that the conflict was started by actions Europe made.

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20.11.2024 08:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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An Awkward Truth This is what happens when you use your brain to think about statistics in the wrong way. I wish I could stop this thought from recurring.

This is what happens when you use your brain to think about statistics in the wrong way. I wish I could stop this thought from recurring.

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20.11.2024 08:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Reviewer Compersion Compersion means experiencing joy in the joy of others. I feel it today as I read the (hopefully) 1st paper to be accepted that I reviewed.

Compersion means experiencing joy in the joy of others. I feel it today as I read the (hopefully) 1st paper to be accepted that I reviewed.

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20.11.2024 08:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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