nora-hakase (野良博士)
@nora-hakase.bsky.social
Words are not necessarily the thoughts, beliefs, or even knowledge of the people writing or speaking them. Words don't have meanings—but they may have jobs. Keep that straight and this place will make so much more sense.
[Carnac the Magnificent holds the article, concealed in an envelope, to his forehead and declares: "The taxpayer funds are being spent on things taxpayers want"]
Justin Hendrix@justinhendrix.bsky.social · 10h ago"Mr. Mamdani is a master of new media... But as mayor, he has also been able to use taxpayer funds to create a sprawling network of hundreds of friendly influencers to boost his priorities, provide positive depictions of his administration and enhance his popularity."
I guess my sense is that they DON'T cover in depth and that sucks because this is a great story for anyone who actually cares about infrastructure
Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 7h agoIf you only read the NY Times (or the NY Post or Wall St. Journal) you would have no idea PIT Crew existed. I know its not the sexiest story, but these are well-resourced media institutions nominally covering their home city in depth. Its a substantive story about govt that they won't cover.
The verb I didn't know I needed but now will never be without
𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℍ𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪 𝕠𝕗 ℂ𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕒 ℙ𝕠𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥@thoc.bsky.social · yesterdayThis is like "the platonic ideal" of waffleposting directly inside my wheelhouse
Somewhere in England, a tired man turns off Channel 4 news and wearily puts on a bin.
Let us once again imagine what life would be like with more Kevins in it.
Kingfisher & Wombat@tkingfisher.com · 2d agoThis person cornered me before a panel too. Being Socialized Nice I attempted a polite brush-off, not quite successfully. ME: Sorry, I have contracts through 2028. THEM: Do you need any help on those contracts? MY BRAIN: DA FUQ?!? ME: My agent would have me killed. Then Kevin handled the brush-off
This thread is like a textbook, which I interpret as meaning there is a skilled and thoughtful judge sitting on this case.
John Hawkinson@johnhawkinson.bsky.social · yesterdayGood morning from the Moakley Courthouse, outside Courtroom 9, where we'll have the 9am preliminary injunction hearing in League of Women Voters v. Trump and California v. USPS. It's pretty rainy in Boston today and I think I biked through the worst of it.
I finally got around to looking up Crestfallen Lane in Toronto’s Annex, it always seemed such an odd, glum name. The origin story is anything but. Have a look. gleanernews.ca/history-lane...
HISTORY: Lane name pays tribute to a mare named Crestfallen (May 2024)
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Christ, is this the next antivaxxery?
Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter)@deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 3d agoCoworker just confidently said that the average salary during the Great Depression was the modern equivalent of $90k a year and idk how to explain to her the ways in which that can't be accurate
I'd say: in the sense that wishing others to abstain from hitting me is an abstinence-only approach
Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH@gavinyamey.bsky.social · 3d agoBut Aparna, if you adopt an “abstinence only” approach to AI, it’s the same as teaching “abstinence only” sex education 🤪 (I am *still* trying to get my head around the full implications of that horrific, offensive analogy)
Boy, I sure will enjoy watching my insurer rip up my policy in front of me
David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · 3d agoThis is really insane, Newsom got beat on trying a utility bailout, and now wants to kill the good bits he and the leg could agree on (meaning hedge funds will still be allowed to by wildlife claims) and maybe do a holiday lame duck session to push the bailout through.
Huh. #ShareGoodNewsToo Are they trying to get ahead of what's coming? finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/a...
UnitedHealthcare to drop prior authorization requirements for range of conditions from Oct. 1
Sept 1 () - UnitedHealth's insurance unit said on Tuesday that a broad range of conditions will no longer need prior approval, effective October 1, as it aims to eliminate prior authorization for 30...
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I really hope they named the baby Mara
Cooper Lund@cooperlund.online · 4d agoSome friends are teaching their baby ASL as an early bridge to speech and they made the mistake of teaching her “want” as a concept. Now she wanders around the house signing “want” all the time as an expression of unfocused desire. They fucked up and made the baby invent the opposite of Buddhism.
Will means "economists who use rational actor theory do not understand why people feel this way"
Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · 5d agoThe reason this matters is that WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE FEEL THIS WAY, and we already know that it isn't limited to either party. Biden got hammered by the exact same thing, and then it got even worse under Trump. We have every reason to expect it'll destroy the next president as well.
I found a Rarity-82 word worth 94 pts in OUTLIER. EAGLE EYES · 846 points · 10 rare words. Only 21 players have ever found it in all of Outlier. 4 finds no one else found today. playoutlier.com/s/DLQMW8
OUTLIER · Day 102
hapax scored 846 on Day 102. Can you beat them?
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I have no idea whether this is true, but I wonder to what extent our nominal / our former allies are thinking about taking more militant steps, yes.
John Michael McGrath@jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 5d ago"we should rename Mar-a-Lago something funny, make Google display that" My brother in Christ, the Ontario legislature can declare Google's workers in Ontario to be unionized and assign their collective labour rights to whichever union will be most militant, think bigger
a prominent member of Film Twitter told me to "Suck his dick" just because i said that my favorite movie is the tv show Scrubs
I found a Rarity-81 word worth 94 pts in OUTLIER. EAGLE EYES · 868 points · 10 rare words. Only 18 players have ever found it in all of Outlier. 4 finds no one else found today. playoutlier.com/s/37QKZV
OUTLIER · Day 101
hapax scored 868 on Day 101. Can you beat them?
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Do not do this. The customer service metaphor of social media is a toxic one.
@funkeiro.bsky.social · 6d agoCan i politely suggest that you close out the victory lapping and use the platform you won back to write substantive things about the world that dont involve yourself and might actually move the needle? Suggested topic: Nathan Cofnas and his laughably ridiculous claims about “race and IQ”?
I’m from the Deep South *and* Appalachia and I formally grant all y’all the permission to use whatever form of English 2nd person plural that y’all want because why tf would I gatekeep language. git tae fuck with that
Jack Tindale@jacktindale.bsky.social · last wk.Minor point but I really hate this performative “y’all” people do to try and appear more folksy. I don’t type in a Yorkshire accent and I did people would rightly tell me to shut up.
I'm getting better, but Nome is getting better still. I found a Rarity-82 word worth 94 pts in OUTLIER. EAGLE EYES · 880 points · 10 rare words. Only 29 players have ever found it in all of Outlier. 5 finds no one else found today. playoutlier.com/s/Y9LAZR
OUTLIER · Day 100
hapax scored 880 on Day 100. Can you beat them?
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Nome@nome.bsky.social · 7d agoTHERE WE GO. 915. Just needed two rare roots. I found a Rarity-83 word worth 95 pts in OUTLIER. EAGLE EYES · 915 points · 10 rare words. Only 7 players have ever found it in all of Outlier. 10 finds no one else found today. OUTLIER: the daily word hunt where the rarest words win. Can you beat me?
Good God they ARE cute as hell. I hope someone can adopt them!
derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · last wk.Bay Area friends: A friend found these small kittens behind a gas station and we've been trying to find them a home for almost two months. For now, they live in a small bathroom. Would you consider adopting? They are vaxxed, neutered, and incredibly affectionate. Please help!
How very well put. Thank you, Reverend.
Solomon@solomonrmissouri.com · last wk.Survival doesn’t erase trauma
I found a Rarity-83 word worth 95 pts in OUTLIER. EAGLE EYES · 884 points · 10 rare words. Only 13 players have ever found it in all of Outlier. 2 finds no one else found today. playoutlier.com/s/3YYR2V
OUTLIER · Day 98
hapax scored 884 on Day 98. Can you beat them?
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This is truly heartbreaking. Dolly Parton was an extraordinary person and an irreplaceable champion of the working class. We are a better country because of her.
