same people yelling at folks for being *silent* are also yelling at other people for being "performative." Ridiculous.
Andy Wingo
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Un operario al que llaman el Perejil, de una empresa sin licencia, Reforestaciones el Fresno, contratado para hacer trabajos ilegales con una máquina prohibida por la Asociación de Ganaderos de Burgohondo. www.elmundo.es/espana/2026/...
'El Perejil' desató el mayor incendio de la historia de España contratado por los ganaderos
Una máquina giratoria blanca de la marca Takeuchi de ocho toneladas con un martillo hidráulico pica roca -comúnmente conocido como pica pica-, propiedad de la empresa...
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This is nicely put. The machine that subordinates all life to its own algorithm of self-expansion is already operating: It’s called capital. www.newyorker.com/science/anna...
We all have that one homie who scholars theorize was not a single individual, but a collection of different authors
i know two people who were inspired to become prizewinning banjo players because of films (deliverance & oh brother etc etc). maybe the new film will indeed inspire a classicist or three
Bro if Christopher Nolan ever directs a big-budget retelling of the Wittgenstein-Popper poker incident, imma write a review in the LRB that is SO scathing
watching christopher nolan's "the odd sea", by which i mean, reading emily wilson's latest in the lrb www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man
As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...
lrb.co.uk
a bit of luck and a bit of guile isn't enough! you need a LOT of luck and need a medium amount of guile! qwantz.com/index.php?co...
Reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero a cero –de hecho, a emisiones negativas, porque ya hay demasiado en la atmósfera– debe ser nuestra mayor prioridad como sociedad. Sin eso todos los esfuerzos de adaptación, que son urgentes, terminarán siendo como tratar de arar el mar.
Me during the “smart contracts” craze: guys, keeping track of what contract you signed is not the hard part Tesla: hold my bible https://electrek.co/2026/07/23/tesla-solar-lease-contract-book-of-enoch/
i am *here* for sassy emily wilson. that is the function of this web site and it must be protected at all costs
EMILY WILSON@emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 2w agoThe people who commented that most of LA isn’t like this, and that I, an ignorant British / East Coaster, know nothing about the city, are quite right. I will only add that Homer almost certainly knew nothing first hand about Ithaca. It was all hearsay and tropes.
Beard's essay opens, "I want to start very near the beginning of the tradition of Western literature, and its first recorded example of a man telling a woman to ‘shut up’; telling her that her voice was not to be heard in public." My essay on the Odyssey, Andrew & Tristan Tate, misogyny then & now:
Listening to Cassandra: Misogyny, Classical and Modern
Last weekend, the film The Odyssey was released and the Tate brothers were arrested in Florida at the behest of the British government, which seeks to extradite them to face a long list of charges. An...
meditationsinanemergency.com
reading a lot of therapy-adjacent books recently, i have the feeling that if i ever go to therapy i will become the annoying guy who knows the therapy words
some questions about what I mean by this: the most likely pathway to Netanyahu’s arrest is one in which it becomes politically convenient or important for someone to execute the arrest warrant. that’s unlikely to be the mayor of New York right now, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be someone sometime
Anjali Dayal@anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 2w agoafter Mamdani’s interview with the New York Times last week, a few people asked me how it was possible that he didn’t know the answer to whether or not he could arrest Netanyahu if the prime minister arrived in NYC, & by my lights the answer is just that diplomatic immunity holds until it doesn’t
The average human spends nearly 4% of their lifetime being Indonesian.
somewhere out there is someone who does close protection and also close magic. i will wait for her
One fun thing about Norway (a country of about 14 people) is that it appears my paediatrician from when I was growing up is now the doctor for the national football team, so he's out debunking claims that Haaland had the sniffles, as he so many times did for me...
De trabajar sin papeles a firmar su primer contrato gracias a la regularización: “Antes me explotaban y ahora puedo escoger” www.eldiario.es/desalambre/t...
Por si no entráis a leer el texto, os dejo aquí las maravillosas ilustraciones que ha hecho el propio Gonzalo:
Fundación Renovables@frenovables.bsky.social · 4w agoNecesitamos imaginar futuros llenos de esperanza. Dejar el pesimismo a un lado para construir un porvenir deseable, tangible y alcanzable. ✍️Nuestro compañero Gonzalo Gómez escribe sobre el 'solarpunk' como eje de acción climática 👇
The movie holds up. As does this great anecdote courtesy of Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum.
A side-note to this thread, and a direct rebuke to anyone who says “Eh you must just be a bad teacher”: One reason it’s all so demoralizing is that Andrew’s teaching materials are exemplary. Just incredibly good. Go look at them. When someone like him is despairing, things are real bad.
Kieran Healy@kjhealy.co · 4w agoIf students are simply uninterested in the core bargain of a class like this, it’s hard to know what to do. You teach the material because you think it’s important they know it; they don’t give a shit, but want the credential; and the university wants their money. Your main option is “pretend”.
RIP Bonnie Tyler. And RIP Tandi Iman Dupree. This remains the best stage entrance by a drag queen of all time, even some 25 years later, and the best use of Tyler’s “Holding Out for a Hero” ever. youtu.be/IHQA5vqn6rw?...