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Adam L @lauretig.bsky.social · 34m

Oh, you think Superman is corny? You've got a new hero who could beat him up, who's edgy and swears? Maybe he even *kills* bad guys? You are un chico loco

#superman

DC Updates @updates4dc.bsky.social · 3d

Invincible and The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman says Omni-Man could easily take down Superman, adding, “Superman sucks.” (via Collider)

#OmniMan #Superman #Invincible #TheWalkingDead

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Charlie Ashby @charlie-ashby.co.uk · 3h

RIP Drew Struzan - a man whose talent and imagination etched onto so many minds throughout the last 40+ years.

His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds.

A massive loss 💔

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Dr. Cat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social · 6h

Patiently waiting for software research to move on from EEG and start applying gut-brain axis models of programming

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Adam L @lauretig.bsky.social · 6h

“Pepto-bismol as nootropic”

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Adam L @lauretig.bsky.social · 6h

yeah. I know airpods have a "transparency" mode, but the shokz lack of ear-cover is what makes them feel safer for me.

They're especially nice on long, grinding climbs

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Adam L @lauretig.bsky.social · 7h

I like to think your photos of baked goods for your coworkers are part of a CBO recruiting campaign

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Adam L @lauretig.bsky.social · 7h

they're great. I use them when biking, and my pitch to people is "I can still hear keys clinking in the pocket of runners next to me."

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Adam L @lauretig.bsky.social · 17h

People are far too willing to recommend Golden Age SF to new readers, when many of those works are 1) badly written, and 2) old enough to be read by their *grandparents*.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Adam L @lauretig.bsky.social · 17h

Tried to keep this balanced between "important" and "readable" - Forever War is a big exception to the HS "canon," but I think it provides an intro to SF that isn't Asimov (etc), and it's more interesting/better written than Golden Age SF, while still moving quickly.

Adam L @lauretig.bsky.social · 17h

Let's be positive, what are 5 books you'd assign for a high school English class to get the kids on board with literature?

Great Gatsby
The Natural
Forever War
Some of Edgar Allan Poe’s poems + short stories
For a play: pair Death of a Salesman and Fences

James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 18h

Let's be positive, what are 5 books you'd assign for a high school English class to get the kids on board with literature? I'll start
The Remains of the Day
Fatelessness
A Bend in the River
The Life & Times of Michael K
The Handmaid's Tale

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jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 20h

my one piece of advice if this happens to you is, those girls you meet up with are not actually into you and are in a theme gang and the gang theme is "girl gang"

ʝօռ ʍօʀֆɛ @jonfmorse.com · 20h

have you ever tried to get back to brooklyn from the upper west side with your homies after a gang summit went sideways?

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Adam L @lauretig.bsky.social · 1d

"Free verse" doesn't mean randomly inserting linebreaks into sentences, and too many people think it does

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Adam L @lauretig.bsky.social · 1d

"Why didn’t we simply estimate the factor model? The answer is easy. It is hard."

Chris Adams @chrisadamsecon.bsky.social · 1d

bookdown.org/christopherp...

Learning Microeconometrics with R

bookdown.org

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 1d

That aggregator account is particularly infuriating. A few days ago, I called it out for lifting video sans credit, date, and ID of person shot. They included almost no info!

People need to stop sharing that account's posts, and all the other creepy aggregators too. They're just rip-off artists.

Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 6d

As usual, Tennessee Holler lifts video without crediting creator. No location or date. No ID of person shot in the head w/less lethals. All findable!

By removing context, Tennessee Holler damages activism and makes misinfo more likely.

For 3.3k Likes!

Don't share @thetnholler.bsky.social posts!

The Tennessee Holler

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WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

vertical video of a minister looking up and talking to ICE agents on the roof of the Broadview, IL ICE facility.

October 8, 2025 at 7:23 AM

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Adam L @lauretig.bsky.social · 1d

a Bike Friend who lives (and works) part time in Denver was telling me how car-dependent Denver was (esp the E. side). I was surprised; she said "CO has a very good marketing campaign" 😂

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Adam L @lauretig.bsky.social · 1d

A theory I've had: the more functional your (sub)field's job market, the less toxic the environment. When hundreds of people are competing for two dozen jobs (at most), they're going to view everyone they interact with as a rival.

Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 2d

Most diagnoses of “academia” (and many subfields) are actually just English PhDs yelling at each other about stuff in English departments

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Adam L @lauretig.bsky.social · 2d

The "fun" fact is this already exists - you can get a CityTicket on the Metro North or LIRR for $5! Service is more limited, but it's definitely a more "premium" experience.

Rebecca Fishbein @bfishbfish.bsky.social · 2d

Sorry what

Screenshot from philbuildthefuturenow on Threads: “The NYC subway would be a lot nicer, faster and more popular if the fare was $6/trip. (Expand the congestion pricing zone and add in market rate street car parking)”

Adam L @lauretig.bsky.social · 2d

Physicists doing political science

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 2d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 2d

"The chancellor approved it"

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Adam L @lauretig.bsky.social · 2d

I suspect "globalization of supply chains" plays a role here too - if you can get the same beef, fish, etc anywhere in the world, it makes it much easier to have the same menu. Back in the day, you'd have to adapt to what you could get locally (eg, less fish in landlocked areas).

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Adam L @lauretig.bsky.social · 2d

Fascinating article. The signifiers of "upscale dining" have homogenized: tuna tartare, Wagyu, caviar; no matter where you are, you can enjoy (the same) expensive meal.

It's like eating fast food abroad, except I'm pretty sure fast food is more tailored to local tastes compared to these places.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 2d

As a new generation sets out in the footsteps of Nobu and Zuma, Jay Rayner examines the rise of global ‘luxe’ food chains — and whether it has come at a cost on.ft.com/48qKN56

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Adam L @lauretig.bsky.social · 2d

"Numbers encoded as strings"

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 2d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 2d

"The chancellor approved it"

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Adam L @lauretig.bsky.social · 2d

Syd Schultz, the woman who came in second, put out her video about finishing Marji Gesick in under 12 hours. It's 1h15, but you can watch on 1.5x. It's great www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eGO...

#bikesky #mtb

We're trying to make history at America's hardest MTB race (Marji Gesick 2025)

YouTube video by SYD and MACKY

www.youtube.com

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Adam L @lauretig.bsky.social · 2d

Comedies too! I only ever saw ACCEPTED (2006) in re-runs on Comedy Central

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Adam L @lauretig.bsky.social · 2d

The rainy Saturday cable movie. Many good action movies in that category

William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 2d

Entire way of experiencing movies that zoomers will never remember, that people my age barely remember, where you watched something because it was on. Feels like there is an entire genre of movie that was meant to be seen in that format. You couldn’t make Swordfish (2001) today.

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Adam L @lauretig.bsky.social · 2d

Syd Schultz, the woman who came in second, put out her video about finishing Marji Gesick in under 12 hours. It's 1h15, but you can watch on 1.5x. It's great www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eGO...

#bikesky #mtb

We're trying to make history at America's hardest MTB race (Marji Gesick 2025)

YouTube video by SYD and MACKY

www.youtube.com

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