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Jack Lynch

@jacklynch000.bsky.social

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Extinguished Perfesser of English at Ruckers–Nork; mooseophile; wine guzzler; author of many books, a few of them readable; harmless eccentric. C18 BritLit, dictionaries, book history, fakery, life-writing, political smartassery. https://jacklynch.net

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Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 50m

Pish-tosh, you’re aces.

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Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 1h

“The article included … 10 authors who the paper claimed published the most articles on sex robot research. Of those, seven are robotics researchers who don’t study sex robots. The remaining three are a cardiologist, a prosthodontics professor and a researcher who we could not find proof exists.”

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Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 1h

I wouldn’t say I’m an EXPERT, more of a dedicated amateur.

Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 1h

What would you do if you discovered your name in a list of experts on sex robots despite having never studied sex robots?

A peer-reviewed paper claimed a researcher was an expert in sex robots. He’s not.

3dalia/iStock What would you do if you discovered your name in a list of experts on sex robots despite having never studied sex robots? That was the situation for one rather panicked research…

retractionwatch.com

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Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 1h

I have no literary opinions, only objective facts. “Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else” — Gradgrind

Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 2h

A student expressed surprise on learning I’m 58. I’d like to think she assumed I was 28; I fear she just took it for granted I was 88.

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Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 2h

We’d just say, “Operator? Give me long distance!”

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Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 2h

And what does “old shows from the 90s” mean? No shows from the 90s are “old.”

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Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 2h

(How many phone numbers from 1978 do I STILL remember?)

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Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 2h

Seems implausible.

r/CasualConversation • 2 days ago
Total Thing/
Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
2 Questions
I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 2h

Huh. Two blocks from my office (I’m at 360 MLK, this is 306 MLK).

Abandoned 150-year old N.J. hospital to be transformed into 42 housing units

The interconnected hospital structures, built in 1869, have sat empty for more than two decades

www.nj.com

Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 7h

I'm pleased to report my office AC is pumping out frigid air like a champion on this 46-degree day.

Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 7h

In reading page proof I caught a typo in a text I'm editing, where Kingston-upon Thames becomes "Bingston." I feel like Monty Python's Mr Smoke-Too-Much.

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Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 10h

Happy Columbo’s Day to all who celebrate.

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Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 21h

A screenshot from Zotero showing titles "Was Dr. Johnson Stupid?," "Was Dr. Johnson Ugly?," "Was Dr. Johnson a Freemason?" (three separate entries), "Was Dr. Johnson a Great Man?," "Was Dr. Johnson a Rebel?," "Was Dr. Johnson a Smoker?" (three entries), "Was Dr. Johnson a Snuff-Taker" (four entries)....

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Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 21h

You might be having a wild night, but there's no way it's as thrilling as my night of checking a 16,000-entry scholarly bibliography and ensuring each one has a working DOI. It's OFF THE HIZZOOK, yo.

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Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 1d

There’s a reason descriptive bibliographers are such a hit on the standup circuit.

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JudithFlanders @judithflanders.co.uk · 1d

What makes this indisputably true is the signature: ‘A, HRH The Duke of York, KG.’

The pompous moron is close enough to Epstein to sign an email with just an initial, but so filled with ludicrous self-importance that adds ‘HRH The Duke of York, KG’.

If he weren’t a child rapist, it’d be hilarious

Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 1d

NEW

Prince Andrew to Jeff Epstein in 2011: “We are in this together”

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Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 1d

I think they’ve learned their lesson.

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Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 2d

Is Congress even mentioned in the Constitution? I don’t think I ever read that far into it.

Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 2d

!!!

Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 2d

Good to have some cheering news.

Donald Trump wrote own health letter, says physician Harold Bornstein

A note on Donald Trump's "astonishing" health was dictated by Mr Trump, his ex-doctor says.

www.bbc.com

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Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 2d

Photo of a man wearing a knit Viking helmet on a crowded train.

Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 2d

On a farcically overcrowded standing-room-only late-night NJ Transit train, where one of my fellow passengers is wearing a knit Viking helmet, with horns made of white yarn. I appreciate you.

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Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 4d

But a RANFURLY!

Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 4d

They just don’t make names like Admiral The Honourable Sir Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax anymore.

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