@lichensubscrebe.bsky.social
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these 3 labels from @stechlab-labels.bsky.social when combined paint a pretty vivid picture of a bot/scammer/bad actor — unfollows/follows lots of accounts, posts without many breaks, and posts at a high volume
December 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
these 3 labels from @stechlab-labels.bsky.social when combined paint a pretty vivid picture of a bot/scammer/bad actor — unfollows/follows lots of accounts, posts without many breaks, and posts at a high volume
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Click here to use Bluesky in Agent Mode ✨
December 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Click here to use Bluesky in Agent Mode ✨
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ruin your thanksgiving by reading new york magazine's take on mathematics
![The Ten Most
Ridiculous-Sounding
Math Classes Currently
Offered at Liberal-Arts
Colleges
By Jessica Pressler, Janelle Zara, and Emily Watkins Rachel Stein andAviva Shen OCT. 19, 2010
Every year, liberal-arts majors anxiously scour their college's course listings looking for classes that will fulfill their math requirement but aren't so, you know, math-y. Here's what they're signed up for this year.
10. Topology: The Nature of Shape and Space: "In geometry we ask: How big is it? How long is it? But in topology we ask: Is it [Sarah Lawrence
9. The Mathematies of Chance: "Most topics are introduced ina case-study fashion, usually by reading an article in a current periodical such as the New York Times. [Bard]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreieq6gmwmropzlvjkaaxk6d2smd4tv4dy7qar66uoyv6mhs6naa3fu@jpeg)
![8. Mathematics in Many Cultures: "Mathematical ideas are found in many cultures, among both literate and non-literate peoples. This course examines both mathematics and the role it plays in the cultures. Examples chosen from the mathematical ideas of present-day peoples of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, as well as historic Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Islam and China." [Pomona]
7. The Magic of Numbers: "This course will explore the beauty and mystery of mathematics through a study of the patterns and properties of the natural numbers 1, 2, [and] 3." [Harvard
6. Models of Life: In particular, we will ask such questions as: How do you model the growth of a population of animals? How can you model the growth of a tree? How do sunflowers and seashells grow?" [Kenyon]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreic3c4ox53ouwr3ij3wsmvetmuknu2u2jai7hlvuigco3ahppeoabi@jpeg)
![5. Mathematical Origamist's Toolkit: "Topics include modular origami and how this models the creation of polyhedra and coloring of graphs, comparison of origami-axiomatic constructions to straight-edge and compass constructions, the combinatorics of possible crease patterns, the mathematics of origami design (circle packing, optimization), matrix models for paperfolding, spherical geometry, Descartes' Theorem, and Gaussian curvature." [Hampshire]
4. Mathematics and Narrative: "Many literary works (Arcadia, Proof, and Uncle Petros and the Goldbach Conjecture) use mathematics as an integral part of their narrative. Movie and television narratives such as Good Will Hunting and Numb3rs are also mathematically based. Nonfiction works about mathematics and mathematical biographies like Chaos, Fermat's Enigma, and A Beautiful Mind provide further examples of the connection between mathematics and narrative." [Vassar]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreigyk5tqjszw3fodt7ivmszq7mozpta55o7c552oyzpbqyphl26x7m@jpeg)
![3. Borges and Mathematics: "Jorge Luis Borges was one of the most important writers of the 20th century. Many of his short stories and essays were concerned with philosophical, metaphysical, and mathematical questions. The thesis motivating this course is that if we know the mathematies that Borges referred to, then we will read him differently, and we will read him better." [Bennington 2. Mathematics and Science as Art in Contemporary Theatre: "Playwrights such as Tom Stoppard, Rinne Groff, Michael Frayn, and others have effectively explored mathematical and scientific themes for artistic purposes. Through readings and exercises, and by conducting labs and staging scenes, this class will gain some first-hand insight into the complementary ways in which science and art aim to seek out their respective truths." [Middlebury]
1. Meaning, Math, And Motion: "Quoting a charming articulation by Kinsman (a mathematician-turned-oceanographer, in the preface to Wind Waves): "To the beginner, science is a conversation that has been in progress for a very long time. Our collective work is to catch up on the conversation. [Evergreen]
This is why Asia is winning, by the way.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreihglx3kxej43i22j4vggyoutp2oyomivtmmvgp6uvslqemm4hhpci@jpeg)
November 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
ruin your thanksgiving by reading new york magazine's take on mathematics
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one must imagine sisyphus thankful
November 28, 2025 at 12:44 AM
one must imagine sisyphus thankful
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third violin is usually a sort of political officer whose job is to garotte the second violin if they make a power play mid-performance
May 13, 2025 at 5:59 AM
third violin is usually a sort of political officer whose job is to garotte the second violin if they make a power play mid-performance
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science!
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
science!
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epstein would've loved chatgpt so much. he wouldve gotten ai psychosis immediately and sent a million emails to sam altman. tragic he missed all this
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
epstein would've loved chatgpt so much. he wouldve gotten ai psychosis immediately and sent a million emails to sam altman. tragic he missed all this
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HELLO OLD FRIEND
November 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
HELLO OLD FRIEND
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Tech VCs: AI and LLMs will create universal high income, not just universal basic income.
Also Tech VCs: government shutdowns are good, SNAP is bad, we need to invest more money into AI
Also Tech VCs: government shutdowns are good, SNAP is bad, we need to invest more money into AI
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Tech VCs: AI and LLMs will create universal high income, not just universal basic income.
Also Tech VCs: government shutdowns are good, SNAP is bad, we need to invest more money into AI
Also Tech VCs: government shutdowns are good, SNAP is bad, we need to invest more money into AI
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I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
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STOP having "conversations" with ChatGPT and START talking to your stuffed animals like a normal person
everyone needs to grow the fuck up and start playing pretend with toys
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
STOP having "conversations" with ChatGPT and START talking to your stuffed animals like a normal person
This is great work. I just signed up for a monthly sub to the CST, and you can too.
So good to see a US newspaper have some integrity in reporting.
So good to see a US newspaper have some integrity in reporting.
Good morning. Back in the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis, who is expected to rule in 20 minutes on the use of force by federal agents against protesters and journalists in Chicago.
'It's a disgrace': Chicagoans describe jarring encounters with feds as judge prepares to rule on 'blitz'
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
November 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This is great work. I just signed up for a monthly sub to the CST, and you can too.
So good to see a US newspaper have some integrity in reporting.
So good to see a US newspaper have some integrity in reporting.
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The FBI is trying to unmask the owner of infamous archiving site Archive.is, according to a subpoena the site posted. No other information given, the site quietly posted the document a few days ago. FBI telling domain registrar to hand over all sorts of ID'ing info
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site
The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The FBI is trying to unmask the owner of infamous archiving site Archive.is, according to a subpoena the site posted. No other information given, the site quietly posted the document a few days ago. FBI telling domain registrar to hand over all sorts of ID'ing info
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
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Newsletter: Faced with blowback over his pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, President Trump has offered a curious defense: he doesn’t even know the guy.
Trump says he has “no idea” who he just pardoned
President Trump reacts to condemnations of his recent pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao by claiming he doesn’t know who he is.
www.citationneeded.news
November 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Newsletter: Faced with blowback over his pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, President Trump has offered a curious defense: he doesn’t even know the guy.
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Me opening my work computer to find 15 tabs still open from Friday: “Well those are non of my business.”
November 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Me opening my work computer to find 15 tabs still open from Friday: “Well those are non of my business.”
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RFK JR (sitting alone in the dark imagining teenagers shooting unimpressive watery loads, as older men, mostly right around his own age, blast monster wads visibly teeming with powerful sperms): hey alexa, tell chatGPT to have my assistant schedule a press conference
ALEXA: Sorry, I didn't get that.
ALEXA: Sorry, I didn't get that.
November 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
RFK JR (sitting alone in the dark imagining teenagers shooting unimpressive watery loads, as older men, mostly right around his own age, blast monster wads visibly teeming with powerful sperms): hey alexa, tell chatGPT to have my assistant schedule a press conference
ALEXA: Sorry, I didn't get that.
ALEXA: Sorry, I didn't get that.
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roguelike with no 'combat' per se, but which revolves around manipulating an information economy by accruing, developing, and using beliefs and rhetorical devices, with the objective being identifying and recruiting or neutralising the keystones of a particular group identity
November 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
roguelike with no 'combat' per se, but which revolves around manipulating an information economy by accruing, developing, and using beliefs and rhetorical devices, with the objective being identifying and recruiting or neutralising the keystones of a particular group identity
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Sorry for the error on our poster. You came to see a haunted house, and we only have this haunted mouse. Kind of embarrassing. But look into the mouse's eyes. He has seen things.
October 31, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Sorry for the error on our poster. You came to see a haunted house, and we only have this haunted mouse. Kind of embarrassing. But look into the mouse's eyes. He has seen things.
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'The "uncle" who Frodo said got rich by adventuring with Dwarves is actually a distant cousin, he clarified on Monday.' - Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, The Shire Post
October 29, 2025 at 12:10 AM
'The "uncle" who Frodo said got rich by adventuring with Dwarves is actually a distant cousin, he clarified on Monday.' - Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, The Shire Post
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A moth got into the shelter tonight and it was the event of the season.
October 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
A moth got into the shelter tonight and it was the event of the season.
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A person on Mastodon mentioned that it is very interesting Microsoft is enabling code that surveils and reports home what you're doing inside video games during a period a cultural soft ban on adult video games is being introduced. This is doubly interesting because Microsoft owns LinkedIn.
October 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
A person on Mastodon mentioned that it is very interesting Microsoft is enabling code that surveils and reports home what you're doing inside video games during a period a cultural soft ban on adult video games is being introduced. This is doubly interesting because Microsoft owns LinkedIn.
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How many 1980s industrial/metal/punk bands have their surviving members kicking themselves right now that they never commissioned this image as an illustration
The Trump administration is adamant that people not take or share photos of the White House destruction, so please keep this photo amongst us.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
October 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
How many 1980s industrial/metal/punk bands have their surviving members kicking themselves right now that they never commissioned this image as an illustration