Ricky B
@ambivalentricky.bsky.social
Music, puzzles, writing, politics I guess. Future former lawyer. Beginner chess player. Disdained as an "egghead" by Matt Taibbi. Banned from Great Clips 7/20/24. He / him. https://billingsgate.neocities.org/
I think it's probably dinnertime
December 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I think it's probably dinnertime
I am the JACK AND JIL FuN Bah
December 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I am the JACK AND JIL FuN Bah
And who platformed Jenny McCarthy? Oprah
December 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
And who platformed Jenny McCarthy? Oprah
Using "equitable" grading practices that are meant to ensure that deeply at-risk students don't drop out and wind up in jail to assess all students has created a culture of very low and easily exploitable expectations. Feels crazy to say "we need higher standards for kids who aren't poor" but...?
December 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Using "equitable" grading practices that are meant to ensure that deeply at-risk students don't drop out and wind up in jail to assess all students has created a culture of very low and easily exploitable expectations. Feels crazy to say "we need higher standards for kids who aren't poor" but...?
That's it exactly. I'm committing "asshole's A" to memory for future use
December 1, 2025 at 3:19 AM
That's it exactly. I'm committing "asshole's A" to memory for future use
Unfortunately I think this is what most upper-middle-class parents want for their children these days regardless of political belief
December 1, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Unfortunately I think this is what most upper-middle-class parents want for their children these days regardless of political belief
I'm saying replace wealthy alumnus with TPUSA and / or Harmeet Dhillion
December 1, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I'm saying replace wealthy alumnus with TPUSA and / or Harmeet Dhillion
Now it's that every university in the country is scared shitless of a Trump DoJ investigation
December 1, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Now it's that every university in the country is scared shitless of a Trump DoJ investigation
By their own standards, she got a 100. She read the article, wrote a reaction that isn't a summary, and it's coherent. There's nothing in their rubric about needing to use scientific terminology or needing to discuss both sides of any issue.
December 1, 2025 at 2:59 AM
By their own standards, she got a 100. She read the article, wrote a reaction that isn't a summary, and it's coherent. There's nothing in their rubric about needing to use scientific terminology or needing to discuss both sides of any issue.
That rubric is horrible. How were the TAs not anticipating that if they used that vague a rubric they were leaving the door open to a pile of "my reaction is that this topic is not important because my church says XYZ and my personal experience is I went to church where I learned XYZ" papers?
December 1, 2025 at 2:54 AM
That rubric is horrible. How were the TAs not anticipating that if they used that vague a rubric they were leaving the door open to a pile of "my reaction is that this topic is not important because my church says XYZ and my personal experience is I went to church where I learned XYZ" papers?
you are tripping
I do understand being tired of that particular book though
I haven't been to Belly Button Beach in a while and don't miss it
I do understand being tired of that particular book though
I haven't been to Belly Button Beach in a while and don't miss it
December 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
you are tripping
I do understand being tired of that particular book though
I haven't been to Belly Button Beach in a while and don't miss it
I do understand being tired of that particular book though
I haven't been to Belly Button Beach in a while and don't miss it
Cameron is famously a huge asshole. When asked about never seeing his kids he said something like "Anyone can be a good father. There are three people in the world who can make a movie that has a billion-dollar opening weekend and I'm one of them"
At least he's honest!
At least he's honest!
November 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Cameron is famously a huge asshole. When asked about never seeing his kids he said something like "Anyone can be a good father. There are three people in the world who can make a movie that has a billion-dollar opening weekend and I'm one of them"
At least he's honest!
At least he's honest!
I have encountered multiple education professors who are completely in the tank for AI and telling their students they have to learn to use it
November 30, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I have encountered multiple education professors who are completely in the tank for AI and telling their students they have to learn to use it
Personal experience? That's all I need to hear. You've convinced me!
November 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Personal experience? That's all I need to hear. You've convinced me!
Read the recent letter by the former president of UVa about how he was pushed out. It was engineered by board members who had ties to high-ranking UVa law school alums at the DoJ.
November 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Read the recent letter by the former president of UVa about how he was pushed out. It was engineered by board members who had ties to high-ranking UVa law school alums at the DoJ.
black preparing to activate its queenside bishop and claim the c9-h8 diagonal
November 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
black preparing to activate its queenside bishop and claim the c9-h8 diagonal
sneaking a pawn-sized queen onto the board is considered unsound in the engine era but still occasionally seen at the club level
November 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
sneaking a pawn-sized queen onto the board is considered unsound in the engine era but still occasionally seen at the club level
trying to guess the model on this one was like a Wordle where on guess 4 you have _OUND
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November 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
trying to guess the model on this one was like a Wordle where on guess 4 you have _OUND
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