chbarts
@chbarts.bsky.social
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True. And some politicians will promise utopia precisely because they know they'll never be elected and have to try and make good on it, which then poisons discourse for those who do have to actually improve on the situation because they couldn't make a utopia magically happen.
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
True. And some politicians will promise utopia precisely because they know they'll never be elected and have to try and make good on it, which then poisons discourse for those who do have to actually improve on the situation because they couldn't make a utopia magically happen.
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Anyone else find this a touch ironic and hilarious? Just me?
"The community has chosen explicitly to build its theology based on the Bible and the Bible alone. Throughout her writings, Ellen White constantly reminds us of this methodological decision on which Adventism stands." -Fernando Canale
"The community has chosen explicitly to build its theology based on the Bible and the Bible alone. Throughout her writings, Ellen White constantly reminds us of this methodological decision on which Adventism stands." -Fernando Canale
November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Anyone else find this a touch ironic and hilarious? Just me?
"The community has chosen explicitly to build its theology based on the Bible and the Bible alone. Throughout her writings, Ellen White constantly reminds us of this methodological decision on which Adventism stands." -Fernando Canale
"The community has chosen explicitly to build its theology based on the Bible and the Bible alone. Throughout her writings, Ellen White constantly reminds us of this methodological decision on which Adventism stands." -Fernando Canale
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> Aldabra tortoises eat around 6 pounds of food every single day, so a full Thanksgiving meal is basically their normal routine, only theirs is made entirely of veggies and fruit.
[via Naples Zoo]
[via Naples Zoo]
November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
> Aldabra tortoises eat around 6 pounds of food every single day, so a full Thanksgiving meal is basically their normal routine, only theirs is made entirely of veggies and fruit.
[via Naples Zoo]
[via Naples Zoo]
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I can't calm my tits because that's where I store my whimsy
November 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I can't calm my tits because that's where I store my whimsy
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A classic, and details aside still relevant; wish more people building UIs and libraries had the time, resources, and training to think about these issues. via @icecolbeveridge.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy on aperiodical.com/2025/11/doub...
Notation as a Tool of Thought
www.jsoftware.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
A classic, and details aside still relevant; wish more people building UIs and libraries had the time, resources, and training to think about these issues. via @icecolbeveridge.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy on aperiodical.com/2025/11/doub...
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Sweet Incentive - Gator Days
November 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Sweet Incentive - Gator Days
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In fact, leftists on here regularly mock the idea that the way to progress is to keep electing people who want to improve things. And y'all really expect me to trust my health care to the political whims of people who cheered when Musk killed USAID.
November 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
In fact, leftists on here regularly mock the idea that the way to progress is to keep electing people who want to improve things. And y'all really expect me to trust my health care to the political whims of people who cheered when Musk killed USAID.
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On a political level, y'all basically got your wish list granted going into the Biden administration and your response was to never give them credit.
On a personal level, Donald Trump has officially labeled healthcare for me as a human rights abuse. And I can't trust y'all to vote against the GOP.
On a personal level, Donald Trump has officially labeled healthcare for me as a human rights abuse. And I can't trust y'all to vote against the GOP.
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
On a political level, y'all basically got your wish list granted going into the Biden administration and your response was to never give them credit.
On a personal level, Donald Trump has officially labeled healthcare for me as a human rights abuse. And I can't trust y'all to vote against the GOP.
On a personal level, Donald Trump has officially labeled healthcare for me as a human rights abuse. And I can't trust y'all to vote against the GOP.
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JUST IN: #SCOTUS will permit US copyright chief Shira Perlmutter to remain in post for several months more despite Trump's effort to oust her. Thomas dissents as court punts admin's emergency appeal 'til after rulings on FTC/Slaughter & Fed/Cook Earlier: www.politico.com/live-updates...
Appeals court, weighing Trump’s Library of Congress takeover, reinstates copyright chief
Shira Perlmutter sued the Trump administration following her May dismissal.
www.politico.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
JUST IN: #SCOTUS will permit US copyright chief Shira Perlmutter to remain in post for several months more despite Trump's effort to oust her. Thomas dissents as court punts admin's emergency appeal 'til after rulings on FTC/Slaughter & Fed/Cook Earlier: www.politico.com/live-updates...
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If I somehow was in control of Disney Star Wars.
There's part of me that would love doing a like, Star Wars universe-esque bit of Dogfights as an in-universe Holonet documentary tv series
There's part of me that would love doing a like, Star Wars universe-esque bit of Dogfights as an in-universe Holonet documentary tv series
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
If I somehow was in control of Disney Star Wars.
There's part of me that would love doing a like, Star Wars universe-esque bit of Dogfights as an in-universe Holonet documentary tv series
There's part of me that would love doing a like, Star Wars universe-esque bit of Dogfights as an in-universe Holonet documentary tv series
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Oh dang. In all my years of schooling and adult years, there wasn't any stretch of time that wasn't Ruthless except for living at one cul-de-sac address for a several years
I might add that this Ruth was an absolute doll, sweetest lady, and best mom ever to lovely adopted Haitian girls
I might add that this Ruth was an absolute doll, sweetest lady, and best mom ever to lovely adopted Haitian girls
My daughter’s 4th grade class is absolutely Ruthless.
November 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Oh dang. In all my years of schooling and adult years, there wasn't any stretch of time that wasn't Ruthless except for living at one cul-de-sac address for a several years
I might add that this Ruth was an absolute doll, sweetest lady, and best mom ever to lovely adopted Haitian girls
I might add that this Ruth was an absolute doll, sweetest lady, and best mom ever to lovely adopted Haitian girls
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Every year around Thanksgiving, I see tons of grad students post heartbreaking messages on social media about how their loved ones don’t understand or support their decision to study what seems like something pointless or silly.
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
“Why Are We Funding This?”
Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.
www.americanscientist.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Every year around Thanksgiving, I see tons of grad students post heartbreaking messages on social media about how their loved ones don’t understand or support their decision to study what seems like something pointless or silly.
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
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Sharing another old fave: Frances Lake (McKenna)'s "Tonight You're Mine!" (ALL-STORY LOVE, Feb. 1, 1940). Kind of like PERSUASION, if Anne had agreed to prostitute herself to Wentworth for a weekend. 👀 #pulp #romance #romancelandia
In hindsight, perhaps no other story demonstrates the…
In hindsight, perhaps no other story demonstrates the…
“Tonight You’re Mine!”: Kind of like Persuasion, if Wentworth had blackmailed Anne into spending a sexy weekend alone with him.
Her dark eyes narrowed speculatively as a cream-colored coupe swung into her driveway, stopped directly beneath her. A man got out, and before her eyes recognized him, her lurching heart told her …
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November 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Sharing another old fave: Frances Lake (McKenna)'s "Tonight You're Mine!" (ALL-STORY LOVE, Feb. 1, 1940). Kind of like PERSUASION, if Anne had agreed to prostitute herself to Wentworth for a weekend. 👀 #pulp #romance #romancelandia
In hindsight, perhaps no other story demonstrates the…
In hindsight, perhaps no other story demonstrates the…
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I love how smugly people use this utter falsehood to dunk on people on this website when it has no grounding in any empirical reality and elides actual issues.
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I love how smugly people use this utter falsehood to dunk on people on this website when it has no grounding in any empirical reality and elides actual issues.
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I think my biggest assertion is that the things people are using AIfor that intentionality are being sucked out of are things like your grandpa replying to an email chain with"Sounds Good :) Don't Let the Liberals Eat Your Face",not a bunch of people with words in their heart that will never get out
November 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I think my biggest assertion is that the things people are using AIfor that intentionality are being sucked out of are things like your grandpa replying to an email chain with"Sounds Good :) Don't Let the Liberals Eat Your Face",not a bunch of people with words in their heart that will never get out
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Used right it can help people brainstorm, or serve as a first pass editor fod someone who doesn't have access to one. Yeah, if you have it write a novel it will write a bad one. But so what? Don't do that, problem solved.
November 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Used right it can help people brainstorm, or serve as a first pass editor fod someone who doesn't have access to one. Yeah, if you have it write a novel it will write a bad one. But so what? Don't do that, problem solved.
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"Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of [Trumpism] to the sunlit path of justice."
Unironically: Morning in America
Unironically: Morning in America
November 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of [Trumpism] to the sunlit path of justice."
Unironically: Morning in America
Unironically: Morning in America
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*whispers* plastic surgery stigma is also wrong
*whispers even more quietly* it is in fact fine when we do it to MAGAface people bc that's the equivalent of Nazi filmmaking
*whispers even more quietly* it is in fact fine when we do it to MAGAface people bc that's the equivalent of Nazi filmmaking
AI use is gonna be like plastic surgery: when it's obvious and over the top will incur some stigma, when done well, you won't even know.
You can, but it's going to be demo and social network based. There's definitely going to be a major stigma towards being a Clippy addict in a lot of white collar professional circles.
November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
*whispers* plastic surgery stigma is also wrong
*whispers even more quietly* it is in fact fine when we do it to MAGAface people bc that's the equivalent of Nazi filmmaking
*whispers even more quietly* it is in fact fine when we do it to MAGAface people bc that's the equivalent of Nazi filmmaking
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Like in seriousness, AI slop aesthetic is obviously not art that I enjoy, but there is an implicit value judgment in telling other people that they are wrong for enjoying it and I don’t think that is correct. People are allowed to like slop (questions about reality distortion aside)
November 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Like in seriousness, AI slop aesthetic is obviously not art that I enjoy, but there is an implicit value judgment in telling other people that they are wrong for enjoying it and I don’t think that is correct. People are allowed to like slop (questions about reality distortion aside)
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(Loudly on main)
It’s also fine to like fake tits
It’s also fine to like fake tits
*whispers* plastic surgery stigma is also wrong
*whispers even more quietly* it is in fact fine when we do it to MAGAface people bc that's the equivalent of Nazi filmmaking
*whispers even more quietly* it is in fact fine when we do it to MAGAface people bc that's the equivalent of Nazi filmmaking
AI use is gonna be like plastic surgery: when it's obvious and over the top will incur some stigma, when done well, you won't even know.
November 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
(Loudly on main)
It’s also fine to like fake tits
It’s also fine to like fake tits
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This is a stated vs revealed preference situation. news.gallup.com/poll/654905/...
November 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This is a stated vs revealed preference situation. news.gallup.com/poll/654905/...
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AI use is gonna be like plastic surgery: when it's obvious and over the top will incur some stigma, when done well, you won't even know.
You can, but it's going to be demo and social network based. There's definitely going to be a major stigma towards being a Clippy addict in a lot of white collar professional circles.
November 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
AI use is gonna be like plastic surgery: when it's obvious and over the top will incur some stigma, when done well, you won't even know.
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Party of FDR, party of civil rights, party of LGBTQ rights, party of saving the economy again and again. Help us or shut up.
November 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Party of FDR, party of civil rights, party of LGBTQ rights, party of saving the economy again and again. Help us or shut up.
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I mean, I certainly do. Unrelenting opposition to corruption, prosecution and jail for Trump traitors, full-throated defense of the underprivileged, and celebration of America as a diverse and open nation where immigrants are welcomed, minorities are protected, and the government follows rules
Ok but the Dems need to run on a platform that signals a break with the status quo and the need to do big things and if you have another idea for that besides Dem socialist policies I'm all ears but I don't think you do so yeah Dems should be running on that platform.
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I mean, I certainly do. Unrelenting opposition to corruption, prosecution and jail for Trump traitors, full-throated defense of the underprivileged, and celebration of America as a diverse and open nation where immigrants are welcomed, minorities are protected, and the government follows rules