Farmehr Amirdust
@farmehramirdust.bsky.social
Taking a short break from academia, I’m discovering myself again: Translator & Writer, Journalist, Juggler, and more. They/Them
Just realized my ‘short’ break from academia is getting uncomfortably long.
I want to get back to research but only on new shiny ideas. That’s what my ADHD brain is telling me.
Should I trust the process?
I want to get back to research but only on new shiny ideas. That’s what my ADHD brain is telling me.
Should I trust the process?
January 29, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Just realized my ‘short’ break from academia is getting uncomfortably long.
I want to get back to research but only on new shiny ideas. That’s what my ADHD brain is telling me.
Should I trust the process?
I want to get back to research but only on new shiny ideas. That’s what my ADHD brain is telling me.
Should I trust the process?
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Phone home... And tell everybody to pick up a copy of this extraterrestrial friendly book
January 21, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Phone home... And tell everybody to pick up a copy of this extraterrestrial friendly book
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“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
AI Completely Failing to Boost Productivity, Says Top Analyst
AI may or may not excel at a lot of things, but from an economic standpoint, it's definitely not making us more productive.
futurism.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:52 AM
“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
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They didn't want a school without dissent. They wanted everyone to think like them.
That's the fundamental issue. They're It on Camazotz.
If we're going to survive this... we need to embrace our faults.
That's the fundamental issue. They're It on Camazotz.
If we're going to survive this... we need to embrace our faults.
a fascinating read, with constant mentions of "irony" and "truth is stranger than fiction" and "betrayed first principles," all coming from an author who could clearly be repeatedly terrified by a jack-in-the-box www.politico.com/news/magazin...
They Wanted a University Without Cancel Culture. Then Dissenters Were Ousted.
Inside the civil war at the anti-woke university backed by Bari Weiss.
www.politico.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:31 PM
They didn't want a school without dissent. They wanted everyone to think like them.
That's the fundamental issue. They're It on Camazotz.
If we're going to survive this... we need to embrace our faults.
That's the fundamental issue. They're It on Camazotz.
If we're going to survive this... we need to embrace our faults.
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My book, Every Galaxy a Circle, comes out tomorrow. For each like I will tell a random fact about the book. I cannot guarantee they will be interesting.
January 14, 2026 at 3:55 PM
My book, Every Galaxy a Circle, comes out tomorrow. For each like I will tell a random fact about the book. I cannot guarantee they will be interesting.
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January 10, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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#CurrentlyReading
How To Stand Up To a Dictator
By Maria Ressa
Democracy is fragile. An urgent cry for readers to recognize & understand the dangers to our freedoms. In telling her courageous story, Ressa forces readers to ask themselves: What are you willing to sacrifice for the truth?
#booksky
How To Stand Up To a Dictator
By Maria Ressa
Democracy is fragile. An urgent cry for readers to recognize & understand the dangers to our freedoms. In telling her courageous story, Ressa forces readers to ask themselves: What are you willing to sacrifice for the truth?
#booksky
January 10, 2026 at 2:30 AM
#CurrentlyReading
How To Stand Up To a Dictator
By Maria Ressa
Democracy is fragile. An urgent cry for readers to recognize & understand the dangers to our freedoms. In telling her courageous story, Ressa forces readers to ask themselves: What are you willing to sacrifice for the truth?
#booksky
How To Stand Up To a Dictator
By Maria Ressa
Democracy is fragile. An urgent cry for readers to recognize & understand the dangers to our freedoms. In telling her courageous story, Ressa forces readers to ask themselves: What are you willing to sacrifice for the truth?
#booksky
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Oldest Living Cat - Guinness World Records
YouTube video by Guinness World Records
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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[paywalled] The best books on the classical world
www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-t...
www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-t...
The 20 books on the classical world you need to read
Our classicist ranks the books that have most shaped her understanding of history
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
[paywalled] The best books on the classical world
www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-t...
www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-t...
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TIL vagina and vanilla are etymologically related.
You’re welcome.
You’re welcome.
December 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
TIL vagina and vanilla are etymologically related.
You’re welcome.
You’re welcome.
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Come, poor remains of friends, rest on this rock.
December 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Come, poor remains of friends, rest on this rock.
The rate at which I’m falling out of love with anything that’s AI is unbelievable.
I’m just furious- leave me to die.
I’m just furious- leave me to die.
December 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The rate at which I’m falling out of love with anything that’s AI is unbelievable.
I’m just furious- leave me to die.
I’m just furious- leave me to die.
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I suspected it was a bad idea to have a meeting when all the humans were running out of brain capacity.
December 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I suspected it was a bad idea to have a meeting when all the humans were running out of brain capacity.
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God, sometimes you need to put key things in BLOCK CAPS in your planning notes because otherwise you will absolutely forget to include the vital setup bit for the next chapter.
December 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
God, sometimes you need to put key things in BLOCK CAPS in your planning notes because otherwise you will absolutely forget to include the vital setup bit for the next chapter.
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The 2025 GenAut FWF START project seminar is completed! Excellent group of papers, check them out.
The 2026 series, on GenAut figures in cultic contexts, is curated by Maria S. Thomas (info soon).
Recordings: youtube.com/@receptionmatters
The 2025 programme: genaut.univie.ac.at
@fwf-at.bsky.social
The 2026 series, on GenAut figures in cultic contexts, is curated by Maria S. Thomas (info soon).
Recordings: youtube.com/@receptionmatters
The 2025 programme: genaut.univie.ac.at
@fwf-at.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The 2025 GenAut FWF START project seminar is completed! Excellent group of papers, check them out.
The 2026 series, on GenAut figures in cultic contexts, is curated by Maria S. Thomas (info soon).
Recordings: youtube.com/@receptionmatters
The 2025 programme: genaut.univie.ac.at
@fwf-at.bsky.social
The 2026 series, on GenAut figures in cultic contexts, is curated by Maria S. Thomas (info soon).
Recordings: youtube.com/@receptionmatters
The 2025 programme: genaut.univie.ac.at
@fwf-at.bsky.social
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Are these the same companies that told us the robot could do it?
December 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Are these the same companies that told us the robot could do it?
I had a near death experience running 10 miles, which is expected I guess. But on the flip side, it’s only 3 more miles before hitting half marathon.
December 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I had a near death experience running 10 miles, which is expected I guess. But on the flip side, it’s only 3 more miles before hitting half marathon.
Full moon energy.
December 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Full moon energy.
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Love to see it!
Mail from @badancient.bsky.social. Thanks for your generosity! Should be a fascinating read.
December 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Love to see it!
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My wife has been HIV+ for 34 years. She’s alive today b/c work of activists who destigmatized the virus, pushed medical science to adapt & find ways to treat it, & advocated for gov health programs that helped fund her care. The current U.S. regime may want to go back in time, but we won’t let them.
December 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
My wife has been HIV+ for 34 years. She’s alive today b/c work of activists who destigmatized the virus, pushed medical science to adapt & find ways to treat it, & advocated for gov health programs that helped fund her care. The current U.S. regime may want to go back in time, but we won’t let them.
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Damn! We just started December, and I got Wham!ed right away.
a group of people are standing in front of microphones and singing into them .
ALT: a group of people are standing in front of microphones and singing into them .
media.tenor.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Damn! We just started December, and I got Wham!ed right away.
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