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Nice paper! Reminds me (in spirit) of this from Steven Greenberg a few years ago. A paper I recommend to everyone!
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Understanding belief using citation networks
Citation is a powerful method for establishing belief. Published statements gain credibility when followed by citations. Citation in its purest form consists of the scholarly connection of authors' i....
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November 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Nice paper! Reminds me (in spirit) of this from Steven Greenberg a few years ago. A paper I recommend to everyone!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Man vs Tribbles!
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Man vs Tribbles!
I really enjoyed The Crying of Lot 49 and Inherent Vice (I think I liked Vineland as well but need to re-read it). I have managed Gravity's Rainbow... but it was a "journey". I do like the "density" of his writing though. Haven't read the new one so if you have opinion once you're done please share!
October 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I really enjoyed The Crying of Lot 49 and Inherent Vice (I think I liked Vineland as well but need to re-read it). I have managed Gravity's Rainbow... but it was a "journey". I do like the "density" of his writing though. Haven't read the new one so if you have opinion once you're done please share!
Freezer has lost power!
October 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Freezer has lost power!
The machine overlords will not win by Terminator tactics but by making just enough people stupid... which is really a pretty stupid way to go. And would make a terrible movie!
October 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The machine overlords will not win by Terminator tactics but by making just enough people stupid... which is really a pretty stupid way to go. And would make a terrible movie!
"MT crawling around on the floor with scissors & sellotape, cutting bits out & sticking them back in" -Wow! Who would have thought Margaret Thatcher and William Burroughs had a writing style in common!
September 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"MT crawling around on the floor with scissors & sellotape, cutting bits out & sticking them back in" -Wow! Who would have thought Margaret Thatcher and William Burroughs had a writing style in common!
Dundee was the RBS!
September 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Dundee was the RBS!
So relatable!
September 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
So relatable!
"Education is a human activity. A deeply human activity." - yes, key point. The same argument can be made for many of the jobs, occupations, roles etc AI is proposed for. You lose the human connection & you get a deeply unsatisfactory experience & enshittification.
August 29, 2025 at 7:06 AM
"Education is a human activity. A deeply human activity." - yes, key point. The same argument can be made for many of the jobs, occupations, roles etc AI is proposed for. You lose the human connection & you get a deeply unsatisfactory experience & enshittification.
All this should feel familiar to those of us who were adults when the internet was new. We'd all have the "knowledge of the human race in our pockets and be wise & just and true"... yeah not where we ended up. And the AI "revolution" will be the same; either underwhelming or the same pile of shite.
August 19, 2025 at 7:58 AM
All this should feel familiar to those of us who were adults when the internet was new. We'd all have the "knowledge of the human race in our pockets and be wise & just and true"... yeah not where we ended up. And the AI "revolution" will be the same; either underwhelming or the same pile of shite.