Derek 😮💨 & Bill 😾
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Tea enthusiast ☕️🫖, cat servant 😾, chaotic neutral weak player in a doggy dog world
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"Why Peter Thiel is leaving Silicon Valley" (2018)
December 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"Why Peter Thiel is leaving Silicon Valley" (2018)
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I wrote a Wiley book, and found out about this last year via the news
www.thebookseller.com/news/wiley-s...
www.thebookseller.com/news/wiley-s...
Wiley set to earn $44m from AI rights deals, confirms “no opt-out" for authors
The US publisher is the latest to capitalise on deals to give tech firms access to its authors’ content to train their Large Language Models (LLMs).
www.thebookseller.com
January 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I wrote a Wiley book, and found out about this last year via the news
www.thebookseller.com/news/wiley-s...
www.thebookseller.com/news/wiley-s...
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A warning from the lawyer representing the unjustly fired Oklahoma TA! Beware of GFM scams: her client is NOT crowdfunding at this time.
Please be aware of possible scams! My client, Mel Curth, is not seeking any donations at this time. She is grateful for your support and instead requests folks that want to help to donate to the local organizations of your choice!
December 26, 2025 at 4:46 AM
A warning from the lawyer representing the unjustly fired Oklahoma TA! Beware of GFM scams: her client is NOT crowdfunding at this time.
In 2026, may ur worst enemy’s bladder always releases the last 4 drops as they pull up their pants 🥰🙏
December 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
In 2026, may ur worst enemy’s bladder always releases the last 4 drops as they pull up their pants 🥰🙏
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The 6 richest men in the world are all Trump allies.
They control the algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
They control the algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
December 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The 6 richest men in the world are all Trump allies.
They control the algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
They control the algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
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great follow up in the comments too
December 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
great follow up in the comments too
Seen so many academics who fought for one thing and then immediately turned around and did everything they once fought against the moment they got to be in position of power, and they always did so with that “you don’t have my insider knowledge to know what you are talking about” smirk
"the [CSU] system’s funding model says ideal tenure density is around 54%, according to Sueyoshi....“Our aim is to lower tenure density so that we can hire lecturers for classes that students need in high-demand programs,” Sueyoshi said."
In 2001 the CA state leg set target of *75%* tenure density
In 2001 the CA state leg set target of *75%* tenure density
December 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Seen so many academics who fought for one thing and then immediately turned around and did everything they once fought against the moment they got to be in position of power, and they always did so with that “you don’t have my insider knowledge to know what you are talking about” smirk
Reading the statement from OU. I’m so sick of this “how to think” vs “what to think” pseudo-intellectual distinction. If u end up concluding that their earth is flat or is a dome on a giant turtle, you do not know how to think…
December 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Reading the statement from OU. I’m so sick of this “how to think” vs “what to think” pseudo-intellectual distinction. If u end up concluding that their earth is flat or is a dome on a giant turtle, you do not know how to think…
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If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...
December 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...
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Where those Harper’s Letter folks at
December 22, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Where those Harper’s Letter folks at
My sense is that many ppl r just too eager to fall for nostalgia and want to recreate their grad school experience at their teaching job regardless of fit. So I don’t think it’s a false assumption, it’s a bit of self centered wishful thinking
A mistake a lot of people who take up teaching at universities make is to start with the assumption that their students should be just like they were as students but without the defects. Better concentration, better at deadlines at deadlines. But to get a teaching job you were 1 in a 100 or 1000.
December 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
My sense is that many ppl r just too eager to fall for nostalgia and want to recreate their grad school experience at their teaching job regardless of fit. So I don’t think it’s a false assumption, it’s a bit of self centered wishful thinking
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The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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New favorite thing to make!!! Maybe 4 hrs each. Going around asking friends for their measurements like a fucking creep/eugenist
December 20, 2025 at 8:32 AM
New favorite thing to make!!! Maybe 4 hrs each. Going around asking friends for their measurements like a fucking creep/eugenist
Dug out photos for a party. Turns out I only have 2 photos of myself pre-20. I was immature as teenager & had extremely low self-esteem about my looks & never kept any photos. I still feel insecure but it no longer affects me like it did & I truly regret those years of insecurity
December 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Dug out photos for a party. Turns out I only have 2 photos of myself pre-20. I was immature as teenager & had extremely low self-esteem about my looks & never kept any photos. I still feel insecure but it no longer affects me like it did & I truly regret those years of insecurity
Grades submitted. Back to sewing~~~
December 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Grades submitted. Back to sewing~~~
They always think they r owed a conversation, and act shocked like they cannot imagine anything worse than being denied one, it’s like no matter what they do and how bad u think it is, u should AT LEAST be willing to have a conversation
if working for ICE is getting you serious pushback in a Kansas City church that I'm guessing is unlikely to be a particularly liberal one, you're losing.
go fuck yourself
December 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
They always think they r owed a conversation, and act shocked like they cannot imagine anything worse than being denied one, it’s like no matter what they do and how bad u think it is, u should AT LEAST be willing to have a conversation
Not even remotely as good as my grandma’s sun dried sweet potato, I wonder whether sun dried is the only reason, or did she have any secret tip, if only I could ask her. Hers remain big and chunky after dried, mine shrink soooo much
December 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Not even remotely as good as my grandma’s sun dried sweet potato, I wonder whether sun dried is the only reason, or did she have any secret tip, if only I could ask her. Hers remain big and chunky after dried, mine shrink soooo much
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
Anyone else needs a support group for dealing with addictive hoarding Cambridge Elements?
December 12, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Anyone else needs a support group for dealing with addictive hoarding Cambridge Elements?
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The jokers at the institutes of arts and idea are increasingly just a 'philosophy' shell on right-wing reaction.
December 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The jokers at the institutes of arts and idea are increasingly just a 'philosophy' shell on right-wing reaction.
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ICE stormed a residence hall at Augsburg University, detained an undergrad, and aimed rifles at students and staff then admitted they had no warrant to be on campus.
This is state violence. This is terror. And this is exactly what Trump’s America unleashes on our communities.
This is state violence. This is terror. And this is exactly what Trump’s America unleashes on our communities.
December 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
ICE stormed a residence hall at Augsburg University, detained an undergrad, and aimed rifles at students and staff then admitted they had no warrant to be on campus.
This is state violence. This is terror. And this is exactly what Trump’s America unleashes on our communities.
This is state violence. This is terror. And this is exactly what Trump’s America unleashes on our communities.
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in psych, whole subfields have decided to simply skirt the issue, so the causal inference happens in the introduction of the next paper that cites the "totally-not-causal-I-swear" paper and of course absolutely interprets it causally 🥲
The Taboo Against Explicit Causal Inference in Nonexperimental Psychology - Michael P. Grosz, Julia M. Rohrer, Felix Thoemmes, 2020
Causal inference is a central goal of research. However, most psychologists refrain from explicitly addressing causal research questions and avoid drawing causa...
journals.sagepub.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
in psych, whole subfields have decided to simply skirt the issue, so the causal inference happens in the introduction of the next paper that cites the "totally-not-causal-I-swear" paper and of course absolutely interprets it causally 🥲
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"...mega-donors' influence doesn't primarily come from their ability to sway voters... Instead, their leverage comes from convincing politicians that they need mega-donor money to win."
Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:
Money Doesn't Buy Elections. It Does Something Worse.
Campaign ads barely move the needle. The real influence is hiding in plain sight.
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"...mega-donors' influence doesn't primarily come from their ability to sway voters... Instead, their leverage comes from convincing politicians that they need mega-donor money to win."
U know how ppl mock the “since the beginning of time” student essays? Well, haven’t seen that for over a decade now. The new one is “today I am going to talk about…”. Everyone is writing like this, where does it come from??? High school teachers??? 😂
December 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
U know how ppl mock the “since the beginning of time” student essays? Well, haven’t seen that for over a decade now. The new one is “today I am going to talk about…”. Everyone is writing like this, where does it come from??? High school teachers??? 😂