Katharin Tai 戴恺琳
@ktai.bsky.social
Probably somewhere in an archive near berlin. phd-ing @ MIT Political Science on Chinese politics, technology policy, bureaucracy & GDR computing. Also at mstdn.social/@ktai
"Ruhebereich achten, sonst kommt Småhaj!"
August 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
"Ruhebereich achten, sonst kommt Småhaj!"
my neck hurts from staring up into a tree for half an hour, but i got some actual shots of the baby owls & they're ADORABLE
July 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
my neck hurts from staring up into a tree for half an hour, but i got some actual shots of the baby owls & they're ADORABLE
We all take what we can get these days. I took some bad pictures of the baby owls, but there are pictures!
July 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
We all take what we can get these days. I took some bad pictures of the baby owls, but there are pictures!
July 7, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Just look at this owl! It's so good!
July 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Just look at this owl! It's so good!
Our yard doesn't have syphilis but it has owls! I'd take more owl discourse any day
July 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Our yard doesn't have syphilis but it has owls! I'd take more owl discourse any day
Post your favorite doctor who, wrong answers only
June 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Post your favorite doctor who, wrong answers only
I was having a picnic with a friend the other day & suddenly, a dog skateboarded by???? Sorry for the shitty video quality, we were both losing our minds about the SKATEBOARDING DOG
June 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I was having a picnic with a friend the other day & suddenly, a dog skateboarded by???? Sorry for the shitty video quality, we were both losing our minds about the SKATEBOARDING DOG
Not sure if @karenhao.bsky.social counts as a Boston hometown hero, but her book sure is popular at the Boston public library 😅
June 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Not sure if @karenhao.bsky.social counts as a Boston hometown hero, but her book sure is popular at the Boston public library 😅
that sweet smell of spring air turning into summer air in shanghai
May 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
that sweet smell of spring air turning into summer air in shanghai
I can't name any cardinals but I know a priest I'd support as pope
May 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I can't name any cardinals but I know a priest I'd support as pope
lol at that vague "universities abroad". I think it simply never occurred to me that you could "cheat your way through uni" with AI bc I've been made to sit multi-hour exams written by hand in France, China and England - I can remember one single open book exam before my PhD general exams
May 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
lol at that vague "universities abroad". I think it simply never occurred to me that you could "cheat your way through uni" with AI bc I've been made to sit multi-hour exams written by hand in France, China and England - I can remember one single open book exam before my PhD general exams
tfw you shouldn't just have hit enter right away
April 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
tfw you shouldn't just have hit enter right away
This made me check in on my hold and lol
April 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This made me check in on my hold and lol
oh look, it's my reaction to basically every piece of news these days... but in the shape of a van!?!?
April 2, 2025 at 8:56 AM
oh look, it's my reaction to basically every piece of news these days... but in the shape of a van!?!?
My personal favorite:
March 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
My personal favorite:
Auch wieder ein guter Anlass, um sich daran zu erinnern, dass Olaf Scholz, als die @lagedernation.org ihn direkt auf diese Art von Phänomen angesprochen hat, meinte, er sähe das anders & "würde das gerne mit (diesen Politikwissenschaftlern) mal austragen." ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ lagedernation.org/podcast/ldn4...
February 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Auch wieder ein guter Anlass, um sich daran zu erinnern, dass Olaf Scholz, als die @lagedernation.org ihn direkt auf diese Art von Phänomen angesprochen hat, meinte, er sähe das anders & "würde das gerne mit (diesen Politikwissenschaftlern) mal austragen." ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ lagedernation.org/podcast/ldn4...
Real 5-4 fans know why I'm worried about getting rickrolled when I hit play on this @fivefourpod.bsky.social episode 👀
February 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Real 5-4 fans know why I'm worried about getting rickrolled when I hit play on this @fivefourpod.bsky.social episode 👀
(fun fact: this is why i own this cereal bowl that was sold as event swag at a local german hacker convention in 2014 :D)
February 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
(fun fact: this is why i own this cereal bowl that was sold as event swag at a local german hacker convention in 2014 :D)
I'm old enough to remember when the Jusos walked door to door in Neukölln, telling people the Linke candidate didn't stand a chance
February 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I'm old enough to remember when the Jusos walked door to door in Neukölln, telling people the Linke candidate didn't stand a chance
Habe jetzt oft gehört, dass die Linken so gut auf TikTok so seien & deswegen ihr Support hochginge etc. Aber: zumindest für mich (Neukölln) war auf der Straße & an den Haustüren keine andere Partei so präsent wie die Linke. Die hat in Berlin sehr viel mehr gemacht als gepostet.
February 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Habe jetzt oft gehört, dass die Linken so gut auf TikTok so seien & deswegen ihr Support hochginge etc. Aber: zumindest für mich (Neukölln) war auf der Straße & an den Haustüren keine andere Partei so präsent wie die Linke. Die hat in Berlin sehr viel mehr gemacht als gepostet.
Wow. It's starting to look like a lot like linkes Direktmandat aus Neukölln - mit doppelt so vielen Erststimmen wie 2021. Die Präsenz auf der Straße und an den Haustüren scheint sich ausgezahlt zu haben.
(Quelle: www.wahlen-berlin.de/wahlen/BU202...)
(Quelle: www.wahlen-berlin.de/wahlen/BU202...)
February 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Wow. It's starting to look like a lot like linkes Direktmandat aus Neukölln - mit doppelt so vielen Erststimmen wie 2021. Die Präsenz auf der Straße und an den Haustüren scheint sich ausgezahlt zu haben.
(Quelle: www.wahlen-berlin.de/wahlen/BU202...)
(Quelle: www.wahlen-berlin.de/wahlen/BU202...)
