My philosophy explainer video channel: http://youtube.com/ThinkingAboutStuff PhD in philosophy. Community college prof. Mostly here for unserious philosophy jokes.
Little know fact: in the original draft of the Chronicles of Narnia the Morton Salt Girl played the divine savior.
Narnia's Deep Magic Lion QuoteAlt: Aslan from the Chronicles of Narnia saying “Do not recite the deep magic to me, witch. I was there when it was written.”static.klipy.comDerek FaraciBet you didn't know that the Little Morton Salt Girl is an immortal being who existed before there was life on Earth.
When I grow up I hope to be even half as cool as this grandmother
Kathryn TewsonI have just been sent the transcript of a deposition my grandmother gave in 1977 while she was serving as an expert witness in a series of tribal rights cases and let me tell you, if nothing else this is proof that I come by it honest for every conceivable value of “it”
Owner: Did you finish making that menu? AI: Yeah boss. Really fuckin trypophobic and wormy just like you asked.
KhristoffLike you couldn’t just get pictures of your food??!!?!
No shade to OP but whenever I see Sapolsky’s book I have to bring up John Martin Fischer’s review of it: “From my perspective as a philosopher, it is jarring that a book on free will would not discuss free will.” ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/dete...
Scott SantensI just read Sapolsky's book Determined and it kind of blew my mind. There's a biological argument for unconditional basic income to be made based on how our decisions depend on factors beyond our control. If free will is an illusion, then we should make sure to end poverty and reduce chronic stress.
Not the same but this reminds me of how I like to annoy my science colleagues by saying “Science is easy. If you want an answer, you just go and look.”
noamSure, LLMs can do math, but that’s because math is easy
Things like this might seem benign since they’re for kids. But once we learn something incorrectly it has staying power. It’s much harder to teach someone if they already have a misunderstanding.
If you didn't vote Dem, you helped make this:Schoolhouse Rock was mostly great, but this one was legit a force for evil. It's a history episode about the settling of America called "elbow room." Incredibly it erases Native Americans from the topic. Take 3 minutes to watch it! It's flabbergasting! www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHVx...
Animalists:
You think this is a joke?Alt: Kristen Bell shaking her head with the caption “You think this is a joke?”static.klipy.comfesshole 🧻At a job interview and I got asked that if I was an animal, what would I be and why. I decided I didn't want the job by then, so I said I would be a cat, because it would be fun to lick my own arse. Surprisingly, they offered me the job because they liked my sense of humour.
When I was division chair for social sciences (largest division on campus) I wanted to spend $30 on snacks for our first meeting of the academic year. I learned that was a huge no-no because food constituted a “gift” and had to be approved by the VP. (My request was denied so I spent my own money.)
Mardochethics rules for my wife, a community college teacher: ironclad. strictly enforced ethics rules for government: what? lol makes me the joker every time she tells me about turning away a thankful/appreciative student gift because hey, that's quite against the law!
Whenever I see someone with cute baby I want to say how cute their baby is. But then I remember that I’m a random middle aged dude about to accost a woman in a grocery store. So I don’t say anything. This is my contribution to the unintentional flirting discourse
Man with Leaves and Safuu LogoAlt: A creepy guy staring and smiling from behind a plantstatic.klipy.com