My academic friends often ask what LinkedIn is like—and whether it’s a family-friendly place like Bluesky. Well, I just saw this on LinkedIn. You be the judge.

@dol.gov really captured the two Pittsburgh schools of philosophy. On the left, someone who looks like they belong in an engineering department. On the right, someone who works in a faux-gothic tower.

At Carnegie Mellon, my advisor bet cappuccinos on whether the Pirates would lose by 5+. Lovely tradition. At Columbia, the philosophy dept’s coffee machine was robbed by a non-student in a Che Guevara shirt and septum ring. Perfect metaphor for both places.

At Carnegie Mellon, my advisor bet cappuccinos on whether the Pirates would lose by 5+. Lovely tradition. At Columbia, the philosophy dept’s coffee machine was robbed by a non-student in a Che Guevara shirt and septum ring. Perfect metaphor for both places.

Maybe it’s time to move the US capital back to New York — vastly superior to DC in every way.

I like to keep oranges in the fridge. There’s nothing like a nearly frozen clementine on a hot summer day. Sorry.

Some people are driven by the faintest hope of affirmation. They’re liabilities.

I live a few blocks from Di Fara.
I’ve eaten Di Fara pizza.
Di Fara pizza is a friend of mine.
You, frozen pizza, are no Di Fara pizza.

People who work in areas like academia or journalism might never believe it, but there are entire industries full of well-paid centrists who have no reason to share their opinions on social media and who enjoy spending time with their families.

I live a few blocks from Di Fara.
I’ve eaten Di Fara pizza.
Di Fara pizza is a friend of mine.
You, frozen pizza, are no Di Fara pizza.

I like to keep oranges in the fridge. There’s nothing like a nearly frozen clementine on a hot summer day. Sorry.

great architecture can be very powerful

For you

At least it looks pretty tasteful

Honestly wasn’t expecting something as understated as this.

Some people are driven by the faintest hope of affirmation. They’re liabilities.

Doing some mandatory corporate training on innovation, and it includes a TED talk by Dan Ariely. 😂

Ask how your academic fanzine could turn into a pitchbot for The New Yorker.

Ask how your academic fanzine could turn into a pitchbot for The New Yorker.

There’s a certain type of philosopher who obsesses over the subjectivity of prior distributions—and frankly, it’s embarrassing. Stop it. You sound like you’ve never fit a real model in your life. #notfunatparties

My parents were supportive of me following my interests, since they had both felt a lot of pressure to become medical doctors. My father, in particular, romanticized academia. I tend to think I would have been a bit better off if they’d pushed me to be more pragmatic.

Social rejection could be beneficial to the right kind of philosopher. I’d lean into that.

Music from speaker:
🎶 Miebo ohh yeah 🎶

Guest: isn’t that the Meibo theme?
Me: ohh yeah
Guest: funny

🎶 Miebo ohh yeah 🎶

Guest: is this going on for longer than normal?
Me: yes, this is an extended version.

Guest: they released it?
Me: no, I had it commissioned.

🎶 Miebo

Do we really have to be this inept, New York? Come on.

It’s pretty wild how Ozzy, who was portrayed as a total menace when I was a teenager, turned out to be, by most accounts, a genuinely nice guy. I’m going to think about that for a moment the next time I’m criticizing the music my kids listen to.

It’s pretty wild how Ozzy, who was portrayed as a total menace when I was a teenager, turned out to be, by most accounts, a genuinely nice guy. I’m going to think about that for a moment the next time I’m criticizing the music my kids listen to.

“Prime-ish”

The Curious Case of 57 and the Mind of Grothendieck

“Average Joe wants to prove things” lol, if only

Yes, many issues here.

LinkedIn data science is a Black Mirror episode