I asked my Magic 8-Ball if it was conscious, and it said "better not tell you now" of course, I was having none of its prevarication, so I asked again, and it said "ask again later" not to be thwarted, I pressed it harder, I am a brave philosopher "ARE YOU CONSCIOUS?" I screamed

Someone just sent me this photo from Chicago, unbelieveable

Dying to know the story behind this.

amc is trying to sell a trojan horse popcorn bucket and man i ain’t fallin for that

Me dying of thirst because the TV’s not telling me it’s time for a hydration break

I am conducting a research study about Disney/musical theatre music and am looking for participants. This ~15-minute survey is completely anonymous and involves listening to musical excerpts and answering questions about what you hear. Learn more and participate here: shanahdt.github.io/evmusicapp/

CEO Reveals How He Used AI To Build One-Person Company That's $1.3 Billion In Debt

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Ad Rock: you can disagree with the current All: POPE MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a All: DOPE Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re All: SCHISMATIC Ad Rock: excommunication is All: AUTOMATIC

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“Computational thinking is a way humans solve problems; it is not trying to get humans to think like computers. Computers are dull and boring; humans are clever and imaginative.” — Jeannette M. Wing (2006) h/t @olivia.science dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

Ireland 1169 A.D. — Present

Lindisfarne, 793 CE.

Hundreds of strangers in Belfast working together. Doing shopping, providing accommodation, driving kids to school, people to hospital appointments. Have just been told of a woman close to us who hasn't left her house since Monday so we'll be sorting her out today and getting her anything she needs

My gf has roped a load of churches into getting their members to collect a load of food that can then be distributed to those who need it across Belfast. Many are afraid to leave their houses, even to get food. People have been delivering food to strangers since this started.

We've got a 0.5 Teaching Fellow in Music Psychology role going for this coming academic year. Please spread the word, and feel free to get in touch with me if you want to know more: durham.taleo.net/careersectio...

these are getting weird

english isn't for cowards. if you're not saying 'torpify,' that's a skill issue. there's no Académie Française telling you what to do. if you try to type 'pallific' and freak out when you see a little red underline, maybe you're not ready to roll with the big dogs.

"Like IQ tests, this research has a dark history." In the 16th essay for our Legacies of Eugenics series, Daniel Shanahan traces the origins of algorithmically-mediated music recommendations: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/music-algorithm-spotify-eugenics-measure-talent-raymond-cattell/

I have a piece about the dark history of musical preference research in the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social.

boss makes a dollar, i make a dime. everyone contributes here at the mint

Reworking my "AI is awesome and you should unquestionably embrace it" graduation speech after some feedback

Joe: I am a 73 year-old retired mechanic in Forsberg, Nebraska. My 3 biggest problems are Iran's uranium enrichment capability, the casting of Helen in Christopher Nolan's "Odyssey," and the ability of Tennesseeans to check out "Roots" from a library 1000 media outlets: can we please talk at length

So thrilled by this thoughtful review from the Wall Street Journal www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

one of my favorite poems is still just "the text from the Whataburger cups"

You don’t hate country music, you just hate the same 100 songs of bootlicking corporatized trash about saluting the flag while drinking a beer in your truck at a football game next to your pretty silent wife in daisy dukes who also knows how to fish.

watched this on repeat losing my shit for two nights now

If you see this, post a concert photo you took. The Beastie Boys in 2006. Sound guy let me hang out at the board the whole show.

[guy who missed the first few seconds of Star Wars] whoa is this happening right now? In our galaxy??

We got approval to hire a visiting assistant professor of musicology, with an August 2026 start date. It's open, but we especially need someone to teach history of pre-1900 music and American popular musics. Please apply or share!

Happy National Library Week! 💙📚

they got the Church of England supporting the Pope now

when an ump is correct on a challenged pitch he should get to be snarky about it

Going back in time to tell 2015 me that Trump will get elected which brings about a new plague and then he'll get re-elected for a second term after attempting to overthrow the government and his biggest political foe in 2026 is the Pope who is from Chicago

My hottest “I have no data to back this up” take is that phones aren’t making young people less happy. What’s making them less happy is living in a world where everyone is having their reality defined by recommendation algorithms that can only care about whether something keeps you watching.

Okay CTA. This is a good sign.

"Does this shock you? Make you feel vulnerable? Endangered? Impuissant? SHAKE OFF YOUR SENSE OF SINGULARITY AND ENTITLEMENT, EARTH PEASANT." [Blows a spit bubble.]

“When Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon, he and all the space scientists were puzzled by an unidentifiable white object. I knew immediately what it was. That was a home run ball hit off me in 1937 by Jimmie Foxx.” – Lefty Gomez

Downloading books on Libby and marveling, as ever, about this unique and glorious service offering. No ads! No popups! No subscriptions!

there was a young man from cork who got limericks and haikus confused

The “writing is thinking” posting will continue until a single freaking person in Silicon Valley has figured this out

Michael B Jordan proving he can win without Scottie B Pippen.

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Today we’re launching the website and social media pages for the new Music Cognition Lab from Dublin, Ireland! Stay tuned for #Music #Cognition updates 🎶🧠🎶🎉 @escom.bsky.social @creativebrainweek.bsky.social @sas.upenn.edu @ausmuspsysoc.bsky.social @musicperception.bsky.social #musicpsychology