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So uncouth and absurd that it can only be believed that Nature was motivated by spite or mockery in bringing him into the world at all. (Castiglione)

Joined October 2012
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Okay I give up: A p-value really is the probability the null is true. We lost this game, statisticians. Every one of you gave it your best, and I will always be proud of you. But the scientists cannot be defeated by conventional means. GG
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New Post: Introducing C.S. Lewis' Unfinished Teenage Novel "The Quest of Bleheris" apilgriminnarnia.com/2023/05
 via @BrentonDana #CSLewis
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Février 1943. La Gestapo tue son mari, chef de réseau. A elle de veiller seule, et enceinte, sur leur fille de 3 ans. Mais à d'autres le choix de la sécurité ! Car il y a tous ces autres enfants. Juifs. Qu'elle accepte de cacher. Une centaine lui devront la vie. Yvonne Roques.
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IMO, “erasure poetry” is not poetry in any way. And to destroy someone else’s writing—or, God forbid, poem—and then call the leftover words a new “poem” is pure philistinism. Fight me.
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The Boxing of Cats is a difficult matter, It can't happen only upon Boxing Day. You may think at first I’m as mad as a hatter But listen: each cat needs its own box for play.
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*before chatgpt* me to journalists: hope you know how to code LMAO!!! *after chatgpt* me to journalists: hope you know how to write crisp, clear text that expresses the intricate nuances of a complicated problem LMAO!!!...oh wait...
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Jupiter dementat quos vult perdere

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Replying to @anniierau
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The Rule of St Benedict, and work-life balance in academia. thesphinxblog.com/2023/03/14

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Replying to @drfarls
I'm adapting someone else's joke, I can't take credit for it, but it was pointed out that his decision to defy longstanding tradition and be anointed without the use of ambergris means his coronation will absolutely mark the end his tenure as Prince Of Whales.
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“May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.” #greatstormof23
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L'Ă©dito de Riss | "Il y a cent ans, le 22 fĂ©vrier 1923, naissait François Cavanna. Le crĂ©ateur de ce journal. Ainsi que du lĂ©gendaire mensuel Hara-Kiri, et ce grĂące Ă  la formidable Ă©quipe de dessinateurs et de plumes qu’il avait rĂ©unie autour de lui." charliehebdo.fr/2023/02/poli

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Don’t know who to credit for this, but

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This was one of the most incredible wildlife encounters I’ve ever had — seen while tidepooling on the Northern California coast. (Also please enjoy the look of sheer terror on my friend 😅)
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