Evan Washington

Evan Washington

@eewash.bsky.social

yields falsehood when preceded by his own quotation

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now that I've seen it, I can join the chorus saying that this piece sucks so bad

STAT@statnews.com

“'You Can See Everything' is a hilarious, thrilling, fascinating, beautiful piece of art. What it certainly is not is a documentary, and it’s dangerous to pretend that it is,” writes Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz. https://bit.ly/4Bk2nDJ

it is kinda amusing to draw out the obvious implications and then complain that the film did not draw out the implications for you she's still lying? no way that's crazy dude. you can only see what the camera's pointed at? holy shit man you're blowing my mind

I do really like all the interwoven layers of artifice and bullshit I can't tell if Billy's the kind of narcissist who earnestly believes he's excellent at sex or just the kind who desperately needs to be seen as excellent at sex in that way, showing us his weird dick is a strong thesis statement

I don't really get why chain restaurants are a matter of dispute in the national divorce? you need....cracker barrel to stay the same that badly? you need to defend the honor of...the cheesecake factory?

remember when he wasn't seen for a few days and we all convinced ourselves he was going to make an announcement like "I'm Donald Trump and I died yesterday. I fucking died"

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social

I’m not sure I understand what he’s going for here.

Evan Washington reposted

"crunchwrap." perfect name. the "cellar door" of fast food items

i don't think matt yglesias has ever really been interested in being correct? like he's more into structuring a take well or articulating a case than he is in having his conclusion be right that sounds damning (and it kinda is) but it's also true of many philosophers

1) this sounds like a runescape scam. this should only be happening to credulous children in roblox 2) the clever little fae who did this told no lie: someone will keep your gold safe forevermore! it will even be safe from you 3) why

Metro North Capital@metronorthcapital.bsky.social

What?

I think people who are suspicious of the identity are so because they are suspicious of (or confused by) infinite decimal expansions generally, which these standard arguments don't really address? you've gotta tell them about convergent sequences to really make the sale

Howie Hua@howiehua.bsky.social

Four arguments for why 0.9 repeating equals 1

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ok non-tech ppl might be hearing some scary things about "critical vulnerabilities" involving certificates. the main thing you need to know, without getting down in the weeds about it, is that the fourth seal is broken. lo, a rider approacheth upon a pale steed, and his name is Death

there are so many different mathematical terms that literally mean "collection of things considered as a whole" - set - class - category - union - group - ring (as in 'smuggling ring') - field

Colin@colin-fraser.net

Some are quite good. Matrix? Awesome. Ring? Intriguing. Space? Well what else are you going to call it? Never liked “Field” though. It evokes nothing.

more: - variety_1 and variety_2 (I think?) - bundle - sheaf (more of a stretch...) - stack_1 and stack_2 - bag (multiset) - heap algebraic objects safe from this: - loop (named after the Chicago Loop) - rack (from 'wrack and ruin') - quandle (intentional nonsense word)

rightwing hair technology is so far behind. look at that Enemy Stand User color

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social

“The borrowing let Ellison keep his stock and avoid locking in taxable gains, and highlighted how billionaires often employ a strategy called ‘buy, borrow and die’ to retain their wealth without selling assets.”

Evan Washington reposted

JK Rowling’s transphobia has ruined Harry Potter. That is a shame, there was a real magic in the fantasy of it. As a kid, I always loved imagining going to private coed boarding school. Inheriting a big pile of money. Drinking non alcoholic beer. Owning a little slave guy

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names this good shouldn't be wasted on scumbag political operatives. Timmy Teepell is the name of a retired relief pitcher who threw 43 innings of 4.50 ERA ball for the '94-95 Royals and Tommy Teepell should be his 5-tool prospect son everyone else in the Orioles dugout has nicknamed "T-Dawg"

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

Huge follow-up reporting to my scoop: The Guardian confirmed America Next—the conservative nonprofit founded by Bobby Jindal that was offering students $ to disrupt El-Sayed events—paid a firm registered to Tommy Teepell’s dad Timmy $250k for “canvassing and influencer marketing” against El-Sayed.

that guy was the best $250K could buy? dang the economy does suck

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

Huge follow-up reporting to my scoop: The Guardian confirmed America Next—the conservative nonprofit founded by Bobby Jindal that was offering students $ to disrupt El-Sayed events—paid a firm registered to Tommy Teepell’s dad Timmy $250k for “canvassing and influencer marketing” against El-Sayed.

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please read my insanely embarrassing piece in the NYT "It's Bad—Why I Revised My Thoughts Regarding Poo Poo" that I was paid $90000 to write

from looking into this further, I'm pretty sure all explanations of the Pythagorean prohibition on bean-eating come from later scholars trying their best to make sense of it, rather than any known Pythagorean doctrine that is, even in antiquity they were all going "huh????? why though??"

Evan Washington@eewash.bsky.social

i get this story. standard violent cult behavior. i've seen movies i don't get why they had such a thing about beans

i get this story. standard violent cult behavior. i've seen movies i don't get why they had such a thing about beans

jenny tightpants@jtp.bsky.social

i like the story about ancient greece where a bunch of pythagoreans drowned a guy because he proved irrational numbers exist

Evan Washington reposted

Deciding between two posts: "An American is someone who defects in a stag hunt." "An American is someone who can't tell apart a stag hunt and a prisoner's dilemma."

ponder@ponder.ooo

average american's understanding of game theory is "always defect, defection is always more rational. doesnt even matter what the problem setup is"

they should honestly switch jobs? Elon is clearly more interested in being le epic win content creator man and Jimmy Beast is clearly more interested in wielding insane power over others like some political Jigsaw figure. it fits

God made the natural numbers, all else is the work of man for tax purposes (this is kinda sorta true)

David Spurrett@doctorspurt.bsky.social

Add 'for Tax Purposes' to a philosophical title or assertion. Whereof we cannot speak, thereof we must be silent for Tax Purposes.