James Mackay

Cyprus-based academic. I don't use this hellscape of a platform very often.

[James Mackay @JamesMackayCyp]

@KSI .

[James Mackay @JamesMackayCyp]

Hey, @Ngartia, how do I contact you? I was recommended to get in touch with you by our mutual acquaintance A Frances Kormpala (Norway/Scotland slammer). I don't use Twitter much, but my contact details are here: https://t.co/cVtMEpUcqY

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@timonther6 Good for you, sir.

[James Mackay @JamesMackayCyp]

@briesmith @JasonManford His grandfather was a qualified engineer who came to Britain and worked in the Tax Office. Its the same kind of "arrived with nothing" as Sunak's "childhood hardship."

[Flint Dibble 🍖🏺 @FlintDibble]

In his new Netflix “documentary” #AncientApocalypse, @Graham__Hancock has declared war on archaeologists

His rhetoric sows distrust in experts, and #Atlantis conspiracy theories promote white supremacy

Buckle up, it’s time for an #ARCHAEOLOGY THREAD 🧵
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[James Mackay @JamesMackayCyp]

@STS_DACH @JaneLuciferian @andrealongchu The hypnosis argument has been put forward quite often, including in submissions to the UK and Scottish Parliaments. It's dangerous precisely because most people completely misunderstand hypnosis, and thus use it to feed their conspiracy theories.

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@STS_DACH @JaneLuciferian @andrealongchu The gender criticals, naturally, have it backwards, thinking the hypno makes the person trans rather than that these materials are mainly appealing to people experiencing gender confusion.

[James Mackay @JamesMackayCyp]

This post about automating dating is absolutely fascinating. It's obviously untrue/exaggerated (how did he get a 50% match, nobody talks to a bot for months without noticing). But it shows what some men dream of - a world where the emotionally hard part is cut out of dating.

[Kritarth Mittal | Soshals @kritarthmittal]

Meet Aleksandr Zhadan.

This 23-year-old developer from Russia used OpenAI to talk to 5,240 women on Tinder and automated dates with 100+ of them.

Now he is getting married to Karina, the best date found by his algorithm.

Here's the wildest Valentine's story you'll ever hear:🧵

[James Mackay @JamesMackayCyp]

@behm_steinberg I just used your short story "Taylor Swift" as the set text in an examination on critical theory. My students spent the exam rocking with laughter. Loving the different interpretations they came up with!

[James Mackay @JamesMackayCyp]

@guardian You are inspirational.

[James Mackay @JamesMackayCyp]

@FifeRight14 @billybragg Did... did you think your second sentence was "just breathing"?

[James Mackay @JamesMackayCyp]

@aemossberg @elonmusk Yes.

[James Mackay @JamesMackayCyp]

@elonmusk Advertisers should support:
1) Consequence-free platforms for bigotry and hate
2) Protection for vulnerable groups

FTFY

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@timsquirrell @NickyWoolf @tortoise Great interview, BTW.

[James Mackay @JamesMackayCyp]

CFP for "Placing Ghanaian and Indigenous North American literatures in conversation" (journal special issue).

@AfricanLitAssoc @NAISA__ @ASAIL_org

https://t.co/apd8cNibUs

[James Mackay @JamesMackayCyp]

@yasirwattu @ElSandifer He became rich by making hard choices. Like the hard choice to be the child of the owner of an emerald mine.

[James Mackay @JamesMackayCyp]

@cspencer1508 Good for you.