Ian Murphy

I do not know much but I do know the difference between comprise and compose.

[Ian Murphy @Richmilnix]

getting closer

https://t.co/cyBBZqDvzA

[Ian Murphy @Richmilnix]

It seems like it's time now for the @RollingStones tour that's the only one we've wanted for thirty years anyway: Ron playing an acoustic bass, Keith an acoustic guitar, no amplification, no venue over a hundred people deep

[Ian Murphy @Richmilnix]

proof of concept

https://t.co/OyZm4r9S9B

[Ian Murphy @Richmilnix]

“having a freeze response to stress is so funny in the context of normal adult stressors. millions of years of evolution are trying to tell me that the email will not find me if i stay very still and do nothing”

https://t.co/A0kLQF3tZA

[Ian Murphy @Richmilnix]

I solved today’s #Gisnep in 12:42. 🎉
No. 101 | November 16, 2024
https://t.co/caqflDOG0J

[Ian Murphy @Richmilnix]

I solved today’s #Gisnep in 10:30. 🎉
No. 100 | November 15, 2024
https://t.co/caqflDOG0J

[Ian Murphy @Richmilnix]

@jdickerson I get so excited when I possess arcane knowledge that others need ~

Cited by you in response to David's Lindy West chatter:
https://t.co/nXEL6JsYx1
(and it's not apocryphal!)

[Ian Murphy @Richmilnix]

@batcountry1980 I don’t see it mentioned often enough, but for straight start-to-finish-no-clunkers perfect track record from the 1990s?

[Ian Murphy @Richmilnix]

@jdickerson just said on @SlateGabfest that Cleveland v. Harrison was last former pres running vs. seated. Not TR? Did he not make it to general?

[depths of wikipedia! @depthsofwiki]

The "Ship of Theseus" article has been edited 1792 times since it was created in July of 2003. At present, 0% of the phrases in the original article (seen below) remain.

[Ian Murphy @Richmilnix]

@simonw @AaronRHanlon I spoke a few weeks ago with an undergrad who told me two things

- that his friend was in trouble b/c the essay he’d entrusted to ChatGPT was riddled with falsehoods, and

- that he should be more free to entrust all of his homework to ChatGPT.

[Ian Murphy @Richmilnix]

Suzanne Somers' death at 76 confirms: the New York Times and I have differing definitions of "Breaking news"

[Laura Robinson @LauraRbnsn]

1) You're just never going to give me information that makes me say "Now I see why Hamas had to kill those kids."
2) You're never going to give me information that makes me say "Now I see why it's fair to kill Palestinian kids."
I don't see why this is hard.

[Nate Silver @NateSilver538]

On some level it's kind of amazing how well society functions despite people believing a lot of super dumb and fucked up shit.

[Grant Snider @grantdraws]

I'm embarking on a major revision today. Trying to get from Regret to Revelation. See you all next month!

(from I WILL JUDGE YOU BY YOUR BOOKSHELF, published by @ABRAMSbooks)

[David C Lowery @davidclowery]

Ladies, would you prefer to marry someone who every day thinks about
1) The Roman Empire, or
2) The Replacements

[Ian Murphy @Richmilnix]

@NoContextHumans I'll ask my kayak

[Ian Murphy @Richmilnix]

I said "hi" to a man I didn't know. He replied, "you're welcome!" Now, I'm paralyzed and perplexed

[Ian Murphy @Richmilnix]

@JamesClear People are more likely to make errors than to intend to cause harm.

(The clinical phrasing: don't assume mendacity when ineptitude is plausible)

[Ian Murphy @Richmilnix]

@ThatEricAlper Ugh, this goddam thing

https://t.co/7pah0H56FA

[Ian Murphy @Richmilnix]

@jpmartinsci Yes please