Robert Kwasny

Feeling full of foolish rhyme

[Robert Kwasny @fruitoftears]

@StefanFSchubert From that Berlin essay: somewhat similar sentiment expressed by Ayer.

[Robert Kwasny @fruitoftears]

“Austin glared at me (…), ‘Would you mind saying that again.’ I did so. ‘It seems to me’, said Austin, speaking slowly, ‘that what you have just said is complete nonsense.’ I then realised that this was to be no polite shadow-fencing, but war to the death – my death, that is.”

[Robert Kwasny @fruitoftears]

@StefanFSchubert Ah, never mind, I found the source

[Robert Kwasny @fruitoftears]

@StefanFSchubert https://t.co/0sIPCEJ9P3

[Robert Kwasny @fruitoftears]

@StefanFSchubert Oh, forgot to add source: it’s from Isaiah Berlin’s essay “J. L. Austin and the Early Beginnings of Oxford Philosophy” in Personal Impressions.

I didn’t read that book but I’ve had it on my wish list since reading this LRB review: https://t.co/4FYOdJ2arw

[Robert Kwasny @fruitoftears]

@TheAnnaGat https://t.co/M7hephNNsW

[Robert Kwasny @fruitoftears]

@KelseyTuoc @michael_nielsen I had a variant of this exchange a couple of times:

“I recommend you try Knausgaard’s My Struggle or Ferrante’s Neapolitan Quartet.”

“What are those about?”

“They’re about me. And there’s a good chance they’re about you too.”

[Robert Kwasny @fruitoftears]

@wordgrammer *multiplies both sides by -1*

IQ < -150

Sorry, your ideal woman doesn’t exit.

[Robert Kwasny @fruitoftears]

@business @tylercowen @opinion https://t.co/BoqU5VEYNw

[Robert Kwasny @fruitoftears]

@krishnanrohit “Novo Nordisk has provided sales discounts and rebates amounting to 74% of US gross sales in 2023”

Of course they have other drugs than Ozempic but still

https://t.co/cLANj78bUH

[Robert Kwasny @fruitoftears]

@tylercowen https://t.co/BoqU5VEYNw

[Robert Kwasny @fruitoftears]

@krishnanrohit “Novo Nordisk has provided sales discounts and rebates amounting to 74% of US gross sales in 2023”

Of course they have other drugs than Ozempic but still

https://t.co/cLANj78bUH

[Robert Kwasny @fruitoftears]

lol

[Simone Margaritelli @evilsocket]

* Unauthenticated RCE vs all GNU/Linux systems (plus others) disclosed 3 weeks ago.
* Full disclosure happening in less than 2 weeks (as agreed with devs).
* Still no CVE assigned (there should be at least 3, possibly 4, ideally 6).
* Still no working fix.
* Canonical, RedHat and others have confirmed the severity, a 9.9, check screenshot.
* Devs are still arguing about whether or not some of the issues have a security impact.

I've spent the last 3 weeks of my sabbatical working full time on this research, reporting, coordination and so on with the sole purpose of helping and pretty much only got patronized because the devs just can't accept that their code is crap - responsible disclosure: no more.

[Robert Kwasny @fruitoftears]

@norvid_studies @morphillogical @lu_sichu @jskf__

[Robert Kwasny @fruitoftears]

UBI pilot programs or proposals motivated by a future where robots or AI do most of the work are equally silly.

If that future ever arrives every country will introduce something like UBI on Day 1. Current UBI research or activism have zero impact on that outcome.

[Robert Kwasny @fruitoftears]

This analogy works for conditional benefits (unemployment insurance, food stamps etc.) but not for UBI.

The question is what happens if sailors get, say, 20% of their salary whether or not they step on a boat?

(I'm not even commenting on UBI, I'm just a pedant)

[Scott Santens @scottsantens]

Thinking Unconditional Basic Income will make people lazy is like thinking lifeboats make sailors careless. Nobody wants to be in the lifeboat forever, but it sure is comforting to know it's already there for you without conditions when you need it to keep you afloat.

[Robert Kwasny @fruitoftears]

UBI that pays a non-laughable amount on top of all other programs is obviously not happening. Do the math.