Ali Minai (@barbarikon) / X

Ali Minai

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Ali Minai

@barbarikon

#AI #Archaeology #Art #Biology #CognitiveScience #ComplexSystems #Cricket #Farsi #History #Neuroscience #Poetry #Politics #SciFi #SouthAsia #Urdu

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Joined February 2012

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Ali Minai
@barbarikon
Nov 18, 2023
Replying to @barbarikon
All humans are parts of a single body: all of one essence in their creation. Whenever one part is in pain all others too cannot find peace. You, who are oblivious to the pain of others, do not deserve to be considered human. Sa’dī Shīrāzī (1210 - 1291)
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Ali Minai
@barbarikon
Jan 2, 2025
Replying to @Acyn
In other words: Tesla drivers, Elon is keeping track of your every move! Another reason why there will never be a Tesla in my garage.
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Ali Minai
@barbarikon
Jan 9, 2024
Replying to @The_Real_Fly
I thought the only way to destroy illegal tunnels was to drop 2000 pound bombs on the buildings above. No?
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Ali Minai
@barbarikon
Mar 15, 2024
Replying to @HotSpotHotSpot
He looks like a human; he talks like a human; but I’m not sure if he would qualify as human.
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Ali Minai
@barbarikon
Oct 26, 2024
Replying to @ILkamalite
Yes, we should leave it to an American president a hundred years from now to apologize to the Palestinians.
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Ali Minai
@barbarikon
Sep 6, 2025
Replying to @koryodynasty
If South Korea has any sense of national honor, they’ll at least least recall their ambassador and kick out the US ambassador. But I doubt if that will happen.
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Ali Minai
@barbarikon
Mar 12, 2025
Replying to @kaitlancollins
But no Republican colleague had the guts to defend him out loud. Kelly is no traitor, but Republicans are cowards.
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Ali Minai
@barbarikon
May 15, 2024
Replying to @JonahDispatch
LOL. The “young people” were right on Vietnam, South Africa, and Iraq. It’s you and your “seasoned” fellow travelers who were wrong.
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Ali Minai
@barbarikon
Oct 21, 2023
Replying to @NoahCRothman
Abuse: Brass Escapes Direct Blame
From cbsnews.com
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Ali Minai
@barbarikon
Feb 27, 2024
Replying to @profnoahfeldman and @myraemacdonald
The main implication of the article - that ever labeling Israel as an oppressor veers close to antisemitism - is one big reason why the term is losing its meaning. Any state can be an oppressor, and none should be given any special exemption in this regard. And just as the
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Ali Minai
@barbarikon
Aug 3, 2024
Replying to @EricAbbenante
LOL. She clearly says that it’s not in a physical place, referring to cyberspace, which is exactly what the cloud is functionally. Just because it is implemented on servers does not make it physical any more than the World-Wide Web is physical just because it runs on Internet
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Ali Minai
@barbarikon
Aug 8, 2024
Replying to @emanabdelhadi
Yes, please always keep doing the least strategic, least persuasive thing possible.
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Ali Minai
@barbarikon
Oct 3, 2024
Replying to @LibbeyDean_ @NewsNation and @AliBradleyTV
I hope Haitian voters in Florida are paying attention.
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Ali Minai
@barbarikon
Oct 14, 2024
Replying to @IChotiner
As always, a real tour de force in laying bare the real issue. Jacobson reveals himself as a dehumanizing bigot who cares more about his lost privilege than about dying children.
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