Joe Trela
@alert74.bsky.social
That guy who was on that show. Learned League trivia ronin sasquatch, amateur numismatist, flagrant vexillologist, occasional blue hair w/pronouns. Sanguis in auribus, stultusque in speculo.
Your last meme saved is your moral philosophy.
True true.
(I disagree with the following one though. Lay on the wordplay! 🔥)
True true.
(I disagree with the following one though. Lay on the wordplay! 🔥)
January 23, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Your last meme saved is your moral philosophy.
True true.
(I disagree with the following one though. Lay on the wordplay! 🔥)
True true.
(I disagree with the following one though. Lay on the wordplay! 🔥)
A fascinating thread on one instructor's attempt to deal with the rampant plagiarism and wrongness (in both senses of the word) caused by ChatGPT and other LLMs. Spoiler: it doesn't involve buggy AI detectors!
Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
January 23, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A fascinating thread on one instructor's attempt to deal with the rampant plagiarism and wrongness (in both senses of the word) caused by ChatGPT and other LLMs. Spoiler: it doesn't involve buggy AI detectors!
"A big strong man came up with tears in his eyes and said 'Thank you for stopping the carbon tetrachloride from coming out of the sink'."
I was a single-issue voter, and that issue was water coming out of the sink. I do not regret my vote.
Q: What goals do you have for '26 in Congress for your agenda?
TRUMP: I have great executive orders. Like, water coming out of a sink. The water wouldn't come out. They had all sorts of restrictions. I took them off. Straws. They don't have to be paper anymore. I'd like to have all that confirmed.
TRUMP: I have great executive orders. Like, water coming out of a sink. The water wouldn't come out. They had all sorts of restrictions. I took them off. Straws. They don't have to be paper anymore. I'd like to have all that confirmed.
January 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
"A big strong man came up with tears in his eyes and said 'Thank you for stopping the carbon tetrachloride from coming out of the sink'."
Big "How much can a banana cost? Ten dollars?" vibes.
Bessent on institutional investors: "I's a good idea to have them out of the [housing] market. We're going to give guidance to see what is a mom & pop. Maybe your parents for their retirement bought 10 or 12 homes. We don't want to push the mom & pops out, we just want to push everyone else out"
January 20, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Big "How much can a banana cost? Ten dollars?" vibes.
stupid Omelas
January 20, 2026 at 4:07 PM
stupid Omelas
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I have no formal art education. But I love drawing cartoons of prehistoric critters and hope they resonate with people.
January 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I have no formal art education. But I love drawing cartoons of prehistoric critters and hope they resonate with people.
"moral arc repair tech tree prerequisites"
*frantically googling*
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
Who up bending they arc toward justice
January 19, 2026 at 11:52 PM
"moral arc repair tech tree prerequisites"
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Stay aware, alert, and prepared.
Iceout.org is an informative site where you can see real time witness reports of ICE and their locations: observed, active, and critical.
It is more important than ever to share these resources. Do not ignore what is happening.
Iceout.org is an informative site where you can see real time witness reports of ICE and their locations: observed, active, and critical.
It is more important than ever to share these resources. Do not ignore what is happening.
January 14, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Stay aware, alert, and prepared.
Iceout.org is an informative site where you can see real time witness reports of ICE and their locations: observed, active, and critical.
It is more important than ever to share these resources. Do not ignore what is happening.
Iceout.org is an informative site where you can see real time witness reports of ICE and their locations: observed, active, and critical.
It is more important than ever to share these resources. Do not ignore what is happening.
Ah, pre-show jitters. How I haven't missed you.
January 17, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Ah, pre-show jitters. How I haven't missed you.
Someday, one of those tech bro companies that name themselves after things in Tolkein's books will just straight out go with "Eru Iluvatar"
I hope to be well inland when it happens.
I hope to be well inland when it happens.
January 17, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Someday, one of those tech bro companies that name themselves after things in Tolkein's books will just straight out go with "Eru Iluvatar"
I hope to be well inland when it happens.
I hope to be well inland when it happens.
"Quit calling us the Copper Culture! Copper sucks! That's why we stopped using it!"
neolithic guys get pissed if you tell them their cultures are organized by the type of pots and jewelry they made. "we called ourselves the blood hunters" "we conquered villages far beyond this horizon" sorry bud you're the western linear pottery culture now
January 17, 2026 at 7:41 PM
"Quit calling us the Copper Culture! Copper sucks! That's why we stopped using it!"
So Saturday night I will be on Stage Three at #FurtherConfusion as MAJOR ALEX LOUIS ARMSTRONG, LICENSED STATE ALCHEMIST along with other members of the Cosplay Wrestling Federation! If you're there, come and see! We'll also be live on Twitch.
January 17, 2026 at 10:25 AM
So Saturday night I will be on Stage Three at #FurtherConfusion as MAJOR ALEX LOUIS ARMSTRONG, LICENSED STATE ALCHEMIST along with other members of the Cosplay Wrestling Federation! If you're there, come and see! We'll also be live on Twitch.
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
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Hey you ICE bastards let me draw you a map of your future
January 14, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Hey you ICE bastards let me draw you a map of your future
Slightly diminish a game -
Baldur's Catflap III
Baldur's Catflap III
Slightly diminish a game —
Sonic Adjective
Sonic Adverb
Sonic Theme Description
Sonic Adjective
Sonic Adverb
Sonic Theme Description
Slightly diminish a game — Domicile Inconvenient
January 13, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Slightly diminish a game -
Baldur's Catflap III
Baldur's Catflap III
(sigh) Carrion.
Why can't you collect buzzard feathers?
Because it's vultural appropriation.
Because it's vultural appropriation.
January 13, 2026 at 5:28 AM
(sigh) Carrion.
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Sometime it's NOT "the economy, stupid." Sometimes it's armed thugs murdering protesters in the streets while their leader actively seeks to start World War III.
January 12, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Sometime it's NOT "the economy, stupid." Sometimes it's armed thugs murdering protesters in the streets while their leader actively seeks to start World War III.
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This is how they played The First of Us
🚨FLASH : on a retrouvé une manette de l'âge de pierre, indiquant que nos ancêtres jouaient déjà aux jeux vidéos.
January 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
This is how they played The First of Us
Just spiraling a little. As a treat!
January 8, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Just spiraling a little. As a treat!
Same thing, only I managed to stomp down on the metal guide rail for the shower door.
First time I ever had to use crutches, and God willing the last.
First time I ever had to use crutches, and God willing the last.
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
😅
😅
January 6, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Same thing, only I managed to stomp down on the metal guide rail for the shower door.
First time I ever had to use crutches, and God willing the last.
First time I ever had to use crutches, and God willing the last.
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Recalled because too many kids accidentally hit the reset button, with results ranging from annoying (PB&J sandwiches) to traumatizing (any sort of lunch meat).
January 5, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Recalled because too many kids accidentally hit the reset button, with results ranging from annoying (PB&J sandwiches) to traumatizing (any sort of lunch meat).
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Yeah, arresting the guy who built the massive industrial scale CSAM production machine seems like something we have laws for and could do at any time we choose to.
January 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Yeah, arresting the guy who built the massive industrial scale CSAM production machine seems like something we have laws for and could do at any time we choose to.