Amanita (Termy) 🍄
@amanitatermy.bsky.social
I'm doing ling, lang and lung (the lung refers to voice training). Like a wind turbine, I'm a big metal fan. She/her, they/them.
Less SFW at https://bsky.app/profile/amanita-transstuff.bsky.social
Less SFW at https://bsky.app/profile/amanita-transstuff.bsky.social
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Never forget the same people defending pedophilia have spent years trying to convince the public that drag queens and trans people are a threat to children.
It’s all smoke and mirrors to allow the real predators to roam free.
It’s all smoke and mirrors to allow the real predators to roam free.
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Never forget the same people defending pedophilia have spent years trying to convince the public that drag queens and trans people are a threat to children.
It’s all smoke and mirrors to allow the real predators to roam free.
It’s all smoke and mirrors to allow the real predators to roam free.
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I am the Borg. James Borg.
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I am the Borg. James Borg.
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Why aren't we collectively punching these Nazis?
It's always OK to punch Nazis because, you know, they are Nazis
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
It's always OK to punch Nazis because, you know, they are Nazis
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Civil engineer identified among those who attended Neo-Nazi protest
Around 60 men attended a protest at NSW parliament organised by the Neo-Nazi group National Socialist Network on Saturday. Without masks, it gave the ABC the opportunity to identify some of them.
www.abc.net.au
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Why aren't we collectively punching these Nazis?
It's always OK to punch Nazis because, you know, they are Nazis
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
It's always OK to punch Nazis because, you know, they are Nazis
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Hi everyone, my sweet little dog had a really gruesome freak accident yesterday. Survived it pretty miraculously, but my partner and I are broke and facing new medical debt in order to make that possible. Any help would mean a great deal 🖤🙏
November 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Hi everyone, my sweet little dog had a really gruesome freak accident yesterday. Survived it pretty miraculously, but my partner and I are broke and facing new medical debt in order to make that possible. Any help would mean a great deal 🖤🙏
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Some reading while on standby at work today. A chapter in and @chucktingle.bsky.social perfectly handles that existential dread of big revelations to parents and the fallout of disapproval.
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Some reading while on standby at work today. A chapter in and @chucktingle.bsky.social perfectly handles that existential dread of big revelations to parents and the fallout of disapproval.
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Today, watching the lecture Linguistic Diversity and Social Participation with Prof. Dr. Ingrid Piller. It’s inspiring to see where this work had led to not only the creation of responsible research communities but has also generated impact on the lives of participant and language perception.
November 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today, watching the lecture Linguistic Diversity and Social Participation with Prof. Dr. Ingrid Piller. It’s inspiring to see where this work had led to not only the creation of responsible research communities but has also generated impact on the lives of participant and language perception.
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This isn’t even the stuff they’re trying to actually stop from getting out.
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This isn’t even the stuff they’re trying to actually stop from getting out.
Utter bullshit. Not a single AI-related tool integrated into my workflow has made it more efficient. I have two sets of skills - technical expertise and soft skills - and GenAI is incapable of emulating either of them. In the meantime, they have been PREVENTING US from using time-tested forms of
If we don't integrate AI and automation into daily tasks, future workplaces may become increasingly inefficient. Embracing tech can streamline processes. #futurism
This is bizarre. I've used word processors in the 80s with mail merge; it's 2025 and I'm MANUALLY DOING THIS and it is soooo frustrating.
Meanwhile yet another email from ⬆️ talking about our aspiration to become a leader in the tech of the future. JUST LET ME USE TECH FROM THE PAST.
Meanwhile yet another email from ⬆️ talking about our aspiration to become a leader in the tech of the future. JUST LET ME USE TECH FROM THE PAST.
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Utter bullshit. Not a single AI-related tool integrated into my workflow has made it more efficient. I have two sets of skills - technical expertise and soft skills - and GenAI is incapable of emulating either of them. In the meantime, they have been PREVENTING US from using time-tested forms of
"What Would Feynman Do?" is a fucking terrible ethical maxim. Feynman was a repulsive misogynist and a creep.
Which seems to be very much what I'd expect from Krauss.
Which seems to be very much what I'd expect from Krauss.
“I have decided that Feynman would have done what I did.. and I am therefore content.. no matter what..:)“
— Lawrence Krauss
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— Lawrence Krauss
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November 13, 2025 at 4:13 AM
"What Would Feynman Do?" is a fucking terrible ethical maxim. Feynman was a repulsive misogynist and a creep.
Which seems to be very much what I'd expect from Krauss.
Which seems to be very much what I'd expect from Krauss.
Before there was the Reply Guy, there was The Question Man.
November 13, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Before there was the Reply Guy, there was The Question Man.
Integrating LLMs into search engines is a dereliction of duty.
November 13, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Integrating LLMs into search engines is a dereliction of duty.
Argh rather than trying to trick us into using GenAI to "streamline" our processes, THE UNI COULD JUST GIVE ME ACCESS TO BULK EMAILING IN THE CRM. I'm not allowed to use it for this particular task for "security" reasons, but in the meantime I have 400 form emails I have to send to students, and I
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Argh rather than trying to trick us into using GenAI to "streamline" our processes, THE UNI COULD JUST GIVE ME ACCESS TO BULK EMAILING IN THE CRM. I'm not allowed to use it for this particular task for "security" reasons, but in the meantime I have 400 form emails I have to send to students, and I
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The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
Oh it's that bittersweet time of the year - my graduating masters students are getting thesis results back and sending me thank you emails telling me how they went and what their plans are for the future 😭
I've worked with these students for 2 years, and in some cases even longer, and they'll all
I've worked with these students for 2 years, and in some cases even longer, and they'll all
November 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Oh it's that bittersweet time of the year - my graduating masters students are getting thesis results back and sending me thank you emails telling me how they went and what their plans are for the future 😭
I've worked with these students for 2 years, and in some cases even longer, and they'll all
I've worked with these students for 2 years, and in some cases even longer, and they'll all
Same, space-born jellyfish, same.
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Same, space-born jellyfish, same.
Still pissed off at Studiosity's (unsurprising) announcement that they're entering the "academic integrity market" (by which they're referring to higher ed). Academic integrity in higher ed *should not be* a market. It should be a discourse, a conversation between students and instructors and their
November 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Still pissed off at Studiosity's (unsurprising) announcement that they're entering the "academic integrity market" (by which they're referring to higher ed). Academic integrity in higher ed *should not be* a market. It should be a discourse, a conversation between students and instructors and their
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It's 2025 and still there are people who apparently feel comfortable making top-10 lists of "greatest male x" but forgetting to specify "male". (In this case, x was "AI linguists" which I think meant "linguists whose work you might care about if you're trying to build 'AI'".)
November 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
It's 2025 and still there are people who apparently feel comfortable making top-10 lists of "greatest male x" but forgetting to specify "male". (In this case, x was "AI linguists" which I think meant "linguists whose work you might care about if you're trying to build 'AI'".)
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I’ve spent 20 years in education and social services. At the same time, I wasn’t diagnosed with ADHD until age 35. Now I’m taking everything I’ve learned and starting Galivants Ferry Education.
Now, I help organizations ensure their ND staff can thrive.
Let’s talk: galivantsferry@jpbgerald.com
Now, I help organizations ensure their ND staff can thrive.
Let’s talk: galivantsferry@jpbgerald.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I’ve spent 20 years in education and social services. At the same time, I wasn’t diagnosed with ADHD until age 35. Now I’m taking everything I’ve learned and starting Galivants Ferry Education.
Now, I help organizations ensure their ND staff can thrive.
Let’s talk: galivantsferry@jpbgerald.com
Now, I help organizations ensure their ND staff can thrive.
Let’s talk: galivantsferry@jpbgerald.com
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While I get what people mean when they say “but it is not covert!” the fact that a lecturer could get removed from teaching a course for making the claim shows that MAGA is able to promote white supremacy while clutching its pearls when called out for it so maybe covert is a productive term here
Indiana University removed a Lecturer from her "Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice" course after a student filed a complaint about a graphic the instructor showed in class, which included "Make America Great Again" as an example of "Covert White Supremacy."
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
IU lecturer removed from class during intellectual diversity investigation
A lecturer in the Indiana University School of Social Work has been removed from teaching one of her classes Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice while the university investigates a complaint...
www.wfyi.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
While I get what people mean when they say “but it is not covert!” the fact that a lecturer could get removed from teaching a course for making the claim shows that MAGA is able to promote white supremacy while clutching its pearls when called out for it so maybe covert is a productive term here
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No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
Which I've been 100% convinced from day one is behind Australia's Labor Government's decision to block social media for anyone under 16.
removing a trans person's connection to the internet is an act of deliberate social isolation with intent to 'convert' and everyone knows it
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Which I've been 100% convinced from day one is behind Australia's Labor Government's decision to block social media for anyone under 16.
This pisses me off for a LOT of reasons, but also because they're not even mutually exclusive skills. I OWE much of my social emotional growth (such as it is) to mathematician and mathematician-adjacent friends + as an educator, I believe social and emotional skills are BENEFICIAL to maths learning.
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
This pisses me off for a LOT of reasons, but also because they're not even mutually exclusive skills. I OWE much of my social emotional growth (such as it is) to mathematician and mathematician-adjacent friends + as an educator, I believe social and emotional skills are BENEFICIAL to maths learning.
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New bee just dropped and it's metal AF
Bee-elzebub: new horned ‘Lucifer’ bee discovered in Western Australia
Bee-elzebub: new horned ‘Lucifer’ bee discovered in Western Australia
Australian expert stumbled across new species when surveying a critically endangered wildflower in 2019
As if deadly snakes, spiders and sharks were not enough, Australia now has a new creepy critter: a “Lucifer” bee with devil-like horns.
The species – dubbed Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer – was found in the state of Western Australia, Curtin University announced on Tuesday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
New bee just dropped and it's metal AF
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Taxes on high earners are too low bsky.app/profile/popc...
Kim Kardashian shares her frustration in a new TikTok after failing the California bar exam, calling out psychics who told her she’d pass.
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Taxes on high earners are too low bsky.app/profile/popc...
