Allison Dieppa
@amdieppa.bsky.social
Instructor of writing and literature at Florida Gulf Coast University | Composition studies, critical AI, and early English literature
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Allison Dieppa
@amdieppa.bsky.social
· Nov 9
My conference paper "Imaginary Friend or Foe? Examining the Pitfalls of an AI Writing Partner" is finally published in the CEA Critic! In it, I tackle some of the problematic assumptions about AI and discuss why LLMs may be counterproductive for writing pedagogy. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
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Me to my laptop, seeing all this shit with computers, ram shortages, and now laptop leases:
a woman is saying `` just don t die , okay ? ''
Alt: a woman is saying `` just don t die , okay ? ''
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Me to my laptop, seeing all this shit with computers, ram shortages, and now laptop leases:
Philosophers think critically. This person is pretending to be a philosopher, much like Claude is pretending to have semantic understanding.
“She compares her work to the efforts of a parent raising a child. She’s training Claude to detect the difference between right and wrong while imbuing it with unique personality traits.”
This Philosopher Is Teaching AI to Have Morals
The tech company has entrusted the philosopher to endow its chatbot with a sense of right and wrong.
www.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Philosophers think critically. This person is pretending to be a philosopher, much like Claude is pretending to have semantic understanding.
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Yes.
I went to one game in my undergrad in Michigan, but my heart literally lurched each time someone took a hit. I could never sit through the games on tv, even.
I went to one game in my undergrad in Michigan, but my heart literally lurched each time someone took a hit. I could never sit through the games on tv, even.
The person who really convinced me was Steve Almond, who LOVED football, & 11 years ago wound up writing a book about why we should all stop watching
Bottom line: "Consuming as a form of entertainment a game that causes human beings to suffer brain damage is wrong."
free link: archive.is/SHJms
Bottom line: "Consuming as a form of entertainment a game that causes human beings to suffer brain damage is wrong."
free link: archive.is/SHJms
Why you should stop watching football - The Boston Globe
Even for casual fans, the evidence about the destructive forces of the game have become too clear to ignore.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Yes.
I went to one game in my undergrad in Michigan, but my heart literally lurched each time someone took a hit. I could never sit through the games on tv, even.
I went to one game in my undergrad in Michigan, but my heart literally lurched each time someone took a hit. I could never sit through the games on tv, even.
I got dirty/weird looks from several men today for wearing my NJ Devils (a hockey team) baseball cap. Forgive me sportsball fans, for I have apparently sinned.
February 8, 2026 at 7:43 PM
I got dirty/weird looks from several men today for wearing my NJ Devils (a hockey team) baseball cap. Forgive me sportsball fans, for I have apparently sinned.
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Seems clear that the regime is using counter-insurgency tactics to punish cities for their legal & institutional opposition to the fascists.
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Seems clear that the regime is using counter-insurgency tactics to punish cities for their legal & institutional opposition to the fascists.
February 6, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Is it weird that I get the same flavor of dopamine from Zohran Mamdani clips as I do from cute cat videos?
February 6, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Is it weird that I get the same flavor of dopamine from Zohran Mamdani clips as I do from cute cat videos?
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The Washington Post but it’s ‘The Traitors’
February 4, 2026 at 10:41 PM
The Washington Post but it’s ‘The Traitors’
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China to become first country to ban hidden car door handles. This due to safety concerns after EV accidents where electronic doors reportedly failed to operate and trapped passengers inside.
Sky News
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Sky News
apple.news/A-SUXHfAvTiC...
China to become first country to ban hidden door handles — Sky News
From next year, new car models will have to have both exterior and interior handles with mechanical releases.
apple.news
February 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
China to become first country to ban hidden car door handles. This due to safety concerns after EV accidents where electronic doors reportedly failed to operate and trapped passengers inside.
Sky News
apple.news/A-SUXHfAvTiC...
Sky News
apple.news/A-SUXHfAvTiC...
I finally got my hands on this out-of-print Joseph Weizenbaum book (Interlibrary Loan FTW), and it came with this lovely inscription inside.
February 3, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I finally got my hands on this out-of-print Joseph Weizenbaum book (Interlibrary Loan FTW), and it came with this lovely inscription inside.
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The problem with this new movement is two fold. It's eugenics because it allows the least vulnerable to die. They will hide research and evidence that this new law is terrible and leads to death. They now control how disease research is narrativized and funded.
February 1, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The problem with this new movement is two fold. It's eugenics because it allows the least vulnerable to die. They will hide research and evidence that this new law is terrible and leads to death. They now control how disease research is narrativized and funded.
Men stuck on a fixed concept of Klingon-ness (and masculinity) hate it, of course, but I loved this episode.
Before any fan hate-posts about SFA, I'd ask them to revisit the first season of any ST show. It's not as great as you remember. (Case in point: TNG Code of Honor and DS9 Move Along Home)
Before any fan hate-posts about SFA, I'd ask them to revisit the first season of any ST show. It's not as great as you remember. (Case in point: TNG Code of Honor and DS9 Move Along Home)
Star Trek Gives Starflet Academy's New Klingon Hero What Worf Never Had
Jay-Den's bros show up for him.
screenrant.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Men stuck on a fixed concept of Klingon-ness (and masculinity) hate it, of course, but I loved this episode.
Before any fan hate-posts about SFA, I'd ask them to revisit the first season of any ST show. It's not as great as you remember. (Case in point: TNG Code of Honor and DS9 Move Along Home)
Before any fan hate-posts about SFA, I'd ask them to revisit the first season of any ST show. It's not as great as you remember. (Case in point: TNG Code of Honor and DS9 Move Along Home)
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Just finished up a two-hour online discussion of my new paper on Hegel’s Theory of Rational Proof. I got a lot of great feedback and some very helpful criticism!
Best of all, I'm coming out of this discussion with a greater sense of philosophical community than I have had for some time.
#philsky
Best of all, I'm coming out of this discussion with a greater sense of philosophical community than I have had for some time.
#philsky
📢📢 New Article 📢📢
"Hegel's Theory of Rational Proof"
Published in Hegel Bulletin
Open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Big thanks to @schuringa.bsky.social and @ivanboldyrev.bsky.social for all the help along the way - and for putting up with all of my pesky emails!
"Hegel's Theory of Rational Proof"
Published in Hegel Bulletin
Open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Big thanks to @schuringa.bsky.social and @ivanboldyrev.bsky.social for all the help along the way - and for putting up with all of my pesky emails!
Hegel’s Theory of Rational Proof | Hegel Bulletin | Cambridge Core
Hegel’s Theory of Rational Proof
www.cambridge.org
January 30, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Just finished up a two-hour online discussion of my new paper on Hegel’s Theory of Rational Proof. I got a lot of great feedback and some very helpful criticism!
Best of all, I'm coming out of this discussion with a greater sense of philosophical community than I have had for some time.
#philsky
Best of all, I'm coming out of this discussion with a greater sense of philosophical community than I have had for some time.
#philsky
People who weirdly refuse to acknowledge anything strange or upsetting is going on in America right now: are you okay???
Looking at your dead eyes and bright smile makes my blood run cold, so I suspect you are not okay.
Looking at your dead eyes and bright smile makes my blood run cold, so I suspect you are not okay.
January 30, 2026 at 4:47 PM
People who weirdly refuse to acknowledge anything strange or upsetting is going on in America right now: are you okay???
Looking at your dead eyes and bright smile makes my blood run cold, so I suspect you are not okay.
Looking at your dead eyes and bright smile makes my blood run cold, so I suspect you are not okay.
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"Luchs speaks five languages: English, French, Italian, and some German and Russian. She approached grasping Gen Z parlance like she was learning another language.
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
January 30, 2026 at 5:14 AM
"Luchs speaks five languages: English, French, Italian, and some German and Russian. She approached grasping Gen Z parlance like she was learning another language.
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
...An Instagram commenter wrote: 'She’s so natural with it too like it’s not even cringe.'"
Really excited to be presenting in my university's teaching symposium in a few weeks about developing techno-skeptical/CAIL pedagogy with my colleague from the College of Education, Nate Turcotte! Viva la (AI) resistance.
January 29, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Really excited to be presenting in my university's teaching symposium in a few weeks about developing techno-skeptical/CAIL pedagogy with my colleague from the College of Education, Nate Turcotte! Viva la (AI) resistance.
I recently learned Bovino is 5’2 (my height), and I would like to ask him if he joined ICE because he also struggles to find pants that fit and has to stand on his tippy toes when grabbing things off high shelves. Because dude, there are other ways to cope.
I am not a tall man (5'6") and I have no problem with jokes about Greg Bovino's stature, which is a carve out of my normal 'no body shaming' policy
January 27, 2026 at 1:08 PM
I recently learned Bovino is 5’2 (my height), and I would like to ask him if he joined ICE because he also struggles to find pants that fit and has to stand on his tippy toes when grabbing things off high shelves. Because dude, there are other ways to cope.
I got chills. This is beautiful.
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM
I got chills. This is beautiful.
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ICE executed another person today in MLP while multiple agents were wrestling them to the ground. *They emptied an entire clip.* I can’t repost the video. I wish I had not seen it. Fuck both parties for funding this. Fuck the Democratic Party for being ineffectual at best and entirely complicit.
January 24, 2026 at 4:37 PM
ICE executed another person today in MLP while multiple agents were wrestling them to the ground. *They emptied an entire clip.* I can’t repost the video. I wish I had not seen it. Fuck both parties for funding this. Fuck the Democratic Party for being ineffectual at best and entirely complicit.
If, like me, you're finding that your rubrics in Canvas Speedgrader are way too large and cumbersome now and that it's interfering with your grading, kindly let Canvas know. 🗑️🔥
Performance and Usability Upgrades for SpeedGrader Goes to General Availability In January! - Instructure Community
On January 17, 2026, the Performance and Usability Upgrades for SpeedGrader will officially enter General Availability (GA). At that time, the feature option will default to ON for all institutions, w...
community.instructure.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:49 PM
If, like me, you're finding that your rubrics in Canvas Speedgrader are way too large and cumbersome now and that it's interfering with your grading, kindly let Canvas know. 🗑️🔥
I'll be presenting at the College English Association conference on March 27th, and my panel looks like it's going to be really interesting. Looking forward to it! #CEA2026 #criticalAI #comprhet #writingstudies
January 23, 2026 at 2:30 PM
I'll be presenting at the College English Association conference on March 27th, and my panel looks like it's going to be really interesting. Looking forward to it! #CEA2026 #criticalAI #comprhet #writingstudies
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A lot of really good takes in this thread from @jsanofranchini.bsky.social . I’ve been asked to comment on and complete two uni surveys about “AI” recently that didn’t even bother to clearly define what kind of AI they were asking about.
A possible hot take: I am so very tired of these surveys of faculty and/or student feelings/perceptions/attitudes about AI... www.chronicle.com/newsletter/t...
Here's a thread explaining why...
Here's a thread explaining why...
Faculty Are Overwhelmed and Conflicted by AI, Survey Shows
One-third of instructors say they’ve dealt with a lot of academic-integrity violations.
www.chronicle.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:17 PM
A lot of really good takes in this thread from @jsanofranchini.bsky.social . I’ve been asked to comment on and complete two uni surveys about “AI” recently that didn’t even bother to clearly define what kind of AI they were asking about.