Ashley Miller
@ashleymiller.bsky.social
Victorianist, cicada enthusiast. I sought a pleasant peninsula and I looked about me
I’m teaching #Middlemarch, and one of my students has decided that Mr. Casaubon’s name is unpronounceable (accurate), so every single time he’s mentioned in class discussion or in writing, they give him an entirely new name. Here’s a running tally of my favorites so far:
October 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I’m teaching #Middlemarch, and one of my students has decided that Mr. Casaubon’s name is unpronounceable (accurate), so every single time he’s mentioned in class discussion or in writing, they give him an entirely new name. Here’s a running tally of my favorites so far:
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It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.
May 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.
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*dominos pizza guy busily gluing cheese to the pizza*
“wait…what???”
“wait…what???”
Despite the widespread and often employer-encouraged adoption of AI tools, a new study finds that artificial intelligence chatbots "have had no significant impact on earnings or recorded hours in any occupation."
Time saved by AI offset by new work created, study suggests
Survey of 2023–2024 data finds that AI created more tasks for 8.4 percent of workers.
arstechnica.com
May 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
*dominos pizza guy busily gluing cheese to the pizza*
“wait…what???”
“wait…what???”
End-of-semester self-portrait
April 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
End-of-semester self-portrait
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One thing I wish people understood about authoritarianism is life often looks more or less the same. Troops aren’t marching down the street every day; people go to restaurants, have their office jobs. But everyone knows that stepping out of line, even slightly, can derail your life with no recourse
April 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
One thing I wish people understood about authoritarianism is life often looks more or less the same. Troops aren’t marching down the street every day; people go to restaurants, have their office jobs. But everyone knows that stepping out of line, even slightly, can derail your life with no recourse
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idk how so many people have energy for the infighting and being snarky to people who are showing up and doing the work for the first time, like are y’all not tired from living in the fascism? I only have so much energy and I’m not dedicating it to being a weirdo to people on my side of the fight
April 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
idk how so many people have energy for the infighting and being snarky to people who are showing up and doing the work for the first time, like are y’all not tired from living in the fascism? I only have so much energy and I’m not dedicating it to being a weirdo to people on my side of the fight
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Tariff-free joy flows from Canada to the world—receive this heartfelt and positive export from the land of resilience and love. 🍁🧡
(and forward the positive vibes)
(and forward the positive vibes)
March 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Tariff-free joy flows from Canada to the world—receive this heartfelt and positive export from the land of resilience and love. 🍁🧡
(and forward the positive vibes)
(and forward the positive vibes)
MI voters! Call Slotkin! 202-224-4822
These Senators are on the fence about voting NO on the CR:
Elissa Slotkin (MI)
Gary Peters (MI)
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Jon Ossoff (GA)
John Hickenlooper (CO)
Michael Bennett (CO)
Mark Kelly (AZ)
Peter Welch (VT)
Mark Warner (VA)
Time Kaine (VA)
Call (202) 224-3121
Elissa Slotkin (MI)
Gary Peters (MI)
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Jon Ossoff (GA)
John Hickenlooper (CO)
Michael Bennett (CO)
Mark Kelly (AZ)
Peter Welch (VT)
Mark Warner (VA)
Time Kaine (VA)
Call (202) 224-3121
March 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
MI voters! Call Slotkin! 202-224-4822
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babe what if we kissed outside the temporary hospital for scurvy-ridden whalemen who had been trapped in the ice for months
March 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
babe what if we kissed outside the temporary hospital for scurvy-ridden whalemen who had been trapped in the ice for months
*Batcat voice* Hi, I’m Batcat
March 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
*Batcat voice* Hi, I’m Batcat
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Now I want books about morning
March 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Now I want books about morning
Victorian lit nerds, please enjoy these memes of The Moonstone made by my students (scroll down for the Sergeant Cuff + gardener shipping you never even knew you needed) #19c
March 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Victorian lit nerds, please enjoy these memes of The Moonstone made by my students (scroll down for the Sergeant Cuff + gardener shipping you never even knew you needed) #19c
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Please JB Pritzker do not commit any crimes before 2028. I know it is part of the job as Illinois governor but you must resist.
March 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Please JB Pritzker do not commit any crimes before 2028. I know it is part of the job as Illinois governor but you must resist.
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International Women’s Day is just around the corner! Here is an article about a Victorian female author, Christina Rossetti. In Ashley Miller’s article, she discusses how Christina Rossetti’s poetry about fruitlessness and waste can provide a deeper understanding of female corporeality.
March 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
International Women’s Day is just around the corner! Here is an article about a Victorian female author, Christina Rossetti. In Ashley Miller’s article, she discusses how Christina Rossetti’s poetry about fruitlessness and waste can provide a deeper understanding of female corporeality.
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"AI" is, purely, a marketing term and a (poor) umbrella phrase for a number of different types of computerized statistical analysis, iteration and synthesis. If something is being touted as "AI" to me, it's because someone wants me to buy it, and also I probably don't need it.
Thank you for calling it machine learning and not AI. I would love a to see machine learning normalized. Calling it that deflates the tech to what it should be.
February 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"AI" is, purely, a marketing term and a (poor) umbrella phrase for a number of different types of computerized statistical analysis, iteration and synthesis. If something is being touted as "AI" to me, it's because someone wants me to buy it, and also I probably don't need it.
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With David gone we gotta pick up the slack. We all gotta get weirder
January 16, 2025 at 7:49 PM
With David gone we gotta pick up the slack. We all gotta get weirder
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Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my morning acorn cap full of dewdrops
January 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my morning acorn cap full of dewdrops
Tech/self-publishing question: my students are making “scholarly editions” of #19c short fiction and I was planning to print them using Blurb, but apparently it can’t handle notes of any kind. Any recs for other apps/platforms for #self-publishing annotated texts?
December 18, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Tech/self-publishing question: my students are making “scholarly editions” of #19c short fiction and I was planning to print them using Blurb, but apparently it can’t handle notes of any kind. Any recs for other apps/platforms for #self-publishing annotated texts?
Okay but using “illuminate” twice in the same manifesto is too much
December 11, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Okay but using “illuminate” twice in the same manifesto is too much