Jake Wright
@bcnjake.bsky.social
Philosopher, husband, dad, teacher, "leftist," potty-mouth, and pedagogical chaos agent. Aspiring to be the C.M. Punk of higher education. Distinguished, or so I'm told.
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Jake Wright
@bcnjake.bsky.social
· Sep 27
"There's no ethical use case for AI in the classroom" has become my personal Carthago delenda est.
I even take time to explain to my students how we won't use it in class because it's dehumanizing. To their credit, they seem to get it.
CETERUM AUTEM CENSEO INTELLIGENTIA ARTIFICIALIS ESSE DELENDAM
I even take time to explain to my students how we won't use it in class because it's dehumanizing. To their credit, they seem to get it.
CETERUM AUTEM CENSEO INTELLIGENTIA ARTIFICIALIS ESSE DELENDAM
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christmas on bluesky
December 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
christmas on bluesky
Now with Andrea Bocelli and his kid?
The Netflix halftime show is the most random thing I’ve ever seen. So far, we’ve got Martha Stewart, Snoop, Tchaikovsky, and Huntr/x.
Update: as I was typing this, also some country lady?
Update: as I was typing this, also some country lady?
December 25, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Now with Andrea Bocelli and his kid?
The Netflix halftime show is the most random thing I’ve ever seen. So far, we’ve got Martha Stewart, Snoop, Tchaikovsky, and Huntr/x.
Update: as I was typing this, also some country lady?
Update: as I was typing this, also some country lady?
December 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The Netflix halftime show is the most random thing I’ve ever seen. So far, we’ve got Martha Stewart, Snoop, Tchaikovsky, and Huntr/x.
Update: as I was typing this, also some country lady?
Update: as I was typing this, also some country lady?
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Which is, to be clear, Jewish law’s requirements for how to treat the stranger.
Not because they might be a god in disguise, but because *that is the basic requirement for a fellow human being in need.”
Not because they might be a god in disguise, but because *that is the basic requirement for a fellow human being in need.”
This is "I know that Jesus is a magic demigod, and the important thing is to show God the respect that he deserves", but actually the story of the Nativity is, "I don't know who this stranger is, but I can see they need help, and I'm going to be compassionate whether he deserves it or not."
December 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Which is, to be clear, Jewish law’s requirements for how to treat the stranger.
Not because they might be a god in disguise, but because *that is the basic requirement for a fellow human being in need.”
Not because they might be a god in disguise, but because *that is the basic requirement for a fellow human being in need.”
6YO who’s been on Christmas Overload since 5:45 AM *yesterday* has declared they’re going to have some quiet time. This is the best idea I’ve heard in days.
December 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
6YO who’s been on Christmas Overload since 5:45 AM *yesterday* has declared they’re going to have some quiet time. This is the best idea I’ve heard in days.
It’s 7:39 am and we’ve done ALL of Christmas. Like, I’m picking up paper and organizing gifts into piles.
December 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
It’s 7:39 am and we’ve done ALL of Christmas. Like, I’m picking up paper and organizing gifts into piles.
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“Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business.”
-Jacob Marley, A Christmas Carol
-Jacob Marley, A Christmas Carol
December 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
“Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business.”
-Jacob Marley, A Christmas Carol
-Jacob Marley, A Christmas Carol
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December 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
search your first name and then "glamour shot" And post a photo
December 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
search your first name and then "glamour shot" And post a photo
The Feast of the Seven Fishes it ain’t, but it’s ours.
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
December 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The Feast of the Seven Fishes it ain’t, but it’s ours.
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
We wanted to put a livestream of the NORAD Santa Tracker on the TV and the Fox Nation one had a ticker at the bottom with all the requisite grossness.
Mt 11-year-old finished her free hotel breakfast in record time this morning and asked to go back to the room. I asked her why the rush, and she told me: "The breakfast room had F*x News on."
I was in a space that had F*x News on and I actually laughed out loud at how hard they’re pushing Dear Leader Trump God Emperor images and plot lines. It was so insane. 😬
December 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
We wanted to put a livestream of the NORAD Santa Tracker on the TV and the Fox Nation one had a ticker at the bottom with all the requisite grossness.
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there is one and only one political strategy, and that is: “hang trump like an anchor around the neck of every single elected republican and the party itself.” no ‘friends across the aisle.’ no ‘the fever will break.’ anyone not on board with that has to go. no exceptions
![Gallup poll | 12/1-12/15
President Trump approval crosstabs (%)
🟥Overall (59/36 disapprove) [-23]
🟥Democratic (93/3 disapprove) [-90]
🟩Republican (89/8 approve) [+81]
🟥Independent (68/25 disapprove) [-43]
🟥18-34 (68/25 disapprove) [-43]
🟥35-54 (59/36 disapprove) [-23]
🟥55+ (53/43 disapprove) [-10]
🟥No college (55/37 disapprove) [-18]
🟥College graduate (59/37 disapprove) [-22]
🟥Male (53/42 disapprove) [-11]
🟥Female (64/30 disapprove) [-34]
🟥White (52/46 disapprove) [-6]
🟥Non-white (71/21 disapprove) [-50]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreifnv6vxufu6icjvsd5toirz3lmqkzertdpdnlqh7q44momevhfjqq@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
there is one and only one political strategy, and that is: “hang trump like an anchor around the neck of every single elected republican and the party itself.” no ‘friends across the aisle.’ no ‘the fever will break.’ anyone not on board with that has to go. no exceptions
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“Like prime, but with human beings”
December 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“Like prime, but with human beings”
I want this but with @kairyssdal.bsky.social
Every Christmas Eve, Iowa Public Radio plays the 3-hour production of "A Christmas Carol" with every voice done by former broadcaster Doug Brown. I love listening to it, especially when the ghost takes Scrooge to the mine under the moor & the lighthouse to remind us joy can be found everywhere.
December 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I want this but with @kairyssdal.bsky.social
Staggering indeed.
"I HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. THERE ARE NO ELITE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ME!" I loudly declared in the pages of The Atlantic with all the self-awareness of a lamppost.
"I HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. THERE ARE NO ELITE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ME!" I loudly declared in the pages of The Atlantic with all the self-awareness of a lamppost.
it requires an absolutely staggering lack of self awareness for chatterton to complain that he has lost elite opportunities because he has anti-woke views.
The Other Way the ‘Super Woke’ Left Discriminates
Race and gender aren’t the only categories that determine who gets special treatment.
www.theatlantic.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Staggering indeed.
"I HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. THERE ARE NO ELITE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ME!" I loudly declared in the pages of The Atlantic with all the self-awareness of a lamppost.
"I HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. THERE ARE NO ELITE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ME!" I loudly declared in the pages of The Atlantic with all the self-awareness of a lamppost.
So here's a novel thing, fellow academics:
I needed to find a paper discussing the Morrill Act's impact on Native Americans (spoiler: not great). So I looked up some papers. But then I did this weird thing that apparently not a lot of us are doing. I think it's called ACTUALLY READING THE SOURCES?
I needed to find a paper discussing the Morrill Act's impact on Native Americans (spoiler: not great). So I looked up some papers. But then I did this weird thing that apparently not a lot of us are doing. I think it's called ACTUALLY READING THE SOURCES?
December 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
So here's a novel thing, fellow academics:
I needed to find a paper discussing the Morrill Act's impact on Native Americans (spoiler: not great). So I looked up some papers. But then I did this weird thing that apparently not a lot of us are doing. I think it's called ACTUALLY READING THE SOURCES?
I needed to find a paper discussing the Morrill Act's impact on Native Americans (spoiler: not great). So I looked up some papers. But then I did this weird thing that apparently not a lot of us are doing. I think it's called ACTUALLY READING THE SOURCES?
8YO: Dad, was Santa a thing in the 80s?
ME: [crumbles into dust]
ME: [crumbles into dust]
December 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
8YO: Dad, was Santa a thing in the 80s?
ME: [crumbles into dust]
ME: [crumbles into dust]
The time is 6:36 am. The NORAD Santa Tracker has now been running on my computer for 36 minutes. My 6YO has been looking forward to this day for WEEKS.
December 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The time is 6:36 am. The NORAD Santa Tracker has now been running on my computer for 36 minutes. My 6YO has been looking forward to this day for WEEKS.
I love this channel because when it hits, it hits. Amy's a classical musician with basically no exposure to pop, rock, etc. Sometimes, she hears something transcendent, like NIN's "Hurt". Sometimes, it's great because she just. doesn't. know.
Like, "Why can't I see Pink Floyd's bass player?"
Like, "Why can't I see Pink Floyd's bass player?"
Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pulse) | A Classical Musician’s FIRST Listen and Reaction
YouTube video by Virgin Rock
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I love this channel because when it hits, it hits. Amy's a classical musician with basically no exposure to pop, rock, etc. Sometimes, she hears something transcendent, like NIN's "Hurt". Sometimes, it's great because she just. doesn't. know.
Like, "Why can't I see Pink Floyd's bass player?"
Like, "Why can't I see Pink Floyd's bass player?"
I am going to become the Joker.
So hear me out: what if we had like a coding academy that would make us into philosophers—but not the lame kind of philosophers that *think* things. We’d be the cool kind of philosophers that *do* things. Things like blockchain. And AGI. And human flourishing. Hey are people still doing NFT’s?
December 24, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I am going to become the Joker.
I would like to state for the record that while I teach in tech pants and t-shirts, (a) it serves the vital pedagogical function of reducing distance between me and my students and (b) I was assured by the sign at Costco that these are *dress* t-shirts.
This is why I don't date in the family. Also some philosophers are fashion challenged. Esp the APA crowd. #NotSorry
December 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I would like to state for the record that while I teach in tech pants and t-shirts, (a) it serves the vital pedagogical function of reducing distance between me and my students and (b) I was assured by the sign at Costco that these are *dress* t-shirts.
PHILOSOPHERS: Here’s a fun holiday diversion! What cuisines do you think are over or underrated?
THE SAME PHILOSOPHERS, 15 MINUTES LATER: Yes, but what is the *nature* of authenticity?
We are *tremendous* fun at parties.
THE SAME PHILOSOPHERS, 15 MINUTES LATER: Yes, but what is the *nature* of authenticity?
We are *tremendous* fun at parties.
December 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
PHILOSOPHERS: Here’s a fun holiday diversion! What cuisines do you think are over or underrated?
THE SAME PHILOSOPHERS, 15 MINUTES LATER: Yes, but what is the *nature* of authenticity?
We are *tremendous* fun at parties.
THE SAME PHILOSOPHERS, 15 MINUTES LATER: Yes, but what is the *nature* of authenticity?
We are *tremendous* fun at parties.
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If Stayin’ Alive Had Been Written in 16th Century. A quartet sings the Bee Gees tune as a madrigal. “A madrigal is a form of secular vocal music most typical of the Renaissance…” [kottke.org]
If Stayin’ Alive Had Been Written in 16th Century
Watch Jonas Wolf and three friends sing a choral arrangement of the Bee Gee’s Stayin’ Alive in the style of a madrigal. Just in case (like the me of 1 minute ago) you don’t know what that is (although you will recogniz
kottke.org
December 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
If Stayin’ Alive Had Been Written in 16th Century. A quartet sings the Bee Gees tune as a madrigal. “A madrigal is a form of secular vocal music most typical of the Renaissance…” [kottke.org]
Overrated: Italian
Underrated Globally: Mexican
Underrated in US: Authentic Chinese
Underrated Globally: Mexican
Underrated in US: Authentic Chinese
Time to start a bluesky Christmas fight: Most over-rated and under-rated cuisine?
For me:
Over-rated: French
Under-rated (globally): Mexican
Under-rated (US specifically): Indonesian
For me:
Over-rated: French
Under-rated (globally): Mexican
Under-rated (US specifically): Indonesian
December 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Overrated: Italian
Underrated Globally: Mexican
Underrated in US: Authentic Chinese
Underrated Globally: Mexican
Underrated in US: Authentic Chinese
A VERY IMPORTANT AND WONDERFUL PERSONAL UPDATE: Many of you know my younger brother was diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumors about a year and a half ago. He’s had significant treatment, including three major surgeries and monthly infusions, since then. Today, he got to ring the bell.
December 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A VERY IMPORTANT AND WONDERFUL PERSONAL UPDATE: Many of you know my younger brother was diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumors about a year and a half ago. He’s had significant treatment, including three major surgeries and monthly infusions, since then. Today, he got to ring the bell.