Crystal Lee
@crystaljjlee.com
Writing about tech, power, data visualization, social media, disability. Assistant prof of computational media @ MIT. 🇹🇼
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I must also point out that this show’s portrayal of masculinity is top notch. I always hated the bumbling husband trope in basically every form but it’s mostly highly competent, emotionally intelligent, and loving kings from here on out 👑
it’s a show about three generations of women on Jeju Island, from a haenyeo grandma to a first gen college student in Seoul. Lots of great historical and cultural backdrop, and absolutely incredible characters / story arcs
December 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I must also point out that this show’s portrayal of masculinity is top notch. I always hated the bumbling husband trope in basically every form but it’s mostly highly competent, emotionally intelligent, and loving kings from here on out 👑
my god if you need a clean shot right in the feels may I recommend the absolute masterpiece that is “When Life Gives You Tangerines”
December 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
my god if you need a clean shot right in the feels may I recommend the absolute masterpiece that is “When Life Gives You Tangerines”
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In terms of what’s understood to be socially acceptable behavior, normalizing the filming/taking pictures of people in public who are minding their own business (and putting it online) is one of the worst developments of the past 15 years.
Woman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man's Meta Smart Glasses on Subway
A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.
futurism.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
In terms of what’s understood to be socially acceptable behavior, normalizing the filming/taking pictures of people in public who are minding their own business (and putting it online) is one of the worst developments of the past 15 years.
absolutely iconic introduction
"...Newsom has vetoed our menopause bill, not one but two years in a row. But that's OK, because he's not going to be governor forever. And with the way he's overlooked women, half the population, by devaluing us in midlife, he probably should not be our next president either."
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
December 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
absolutely iconic introduction
i … um … what?? pure nightmare fuel
i don't say this lightly, but, nightmare blunt rotation this afternoon at dealbook
December 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
i … um … what?? pure nightmare fuel
This is such a beautiful piece by @liao.shen-yi.org abt media portrayals of Taiwan + how Taiwan is constructed in political / intellectual discourse. Pocketing it to periodically send to people, esp those who want to talk to me about Thailand :)
liao.shen-yi.org/posts/stop-m...
liao.shen-yi.org/posts/stop-m...
Stop the Epistemic Marginalization of Taiwan
Media coverage of Taiwan marginalizes it, politically and epistemically
liao.shen-yi.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This is such a beautiful piece by @liao.shen-yi.org abt media portrayals of Taiwan + how Taiwan is constructed in political / intellectual discourse. Pocketing it to periodically send to people, esp those who want to talk to me about Thailand :)
liao.shen-yi.org/posts/stop-m...
liao.shen-yi.org/posts/stop-m...
it’s going to be 9 degrees FAHRENHEIT on Friday???? NOT OK, Boston, NOT OK.
December 4, 2025 at 6:11 AM
it’s going to be 9 degrees FAHRENHEIT on Friday???? NOT OK, Boston, NOT OK.
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EVERYONE GO TO BED
(its me im everyone)
(its me im everyone)
EVERYONE GO TO BED
December 4, 2025 at 5:12 AM
EVERYONE GO TO BED
(its me im everyone)
(its me im everyone)
I recently read a piece in The Atlantic casting aspersions on the rising # of disability accommodation requests, arguing that too many students are abusing the system. Even if that is true, I still don’t think that malingerers are the real problem — our approach to pedagogy is. A few thoughts:
Students "faking" disability are not the problem — Crystal Lee (she/她)
crystaljjlee.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I recently read a piece in The Atlantic casting aspersions on the rising # of disability accommodation requests, arguing that too many students are abusing the system. Even if that is true, I still don’t think that malingerers are the real problem — our approach to pedagogy is. A few thoughts:
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did i get anything done today? no. but did i relax? also no.
November 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
did i get anything done today? no. but did i relax? also no.
this hits so hard it's painful
I get the feeling that "the students" are an entity that, to academics, is similar to what "the children" are to politicians.
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
this hits so hard it's painful
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My department @cuboulder.info is hiring a TT assistant professor in the area of environmental justice!
jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
Please share and encourage candidates to apply!
jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
Please share and encourage candidates to apply!
Assistant Professor in Environmental Justice and Information/Technology
jobs.colorado.edu
September 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
My department @cuboulder.info is hiring a TT assistant professor in the area of environmental justice!
jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
Please share and encourage candidates to apply!
jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
Please share and encourage candidates to apply!
my dog energetically playing in the background of my zooms has so much only child energy
August 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
my dog energetically playing in the background of my zooms has so much only child energy
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Disappointing but unsurprising to see an argument not about why Taiwan and Palestine should stand in solidarity and seek to amplify each other's self-determination struggles, but an assertion that Taiwan deserves statehood while Palestine does not
"The Hypocrisy of 'The Hypocrisy of Recognizing Palestine But Not Taiwan'" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
The Hypocrisy of “The Hypocrisy of Recognizing Palestine But Not Taiwan” | New Bloom Magazine
A recent op-ed in the Washington Post by Vincent C. Chen–“The hypocrisy of recognizing Palestine but not Taiwan”–criticizes Western countries for moving toward the recognition of Palestine but not…
newbloommag.net
August 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Disappointing but unsurprising to see an argument not about why Taiwan and Palestine should stand in solidarity and seek to amplify each other's self-determination struggles, but an assertion that Taiwan deserves statehood while Palestine does not
I went back on Twitter for 10 minutes and INSTANTLY I felt the brain worms coming for me
August 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I went back on Twitter for 10 minutes and INSTANTLY I felt the brain worms coming for me
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So we’re ending wage theft?
NatCon’s Statement of Principles—signed by Peter Thiel, Yoram Hazony, Russ Vought, etc.—says the “national govt must intervene energetically” to “restore order” in “states or subdivisions” where “law & justice have been manifestly corrupted” or where “lawlessness, immorality, & dissolution reign” 1/
August 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
So we’re ending wage theft?
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Me not writing a paper:
Epistemic chilling
August 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Me not writing a paper:
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GPT-5 is like having a “team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket.”
Man, have you ever tried to get a PhD to follow instructions? It’s virtually impossible.
Man, have you ever tried to get a PhD to follow instructions? It’s virtually impossible.
August 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
GPT-5 is like having a “team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket.”
Man, have you ever tried to get a PhD to follow instructions? It’s virtually impossible.
Man, have you ever tried to get a PhD to follow instructions? It’s virtually impossible.
I'm re-reading some truly fantastic work from Ron Eglash and have discovered that his dissertation has the best title ever (also be a great band name): "The Cybernetics of Chaos"
August 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I'm re-reading some truly fantastic work from Ron Eglash and have discovered that his dissertation has the best title ever (also be a great band name): "The Cybernetics of Chaos"
after ripping apart my kitchen and spending a small fortune on airtight containers...I thought I was finally done.
moths, a couple months later: hold my beer
moths, a couple months later: hold my beer
based on a Google reverse image search, I think I have pantry moths and after ripping my kitchen apart to try and find the source I still HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED
send help!!!!!
send help!!!!!
August 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
after ripping apart my kitchen and spending a small fortune on airtight containers...I thought I was finally done.
moths, a couple months later: hold my beer
moths, a couple months later: hold my beer
days since we’ve had no technofascist developments: 0
Amazon Ring is introducing a new feature that would allow police to request live-stream access to people’s home security devices.
Helllll no. If you have one of those things, get rid of it. Kill it with fire
Helllll no. If you have one of those things, get rid of it. Kill it with fire
Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass Surveillance
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech devices....
www.eff.org
July 20, 2025 at 2:52 AM
days since we’ve had no technofascist developments: 0
I hate having most kinds of AI assistance for any kind of writing but my god having Co-pilot write a detailed draft of a commit message is life-changing
July 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I hate having most kinds of AI assistance for any kind of writing but my god having Co-pilot write a detailed draft of a commit message is life-changing
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really don't care if you disagree with me, i think constantly filming everything everywhere is bad, i think the widespread deployment of facial recognition is bad, i think the fact there are cameras everywhere inside of arenas & that increasingly you have to use your face to buy a hot dog is bad
July 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
really don't care if you disagree with me, i think constantly filming everything everywhere is bad, i think the widespread deployment of facial recognition is bad, i think the fact there are cameras everywhere inside of arenas & that increasingly you have to use your face to buy a hot dog is bad
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My university has announced a fund to essentially poach doctoral students from US institutions. DM me if you do work on the history/social impacts of AI and are interested in being poached 😂
July 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
My university has announced a fund to essentially poach doctoral students from US institutions. DM me if you do work on the history/social impacts of AI and are interested in being poached 😂
is it too much to ask for one (1) day without seeing yet another horrific development in this tech dystopia
“By the end of the year, Delta plans for 20% of its ticket prices to be individually determined using AI, president Glen Hauenstein told investors last week.”
“Over time, the goal is to do away with static pricing altogether…”
“Over time, the goal is to do away with static pricing altogether…”
Delta moves toward eliminating set prices in favor of AI that determines how much you personally will pay for a ticket
The airline touted a partnership with an AI-enabled revenue system as a step on the road to fully personalized ticket pricing, part of its goal to raise profit margins long-term.
fortune.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
is it too much to ask for one (1) day without seeing yet another horrific development in this tech dystopia