dr. christopher
@eatthatbee.bsky.social
Medievalist • Assistant Professor of medieval literature in Louisiana • University of California, Riverside, PhD
feelings, manuscripts, medievalism, queer studies, & haunting • he/him
opinions expressed are my own
feelings, manuscripts, medievalism, queer studies, & haunting • he/him
opinions expressed are my own
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To those who may not know me:
I’m an assistant professor of English in Louisiana; I teach medieval literature. I work at the intersection of Middle English manuscripts, aesthetics, affect, and queerness. Talk to me about the Middle English Cleanness.
I’m an assistant professor of English in Louisiana; I teach medieval literature. I work at the intersection of Middle English manuscripts, aesthetics, affect, and queerness. Talk to me about the Middle English Cleanness.
hello i’d like to report a direct attack on my personal thoughts and feelings
January 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM
hello i’d like to report a direct attack on my personal thoughts and feelings
I'd argue framing it as a question at all has already conceded that the premise is potentially legitimate.
President Trump’s actions today with Venezuela raise more questions than answers. Is America going to be involved in running and stabilizing Venezuela? Today's actions raise many questions about the stability of the region and our policy towards South America.
January 4, 2026 at 12:48 AM
I'd argue framing it as a question at all has already conceded that the premise is potentially legitimate.
oh they think we're going to forget about those vanity fair photos so easily? absolutely not.
the photographer was definitely like, "ok everybody, look tough!" but we know they're all just reading tweets with their arms crossed in a country club dining room divided up by bedsheets tacked to the beams
January 3, 2026 at 9:21 PM
oh they think we're going to forget about those vanity fair photos so easily? absolutely not.
WHAT DO YOU DO BESIDES CAPITULATE??????
Asked about the possibility of impeachment, Schumer says "we hope that we can have support from our Republican colleagues to put a brake on this long before it gets that far"
January 3, 2026 at 9:17 PM
WHAT DO YOU DO BESIDES CAPITULATE??????
The US has a pristine track record when it comes to interfering with foreign govern—
Wait what’s that? I’m getting word that the US is historically AWFUL when it comes to such things.
Wait what’s that? I’m getting word that the US is historically AWFUL when it comes to such things.
January 3, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The US has a pristine track record when it comes to interfering with foreign govern—
Wait what’s that? I’m getting word that the US is historically AWFUL when it comes to such things.
Wait what’s that? I’m getting word that the US is historically AWFUL when it comes to such things.
Well, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised by how blatant this is.
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Well, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised by how blatant this is.
I'll stop calling it slop when it stops being slop.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says people should move beyond calling AI 'slop'
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
January 3, 2026 at 6:29 AM
I'll stop calling it slop when it stops being slop.
just flipped to the navy / cincinnati game and navy has some of the ugliest uniforms I think I've ever seen?
January 2, 2026 at 10:45 PM
just flipped to the navy / cincinnati game and navy has some of the ugliest uniforms I think I've ever seen?
If you cannot account for the behavior of your AI (or, worse, you can and don't care), your model should not be provided to the public for use.
I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
Grok Can't Apologize. Grok Isn't Sentient. So Why Do Headlines Keep Saying It Did?
Elon Musk’s chatbot has been “undressing” women and children in public. Journalists are letting xAI off the hook by pretending the bot is responsible.
www.readtpa.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:04 PM
If you cannot account for the behavior of your AI (or, worse, you can and don't care), your model should not be provided to the public for use.
ability to make those really nice lines in a vacuumed carpet
How else can professors prove "merit" besides SAT scores? Wrong answers only. I'll go first: ability to do sixth-grade geometry homework (two professors in my house fail)
January 2, 2026 at 6:51 PM
ability to make those really nice lines in a vacuumed carpet
One reason graduate students should apply to UC Riverside’s graduate program.
True. Mine, for example. And we don't require standardized test scores because they're more trouble than they're worth.
January 2, 2026 at 6:40 PM
One reason graduate students should apply to UC Riverside’s graduate program.
Our scribes are no longer trained in Latin and French, and instead prefer to write in the vernacular!
What a world we live in.
What a world we live in.
It's 2026.
Things many American school kids probably don't know how to do:
* Dial a rotary telephone
* Tell time from an analog clock
* Read or write cursive
* Decipher Roman numerals
* Navigate with a paper map or use a compass
* Balance a checkbook
(Please add more below)
Things many American school kids probably don't know how to do:
* Dial a rotary telephone
* Tell time from an analog clock
* Read or write cursive
* Decipher Roman numerals
* Navigate with a paper map or use a compass
* Balance a checkbook
(Please add more below)
January 2, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Our scribes are no longer trained in Latin and French, and instead prefer to write in the vernacular!
What a world we live in.
What a world we live in.
Reposted by dr. christopher
thinking about this today in regards to grok
January 2, 2026 at 6:24 PM
thinking about this today in regards to grok
I’d like to think the skills I acquired during coursework, teaching, research, and completing a dissertation might have provided some insight into my potential as a faculty member.
Anyways, I never took the SAT so I guess I’d be out of luck? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Anyways, I never took the SAT so I guess I’d be out of luck? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This article advocates for the “Faculty Merit Act” that would — get this — require all faculty applicants to submit their *SAT* scores. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Holy shirts that’s hilarious.
January 2, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I’d like to think the skills I acquired during coursework, teaching, research, and completing a dissertation might have provided some insight into my potential as a faculty member.
Anyways, I never took the SAT so I guess I’d be out of luck? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Anyways, I never took the SAT so I guess I’d be out of luck? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
RISE UP STAGE MOVERS
I hope the stage movers just refuse to bring it out again
January 2, 2026 at 4:55 AM
RISE UP STAGE MOVERS
this is the funniest ending possible
January 2, 2026 at 4:55 AM
this is the funniest ending possible
they already have confetti on the field; just end it lol
January 2, 2026 at 4:52 AM
they already have confetti on the field; just end it lol
Oregon, Indiana, Mississippi, and Miami. Exactly what we all thought would happen.
January 2, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Oregon, Indiana, Mississippi, and Miami. Exactly what we all thought would happen.
come on overtime; these other playoff games have been stinkers
January 2, 2026 at 4:38 AM
come on overtime; these other playoff games have been stinkers
well this game got out of hand quickly
January 2, 2026 at 4:06 AM
well this game got out of hand quickly
yeah where is her hobo sack and socks with one big toe poking out comically?
January 1, 2026 at 9:35 PM
yeah where is her hobo sack and socks with one big toe poking out comically?
first of all siri, fuck you
January 1, 2026 at 9:06 PM
first of all siri, fuck you
here’s to having to consciously think about writing 2026 instead of 2025 for the next 6 to 8 months
January 1, 2026 at 6:03 AM
here’s to having to consciously think about writing 2026 instead of 2025 for the next 6 to 8 months
Reposted by dr. christopher
When universities tout their partnerships with OpenAI, parents, faculty and everyone really should be asking how they intend to account for the increasing evidence that their technology is hurting people, especially young and vulnerable people. How many instances of harm will be enough?
Uh… check out what ChatGPT allegedly told a man before he killed his mother and then himself.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 31, 2025 at 9:59 PM
When universities tout their partnerships with OpenAI, parents, faculty and everyone really should be asking how they intend to account for the increasing evidence that their technology is hurting people, especially young and vulnerable people. How many instances of harm will be enough?