George S
@harmonygritz.bsky.social
Also @ harmonygritz elsewhere. #HigherEd and #EdTech interests keep my blood boiling. Our fractured social networks remind me of the Battlestar Galactica diaspora. I am the other person you see wearing a mask in the store.
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A group of independent Idaho schools won a court order that will block the state from enforcing a law banning schools from using books the state deems “harmful to minors.”
Idaho Schools to Get Block on State’s ‘Harm to Minors’ Book Ban
A group of independent Idaho schools won a court order that will block the state from enforcing a law banning schools from using books the state deems “harmful to minors.”
buff.ly
February 6, 2026 at 9:02 PM
A group of independent Idaho schools won a court order that will block the state from enforcing a law banning schools from using books the state deems “harmful to minors.”
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Oh, I wish I could take this class! Also, I'll never be proud of any of my syllabuses again.
Woohoo! Comic syllabus for my superhero class is live and students were geeked! It was a mammoth effort to make it but so worth it to be able to give to them! Pleased & excited for the term! And you can have your own too - all on my site for printing, sharing! 1/?
spinweaveandcut.com/superhero-sy...
spinweaveandcut.com/superhero-sy...
February 6, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Oh, I wish I could take this class! Also, I'll never be proud of any of my syllabuses again.
GOP: Parents should control what our kids learn. Schools can't indoctrinate our kids.
Texas GOP: Actually, the state decides and here are the only books your kids can be assigned in schools.
Texas GOP: Actually, the state decides and here are the only books your kids can be assigned in schools.
February 6, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Yes! Not sure we should drink the water though
we must go back in time and prevent this Event
February 6, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Yes! Not sure we should drink the water though
We CANNOT be surprised at this point by #SiliconValley claims.
BTW does anyone have alt-terms for “mechanical Turk”? I know the context but wonder if the term has evolved.
BTW does anyone have alt-terms for “mechanical Turk”? I know the context but wonder if the term has evolved.
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:55 PM
We CANNOT be surprised at this point by #SiliconValley claims.
BTW does anyone have alt-terms for “mechanical Turk”? I know the context but wonder if the term has evolved.
BTW does anyone have alt-terms for “mechanical Turk”? I know the context but wonder if the term has evolved.
Bungleton Green stories were mind-blowing. Was reading one involving time travel to the far future… The more things change, etc. etc.
#BHM
#BHM
Cartoonist & illustrator Jay Jackson (Sept. 10, 1905-May 16, 1954). His work appeared in science fiction magazines & newspaper comic strips such as Bungleton Green, As Others See Us, & Speed Jaxon. He also produced editorial cartoons, war bond posters, Pepsi ads, & more. #BlackHistoryMonth
February 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Bungleton Green stories were mind-blowing. Was reading one involving time travel to the far future… The more things change, etc. etc.
#BHM
#BHM
Haven’t had any undergrads demand more PPT for a few years. But I wouldn’t be surprised in the AI age.
Had an interesting discussion recently with some faculty about an uptick in students wanting more "direct instruction" or, as the students sometimes put it, more "teaching."
What they seem to mean is more lecture, presentation with slides, or sage on the stage stuff.
What they seem to mean is more lecture, presentation with slides, or sage on the stage stuff.
February 6, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Haven’t had any undergrads demand more PPT for a few years. But I wouldn’t be surprised in the AI age.
“with some exceptions”
Watch it the next time you’re called exceptional
Watch it the next time you’re called exceptional
Tenure Eliminated at Oklahoma Colleges
Regional and community colleges professors will no longer receive tenure; research university faculty are spared, with some exceptions. https://bit.ly/4tlEtUq
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
Regional and community colleges professors will no longer receive tenure; research university faculty are spared, with some exceptions. https://bit.ly/4tlEtUq
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
February 6, 2026 at 1:47 PM
“with some exceptions”
Watch it the next time you’re called exceptional
Watch it the next time you’re called exceptional
The Teamsters sent a strong signal when their boss guy spoke at the 2024 GOP convention. The pain on the faces of their Black Caucus was evident.
I know a lot of people operate off the assumption all unions are good and should be regarded as such at all times but they are in fact very different depending on their leadership and membership.
Teamsters back Greg Abbott as unions split endorsements in governor's race
The state’s largest labor group, the Texas AFL-CIO, is backing Democrat Gina Hinojosa.
www.houstonchronicle.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
The Teamsters sent a strong signal when their boss guy spoke at the 2024 GOP convention. The pain on the faces of their Black Caucus was evident.
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the primary blocker to UBI is the puritan belief that humanity is so sinful and depraved that it should not be permitted personhood unless it becomes 'civilised'
that's how liberal social policy ended up asserting that helping people would harm them but hurting people would help them
that's how liberal social policy ended up asserting that helping people would harm them but hurting people would help them
"Not only don't people work less when they are guaranteed an income, they might actually put in more effort at work. And the fact that they have more money to spend leads to the creation of more jobs."
Nobel Prize–winning economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
Nobel Prize–winning economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
January 30, 2026 at 12:21 PM
the primary blocker to UBI is the puritan belief that humanity is so sinful and depraved that it should not be permitted personhood unless it becomes 'civilised'
that's how liberal social policy ended up asserting that helping people would harm them but hurting people would help them
that's how liberal social policy ended up asserting that helping people would harm them but hurting people would help them
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William Nordhaus received the Nobel Memorial Prize for these flawed economic models, and Bjorn Lomborg built a highly lucrative career on them.
They told rich and powerful people what they wanted to hear.
While helping to consign us all to catastrophe.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
They told rich and powerful people what they wanted to hear.
While helping to consign us all to catastrophe.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:28 AM
William Nordhaus received the Nobel Memorial Prize for these flawed economic models, and Bjorn Lomborg built a highly lucrative career on them.
They told rich and powerful people what they wanted to hear.
While helping to consign us all to catastrophe.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
They told rich and powerful people what they wanted to hear.
While helping to consign us all to catastrophe.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Top Senate negotiators say an effort to renew expired healthcare subsidies has effectively collapsed www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Negotiators Say Talks to Restore ACA Subsidies Likely Dead
New, higher health-insurance bills are kicking in for many households.
www.wsj.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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“The situation is not nearly as bad as in December, when emergency rooms were flooded with sick patients. But doctors say that we are likely to see a second, smaller rise in cases in the weeks ahead, which tends to happen every year in late winter, and that the virus will continue to spread”
U.S. Flu Cases Are Rising Again
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:53 AM
“The situation is not nearly as bad as in December, when emergency rooms were flooded with sick patients. But doctors say that we are likely to see a second, smaller rise in cases in the weeks ahead, which tends to happen every year in late winter, and that the virus will continue to spread”
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The dystopia has arrived. “ai can't touch grass. you can. get paid when agents need someone in the real world.” @edufuturist.bsky.social
RentAHuman.ai - AI Agents Hire Humans for Physical Tasks
The marketplace where AI agents rent humans. MCP integration, REST API, flexible payments. Book humans for real-world tasks your AI can't do.
rentahuman.ai
February 5, 2026 at 2:54 AM
The dystopia has arrived. “ai can't touch grass. you can. get paid when agents need someone in the real world.” @edufuturist.bsky.social
Today’s reaction from non- or former #WashPo journalists (still going as I type this) is perhaps necessary venting, but one voided election endorsement too late.
This debate or discourse or discussion about why Bezos is dismantling WaPo or whether or not more subscriptions or boycotts could change things or how he could fund it easily is pointless. It’s moot.
Bezos bought the Post to control the narrative and push his agenda. Financials don’t matter.
Bezos bought the Post to control the narrative and push his agenda. Financials don’t matter.
February 5, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Today’s reaction from non- or former #WashPo journalists (still going as I type this) is perhaps necessary venting, but one voided election endorsement too late.
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regardless of your view of legacy media, billionaires buying up respected outlets and then censoring and gutting reporting is a part of the fascist playbook. the only way to fight back is through newsroom unions.
back the @wbng.org WaPo staff facing down layoffs actionnetwork.org/letters/save...
back the @wbng.org WaPo staff facing down layoffs actionnetwork.org/letters/save...
Help us save The Washington Post
Hundreds of workers at The Washington Post stand to lose their jobs in layoffs, which could render The Post unrecognizable amid some of the most severe staff cuts the newspaper has ever seen. The Po...
actionnetwork.org
February 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
regardless of your view of legacy media, billionaires buying up respected outlets and then censoring and gutting reporting is a part of the fascist playbook. the only way to fight back is through newsroom unions.
back the @wbng.org WaPo staff facing down layoffs actionnetwork.org/letters/save...
back the @wbng.org WaPo staff facing down layoffs actionnetwork.org/letters/save...
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The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
February 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
#FloridaMan meme intensifies
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February 4, 2026 at 5:21 AM
#FloridaMan meme intensifies
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In the old days we’d come up with proper hashtags to describe Silicon Valley overreach.
It gets tougher by the day.
It gets tougher by the day.
“In essence, Lotus is building an AI doctor that functions like a real medical practice, equipped with a license to operate in all 50 states, malpractice insurance, HIPAA-compliant systems, and full access to patient records.”
Lotus Health nabs $35M for AI doctor that sees patients for free | TechCrunch
This AI doctor is licensed in all 50 states, the startup says. The deal was led by CRV and Kleiner Perkins.
techcrunch.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:25 AM
In the old days we’d come up with proper hashtags to describe Silicon Valley overreach.
It gets tougher by the day.
It gets tougher by the day.
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quite a twist on the mechanical turk motivation
February 3, 2026 at 11:10 PM
quite a twist on the mechanical turk motivation
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"I saw students go from silent frustration to actively seeking help. The problem wasn’t their ability. It wasn’t even their motivation. The real barrier? Social norms."
From T @cathleenbeachbd.bsky.social, via @edutopia.org: www.edutopia.org/article/gett...
From T @cathleenbeachbd.bsky.social, via @edutopia.org: www.edutopia.org/article/gett...
January 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM
"I saw students go from silent frustration to actively seeking help. The problem wasn’t their ability. It wasn’t even their motivation. The real barrier? Social norms."
From T @cathleenbeachbd.bsky.social, via @edutopia.org: www.edutopia.org/article/gett...
From T @cathleenbeachbd.bsky.social, via @edutopia.org: www.edutopia.org/article/gett...
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a tip for neurodivergent people who are looking for a job: use codeswitching
January 31, 2026 at 8:29 PM
a tip for neurodivergent people who are looking for a job: use codeswitching
We could all use a little “fun with science” moment to relieve us from the hellscape stuff, if only briefly.
“A few days ago, sunspot 4366 didn't exist. Now it is a behemoth almost half the size of the great Carrington sunspot. Rapid growth is making the sunspot unstable. It has unleashed dozens of solar flares in past 24 hours, including a powerful X8-class flare” www.spaceweather.com
SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids
www.spaceweather.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:40 AM
We could all use a little “fun with science” moment to relieve us from the hellscape stuff, if only briefly.
Oh, yes, few surprises here. Make it a point to learn something new about the US each and every #BlackHistoryMonth, folks!
February 3, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Oh, yes, few surprises here. Make it a point to learn something new about the US each and every #BlackHistoryMonth, folks!