Jason B Jones
@jbj.bsky.social
Educational Technology Strategy. Currently: Northeastern U. Previously Woolf, Trinity, CCSU, ProfHacker
edtech / digital humanities / LFC / &c
edtech / digital humanities / LFC / &c
Can probably stop taking this article entirely seriously right about the moment it characterizes the author of the recent Atlantic diatribe against the Mellon Foundation as “left.”
But even on its own assumptions it would make more sense to ask, “why are so many AI alignment ppl right-friendly?”
But even on its own assumptions it would make more sense to ask, “why are so many AI alignment ppl right-friendly?”
Absolutely brilliant piece about the Left's TOTAL blindness on AI. Their dismissal of AI risks mirrors how climate deniers treat CO2.
Will probably get a lot of nastiness for this on Bluesky, but I guess that's part of the same problem.
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
Will probably get a lot of nastiness for this on Bluesky, but I guess that's part of the same problem.
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 17, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Can probably stop taking this article entirely seriously right about the moment it characterizes the author of the recent Atlantic diatribe against the Mellon Foundation as “left.”
But even on its own assumptions it would make more sense to ask, “why are so many AI alignment ppl right-friendly?”
But even on its own assumptions it would make more sense to ask, “why are so many AI alignment ppl right-friendly?”
I watch a lot of soccer and was briefly confused Sunday night as to why I was seeing a pile of FIFA t-shirts in a gift shop at SFO.
There’s not just “no hype”; the US administration has produced anti-hype *and* FIFA can’t stop punching itself
There’s not just “no hype”; the US administration has produced anti-hype *and* FIFA can’t stop punching itself
You don't need a degree to understand why there is no "hype"
February 17, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I watch a lot of soccer and was briefly confused Sunday night as to why I was seeing a pile of FIFA t-shirts in a gift shop at SFO.
There’s not just “no hype”; the US administration has produced anti-hype *and* FIFA can’t stop punching itself
There’s not just “no hype”; the US administration has produced anti-hype *and* FIFA can’t stop punching itself
Gonna be cranky if the Charli XCX record is good enough it pushes me to see the movie after all
February 17, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Gonna be cranky if the Charli XCX record is good enough it pushes me to see the movie after all
The other day A said “that time I was really upset because you wouldn’t come home that first winter in CT 22 years ago in your 10min break between classes to fix our windows … I no longer think that was realistic.”
So, if you wait long enough I guess good things can happen
So, if you wait long enough I guess good things can happen
February 17, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The other day A said “that time I was really upset because you wouldn’t come home that first winter in CT 22 years ago in your 10min break between classes to fix our windows … I no longer think that was realistic.”
So, if you wait long enough I guess good things can happen
So, if you wait long enough I guess good things can happen
Taking red-eye flights absolutely destroys me these days; I’m going to assume it’s “government shenanigans” and obviously not “well, not as young as back in the day.”
February 16, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Taking red-eye flights absolutely destroys me these days; I’m going to assume it’s “government shenanigans” and obviously not “well, not as young as back in the day.”
CT has some honest new signs up at the airport
February 16, 2026 at 3:56 PM
CT has some honest new signs up at the airport
Look, we were already flying into Connecticut: it was bleak from the jump.
Also, this hardly seems important enough to warrant a txt message
Also, this hardly seems important enough to warrant a txt message
February 16, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Look, we were already flying into Connecticut: it was bleak from the jump.
Also, this hardly seems important enough to warrant a txt message
Also, this hardly seems important enough to warrant a txt message
United has been emailing all day hyping up the fact that our flight out of SF will have Starlink wifi.
For a redeye, departing at midnight. Not even I will use wifi overnight on a plane 🤦♂️
For a redeye, departing at midnight. Not even I will use wifi overnight on a plane 🤦♂️
February 16, 2026 at 12:29 AM
United has been emailing all day hyping up the fact that our flight out of SF will have Starlink wifi.
For a redeye, departing at midnight. Not even I will use wifi overnight on a plane 🤦♂️
For a redeye, departing at midnight. Not even I will use wifi overnight on a plane 🤦♂️
At the museum today the wall said that “an important part of his ethos was branding.”
I have no objection to an artist being good at that, but “ethos” is a wild choice
I have no objection to an artist being good at that, but “ethos” is a wild choice
February 15, 2026 at 10:49 PM
At the museum today the wall said that “an important part of his ethos was branding.”
I have no objection to an artist being good at that, but “ethos” is a wild choice
I have no objection to an artist being good at that, but “ethos” is a wild choice
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somehow the 20 minutes to grade a paper + 40 minute break after each one isn't turning out to be super-efficient
February 14, 2026 at 10:54 PM
somehow the 20 minutes to grade a paper + 40 minute break after each one isn't turning out to be super-efficient
Probably not great that I sent the 22yo this article and his reaction was “that dude isn’t even making money, what is he worried about”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/b...
Working in A.I. Lifted Their Compensation. Now They Want Prenups.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Probably not great that I sent the 22yo this article and his reaction was “that dude isn’t even making money, what is he worried about”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/b...
Gakpo would rather go to therapy than pass to Kerkez
February 14, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Gakpo would rather go to therapy than pass to Kerkez
While it’s always a minor miracle when Salah is given a pen, what if one happened 1) in the league and b) when we weren’t already 2 up
February 14, 2026 at 9:26 PM
While it’s always a minor miracle when Salah is given a pen, what if one happened 1) in the league and b) when we weren’t already 2 up
A: chooses (reasonably!!) to spend the LFC game hanging out in various local parks etc
Also A: “WHY ARE YOU GETTING ALL THESE UPDATES ABOUT HIS LIFE?!?”
my parenting strategy has never been terribly complicated
Also A: “WHY ARE YOU GETTING ALL THESE UPDATES ABOUT HIS LIFE?!?”
my parenting strategy has never been terribly complicated
February 14, 2026 at 8:57 PM
A: chooses (reasonably!!) to spend the LFC game hanging out in various local parks etc
Also A: “WHY ARE YOU GETTING ALL THESE UPDATES ABOUT HIS LIFE?!?”
my parenting strategy has never been terribly complicated
Also A: “WHY ARE YOU GETTING ALL THESE UPDATES ABOUT HIS LIFE?!?”
my parenting strategy has never been terribly complicated
One thing that’s great about watching games with others is that it breaks our* lifelong habit of staring twitchily at the screen in deep anxiety
*ie his and mine
*ie his and mine
One of the good things about visiting the 22yo is we can go to the LFC pub in SF!
February 14, 2026 at 8:47 PM
One thing that’s great about watching games with others is that it breaks our* lifelong habit of staring twitchily at the screen in deep anxiety
*ie his and mine
*ie his and mine
One of the most relatable lines on Craig Finn’s most recent record is a character talking about crying in the grocery because there’s too many kinds of juice
Me at 20: I’ll have it all figured out by the time I’m 40.
Me at 40: wtf do you mean they rearranged the grocery store
Me at 40: wtf do you mean they rearranged the grocery store
February 14, 2026 at 8:46 PM
One of the most relatable lines on Craig Finn’s most recent record is a character talking about crying in the grocery because there’s too many kinds of juice
One of the good things about visiting the 22yo is we can go to the LFC pub in SF!
February 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
One of the good things about visiting the 22yo is we can go to the LFC pub in SF!
Wonderful to see Wash U on this list after all the water their chancellor carried for this administration
UPDATE: Hegseth has included VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY on a list of schools off limits for tuition assistance for military officers as part of his campaign against schools he describes as “biased” against the US military.🤔 www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
February 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Wonderful to see Wash U on this list after all the water their chancellor carried for this administration
Reposted by Jason B Jones
Reposted by Jason B Jones
You may laugh, but the Macbeths are a much better role model for a marriage than Romeo and Juliet. They discuss their problems (killing the king of Scotland), share their hobbies (killing the king of Scotland), and resolve their conflicts (by killing the king of Scotland).
February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
You may laugh, but the Macbeths are a much better role model for a marriage than Romeo and Juliet. They discuss their problems (killing the king of Scotland), share their hobbies (killing the king of Scotland), and resolve their conflicts (by killing the king of Scotland).
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Look maybe ten people on here will enjoy this as much as me but someone overlaid the bad bunny Americas roll call with a Roman accented guy calling out Roman neighborhoods and i love it
February 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Look maybe ten people on here will enjoy this as much as me but someone overlaid the bad bunny Americas roll call with a Roman accented guy calling out Roman neighborhoods and i love it
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The tone of this article is wildly immature.
The Multibillion-Dollar Foundation That Controls the Humanities
Is the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation the last best hope for American arts and letters—or is it killing them?
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:57 AM
The tone of this article is wildly immature.
It turns out if the flight attendant offers you chocolate, they mean “chocolate flavored quinoa crisps,” and that’s a tough mistake to make at 6.30am
February 13, 2026 at 1:22 PM
It turns out if the flight attendant offers you chocolate, they mean “chocolate flavored quinoa crisps,” and that’s a tough mistake to make at 6.30am
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My new book, An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class, is now listed in Verso's trade catalogue for 2026.
You can find it here: versobooks.com/en-gb/pages/...
You can find it here: versobooks.com/en-gb/pages/...
February 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM
My new book, An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class, is now listed in Verso's trade catalogue for 2026.
You can find it here: versobooks.com/en-gb/pages/...
You can find it here: versobooks.com/en-gb/pages/...
lol this is an actually offensive product recommendation from Amazon
(I lift about 4hrs/wk)
(I lift about 4hrs/wk)
February 13, 2026 at 2:07 AM
lol this is an actually offensive product recommendation from Amazon
(I lift about 4hrs/wk)
(I lift about 4hrs/wk)