Lara Dodds
@laradodds.bsky.social
English Prof and Department Head at a University in the South -- Early Modern Lit -- Cavendishista -- she/her/ hers
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Ok, but how are the robots going to feel when they find out ‘robot’ comes from the Czech word ‘robota’ which means “forced labor”??
November 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Ok, but how are the robots going to feel when they find out ‘robot’ comes from the Czech word ‘robota’ which means “forced labor”??
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At this point, it seems all too quaint to call AI a bubble; it's a black hole. It's all you're allowed to think or talk about, when you're allowed to think or talk at all. Students whose entire lives will be poorer and sadder because of AI have learned to praise it instinctively, imagine […]
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November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
At this point, it seems all too quaint to call AI a bubble; it's a black hole. It's all you're allowed to think or talk about, when you're allowed to think or talk at all. Students whose entire lives will be poorer and sadder because of AI have learned to praise it instinctively, imagine […]
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A reminder that we're collecting books, chapters, and journal articles by non-TT historians for publication in our year-end lists. Anything with a 2025 pub date is eligible and you can submit for your friends/colleagues! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians
Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has published end-of-year lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in the past calendar year. To submit something for inclusion...
contingentmagazine.org
October 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
A reminder that we're collecting books, chapters, and journal articles by non-TT historians for publication in our year-end lists. Anything with a 2025 pub date is eligible and you can submit for your friends/colleagues! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
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Story here: www.huntington.org/news/hunting...
The Huntington Acquires the Archive and Library of Award-Winning Science Fiction Writer Kim Stanley Robinson | The Huntington
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens is a tourist attraction and collections-based educational and research institution.
www.huntington.org
October 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Story here: www.huntington.org/news/hunting...
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which English or literature/ language departments around the country have the strongest insta accounts?
October 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
which English or literature/ language departments around the country have the strongest insta accounts?
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I protest, in the sincerity of love and honest kindness.
October 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I protest, in the sincerity of love and honest kindness.
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All together now:
NO
The Trump administration is inviting all US colleges to participate in a compact that would grant preferential federal funding in return for commitments to specific policy changes like DEI bans, according to a source
October 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
All together now:
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i do think a simple answer is right there for us guys
October 13, 2025 at 11:11 AM
i do think a simple answer is right there for us guys
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Can we just admire Jane Fonda, please? She is a true patriot, inspiration, and role model.
"When I feel scared, I look to history. I wish there were a secret playbook with all the answers — but there never has been. The only thing that has ever worked — time and time again — is solidarity."
"When I feel scared, I look to history. I wish there were a secret playbook with all the answers — but there never has been. The only thing that has ever worked — time and time again — is solidarity."
October 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Can we just admire Jane Fonda, please? She is a true patriot, inspiration, and role model.
"When I feel scared, I look to history. I wish there were a secret playbook with all the answers — but there never has been. The only thing that has ever worked — time and time again — is solidarity."
"When I feel scared, I look to history. I wish there were a secret playbook with all the answers — but there never has been. The only thing that has ever worked — time and time again — is solidarity."
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CFP: Cavendish and Politics.
www.unb.ca/fredericton/...
www.unb.ca/fredericton/...
Biennial International Margaret Cavendish Society Conference | Faculty of Arts | UNB
www.unb.ca
September 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
CFP: Cavendish and Politics.
www.unb.ca/fredericton/...
www.unb.ca/fredericton/...
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I have taken
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
September 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I have taken
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
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“
A California attorney must pay a $10,000 fine for filing a state court appeal full of fake quotations generated by the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT.
[…] 21 of 23 quotes from cases cited in the attorney’s opening brief were made up.
”
calmatters.org/economy/tech...
#GenAILies
A California attorney must pay a $10,000 fine for filing a state court appeal full of fake quotations generated by the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT.
[…] 21 of 23 quotes from cases cited in the attorney’s opening brief were made up.
”
calmatters.org/economy/tech...
#GenAILies
California issues historic fine over lawyer’s ChatGPT fabrications
The court of appeals issued an historic fine after 21 of 23 quotes in the lawyer's opening brief were fake. Courts want more AI regulations.
calmatters.org
September 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
“
A California attorney must pay a $10,000 fine for filing a state court appeal full of fake quotations generated by the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT.
[…] 21 of 23 quotes from cases cited in the attorney’s opening brief were made up.
”
calmatters.org/economy/tech...
#GenAILies
A California attorney must pay a $10,000 fine for filing a state court appeal full of fake quotations generated by the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT.
[…] 21 of 23 quotes from cases cited in the attorney’s opening brief were made up.
”
calmatters.org/economy/tech...
#GenAILies
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Tried to get my real ID. I had my license, my SS card and my birth certificate.
I was not allowed to get my real ID because my birth name is different than my married name. Now I have to go dig up a marriage certificate. You know who wouldn’t have to do this? A man.
Never change your last name.
I was not allowed to get my real ID because my birth name is different than my married name. Now I have to go dig up a marriage certificate. You know who wouldn’t have to do this? A man.
Never change your last name.
September 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Tried to get my real ID. I had my license, my SS card and my birth certificate.
I was not allowed to get my real ID because my birth name is different than my married name. Now I have to go dig up a marriage certificate. You know who wouldn’t have to do this? A man.
Never change your last name.
I was not allowed to get my real ID because my birth name is different than my married name. Now I have to go dig up a marriage certificate. You know who wouldn’t have to do this? A man.
Never change your last name.
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH
September 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH
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Please do this if you did not long ago. Delete everything. Agree to nothing. The people who run this going concern despise academics, are likely very illiquid right now, & will show now compunction about selling all your data, as their revised user agreement makes clear.
In addition to cancelling your Disney accounts, now is also a great time to delete academia.edu
September 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Please do this if you did not long ago. Delete everything. Agree to nothing. The people who run this going concern despise academics, are likely very illiquid right now, & will show now compunction about selling all your data, as their revised user agreement makes clear.
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Major yn Englisshe:
• focused readinge & writinge prepare you for anythinge
• research, communicacioun, creativitye, and interpretacioun will be needed for careers not even invented yet
• meaningful engagement wyth big ideas and textes that will staye wyth you forevir
• it ys awesome
• books!
• focused readinge & writinge prepare you for anythinge
• research, communicacioun, creativitye, and interpretacioun will be needed for careers not even invented yet
• meaningful engagement wyth big ideas and textes that will staye wyth you forevir
• it ys awesome
• books!
September 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Major yn Englisshe:
• focused readinge & writinge prepare you for anythinge
• research, communicacioun, creativitye, and interpretacioun will be needed for careers not even invented yet
• meaningful engagement wyth big ideas and textes that will staye wyth you forevir
• it ys awesome
• books!
• focused readinge & writinge prepare you for anythinge
• research, communicacioun, creativitye, and interpretacioun will be needed for careers not even invented yet
• meaningful engagement wyth big ideas and textes that will staye wyth you forevir
• it ys awesome
• books!
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live your life so that when you die everyone talks about how hot you were and not how you were a hateful bigot
September 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
live your life so that when you die everyone talks about how hot you were and not how you were a hateful bigot
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Gen AI doth remove commitment from art. Yf an artist ys committed to makinge somethinge trulye weirde, even shockinge, that artist doth neede to crafte the art, at everye steppe thinkinge, "Yes, Ich am drawinge a sexy C-3PO." Wyth Gen AI you kan make a sexy C-3PO wythout caringe, and that ys wrong.
September 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Gen AI doth remove commitment from art. Yf an artist ys committed to makinge somethinge trulye weirde, even shockinge, that artist doth neede to crafte the art, at everye steppe thinkinge, "Yes, Ich am drawinge a sexy C-3PO." Wyth Gen AI you kan make a sexy C-3PO wythout caringe, and that ys wrong.
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
Let’s do it!!!!!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Let’s do it!!!!!
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