@markujiro.bsky.social
I teach ESL, make music, and walk my dog
Eslmysteries.com
Epistemic Silence on Apple Music
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/epistemic-silence/1782062224
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/7pKP1srGblezyMhQIKeqKi
Eslmysteries.com
Epistemic Silence on Apple Music
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/epistemic-silence/1782062224
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/7pKP1srGblezyMhQIKeqKi
I keep trying to think of things from grad school that feed my opinions on politics but aside from a respect for research and researchers I think most of it just came from empathy and maturity in general
January 12, 2026 at 5:47 AM
I keep trying to think of things from grad school that feed my opinions on politics but aside from a respect for research and researchers I think most of it just came from empathy and maturity in general
Chief of War is a great show. Hope they make more of it.
January 3, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Chief of War is a great show. Hope they make more of it.
Man I hope they make more Poker Face
December 27, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Man I hope they make more Poker Face
I don’t think the penalty should prevent that last play from going on Goff’s highlight reel
December 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I don’t think the penalty should prevent that last play from going on Goff’s highlight reel
I prefer to read this comma as a comma splice: “Please tax the rich, and also please like me”.
Mitt Romney is in the New York Times saying we should tax the rich.
December 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I prefer to read this comma as a comma splice: “Please tax the rich, and also please like me”.
I did not know that rule about backward passes
December 19, 2025 at 5:51 AM
I did not know that rule about backward passes
I think a losing season the year after a super bowl appearance is as good a time as any for a name change
December 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I think a losing season the year after a super bowl appearance is as good a time as any for a name change
I really enjoy reading Ss’ end-of-semester reflections, even the ones that are written by AI and mention things we definitely didn’t do
December 14, 2025 at 6:37 AM
I really enjoy reading Ss’ end-of-semester reflections, even the ones that are written by AI and mention things we definitely didn’t do
Between November 2025 and November 2025, I released 3 albums after 20 or so years of playing covers and being extremely self-conscious and embarrassed at the thought of anyone listening to my original songs. Now that the dam has finally burst, I’m grateful for every listen.
December 13, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Between November 2025 and November 2025, I released 3 albums after 20 or so years of playing covers and being extremely self-conscious and embarrassed at the thought of anyone listening to my original songs. Now that the dam has finally burst, I’m grateful for every listen.
AI in academia at this point reminds me of social media: people sign on for the legitimate uses and then misuse it 99% of the time
This really is a must read for anyone in academia.
December 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
AI in academia at this point reminds me of social media: people sign on for the legitimate uses and then misuse it 99% of the time
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If you've ever been to a naturalization ceremony, you know they're filled with people whose palpable love of this country is twenty times stronger than the pinched "patriotism" of any native-born MAGA chud.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Just unspeakable assholery.
December 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
If you've ever been to a naturalization ceremony, you know they're filled with people whose palpable love of this country is twenty times stronger than the pinched "patriotism" of any native-born MAGA chud.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Bummed that English Teacher was cancelled
December 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Bummed that English Teacher was cancelled
If your instructor asks you to read an article and respond to it, you will definitely fail if you give no evidence that you actually read that article, even if what you read instead was what you consider much more important
December 1, 2025 at 6:05 AM
If your instructor asks you to read an article and respond to it, you will definitely fail if you give no evidence that you actually read that article, even if what you read instead was what you consider much more important
Album 3 is out! epistemicsilence.bandcamp.com/album/pathom...
Pathomechanics of Epistemic Silence, by Epistemic Silence
9 track album
epistemicsilence.bandcamp.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Album 3 is out! epistemicsilence.bandcamp.com/album/pathom...
New album being uploaded rn
November 27, 2025 at 4:12 AM
New album being uploaded rn
It’s not widely known, but NFL referees actually do call fumble recoveries based on vigorousness of finger wagging
November 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
It’s not widely known, but NFL referees actually do call fumble recoveries based on vigorousness of finger wagging
How many spellings exist of Davante/DeVonta?
November 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
How many spellings exist of Davante/DeVonta?
I don’t know what exactly to call this type of ambiguity, but I enjoy it
November 12, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I don’t know what exactly to call this type of ambiguity, but I enjoy it
Anyone else read the incoming New Jersey governor’s name as みきえ
November 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Anyone else read the incoming New Jersey governor’s name as みきえ
I really don’t envy people who teach statistics on the regular. It seems like a field especially prone to losing students early on and never getting them back on board
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I really don’t envy people who teach statistics on the regular. It seems like a field especially prone to losing students early on and never getting them back on board
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Katjes Minder
Katjes Minder
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Knickers
Knickers
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Hershey's Pisses
Hershey's Pisses
October 30, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Katjes Minder
Katjes Minder
I need a cultural anthropologist to explain this tattered flag design that’s been on clothes, trucks, etc. for the past decade or so
October 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I need a cultural anthropologist to explain this tattered flag design that’s been on clothes, trucks, etc. for the past decade or so
Is there a term similar to subtractive bilingualism but for culture? Like how study abroad leaves you less able to take the norms of your first culture for granted, which makes you less functional in that culture
October 27, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Is there a term similar to subtractive bilingualism but for culture? Like how study abroad leaves you less able to take the norms of your first culture for granted, which makes you less functional in that culture
The Panthers still have the much better team colors
October 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The Panthers still have the much better team colors
Small world, met someone who was teaching in a program that my wife was in when she was an international student the year that we met
October 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Small world, met someone who was teaching in a program that my wife was in when she was an international student the year that we met