Pamela Donovan
@pameladonovan.bsky.social
Pameladonovan.com
Sociologist, Editor, Annoying Stage Mother
United States
Sociologist, Editor, Annoying Stage Mother
United States
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
A view from the college teaching trenches coping with AI. Writing loses while tech readiness sees no gains. A thread
I am a coordinator of the
Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program and a sociologist teaching at a community college in NYC. The stories I’m hearing from faculty about students’ AI use, or rather, their inability and unwillingness to do assignments without AI is blowing my mind. 1/x
Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program and a sociologist teaching at a community college in NYC. The stories I’m hearing from faculty about students’ AI use, or rather, their inability and unwillingness to do assignments without AI is blowing my mind. 1/x
October 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
A view from the college teaching trenches coping with AI. Writing loses while tech readiness sees no gains. A thread
Reposted by Pamela Donovan
👉 DeepSeek may well have broken OpenAI’s Terms of Service and distilled their intellectually property without permission
👉 OpenAI may well have done analogous things to YouTube, New York Times, and countless artists and writers.
👉 Karma is a bitch.
👉 OpenAI may well have done analogous things to YouTube, New York Times, and countless artists and writers.
👉 Karma is a bitch.
January 29, 2025 at 12:39 PM
👉 DeepSeek may well have broken OpenAI’s Terms of Service and distilled their intellectually property without permission
👉 OpenAI may well have done analogous things to YouTube, New York Times, and countless artists and writers.
👉 Karma is a bitch.
👉 OpenAI may well have done analogous things to YouTube, New York Times, and countless artists and writers.
👉 Karma is a bitch.
Reposted by Pamela Donovan
My physical therapist: Hold your arms out and then bend them at a 90-degree angle.
Me: Like Cornholio?
My pt: Yes.
Me: Like Cornholio?
My pt: Yes.
November 26, 2024 at 12:23 AM
My physical therapist: Hold your arms out and then bend them at a 90-degree angle.
Me: Like Cornholio?
My pt: Yes.
Me: Like Cornholio?
My pt: Yes.
Reposted by Pamela Donovan
I Didn’t Know That “Democracy Dies In Darkness” Was An Instruction To The Editorial Staff
I Didn't Know That "Democracy Dies In Darkness" Was An Instruction To The Editorial Staff - Lawyers, Guns & Money
The Washington Post declines to endorse a presidential candidate. Statement from the publisher: William Lewis is publisher and chief executive officer of The Washington Post. The Washington Post will not be making an endorsement of a presidential candidate in this election. Nor in any future presidential election. We are returning to our roots of not […]
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October 25, 2024 at 4:47 PM
I Didn’t Know That “Democracy Dies In Darkness” Was An Instruction To The Editorial Staff
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,326,263!
October 8, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,326,263!