Jason Sterlace
@sterlace.bsky.social
I teach physics. I live in Virginia, USA. I like when people support their assertions with evidence.
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Jason Sterlace
@sterlace.bsky.social
· May 7
Accidentally becoming an anti-AI hipster over here.
I agree with this and I’m still feeling good about becoming an anti-AI hipster over here.
At the end of the day, Generative A.I. is nothing more than a plagiarism machine. It will never birth the next Dr. Seuss, Jim Henson, David Lynch or any other artist known for their unique and creative imagination and storytelling.
November 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I agree with this and I’m still feeling good about becoming an anti-AI hipster over here.
Update: A colleague down the hall notes that if we went with "meter newtons" it would abbreviate exactly like "millinewtons", and I am devastated to recognize that he is right.
Okay, #iteachphysics crowd, torque is defined as the cross product of the (lever arm) displacement vector and the force vector.
Shouldn't that give us units of meter-newtons?
So why do we use newton-meters?
Shouldn't that give us units of meter-newtons?
So why do we use newton-meters?
November 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Update: A colleague down the hall notes that if we went with "meter newtons" it would abbreviate exactly like "millinewtons", and I am devastated to recognize that he is right.
Okay, #iteachphysics crowd, torque is defined as the cross product of the (lever arm) displacement vector and the force vector.
Shouldn't that give us units of meter-newtons?
So why do we use newton-meters?
Shouldn't that give us units of meter-newtons?
So why do we use newton-meters?
November 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Okay, #iteachphysics crowd, torque is defined as the cross product of the (lever arm) displacement vector and the force vector.
Shouldn't that give us units of meter-newtons?
So why do we use newton-meters?
Shouldn't that give us units of meter-newtons?
So why do we use newton-meters?
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Too many treat loss of public education as unfortunate collateral damage. But there is no greater democratic institution than the one responsible for renewing faith in and principles of democracy for each generation.
We lose public education, we lose the long game, the short game, the whole goddamn game, people.
"Should the school privatization agenda succeed, our education systems would be beyond all recognition—exponentially more stratified, segregated, and sectarianized than they are now, further balkanizing an already bitterly divided nation."
edlawprof.substack.com/p/what-rhyme...
edlawprof.substack.com/p/what-rhyme...
November 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Too many treat loss of public education as unfortunate collateral damage. But there is no greater democratic institution than the one responsible for renewing faith in and principles of democracy for each generation.
Wow, that guy at the park in the Vineyard Vines T-shirt DID NOT like it when I told him I like his Fudgie the Whale shirt.
November 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Wow, that guy at the park in the Vineyard Vines T-shirt DID NOT like it when I told him I like his Fudgie the Whale shirt.
Of all the living Nobel laureates, which is the worst person?
November 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Of all the living Nobel laureates, which is the worst person?
The best movie dance sene ever made:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyhy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyhy...
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (Biker Bar Fun Scene)
YouTube video by Super Ravel
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The best movie dance sene ever made:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyhy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyhy...
Ross Douthat coming in HOT with this one, straight from the worst part of the year 1954!
November 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Ross Douthat coming in HOT with this one, straight from the worst part of the year 1954!
I see we are now to the "no, you can't fly" part of making the USA great once more.
November 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I see we are now to the "no, you can't fly" part of making the USA great once more.
Steinbeck and Springsteen for The People!
@brucespringsteen.net
Read more about this song at springsteenlyrics.com/lyrics.php?s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CumZ...
@brucespringsteen.net
Read more about this song at springsteenlyrics.com/lyrics.php?s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CumZ...
The Ghost of Tom Joad
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Steinbeck and Springsteen for The People!
@brucespringsteen.net
Read more about this song at springsteenlyrics.com/lyrics.php?s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CumZ...
@brucespringsteen.net
Read more about this song at springsteenlyrics.com/lyrics.php?s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CumZ...
Free baseball!
You paid for 9 innings but you’re going to get more!
You paid for 9 innings but you’re going to get more!
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Free baseball!
You paid for 9 innings but you’re going to get more!
You paid for 9 innings but you’re going to get more!
Biggest HBP ever?
November 2, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Biggest HBP ever?
My Dunkin installed ordering kiosks so I guess I’m not going there anymore.
October 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
My Dunkin installed ordering kiosks so I guess I’m not going there anymore.
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I know this is obvious. And I know we all know this.
But if the President can raise taxes because an advert annoyed him, without even consulting Congress, then the US constitution is simply not functioning as intended.
But if the President can raise taxes because an advert annoyed him, without even consulting Congress, then the US constitution is simply not functioning as intended.
October 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I know this is obvious. And I know we all know this.
But if the President can raise taxes because an advert annoyed him, without even consulting Congress, then the US constitution is simply not functioning as intended.
But if the President can raise taxes because an advert annoyed him, without even consulting Congress, then the US constitution is simply not functioning as intended.
I have always wished I could have met Neil Young's dog that was on the album cover "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere".
He looks like he was a great dog.
He looks like he was a great dog.
October 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I have always wished I could have met Neil Young's dog that was on the album cover "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere".
He looks like he was a great dog.
He looks like he was a great dog.
I remember this shirt little anonymous confession. My opinion on it today is unchanged from when it was first published: If you don’t like teaching, go get some other career.
From the Archives: It's perfectly possible to dislike teaching and still do a good, even an excellent, job in the classroom.
I Don’t Like Teaching. There, I Said It.
It’s perfectly possible to dislike teaching and still do a good, even an excellent, job in the classroom.
chroni.cl
October 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I remember this shirt little anonymous confession. My opinion on it today is unchanged from when it was first published: If you don’t like teaching, go get some other career.
Oct 20th is "National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day"...
Also, Canvas LMS is down (as part of the larger AWS outage)...
Also, Canvas LMS is down (as part of the larger AWS outage)...
a cartoon character with glasses and a mustache is saying `` coincidence ? '' .
ALT: a cartoon character with glasses and a mustache is saying `` coincidence ? '' .
media.tenor.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Oct 20th is "National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day"...
Also, Canvas LMS is down (as part of the larger AWS outage)...
Also, Canvas LMS is down (as part of the larger AWS outage)...
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October 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Reposted by Jason Sterlace
Since I'm about to head out to DC's No Kings protest, here's a quick look at America's ORIGINAL No Kings movement, and a review of how many of George III's crimes outlined in the Declaration have been repeated by Trump. juliansanchez.substack.com/p/trump-vs-g...
Trump vs. George III: A No Kings Comparison
Our own mad king is repeating many of his predecessors' greatest hits
juliansanchez.substack.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Since I'm about to head out to DC's No Kings protest, here's a quick look at America's ORIGINAL No Kings movement, and a review of how many of George III's crimes outlined in the Declaration have been repeated by Trump. juliansanchez.substack.com/p/trump-vs-g...
I'm not a fan of Woody Allen, but Annie Hall is a really good film. The best part may be that they don't get back together at the end. The first time I saw the movie, I expected that they would, but knew they shouldn't. The point of the story is that Annie can do better than him.
#DianeKeaton
#DianeKeaton
October 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I'm not a fan of Woody Allen, but Annie Hall is a really good film. The best part may be that they don't get back together at the end. The first time I saw the movie, I expected that they would, but knew they shouldn't. The point of the story is that Annie can do better than him.
#DianeKeaton
#DianeKeaton
Marked safe from group texting Nazi shit to my pals.
October 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Marked safe from group texting Nazi shit to my pals.
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I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.
October 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.
I think cops should dress like Chief Wiggum, and definitely not be permitted to cover their faces to hide their identities from We The People.
October 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I think cops should dress like Chief Wiggum, and definitely not be permitted to cover their faces to hide their identities from We The People.
It's a Cook-or-get-cooked world.
October 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It's a Cook-or-get-cooked world.