Viktor Frankly
@viktorfrankly.bsky.social
Chin tucked into navel, shoulders towering overhead, ponytail pointed to the sky, flailing my arms at the authorities in my discombobulated way
Philosophy prof, leftist, mediocrite, daoist
Philosophy prof, leftist, mediocrite, daoist
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Zhuangzi, the gnarled tree
January 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Zhuangzi, the gnarled tree
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Beginning of the Zhuangzi in pencil and marker. Sorry for the bad handwriting. Note how Zhuangzi immediately sets the tone of relativism and perspective: the cicada and little dove can’t fathom the pov of Peng/Kun.
January 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Beginning of the Zhuangzi in pencil and marker. Sorry for the bad handwriting. Note how Zhuangzi immediately sets the tone of relativism and perspective: the cicada and little dove can’t fathom the pov of Peng/Kun.
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AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking
AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking
The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools has transformed numerous aspects of daily life, yet its impact on critical thinking remains underexplored. This study investigates the relations...
www.mdpi.com
January 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking
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Easy hypothesis to test. Unionize. Then we see.
Suddenly all that progressive language becomes absolutely farcical. I think it was @emilybrier.bsky.social who describes college/uni progressivism as a "veneer."
Suddenly all that progressive language becomes absolutely farcical. I think it was @emilybrier.bsky.social who describes college/uni progressivism as a "veneer."
January 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Easy hypothesis to test. Unionize. Then we see.
Suddenly all that progressive language becomes absolutely farcical. I think it was @emilybrier.bsky.social who describes college/uni progressivism as a "veneer."
Suddenly all that progressive language becomes absolutely farcical. I think it was @emilybrier.bsky.social who describes college/uni progressivism as a "veneer."
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There’s 2 RW parties in America.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are to the right of the fascists in Italy.
But libs wanna play dumb, pretend and gish gallop in their talking points as they simp for right wing nationalists in Israel.
🇮🇹 : www.instagram.com/reel/DBMOoLV...
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are to the right of the fascists in Italy.
But libs wanna play dumb, pretend and gish gallop in their talking points as they simp for right wing nationalists in Israel.
🇮🇹 : www.instagram.com/reel/DBMOoLV...
December 29, 2024 at 2:58 PM
There’s 2 RW parties in America.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are to the right of the fascists in Italy.
But libs wanna play dumb, pretend and gish gallop in their talking points as they simp for right wing nationalists in Israel.
🇮🇹 : www.instagram.com/reel/DBMOoLV...
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are to the right of the fascists in Italy.
But libs wanna play dumb, pretend and gish gallop in their talking points as they simp for right wing nationalists in Israel.
🇮🇹 : www.instagram.com/reel/DBMOoLV...
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Obviously the Patriot Act was a blatant roll back of our civil rights, and through fear mongering and manufacturing consent the government can now spy on, arrest people and jail them without charges as long as they are labeled with the ambiguous term “terrorist.”
December 29, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Obviously the Patriot Act was a blatant roll back of our civil rights, and through fear mongering and manufacturing consent the government can now spy on, arrest people and jail them without charges as long as they are labeled with the ambiguous term “terrorist.”
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We're burning the planet for a technology that has so far mainly produced mediocre animation clips and terrible student essays
AI data centers are multiplying across the U.S. and sucking up huge amounts of power.
New evidence shows they may also be distorting the normal flow of electricity for millions of Americans
New evidence shows they may also be distorting the normal flow of electricity for millions of Americans
AI Needs So Much Power, It’s Making Yours Worse
There’s a strong link between proximity to AI data centers and higher levels of distorted power in residential areas
www.bloomberg.com
December 28, 2024 at 2:36 PM
We're burning the planet for a technology that has so far mainly produced mediocre animation clips and terrible student essays
I'm allowed to punch people in the face in the boxing ring, so why is my teacher so mad when I punch him in the face in the classroom?
No, they're not caught between anything. Stop it. The fact that AI may be used or useful in future jobs does not create a single dilemma at all for college students in how to actually complete their coursework. This is all nonsense & excuses for not doing the reading & learning how to think & write.
College students caught between professors' AI bans and employers' growing demand for AI skills
Research shows 75% of workers now use artificial intelligence on the job, yet many universities still classify its use as cheating.
www.phillyvoice.com
December 26, 2024 at 1:34 PM
I'm allowed to punch people in the face in the boxing ring, so why is my teacher so mad when I punch him in the face in the classroom?
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Health Insurance Trolley
existentialcomics.com/comic/582
existentialcomics.com/comic/582
December 23, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Health Insurance Trolley
existentialcomics.com/comic/582
existentialcomics.com/comic/582
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If you can’t look at your woman after sex it sounds like you might be gay. Not that there’s anything wrong in that, but stop wasting that woman’s time
December 25, 2024 at 6:03 PM
If you can’t look at your woman after sex it sounds like you might be gay. Not that there’s anything wrong in that, but stop wasting that woman’s time
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Keep your identity politics bullshit out of our class war
December 24, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Keep your identity politics bullshit out of our class war
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“When it comes to LLMs, proceed with caution. People are not the best at gauging good advisers and good advice, especially in the moral domain, and we often need true social connection, validation and even challenges more than we need an ‘expert’ response.“
ChatGPT Gives Moral Advice. Here’s Why You Probably Shouldn’t Take It
Before turning to a large language model for ethical counsel, consider what makes for good advice
www.scientificamerican.com
December 18, 2024 at 3:03 PM
“When it comes to LLMs, proceed with caution. People are not the best at gauging good advisers and good advice, especially in the moral domain, and we often need true social connection, validation and even challenges more than we need an ‘expert’ response.“
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It's weird how I haven't seen any AI products that do the work of upper corporate management or college administrators....you'd think that the most expensive links in the chain would be where AI would be most cost effective...hm, this must just be an oversight that will be remedied soon.
December 16, 2024 at 2:50 PM
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Amen 🙏
Believe it or not, the world does not need any more undergrad essays
Believe it or not, the world does not need any more undergrad essays
This is what's so baffling about so many suggestions for AI in the humanities classroom: they mistake the product for the point. Writing outlines and essays is important not because you need to make outlines and essays but because that's how you learn to think with/through complex ideas.
I'm sure many have said this before but I'm reading a student-facing document about how students might use AI in the classroom (if allowed) and one of the recs is: use AI to make an outline of your reading! But ISN'T MAKING THE OUTLINE how one actually learns?
December 12, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Amen 🙏
Believe it or not, the world does not need any more undergrad essays
Believe it or not, the world does not need any more undergrad essays
Shit I missed my chance
December 12, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Shit I missed my chance
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Brian Thompson was directly responsible for more American deaths and family bankruptcies than I can count. And it was all considered legal. He would never do a day in jail for causing all of that unnecessary suffering.
People aren't supporting Luigi because he's got shredded abs.
People aren't supporting Luigi because he's got shredded abs.
Since a suspect was identified and charged in the murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, it has been impossible to escape his photo. But our critic asks, what happens when violent crimes are overshadowed by appearances?
Luigi Mangione and the Danger of a Handsome Criminal
What happens when violent crimes are overshadowed by appearances?
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Brian Thompson was directly responsible for more American deaths and family bankruptcies than I can count. And it was all considered legal. He would never do a day in jail for causing all of that unnecessary suffering.
People aren't supporting Luigi because he's got shredded abs.
People aren't supporting Luigi because he's got shredded abs.
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Ladies and gentlemen, the rules-based international order
December 10, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, the rules-based international order
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of COURSE our society is inured to bloodshed. we're SATURATED in blood. the author has to write something so fatuous because what they REALLY mean is that this isn't the KIND OF GUY who's supposed to get killed. but it sounds fucking crass and disgusting when you put it that way (because it is)
December 12, 2024 at 1:02 AM
of COURSE our society is inured to bloodshed. we're SATURATED in blood. the author has to write something so fatuous because what they REALLY mean is that this isn't the KIND OF GUY who's supposed to get killed. but it sounds fucking crass and disgusting when you put it that way (because it is)
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