Adrift
@adrift.bsky.social
Snarky comments in the back of the class * Writing * InfoSec/Tech * Many Names
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At this point, our intro comp/first-year English course has been so heavily revised, it no longer includes a novel, or "extended reading" of any kind, no "specialized" or "historical" reading, mostly in-class assignments, no research essay...and we are still seeing a 40-50% rate of AI misconduct.
November 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
At this point, our intro comp/first-year English course has been so heavily revised, it no longer includes a novel, or "extended reading" of any kind, no "specialized" or "historical" reading, mostly in-class assignments, no research essay...and we are still seeing a 40-50% rate of AI misconduct.
I'm not saying I'm aggressively online, I'm just saying that I overheard my kid talk about spelling "loss" and my first thought was
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November 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I'm not saying I'm aggressively online, I'm just saying that I overheard my kid talk about spelling "loss" and my first thought was
l li
ll l_
l li
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Why would Google even make a Slides app if it wasn't going to be useful or functional?
Was this the first sign of them turning evil?
"Let's make an app that looks like it will do something, but then it doesn't."
"Will it make slides?"
It will pretend to, but no.
"Will it show slides?"
Same.
Was this the first sign of them turning evil?
"Let's make an app that looks like it will do something, but then it doesn't."
"Will it make slides?"
It will pretend to, but no.
"Will it show slides?"
Same.
October 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Why would Google even make a Slides app if it wasn't going to be useful or functional?
Was this the first sign of them turning evil?
"Let's make an app that looks like it will do something, but then it doesn't."
"Will it make slides?"
It will pretend to, but no.
"Will it show slides?"
Same.
Was this the first sign of them turning evil?
"Let's make an app that looks like it will do something, but then it doesn't."
"Will it make slides?"
It will pretend to, but no.
"Will it show slides?"
Same.
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Nice post you got there, it'd be a shame if I deliberately missed your point so I could be tedious about it
September 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Nice post you got there, it'd be a shame if I deliberately missed your point so I could be tedious about it
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The right has been playing a game of leapfrog for decades to see who can say the more extreme thing. That's how a horrific statement can be made in a bland tone and go almost unremarked by the others in earshot.
Brian Kilmeade thinks homelessness merits the death penalty.
Brian Kilmeade thinks homelessness merits the death penalty.
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The right has been playing a game of leapfrog for decades to see who can say the more extreme thing. That's how a horrific statement can be made in a bland tone and go almost unremarked by the others in earshot.
Brian Kilmeade thinks homelessness merits the death penalty.
Brian Kilmeade thinks homelessness merits the death penalty.
You know how people feel about the new Lilo & Stitch? I feel the same way about Stuart LIttle. In the book he's a human kid, naturally born to the Little family, who just happens to look like a mouse. Revising him into an adopted mouse was bullshit. It othered the family member who struggled.
September 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
You know how people feel about the new Lilo & Stitch? I feel the same way about Stuart LIttle. In the book he's a human kid, naturally born to the Little family, who just happens to look like a mouse. Revising him into an adopted mouse was bullshit. It othered the family member who struggled.
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"Park things downhill," meaning, when writing and you know what comes next--stop and start on it later. That way, you can coast into the next hard passage instead of staring at the blank page.
September 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"Park things downhill," meaning, when writing and you know what comes next--stop and start on it later. That way, you can coast into the next hard passage instead of staring at the blank page.
The new Spinal Tap movie is better than I expected.
That is all.
That is all.
September 11, 2025 at 5:33 AM
The new Spinal Tap movie is better than I expected.
That is all.
That is all.
Dry clean only raincoats enrage me.
September 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Dry clean only raincoats enrage me.
Dude hella
"Da kine"
September 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Dude hella
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I don't think it's actually possible to have a coherent abundance movement that includes both people who want to reinvigorate American cities and people who want to militarily occupy them and disappear large numbers of their residents into camps.
September 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I don't think it's actually possible to have a coherent abundance movement that includes both people who want to reinvigorate American cities and people who want to militarily occupy them and disappear large numbers of their residents into camps.
My cousin is FB friends with a "Jen Kennedy".
If I find out her parents named her something dumb like Jennifer instead of Jennedy, I'll be so mad.
If I find out her parents named her something dumb like Jennifer instead of Jennedy, I'll be so mad.
August 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
My cousin is FB friends with a "Jen Kennedy".
If I find out her parents named her something dumb like Jennifer instead of Jennedy, I'll be so mad.
If I find out her parents named her something dumb like Jennifer instead of Jennedy, I'll be so mad.
Bubsy is reading The Monster at the End of this Book to me.
August 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Bubsy is reading The Monster at the End of this Book to me.
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Another ICE "assault" case unravels. Border Patrol and ICE are arresting US citizens and then after they find out that they are US citizens, they are charging them with "assault" to justify their actions. This is clearly DHS policy at this point. We've seen it repeatedly now.
July 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Another ICE "assault" case unravels. Border Patrol and ICE are arresting US citizens and then after they find out that they are US citizens, they are charging them with "assault" to justify their actions. This is clearly DHS policy at this point. We've seen it repeatedly now.
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For Windows users who are downloading putty ssh/sftp client… be safe and download your ssh terminal emulator from the official website www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/pu...
July 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
For Windows users who are downloading putty ssh/sftp client… be safe and download your ssh terminal emulator from the official website www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/pu...
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Hi WEIRDO
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Do you like WEIRD BOOK?
Do you like SAVE MONEY?
if yes SAVE MONEY on WEIRD BOOK by WEIRDO AUTHOR (moi) at BN.com with code PREORDER25
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July 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Hi WEIRDO
Do you like WEIRD BOOK?
Do you like SAVE MONEY?
if yes SAVE MONEY on WEIRD BOOK by WEIRDO AUTHOR (moi) at BN.com with code PREORDER25
tr.ee/o0S7QiK2Ro
Do you like WEIRD BOOK?
Do you like SAVE MONEY?
if yes SAVE MONEY on WEIRD BOOK by WEIRDO AUTHOR (moi) at BN.com with code PREORDER25
tr.ee/o0S7QiK2Ro
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They are sending roving bands of masked thugs with the stated goal of kidnapping 20 million brown people to transport them to any country they can pay to take them. All this has been cleared by The Stolen Court.
This is not deportation.
This is ethnic cleansing.
This is not deportation.
This is ethnic cleansing.
June 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
They are sending roving bands of masked thugs with the stated goal of kidnapping 20 million brown people to transport them to any country they can pay to take them. All this has been cleared by The Stolen Court.
This is not deportation.
This is ethnic cleansing.
This is not deportation.
This is ethnic cleansing.
Kind of miss the days when consuming clickbait just made you "the product" and not "unintentionally complicit with war crimes".
June 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Kind of miss the days when consuming clickbait just made you "the product" and not "unintentionally complicit with war crimes".
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Evacuations have been ordered for the Howe Fire in Ventura County.
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#HoweFire #VenturaCounty #Fillmore
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#HoweFire #VenturaCounty #Fillmore
June 17, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Evacuations have been ordered for the Howe Fire in Ventura County.
vcoes.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboa...
#HoweFire #VenturaCounty #Fillmore
vcoes.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboa...
#HoweFire #VenturaCounty #Fillmore
I don't think anyone can fathom how hard a year the Institute for Credentialing Excellence's PR team must be having.
June 15, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I don't think anyone can fathom how hard a year the Institute for Credentialing Excellence's PR team must be having.
A young colleague told me he's going to write on a text that's popular among edgelords. I like him, but don't know him terribly well. He was defensive about his education and said he'd read it "in a collegiate way". I asked what type of reading he was doing and he said he used the scientific method.
June 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
A young colleague told me he's going to write on a text that's popular among edgelords. I like him, but don't know him terribly well. He was defensive about his education and said he'd read it "in a collegiate way". I asked what type of reading he was doing and he said he used the scientific method.
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BREAKING
The City of Glendale, California — one of the most populous cities in Southern California — says it has terminated its contract with U.S. Homeland Security and ICE.
The City of Glendale, California — one of the most populous cities in Southern California — says it has terminated its contract with U.S. Homeland Security and ICE.
June 9, 2025 at 5:16 AM
BREAKING
The City of Glendale, California — one of the most populous cities in Southern California — says it has terminated its contract with U.S. Homeland Security and ICE.
The City of Glendale, California — one of the most populous cities in Southern California — says it has terminated its contract with U.S. Homeland Security and ICE.