Andrea Grover
@andreagrover.bsky.social
Associate Professor at Somewhere in Middle America, sometimes described as “interesting.” AuDHD, queer, they/them
Apparently knitting in the car will fool an Apple Watch into thinking you’re standing and moving and even exercising. I mean it is a sort of exercise I guess…?
I spent 8.5 hours in the car today but miraculously have closed all the rings. 🤨
I spent 8.5 hours in the car today but miraculously have closed all the rings. 🤨
May 24, 2024 at 1:52 AM
Apparently knitting in the car will fool an Apple Watch into thinking you’re standing and moving and even exercising. I mean it is a sort of exercise I guess…?
I spent 8.5 hours in the car today but miraculously have closed all the rings. 🤨
I spent 8.5 hours in the car today but miraculously have closed all the rings. 🤨
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yup it's a form with no geographical checking for fake address, emails, or phone numbers. Abigail Williams saw Sarah Good, Bridget Bishop, and Goody Osburn consorting with the devil in the women's bathrooom a fortnight past at the Provo airport.
May 3, 2024 at 2:10 AM
yup it's a form with no geographical checking for fake address, emails, or phone numbers. Abigail Williams saw Sarah Good, Bridget Bishop, and Goody Osburn consorting with the devil in the women's bathrooom a fortnight past at the Provo airport.
Applies for many universities as well.
1. Left-leaning institution faces internal push to end racism/sexism
2. Insitutiton adopts liberal identity pastiche that does little to nothing to end those practices
3. Reactionaries then point to said empty gestures as proof of radical influence
4. Donors/board push institution to the right
2. Insitutiton adopts liberal identity pastiche that does little to nothing to end those practices
3. Reactionaries then point to said empty gestures as proof of radical influence
4. Donors/board push institution to the right
NPR Is a Mess. But “Wokeness” Isn’t the Problem.
The real story behind the public broadcaster’s woes.
slate.com
April 16, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Applies for many universities as well.
Truth.
Also applies to the exhaustingly needy one that outgrows its pot every time you look away and constantly requires another chop-n-prop.
Also applies to the exhaustingly needy one that outgrows its pot every time you look away and constantly requires another chop-n-prop.
You know that one plant you have that you've been struggling with for years and it's always on the edge of death and it's so frustrating that you actually hate it? You can actually just throw it out and be free. 🌱
March 31, 2024 at 3:47 AM
Truth.
Also applies to the exhaustingly needy one that outgrows its pot every time you look away and constantly requires another chop-n-prop.
Also applies to the exhaustingly needy one that outgrows its pot every time you look away and constantly requires another chop-n-prop.
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Founding a startup where the business model is our ai doctor misdiagnoses you, our health insurance ai denies you coverage, and then our ai torture machine shows you unsettling images of the life you could have lived. I believe I am now worth ten trillion dollars
AI photos show people with cancer their lost future
AI photos show people with cancer their lost future
People with secondary breast cancer view photos of themselves at events they may not live to see.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 29, 2024 at 11:39 PM
Founding a startup where the business model is our ai doctor misdiagnoses you, our health insurance ai denies you coverage, and then our ai torture machine shows you unsettling images of the life you could have lived. I believe I am now worth ten trillion dollars
Somebody needs to stop OpenAI now. Voice Engine will only be used for fraud and to unemploy people.
The legitimate business use case is replacing customer service reps with AIs that sound human and condemning us all to the eternal hell of lying customer service that can’t resolve any problems ever.
The legitimate business use case is replacing customer service reps with AIs that sound human and condemning us all to the eternal hell of lying customer service that can’t resolve any problems ever.
March 29, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Somebody needs to stop OpenAI now. Voice Engine will only be used for fraud and to unemploy people.
The legitimate business use case is replacing customer service reps with AIs that sound human and condemning us all to the eternal hell of lying customer service that can’t resolve any problems ever.
The legitimate business use case is replacing customer service reps with AIs that sound human and condemning us all to the eternal hell of lying customer service that can’t resolve any problems ever.
Day 4 of being too sick to do pretty much anything. Been doing clear liquids only and that’s helped a ton.
Still feel stoned when completely sober, and not in a fun way, which just means falling further behind on pretty much everything. But also not really caring because I feel like hot garbage.
Still feel stoned when completely sober, and not in a fun way, which just means falling further behind on pretty much everything. But also not really caring because I feel like hot garbage.
March 28, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Day 4 of being too sick to do pretty much anything. Been doing clear liquids only and that’s helped a ton.
Still feel stoned when completely sober, and not in a fun way, which just means falling further behind on pretty much everything. But also not really caring because I feel like hot garbage.
Still feel stoned when completely sober, and not in a fun way, which just means falling further behind on pretty much everything. But also not really caring because I feel like hot garbage.
This is not even satire, McSweeney’s.
All but a couple paragraphs are a fairly accurate description of my job right now.
All but a couple paragraphs are a fairly accurate description of my job right now.
"I realize you think that teaching is my job, but there are many other aspects to being a professor. In the unlikely event that you are curious about what else a professor might have to do, here are a few of the issues that need my attention..."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/cla...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/cla...
Class Is Canceled Until Further Notice While I Do My Job
Dear Students —
I am sorry to say that I will need to cancel all classes for an indeterminate length of time while I work on doing my job.
I realiz...
www.mcsweeneys.net
March 28, 2024 at 4:08 PM
This is not even satire, McSweeney’s.
All but a couple paragraphs are a fairly accurate description of my job right now.
All but a couple paragraphs are a fairly accurate description of my job right now.
It’s my birthday and instead of a typical busy Monday, I stayed home sick bc I woke up with a fever and body aches.
But the part that stings RN is getting no birthday text from my brother or dad, or choir pals who usually chime in 1st thing in the AM with birthday wishes.
😔
It’s OK but not.
But the part that stings RN is getting no birthday text from my brother or dad, or choir pals who usually chime in 1st thing in the AM with birthday wishes.
😔
It’s OK but not.
March 26, 2024 at 12:03 AM
It’s my birthday and instead of a typical busy Monday, I stayed home sick bc I woke up with a fever and body aches.
But the part that stings RN is getting no birthday text from my brother or dad, or choir pals who usually chime in 1st thing in the AM with birthday wishes.
😔
It’s OK but not.
But the part that stings RN is getting no birthday text from my brother or dad, or choir pals who usually chime in 1st thing in the AM with birthday wishes.
😔
It’s OK but not.
This is 100% how my undergrads view it: LLMs should be used like giant fancy calculators and not a replacement for human ingenuity and judgment.
Still soul crushingly grim to me that the people who invented large language models’ first thought wasn’t “we can use this to get people to do less grueling paperwork” or “we can effectively automate taxes” but instead “finally, something that will crush, dehumanize and factory farm all art.”
March 22, 2024 at 5:19 PM
This is 100% how my undergrads view it: LLMs should be used like giant fancy calculators and not a replacement for human ingenuity and judgment.
This is what a fresh tattoo looks like on FLIR: super inflamed!
March 21, 2024 at 2:37 AM
This is what a fresh tattoo looks like on FLIR: super inflamed!
Tag yourself, I’m Puffer.
Happy World Frog Day from all of the Totally Normal Frogs 🐸
March 21, 2024 at 2:28 AM
Tag yourself, I’m Puffer.
Only been home for 7 hours and we’re already plotting another trip to Hawaii over Christmas break when airfares to Kaua’i are super reasonable.
There’s something magical about those islands. Sure, they’re not perfect, but they’re about as close as you can get in 2024.
There’s something magical about those islands. Sure, they’re not perfect, but they’re about as close as you can get in 2024.
March 20, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Only been home for 7 hours and we’re already plotting another trip to Hawaii over Christmas break when airfares to Kaua’i are super reasonable.
There’s something magical about those islands. Sure, they’re not perfect, but they’re about as close as you can get in 2024.
There’s something magical about those islands. Sure, they’re not perfect, but they’re about as close as you can get in 2024.
Waiting to board for the flight home and dreading having to jump right into the work week, but looking forward to being reunited with our doggos and the comforts of home.
Also very happy that I sprang for a (relatively) cheap first class upgrade for the longer flight. Nice finish to our honeymoon!
Also very happy that I sprang for a (relatively) cheap first class upgrade for the longer flight. Nice finish to our honeymoon!
March 19, 2024 at 5:48 AM
Waiting to board for the flight home and dreading having to jump right into the work week, but looking forward to being reunited with our doggos and the comforts of home.
Also very happy that I sprang for a (relatively) cheap first class upgrade for the longer flight. Nice finish to our honeymoon!
Also very happy that I sprang for a (relatively) cheap first class upgrade for the longer flight. Nice finish to our honeymoon!
TFW the tattoo artist charges you less than their usual rates because you’re an easy client who loves their work and lets them do their design with minimal constraints. And makes multiple Insta reels because the work is portfolio-worthy. 😁
March 18, 2024 at 4:14 AM
TFW the tattoo artist charges you less than their usual rates because you’re an easy client who loves their work and lets them do their design with minimal constraints. And makes multiple Insta reels because the work is portfolio-worthy. 😁
Sitting in the waiting room of a tattoo studio for my appointment. The artist’s English is so-so but his work is spectacular (award-winning) and I trust that he’s got a great design worked up.
March 17, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Sitting in the waiting room of a tattoo studio for my appointment. The artist’s English is so-so but his work is spectacular (award-winning) and I trust that he’s got a great design worked up.
Had an extravagant dinner at Senia in Honolulu because honeymoon. It involved fresh black truffle and fancy Hawaiian venison and this nice gin drink called a 007.
Unlike most fine dining, I’m stuffed - we didn’t even get dessert, although the yuzu tart looked very tempting.
Unlike most fine dining, I’m stuffed - we didn’t even get dessert, although the yuzu tart looked very tempting.
March 15, 2024 at 6:44 AM
Had an extravagant dinner at Senia in Honolulu because honeymoon. It involved fresh black truffle and fancy Hawaiian venison and this nice gin drink called a 007.
Unlike most fine dining, I’m stuffed - we didn’t even get dessert, although the yuzu tart looked very tempting.
Unlike most fine dining, I’m stuffed - we didn’t even get dessert, although the yuzu tart looked very tempting.
We have two berried shrimps! This one’s a blue velvet and the other is a green jade, we have a “skittles” tank so the offspring could be any kind of shrimp mudbloods. There’s gonna be soooo many shrimplings!
March 10, 2024 at 3:08 PM
We have two berried shrimps! This one’s a blue velvet and the other is a green jade, we have a “skittles” tank so the offspring could be any kind of shrimp mudbloods. There’s gonna be soooo many shrimplings!
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I write with @juliaangwin.com about our study that showed 50% of AI models’ responses to questions voters might ask were inaccurate.
Government must hold companies accountable, including through the privacy law called for by POTUS in his powerful #SOTU speech.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Government must hold companies accountable, including through the privacy law called for by POTUS in his powerful #SOTU speech.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Opinion: AI doesn't have all the answers — especially this election season
In our study, we found many AI chatbots and apps such as ChatGPT and Gemini provide misinformation on when and where to vote. Tech companies should improve their platforms.
www.latimes.com
March 8, 2024 at 1:26 PM
I write with @juliaangwin.com about our study that showed 50% of AI models’ responses to questions voters might ask were inaccurate.
Government must hold companies accountable, including through the privacy law called for by POTUS in his powerful #SOTU speech.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Government must hold companies accountable, including through the privacy law called for by POTUS in his powerful #SOTU speech.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
A week to the wedding and my fiancée is v stressed mainly bc academia. She gotta get 3 (!) conference papers w/ students submitted, arrange reviewers for same conf as chair, deal w/ students’ stress over midterm, prep other students for service learning focus groups, plus actual wedding stuff.
😕
😕
March 4, 2024 at 2:08 PM
A week to the wedding and my fiancée is v stressed mainly bc academia. She gotta get 3 (!) conference papers w/ students submitted, arrange reviewers for same conf as chair, deal w/ students’ stress over midterm, prep other students for service learning focus groups, plus actual wedding stuff.
😕
😕
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As with all things, it really depends on the company and the application. Here’s a great article that lays out the complexities of AI and climate change, even beyond carbon emissions: www.scientificamerican.com/article/ais-...
AI's Climate Impact Goes beyond Its Emissions
To understand how AI is contributing to climate change, look at the way it’s being used
www.scientificamerican.com
March 4, 2024 at 1:21 PM
As with all things, it really depends on the company and the application. Here’s a great article that lays out the complexities of AI and climate change, even beyond carbon emissions: www.scientificamerican.com/article/ais-...
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“During the intimate encounter photographed in Hawaii, one of the whales was… holding the other in place w its pectoral fins while penetrating it. The whale underneath appeared to be ailing, being noticeably emaciated and covered in whale lice, white-colored parasites sometimes found on cetaceans.”
Humpback sex photographed for first time – and both whales were male
Scientists confirm sighting of two same-sex marine giants copulating in amorous encounter off Hawaii coast
www.theguardian.com
March 1, 2024 at 10:14 PM
“During the intimate encounter photographed in Hawaii, one of the whales was… holding the other in place w its pectoral fins while penetrating it. The whale underneath appeared to be ailing, being noticeably emaciated and covered in whale lice, white-colored parasites sometimes found on cetaceans.”
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The trans agenda is literally just an average life expectancy.
February 24, 2024 at 3:42 PM
The trans agenda is literally just an average life expectancy.
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I recently made a comic complaining that NASA refuses to listen to my good ideas for improving the Solar System (xkcd.com/2750).
To my delight, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has sent me an actual expert panel evaluation of my “flatten the planets” proposal! Sadly, they decided not to fund it.
To my delight, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has sent me an actual expert panel evaluation of my “flatten the planets” proposal! Sadly, they decided not to fund it.
February 22, 2024 at 2:45 PM
I recently made a comic complaining that NASA refuses to listen to my good ideas for improving the Solar System (xkcd.com/2750).
To my delight, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has sent me an actual expert panel evaluation of my “flatten the planets” proposal! Sadly, they decided not to fund it.
To my delight, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has sent me an actual expert panel evaluation of my “flatten the planets” proposal! Sadly, they decided not to fund it.
Went to a discussion session for a faculty reading circle on general education yesterday and for an hour, I got to feel like an intellectual again. Taking time to read and think about what I read felt self-indulgent and nostalgic.
It’s nice to have that moment but sad that it’s so rare of late.
It’s nice to have that moment but sad that it’s so rare of late.
February 22, 2024 at 4:51 AM
Went to a discussion session for a faculty reading circle on general education yesterday and for an hour, I got to feel like an intellectual again. Taking time to read and think about what I read felt self-indulgent and nostalgic.
It’s nice to have that moment but sad that it’s so rare of late.
It’s nice to have that moment but sad that it’s so rare of late.