rowan: struggling with academia
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Somehow landed in high school AP English Lit class. Majored in writing @ uni. Prof (who would later become my supervisor) invited me to sit in on grad writing class for fun. Applied to MFA program (acceptance rate of ~20%) and got accepted. About to finish final year and excited to see what’s next!
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Somehow landed in high school AP English Lit class. Majored in writing @ uni. Prof (who would later become my supervisor) invited me to sit in on grad writing class for fun. Applied to MFA program (acceptance rate of ~20%) and got accepted. About to finish final year and excited to see what’s next!
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"The richest man in the world built a robot to tell people he's cool" is the saddest, most bulliable fucking Twilight Zone thing in the world. You fucking LOSER. All that money and not a fucking _whiff_ of charisma. Start giving yourself a wedgie, you fucking dork, it'll take me time to get there.
November 20, 2025 at 10:07 AM
"The richest man in the world built a robot to tell people he's cool" is the saddest, most bulliable fucking Twilight Zone thing in the world. You fucking LOSER. All that money and not a fucking _whiff_ of charisma. Start giving yourself a wedgie, you fucking dork, it'll take me time to get there.
*taps the sign*
i don’t use chatgpt or AI because i’m simply better than that, and so are you. never forget that.
i don’t use chatgpt or AI because i’m simply better than that, and so are you. never forget that.
November 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
*taps the sign*
i don’t use chatgpt or AI because i’m simply better than that, and so are you. never forget that.
i don’t use chatgpt or AI because i’m simply better than that, and so are you. never forget that.
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Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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So many people are self sabotaging by deskilling via this nonsense right now. Want an edge in 2027? Don’t build reliance on bad tools into your process in 2025.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
So many people are self sabotaging by deskilling via this nonsense right now. Want an edge in 2027? Don’t build reliance on bad tools into your process in 2025.
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So... spells.
We're using spells to undo the work we've done... tricking rocks into thinking with lightning.
And trapping evil cars in circles of salt.
The old ways are new again.
We're using spells to undo the work we've done... tricking rocks into thinking with lightning.
And trapping evil cars in circles of salt.
The old ways are new again.
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
So... spells.
We're using spells to undo the work we've done... tricking rocks into thinking with lightning.
And trapping evil cars in circles of salt.
The old ways are new again.
We're using spells to undo the work we've done... tricking rocks into thinking with lightning.
And trapping evil cars in circles of salt.
The old ways are new again.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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For anyone who liked my little Pride banner designs, they're up in my shop as stickers, with a few other designs and a smattering of other things!
mspencerdraws.storenvy.com
mspencerdraws.storenvy.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
For anyone who liked my little Pride banner designs, they're up in my shop as stickers, with a few other designs and a smattering of other things!
mspencerdraws.storenvy.com
mspencerdraws.storenvy.com
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I'm watching videos about Pride events in various German towns and every pup in Leipzig is looking at this twink like he's a squirrel that just fell into a doggy daycare
November 19, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I'm watching videos about Pride events in various German towns and every pup in Leipzig is looking at this twink like he's a squirrel that just fell into a doggy daycare
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the last days of autumn 🍂
for ginkgo and fern
for ginkgo and fern
November 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
the last days of autumn 🍂
for ginkgo and fern
for ginkgo and fern
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Wanted to paint this dog
September 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Wanted to paint this dog
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I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
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One thing I want to learn to draw well even without a reference is bicycles. Vehicles in general. Should draw them more. Slap an animal on it and it’s officially good times.
November 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
One thing I want to learn to draw well even without a reference is bicycles. Vehicles in general. Should draw them more. Slap an animal on it and it’s officially good times.
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- I just want to be happy.
November 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
- I just want to be happy.
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Babe u left ur bike unlocked again 😭
November 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Babe u left ur bike unlocked again 😭
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My first mini comic! ✨
NGL this actually kind of kicked my butt to make haha but it’s so fun seeing the final result so I’m gonna keep trying!
NGL this actually kind of kicked my butt to make haha but it’s so fun seeing the final result so I’m gonna keep trying!
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
My first mini comic! ✨
NGL this actually kind of kicked my butt to make haha but it’s so fun seeing the final result so I’m gonna keep trying!
NGL this actually kind of kicked my butt to make haha but it’s so fun seeing the final result so I’m gonna keep trying!
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slut cat
(sorry for the repost, minor coloring error)
(sorry for the repost, minor coloring error)
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
slut cat
(sorry for the repost, minor coloring error)
(sorry for the repost, minor coloring error)
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𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔏𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔫𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔇𝔬𝔤𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔗𝔬𝔯𝔫𝔞𝔡𝔬 𝔄𝔩𝔩𝔢𝔶
𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘈𝘯 𝘈𝘭𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘴
𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘈𝘯 𝘈𝘭𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘴
September 13, 2024 at 3:59 PM
𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔏𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔫𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔇𝔬𝔤𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔗𝔬𝔯𝔫𝔞𝔡𝔬 𝔄𝔩𝔩𝔢𝔶
𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘈𝘯 𝘈𝘭𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘴
𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘈𝘯 𝘈𝘭𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘴
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
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Don't make fun of people's noses
November 8, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Don't make fun of people's noses