I've been using the em dash (or en dash, if I write in British English - shush!) since well before generative AI was conceived, and you can pry it from my cold, dead hands.
The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations
“In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is...
www.mcsweeneys.net
August 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I've been using the em dash (or en dash, if I write in British English - shush!) since well before generative AI was conceived, and you can pry it from my cold, dead hands.
@torchlight.bsky.social is having their annual summer sale! I highly recommend this wonderful secular and inclusive curriculum!
June 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
@torchlight.bsky.social is having their annual summer sale! I highly recommend this wonderful secular and inclusive curriculum!
Indeed!
Democrats: Stop Running to the Center
YouTube video by Robert Reich
youtu.be
February 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Indeed!
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This kid knows the score, where it's at, and what it is.
Child: Which party are you from?
Alice Weidel: I’m from the AfD (extreme-right party).
(The child pauses for a moment, then starts to leave.)
Child: My mom told me not to talk to you. Tschüss (bye) 😂
#NoAfD
Alice Weidel: I’m from the AfD (extreme-right party).
(The child pauses for a moment, then starts to leave.)
Child: My mom told me not to talk to you. Tschüss (bye) 😂
#NoAfD
February 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This kid knows the score, where it's at, and what it is.
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Stop letting others define you. You know who you are. Own it.
youtube.com/shorts/MTmzb...
youtube.com/shorts/MTmzb...
Enough With Woke
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtube.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Stop letting others define you. You know who you are. Own it.
youtube.com/shorts/MTmzb...
youtube.com/shorts/MTmzb...
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Just saw a farmer say, "you don't have to admit you were wrong, you have to admit you were lied to, " and idk that seems like a good framing to call people in
February 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Just saw a farmer say, "you don't have to admit you were wrong, you have to admit you were lied to, " and idk that seems like a good framing to call people in
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I can't believe this is still happening but once again, here are some resources for anyone curious about homeschooling.
For anyone looking to do secular homeschooling, you're worried about the future of the public school system, or your child's school is not safe for them - I put together a spreadsheet of curriculum and other resources that are secular and free of whitewashed history: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
February 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I can't believe this is still happening but once again, here are some resources for anyone curious about homeschooling.
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It's the shift from an attention economy to a prediction economy. They want us to AI our lives so they can predict and suggest (perhaps control) the choices we make.
what a grim and honestly unimaginative idea of what the future could hold www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/o...
January 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
It's the shift from an attention economy to a prediction economy. They want us to AI our lives so they can predict and suggest (perhaps control) the choices we make.
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Yep. You are the company you keep.
January 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Yep. You are the company you keep.
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"and it's gotten bad enough we can't boycott or vote our way out, we have to start causing real pain to those above for any change to occur.” www.404media.co/email/655871...
Developer Creates Infinite Maze That Traps AI Training Bots
"Nepenthes generates random links that always point back to itself - the crawler downloads those new links. Nepenthes happily just returns more and more lists of links pointing back to itself."
www.404media.co
January 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"and it's gotten bad enough we can't boycott or vote our way out, we have to start causing real pain to those above for any change to occur.” www.404media.co/email/655871...
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I fear there is deep truth here.
January 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I fear there is deep truth here.
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You know the rules.
You see it, you share it.
It's like that video from The Ring, but many would hope rather than dread Tom Holland coming out of their television.
You see it, you share it.
It's like that video from The Ring, but many would hope rather than dread Tom Holland coming out of their television.
January 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
You know the rules.
You see it, you share it.
It's like that video from The Ring, but many would hope rather than dread Tom Holland coming out of their television.
You see it, you share it.
It's like that video from The Ring, but many would hope rather than dread Tom Holland coming out of their television.