Adam Depew
@depew.bsky.social
From a universe of atoms, an Adam in the universe.
“IOU” is the most useless verbal abbreviation ever.
August 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
“IOU” is the most useless verbal abbreviation ever.
This is a perfectly cromulent post. Although, anyone can feel free to embiggen it by replying.
August 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
This is a perfectly cromulent post. Although, anyone can feel free to embiggen it by replying.
Using what is thought of as AI (i.e., chatbots) for cognitive offloading = “I want to pretend I am intelligent, but I don't want to admit to myself that I am not.”
July 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Using what is thought of as AI (i.e., chatbots) for cognitive offloading = “I want to pretend I am intelligent, but I don't want to admit to myself that I am not.”
I feel like a political administration that tries to throw shade at South Park is like someone starting a rap battle with Eminem.
July 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I feel like a political administration that tries to throw shade at South Park is like someone starting a rap battle with Eminem.
The forest was being destroyed, but many trees kept supporting the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that, because its handle was made of wood, it was one of them.
July 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The forest was being destroyed, but many trees kept supporting the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that, because its handle was made of wood, it was one of them.
Reposted by Adam Depew
The return to pen and paper has been a common response to A.I. among professors, with sales of blue books rising significantly at certain universities. Some instructors are even considering oral exams. “Maybe we go all the way back to 450 B.C.,” one said.
What Happens After A.I. Destroys College Writing?
The demise of the English paper will end a long intellectual tradition, but it’s also an opportunity to reëxamine the purpose of higher education.
www.newyorker.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The return to pen and paper has been a common response to A.I. among professors, with sales of blue books rising significantly at certain universities. Some instructors are even considering oral exams. “Maybe we go all the way back to 450 B.C.,” one said.
Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was set this evening. Hopefully, my night will be as interesting...
June 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was set this evening. Hopefully, my night will be as interesting...
The findings from this study DO appear “obvious” (to many). But this type of research is needed in order to counteract the marketing onslaught that is more than willing to sacrifice generations of learning on the alter of increased profits and/or perceived social relevance.
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only (no tools). Each completed thr...
arxiv.org
June 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The findings from this study DO appear “obvious” (to many). But this type of research is needed in order to counteract the marketing onslaught that is more than willing to sacrifice generations of learning on the alter of increased profits and/or perceived social relevance.
I feel like a fully “old” English teacher/washed up quasi-writer sitting here nursing a glass of 15 year old Macallan.
June 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I feel like a fully “old” English teacher/washed up quasi-writer sitting here nursing a glass of 15 year old Macallan.
I had a conversation with someone recently who made the following observation about me: “Talking to you can be exhausting. It’s like you have this wierd combination of being intensely interesting and really boring at the same time.”
I have never felt so seen.
I have never felt so seen.
June 6, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I had a conversation with someone recently who made the following observation about me: “Talking to you can be exhausting. It’s like you have this wierd combination of being intensely interesting and really boring at the same time.”
I have never felt so seen.
I have never felt so seen.
How is it possible that in 2025 Gmail STILL does not have a native dark mode in the desktop browser UI?
June 6, 2025 at 2:23 AM
How is it possible that in 2025 Gmail STILL does not have a native dark mode in the desktop browser UI?
The world is filled with glass-half empty people regurgitating the line that “you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” I prefer, instead, to think of it as “you MAKE 100% of the shots you don’t take” (both are equally valid since the hypothetical results in a state of epistemic uncertainty).
May 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The world is filled with glass-half empty people regurgitating the line that “you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” I prefer, instead, to think of it as “you MAKE 100% of the shots you don’t take” (both are equally valid since the hypothetical results in a state of epistemic uncertainty).
@michaelburns.bsky.social The latest stream with Jared was so good! Keep up the great work! (You don’t need “the channel that shall not be named.”)
May 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
@michaelburns.bsky.social The latest stream with Jared was so good! Keep up the great work! (You don’t need “the channel that shall not be named.”)
With all due respect to T.S. Eliot and April, March seems to be the cruelest month.
March 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
With all due respect to T.S. Eliot and April, March seems to be the cruelest month.
A fundamentally apolitical statement: public education cannot and should not ever be run like a business because in a business “the customer is always right,” but meaningful education is rooted in the NEED to be able to tell the “customer” that they are wrong.
March 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
A fundamentally apolitical statement: public education cannot and should not ever be run like a business because in a business “the customer is always right,” but meaningful education is rooted in the NEED to be able to tell the “customer” that they are wrong.
@michaelburns.bsky.social Not sure if you’ll see this, but after watching “Case of the Mondays” on DFW, I thought I’d mention ONE of the many sections in Infinite Jest that really sticks with me: pp. 692–697. Portions of that describe a person’s struggle with depression like no other…
January 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
@michaelburns.bsky.social Not sure if you’ll see this, but after watching “Case of the Mondays” on DFW, I thought I’d mention ONE of the many sections in Infinite Jest that really sticks with me: pp. 692–697. Portions of that describe a person’s struggle with depression like no other…
It used to be a line from a movie: “So this is how democracy dies, with thunderous applause.”
January 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It used to be a line from a movie: “So this is how democracy dies, with thunderous applause.”
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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 25, 2024 at 10:49 PM
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.
Line from a student’s paper: “Digital dating applications were developed for mainstream use beginning in the late 1900s, coinciding with the rise of the internet.”
I feel personal attacked by two phrases in that sentence.
I feel personal attacked by two phrases in that sentence.
December 18, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Line from a student’s paper: “Digital dating applications were developed for mainstream use beginning in the late 1900s, coinciding with the rise of the internet.”
I feel personal attacked by two phrases in that sentence.
I feel personal attacked by two phrases in that sentence.
It seems like everyone is pretending that their “AI emperor” has beautiful clothes on—am I the only one who sees (unfortunately) that he’s naked?
December 16, 2024 at 11:46 PM
It seems like everyone is pretending that their “AI emperor” has beautiful clothes on—am I the only one who sees (unfortunately) that he’s naked?
Teachers were “influencers” before it was cool.
December 16, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Teachers were “influencers” before it was cool.
I don’t count days. I count essays.
December 10, 2024 at 8:10 PM
I don’t count days. I count essays.
I believe the scales have tipped, and my body is now primarily composed of caffeine.
a cartoon drawing of a cup of coffee with a face and feet .
ALT: a cartoon drawing of a cup of coffee with a face and feet .
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2024 at 9:43 PM
I believe the scales have tipped, and my body is now primarily composed of caffeine.
I don’t point out grammatical mistakes to be popular, and I’m not.
June 9, 2024 at 2:05 PM
I don’t point out grammatical mistakes to be popular, and I’m not.
This might be the greatest day of my life: Google Drive now has a native dark mode in the browser.
April 18, 2024 at 9:59 PM
This might be the greatest day of my life: Google Drive now has a native dark mode in the browser.