Emily
@eepbeepbeep.bsky.social
Math prof. Enthusiastic amateur at biking, circus, embroidery, knitting, puzzles of all kinds, and sewing. Figuring out this parenting shit on the fly.
Yes, and! By and large, students want a real education. Not all of them, every day, obviously. But they understand that plugging a q into genAI is not the same thing as learning.
It’s simply stupid to insist that educators not work to limit its use while also insisting that they supply adult yet helpless students with rigorous educations and degrees that reflect that rigour. It’s also an abdication of what is — if genAI is, ex hypothesi, everywhere — a shared responsibility.
December 28, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Yes, and! By and large, students want a real education. Not all of them, every day, obviously. But they understand that plugging a q into genAI is not the same thing as learning.
Top albums of 2025 according to someone or other:
December 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Top albums of 2025 according to someone or other:
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the primary thing that TPUSA provides to young conservatives is a blueprint for weaponizing the abject cowardice of university administrators against individual teachers and instructors, and university admins should take a long look in the mirror and think about what that says about them
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
the primary thing that TPUSA provides to young conservatives is a blueprint for weaponizing the abject cowardice of university administrators against individual teachers and instructors, and university admins should take a long look in the mirror and think about what that says about them
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There is a direct correlation between how fake your job is and how much value you see in AI
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
There is a direct correlation between how fake your job is and how much value you see in AI
Today is a *great * day for an unsubscribe binge, if that’s goes you roll.
November 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Today is a *great * day for an unsubscribe binge, if that’s goes you roll.
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This. Chicago continually fails the Be Normal About An Animal challenge, & honestly, I love that for us
I love how much Chicago comes out any time some animals show up that we don’t usually see
November 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This. Chicago continually fails the Be Normal About An Animal challenge, & honestly, I love that for us
If more parents and educators did this, games like Prodigy would be in the garbage bin where they belong and we’d have actual strategy/logic games as part of math classes.
A second spicy take: If you’re a parent, teacher, or anyone else who hangs out with kids, you should play video games. Learn what’s out there, figure out what you like, try to understand the appeal. Basically, have an educated opinion instead of a knee jerk reaction.
1. Congrats!
2. My spicy take is that we (my generation) sound like the boomer parents arguing that Rock and Roll Isn’t Music, when we try to pretend video games aren’t art.
2. My spicy take is that we (my generation) sound like the boomer parents arguing that Rock and Roll Isn’t Music, when we try to pretend video games aren’t art.
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
If more parents and educators did this, games like Prodigy would be in the garbage bin where they belong and we’d have actual strategy/logic games as part of math classes.
A second spicy take: If you’re a parent, teacher, or anyone else who hangs out with kids, you should play video games. Learn what’s out there, figure out what you like, try to understand the appeal. Basically, have an educated opinion instead of a knee jerk reaction.
1. Congrats!
2. My spicy take is that we (my generation) sound like the boomer parents arguing that Rock and Roll Isn’t Music, when we try to pretend video games aren’t art.
2. My spicy take is that we (my generation) sound like the boomer parents arguing that Rock and Roll Isn’t Music, when we try to pretend video games aren’t art.
November 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A second spicy take: If you’re a parent, teacher, or anyone else who hangs out with kids, you should play video games. Learn what’s out there, figure out what you like, try to understand the appeal. Basically, have an educated opinion instead of a knee jerk reaction.
Oh my God please let this be true.
Breaking: They're leaving?!
Border Patrol Chief Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago. Federal immigration agents part of Trump’s “Operation Midway Blitz” may soon leave Chicago, sources said the mission was rapidly winding down.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/f...
Border Patrol Chief Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago. Federal immigration agents part of Trump’s “Operation Midway Blitz” may soon leave Chicago, sources said the mission was rapidly winding down.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/f...
Federal Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago, sources say
Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was expected to depart Chicago within days, while most Border Patrol agents under this command would soon be redeployed elsewhere, three sources told the Tribune Monday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Oh my God please let this be true.
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Broadview ICE this morning. A circle of women went into the middle of the street to exercise their free speech rights and were all arrested & zip tied by cops. @resist_and_repeat on instagram many folks here today.
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Broadview ICE this morning. A circle of women went into the middle of the street to exercise their free speech rights and were all arrested & zip tied by cops. @resist_and_repeat on instagram many folks here today.
Physiognomy makes a comeback! Fun!
bro are you fucking kidding me
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Physiognomy makes a comeback! Fun!
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Dementia Signage and Labeling Tips
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Place signs on room doors to help your loved one/care recipient recognize familiar places in their home.
Dementia Signage and Labeling Tips
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Place signs on room doors to help your loved one/care recipient recognize familiar places in their home.
November 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Dementia Signage and Labeling Tips
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Place signs on room doors to help your loved one/care recipient recognize familiar places in their home.
Dementia Signage and Labeling Tips
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Place signs on room doors to help your loved one/care recipient recognize familiar places in their home.
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Congratulations to my friends in New York. Now can we please shift the focus to Chicago? (These items are all from today.)
November 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Congratulations to my friends in New York. Now can we please shift the focus to Chicago? (These items are all from today.)
I handed a student a piece of leftover halloween candy yesterday and said "happy halloween." He replied "Merry Christmas" 😂☠️
November 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I handed a student a piece of leftover halloween candy yesterday and said "happy halloween." He replied "Merry Christmas" 😂☠️
This is Link. Link was an alley cat until about a month ago. He is only starting to learn that food comes on a schedule and right now he is feeling VERY BETRAYED by daylight savings time.
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This is Link. Link was an alley cat until about a month ago. He is only starting to learn that food comes on a schedule and right now he is feeling VERY BETRAYED by daylight savings time.
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The Amazing World Of Tomorrow
November 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The Amazing World Of Tomorrow
Govt is closed: can’t give out snap benefits, but can still send emails telling grocery stores it’s not ok to help people get food in other ways. Make it make sense.
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Govt is closed: can’t give out snap benefits, but can still send emails telling grocery stores it’s not ok to help people get food in other ways. Make it make sense.
Why do men use exclamation marks only a third as often as women?!
Exclamation marks! Why do women use them three times as much as men?
Exclamation marks! Why do women use them three times as much as men?
It’s the punctuation that can make you seem warmer and more agreeable – but also much more compliant and lacking in analytical thinking
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Why do men use exclamation marks only a third as often as women?!
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Tylenol doesn’t cause autism.
Vaccines don’t cause autism.
Starvation and malnutrition are far bigger threats to the health of children than any of the distractions Trump and RFK Jr want to point you towards.
You want to protect kids? Demand they fund SNAP.
Don’t let people starve.
Vaccines don’t cause autism.
Starvation and malnutrition are far bigger threats to the health of children than any of the distractions Trump and RFK Jr want to point you towards.
You want to protect kids? Demand they fund SNAP.
Don’t let people starve.
October 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Tylenol doesn’t cause autism.
Vaccines don’t cause autism.
Starvation and malnutrition are far bigger threats to the health of children than any of the distractions Trump and RFK Jr want to point you towards.
You want to protect kids? Demand they fund SNAP.
Don’t let people starve.
Vaccines don’t cause autism.
Starvation and malnutrition are far bigger threats to the health of children than any of the distractions Trump and RFK Jr want to point you towards.
You want to protect kids? Demand they fund SNAP.
Don’t let people starve.
Some real Ministry of Truth shit here
“The use of force that I’ve seen has been exemplary — the least amount of force necessary to accomplish the mission,” Bovino told @cbsnews.com Friday. “If someone strays into a pepper ball, then that’s on them. Don’t protest and don’t trespass.”
FULL STORY: U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis ordered Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, who has led a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs, to appear in her courtroom in person at 10 a.m. Tuesday. @wttw.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Some real Ministry of Truth shit here
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"Man goes scorched earth on ICE agents kidnapping people in his hometown."
Source:
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Source:
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October 22, 2025 at 4:21 AM
"Man goes scorched earth on ICE agents kidnapping people in his hometown."
Source:
old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
Source:
old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
“Things that I’ve been avoiding for weeks that only end up taking fifteen minutes (including a break to check my email)” - a new play, staring me!
October 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“Things that I’ve been avoiding for weeks that only end up taking fifteen minutes (including a break to check my email)” - a new play, staring me!
wool socks giving spooky season vibes when they hang out together. sadly i probably can’t wear all three at once (and still fit my feet in my boots).
October 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
wool socks giving spooky season vibes when they hang out together. sadly i probably can’t wear all three at once (and still fit my feet in my boots).
Is the enshittification coming from … inside the room?
Can the Manhattan Project avoid building the nuclear bomb?
October 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Is the enshittification coming from … inside the room?
Cannot agree more strongly, and i say this as a former boring friendless nerd 😆
of all the dumb shit that sucks these days, the dumbest and pettiest shit that sucks is the way people fetishize debate. i would like to revert to the old roughly agreed-upon cultural understanding that debate club is for boring friendless nerds
September 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Cannot agree more strongly, and i say this as a former boring friendless nerd 😆