Emma Beasley
@ejb117.bsky.social
Bookworm, daydreamer, frustrated artist, and writer of blog posts.
Long, but worth a read: www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
What AI doesn’t know: we could be creating a global ‘knowledge collapse’ | Deepak Varuvel Dennison
The long read: As GenAI becomes the primary way to find information, local and traditional wisdom is being lost. And we are only beginning to realise what we’re missing
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Long, but worth a read: www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
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“While the AI industry claims its models can “think,” “reason,” and “learn,” their supposed achievements rest on marketing hype and stolen intellectual labor. In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests.”
AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education
Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
“While the AI industry claims its models can “think,” “reason,” and “learn,” their supposed achievements rest on marketing hype and stolen intellectual labor. In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests.”
Mushroom stroganoff for dinner, anyone?!
November 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Mushroom stroganoff for dinner, anyone?!
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One of my creations in the current @privateeyenews.bsky.social. The next issue is out tomorrow (Nov 12th) #Frankenstein
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Using my favourite pencil in the hopes that it will bring me luck. 🙂 I'm a VERY slow solver, so 'Unch' provides excellent value for money - it'll keep me scratching my head for months! (Looks great, by the way.)
October 31, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Using my favourite pencil in the hopes that it will bring me luck. 🙂 I'm a VERY slow solver, so 'Unch' provides excellent value for money - it'll keep me scratching my head for months! (Looks great, by the way.)
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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One of mine for the current new look @bigissue.com . Don't be shy, get a copy from your local vendor when you see one.
October 17, 2025 at 9:16 AM
One of mine for the current new look @bigissue.com . Don't be shy, get a copy from your local vendor when you see one.
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I strongly urge everyone to not just read this warning from @marcwatkins.bsky.social, but heed it, and be vocal and forceful pushing back against using AI to grade student writing. This must be anathema if we're going to have a world where learning means something. substack.com/inbox/post/1...
The Dangers of using AI to Grade
Nobody Learns, Nobody Gains
substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I strongly urge everyone to not just read this warning from @marcwatkins.bsky.social, but heed it, and be vocal and forceful pushing back against using AI to grade student writing. This must be anathema if we're going to have a world where learning means something. substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Today is World Sight Day, and as good a time as any to remind you that if you haven't had an eye test for 2 years or more, you should book one today! 😎
October 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Today is World Sight Day, and as good a time as any to remind you that if you haven't had an eye test for 2 years or more, you should book one today! 😎
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Word of the Day is ‘tandsmør’, from Danish. It describes bread that is buttered so thickly you can see tooth marks in it after every bite. Its literal translation? ‘Tooth butter’.
October 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Word of the Day is ‘tandsmør’, from Danish. It describes bread that is buttered so thickly you can see tooth marks in it after every bite. Its literal translation? ‘Tooth butter’.
A very entertaining episode of Off Grid! I particularly enjoyed the section about Irish curses and think I shall start adopting a couple... 🤣
In this month's edifying #OffGridPod we were enlightened about encyclopædists, parodied by poets and told about toponyms. Get your #trivia at...
offgrid.tlmb.net/2025/09/28/c...
offgrid.tlmb.net/2025/09/28/c...
Censor Mayonnaise Jingles – Ep. 60 - Off-Grid
In which we Censor Mayonnaise Jingles, tut at grave-robbers, locate hats, hunt the snark in a poem, and try to translate backwards.
offgrid.tlmb.net
September 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A very entertaining episode of Off Grid! I particularly enjoyed the section about Irish curses and think I shall start adopting a couple... 🤣
We went to check out Tina's work in this quirky little shop on Saturday and can highly recommend it! 🙂
I'm over the moon to announce that my work is now featured at She Rose, 165 Mortimer St, Herne Bay until October 26th. My linoprints are showcased beautifully on the artist's wall in this gorgeous shop. Do drop by for a better view Wednesday to Saturday, 10am-4pm.
September 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We went to check out Tina's work in this quirky little shop on Saturday and can highly recommend it! 🙂
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This month: taking people under your wing, having the wing recede rapidly above you, and jumping out of your seat in the dark. You might want this other cola, but I've only got albatross. It's the #trivia of #OffGridPod, of course ... offgrid.tlmb.net/2025/08/31/a...
Athena's Parachute Concession - Ep. 58 - Off-Grid
In which we patronise Athena's Parachute Concession, swerve a manatee, play a bit of air football, and offer up ice creams for the audience.
offgrid.tlmb.net
August 31, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This month: taking people under your wing, having the wing recede rapidly above you, and jumping out of your seat in the dark. You might want this other cola, but I've only got albatross. It's the #trivia of #OffGridPod, of course ... offgrid.tlmb.net/2025/08/31/a...
You get out a sandwich and, as if by magic, a ravenous seagull appears. He pretended not to be interested whilst inching closer and closer, practically licking his beak in anticipation.
August 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
You get out a sandwich and, as if by magic, a ravenous seagull appears. He pretended not to be interested whilst inching closer and closer, practically licking his beak in anticipation.
August 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Ahhh looking nostalgically back at some of my appearances at previous #HerneBayCartoonFestival S ad to say that this year I'm being replace by the prototype MarshAI bot😢
Check out the festival details here procartoonists.org/herne-bay-ca... This Weekend Sat & Sun in #HerneBay #cartoons
Check out the festival details here procartoonists.org/herne-bay-ca... This Weekend Sat & Sun in #HerneBay #cartoons
July 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Ahhh looking nostalgically back at some of my appearances at previous #HerneBayCartoonFestival S ad to say that this year I'm being replace by the prototype MarshAI bot😢
Check out the festival details here procartoonists.org/herne-bay-ca... This Weekend Sat & Sun in #HerneBay #cartoons
Check out the festival details here procartoonists.org/herne-bay-ca... This Weekend Sat & Sun in #HerneBay #cartoons
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🥁🥁🥁 Coming Soon — a brand new cryptic crossword magazine we’re calling Unch. Interested? Sign up for email updates at unchcrosswords.com to find out more. And we’d love it if you could repost this to your own followers 👍
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July 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🥁🥁🥁 Coming Soon — a brand new cryptic crossword magazine we’re calling Unch. Interested? Sign up for email updates at unchcrosswords.com to find out more. And we’d love it if you could repost this to your own followers 👍