🌵 Elise Stickles 🍁
@elisestickles.bsky.social
assistant professor of English Language
at the University of British Columbia. cognitive linguistics, metaphor theory, corpus linguistics, gesture studies. she/her, singular they is as old as Chaucer.
http://elisestickles.com
at the University of British Columbia. cognitive linguistics, metaphor theory, corpus linguistics, gesture studies. she/her, singular they is as old as Chaucer.
http://elisestickles.com
For reference, here’s how he handles being told his reporting on academic freedom of speech scandals is inaccurate
September 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
For reference, here’s how he handles being told his reporting on academic freedom of speech scandals is inaccurate
FIRE actually did post about it! And their message is being *very* well-received
September 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
FIRE actually did post about it! And their message is being *very* well-received
The internet: “Latinx is made up by English speakers, no one actually says that”
Meanwhile, all over Buenos Aires:
Meanwhile, all over Buenos Aires:
July 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The internet: “Latinx is made up by English speakers, no one actually says that”
Meanwhile, all over Buenos Aires:
Meanwhile, all over Buenos Aires:
My sister is an AuD candidate at the UA, she just sent me a rather ominous update
May 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
My sister is an AuD candidate at the UA, she just sent me a rather ominous update
I've been living in Canada for almost 6 years now and as far as I can tell this is how Canadian geography works
May 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I've been living in Canada for almost 6 years now and as far as I can tell this is how Canadian geography works
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March 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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practicing my Québécois comprehension skills by reading the hockey reaction threads in r/Quebec
February 21, 2025 at 5:26 AM
practicing my Québécois comprehension skills by reading the hockey reaction threads in r/Quebec
At that point you only need PA (19) and one or two other swing states like AZ (11), MI (15), NV (6), or WI (10), all of which Biden won in 2020. Not to mention the hilarity of watching them contend with a map that looks like this, given how they don't comprehend that land doesn't vote. (3/3)
February 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
At that point you only need PA (19) and one or two other swing states like AZ (11), MI (15), NV (6), or WI (10), all of which Biden won in 2020. Not to mention the hilarity of watching them contend with a map that looks like this, given how they don't comprehend that land doesn't vote. (3/3)
Taking out your frustration on automated text spam is pointless but so is everything else it seems 🤷♀️
February 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Taking out your frustration on automated text spam is pointless but so is everything else it seems 🤷♀️
I can't stop thinking about Mario Savio, one of the leaders of the 1960s Free Speech Movement, and the famous speech he gave on the steps of Sproul Hall at UC Berkeley.
Where are our leaders now? Who will throw themselves upon the gears, upon the wheels?
Where are our leaders now? Who will throw themselves upon the gears, upon the wheels?
February 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I can't stop thinking about Mario Savio, one of the leaders of the 1960s Free Speech Movement, and the famous speech he gave on the steps of Sproul Hall at UC Berkeley.
Where are our leaders now? Who will throw themselves upon the gears, upon the wheels?
Where are our leaders now? Who will throw themselves upon the gears, upon the wheels?
Excuse me, why did nobody tell me LIPSMACKERS ARE BACK
January 19, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Excuse me, why did nobody tell me LIPSMACKERS ARE BACK
The TOS also states it’s on the user to verify they have permission to input materials. Students don’t have permission by default to input course materials to ChatGPT, which was the whole point of my post in the first place.
December 24, 2024 at 4:43 PM
The TOS also states it’s on the user to verify they have permission to input materials. Students don’t have permission by default to input course materials to ChatGPT, which was the whole point of my post in the first place.
LLMs don’t “store” data in general, as they are not databases in the traditional sense. Instead inputs are used to train the model. The TOS says the user retains ownership of their content, but they only assign the user the right to the model’s output - not their input’s contributions to the model.
December 24, 2024 at 4:43 PM
LLMs don’t “store” data in general, as they are not databases in the traditional sense. Instead inputs are used to train the model. The TOS says the user retains ownership of their content, but they only assign the user the right to the model’s output - not their input’s contributions to the model.
Unless you go into your settings and opt out, OpenAI’s Terms of Service states they will use your input for training. The distinction between “retain” and “train” is functionally meaningless when the model *is* the data.
December 24, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Unless you go into your settings and opt out, OpenAI’s Terms of Service states they will use your input for training. The distinction between “retain” and “train” is functionally meaningless when the model *is* the data.
Stopped by a museum at a lil university in Cambridge (MA)
December 22, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Stopped by a museum at a lil university in Cambridge (MA)
Possibly the most Canadian Christmas decoration I’ve ever seen
December 9, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Possibly the most Canadian Christmas decoration I’ve ever seen
that's only the tip of the iceberg; the notation for this piece is absolutely wild
November 27, 2024 at 1:39 AM
that's only the tip of the iceberg; the notation for this piece is absolutely wild
when the conductor tells you not to rush
November 27, 2024 at 1:39 AM
when the conductor tells you not to rush
You feed that poor starving baby right now
(Posted by another totally starving baby)
(Posted by another totally starving baby)
November 26, 2024 at 6:37 PM
You feed that poor starving baby right now
(Posted by another totally starving baby)
(Posted by another totally starving baby)
They should be right about here (along with other emojis that are also missing). I'm on the desktop site.
November 20, 2024 at 10:38 PM
They should be right about here (along with other emojis that are also missing). I'm on the desktop site.
why is Bluesky missing the shrug and facepalm emoji sets??
November 20, 2024 at 10:38 PM
why is Bluesky missing the shrug and facepalm emoji sets??
Made my ritual pilgrimage to the local used bookstore. Mom asks: “are they for you or for work?”
“…yes?”
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“…yes?”
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November 16, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Made my ritual pilgrimage to the local used bookstore. Mom asks: “are they for you or for work?”
“…yes?”
🧠💬
👐💬
“…yes?”
🧠💬
👐💬
one of my favorite Tucson winter traditions: putting Santa hats on saguaros so they’re protected from freezing 🌵🎅
November 15, 2024 at 8:21 PM
one of my favorite Tucson winter traditions: putting Santa hats on saguaros so they’re protected from freezing 🌵🎅
in which a retired elementary school teacher, a grad student, and a professor go to a very relatable show
November 15, 2024 at 1:58 AM
in which a retired elementary school teacher, a grad student, and a professor go to a very relatable show