Nathan Murray
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Nathan Murray
@holmesandgardens.bsky.social
Decent English prof studying AI and pedagogy, terrible musician, excellent nitpicker
Just figured out my costume for taking my daughter trick or treating. If we’re gonna beat Baseball Jesus, we’re gonna need:
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I rewound - it was “that only us command”. I think he might have changed the French words too but couldn’t catch it.
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Rufus Wainwright is singing the Canadian anthem at the World Series and he changed the words as a fuck you to the US - “that only we command”
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
September 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Actual footage of me trying to work on any given day. Half the job of teaching remotely is keeping her out of the shot, I swear. Music by me.
September 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Don't forget to make your blog public. This is currently what the public sees.
September 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I accidentally scratched one of the lenses on my phone now all of my pictures look like I’m taking them while dreaming
September 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Exam invigilation is usually a pretty boring affair but not when you get to watch playoff hockey on the Brampton Garden Square Jumbotron!
April 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Nice to see OpenAI nakedly hawking ChatGPT as a cheating service on Reddit.

There are, in fact, limits on how you can use ChatGPT for your final exams, and they’re set by your professor, because clearly ChatGPT won’t set any limits.
April 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Reminds me of JG Ballard’s unforgettable opening lines to his bleak High-Rise:
February 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
January 28, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Had a great time yesterday watching the Toronto Sceptres trounce the New York Sirens in front of a deafening crowd at the Scotiabank Arena. Loved that they played Hot to Go every time the Sceptres scored!

#pwhl
January 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Check out the new guest column by the Green Giant
December 15, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Oh good, everyone: the AI slop is hitting the top of the charts on Amazon. Definitely a good sign.
December 15, 2024 at 2:10 AM
December 9, 2024 at 6:04 PM
“Is there a gap in your collar?”
December 7, 2024 at 10:51 PM
December 6, 2024 at 4:15 PM
I think it tells you everything you need to know about the two platforms that the number of likes and reposts are nearly identical for two diametrically opposed views. There would have been a time when this guy would have been rightfully trampled for saying something this awful
December 3, 2024 at 2:00 AM
50% of getting us through winter is keeping my better half from freezing to death
December 2, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Surgeons having a harder time building expertise seems like a really bad thing.

From Sarah Kessler’s article in the NYT:

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/b...
November 26, 2024 at 3:47 PM
“Trump Says He Will Impose 25% Tariff on Canada and Mexico on Day 1”
November 26, 2024 at 2:25 AM
“are you harbouring any illegals?”
November 25, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Last one I promise
November 25, 2024 at 5:09 PM
November 25, 2024 at 5:08 PM
I'm sorry but this portrait keeps getting funnier every time I see it
November 25, 2024 at 5:07 PM