ian lasch
@ianlasch.bsky.social
autistic episcopal priest | أبو إلياس و أبو عزرا | theology & liturgy nerd | cleveland/osu sports | “the boy who cried serious” | phd student @ aberdeen
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brb updating my lexicon
"ad slopulum" is actually a fantastic name for the integration of "ai" into everything for absolutely no discernible reason
November 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
brb updating my lexicon
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periodic reminder of the existence of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a free font available from the Braille Institute designed to improve readability for people with low vision
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
Atkinson Hyperlegible Font - Braille Institute
Read easier with Atkinson Hyperlegible Font, crafted for low-vision readers. Download for free and enjoy clear letters and numbers on your computer!
www.brailleinstitute.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 AM
periodic reminder of the existence of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a free font available from the Braille Institute designed to improve readability for people with low vision
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
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This is real. Our govt is Tweeting like a 14 year old and calling Americans imbecilic morons. We worry about children being bullied but this is the example set by the U.S. GOVERNMENT. This is so shameful. I’m embarrassed for any of you that think this is okay or make excuses for it.
November 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This is real. Our govt is Tweeting like a 14 year old and calling Americans imbecilic morons. We worry about children being bullied but this is the example set by the U.S. GOVERNMENT. This is so shameful. I’m embarrassed for any of you that think this is okay or make excuses for it.
what a colossal loss. the world seems a little bit dimmer today.
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
what a colossal loss. the world seems a little bit dimmer today.
i know that there is an overwhelming number of things that we have historically taken for granted and now have to pay attention to and care about all of a sudden, but i am begging you to pay attention to and care about this, too.
NEW: I wrote about attacks on federal oversight of special ed and what it means for families like mine. I went into this thinking maybe MN kids would be ok, but "As I spoke to experts in federal disability education policy, I began to see the cracks."
www.startribune.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
i know that there is an overwhelming number of things that we have historically taken for granted and now have to pay attention to and care about all of a sudden, but i am begging you to pay attention to and care about this, too.
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nothing says you’re kicking ass at Buddhism quite like having an insatiable desire for something
November 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
nothing says you’re kicking ass at Buddhism quite like having an insatiable desire for something
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ouroboreos
oh wow that’s crazy
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
ouroboreos
we keep trying to tell you that autism has always existed
Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
we keep trying to tell you that autism has always existed
this hits different when you see it while taking a break from reading foner's _reconstruction_
so real, bestie
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
this hits different when you see it while taking a break from reading foner's _reconstruction_
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The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
happy feast of st. martin to everyone but especially @scottagunn.bsky.social because it means that tomorrow advent finally well and truly begins
November 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
happy feast of st. martin to everyone but especially @scottagunn.bsky.social because it means that tomorrow advent finally well and truly begins
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This is something I worry about. And the thing is these companies could make machines designed for school use with controls around AI which schools could tailor. But they don't, because they're all looking to get students hooked on AI and lacking the confidence to work without it.
One result of AI ruining everything is a knee-jerk 'get computers out of classrooms' which really sucks for some disabled kids who have really benefited from access to tech. This is a really frustrating game of whack-a-mole.
His students suddenly started getting A’s. Did a Google AI tool go too far?
A Chrome browser tool features a movable bubble that provides information without typing a prompt, spurring a rise in AI cheating on tests.
calmatters.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
This is something I worry about. And the thing is these companies could make machines designed for school use with controls around AI which schools could tailor. But they don't, because they're all looking to get students hooked on AI and lacking the confidence to work without it.
"they pepper sprayed a baby" is the sort of detail that ought to be immediately clarifying for anyone who is still on the fence
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"they pepper sprayed a baby" is the sort of detail that ought to be immediately clarifying for anyone who is still on the fence
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
the people long for a star wars creature feature
ironically what makes star wars stuff best is when it is 'something else, but also star wars'
e.g. Andor, a British political thriller but also Star Wars
the Mandalorian, an episode-of-the-week Western but also Star Wars (when it was good)
e.g. Andor, a British political thriller but also Star Wars
the Mandalorian, an episode-of-the-week Western but also Star Wars (when it was good)
November 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
the people long for a star wars creature feature
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Richest nation in human history
November 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Richest nation in human history
build. more. pyramids.
Located in Kunshan near Shanghai, China, this unique apartment complex is designed in a striking pyramid shape. Each unit boasts its own terrace, offering stunning views and a distinctive living experience. It's a true urban wonder
November 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
build. more. pyramids.
the us could do this too if we had not managed to somehow politicize cheap green energy
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
the us could do this too if we had not managed to somehow politicize cheap green energy
llms: use mostly verbs and adjectives
me: resist (keep overusing adverbs)
me: resist (keep overusing adverbs)
Finally one thing they are, due to being statistical models of text, these neural networks and other large language models are indeed designed to do: milquetoastify boringify language.
LLMs steal and drain off human creativity originality verve by merely copying.
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
LLMs steal and drain off human creativity originality verve by merely copying.
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
The ChatGPT effect: We’ve all started talking like robots
The use of artificial intelligence is leading to a flattening of our language that is evident in the emails we write and the texts we compose. Studies have already confirmed this. Robotic verbiage era...
english.elpais.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
llms: use mostly verbs and adjectives
me: resist (keep overusing adverbs)
me: resist (keep overusing adverbs)
relatedly, the only "advent calendars" i want to see with twelve items had damn well better be referencing the twelve stars in the crown of the woman clothed with the sun
I have been confronted with an ad for Advent calendars and so it is time for the annual PSA:
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BEGIN
ON
CHRISTMAS
THEY ARE NOT ANY OF THE DAYS LEADING UP TO CHRISTMAS
THAT IS ADVENT
WHICH BEGINS FOUR SUNDAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BEGIN
ON
CHRISTMAS
THEY ARE NOT ANY OF THE DAYS LEADING UP TO CHRISTMAS
THAT IS ADVENT
WHICH BEGINS FOUR SUNDAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
November 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
relatedly, the only "advent calendars" i want to see with twelve items had damn well better be referencing the twelve stars in the crown of the woman clothed with the sun
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On the one hand I’m glad more people are talking about autism but on the other I wish people would bother to learn anything about autism before they opened their yappers
November 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
On the one hand I’m glad more people are talking about autism but on the other I wish people would bother to learn anything about autism before they opened their yappers
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Broke: uploading yourself into the cloud or the sun or whatever
Woke: lo, he comes with clouds descending, once for our salvation slain
Woke: lo, he comes with clouds descending, once for our salvation slain
November 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Broke: uploading yourself into the cloud or the sun or whatever
Woke: lo, he comes with clouds descending, once for our salvation slain
Woke: lo, he comes with clouds descending, once for our salvation slain
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The feast of All Saints is a reminder, among other things, of the infinite goodness of God. No one person can know more than a fragment of God’s love and glory, but we see a slightly different aspect reflected in each of the faces of the saints, in all their sometimes slightly weird diversity.
November 2, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The feast of All Saints is a reminder, among other things, of the infinite goodness of God. No one person can know more than a fragment of God’s love and glory, but we see a slightly different aspect reflected in each of the faces of the saints, in all their sometimes slightly weird diversity.
Lord, have mercy
At Broadview ICE detention facility for Mass today, Fr. David Inczauskis, SJ reveals “tragic” and “devastating” news that a member of group bearing Guadalupe Banner to Mass today, was detained by ICE this morning in procession to detention facility.
November 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Lord, have mercy
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It’s okay to be glad that restaurants are doing stuff like this AND absolutely furious about the utter failure of the United States government.
November 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It’s okay to be glad that restaurants are doing stuff like this AND absolutely furious about the utter failure of the United States government.