Nathan S. French
@innesseff.bsky.social
Researching & Teaching -- Religious Studies, Islamic Studies, Religion & Law, Jihadi-Salafi Studies, 9/11
Baseball spectator.
Baseball spectator.
It's hilarious watching ChatGPT 5.1 absolutely faceplant on Arabic PDFs. When asked, I received the following responses (see below). What made me laugh is when it said that this "wasn't real Arabic text."
Uh, it is. I'm working on a set of fatwas from the Minbar al-Tawhid wa-l-Jihad. 1800, really.
Uh, it is. I'm working on a set of fatwas from the Minbar al-Tawhid wa-l-Jihad. 1800, really.
November 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
It's hilarious watching ChatGPT 5.1 absolutely faceplant on Arabic PDFs. When asked, I received the following responses (see below). What made me laugh is when it said that this "wasn't real Arabic text."
Uh, it is. I'm working on a set of fatwas from the Minbar al-Tawhid wa-l-Jihad. 1800, really.
Uh, it is. I'm working on a set of fatwas from the Minbar al-Tawhid wa-l-Jihad. 1800, really.
Some of us love it enough to use it as a profile photo. Honestly, this Esquire cover is one of the most haunting baseball images I've ever seen: Joe DiMaggio hitting in a suit in an empty Yankee Stadium in 1960.
November 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Some of us love it enough to use it as a profile photo. Honestly, this Esquire cover is one of the most haunting baseball images I've ever seen: Joe DiMaggio hitting in a suit in an empty Yankee Stadium in 1960.
Me, a scholar studying jihadism, whenever I hear someone call a politician a Marxist jihadi:
“Please use your theory of communist Islamist jihadism to explain this image.”
“Please use your theory of communist Islamist jihadism to explain this image.”
November 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Me, a scholar studying jihadism, whenever I hear someone call a politician a Marxist jihadi:
“Please use your theory of communist Islamist jihadism to explain this image.”
“Please use your theory of communist Islamist jihadism to explain this image.”
The narrative arc of this week on my bluesky threads.
October 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The narrative arc of this week on my bluesky threads.
Oh, and A.I. use was "responsibly" disclosed by Elsevier on the article that they used to ... write the article on how AI will be used in future journal article evaluations.
October 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Oh, and A.I. use was "responsibly" disclosed by Elsevier on the article that they used to ... write the article on how AI will be used in future journal article evaluations.
How, and I do mean how, has this not ended up as an ironic retro t-shirt for campus dems?
October 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
How, and I do mean how, has this not ended up as an ironic retro t-shirt for campus dems?
I mean … find the lie?
September 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I mean … find the lie?
Quote this with a book you read way too young that explains why you are the way you are.
(The summer before 7th grade)
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Probably wasn't way too young, but have been skeptical of executive power ever since.
(The summer before 7th grade)
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Probably wasn't way too young, but have been skeptical of executive power ever since.
August 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Quote this with a book you read way too young that explains why you are the way you are.
(The summer before 7th grade)
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Probably wasn't way too young, but have been skeptical of executive power ever since.
(The summer before 7th grade)
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Probably wasn't way too young, but have been skeptical of executive power ever since.
And, 2nd, this. What AI companies fear is assessment that involves a trained professional removing the "digital" aspect of assessment and focusing on student ability to communicate, collaborate, and exchange info with others using *their own knowledge*
Time to emphasize what we value in learning.
Time to emphasize what we value in learning.
July 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
And, 2nd, this. What AI companies fear is assessment that involves a trained professional removing the "digital" aspect of assessment and focusing on student ability to communicate, collaborate, and exchange info with others using *their own knowledge*
Time to emphasize what we value in learning.
Time to emphasize what we value in learning.
This screen shot from the video shows it pretty clearly.
June 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This screen shot from the video shows it pretty clearly.
This is the Gaza Strip (blue) overlaid upon Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington (24/x)
April 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This is the Gaza Strip (blue) overlaid upon Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington (24/x)
This is the Gaza Strip (blue) overlaid upon San Francisco, Oakland, and Sacramento, California (23/x)
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This is the Gaza Strip (blue) overlaid upon San Francisco, Oakland, and Sacramento, California (23/x)
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This is the Gaza Strip (blue) overlaid upon Los Angeles and San Diego, California (22/x)
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This is the Gaza Strip (blue) overlaid upon Las Vegas, Nevada and Phoenix, Arizona (21/x)
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This is the Gaza Strip (blue) overlaid upon Denver, Colorado and Salt Lake City, Utah (20/x)
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This is the Gaza Strip (blue) overlaid upon San Antonio and Austin, Texas. (19/x)
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This is the Gaza Strip (blue) overlaid upon Milwaukee and Green Bay, Wisconsin as well as Minneapolis, Minnesota (13/x)
This is the Gaza Strip (blue) overlaid upon Chicago, Illinois and Detroit, Michigan. (12/x)
April 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This is the Gaza Strip (blue) overlaid upon Chicago, Illinois and Detroit, Michigan. (12/x)
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This is the Gaza Strip (blue) overlaid upon Louisville, Kentucky and Indianapolis, Indiana (11/x)
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April 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This is the Gaza Strip (blue) overlaid upon Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland, Ohio. (10/x)