Jack Norton
jackhistorynorton.bsky.social
Jack Norton
@jackhistorynorton.bsky.social
Faculty in History, Normandale Community College. Digital Humanities, Water and World History, SOTL. Pro-student, against-fascism.

Black, trans, gay, and women's rights are human rights. Posts are my own.
It's not nefarious, I actually don't think the faculty developer has any background with LLM, Gen Ai, Neural Networks and the like. She's just parroting the ecosystem.
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Yes! I had a micro-modem (802.11a) I tried to give away for 5 years and was eventually trashed by someone tired of seeing it in my classroom :)
November 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
One perspective: I tried giving away my old router to students when my family upgraded and rarely got any takers. So I had router "office art" for 18 months before I recycled it.
November 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Taken on a bike, naturally. 🚲🚲
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I’ll see your sunset and raise you a Lake Harriet sunrise.
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Something without cheese and something without pork. Bbq chicken with tomatoes.
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Amen
October 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
My students are encountering "sexy lady hero shot powerpoint" videos as well.
October 29, 2025 at 2:02 AM
According to other parents, there is movement to centralizing the system to allow for greater accountability, but it's weird to have one hand of an org you've found superb to display fumbling ineptitude on the other hand. Given the human rights abuses and grift of Republicans, this is minor, I know.
October 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Apparently it's an open secret (new to me) how badly run the rec leagues are as numerous parents and coaches shared. Our referees at my daughter's match were fine, & the low-level staff in facilities set things up appropriately, so the problem seems to be in leadership of facilities and at the top.
October 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM