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How fleeting are all human passions compared with the massive continuity of ducks~Dorothy Sayers

🏳️‍🌈. BLM. Protect 🏳️‍⚧️.
Open borders. End Prisons.
So I guess what I am saying is, if anyone wants to do philosophy or speculative ethics over a latte this morning, ya girl is primed.
November 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This is on top of thinking a lot about how Bujold‘s storytelling about demonic possession/blessing in the world of the five gods is a great introduction to the idea of fragmented and ununified theories of narrative personhood.
November 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Yep. University of California reports that as of 2022, 48% of undergrads experienced food insecurity. regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/regmeet/mar2...
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
According to Forbes in 2017... watching video was one third of all online activity.

2017.

What's the updated number? I can only assume its gone ⬆️
November 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I am also very interested in how the Deaf community is talking about genASL avatars and the possibility of automated ASL translation

ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/doc...
Building a Compassionate GenAI-integrated ASL Translator for YouTube Video
Video streaming is crucial for modern entertainment, education, and communication, providing accessible content to a wide audience globally. However, deaf and hard of hearing communities may face barr...
ieeexplore.ieee.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Pretty much the only thing people didn't like about Youtube?

"Tangential content" for which you should read ADs.

Ads on the side, ads at the end (promoting other videos), ads in the middle.
November 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
📖 Preference among students highlights playlist functions & minimal buffer matter, but familiarity may play the biggest role.

Giesen, J., Dart, S., Prieto-Rodriguez, E., Cuskelly, D., & Gregg, A. (2022). YouTube vs the status quo

openresearch.newcastle.edu.au/articles/con...
November 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I don’t know how often people click the arrow, I wonder if it would be more common if they copied the box…
November 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM