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Beautifully written & reasoned 3 min read. “To my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”

Commentary from a cool prof in 🧵

www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
little sketches smoothing out my clenchy bits - week 3 on vancouver island, oh canada.
October 21, 2025 at 7:38 AM
just putting this out there.
October 13, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Donate to Western Alaska Disaster Relief here:
October 13, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Fort Worth, Texas.

#WeAreEverywhere
October 12, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Someday I wanna say
That's my House
That's my Senate
I paid for that
You work for me

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ihz...

(Key context: in Alaska, residents pay no state-level taxes at all. The state is funded by oil revenue alone. I think this is Bad, Actually.)
That's My House - the Taxes in Alaska Song by Marian Call
YouTube video by Marian Call
www.youtube.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Another random bombing in Portland today…a yarn-bombing, that is! Thanks to whoever violently attacked this street sign pole with knitted rainbows!

#yarnbomb #portland #nokings #ourneighborhood #love
October 1, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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@warrenwp.bsky.social thank you for reposting!
October 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
one more fresh painting… no title yet. oregon tidepools are consoling, yes?
August 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
just wanted to put something that consoles me out there- it’s predictable, and wet ... a little pull of the tide.
August 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Sand batteries are literally just silos of sand that retain heat exceptionally well -- so well that they can be tied to heat exchange systems to serve as proxy *electrical* batteries. Finland's new model can store enough power (100 MWh) to heat an entire town for a week.
newatlas.com/energy/large...
The world's largest sand battery just went live in Finland
Finland has inaugurated an industrial-scale sand battery this week in the southern town of Pornainen, where it'll take over heating duties from an old woodchip power plant for the municipality. It's s...
newatlas.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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For the Epsteinth time, an 'underage woman' is called a CHILD.

Thanks for coming to my Pred Talk.
July 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
… fresh paint, “Morning Blanket”, 36x36.
April 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
“Envelop” 36x36 oil on canvas. #mountsainthelens #abstractform #hemiola
April 25, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Fly Lemon Candy, sold. Thank you so much. #blessthepatrons #salishlight #chantthecradle
April 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Working on a commission for a woman who has spent her life working on water quality research and education. I have so much respect for the ones who have paved the way, bringing renewal and restoration. #wedgemountain #renewalispossible #blessthepatrons
March 29, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Just a little drop.
March 28, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Mom brought “show and tell bowl” to coffee today. The sequoias are proliferating in Gifford Pinchot- way to go guys!
March 28, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Sprout anyway.
March 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
We’re in this together.
March 19, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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I am playing an online concert tomorrow afternoon!

and if you can't join me then, you can rewatch for 48 hours after!

mariancall.bandcamp.com/merch/equino...
March 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Hi Bluesky, I feel heavy today. I’m so tired of ego-driven, narcissistic manipulators and their abuse of power. I promise that your kindness, compassion, and empathy are not a weakness.

Anywhoodle, here is my #Sadness embroidery, bc me 🤝 Sadness.

#embroidery #art #artist #handsewn
March 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
March 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The gentle one blooms lushly… while the bully, a coward, does nothing of any beauty.
March 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Why do the old dead ones hang on so long? Some maples are stubborn like that, they just won’t let go. See those little buds? The new little ones will need to push through so the old ones will finally let go. Come on new little life, you can do it.
March 1, 2025 at 6:49 AM