Angela Black
@nerdybutcute.bsky.social
weirdo geek married pansexual middle-aged academic transgirl
not that kind of doctor
my beloved spouse is @moggerb.bsky.social
#philosophy #philsky #epistemology #aesthetics
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not that kind of doctor
my beloved spouse is @moggerb.bsky.social
#philosophy #philsky #epistemology #aesthetics
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Some in #academia favor teaching students to use AI to produce essays (etc), arguing that the point of comp classes (and the like) is teaching the student to create a certain kind of product. This is not bc of AI - it is the next (il)logical step in Higher Ed's Fetishization of the Thing. (1) 🧵
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Pig and Uni: The Ball #ball #ballroom
YouTube video by Pig and Uni puppet improv
youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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RELEASE ME.
AM NOT CRIMBINAL.
DO NOT DESERVE JAIL.
AM NOT CRIMBINAL.
DO NOT DESERVE JAIL.
November 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
RELEASE ME.
AM NOT CRIMBINAL.
DO NOT DESERVE JAIL.
AM NOT CRIMBINAL.
DO NOT DESERVE JAIL.
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This.
If you have ADHD and have trouble getting to sleep, try drinking a stimulant like coffee before bed.
The idea is you stimulate the brain out of deficit, so instead of it trying to manufacture dopamine, it can rest.
If you have ADHD and have trouble getting to sleep, try drinking a stimulant like coffee before bed.
The idea is you stimulate the brain out of deficit, so instead of it trying to manufacture dopamine, it can rest.
I took stimulants, drank a coffee, and had an energy drink so now it's time to pass out because ADHD is A TRIP.
November 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This.
If you have ADHD and have trouble getting to sleep, try drinking a stimulant like coffee before bed.
The idea is you stimulate the brain out of deficit, so instead of it trying to manufacture dopamine, it can rest.
If you have ADHD and have trouble getting to sleep, try drinking a stimulant like coffee before bed.
The idea is you stimulate the brain out of deficit, so instead of it trying to manufacture dopamine, it can rest.
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Want to learn about medieval coroners, tithings & the frankpledge system, crime & punishment, peacekeeping, the hue & cry, amercements, etc? Then check out my article “The limits of strong government: attempts to control criminality in thirteenth-century England”.
academic.oup.com/histres/arti...
academic.oup.com/histres/arti...
The limits of strong government: attempts to control criminality in thirteenth-century England*
Abstract. This article examines how far centrally-directed structures of peacekeeping influenced communal reactions to criminality in thirteenth-century En
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November 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Want to learn about medieval coroners, tithings & the frankpledge system, crime & punishment, peacekeeping, the hue & cry, amercements, etc? Then check out my article “The limits of strong government: attempts to control criminality in thirteenth-century England”.
academic.oup.com/histres/arti...
academic.oup.com/histres/arti...
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When I was a young adult, there were no widely-known role models for LGBTQIA+ people. No adults in my high school even said "gay" out loud. To be called gay was meant as an insult. We had no maps for who we could be. No pictures. No stories. It's almost impossible now to describe what that was like
November 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
When I was a young adult, there were no widely-known role models for LGBTQIA+ people. No adults in my high school even said "gay" out loud. To be called gay was meant as an insult. We had no maps for who we could be. No pictures. No stories. It's almost impossible now to describe what that was like
not looking forward to my upcoming colonoscopy
November 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
not looking forward to my upcoming colonoscopy
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I wrote this six years ago and if anything we have to hear from this fucking guy *more* now. newrepublic.com/article/1565...
November 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I wrote this six years ago and if anything we have to hear from this fucking guy *more* now. newrepublic.com/article/1565...
Gee, I'm real sorry your mom blew up, Charlie Brown.
Do you bite your thumb at ME, Charlie Brown?
Nobody trusts anyone anymore, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Gee, I'm real sorry your mom blew up, Charlie Brown.
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Beauvoir starts off The Ethics of Ambiguity showing how the entire history of Western philosophy is an attempt to offload the hard work of making decisions in ambiguous & arbitrary circumstances onto supposedly 'rational' systems - having chatbots think for you is effectively the same thing
November 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Beauvoir starts off The Ethics of Ambiguity showing how the entire history of Western philosophy is an attempt to offload the hard work of making decisions in ambiguous & arbitrary circumstances onto supposedly 'rational' systems - having chatbots think for you is effectively the same thing
November 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Aliens and the End of Philosophy -
existentialcomics.com/comic/630
existentialcomics.com/comic/630
Aliens and the End of Philosophy
A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes
existentialcomics.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Aliens and the End of Philosophy -
existentialcomics.com/comic/630
existentialcomics.com/comic/630
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SPAWNIMON!
Oklahoma historical horror author and comic writer Jeff Provine has created a card game combining the #mythos #horror of #Lovecraft with the collectable cuteness of fighting pocket monsters!
And guess who he commissioned for all his card art?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/851...
Oklahoma historical horror author and comic writer Jeff Provine has created a card game combining the #mythos #horror of #Lovecraft with the collectable cuteness of fighting pocket monsters!
And guess who he commissioned for all his card art?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/851...
November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
SPAWNIMON!
Oklahoma historical horror author and comic writer Jeff Provine has created a card game combining the #mythos #horror of #Lovecraft with the collectable cuteness of fighting pocket monsters!
And guess who he commissioned for all his card art?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/851...
Oklahoma historical horror author and comic writer Jeff Provine has created a card game combining the #mythos #horror of #Lovecraft with the collectable cuteness of fighting pocket monsters!
And guess who he commissioned for all his card art?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/851...
"If Am Killed For Simply Living" - Althea Davis
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"If Am Killed For Simply Living" - Althea Davis
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absolutely. every single one of these people was/is a genius
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 AM
absolutely. every single one of these people was/is a genius
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There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
November 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
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It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
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I'm sad to share that Jellybean Johnson, founding member and drummer of The Time, has passed away. He was an innovator of the Minneapolis Sound, appeared in 'Purple Rain,' and produced Janet Jackson's "Black Cat." He died suddenly Friday night at 69.
November 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I'm sad to share that Jellybean Johnson, founding member and drummer of The Time, has passed away. He was an innovator of the Minneapolis Sound, appeared in 'Purple Rain,' and produced Janet Jackson's "Black Cat." He died suddenly Friday night at 69.
me: (diagnosed with anxiety)
(experiences an anxious episode)
me: By Talos, this can't be happening.
(experiences an anxious episode)
me: By Talos, this can't be happening.
November 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
me: (diagnosed with anxiety)
(experiences an anxious episode)
me: By Talos, this can't be happening.
(experiences an anxious episode)
me: By Talos, this can't be happening.
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Aristotle: humans are the rational animal.
Humans: lol okay buddy, we'll see about that.
Humans: lol okay buddy, we'll see about that.
November 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Aristotle: humans are the rational animal.
Humans: lol okay buddy, we'll see about that.
Humans: lol okay buddy, we'll see about that.
it's only 4 o' clock and it feels late
November 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
it's only 4 o' clock and it feels late
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I salute everyone involved in this thread.
Home Alone makes changes to the Die Hard formula that render it hard for me to enjoy. The McClain character should feel overawed. And in theory having Kevin be a child versus adults achieves that. But the thing is: Kevin is a god. It's not just Tom & Jerry. This is some random punks versus Anansi.
November 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I salute everyone involved in this thread.
Happy Wolfenoot!
November 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Happy Wolfenoot!