Ryan Richard Overbey
overbey.bsky.social
Ryan Richard Overbey
@overbey.bsky.social
Buddhology, &c.
Elsa Marty on Bitcoin faith as ritual imagining of freedom and dignity. #aarsbl25
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
@smhedgecock.bsky.social with a super smart talk on prayer closets as contemporary evangelical gendered practice. #aarsbl25
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
There’s a certain irony to the fact that in order to make it to the Sheraton for this wonderful talk, I had to leave dirty breakfast dishes in the sink. #aarsbl25
November 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Today’s #aarsbl25 was so good. Buddhism unit panel on teaching Buddhism in a fascist regime, followed by two panels excavating fascist roots and fascist æsthetics in the academic study of religion.
November 24, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Here’s my super secret #aarsbl25 lifehack. Instead of waiting in long lines to get shitty Dunkin’ Donuts or Starbucks, order a 4-pack of canned cold brew from Treehouse Brewing for pickup in the Prudential Center. Share a can with friends for extra social capital! treehousebrew.com/visiting-pru...
Visiting Tree House at the Prudential Center — Tree House Brewing Company
Information on Visiting Tree House Brewing Company's new Prudential Center location!
treehousebrew.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Wondering if Princeton University Press pays royalties to their author “The Buddha,” writer of the books _How to Lose Yourself_ and _How to Feel_. #aarsbl25
November 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
On the train to #aarsbl25 watching this video to fortify myself for the coming onslaught of tasteful shawls and scarves www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLNW...
Living... with Scarves
YouTube video by Trash Night Video
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Starting #aarsbl25 off right with curry pan using proper Hokkaidō flour at Komugi, a lovely new Japanese bakery in Union Square bakerycafekomugi.com
Bakery & Cafe KOMUGI | Japanese bread in Boston
Experience the authentic taste of Japanese bread at Bakery & Cafe KOMUGI in Boston. We offer freshly baked, handcrafted loaves made with premium ingredients.​
bakerycafekomugi.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Q. Who aligns the aligners?
A. alignmentalignment.ai

Today I’m humbled to announce an epoch-defining event: the launch of the 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.
Center for the Alignment of AI Alignment Centers
We align the aligners
alignmentalignment.ai
September 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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You'll never guess who funds Hallow, the prayer app recommended by the White House. (It's Peter Thiel and JD Vance).
I regret to inform you that this is a White House governmental website: www.whitehouse.gov/america250/a...
September 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
September 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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JAOS 145.3 is out: doi.org/10.7817/jaos..., articles on: autobiog of becoming, Ming women's anger, an old term for foreigners in China, cuneiform word lists, neo-Babylonian chronicles, the epic of Aqhat, Tabari's poetic license, bustling Buddhist monasteries, the aims of Sanskrit doxography, & more!
September 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
As we boot up the semester, here’s a useful link for your syllabi statements on the use of LLMs. anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
August 31, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Darian Donovan Thomas’ new album _A Room with Many Doors: Day_ just dropped today. Go get it! It’s ridiculously gorgeous. ddt93.bandcamp.com/album/a-room...
August 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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JOB POSTING
Assistant Professor, Buddhist Studies
Religious Studies Program, University of Minnesota
Area, time period, and discipline are open and it's a great place to work!
August 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Goodbye Frankfurt, hello Boston! After getting bumped from flight yesterday, it’s good to finally be back home.
August 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
15 year-old me will never recover from the fact that I’m taking Flight 420 from Gate 69.
August 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Heidelberg —> Mannheim —> Frankfurt —> Boston via streetcar, S-Bahn, high speed rail, and airplane. As much as Germans complain about the Deutsche Bahn and its increasingly frequent delays, I keep telling them how amazing it must feel to have transportation infrastructure worth complaining about.
August 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM
As we approach Fall, my annotated genAI bibliography continues to grow. Hope this can be of some use to AI-critical scholars as they watch their deans, colleagues, and administrators falling prey to the Sales Guy snake oil. Feel free to request additions or corrections! codeberg.org/overbey/genA...
codeberg.org
August 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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teachers!

excited to share a new website at this late date of Aug 15 to try to help us collectively prepare for back to school in the interpretative humanities classroom assaulted by the AI grift, so we don't have to go it alone.

take a look, share, + most importantly: CONTRIBUTE
against-a-i.com
AGAINST AI
against-a-i.com
August 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Post-IABS decompressing in Heidelberg is the best way to end this summer break. pixelfed.social/p/overbey/86...
Ryan Richard Overbey (@overbey@pixelfed.social)
Philosophenweg view of Heidelberg’s castle, the old bridge, and the funicular rail.
pixelfed.social
August 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Leipzig —> Mannheim—> Heidelberg. #IABS2025 was a blast. See y’all in Vancouver in 2028!
August 16, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Leipziger Lerche, a nut and jam pastry created as a substitute for roasted meadowlark after the Saxon king banned meadowlark hunting. A fitting Aśoka-esque detail to ring in the IABS!
August 11, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Train day! Hall in Tirol —> Jenbach —> München —> Leipzig. Looking forward to hearing Germans complain every time the Deutsche Bahn is 3 minutes late.
August 10, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Last full day in Austria before heading to the IABS in Leipzig. It wss 90 degrees here, so a good day to hike and swim the Achensee! Gonna really miss hanging out in Tirol. What a redtorative month. pixelfed.social/p/overbey/85...
Ryan Richard Overbey (@overbey@pixelfed.social)
Achensee panorama
pixelfed.social
August 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM