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OMG! Today's mail brought BEANS and also Indy on postcards? All thanks to the marvelous @wrdnrd.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
OMG! Today's mail brought BEANS and also Indy on postcards? All thanks to the marvelous @wrdnrd.bsky.social
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"In 1642 in the town of Lemgo, Germany, local pharmacist David Welman was accused of witchcraft and being a werewolf. Anonymous hate mail was sent to him, one of which included this sketch."
June 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"In 1642 in the town of Lemgo, Germany, local pharmacist David Welman was accused of witchcraft and being a werewolf. Anonymous hate mail was sent to him, one of which included this sketch."
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#Booksky It’s HERE! This year’s Pride StoryBundle is up! Get 14 great queer reads at the $25 level, support queer authors and support Rainbow Railroad at the same time! Books by Seth Hadon, Melissa Scott, Brent Lambert and more! Get yours today! storybundle.com/pride
June 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
#Booksky It’s HERE! This year’s Pride StoryBundle is up! Get 14 great queer reads at the $25 level, support queer authors and support Rainbow Railroad at the same time! Books by Seth Hadon, Melissa Scott, Brent Lambert and more! Get yours today! storybundle.com/pride
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Tip for PhD applicants reaching out to prospective advisors: Don’t use an LLM to write these emails. It’s not a great first impression to express your admiration for a recent paper the faculty member published if that paper does not exist.
June 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Tip for PhD applicants reaching out to prospective advisors: Don’t use an LLM to write these emails. It’s not a great first impression to express your admiration for a recent paper the faculty member published if that paper does not exist.
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Hey, this week's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is about Air Traffic Control, and I'm briefly in it.
youtu.be/YeABJbvcJ_k?...
youtu.be/YeABJbvcJ_k?...
Air Traffic Control: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
youtu.be
June 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Hey, this week's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is about Air Traffic Control, and I'm briefly in it.
youtu.be/YeABJbvcJ_k?...
youtu.be/YeABJbvcJ_k?...
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That doesn't matter when the project is directly funding JK Rowling's hate campaign against trans people in the UK, which she has openly bragged about.
Stay away from this new HP project like the plague
Stay away from this new HP project like the plague
An HBO executive has promised fans of the Harry Potter franchise that the upcoming reboot television series will not be “infused” with J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans beliefs.
HBO Exec Promises 'Harry Potter' Series 'Not Secretly Being Infused' With J.K. Rowling's Anti-Trans Rhetoric
An HBO exec has promised fans of the Harry Potter franchise that the upcoming TV series will not be "infused" with J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans beliefs.
rollingstone.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
That doesn't matter when the project is directly funding JK Rowling's hate campaign against trans people in the UK, which she has openly bragged about.
Stay away from this new HP project like the plague
Stay away from this new HP project like the plague
I'm shocked. Shocked!
Despite the widespread and often employer-encouraged adoption of AI tools, a new study finds that artificial intelligence chatbots "have had no significant impact on earnings or recorded hours in any occupation."
Time saved by AI offset by new work created, study suggests
Survey of 2023–2024 data finds that AI created more tasks for 8.4 percent of workers.
arstechnica.com
May 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I'm shocked. Shocked!
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love when people get caught using LLMs for some important analytical task "to save time" and then they're like "don't worry we rigorously vetted the results." man....you either saved time OR rigorously vetted the results, but i promise you didn't do both
May 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
love when people get caught using LLMs for some important analytical task "to save time" and then they're like "don't worry we rigorously vetted the results." man....you either saved time OR rigorously vetted the results, but i promise you didn't do both
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TL;DR: "We have used an inefficient, inaccurate plagiarism machine with well-documented biases to choose panelists from a pool of the people the machine has stolen from. Since we know the machine constantly makes stuff up, we have also used humans to check its work. This has saved us so much time!"
April 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
TL;DR: "We have used an inefficient, inaccurate plagiarism machine with well-documented biases to choose panelists from a pool of the people the machine has stolen from. Since we know the machine constantly makes stuff up, we have also used humans to check its work. This has saved us so much time!"
This is also what I'm over here yelling about -- for this & the other reasons mentioned in this thread.
One of the biggest tells for a ChatGPT-produced work is falsified sources. I have seen bibliographies including works by that well-known author, Jane Doe (writing, of course, for University Press), as well as her colleague, John Smith (writing for Critical Press).
May 1, 2025 at 1:13 AM
This is also what I'm over here yelling about -- for this & the other reasons mentioned in this thread.
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Okay, a lot of people are expressing outrage about this, and I also feel outrage about this, but since everyone else has already expressed my feelings for me, I'm going to put on my Teacher of Analytical Thinking Pants and point out something important.
Statement From Worldcon Chair: We have received questions regarding Seattle’s use of AI tools in our vetting process for program participants. In the interest of transparency, we will explain the process of how we are using a Large… seattlein2025.org?p=3859
Statement From Worldcon Chair
We have received questions regarding Seattle’s use of AI tools in our vetting process for program participants. In the interest of transparency, we will explain the process of how we are using a Large...
seattlein2025.org
April 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Okay, a lot of people are expressing outrage about this, and I also feel outrage about this, but since everyone else has already expressed my feelings for me, I'm going to put on my Teacher of Analytical Thinking Pants and point out something important.
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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
April 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
Hey, this is neat! www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Lost manuscript of Merlin and King Arthur legend read for the first time after centuries hidden inside another book
For centuries, an intriguing sequel to the tale of Merlin has sat unseen within the bindings of an Elizabethan register. Cutting-edge techniques have revealed it for the first time.
www.bbc.com
March 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Hey, this is neat! www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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THE WHOLE SERIES IS OUT IN THE WILD!
I don't make any money on these, but please support physical media and tell your friends to check out the show so I can make a case to do moreeeeeeee!
I don't make any money on these, but please support physical media and tell your friends to check out the show so I can make a case to do moreeeeeeee!
BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM
BUUUUUM BUUUUUM BUUUUUM BUUUUUM BUMBUMBUUUUUM @mikemcmahan.bsky.social
BUUUUUM BUUUUUM BUUUUUM BUUUUUM BUMBUMBUUUUUM @mikemcmahan.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
THE WHOLE SERIES IS OUT IN THE WILD!
I don't make any money on these, but please support physical media and tell your friends to check out the show so I can make a case to do moreeeeeeee!
I don't make any money on these, but please support physical media and tell your friends to check out the show so I can make a case to do moreeeeeeee!
Time for my regular "my students are reading @nicasio.bsky.social's work and liking it" shout out. <3
March 17, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Time for my regular "my students are reading @nicasio.bsky.social's work and liking it" shout out. <3
This thread.
About fifty years ago, NASA strapped a message in a bottle to a rocket and flung it into the deep dark
It wasn’t supposed to go this far, but it did. Long past its mission, it’s still out there so far away now that a simple hello takes a day to reach it, and another day to hear if it says hello back
It wasn’t supposed to go this far, but it did. Long past its mission, it’s still out there so far away now that a simple hello takes a day to reach it, and another day to hear if it says hello back
March 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This thread.
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most cutting thing you can say is "who's this clown?" because it implies they're a) a clown & b) not even one of the better-known clowns
April 27, 2023 at 7:19 PM
most cutting thing you can say is "who's this clown?" because it implies they're a) a clown & b) not even one of the better-known clowns
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Hope everyone working at a university is thinking about how to act if someone comes to our buildings to take away our students
My dept has a “know your rights” training soon. Something that I know from past trainings & experiences: resisting authoritative orders is uncomfortable & takes practice
My dept has a “know your rights” training soon. Something that I know from past trainings & experiences: resisting authoritative orders is uncomfortable & takes practice
"Federal immigration authorities also visited a second international student at Columbia over the weekend and attempted to take her into custody but were prevented from entering the apartment, according to a union representing the student."
Leader of student protests at Columbia facing deportation after arrest by immigration officials
A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead last spring’s protests at Columbia University is facing deportation following his arrest by federal immigration agents over the weekend.
apnews.com
March 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Hope everyone working at a university is thinking about how to act if someone comes to our buildings to take away our students
My dept has a “know your rights” training soon. Something that I know from past trainings & experiences: resisting authoritative orders is uncomfortable & takes practice
My dept has a “know your rights” training soon. Something that I know from past trainings & experiences: resisting authoritative orders is uncomfortable & takes practice
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I looked up the artist on Wikipedia and I gotta say his paintings are a vibe and a half
February 26, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I looked up the artist on Wikipedia and I gotta say his paintings are a vibe and a half
I'm -so- sleepy this morning, and fortunately the schedule today means that I can move pretty slow, but wow would I like for it to be the weekend already
February 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I'm -so- sleepy this morning, and fortunately the schedule today means that I can move pretty slow, but wow would I like for it to be the weekend already
VERY much this today. -__-
February 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
VERY much this today. -__-
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Deadline EXTENDED to Sunday March 2nd! Please share your art, #scicomm projects, innovative informal science learning activities, or other creative concepts with #AABA2025 @bioanth.org attendees in Baltimore next month!
Accepting submissions for #AABA2025! Share your sculpture, jewelry, photography, painting, podcast/social media engagement or other #SciComm #InformalScience activities with @bioanth.org members in a relaxed and fun environment. Use the link below & reach out w/any questions!
The Art, Culture and #SciComm Exhibition will return for #AABA2025! Share, learn about, and celebrate the humanity in our field in an informal and welcoming session. Submissions open to all attendees. @bioanth.org Submission link: bit.ly/40JRwmb
February 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Deadline EXTENDED to Sunday March 2nd! Please share your art, #scicomm projects, innovative informal science learning activities, or other creative concepts with #AABA2025 @bioanth.org attendees in Baltimore next month!
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A pack of 250 Avery mailing labels is $18. That's 7.2 cents per label and 250 little stickers you can write/print a message on and slap around town. (Don't be a jerk though.)
Ideas:
NO KINGS
TRUMP DOESN'T CARE ABOUT YOU
DIVEST FROM TESLA
DEIA MATTERS
TRANS LIVES MATTER
You get the idea.
Ideas:
NO KINGS
TRUMP DOESN'T CARE ABOUT YOU
DIVEST FROM TESLA
DEIA MATTERS
TRANS LIVES MATTER
You get the idea.
February 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A pack of 250 Avery mailing labels is $18. That's 7.2 cents per label and 250 little stickers you can write/print a message on and slap around town. (Don't be a jerk though.)
Ideas:
NO KINGS
TRUMP DOESN'T CARE ABOUT YOU
DIVEST FROM TESLA
DEIA MATTERS
TRANS LIVES MATTER
You get the idea.
Ideas:
NO KINGS
TRUMP DOESN'T CARE ABOUT YOU
DIVEST FROM TESLA
DEIA MATTERS
TRANS LIVES MATTER
You get the idea.
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oh cool I’ve been meaning to learn anxiety
February 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
oh cool I’ve been meaning to learn anxiety