Sami Olive
@samiolive.bsky.social
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Toronto/Université Versailles-Saint Quentin. Studying adolescence and scientific thought in medieval French literature.
Toujours rassurant d'apprendre qu'au moins un aspect de mon travail n'est pas (encore ? yikes) menacé par l'IA.
June 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Toujours rassurant d'apprendre qu'au moins un aspect de mon travail n'est pas (encore ? yikes) menacé par l'IA.
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By me: Climate cost of Israel’s war on Gaza will exceed the annual greenhouse gas emissions of >100 countries - exacerbating planetary catastrophe on top of the horrific death toll and suffering of Palestinians
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Carbon footprint of Israel’s war on Gaza exceeds that of many entire countries
Exclusive: The climate cost is more than than the combined 2023 emissions of Costa Rica and Estonia, study finds
www.theguardian.com
May 30, 2025 at 7:45 AM
By me: Climate cost of Israel’s war on Gaza will exceed the annual greenhouse gas emissions of >100 countries - exacerbating planetary catastrophe on top of the horrific death toll and suffering of Palestinians
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
The most devastating thing about France’s new smoking law is that I’ll have fewer opportunities to smell a cigarette. First the advent of vapes and now this.
May 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The most devastating thing about France’s new smoking law is that I’ll have fewer opportunities to smell a cigarette. First the advent of vapes and now this.
I want to know who conned my university administration into thinking it can "use (generative) AI to fight climate change." Buddy it is the climate change.
May 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I want to know who conned my university administration into thinking it can "use (generative) AI to fight climate change." Buddy it is the climate change.
Applied to a summer school out of pure interest and was accepted and now I have to submit “my project” to them!!! Help!!!
May 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Applied to a summer school out of pure interest and was accepted and now I have to submit “my project” to them!!! Help!!!
Fun spring activites for 2025:
- Turning off Copilot.
- Disallowing AI training permissions for Meta.
- Telling your students to write the same email in their own words.
- Turning off Copilot.
- Disallowing AI training permissions for Meta.
- Telling your students to write the same email in their own words.
May 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Fun spring activites for 2025:
- Turning off Copilot.
- Disallowing AI training permissions for Meta.
- Telling your students to write the same email in their own words.
- Turning off Copilot.
- Disallowing AI training permissions for Meta.
- Telling your students to write the same email in their own words.
Reposted by Sami Olive
BREAKING: A court overturned Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
This is a critical victory for trans rights.
This is a critical victory for trans rights.
March 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
BREAKING: A court overturned Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
This is a critical victory for trans rights.
This is a critical victory for trans rights.
Dante a oublié le cercle d’enfer où l’on doit noter les présences et gérer les projets finaux en groupe à perpétuité.
February 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Dante a oublié le cercle d’enfer où l’on doit noter les présences et gérer les projets finaux en groupe à perpétuité.
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Hello everyone! Our first event — a launch — is happening next week, so we thought we'd take a moment to introduce ourselves and the scheme.
We want to create a dedicated space for PhD students and early career researchers of all kinds to share their work within the society's remit.
We want to create a dedicated space for PhD students and early career researchers of all kinds to share their work within the society's remit.
January 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Hello everyone! Our first event — a launch — is happening next week, so we thought we'd take a moment to introduce ourselves and the scheme.
We want to create a dedicated space for PhD students and early career researchers of all kinds to share their work within the society's remit.
We want to create a dedicated space for PhD students and early career researchers of all kinds to share their work within the society's remit.
I love living in an old building because I have winter sink water that *hits.*
December 7, 2024 at 7:03 AM
I love living in an old building because I have winter sink water that *hits.*
Every time a Disney sequel comes out, I’m reminded of how lucky I am to not have children.
December 2, 2024 at 10:49 AM
Every time a Disney sequel comes out, I’m reminded of how lucky I am to not have children.
Having fun learning that the Pythagorists harshly punished those who spoke about their doctrines like some kind of psycho math fraternity. An Arithmafia, if you will.
November 30, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Having fun learning that the Pythagorists harshly punished those who spoke about their doctrines like some kind of psycho math fraternity. An Arithmafia, if you will.
More of my friends have left the fascist app for this one, so I’m making a conscious effort to use this account more. Take this post as a gasp of life. I’m heeeeeere!
November 16, 2024 at 12:42 PM
More of my friends have left the fascist app for this one, so I’m making a conscious effort to use this account more. Take this post as a gasp of life. I’m heeeeeere!
My current chapter has me thinking waaaayyyy too much about the Roman Empire.
October 25, 2024 at 2:52 PM
My current chapter has me thinking waaaayyyy too much about the Roman Empire.
One perk of my Ph.D. is that I can now cite dozens of traditional Christian sources that state that no, a nine-year-old shouldn’t ever have a baby, actually.
June 7, 2024 at 1:48 AM
One perk of my Ph.D. is that I can now cite dozens of traditional Christian sources that state that no, a nine-year-old shouldn’t ever have a baby, actually.
Got the schedule for #IAS2024 and I’ll be able to attend Keith Busby and Danièle James-Roul’s round table on reading Old French à haute voix. This is something I regretfully have never been certain how to do and I’m eager to learn more! Looking forward to July!
April 7, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Got the schedule for #IAS2024 and I’ll be able to attend Keith Busby and Danièle James-Roul’s round table on reading Old French à haute voix. This is something I regretfully have never been certain how to do and I’m eager to learn more! Looking forward to July!
Broke: Everyone in the Middle Ages died when they were 30.
Woke: The average lifespan in the Middle Ages is skewed low due to a high number of infant deaths.
Bespoke: Dozens of sources, dating to the 3rd century C.E., cite 70 as a person’s ideal lifespan.
Woke: The average lifespan in the Middle Ages is skewed low due to a high number of infant deaths.
Bespoke: Dozens of sources, dating to the 3rd century C.E., cite 70 as a person’s ideal lifespan.
March 29, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Broke: Everyone in the Middle Ages died when they were 30.
Woke: The average lifespan in the Middle Ages is skewed low due to a high number of infant deaths.
Bespoke: Dozens of sources, dating to the 3rd century C.E., cite 70 as a person’s ideal lifespan.
Woke: The average lifespan in the Middle Ages is skewed low due to a high number of infant deaths.
Bespoke: Dozens of sources, dating to the 3rd century C.E., cite 70 as a person’s ideal lifespan.
As someone who has experienced both a 9 a.m. sunrise and 4 p.m. sunset, I can say with conviction that the 4 p.m. sunset is better.
March 9, 2024 at 2:32 AM
As someone who has experienced both a 9 a.m. sunrise and 4 p.m. sunset, I can say with conviction that the 4 p.m. sunset is better.
I always get so hungry reading the Grail feast episode in Perceval.
March 5, 2024 at 2:31 AM
I always get so hungry reading the Grail feast episode in Perceval.
How people imagine medieval French epic: *Brave knights on a battlefield, deftly taking down enemies from atop their trusty steeds.*
How medieval French epic actually is: “Oh god William we forgot snacks we’re gonna die out here.”
How medieval French epic actually is: “Oh god William we forgot snacks we’re gonna die out here.”
February 21, 2024 at 3:57 PM
How people imagine medieval French epic: *Brave knights on a battlefield, deftly taking down enemies from atop their trusty steeds.*
How medieval French epic actually is: “Oh god William we forgot snacks we’re gonna die out here.”
How medieval French epic actually is: “Oh god William we forgot snacks we’re gonna die out here.”
Reposted by Sami Olive
Normalize not having to normalize what you do
February 20, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Normalize not having to normalize what you do
Crazy that Mr Beast can do what he does without first having to go undergo an ethics review. How long until he does the Stanford Prison Experiment??
February 19, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Crazy that Mr Beast can do what he does without first having to go undergo an ethics review. How long until he does the Stanford Prison Experiment??
I guess the thing I have going for me on Bluesky and X is that I don’t know how to use either of them.
February 1, 2024 at 12:24 AM
I guess the thing I have going for me on Bluesky and X is that I don’t know how to use either of them.
T-3 days until I go from writing an article in my apartment to writing an article in my rural hometown! Truly a Hallmark holiday film in the making.
December 17, 2023 at 11:02 PM
T-3 days until I go from writing an article in my apartment to writing an article in my rural hometown! Truly a Hallmark holiday film in the making.