Chuck Pearson (he/him/etc.)
@shorterpearson.com
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Assistant Dean of Math and Science at Tusculum University. All sorts of other nerdy things.
Stand by for news, possibly.
October 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Stand by for news, possibly.
Direct messages are still open. I'll still use that medium. But I'm not going to add to the timeline for others' sake. I'll save that until there's some climbdown from the powers that be.
In the meantime, this feels more and more prescient.
In the meantime, this feels more and more prescient.
What Twitter was, what Twitter could have been, what Twitter is
As much as I tried to resist the end, I had a breaking point, and the breaking point was this. The tweet just had it all – it was a remarkable intersection of bullying, malicious, and callous…
chuckpearson.wordpress.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Direct messages are still open. I'll still use that medium. But I'm not going to add to the timeline for others' sake. I'll save that until there's some climbdown from the powers that be.
In the meantime, this feels more and more prescient.
In the meantime, this feels more and more prescient.
And I'm still thinking that's a sign not that there's some safe social media out there for everybody, but...increasingly, there's no such thing.
I'm not leaving or shutting down this account. But I'm not posting actively either.
I'm not leaving or shutting down this account. But I'm not posting actively either.
October 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
And I'm still thinking that's a sign not that there's some safe social media out there for everybody, but...increasingly, there's no such thing.
I'm not leaving or shutting down this account. But I'm not posting actively either.
I'm not leaving or shutting down this account. But I'm not posting actively either.
When the people in charge abuse their authority so horribly? No. We can’t have nice things.
It’s so upsetting. But I think my mental health is more important than a place to post.
It’s so upsetting. But I think my mental health is more important than a place to post.
October 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
When the people in charge abuse their authority so horribly? No. We can’t have nice things.
It’s so upsetting. But I think my mental health is more important than a place to post.
It’s so upsetting. But I think my mental health is more important than a place to post.
I saw. It looks like it hurts.
October 4, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I saw. It looks like it hurts.
Quiz bowl Saturdays, man
I miss all the good arson
I miss all the good arson
October 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Quiz bowl Saturdays, man
I miss all the good arson
I miss all the good arson
Penn State did WHAT now
October 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Penn State did WHAT now
Anthology is, yes.
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Anthology Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy — Oaktree and Nexus Take Control, What It Means for Universities | On EdTech
Detailed analysis of Anthology’s Chapter 11 process, the entry of distressed debt investors, and the impact on universities and EdTech markets.
onedtech.philhillaa.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Anthology is, yes.
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20-plus years ago, and demanded a bit of hacking through an old milblog universe, but this (written after the Abu Gharib abuse scandal came to light) seems pretty dang relevant. web.archive.org/web/20040905...
September 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
20-plus years ago, and demanded a bit of hacking through an old milblog universe, but this (written after the Abu Gharib abuse scandal came to light) seems pretty dang relevant. web.archive.org/web/20040905...
Reposted by Chuck Pearson (he/him/etc.)
For non-academics, let me explain that it's rare for a grad student to take an undergrad class, that's it's almost unheard of for a grad student to take an undergrad class in an entirely different field, and that it's totally insane for a grad student to hijack the class with political sea lioning.
September 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
For non-academics, let me explain that it's rare for a grad student to take an undergrad class, that's it's almost unheard of for a grad student to take an undergrad class in an entirely different field, and that it's totally insane for a grad student to hijack the class with political sea lioning.