Skelty
@skeltzer.bsky.social
still not expecting that email. the bill berry to your michael stipe. just trying to do my own brand of sumo. Mostly food. Blue Jays forever.
My probably unpopular hot take is that the star spangled banner shouldn't be sung by soloists because you really need the harmonies to make it, well, sing.
December 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
My probably unpopular hot take is that the star spangled banner shouldn't be sung by soloists because you really need the harmonies to make it, well, sing.
Wishing everyone peace today (and a nice drink if you want it).
December 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Wishing everyone peace today (and a nice drink if you want it).
🎶 oooooh i want crabs for Christmas 🎶
December 25, 2025 at 3:24 AM
🎶 oooooh i want crabs for Christmas 🎶
Winter break from school means no class for over a month and now i get to read things I want to read which happens to be about logistics?
December 24, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Winter break from school means no class for over a month and now i get to read things I want to read which happens to be about logistics?
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Going into 2026 like
December 24, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Going into 2026 like
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The 2025 We Reads Collection is LIVE!
A curated list filled with books and much more all created by Black, Indigenous, and POC artists. Thanks to everyone who shared their faves. Happy discovering!
Full curated list: www.wehere.space/wereads
A curated list filled with books and much more all created by Black, Indigenous, and POC artists. Thanks to everyone who shared their faves. Happy discovering!
Full curated list: www.wehere.space/wereads
We Reads — we here
www.wehere.space
December 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The 2025 We Reads Collection is LIVE!
A curated list filled with books and much more all created by Black, Indigenous, and POC artists. Thanks to everyone who shared their faves. Happy discovering!
Full curated list: www.wehere.space/wereads
A curated list filled with books and much more all created by Black, Indigenous, and POC artists. Thanks to everyone who shared their faves. Happy discovering!
Full curated list: www.wehere.space/wereads
Yuuup
suspect a big reason why many academics and others who work in areas where getting facts RIGHT is key are disinterested in using LLMs for research:
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
December 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Yuuup
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"Fake citations have turned into a nightmare for research librarians, who by some estimates are wasting up to 15 percent of their work hours responding to requests for nonexistent records that ChatGPT or Google Gemini alluded to."
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"Fake citations have turned into a nightmare for research librarians, who by some estimates are wasting up to 15 percent of their work hours responding to requests for nonexistent records that ChatGPT or Google Gemini alluded to."
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Yet one more reason we cannot allow LLMs to serve as epistemic grounding is that we cannot triangulate among them the way you can among reasonable independent sources. They bullshit in the same way and end up agreeing with one other about things that are completely false.
December 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Yet one more reason we cannot allow LLMs to serve as epistemic grounding is that we cannot triangulate among them the way you can among reasonable independent sources. They bullshit in the same way and end up agreeing with one other about things that are completely false.
@alexwinter.com fabulous show tonight - bravo!
December 14, 2025 at 6:10 AM
@alexwinter.com fabulous show tonight - bravo!
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i have been thinking about what, if my public library’s collection development practices constitute “government speech,” the content of that “speech” would be. And (here i go again) i don’t see how to improve upon Ranganathan’s Laws. 📚
December 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
i have been thinking about what, if my public library’s collection development practices constitute “government speech,” the content of that “speech” would be. And (here i go again) i don’t see how to improve upon Ranganathan’s Laws. 📚
Ravens game has flabbergasted me
December 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Ravens game has flabbergasted me
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“Nearly all of our modern gun control legislation came about as a consequence of the tragedy and subsequent lobbying by the gun control advocates born at Polytechnique that night.
“We must fight like hell to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
#December6
“We must fight like hell to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
#December6
Never forget Polytechnique
The Polytechnique massacre on Dec. 6, 1989 was a mass femicide that left an indelible imprint on all Montrealers.
cultmtl.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“Nearly all of our modern gun control legislation came about as a consequence of the tragedy and subsequent lobbying by the gun control advocates born at Polytechnique that night.
“We must fight like hell to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
#December6
“We must fight like hell to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
#December6
Cannot wait to crack this open! @themountaingoats.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Cannot wait to crack this open! @themountaingoats.bsky.social
So you just get to read all day?
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 2:39 AM
So you just get to read all day?
My sister in law got us watching Hallmark movies during her visit with my parents in law. 2 of the 3 we saw were pretty good. I thought one was a stinker.
December 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
My sister in law got us watching Hallmark movies during her visit with my parents in law. 2 of the 3 we saw were pretty good. I thought one was a stinker.
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Since our fucking government isn’t observing World AIDS Day, I will. In 1990, I started taking care of people in the last stages of AIDS in their homes. I did this for nearly two years. The home care company I worked for had meetings for those of us who solely (or nearly solely) took care of PWAs.
December 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Since our fucking government isn’t observing World AIDS Day, I will. In 1990, I started taking care of people in the last stages of AIDS in their homes. I did this for nearly two years. The home care company I worked for had meetings for those of us who solely (or nearly solely) took care of PWAs.
Wow i did so much better than this.
Karoline Leavitt's Thanksgiving spread. Please dissect.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
November 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Wow i did so much better than this.
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“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where's it going to end?”
What a legacy he had.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
What a legacy he had.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where's it going to end?”
What a legacy he had.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
What a legacy he had.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
I am having a great birthday!
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I am having a great birthday!
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“The Polytechnique massacre deeply marked Montreal and serves as a reminder of what unchecked misogyny can lead to.”
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Gender-based violence starts with minimizing misogyny | @mtltoula.bsky.social
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Gender-based violence starts with minimizing misogyny | @mtltoula.bsky.social
Gender-based violence is an everyday reality, and it starts with minimizing misogyny
As we highlight 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence and the upcoming anniversary of the Montreal massacre, can we take a moment to reflect on all the different forms this violence takes?
cultmtl.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“The Polytechnique massacre deeply marked Montreal and serves as a reminder of what unchecked misogyny can lead to.”
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Gender-based violence starts with minimizing misogyny | @mtltoula.bsky.social
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Gender-based violence starts with minimizing misogyny | @mtltoula.bsky.social
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We should have listened when the modems screamed at us.
July 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We should have listened when the modems screamed at us.
We often travel for fun around Thanksgiving as it's also around my birthday. I don't want to be invited to anyone's Thanksgiving so it's a great excuse!
Actually in the spirit of this conversation, what’s a decision you made about a past Thanksgiving holiday that really paid off? I think people often feel trapped by their lives. Sharing our experiences can liberate us from that sense of claustrophobia.
On the most recent episode of VIBE CHECK, we answer listener questions about Thanksgiving, most importantly “do you go celebrate with the family members you don’t even like?”
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
We often travel for fun around Thanksgiving as it's also around my birthday. I don't want to be invited to anyone's Thanksgiving so it's a great excuse!
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Tears for Fears release “Shout” 41 yrs ago today.
The ‘80s, said Roland Orzabal, brought “a lot of fear, a lot of political tension. .. It’s really about empowerment — about refusing the roles you’ve been told to play. It’s an invitation. It’s saying: if something is wrong, say so. Say it loudly.”
The ‘80s, said Roland Orzabal, brought “a lot of fear, a lot of political tension. .. It’s really about empowerment — about refusing the roles you’ve been told to play. It’s an invitation. It’s saying: if something is wrong, say so. Say it loudly.”
November 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Tears for Fears release “Shout” 41 yrs ago today.
The ‘80s, said Roland Orzabal, brought “a lot of fear, a lot of political tension. .. It’s really about empowerment — about refusing the roles you’ve been told to play. It’s an invitation. It’s saying: if something is wrong, say so. Say it loudly.”
The ‘80s, said Roland Orzabal, brought “a lot of fear, a lot of political tension. .. It’s really about empowerment — about refusing the roles you’ve been told to play. It’s an invitation. It’s saying: if something is wrong, say so. Say it loudly.”