Brian P Katz (BK)
@thewordninjabk.bsky.social
Word ninja, teacher, singer, cat fancier, chaotic good, queer mathematician, magical creature. Yes, the hair is real. Pronouns: any
“Pull a Dewey”?
November 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
“Pull a Dewey”?
I do like to let the day’s vibe guide me in selecting a starting word, but not like this!
a close up of a person 's face with a black background
Alt: Switch from The Matrix, gif of her last line “Not like this.” Then going limp as her connection to the Matrix is severed.
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I do like to let the day’s vibe guide me in selecting a starting word, but not like this!
Nope, bot. Check the fine print.
November 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Nope, bot. Check the fine print.
This is a joke. I’m not a maniac.
November 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
This is a joke. I’m not a maniac.
It’s also a thing wearing on my in my language learning app. Like, yes, I can pick the sentence with overlapping themes, but JUST BECAUSE THEY SELL FRUIT DOES NOT MEAN THEY DONT ALSO HAVE MERCH. I suspect it’s partly because they are an “AI-first” company. I will not train tokens!
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It’s also a thing wearing on my in my language learning app. Like, yes, I can pick the sentence with overlapping themes, but JUST BECAUSE THEY SELL FRUIT DOES NOT MEAN THEY DONT ALSO HAVE MERCH. I suspect it’s partly because they are an “AI-first” company. I will not train tokens!
Apply to edit Focus?
November 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Apply to edit Focus?
My family used to do this! We'd donate through a relative whose job would match donations (i.e. double!) to dramatically increase the impact. 💜
The past tense is because the family fell apart, precipitated but not caused by me suggesting Lambda Legal as a possible recipient organization.
The past tense is because the family fell apart, precipitated but not caused by me suggesting Lambda Legal as a possible recipient organization.
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
My family used to do this! We'd donate through a relative whose job would match donations (i.e. double!) to dramatically increase the impact. 💜
The past tense is because the family fell apart, precipitated but not caused by me suggesting Lambda Legal as a possible recipient organization.
The past tense is because the family fell apart, precipitated but not caused by me suggesting Lambda Legal as a possible recipient organization.
There’s a scene in The Great North in which a queer character asks polynomials how they are doing.
Representation matters.
Representation matters.
November 2, 2025 at 11:27 PM
There’s a scene in The Great North in which a queer character asks polynomials how they are doing.
Representation matters.
Representation matters.
Working on it!
But it integrates a lot of my previous work. One piece is about Toulmin analysis (link). I've got another paper under review about a second major piece that does integrate more, but it will be a few more weeks/months. Thinking of writing a book.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
But it integrates a lot of my previous work. One piece is about Toulmin analysis (link). I've got another paper under review about a second major piece that does integrate more, but it will be a few more weeks/months. Thinking of writing a book.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Why Should that Convince Me?: Teaching Toulmin Analysis Across the Curriculum
Experienced provers employ a host of skills when assessing the validity of a justification, often without names for those skills. This paper offers an introduction to a lens called Toulmin analysis...
www.tandfonline.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Working on it!
But it integrates a lot of my previous work. One piece is about Toulmin analysis (link). I've got another paper under review about a second major piece that does integrate more, but it will be a few more weeks/months. Thinking of writing a book.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
But it integrates a lot of my previous work. One piece is about Toulmin analysis (link). I've got another paper under review about a second major piece that does integrate more, but it will be a few more weeks/months. Thinking of writing a book.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....