Weixu Lu
@weixulu.bsky.social
Asst. Prof@UW La Crosse; Digital Media, Communication Studies, Pedagogy, and stuff.
Free paper idea: Why is the movie trailer voice parody still a thing? It's been 17 years since Hollywood abandoned this format.
January 2, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Free paper idea: Why is the movie trailer voice parody still a thing? It's been 17 years since Hollywood abandoned this format.
This is really where LLM shines.
August 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This is really where LLM shines.
I installed Gemini on my almost-9yo's phone, because she loved chatting with ChatGPT. After just a day, she begged me with tears to switch back to Google Assistant... #TheresAPaperInThat
July 17, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I installed Gemini on my almost-9yo's phone, because she loved chatting with ChatGPT. After just a day, she begged me with tears to switch back to Google Assistant... #TheresAPaperInThat
New textbook is thinner and lighter 🙌 -- The fonts are smaller 😥
June 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
New textbook is thinner and lighter 🙌 -- The fonts are smaller 😥
I learned to speak and write UK English between age 7 and 26. I thought my English has now been completely Americanized. Then, the whole ChatGPT em-dash debate made me realize -- at the age of 42 -- that I have always been using [space en-dash space] in my writings...
May 8, 2025 at 6:43 AM
I learned to speak and write UK English between age 7 and 26. I thought my English has now been completely Americanized. Then, the whole ChatGPT em-dash debate made me realize -- at the age of 42 -- that I have always been using [space en-dash space] in my writings...
I created an AI course and slapped on some 200/300 pre-reqs so we can prioritize our majors. It's currently being filled much more slowly than I thought. I now wonder if I would even get full enrollment for an AI course😂
April 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I created an AI course and slapped on some 200/300 pre-reqs so we can prioritize our majors. It's currently being filled much more slowly than I thought. I now wonder if I would even get full enrollment for an AI course😂
Whenever I include "All of the above" as an option on a multiple-choice question, it usually is not the correct answer. Often, I just couldn't think of a plausible fifth option...
February 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Whenever I include "All of the above" as an option on a multiple-choice question, it usually is not the correct answer. Often, I just couldn't think of a plausible fifth option...
Fascinating discovery: GPT-4o struggles with Burkean dramatic pentad analysis, it keeps fixating on the speech act itself -- a classic rookie mistake among undergrads. Shouldn't a language model be good at analyzing language? Will experiment with other models later.
February 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Fascinating discovery: GPT-4o struggles with Burkean dramatic pentad analysis, it keeps fixating on the speech act itself -- a classic rookie mistake among undergrads. Shouldn't a language model be good at analyzing language? Will experiment with other models later.
Do I agree with the reviewer that more experimental conditions would've been better? Yes.
Do the two PIs work at a 4-4 teaching load institution and had no RA to help us? Also yes.
Can we say that in the manuscript? Of course not!
Do the two PIs work at a 4-4 teaching load institution and had no RA to help us? Also yes.
Can we say that in the manuscript? Of course not!
January 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Do I agree with the reviewer that more experimental conditions would've been better? Yes.
Do the two PIs work at a 4-4 teaching load institution and had no RA to help us? Also yes.
Can we say that in the manuscript? Of course not!
Do the two PIs work at a 4-4 teaching load institution and had no RA to help us? Also yes.
Can we say that in the manuscript? Of course not!
I'm going to keep 1/4 of my Emerging Media and Communication Technology syllabus "TBD", as I really can't predict what social media and AI related topics we should cover in March and April...
January 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I'm going to keep 1/4 of my Emerging Media and Communication Technology syllabus "TBD", as I really can't predict what social media and AI related topics we should cover in March and April...
I mean... It's not ideal but at least I can use it now. (Web version)
January 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I mean... It's not ideal but at least I can use it now. (Web version)
Fuck! I deleted TikTok for productivity last week, and I'm missing out on this drama.
January 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Fuck! I deleted TikTok for productivity last week, and I'm missing out on this drama.
It won't be long before the Chinese government openly acknowledges the existence of Great Firewall, because "the U.S. is doing it, too"
January 19, 2025 at 6:40 AM
It won't be long before the Chinese government openly acknowledges the existence of Great Firewall, because "the U.S. is doing it, too"
I really want to see how most American "TikTok refugees" would react when they finally discover the transphobic, homophobic, white-supremacist, Islamophobic, anti-Sematic content on REDnote.
January 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I really want to see how most American "TikTok refugees" would react when they finally discover the transphobic, homophobic, white-supremacist, Islamophobic, anti-Sematic content on REDnote.
It is 2025 and RStudio still cannot update itself... Why?
January 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
It is 2025 and RStudio still cannot update itself... Why?
PSA: If you train on a roller... please don't listen to 90 bpm music. Use 160 - 180 bpm music instead! Don't ask me why I learned that... 🤕
January 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
PSA: If you train on a roller... please don't listen to 90 bpm music. Use 160 - 180 bpm music instead! Don't ask me why I learned that... 🤕
When you have to process a large amount of data on a USB drive and your IT couldn't figure out how to prevent the USB drive from idling...
January 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
When you have to process a large amount of data on a USB drive and your IT couldn't figure out how to prevent the USB drive from idling...
I think I just broke FB's algorithm. It showed me this ad literally after my shopping at a clothing-for-short-guys website.
December 31, 2024 at 8:22 PM
I think I just broke FB's algorithm. It showed me this ad literally after my shopping at a clothing-for-short-guys website.
I have the biggest smile on my face when I saw this.
December 3, 2024 at 3:20 AM
I have the biggest smile on my face when I saw this.
Game devs in the 2020s: Trying very hard to make 3D game characters photorealistic.
Cosplayers in the 2020s: Trying very hard to make themselves look like Unreal Engine 5 demos.
Cosplayers in the 2020s: Trying very hard to make themselves look like Unreal Engine 5 demos.
December 2, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Game devs in the 2020s: Trying very hard to make 3D game characters photorealistic.
Cosplayers in the 2020s: Trying very hard to make themselves look like Unreal Engine 5 demos.
Cosplayers in the 2020s: Trying very hard to make themselves look like Unreal Engine 5 demos.
Reposted by Weixu Lu
types of network science papers
November 19, 2024 at 11:51 PM
types of network science papers
Please note that I only follow relevant researchers and professional organizations on Twitter-like platforms. I don't follow politicians, celebrities, news outlets, or personal friends. If I didn't follow you back, this is why.
November 14, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Please note that I only follow relevant researchers and professional organizations on Twitter-like platforms. I don't follow politicians, celebrities, news outlets, or personal friends. If I didn't follow you back, this is why.
I haven't been using the app for months. Came back and see this thing is actually usable now!
November 14, 2024 at 2:44 PM
I haven't been using the app for months. Came back and see this thing is actually usable now!