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Allison Dieppa @amdieppa.bsky.social · 20h

I really wish I was better at calmly calling people out when they say inappropriate things to my face. Instead, I will walk away (flight) and then fixate on all the things I wish I’d said for the next 24-48 hours.

Allison Dieppa @amdieppa.bsky.social · 1d

I think my favorite zombie movies are the totally unserious kind.

Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 1d

he’s a 10 but…he’s a zombie🧟

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Allison Dieppa @amdieppa.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for showing up, Fort Myers! This was such a beautiful display of community and the best turnout I’ve seen so far. I caught a moment of slow traffic here, but most of the time, there was a lot of solidarity honking. #nokings

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Allison Dieppa @amdieppa.bsky.social · 3d

It also works as a children’s story:
I do not need AI
here or there.
I do not need AI
anywhere.
I do not like AI, my friends.
I do not need it,
Sam-Alt-Man.

Dan McQuillan @danmcquillan.bsky.social · 3d

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Allison Dieppa @amdieppa.bsky.social · 4d

As a fellow scaredy cat who survived all three, I’d say maybe start with Sinners. It’s the least scary of the three. But Nosferatu is my favorite among the bunch.
If I were you, I’d skip Weapons. It has jump scares and isn’t worth it.

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Allison Dieppa @amdieppa.bsky.social · 4d

I’m reading my students’ prewriting for their next paper now, and it’s warming my little Luddite heart. They’re planning to dismantle hype claims about AI in healthcare, therapy, the environment, loneliness, you name it. My duckies are flying. 🥹

Allison Dieppa @amdieppa.bsky.social · 6d

I paired Postman's 1998 talk "Five Things We Need to Know About Technological Change" with this piece in my Comp. II class. And while it's possible my students are saying what they think I want to hear, they seem genuinely worried about how much their friends & family are using AI to think for them.

AI's Bullshitting Obscures Who's to Blame for Its Mistakes

It’s important that we use accurate terminology when discussing how AI chatbots make up information

www.scientificamerican.com

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 4d

What the fuck are we doing?

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Allison Dieppa @amdieppa.bsky.social · 4d

I don’t think I can top that for Wyrd Wednesday.

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Allison Dieppa @amdieppa.bsky.social · 5d

I’ve been reflecting on this problem, and I think the solution is to replace it with an equal or worse repetitive song to potentially cancel it out. I prescribe the following:

Daddy Yankee - Gasolina (Video Oficial)

YouTube video by Daddy Yankee

m.youtube.com

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 5d

super smart to share your sexual fantasies with technofascists in a country too corrupt to pass a baseline internet privacy law

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Allison Dieppa @amdieppa.bsky.social · 6d

Totally. This response is giving feigned ignorance and “can’t we all just get along so I can get my check?”

Allison Dieppa @amdieppa.bsky.social · 6d

I paired Postman's 1998 talk "Five Things We Need to Know About Technological Change" with this piece in my Comp. II class. And while it's possible my students are saying what they think I want to hear, they seem genuinely worried about how much their friends & family are using AI to think for them.

AI's Bullshitting Obscures Who's to Blame for Its Mistakes

It’s important that we use accurate terminology when discussing how AI chatbots make up information

www.scientificamerican.com

Reposted by Allison Dieppa

Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 7d

One of the best things you can do for yourself is embrace the fact that some things you like aren't very good and may even be trash

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Allison Dieppa @amdieppa.bsky.social · 7d

Ugh, I hate it here

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 8d

These modern day takes on Cyrano really suck.

‘I realised I’d been ChatGPT-ed into bed’: how ‘Chatfishing’ made finding love on dating apps even weirder

Where once people were duped by soft-focus photos and borrowed chat-up lines, now they have to watch out for computer-generated charm. But it’s one thing to use a witty phrase – another thing entirely...

www.theguardian.com

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Allison Dieppa @amdieppa.bsky.social · 8d

My emotional support #floof. I don’t know what I’d do without him. #Caturday #catsky

A white, pink-nosed kitty tucking his paws into his human’s hand and gazing at said human adoringly

Same white kitty sleepily curled up around hand

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Allison Dieppa @amdieppa.bsky.social · 9d

LinkedIn has been a gross platform for a while imo, but between the AI evangelism and slop-filled profiles, it’s gotten considerably more cursed since 2022. And now this. Maybe someone who uses it more than me can comment: is LinkedIn even worth it anymore?

Miles Hentrup @miles-hentrup.bsky.social · 9d

LinkedIn is going to use your data to train generative AI starting in early November unless you explicitly opt out.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10d

Are we great yet?

Mark Bray, a Rutgers University professor and expert on anti-fascist groups, is fleeing to Spain with his family due to death threats that stem from a campaign by Turning Point USA and other conservative groups to get him fired, falsely labeling him as an antifa member.

Antifa expert at Rutgers University says he is moving to Spain because of death threats

An expert on anti-fascist groups who teaches at New Jersey’s flagship state university is moving his family overseas.

apnews.com

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Allison Dieppa @amdieppa.bsky.social · 13d

A new cafe just opened in FTM, & at first, I was impressed. It’s hands down the prettiest cafe in town and expensively furnished. Then I noticed the TV screens promoting evangelical missions to South America, and I found this on their website.
What happened to the separation of church and coffee?

“Every cup goes beyond our counter – it reaches communities both near and far. When you support our local shop, you’re also supporting a network of ministries and global missions that make a real impact. Together, we’re brewing change one cup at a time.”

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Allison Dieppa @amdieppa.bsky.social · 14d

In my headcanon, everyone on the crew understood how deeply awkward this was and agreed to never speak of it again.

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Allison Dieppa @amdieppa.bsky.social · 15d

He’s so BIG compared to her. He looks like King Kong scaling the Empire State Building.

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Allison Dieppa @amdieppa.bsky.social · 16d

I got mine in #swfl at Publix, and yes, they take walk-ins. I dare you to go get upgraded with science that protects you and your community.

Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 17d

Got my COVID booster today! Don't let the 'guidelines' lie to you, the vaccines are not limited to 65+ or immunocompromised people. Go get your shot, and help reduce spread for those vulnerable folks.

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Allison Dieppa @amdieppa.bsky.social · 16d

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

What About Bob?, Coraline, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Bill’s Big Pumpkins

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Allison Dieppa @amdieppa.bsky.social · 17d

Will do! Hopefully it’ll be out in a month or so.

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Allison Dieppa @amdieppa.bsky.social · 17d

I think I’m starting to see this in my Composition students’ work this semester. Not to shamelessly plug, but it’s a problem I warn about in my forthcoming article in the CEA Critic. The more students are influenced by LLM “writing partners,” the more homogenized their writing will become.

Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 17d

Keeping this vague for day job related reasons, but I'm wondering if anyone else is starting to see work written by frequent LLM users sound like an LLM even tho it's original? As in people who use an LLM so consistently for ideas that an LLM's weird writing styles are now popping up in their work.

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