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Admin are continually pressuring us to make the course "more accessible," by which they mean "devastatingly easy to complete," but it's not about access. Many students refuse to read or write in any capacity that isn't tech-aided, no matter how simple the assignment, no matter how process-based.
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Admin are continually pressuring us to make the course "more accessible," by which they mean "devastatingly easy to complete," but it's not about access. Many students refuse to read or write in any capacity that isn't tech-aided, no matter how simple the assignment, no matter how process-based.
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It's only a matter of time before humanities departments will be forced to accept AI-authored assignments, as part of revised university policy to cooperate with these billionaires. It's already happening, and our response needs to be decisive. Because our students' ability to *think* is at stake.
November 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
It's only a matter of time before humanities departments will be forced to accept AI-authored assignments, as part of revised university policy to cooperate with these billionaires. It's already happening, and our response needs to be decisive. Because our students' ability to *think* is at stake.
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Universities are assembling larger and larger teams to deal with academic integrity issues--mostly focused on AI--while simultaneously holding AI "writing" contests, AI-themed events, "hey, come play with these fun tools!" The messages are so mixed, it's criminal. Because AI is bloated with money.
November 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Universities are assembling larger and larger teams to deal with academic integrity issues--mostly focused on AI--while simultaneously holding AI "writing" contests, AI-themed events, "hey, come play with these fun tools!" The messages are so mixed, it's criminal. Because AI is bloated with money.
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An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
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I was at a metal clubnight in Manchester wearing this jacket. The Irish guy queuing at the bar next to me loudly says to the barmaid "Nah, Judge Dredd here was ahead of me"
November 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I was at a metal clubnight in Manchester wearing this jacket. The Irish guy queuing at the bar next to me loudly says to the barmaid "Nah, Judge Dredd here was ahead of me"
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why....why is this a consumer survey.... HOW WOULD THEY KNOW
October 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
why....why is this a consumer survey.... HOW WOULD THEY KNOW
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Sumo stars goofing about at tourist locations seems a more fun way to celebrate England than any number of flags.
The thousand year old sport is kicking it in front the thousand some year old monument. #londonsumo #stonehenge
October 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Sumo stars goofing about at tourist locations seems a more fun way to celebrate England than any number of flags.
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The gorgeous big sumo lads cutting about London -touristing themselves daft- is absolutely the most wholesome thing to happen in the city since Samuel Pepys buried all his cheese in his garden to save it from the Great Fire in 1666.
October 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The gorgeous big sumo lads cutting about London -touristing themselves daft- is absolutely the most wholesome thing to happen in the city since Samuel Pepys buried all his cheese in his garden to save it from the Great Fire in 1666.
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Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
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Didn't win the Nobel Prize in Physics *again*.
October 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Didn't win the Nobel Prize in Physics *again*.
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imagine getting qt dunked by ed davey. unrecoverable. you’re furious and he is serenely going down a log flume in bognor regis.
September 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
imagine getting qt dunked by ed davey. unrecoverable. you’re furious and he is serenely going down a log flume in bognor regis.
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Never ask a man his age, a woman her salary, or GPT-5 whether a seahorse emoji exists
September 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Never ask a man his age, a woman her salary, or GPT-5 whether a seahorse emoji exists
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August 29, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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presumably when the fallout from Judgement Day makes most life on Earth impossible
Aug 29th 1997 - "It is August 29th. In 48 hours, her life will change for ever, but she doesn't know it yet."
📽️📅 Amélie (2001)
📽️📅 Amélie (2001)
August 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
presumably when the fallout from Judgement Day makes most life on Earth impossible
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At the end of 'Requiem for a Dream' at the Prince Charles the girl sitting next-to-me-but-one stood up, looked at me, and said "Well, I'm going to go home and kill myself".
Got me thinking.. What's the strongest reaction you've seen an audience member have to a scene in a cinema?
During the birthday party scene in SIGNS I saw a whole row of young women literally throw their popcorn in the air like a cartoon.
During the birthday party scene in SIGNS I saw a whole row of young women literally throw their popcorn in the air like a cartoon.
Someone in my audience had a very audible negative reaction to the dog scene in TOGETHER. So that was fun!
August 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
At the end of 'Requiem for a Dream' at the Prince Charles the girl sitting next-to-me-but-one stood up, looked at me, and said "Well, I'm going to go home and kill myself".
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Keep sciencing. We are living through a time when looking at a rock and wondering how old it is qualifies as an act of resistance.
August 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Keep sciencing. We are living through a time when looking at a rock and wondering how old it is qualifies as an act of resistance.
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this is the greatest sign of all time no notes
August 2, 2025 at 8:55 AM
this is the greatest sign of all time no notes
@karenshancock.bsky.social Need a new project?
I'm belatedly posting this **GORGEOUS** crochet hat from the uber-talented @alpenglow.bsky.social. She integrated a light string and Pixelblaze controller. It's powered by a 18650 cell through a clever charge/discharge circuit from @clomads.bsky.social that snaps over the positive terminal. 😍🧢😍
July 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
@karenshancock.bsky.social Need a new project?
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If you ask the new Grok (via grok.com without any custom instructions) for opinions on controversial topics it runs a search on X to see what Elon thinks
I know this sounds like a joke but it's not. This genuinely happens: x.com/jeremyphowar...
I know this sounds like a joke but it's not. This genuinely happens: x.com/jeremyphowar...
July 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
If you ask the new Grok (via grok.com without any custom instructions) for opinions on controversial topics it runs a search on X to see what Elon thinks
I know this sounds like a joke but it's not. This genuinely happens: x.com/jeremyphowar...
I know this sounds like a joke but it's not. This genuinely happens: x.com/jeremyphowar...
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since it's the last day of pride month I figured I'd at least make one thing for it...
i now unveil to you my greatest invention:
color bars pride flag
i now unveil to you my greatest invention:
color bars pride flag
June 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
since it's the last day of pride month I figured I'd at least make one thing for it...
i now unveil to you my greatest invention:
color bars pride flag
i now unveil to you my greatest invention:
color bars pride flag
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Okay. Hands up, I admit, I did not see this one coming for 2025.
June 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Okay. Hands up, I admit, I did not see this one coming for 2025.
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Please enjoy this table of possible future scenarios from a 1990s paper in a peer-reviewed journal on how to deal with nuclear waste storage in underground repositories in New Mexico. I found it while doing research for an article on nuclear waste storage. "WIPP" means "Waste Isolation Pilot Plant".
June 12, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Please enjoy this table of possible future scenarios from a 1990s paper in a peer-reviewed journal on how to deal with nuclear waste storage in underground repositories in New Mexico. I found it while doing research for an article on nuclear waste storage. "WIPP" means "Waste Isolation Pilot Plant".
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starbucks barista: order for cathy lou
cthulhu: (visibly incensed) i guess that's me
cthulhu: (visibly incensed) i guess that's me
October 24, 2024 at 4:39 PM
starbucks barista: order for cathy lou
cthulhu: (visibly incensed) i guess that's me
cthulhu: (visibly incensed) i guess that's me