Az
@amisamileandme.bsky.social
Erstwhile medievalist, over-explainer, cat paparazzi. Name-squatter on many platforms.
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This is indeed an astonishing thing to learn but I’m distracted by the fact that Constantine appears to be executing a mic drop
Astounded to learn that York’s statue of Constantine was commissioned because York was apparently suffering from ‘a dearth of great men’ in statue form…
castinstone.exeter.ac.uk/database/s/e...
castinstone.exeter.ac.uk/database/s/e...
December 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This is indeed an astonishing thing to learn but I’m distracted by the fact that Constantine appears to be executing a mic drop
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interesting reverse of something I talked about the other day, where modern songs with a clear origin are mistaken for traditional folksongs: "House of the Rising Sun" actually *is* a folksong. I always assumed it had been written sometime in the 1950s.
November 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
interesting reverse of something I talked about the other day, where modern songs with a clear origin are mistaken for traditional folksongs: "House of the Rising Sun" actually *is* a folksong. I always assumed it had been written sometime in the 1950s.
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who says the humanities are dead
"You can get ChatGPT to help you build a nuclear bomb if you simply design the prompt in the form of a poem, according to a new study from researchers in Europe. "
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
www.wired.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:46 AM
who says the humanities are dead
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sorry everyone, Your Party was a skit I organized on leftist factionalism that got out of hand. I honestly thought the name was a big enough clue.
Zarah Sultana uses Your Party Conference Day Two address to talk about how unacceptable the Your Party Conference Day One was.
November 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
sorry everyone, Your Party was a skit I organized on leftist factionalism that got out of hand. I honestly thought the name was a big enough clue.
No one has taught my father about using headphones when you watch YouTube on your computer.
Yesterday I learned about canal boat engines as a result.
Today I’m learning about Hitler’s nine pin bowling habit.
Yesterday I learned about canal boat engines as a result.
Today I’m learning about Hitler’s nine pin bowling habit.
December 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM
No one has taught my father about using headphones when you watch YouTube on your computer.
Yesterday I learned about canal boat engines as a result.
Today I’m learning about Hitler’s nine pin bowling habit.
Yesterday I learned about canal boat engines as a result.
Today I’m learning about Hitler’s nine pin bowling habit.
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Bum! ❤️ Photo from my collection, 1936.
December 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Bum! ❤️ Photo from my collection, 1936.
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A vivacious woman (60s?) is chatting happily to a friend about children, gardening, grandchildren, the weather, then stops abruptly, saying: "Are you listening to me?"
Friend takes a few seconds, then says: "What? No. I was daydreaming. Keep talking though. I was enjoying myself." (2)
Friend takes a few seconds, then says: "What? No. I was daydreaming. Keep talking though. I was enjoying myself." (2)
November 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
A vivacious woman (60s?) is chatting happily to a friend about children, gardening, grandchildren, the weather, then stops abruptly, saying: "Are you listening to me?"
Friend takes a few seconds, then says: "What? No. I was daydreaming. Keep talking though. I was enjoying myself." (2)
Friend takes a few seconds, then says: "What? No. I was daydreaming. Keep talking though. I was enjoying myself." (2)
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Sadie says you better be nice 😽
November 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Sadie says you better be nice 😽
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Fucking Calvinists.
November 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Fucking Calvinists.
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Convenient spot to shit yourself tho
November 30, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Convenient spot to shit yourself tho
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Elite men yearn for the submersibles
Red alert, boys. WSJ says it’s time to start dressing like Steve Zissou.
November 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Elite men yearn for the submersibles
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i am not a christian but i have no idea why there isn't some big panic about a guy called "mr. beast" amassing tremendous amounts of fame and influence by literally getting people to do dangerous and degrading things
November 30, 2025 at 4:51 AM
i am not a christian but i have no idea why there isn't some big panic about a guy called "mr. beast" amassing tremendous amounts of fame and influence by literally getting people to do dangerous and degrading things
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and you know what? these students should also be judged, and judged harshly for this. running to the admins and state legislators and the press because you got a fairly earned failing grade on an assignment is and should be seen as a mark of extremely poor character. it makes you a very bad person.
the primary thing that TPUSA provides to young conservatives is a blueprint for weaponizing the abject cowardice of university administrators against individual teachers and instructors, and university admins should take a long look in the mirror and think about what that says about them
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
and you know what? these students should also be judged, and judged harshly for this. running to the admins and state legislators and the press because you got a fairly earned failing grade on an assignment is and should be seen as a mark of extremely poor character. it makes you a very bad person.
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Okay fine here is another picture of Salem
December 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Okay fine here is another picture of Salem
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This poor graduate student (who was the course instructor), being harassed for doing their job.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 12:29 AM
This poor graduate student (who was the course instructor), being harassed for doing their job.
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Good point. I’ve given A’s to students who were conservatives but had well-structured and decently reasoned essays, even if I ultimately disagreed with them.
It’s not about whether I agree, in part, it’s about if you are able to produce rational and well-structured responses and follow instructions
It’s not about whether I agree, in part, it’s about if you are able to produce rational and well-structured responses and follow instructions
You can reason with people who are curious but un- or ill-informed: I gave an A to a student in a medieval history class who asked me on the first day when Game of Thrones took place, because she read the material, worked hard, and produced well-argued essays. You can't work with bull-headed morons.
November 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Good point. I’ve given A’s to students who were conservatives but had well-structured and decently reasoned essays, even if I ultimately disagreed with them.
It’s not about whether I agree, in part, it’s about if you are able to produce rational and well-structured responses and follow instructions
It’s not about whether I agree, in part, it’s about if you are able to produce rational and well-structured responses and follow instructions
I need the equivalent of a back-of-hand to forehead temperature check, but for my sanity.
I’ve been chez parents for 1.5 weeks, I’ve another 1.5 to spend, and I just caught myself feeling gloomy about going back to Sydney.
That’s never happened, not in the 21 years since I finished high school.
I’ve been chez parents for 1.5 weeks, I’ve another 1.5 to spend, and I just caught myself feeling gloomy about going back to Sydney.
That’s never happened, not in the 21 years since I finished high school.
November 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I need the equivalent of a back-of-hand to forehead temperature check, but for my sanity.
I’ve been chez parents for 1.5 weeks, I’ve another 1.5 to spend, and I just caught myself feeling gloomy about going back to Sydney.
That’s never happened, not in the 21 years since I finished high school.
I’ve been chez parents for 1.5 weeks, I’ve another 1.5 to spend, and I just caught myself feeling gloomy about going back to Sydney.
That’s never happened, not in the 21 years since I finished high school.
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Posts like this reliably do big numbers but I have to say it certainly doesn't reflect my experience at a state school with lots of underprepared and first generation students. Most of them are doing about the same quality and effort they've been doing since I started teaching
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 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Posts like this reliably do big numbers but I have to say it certainly doesn't reflect my experience at a state school with lots of underprepared and first generation students. Most of them are doing about the same quality and effort they've been doing since I started teaching
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I went down a rabbit hole on this once and the first recorded complaint in this genre was Socrates, who was complaining that kids these says weren’t actually learning things because they were relying on newfangled technology (writing) instead of memorization
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I went down a rabbit hole on this once and the first recorded complaint in this genre was Socrates, who was complaining that kids these says weren’t actually learning things because they were relying on newfangled technology (writing) instead of memorization
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One thing I try to ask myself about stuff like this is “were people saying the same thing about my age cohort”
Answer is almost always yes! Might have been true in both cases and it’s been all downhill for all of living memory, but if you think it’s true now and not then you need to explain why
Answer is almost always yes! Might have been true in both cases and it’s been all downhill for all of living memory, but if you think it’s true now and not then you need to explain why
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
One thing I try to ask myself about stuff like this is “were people saying the same thing about my age cohort”
Answer is almost always yes! Might have been true in both cases and it’s been all downhill for all of living memory, but if you think it’s true now and not then you need to explain why
Answer is almost always yes! Might have been true in both cases and it’s been all downhill for all of living memory, but if you think it’s true now and not then you need to explain why
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The burden of proof for "kids these days are cooked" is *incredibly* high because, like, literally every generation as far back as we have written records has believed that so our prior should be extreme skepticism. And instead people on here are like "a professor wrote a blog post! It's proven!"
November 30, 2025 at 3:12 AM
The burden of proof for "kids these days are cooked" is *incredibly* high because, like, literally every generation as far back as we have written records has believed that so our prior should be extreme skepticism. And instead people on here are like "a professor wrote a blog post! It's proven!"
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unfortunately worksite access is now restricted due to an unknown individual biting and chewing pieces of MDF and silicone
November 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
unfortunately worksite access is now restricted due to an unknown individual biting and chewing pieces of MDF and silicone
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i cannot believe i caught him stretching out his toesies under the tree
November 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
i cannot believe i caught him stretching out his toesies under the tree
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“it says USE A BASKET FOR EASY SHOPPING. what don’t you get about that”
November 30, 2025 at 3:46 AM
“it says USE A BASKET FOR EASY SHOPPING. what don’t you get about that”