barefootwriter
@bfwriter.bsky.social
PhD candidate, Educational Studies. MA, Human Development, Learning, and Culture. gamer (not the bad kind), budoka, NOLA girl. I blog about POTS at barefootwriterhaspots.com
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The number of use cases for AI is inversely proportional to the amount of actual work you do
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The number of use cases for AI is inversely proportional to the amount of actual work you do
ma'am, this is an ad for Wendy's.
Karoline Leavitt's Thanksgiving spread. Please dissect.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
November 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
ma'am, this is an ad for Wendy's.
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Why is the macaroni naked?
Karoline Leavitt's Thanksgiving spread. Please dissect.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
November 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Why is the macaroni naked?
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the chex mix stealer
November 28, 2025 at 6:26 AM
the chex mix stealer
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There is a certain media contingent that need Louie CK to happen in order to invalidate me too accountability
It’s insidious
It’s insidious
November 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
There is a certain media contingent that need Louie CK to happen in order to invalidate me too accountability
It’s insidious
It’s insidious
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If people are paying to see you do the very thing you were cancelled for… perhaps there are two forms of cancellation
November 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
If people are paying to see you do the very thing you were cancelled for… perhaps there are two forms of cancellation
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Does he know he was canceled… because a new book and comedy special don’t feel very cancelled
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
www.newyorker.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Does he know he was canceled… because a new book and comedy special don’t feel very cancelled
"I am deducting point [sic] for you posting a reaction paper that does not answer the questions for this assignment"
Woof. I never would’ve guessed what this response paper was responding to if I hadn’t read the abstract of the assigned article! it’s a quant psych study assessing strength of relationships among gender-typicality, perceived ‘popularity’, and mental health sequelae among teens.
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
November 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
"I am deducting point [sic] for you posting a reaction paper that does not answer the questions for this assignment"
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Woof. I never would’ve guessed what this response paper was responding to if I hadn’t read the abstract of the assigned article! it’s a quant psych study assessing strength of relationships among gender-typicality, perceived ‘popularity’, and mental health sequelae among teens.
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
November 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Woof. I never would’ve guessed what this response paper was responding to if I hadn’t read the abstract of the assigned article! it’s a quant psych study assessing strength of relationships among gender-typicality, perceived ‘popularity’, and mental health sequelae among teens.
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I love whenever articles like this are all “SEE THE UNREASONABLE ANGRY DEMANDS OF THIS SJW TEACHER” and the teacher’s comment are always “please actually cite sources and try not to call your classmates demonic”
November 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I love whenever articles like this are all “SEE THE UNREASONABLE ANGRY DEMANDS OF THIS SJW TEACHER” and the teacher’s comment are always “please actually cite sources and try not to call your classmates demonic”
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idk not to mention how very nuanced and normal the actual response here was
November 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
idk not to mention how very nuanced and normal the actual response here was
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Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
November 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
I do think social media is good for this, though. I hear about books, movies, music, articles on here that I save for later.
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I do think social media is good for this, though. I hear about books, movies, music, articles on here that I save for later.
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
this is one of my least favorite things about having worse POTS. I still take time to browse, but browsing speed is hard on my body because it is awfully close to standing still. I love antique stores and secondhand stores too. and specialty food markets.
Browsing museums, galleries, libraries, bookstores have been some of the best hours of my life, but yes, its not instant gratification and its designed to take time
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
November 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
this is one of my least favorite things about having worse POTS. I still take time to browse, but browsing speed is hard on my body because it is awfully close to standing still. I love antique stores and secondhand stores too. and specialty food markets.
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Yes
Browsing museums, galleries, libraries, bookstores have been some of the best hours of my life, but yes, its not instant gratification and its designed to take time
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
November 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Yes
I have only taught one class, but a lot of them don't seem to have hobbies besides gym.
When I ask them: "What are you reading? What are you watching? What are you listening to?" Often, the answer is: nothing. Which has a direct effect on their over-use of prompts and AI, because they can't think of ideas, because they are literally not engaging with a single figurative thing.
November 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I have only taught one class, but a lot of them don't seem to have hobbies besides gym.
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This is my favorite article on this subject. British food used to be full of spices until the poor could afford them it’s became about “natural flavors” since the wealthy could afford fresh meat unlike the poor. Colonized the world & refuses to uses the spices that made them rich because of racism😬
How Snobbery Helped Take The Spice Out Of European Cooking
Complex, contrasting flavors are a hallmark of Indian cooking. They used to dominate Western food, too. What changed? When spices became less exclusive, Europe's elite revamped their cuisines.
www.npr.org
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This is my favorite article on this subject. British food used to be full of spices until the poor could afford them it’s became about “natural flavors” since the wealthy could afford fresh meat unlike the poor. Colonized the world & refuses to uses the spices that made them rich because of racism😬
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I went to an "ojos" training tonight hosted by New Orleans DSA and Union Migrante and thought I'd pass on new things I learned:
1. Low/old info ICE sighting posts are wreaking havoc on immigrant communities. Basically, incomplete or old info is actively harmful (even if ppl have good intentions)
1. Low/old info ICE sighting posts are wreaking havoc on immigrant communities. Basically, incomplete or old info is actively harmful (even if ppl have good intentions)
November 29, 2025 at 6:23 AM
I went to an "ojos" training tonight hosted by New Orleans DSA and Union Migrante and thought I'd pass on new things I learned:
1. Low/old info ICE sighting posts are wreaking havoc on immigrant communities. Basically, incomplete or old info is actively harmful (even if ppl have good intentions)
1. Low/old info ICE sighting posts are wreaking havoc on immigrant communities. Basically, incomplete or old info is actively harmful (even if ppl have good intentions)
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History is so interesting.
During European colonization, though they controlled the spice routes globally, white people considered Asian, African, and especially Caribbean foods to be savage and primitive while theirs was “refined” and “pure” due to the lack of them. It had a religious connotation
During European colonization, though they controlled the spice routes globally, white people considered Asian, African, and especially Caribbean foods to be savage and primitive while theirs was “refined” and “pure” due to the lack of them. It had a religious connotation
Y’all… this how i know she cooking for an old man… got that bird looking white as a Minnesota Christmas
November 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
History is so interesting.
During European colonization, though they controlled the spice routes globally, white people considered Asian, African, and especially Caribbean foods to be savage and primitive while theirs was “refined” and “pure” due to the lack of them. It had a religious connotation
During European colonization, though they controlled the spice routes globally, white people considered Asian, African, and especially Caribbean foods to be savage and primitive while theirs was “refined” and “pure” due to the lack of them. It had a religious connotation
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More saber rattling.
There are good reasons that the U.S. Constitution does not leave the decision on whether to go to war to the whims of one man.
There are good reasons that the U.S. Constitution does not leave the decision on whether to go to war to the whims of one man.
November 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
More saber rattling.
There are good reasons that the U.S. Constitution does not leave the decision on whether to go to war to the whims of one man.
There are good reasons that the U.S. Constitution does not leave the decision on whether to go to war to the whims of one man.
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the term fast fashion was literally coined in the 1980s to describe what Zara was doing because they literally changed the entire process for clothing production so they could get runway trends out to the public faster. they are the blueprint that Forever 21 and H&M followed!
Zara is fast fashion.
It is cheap in every sense of the word lol
It is cheap in every sense of the word lol
Zara is not cheap, but the clothing is poorly made. Bad combination. H&M is both cheap & poorly made.
In urban metro centers so much of income goes to the most basic essentials that there is little choice for upper income ppl to shop there. The alt is own only 5 expensive shirts & 1 jacket & rotate
In urban metro centers so much of income goes to the most basic essentials that there is little choice for upper income ppl to shop there. The alt is own only 5 expensive shirts & 1 jacket & rotate
November 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
the term fast fashion was literally coined in the 1980s to describe what Zara was doing because they literally changed the entire process for clothing production so they could get runway trends out to the public faster. they are the blueprint that Forever 21 and H&M followed!
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this reminds me of a friend who thought he was middle class so he donated his car to a charity that helps poor people and a month later, he saw his car at his neighbor's house
November 29, 2025 at 6:31 AM
this reminds me of a friend who thought he was middle class so he donated his car to a charity that helps poor people and a month later, he saw his car at his neighbor's house
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something being out of your price range does NOT make it luxury, folks
November 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
something being out of your price range does NOT make it luxury, folks
feeling pretty good about getting mine reupped recently. I wasn't sure which regimen I got as a kid in the 80's, so I just got a new one.
New Lancet meta-analysis finds measles vaccine immunity wanes over time, with seropositivity dropping from ~93% within 10 yrs to ~83% at 16–22 yrs.
The authors say their findings warrant an urgent review of vaccination strategies
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
The authors say their findings warrant an urgent review of vaccination strategies
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Measles Vaccine Protection Wanes After a Decade
Individuals who receive a measles-containing vaccine maintain seropositivity for a decade; however, the vaccine’s protection declines gradually thereafter.
www.medscape.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
feeling pretty good about getting mine reupped recently. I wasn't sure which regimen I got as a kid in the 80's, so I just got a new one.