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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his

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STL native, UM-St. Louis x Michigan State alum. (Full) Prof at Newhouse School (Syracuse U, USA) studying gaming + emerging media. Launch Editor, Global Perspectives of Communication (Oxford x ICA).

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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 24d

It should be obvious to those without malintent, but views here represent my own as a unique human and not those of my employers.

Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 43m

Is the dude lobbying to get into heaven in the same way he's lobbying for a Nobel Peace Prize?

It is all of this using the same strategy that I used to guilt my parents into buying me Fruit by the Foot as a kid?

Also, it didn't work.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1h

President Trump has taken to justifying his policy agenda by invoking his hope of reaching heaven after he dies. But “I don’t think there’s anything [that's] going to get me in heaven,” Trump told reporters en route to Israel on Air Force One. https://wapo.st/4q9yS1E

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International Communication Association @icahdq.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 Only two weeks left to vote in the 2025 ICA Election! Members can vote online; polls will close on 21 October. Make your voice count! 🌍
🔗 buff.ly/v5Zde4w

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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 45m

Folks? This is the content we're here for. 🤣🤣

Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 4h

Free t-tests until 17:15 in the parking lot of this Lidl, if anyone is interested.

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 4h

Free t-tests until 17:15 in the parking lot of this Lidl, if anyone is interested.

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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 46m

We've got way too many people confusing "AI usage" with "AI fluency" out there, y'all.

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 2d

PORTLAND, Ore. — A small group of federal agents in camouflage and face masks watched from atop the immigration processing center Thursday night as a unicorn, peacock, dinosaur and raccoon danced to Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back Time.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone'

Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration's portrait of the Oregon city, they say.

www.nbcnews.com

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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 22h

I love that folks think these videos will be respected. It's 80s Communism level of propaganda, and ... well y'all, that didn't work out so well either.

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 22h

Truth. Also, I'm going to sadly proffer that we've had a "society organized primary around lying" for ... well, a very long time. =/

Of course, today it's a matter of volume (amount and noise) that ever-saturates our attention, which continues to feed the meter.

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 23h

VGHF recently archived a LucasArts press CD-ROM from 1996 as part of the GamePro archives, including a full history of the company to date: https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/fc835949-e496-47ff-9800-e8f5428e01e2 (The LucasArts .com website got '5,000 visits a day' back in 1996!)

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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 1d

What gets lost in so many AI panics is the real danger: slop. Another great example and for sure, "hype-to-reality" is the key here, y'all. We're not replacing us with things that are better than us. That's the rub.

Benjamin Detenber @detenber.bsky.social · 1d

the hype-to-reality ratio is wildly off, and there is likely going to be a big correction soon, if not a complete bubble burst.

Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 1d

IMHO, LLMs will be an economic negative for years.

They'll do a worse job than humans,

but will still replace humans because they're cheaper for employers,

but really they're costlier, it's just that lots of costs get externalized to society by our horrible energy/tax policies.

Lose-lose-lose.

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Matthew Grizzard @mattgrizz.bsky.social · 1d

This is a true story. Schrodinger's peer review.

Image of Schrodinger's cat. One cat says, "Your effect sizes are too small to be meaningful." The other cat says, "Your study likely suffers from Type II errors and wasn't powered enough to detect small effects."

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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 3d

For my @icagames.bsky.social and other #Games folks, I've got a lead on fantastic tenure-track position in Guadalajara, if you'd be interested? Spanish language is *not* a requirement, although I promise you, you'll learn as you go. Reach out if interested? It's a lovely city, Uni, and culture. =)

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Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · 4d

This headline 🤣🤣🤣

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 5d

But of course, when those same officers shoot at civilians, it's all good apparently.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 5d

President Trump has called for the jailing of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, both Democrats, for “failing to protect” ICE officers who have been sent to the city.

Trump says Chicago mayor, Illinois governor should be jailed for response to ICE

Trump, without providing evidence, said Brandon Johnson and JB Pritzker should go to jail for “failing to protect” immigration agents.

www.washingtonpost.com

Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 5d

Very cool to see the first one move through the editorial process. We'll get you more details soon, including the authorship details and all that. =)

Global Perspectives in Communication (GPC) @gpccomm.bsky.social · 5d

We're happy to announce our *very first accepted* manuscript!

"Across Borders Through Screens: Health Information-Seeking Practices of Chinese Abroad on Rednote"

No page proofs yet, but an abstract/summary to follow:

Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 7d

It's a reason that the concept of a "content creator" grates on my brain. Content isn't inherently interesting but boy-howdy we create a lot of it.

Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 7d

This, right here, should be the mission statement for all of us in journalism education.

"The hard part is having something interesting to say. Get a degree in that!"

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 9d

Being a podcaster costs $40 for a decent mic and $18 per month for hosting. The hard part is having something interesting to say. Get a degree in that!

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Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 7d

This, right here, should be the mission statement for all of us in journalism education.

"The hard part is having something interesting to say. Get a degree in that!"

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 9d

Being a podcaster costs $40 for a decent mic and $18 per month for hosting. The hard part is having something interesting to say. Get a degree in that!

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jenn m. jackson @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social · 9d

The Vice President of the United States used his social media page to tell Joy Reid, a private citizen with no connection to the government, that she should express "gratitude" for how this country has treated her.

Black women remain the most consistent targets in all of this.

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Jeremy Littau @jeremylittau.com · 9d

The greatest sin in this administration is to stop making content for the camera.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 9d

Breaking on MSNBC:

An FBI agent in the Washington field office has been fired for refusing to arrest and perp walk James Comey.

This news was first reported by Reuters.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9d

This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.

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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 9d

Oktoberfest in Syracuse. 🧡

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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 10d

The worst part about this? By no means is any of this an "extraordinary relationship" with the US government. They're describing the relationship du jour that most free and democratic nations have with their Unis.

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 11d

And it's not a one-time capitulation. If DOJ ever says you violated the vague and unconstitutional terms, they will take back ALL federal funds from that year and you have to return ALL private funding from donors who want their gifts back from that year. It's a never-ending protection racket.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11d

The Act of Capitulation that Trump is demanding that all colleges and universities are to sign surrenders authority over vast areas to Trump, as the Dear Leader. www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/u...

Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 10d

Why is this important? We live in an increasingly hybrid society for which we traverse the physical and the digital nearly seamlessly. This work helps further cement the idea that those digital experiences aren't somehow "less real" or fake." Give it a peek?

Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 10d

There is a lot more work to be done, but the takeaway is quite clear: people can feel a sense of place for physical and digital worlds, and this sense of place can have both positive and negative valence to it.