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Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · Sep 19

I'm attending No Kings's event, “Messaging, Media, and Digital Engagement Training” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Messaging, Media, and Digital Engagement Training · No Kings

Your No Kings event is in motion. Now it’s time to make sure the world knows about it! (Or at least the world around your community.) Join us for a training on how to talk about your local No Kings mo...

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Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · Sep 13

Returned to Langlade County and the newly minted Antigo Heights segment of the Ice Age Trail. Taking pics for an upcoming article. Here's the dispersed campsite we cleared.

#iceagetrail #Wisconsin #hiking

A dispersed campsite at the end of a wooded trail

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Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · Sep 10

Orem, Utah sounds like a dangerous place. Better call in the National Guard.

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Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · Sep 3

Will be interesting to see the effects on incoming students this year.

Damon Beres @damonberes.com · Sep 3

Excited to present this great essay by Ashanty Rosario, a talented young journalist who attends Newtown High School in Queens, about how she's experienced the arrival of AI in the classroom.

"These programs have destroyed much of what tied us together as students."

I’m a High Schooler. AI Is Demolishing My Education.

The end of critical thinking in the classroom

www.theatlantic.com

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Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · Aug 30

One of a handful of decent pics taken at the Door County Fair. #doorcounty #dcwi #wisconsin #countyfair #nikon #photosky

Black and white photo of three people setting up to play a balloon popping game at the fair.

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Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · Aug 7

Stoked that our OER has been accepted into the Open Ed Network collection. After test driving in our first-yeat biz writing course - and substantial 😏 copyediting by Kephren Pritchett - it's ready to share! #fyc

Thank to @openednetwork.bsky.social for including us!

open.umn.edu/opentextbook...

Professional Writing and Communications for Business - Open Textbook Library

This textbook, written by Dr. Kris Purzycki, is used in UW-Green Bay's Professional Writing for Business Majors (Writing Foundations 200).

open.umn.edu

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Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · Jul 28

Small photo dump #1 from the Riverwest 24. @riverwest24.bsky.social #milwaukee #rw24 #riverwest24 #peoplesholiday #riverwest

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Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · Jul 28

Gathering for the start of the People's Holiday! #rw24 #peoplesholiday #riverwest #milwaukee

@riverwest24.bsky.social

Cyclists in costumes gather before the Riverwest 24

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Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · Jul 25

More...

Colorful mural of various animals, flowers, and geometric elements

A mural that simply says, "Beerline" on a green background

Mural of home facades, signature architectural styles of the neighborhood, in black outlines on a blue field. The silhouettes of children playing and others can be seen.

A colorful mural featuring a trail, cyclists, and the MKE skyline

Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · Jul 25

Art along the Beerline Trail, a rail-to-trail project that's been nearly 20 years in the making. Each year, more murals, sculptures, and structures appear - each celebrating the community and the modes of transportation that have informed the path. #rw24 #riverwest #milwaukee #biking #railtotrail

A mural that says "Wheelhouse"; two paintings of large feline heads as flowers

A mural, various posters featuring past users of the trail (circus, railroad)

An electric box(?) painted with a fox headed flower

A painting on the side of an water tank structure depicting a butterfly resting on a flower, in the middle of the bloom is an ankh

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Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · Jul 25

Great to be back!

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Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · Jul 25

Nessun Dorma may not be a secret gem any longer but the menu still brings the heat. Mixed olives, bruschetta, and artichoke dip. Sarah reminded me that this place was where we went when we left the boys home alone for the first time.

#milwaukee #mke #riverwest #rw24

A killer spread of olives, artichoke dip, and bruschetta

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Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · Jul 21

It's been too long since we've taken a day to enjoy Sturgeon Bay. After weeding the community garden plot, ran the Ice Age Trail. Afternoon cherry picking (first time) was a blast; heading back with the Nikon soon. Capped with a couple hours at the beach. #dcwi #doorcounty #wisconsin #iceagetrail

Cluster of cherries hanging on their branch

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Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · Jul 14

"Have you tried blowing into the cartridge?”

Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · Jun 14

Heartbreaking to come back from a peaceful protest to find that Minnesota lawmakers were victims of rightwing violence. #nokings #defenddemocracy

A line of protestors at a No kings rally. Prominent sign read Take Daily Action.

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Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · Jun 14

Following a Gays Against Groomers antagonist at the #nokings rally in #doorcounty. Guy came at me on cam (he didn't like my "Protect Trans Kids" shirt) and didn't want to continue the conversation. #protecttranskids

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Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · Jun 13

I don't see anyone complaining about how iNaturalist uses Azure or Amazon services...

Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · Jun 13

Reading through the User Agreement...content uploaded to iNaturalist is protected under a CC BY-NC license which - at this time - presents a clear conflict when used to train datasets that are, in turn, used to create commercial applications. Could a proprietary, in-house LLM be the solution?

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Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · Jun 13

Watching the @inaturalist.bsky.social user group (which connects over digital networks) grouse (on a social media platform) over the idea that big tech will corrupt their platform.
There's a lot to critique about GAI and LLM devs being fascist bedfellows but ML can complement human crowd sourcing

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Wisconsin Games Alliance @wigamesalliance.bsky.social · Jun 5

We are excited to announce the official #WisconsinGamesAlliance membership program! 🎉

Sign up today for free or choose a paid tier as an individual or organization here ➡️ www.wisconsingamesalliance.com/membership

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Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · Jun 8

Trailbuilding in Langlade County with the Ice Age Trail Alliance. Learned a great deal about the process, was introduced to some tools and terms, as well as some good people. #iceagetrail #trailbuilding #wisconsin #wisconsinstateparks #widnr #nps

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Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · Jun 4

Thrilled to see a No Kings action in Door County! #doorcounty #nokings #wisconsin www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...

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Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · May 24

There's a healthcare crisis in Wisconsin with nurses on the front lines. Give Meriter nurses the support, staffing, and safety they need and deserve.

Nurses plan 5-day strike at Meriter hospital in Madison as contract talks stall wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/05/20/n...

Nurses plan 5-day strike at Meriter hospital in Madison as contract talks stall • Wisconsin Examiner

Meriter hospital and the 950-member nurses' union are divided over pay, nurse-to-patient ratios and hospital safety measures.

wisconsinexaminer.com

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Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · May 21

Heh...

Weather map showing rain just to the south of surgeon Bay

Kris Purzycki @officiousbrick.bsky.social · May 21

Grades are in, getting an early start to the weekend camping in Potawatomi. Rained all night but no mud this morning. Covered some wood before the rain started, foresight rewarded with morning fire. #widnr #dcwi #doorcounty #wisconsin

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