jacob riyeff
@riyeff.bsky.social
translator, teacher, poet, frequenter of nature preserves, lover of very old poetry, non-tenure-track professor, benedictine oblate.
ubi spiritus? ubi fruitio?
ubi spiritus? ubi fruitio?
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when "AI" is added to something, it's intended to tempt or divert users from whatever effort they were trying to make to do something and to opt instead for passive consumption, for disengagement and self-delusion
December 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
when "AI" is added to something, it's intended to tempt or divert users from whatever effort they were trying to make to do something and to opt instead for passive consumption, for disengagement and self-delusion
day before the ides of december.
21st moon.
+virginis de guadalupe
21st moon.
+virginis de guadalupe
December 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
day before the ides of december.
21st moon.
+virginis de guadalupe
21st moon.
+virginis de guadalupe
home sweet home! the rock underlies my whole imagination of what it means to be a human walking the earth.
The one-time industrial powerhouse of the Rock River valley, especially if you add Rockford and Belvidere, Illinois. Or really, all the way down through Sterling and Rock Falls to Rock Island and Moline, to stretch the "valley" concept somewhat.
December 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
home sweet home! the rock underlies my whole imagination of what it means to be a human walking the earth.
"It’s classic neoliberal jiu-jitsu: reframe the erosion of institutional norms as a character-building opportunity. Yeah, like a drug dealer lecturing about personal responsibility while handing out free samples."
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
December 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
"It’s classic neoliberal jiu-jitsu: reframe the erosion of institutional norms as a character-building opportunity. Yeah, like a drug dealer lecturing about personal responsibility while handing out free samples."
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
"Welcome to the brave new world of parasocial machine bonding—sponsored by the campus center for teaching excellence. The moment was absurd but revealing; the university wasn’t resisting bullshit education, it was onboarding it."
well said after well said.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
well said after well said.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
December 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
"Welcome to the brave new world of parasocial machine bonding—sponsored by the campus center for teaching excellence. The moment was absurd but revealing; the university wasn’t resisting bullshit education, it was onboarding it."
well said after well said.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
well said after well said.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
hear, hear!
Teach like a Luddite! In which I join @philnichols.bsky.social and @anterobot.bsky.social to argue for a Luddite praxis in education grounded in three elements: embracing strategic playfulness; developing localized tactics; and building networks of resistance. Read the article at Kappan:
Teach like a Luddite - Kappan Online
Embracing new technologies that don’t advance teaching and learning is a mistake. Educators must ask questions — and resist when necessary.
kappanonline.org
December 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
hear, hear!
first consistently snowy december in #wisconsin in a while. nice.
December 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
first consistently snowy december in #wisconsin in a while. nice.
5th day before the ides of december.
18th moon.
+st. juan diego (sancti ioannis didaci cuauhtlatoatzin)
18th moon.
+st. juan diego (sancti ioannis didaci cuauhtlatoatzin)
December 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
5th day before the ides of december.
18th moon.
+st. juan diego (sancti ioannis didaci cuauhtlatoatzin)
18th moon.
+st. juan diego (sancti ioannis didaci cuauhtlatoatzin)
no, i don't want to unlock any of the potentials with your new software product.
December 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
no, i don't want to unlock any of the potentials with your new software product.
amen & amen:
"The more we rely on algorithms, the more we normalize their values: automation, prediction, standardization, and corporate dependency. Eventually these priorities fade from view and come to seem natural—“just the way things are.”"
"The more we rely on algorithms, the more we normalize their values: automation, prediction, standardization, and corporate dependency. Eventually these priorities fade from view and come to seem natural—“just the way things are.”"
"The result isn’t augmented intelligence but simulated learning: a paint-by-numbers approach to thought."
oh, well said.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
oh, well said.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
amen & amen:
"The more we rely on algorithms, the more we normalize their values: automation, prediction, standardization, and corporate dependency. Eventually these priorities fade from view and come to seem natural—“just the way things are.”"
"The more we rely on algorithms, the more we normalize their values: automation, prediction, standardization, and corporate dependency. Eventually these priorities fade from view and come to seem natural—“just the way things are.”"
"The result isn’t augmented intelligence but simulated learning: a paint-by-numbers approach to thought."
oh, well said.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
oh, well said.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"The result isn’t augmented intelligence but simulated learning: a paint-by-numbers approach to thought."
oh, well said.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
oh, well said.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
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Teach the environmental harms of AI and its infrastructure.
More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US datacenters
Exclusive: Congress urged to act against energy-hungry facilities blamed for increasing bills and worsening climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Teach the environmental harms of AI and its infrastructure.
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Normalize the dismantling of intrusive, nonconsensual surveillance technologies
December 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Normalize the dismantling of intrusive, nonconsensual surveillance technologies
kunst der fuge for grading today.
December 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
kunst der fuge for grading today.
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Da Pope: "Human beings are called to be co-workers in the work of creation, not merely passive consumers of content generated by artificial technology." www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
December 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Da Pope: "Human beings are called to be co-workers in the work of creation, not merely passive consumers of content generated by artificial technology." www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
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We welcome those joining us for a monastic experience this weekend. May these days offer them a gentle entry into the quiet rhythm of contemplative monastic life - a chance to listen deeply, draw closer to God and nurture a prayer life that continues to grow long after they return home.
December 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We welcome those joining us for a monastic experience this weekend. May these days offer them a gentle entry into the quiet rhythm of contemplative monastic life - a chance to listen deeply, draw closer to God and nurture a prayer life that continues to grow long after they return home.
spirituality directs us to the living present, not more statistical models running thru software. #fuckai
Essential reading today is you care about what's happening in spirituality work.
religionnews.com/2025/12/02/h...
religionnews.com/2025/12/02/h...
How Deepak Chopra's AI spirituality is hijacking spiritual hunger
(RNS) — For 50 cents per 30-minute session, or $10 a month, readers can now ask Digital Deepak about their purpose, their fears, their path forward.
religionnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
spirituality directs us to the living present, not more statistical models running thru software. #fuckai
if you'd like to think about (and practice) spirituality explicitly and specifically refusing this kind of extraction and capitalization of the personal relationship with an elder-on-the-way, get to a local monastery as quickly as you can.
Essential reading today is you care about what's happening in spirituality work.
religionnews.com/2025/12/02/h...
religionnews.com/2025/12/02/h...
How Deepak Chopra's AI spirituality is hijacking spiritual hunger
(RNS) — For 50 cents per 30-minute session, or $10 a month, readers can now ask Digital Deepak about their purpose, their fears, their path forward.
religionnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
if you'd like to think about (and practice) spirituality explicitly and specifically refusing this kind of extraction and capitalization of the personal relationship with an elder-on-the-way, get to a local monastery as quickly as you can.
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![[PIC] Delicate pink and white flowers [TEXT] Lord, as I lift my eyes to the day ahead, fill my heart with purpose and my spirit with hope. Help me to see the beauty around me and the opportunities before me. Guide my hands to do something wonderful today - to bring kindness, comfort or joy to someone in need. May my actions reflect Your love and light in the world.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6dsdc4zongnbrmfcbalj3a27/bafkreighjnwmo2bhh6fe4kx6n5bwdht46ljtoegix7sd62ipk5owtq7xs4@jpeg)
December 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
anyone who says young adults can't read well has not sat in on my "oral exams" (that are really structured conversations) this term a @marquetteu.bsky.social
these folks can _read_.
these folks can _read_.
December 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
anyone who says young adults can't read well has not sat in on my "oral exams" (that are really structured conversations) this term a @marquetteu.bsky.social
these folks can _read_.
these folks can _read_.
just dawned on me that this is my eighth full-length book. huh!
Congrats, Jacob Riyeff, on the publication of Contemplate: Toward an Expansive Heart!
“An engaging and alluring introduction to what contemplation is, why we need it, and how to go about doing it.” —Fr. Hugh Feiss, OSB,
Now on sale: indiepubs.com/products/con...
“An engaging and alluring introduction to what contemplation is, why we need it, and how to go about doing it.” —Fr. Hugh Feiss, OSB,
Now on sale: indiepubs.com/products/con...
Contemplate
“We have a contemplation problem,” and here’s what to do about it. Jacob Riyeff draws on 1,600 years of contemplative tradition in the West to show how humans are contemplative beings, what it means t...
indiepubs.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
just dawned on me that this is my eighth full-length book. huh!
entered my claim today for my first book, which was in the cache.
Att #Writers: AI startups secretly used massive quantities of published lit to train their machines without permission or payment. Now Anthropic has settled an Authors Guild lawsuit, and you could be eligible for compensation. Check here: bit.ly/4paHO6k
What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement
Updated October 2, 2025 IMPORTANT: The Works List Is Now Live on the Settlement Website The searchable Works List and Claim Forms are now available at www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com. Find more i...
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
entered my claim today for my first book, which was in the cache.
1/3
"i find [dame gertrude's] image of 'the snare' particularly insightful. what looks appealing, what looks pleasing, is in fact exactly what binds and limits. if we could only eat more, drink more, sleep more, say that nasty thing about our co-worker more, binge-watch that next show more,...
"i find [dame gertrude's] image of 'the snare' particularly insightful. what looks appealing, what looks pleasing, is in fact exactly what binds and limits. if we could only eat more, drink more, sleep more, say that nasty thing about our co-worker more, binge-watch that next show more,...
December 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
1/3
"i find [dame gertrude's] image of 'the snare' particularly insightful. what looks appealing, what looks pleasing, is in fact exactly what binds and limits. if we could only eat more, drink more, sleep more, say that nasty thing about our co-worker more, binge-watch that next show more,...
"i find [dame gertrude's] image of 'the snare' particularly insightful. what looks appealing, what looks pleasing, is in fact exactly what binds and limits. if we could only eat more, drink more, sleep more, say that nasty thing about our co-worker more, binge-watch that next show more,...
beautiful to wake up to this! great thanks to @monkfishpublishing.bsky.social, and all my monastic mentors, teachers, and fellow travelers!
#benedictine #cistercian #oblate
@benedictinesisters.bsky.social
#benedictine #cistercian #oblate
@benedictinesisters.bsky.social
Congrats, Jacob Riyeff, on the publication of Contemplate: Toward an Expansive Heart!
“An engaging and alluring introduction to what contemplation is, why we need it, and how to go about doing it.” —Fr. Hugh Feiss, OSB,
Now on sale: indiepubs.com/products/con...
“An engaging and alluring introduction to what contemplation is, why we need it, and how to go about doing it.” —Fr. Hugh Feiss, OSB,
Now on sale: indiepubs.com/products/con...
Contemplate
“We have a contemplation problem,” and here’s what to do about it. Jacob Riyeff draws on 1,600 years of contemplative tradition in the West to show how humans are contemplative beings, what it means t...
indiepubs.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
beautiful to wake up to this! great thanks to @monkfishpublishing.bsky.social, and all my monastic mentors, teachers, and fellow travelers!
#benedictine #cistercian #oblate
@benedictinesisters.bsky.social
#benedictine #cistercian #oblate
@benedictinesisters.bsky.social