Alex Claman
@aclaman.bsky.social
Nerd, feminist, and Oxford comma user. Ancient Mediterranean, Archaeology, and SFF. Devotee of Hestia. Card-carrying union member. They/them. 🏳️🌈
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It's kind of sad how fractally false the media is... LLMified itself as journalists are basically shills.
November 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
It's kind of sad how fractally false the media is... LLMified itself as journalists are basically shills.
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This is a huge part of why so many people think we're in the middle of a widespread "anti-woke backlash": Small movements opposed to social progress are collected into trend stories by conservative media. Far larger movements that want more diversity are ignored or cast as threats.
"Woke is ruining D&D". Meanwhile Dimension 20, one of the wokest real play shows around, just sold out Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl for live shows and brings armies of new players to RPGs.
November 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This is a huge part of why so many people think we're in the middle of a widespread "anti-woke backlash": Small movements opposed to social progress are collected into trend stories by conservative media. Far larger movements that want more diversity are ignored or cast as threats.
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In Microsoft world, this situation will soon get worse. The company is tripling down on its 'AI' bet by unleashing 'agents' across the Microsoft 365 platform. This is a revenue generating move that will increase chaos, bills and threat vectors: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/micros...
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November 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
In Microsoft world, this situation will soon get worse. The company is tripling down on its 'AI' bet by unleashing 'agents' across the Microsoft 365 platform. This is a revenue generating move that will increase chaos, bills and threat vectors: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/micros...
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One is that teaching university students *well* requires much more work (and frankly, compassion) now than it did when I started nine years ago. 2/
November 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
One is that teaching university students *well* requires much more work (and frankly, compassion) now than it did when I started nine years ago. 2/
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It takes me 3x as long to grade assignments now, because I have to explain gently and effectively why ChatGPT style writing is boring -- they swim in this stuff now even when they don't use the tools. Maybe no one has even told them their own voice matters, so that is down to us. 3/
November 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It takes me 3x as long to grade assignments now, because I have to explain gently and effectively why ChatGPT style writing is boring -- they swim in this stuff now even when they don't use the tools. Maybe no one has even told them their own voice matters, so that is down to us. 3/
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Financial precarity. Yes university students have always been living on their last 20 bucks, but the number of students I talk to now who have *multiple* jobs in addition to being fulltime students, some of whom are taking care of family members' survival needs as well as their own, is shocking. 5/
November 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Financial precarity. Yes university students have always been living on their last 20 bucks, but the number of students I talk to now who have *multiple* jobs in addition to being fulltime students, some of whom are taking care of family members' survival needs as well as their own, is shocking. 5/