carmendarlene
@carmendarlene.bsky.social
Dogs, bikes, beer, tattoos, and sometimes academic libraries. (Not in that order.) Silly goose on the loose and proud union member. I put the “assy” in sassy. No TERFS! Always Carry A Book
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Anyone wanna buy Jello Biafra's '89 Toyota Celica? 212k miles, runs fine.
Punk Legend Jello Biafra's 1989 Toyota Celica GT Convertible
Owned and driven by music legend Jello Biafra since 1995, this 1989 Toyota Celica GT Convertible has impeccable punk rock credentials. As Jello’s daily driver for decades, this T160-generation...
www.hemmings.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Anyone wanna buy Jello Biafra's '89 Toyota Celica? 212k miles, runs fine.
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I saw a lot of people posting their favorite cover songs and thought I’d add mine to the mix
December 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I saw a lot of people posting their favorite cover songs and thought I’d add mine to the mix
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It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
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Incredibly tragic, ‘police said the driver “did not see” the bicyclist.’ 😡
Nearby there is a 2-way separated bikeway, memorial quick build the same thing here, keep one parking lane, take out the centerline and let these drivers share 18’ to “see” each other closer.
maps.app.goo.gl/BZchetEZdbWo...
Nearby there is a 2-way separated bikeway, memorial quick build the same thing here, keep one parking lane, take out the centerline and let these drivers share 18’ to “see” each other closer.
maps.app.goo.gl/BZchetEZdbWo...
December 12, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Incredibly tragic, ‘police said the driver “did not see” the bicyclist.’ 😡
Nearby there is a 2-way separated bikeway, memorial quick build the same thing here, keep one parking lane, take out the centerline and let these drivers share 18’ to “see” each other closer.
maps.app.goo.gl/BZchetEZdbWo...
Nearby there is a 2-way separated bikeway, memorial quick build the same thing here, keep one parking lane, take out the centerline and let these drivers share 18’ to “see” each other closer.
maps.app.goo.gl/BZchetEZdbWo...
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The thing frustratingly not talked often about with AI is what its true costs will be. Companies are operating at such a GARGANTUAN loss right now, that even if they got AI working 100%, the cost to break even could prevent common implementation by a generation or two. It just may not be feasible.
December 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The thing frustratingly not talked often about with AI is what its true costs will be. Companies are operating at such a GARGANTUAN loss right now, that even if they got AI working 100%, the cost to break even could prevent common implementation by a generation or two. It just may not be feasible.
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Librarians or others, would you like a helpful one-pager zine that you can print to let people know how to report ICE?
Available for Chicago, DC, Philly, Portland, NYC, CA, CO, FL, DE, MA, MD, RI, VA, WA, WI, WY & other metro areas. Thanks @meganpiont.bsky.social
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Available for Chicago, DC, Philly, Portland, NYC, CA, CO, FL, DE, MA, MD, RI, VA, WA, WI, WY & other metro areas. Thanks @meganpiont.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
SALUTE zines **BE SURE TO PRINT AT 100%!** - Google Drive
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October 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Librarians or others, would you like a helpful one-pager zine that you can print to let people know how to report ICE?
Available for Chicago, DC, Philly, Portland, NYC, CA, CO, FL, DE, MA, MD, RI, VA, WA, WI, WY & other metro areas. Thanks @meganpiont.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Available for Chicago, DC, Philly, Portland, NYC, CA, CO, FL, DE, MA, MD, RI, VA, WA, WI, WY & other metro areas. Thanks @meganpiont.bsky.social
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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It's ok for people to die, you guys. It's ok for us to take the risk, and love the living.
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
It's ok for people to die, you guys. It's ok for us to take the risk, and love the living.
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This is one of the most important documents produced this year.
At a time when many of our professional organizations are punting, @aaup.org has been leading on EdTech, AI, academic freedom & faculty governance.
I'm humbled to be joining the team that authored this report.
At a time when many of our professional organizations are punting, @aaup.org has been leading on EdTech, AI, academic freedom & faculty governance.
I'm humbled to be joining the team that authored this report.
Artificial Intelligence and Academic Professions
Educational technology, or ed-tech, including artificial intelligence (AI), continues to become more integrated into teaching and research in higher education, with minimal oversight. The AAUP’s ad ho...
www.aaup.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This is one of the most important documents produced this year.
At a time when many of our professional organizations are punting, @aaup.org has been leading on EdTech, AI, academic freedom & faculty governance.
I'm humbled to be joining the team that authored this report.
At a time when many of our professional organizations are punting, @aaup.org has been leading on EdTech, AI, academic freedom & faculty governance.
I'm humbled to be joining the team that authored this report.
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The fact that americabydesign.gov and its companion site ndstudio.gov, both one-page sites, have zero heading tags but at least ten javascript files and a dozen accessibility issues each...
We're entering the "Powered by Squarespace Dot Gov" era.
We're entering the "Powered by Squarespace Dot Gov" era.
August 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The fact that americabydesign.gov and its companion site ndstudio.gov, both one-page sites, have zero heading tags but at least ten javascript files and a dozen accessibility issues each...
We're entering the "Powered by Squarespace Dot Gov" era.
We're entering the "Powered by Squarespace Dot Gov" era.
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“‘You want some chicken? You ain’t getting it here, bro,’ Wayne Davis can be heard taunting the agents through the door.”
“‘Go somewhere else,’ he can be heard saying through the door.”
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
“‘Go somewhere else,’ he can be heard saying through the door.”
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
'Go somewhere else': Manager locks Border Patrol out of Kenner store
In video shared with WWL, the manager can be heard taunting agents through the locked door.
www.wwltv.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
“‘You want some chicken? You ain’t getting it here, bro,’ Wayne Davis can be heard taunting the agents through the door.”
“‘Go somewhere else,’ he can be heard saying through the door.”
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
“‘Go somewhere else,’ he can be heard saying through the door.”
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
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One of my new arguments against AI is that even if it was a good tool, human beings are not in a place to be able to use it without harm. We don't live in ideal world where this benefits mankind. We live in this world where it benefits the rich and fucks the rest of us.
OBVIOUSLY do not use AI, at all. AT ALL, for anything. I don’t wanna hear about the theoretical good version, it’s not what they’re pushing on us. The absolute worst people in the world have gone all in on this shit, and it needs to be starved out as much as possible. AI: not even once!
Sec. Hegseth rolled out the U.S. military’s new AI platform, GenAi.Mil, with a link to an empty website. trib.al/tbCJAkT
Predictably, the platform can’t actually be accessed from external networks, but the wonky rollout triggered eyerolls across the internet.
Predictably, the platform can’t actually be accessed from external networks, but the wonky rollout triggered eyerolls across the internet.
December 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
One of my new arguments against AI is that even if it was a good tool, human beings are not in a place to be able to use it without harm. We don't live in ideal world where this benefits mankind. We live in this world where it benefits the rich and fucks the rest of us.
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Reasons academics should contest universities’ AI campaigns: a manifesto
- chatbots are being trained to replace your teaching
- you are wasting time grading chatbot papers
- you are wasting time peer reviewing chatbot papers
- you are wasting time submitting papers reviewed by chatbots
- chatbots are being trained to replace your teaching
- you are wasting time grading chatbot papers
- you are wasting time peer reviewing chatbot papers
- you are wasting time submitting papers reviewed by chatbots
December 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Reasons academics should contest universities’ AI campaigns: a manifesto
- chatbots are being trained to replace your teaching
- you are wasting time grading chatbot papers
- you are wasting time peer reviewing chatbot papers
- you are wasting time submitting papers reviewed by chatbots
- chatbots are being trained to replace your teaching
- you are wasting time grading chatbot papers
- you are wasting time peer reviewing chatbot papers
- you are wasting time submitting papers reviewed by chatbots
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This picture has been making the rounds again, and is being misidentified again.
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
December 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This picture has been making the rounds again, and is being misidentified again.
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
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"AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector and tech monopolists run amok. We will be excavating it for a generation or more."
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
December 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector and tech monopolists run amok. We will be excavating it for a generation or more."
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
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the digital humanities erasure of archival labor walked so that LLMs inventing archival resources could gallop unimpeded
Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
I wish a notice like this wasn't necessary.
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
December 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
the digital humanities erasure of archival labor walked so that LLMs inventing archival resources could gallop unimpeded
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When cameras are installed, they issue many violations in the first month, followed by a steep decline in the second month. This suggests that the cameras effectively deter speeding by changing underlying driver behavior rather than relying on sustained revenue extraction.
December 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
When cameras are installed, they issue many violations in the first month, followed by a steep decline in the second month. This suggests that the cameras effectively deter speeding by changing underlying driver behavior rather than relying on sustained revenue extraction.
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Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
December 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
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Live, work or visit South Bay LA? Help us stop NIMBYs from blocking light-rail extension (and SB79 transit-oriented development) to Torrance, the 3rd largest job center in LA County. Click to send a personalized form letter
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Urge Metro and South Bay COG to Advance the C Line Extension to Torrance
We have a critical opportunity in the next week to help advance high-quality public transit in the South Bay.
On Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 10:30 AM the South Bay Cities COG will discuss the Final Enviro...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Live, work or visit South Bay LA? Help us stop NIMBYs from blocking light-rail extension (and SB79 transit-oriented development) to Torrance, the 3rd largest job center in LA County. Click to send a personalized form letter
actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...
actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...
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You only run Newsom for President if you want Republicans to win in 2028
2028 favorite Gavin Newsom says he wants the Democratic Party to be a "big tent." But he says he "adamantly" opposes the wealth tax proposal that 95% of Democrats, and a huge majority of the whole country, support.
Gavin Newsom Wants a 'Big Tent Party,' But Opposes Wealth Tax Supported by Large Majority of Americans
"A wealth tax is a big tent policy unless the only people you care about are billionaires," said one progressive organizer.
www.commondreams.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
You only run Newsom for President if you want Republicans to win in 2028
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When Gavin Newsom was elected in 2018, he said he would oversee construction of 3.5 million homes by now. Then he stuck his tail between his legs while segregationists and their left-NIMBY interns blocked major reforms until getting serious this year.
This dude has no stones to fight Republicans.
This dude has no stones to fight Republicans.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be “more culturally normal” and “less judgmental.”
December 7, 2025 at 5:25 AM
When Gavin Newsom was elected in 2018, he said he would oversee construction of 3.5 million homes by now. Then he stuck his tail between his legs while segregationists and their left-NIMBY interns blocked major reforms until getting serious this year.
This dude has no stones to fight Republicans.
This dude has no stones to fight Republicans.
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While San Diego got rid of the onstreet parking on southbound Park Blvd through Balboa Park during December Nights, it wasn’t converted to a bus lane so the buses were still stuck in car traffic. Would someone in San Diego media please ask why that happened.
December 7, 2025 at 5:44 AM
While San Diego got rid of the onstreet parking on southbound Park Blvd through Balboa Park during December Nights, it wasn’t converted to a bus lane so the buses were still stuck in car traffic. Would someone in San Diego media please ask why that happened.
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Did you or someone you know dance on Soul Train in the 1970s?
I’d like to talk with you or them about that experience for my research
Thanks!
I’d like to talk with you or them about that experience for my research
Thanks!
December 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Did you or someone you know dance on Soul Train in the 1970s?
I’d like to talk with you or them about that experience for my research
Thanks!
I’d like to talk with you or them about that experience for my research
Thanks!
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This is Uni. She has ridden to work with her human every day in their bike basket for the last seven years. Has been offered many other forms of transportation, but refuses them all in favor of the Honey Baked Ham Express. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: unihalo)
December 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is Uni. She has ridden to work with her human every day in their bike basket for the last seven years. Has been offered many other forms of transportation, but refuses them all in favor of the Honey Baked Ham Express. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: unihalo)