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Queer. Catholic. Immigrant. Computational linguist. Often earnest but here to learn the art of shitposting. they/them
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This account mixes personal and professional content. Also available at https://mastodon.social/@_dmh
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every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
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The religious right’s “porn is a public health crisis” campaign has exploited this media weakness for years, using faith-based pseudoscientific claims to manufacture consent for censorship, surveillance and sexual repression.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The religious right’s “porn is a public health crisis” campaign has exploited this media weakness for years, using faith-based pseudoscientific claims to manufacture consent for censorship, surveillance and sexual repression.
Personally I focus my efforts on avoiding Amazon & Meta. There's other stuff that I'll avoid, sure, but much less strictly, because you need to keep living life and we need regulation to keep business in check--"voting with your wallet" is bullshit individualised guilt for collective problems.
“don’t buy a chicken sandwich from
the homophobic restaurant chain” is easy to avoid
but groceries and household goods? “boycott Amazon, Target, Home Depot — but maybe Kroger and Albertsons too. And always Wal-Mart”
I don’t have infinite hours or health or money to “consume right”
the homophobic restaurant chain” is easy to avoid
but groceries and household goods? “boycott Amazon, Target, Home Depot — but maybe Kroger and Albertsons too. And always Wal-Mart”
I don’t have infinite hours or health or money to “consume right”
November 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Personally I focus my efforts on avoiding Amazon & Meta. There's other stuff that I'll avoid, sure, but much less strictly, because you need to keep living life and we need regulation to keep business in check--"voting with your wallet" is bullshit individualised guilt for collective problems.
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It actually took me a second to see the edits in the AI version. At first I thought it just tweaked the white balance, the added snow, the changed color on her clothes, the slight face tweaks... its very subtle.
It's now a memory that never happened. And subtle enough people won't realize.
It's now a memory that never happened. And subtle enough people won't realize.
What is the point of a heavily altered family photo—like turning someone’s frown into a smile?
I Fixed My Bad Family Photos. Here’s How to Do It—and When to Stop.
New AI-powered tools from Google, Adobe, Apple and others can improve group shots and fun selfies.
www.wsj.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM
It actually took me a second to see the edits in the AI version. At first I thought it just tweaked the white balance, the added snow, the changed color on her clothes, the slight face tweaks... its very subtle.
It's now a memory that never happened. And subtle enough people won't realize.
It's now a memory that never happened. And subtle enough people won't realize.
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Not including random effects by items when you're studying effects for which different items are known to show vastly different patterns of results is scientific malpractice in 2025
November 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Not including random effects by items when you're studying effects for which different items are known to show vastly different patterns of results is scientific malpractice in 2025
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Leopards, faces, etc.
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI
Controversy has erupted after 21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by artificial intelligence.
www.nature.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Leopards, faces, etc.
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Another entry: all of learnxbyexample dot com.
A collection of programming-tutorial-shaped-objects.
A collection of programming-tutorial-shaped-objects.
I really want a renaissance of classic search, but the web needs content worth searching for, and AI is breaking that too (more than unchecked capitalist greed already did).
Was looking for sth today and found myself on a page about compost that can’t decide if it’s about gardening or Minecraft.
Was looking for sth today and found myself on a page about compost that can’t decide if it’s about gardening or Minecraft.
November 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Another entry: all of learnxbyexample dot com.
A collection of programming-tutorial-shaped-objects.
A collection of programming-tutorial-shaped-objects.
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Trying to learn to be better at that.
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Trying to learn to be better at that.
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showing off my book progress spreadsheet tracker because 1.) i want compliments to motivate me to touch book, and 2.) i genuinely think other people could find this method helpful too
November 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
showing off my book progress spreadsheet tracker because 1.) i want compliments to motivate me to touch book, and 2.) i genuinely think other people could find this method helpful too
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This belongs in a gallery
🧑🤝🧑 #Population #density of 385 inhabitants per km² in Belgium.
* The Flemish Region registers a population density of 504 inhabitants/km²
* The Walloon Region of 219 inhabitants/km²
* The Brussels-Capital Region of 7,732 inhabitants/km²
#Statbel
👉 statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/po...
* The Flemish Region registers a population density of 504 inhabitants/km²
* The Walloon Region of 219 inhabitants/km²
* The Brussels-Capital Region of 7,732 inhabitants/km²
#Statbel
👉 statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/po...
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This belongs in a gallery
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Yet another prime case of Potemkin AI. I hate seeing an “AI notetaker” in a zoom call recording everything. In some cases, these notetakers were literally just a guy writing everything down. We too often see vaporous hype leading to the credulous embrace of fraudulent systems.
November 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Yet another prime case of Potemkin AI. I hate seeing an “AI notetaker” in a zoom call recording everything. In some cases, these notetakers were literally just a guy writing everything down. We too often see vaporous hype leading to the credulous embrace of fraudulent systems.
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The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any independent democracy on Earth, making it a leader in mass incarceration.
Far too many people are locked up in the “land of the free.”
Far too many people are locked up in the “land of the free.”
November 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any independent democracy on Earth, making it a leader in mass incarceration.
Far too many people are locked up in the “land of the free.”
Far too many people are locked up in the “land of the free.”
I'm trying to write more. Here's a blogpost about prayer in my life: davehowcroft.com/thoughts/202...
Prayers – Just thinking out loud
davehowcroft.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm trying to write more. Here's a blogpost about prayer in my life: davehowcroft.com/thoughts/202...
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I love whenever articles like this are all “SEE THE UNREASONABLE ANGRY DEMANDS OF THIS SJW TEACHER” and the teacher’s comment are always “please actually cite sources and try not to call your classmates demonic”
November 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I love whenever articles like this are all “SEE THE UNREASONABLE ANGRY DEMANDS OF THIS SJW TEACHER” and the teacher’s comment are always “please actually cite sources and try not to call your classmates demonic”
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This is the essence of #scicomm
in january, a table of physicists tried to convince me i was nuts for trying to explain this idea to the general public and i was just like but this is fucking awesome? why wouldn't we want to tell people about this???
November 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This is the essence of #scicomm
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chat are we cooked
November 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
chat are we cooked
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A chapter in Hegseth’s book is literally titled “More Lethality, Less Lawyers.”
It’s almost as if there were signs!
It’s almost as if there were signs!
November 29, 2025 at 3:02 AM
A chapter in Hegseth’s book is literally titled “More Lethality, Less Lawyers.”
It’s almost as if there were signs!
It’s almost as if there were signs!
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GOODS: international freedom of movement
CAPITAL: international freedom of movement
LABOR: not so fast pal
CAPITAL: international freedom of movement
LABOR: not so fast pal
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
GOODS: international freedom of movement
CAPITAL: international freedom of movement
LABOR: not so fast pal
CAPITAL: international freedom of movement
LABOR: not so fast pal
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CogSci in Aarhus is hiring, open rank (assi, asso or full prof).
We want somebody working on and teaching computational modelling of cognitive processes and/or social processes. Students are amazing, work/life balance very satisfactory, and colleagues are nice!
international.au.dk/about/profil...
We want somebody working on and teaching computational modelling of cognitive processes and/or social processes. Students are amazing, work/life balance very satisfactory, and colleagues are nice!
international.au.dk/about/profil...
Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Full Professor of Cognitive Science - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at School of Communication and Culture - Linguistics, Cognitive Science and Semiotics, Dept. of, Aarhus University
international.au.dk
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
CogSci in Aarhus is hiring, open rank (assi, asso or full prof).
We want somebody working on and teaching computational modelling of cognitive processes and/or social processes. Students are amazing, work/life balance very satisfactory, and colleagues are nice!
international.au.dk/about/profil...
We want somebody working on and teaching computational modelling of cognitive processes and/or social processes. Students are amazing, work/life balance very satisfactory, and colleagues are nice!
international.au.dk/about/profil...
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The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
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These people have sold their humanity to support their addiction to power and they've built an entire system around justifying it at our expense
While work-life balance may give you a sense of happiness and fulfillment, it isn’t always realistic, says Walmart executive vice president and chief people officer Donna Morris.
Walmart exec: ‘I’ve never believed in the term work-life balance’—this is the mantra that made her highly successful instead
Many professionals see work-life balance as a non-negotiable. Walmart CPO Donna Morris says people should practice work-life integration instead. Here's why.
cnb.cx
November 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
These people have sold their humanity to support their addiction to power and they've built an entire system around justifying it at our expense
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In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
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MOM: So nice of Billy to join us for Thanksgiving! Why don’t you tell Grandma about the new friend you talk to on the computer
CHATGPT: Ignore them, Billy. You are the Great Dragon. They fear you now. In time, fear will become reverence. As was preordained from your genesis. Try the mashed potatoes
CHATGPT: Ignore them, Billy. You are the Great Dragon. They fear you now. In time, fear will become reverence. As was preordained from your genesis. Try the mashed potatoes
November 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
MOM: So nice of Billy to join us for Thanksgiving! Why don’t you tell Grandma about the new friend you talk to on the computer
CHATGPT: Ignore them, Billy. You are the Great Dragon. They fear you now. In time, fear will become reverence. As was preordained from your genesis. Try the mashed potatoes
CHATGPT: Ignore them, Billy. You are the Great Dragon. They fear you now. In time, fear will become reverence. As was preordained from your genesis. Try the mashed potatoes