Gerry Canavan
@gerrycanavan.bsky.social
Doomsayer, Utopologist. Minor but representative. Professor of 20th- and 21st-Century Literature at Marquette University.
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
I have a pretty good handle on how a lot of online scams work but I don't really understand how the "longtime employee wants to give away their tools for free" one is supposed to pay out.
November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I have a pretty good handle on how a lot of online scams work but I don't really understand how the "longtime employee wants to give away their tools for free" one is supposed to pay out.
financially ruin the AI industry AND get a few thousand dollars in the pocket of your old pal gerry? that's what we call a win-win
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:29 AM
financially ruin the AI industry AND get a few thousand dollars in the pocket of your old pal gerry? that's what we call a win-win
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CFP closes in three days! SFRA 2026: Into the Slipstream: Watering Futures
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI, USA
June 17 – 21, 2026
sfra.org/conferences/...
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI, USA
June 17 – 21, 2026
sfra.org/conferences/...
SFRA 2026 Conference | Science Fiction Research Association
sfra.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
CFP closes in three days! SFRA 2026: Into the Slipstream: Watering Futures
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI, USA
June 17 – 21, 2026
sfra.org/conferences/...
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI, USA
June 17 – 21, 2026
sfra.org/conferences/...
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
happy birthday... to me?
November 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
happy birthday... to me?
Coming up at 3 PM at MMLA today: "University Teaching in a Moment of Danger" roundtable with me, @bpladek.bsky.social, Liza Strakhov, and Meg Paonessa!
November 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Coming up at 3 PM at MMLA today: "University Teaching in a Moment of Danger" roundtable with me, @bpladek.bsky.social, Liza Strakhov, and Meg Paonessa!
it's a hell of an act -- what do you call it
The attorney general and the FBI director, a manosphere podcaster bro, pulled into the situation room a member of Congress best known for getting kicked out of a Beetlejuice musical for drunkenly giving her date a handy, in order to pressure her about the president's child sex trafficking scandal.
November 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
it's a hell of an act -- what do you call it
turning a big dial taht says "Mortgage length" on it and constantly looking back at the audience for approval like a contestant on the price is right
FHFA'S PULTE SAYS ‘ACTIVELY’ EVALUATING PORTABLE MORTGAGES
November 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
turning a big dial taht says "Mortgage length" on it and constantly looking back at the audience for approval like a contestant on the price is right
things getting hot in the Dune class
November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
things getting hot in the Dune class
the reason for the season
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
the reason for the season
Coming in 2026, the next book in the Mass Markets series: NEXT TIME ON DRAGONBALL by the great @vincenthaddad.bsky.social...
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Coming in 2026, the next book in the Mass Markets series: NEXT TIME ON DRAGONBALL by the great @vincenthaddad.bsky.social...
lol these are the last days of america
BREAKING: Trump has announced a $2,000 payment to most Americans, funded by U.S. tariff revenues.
November 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
lol these are the last days of america
vince gilligan you crazy for this one
November 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
vince gilligan you crazy for this one
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peter watts waiting by the phone
November 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
peter watts waiting by the phone
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assault on precinct 14
Everything else? What, are you gonna make THEY STILL LIVE? You gonna follow up Prince of Darkness: What's Behind The Mirror? Just don't. Carpenter is best when you give him the least to work with and that includes the head start of building on a classic
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
assault on precinct 14
obligatory James Cameron at the white board: THE THING$
John Carpenter says he's working on a sequel to 'The Thing'
"We'll see"
"We'll see"
November 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
obligatory James Cameron at the white board: THE THING$
dang
Let's make it official:
SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.
If you don't have those, you can grab them through our Bookshop:
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SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.
If you don't have those, you can grab them through our Bookshop:
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Shelved By Genre
These are books discussed on the podcast Shelved by Genre!
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November 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
dang
