George S
@harmonygritz.bsky.social
Also @ harmonygritz elsewhere. #HigherEd and #EdTech interests keep my blood boiling. Our fractured social networks remind me of the Battlestar Galactica diaspora. I am the other person you see wearing a mask in the store.
Donna Summer karaoke prep is now 100% doable without leaving the house
Did you know you can 3D print pea whistles?
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Pea whistle - Classic smooth design by Sealsmile.Design MakerWorld: Download Free 3D Models
My pea whistle with a classic, smooth design. Perfect for sport activities were you'll need a whistle. The whistle has a nice, classic tone and reaches 110 decibel. The pea is printed i...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Donna Summer karaoke prep is now 100% doable without leaving the house
My endless (and vain?) effort to stay current in this environment means snagging & sharing items as I see them.
Hmph. I'm using fewer hashtags nowadays, and fewer unique ones when I do. That is fixable, at least...
#privacy #podcast #PLN
Hmph. I'm using fewer hashtags nowadays, and fewer unique ones when I do. That is fixable, at least...
#privacy #podcast #PLN
November 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
But by all means, build more data centers
Nearly 6 million US households have utility debt “so severe” that it will soon be reported to collection agencies.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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New analysis shows more US consumers are falling behind on their utility bills
A new analysis of consumer data shows that more people in the United States are falling behind on their utility bills.
apnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
But by all means, build more data centers
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My Element on science denial is free to download until December 1st! Get it for free while you can!
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Science Denial
Cambridge Core - Philosophy: General Interest - Science Denial
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November 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
My Element on science denial is free to download until December 1st! Get it for free while you can!
doi.org/10.1017/9781...
doi.org/10.1017/9781...
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I had a great conversation about this phenomenon with some sociologists at ASA once. A colleague took me to task for failing to see how they KNOW the reference. They aren’t misreading literary references — they are wielding them to demonstrate their power to shape our ethics.
The fact that he named it Project Prometheus is priceless.
Jeff Bezos Creates A.I. Start-Up Where He Will Be Co-Chief Executive
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I had a great conversation about this phenomenon with some sociologists at ASA once. A colleague took me to task for failing to see how they KNOW the reference. They aren’t misreading literary references — they are wielding them to demonstrate their power to shape our ethics.
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"Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o model by default...tests repeatedly showed that the AI toy dropped its guardrails the longer a conversation went on, until hitting rock bottom on incredibly disturbing topics."
AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children
FoloToy says it's suspended sales of its AI-powered teddy bear after researchers found it gave wildly inappropriate and dangerous answers.
futurism.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o model by default...tests repeatedly showed that the AI toy dropped its guardrails the longer a conversation went on, until hitting rock bottom on incredibly disturbing topics."
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Phrase of the moment: “nostalgia is not what it used to be”
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
Thanks to AI, nostalgia is not what it used to be | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Phrase of the moment: “nostalgia is not what it used to be”
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
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In no timeline will this end well.
'Worst of the Worst'? DOJ Figures Show 97.4% of 614 Detained Immigrants in Chicago Had No Criminal Record
'Worst of the Worst'? DOJ Figures Show 97.4% of 614 Detained Immigrants in Chicago Had No Criminal Record
Of 614 people on list who may have been unlawfully arrested and detained by federal officials, only 16 had a criminal record of any kind.
www.commondreams.org
November 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
In no timeline will this end well.
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If you have obits you liked better, I encourage you to post them in the replies, I would appreciate it. Here’s one I reposted yesterday where they’re going to do a longer article on her this week. (I’ve reposted many remembrances from others further down my timeline.) asamnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
Disability rights activist Alice Wong dies at 51 – AsAmNews
Disability rights activist and writer Alice Wong has died at 51. In a goodbye message, she continued to call for equal rights.
asamnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:57 AM
If you have obits you liked better, I encourage you to post them in the replies, I would appreciate it. Here’s one I reposted yesterday where they’re going to do a longer article on her this week. (I’ve reposted many remembrances from others further down my timeline.) asamnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
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Here is an obituary for Alice Wong from The Sick Times, a publication aligned with disability rights and disability activism, if you are looking for an alternative to reading the nyt one: thesicktimes.org/2025/11/15/a...
Alice Wong, disability activist and luminary, dies at 51 - The Sick Times
Alice Wong platformed and uplifted people with Long COVID in her final chapter as a lifelong disability advocate and storyteller.
thesicktimes.org
November 16, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Here is an obituary for Alice Wong from The Sick Times, a publication aligned with disability rights and disability activism, if you are looking for an alternative to reading the nyt one: thesicktimes.org/2025/11/15/a...
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Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
‘We don’t even know all of what we have.’ Howard University fights to preserve Black newspapers. www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/... Last year, during a move, workers found two whole boxes of Frederick Douglass’s’ The North Star’s first year of publication.
‘We don’t even know all of what we have.’ Howard fights to preserve Black newspapers.
Across the United States, scholars are working to preserve the history of the Black press before the brittle pages are lost forever. In a basement at Howard University, uncovered treasures have includ...
www.csmonitor.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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A lot of people are going to walk away from the Ghislaine Maxwell coverage with the impression that our prison system isn’t punitive enough but I’d say it highlights how most everyone else is treated with *deliberate* cruelty.
November 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A lot of people are going to walk away from the Ghislaine Maxwell coverage with the impression that our prison system isn’t punitive enough but I’d say it highlights how most everyone else is treated with *deliberate* cruelty.
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“And “minority” here is broader than many realize — it includes not only businesses owned by people of color but also by members of socially or economically disadvantaged groups such as rural, veteran-, and women-led small businesses.”
The Gutting of America’s Only Agency for Minority Business
Bureaucrats aren't the casualties of the hollowing out of the MBDA.
wordinblack.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
“And “minority” here is broader than many realize — it includes not only businesses owned by people of color but also by members of socially or economically disadvantaged groups such as rural, veteran-, and women-led small businesses.”
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There are things that shouldn't be in private control, and water is one of them.
In East Maui, Hawaiʻi, a decision is pending on whether to grant a 30-year water license to a private Canadian company whose predecessors have a long history of devastating the ecosystem or give control to the county.
In East Maui, Hawaiʻi, a decision is pending on whether to grant a 30-year water license to a private Canadian company whose predecessors have a long history of devastating the ecosystem or give control to the county.
East Maui Water Fight Returns To State Land Board
The battle over who controls one of the island's major water sources — a foreign company or a county board — appears headed to a contested case hearing.
www.civilbeat.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
There are things that shouldn't be in private control, and water is one of them.
In East Maui, Hawaiʻi, a decision is pending on whether to grant a 30-year water license to a private Canadian company whose predecessors have a long history of devastating the ecosystem or give control to the county.
In East Maui, Hawaiʻi, a decision is pending on whether to grant a 30-year water license to a private Canadian company whose predecessors have a long history of devastating the ecosystem or give control to the county.
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Everyone who uses CBD needs to know that their medicines are under threat:
thehill.com/policy/healt...
thehill.com/policy/healt...
Hemp industry plans next move after Trump signs THC ban
The hemp industry is regrouping and gearing up for a significant lobbying blitz following passage of the government funding package that contained a provision they say would outlaw nearly all hemp …
thehill.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Everyone who uses CBD needs to know that their medicines are under threat:
thehill.com/policy/healt...
thehill.com/policy/healt...
Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
November 14, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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#Breaking: Toronto will allow new corner stores in residential neighbourhoods
Toronto will allow new corner stores in residential neighbourhoods
Small-scale retail will be allowed on select 'community streets' downtown.
www.thestar.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
#Breaking: Toronto will allow new corner stores in residential neighbourhoods
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Let's talk about books and the public trust.
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Something that is easy to forget, in these days of barcode-scanning / auto-adjust pricing on third-party platforms for pennies plus shipping:
Booksellers are not merely people who sell some popular books in a competitive market.
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Something that is easy to forget, in these days of barcode-scanning / auto-adjust pricing on third-party platforms for pennies plus shipping:
Booksellers are not merely people who sell some popular books in a competitive market.
November 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Let's talk about books and the public trust.
📚🧵
Something that is easy to forget, in these days of barcode-scanning / auto-adjust pricing on third-party platforms for pennies plus shipping:
Booksellers are not merely people who sell some popular books in a competitive market.
📚🧵
Something that is easy to forget, in these days of barcode-scanning / auto-adjust pricing on third-party platforms for pennies plus shipping:
Booksellers are not merely people who sell some popular books in a competitive market.
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I like how full text search of every book and human thought ever was a SOLVED PROBLEM in 2001, and now dicks at search engines and my own phone – a piece of silicon faster to respond than God was ever imagined in scripture – prevent it from working, _as a retroactive infantilizing design choice_.
November 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I like how full text search of every book and human thought ever was a SOLVED PROBLEM in 2001, and now dicks at search engines and my own phone – a piece of silicon faster to respond than God was ever imagined in scripture – prevent it from working, _as a retroactive infantilizing design choice_.
This is a good article about #veterans that will be screened out by some because of the headline.
#NotFunnyBecauseItsTrue
#NotFunnyBecauseItsTrue
These Companies Are Helping Veterans Transition To Corporate Work
These Companies Are Helping Veterans Transition To Corporate Work
Plus, Tesla's engineering exodus, what the October labor market looked like and the email phrases to avoid in this week's Careers newsletter.
www.forbes.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is a good article about #veterans that will be screened out by some because of the headline.
#NotFunnyBecauseItsTrue
#NotFunnyBecauseItsTrue
November 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I remain a proud member of the "out-of-the-loop" adult population, and yes I could have used these in 8th grade
I was today years old when I realized the stickers my students always have on their faces are probably pimple patches
November 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I remain a proud member of the "out-of-the-loop" adult population, and yes I could have used these in 8th grade
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