Jack Whalen
@jackwhalen.bsky.social
Former many things, in many places. Fave thing: Philly cabbie. Or maybe Santa Barbara drummer. Or Eugene 9-1-1 dispatcher. Or really, ethnographer all over the place. Anyway, now full time grandparent. Proud dual-national
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For Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank, the annual olive harvest has become a time of terror….
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
For Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank, the annual olive harvest has become a time of terror….
‘those who are not only absorbed in the hallucinations of chatbots, but connecting with other people experiencing similar outlandish visions’ - textbook cultism
November 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
‘those who are not only absorbed in the hallucinations of chatbots, but connecting with other people experiencing similar outlandish visions’ - textbook cultism
I would have been creeped out too!
October 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I would have been creeped out too!
Are you familiar with the YouTube videos of Erik Vinkhuyzen on traffic as *social* phenomenon? Erik is a friend and former colleague at PARC who later worked in the auto industry on self-driving cars, has raised many critical questions on the technology.
youtube.com/@evinkhuyzen...
youtube.com/@evinkhuyzen...
Erik Vinkhuyzen
Self-driving cars and the social nature of traffic
youtube.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Are you familiar with the YouTube videos of Erik Vinkhuyzen on traffic as *social* phenomenon? Erik is a friend and former colleague at PARC who later worked in the auto industry on self-driving cars, has raised many critical questions on the technology.
youtube.com/@evinkhuyzen...
youtube.com/@evinkhuyzen...
I know! The number of 100 or better pitches this postseason is insane
October 7, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I know! The number of 100 or better pitches this postseason is insane
So happy I retired before the AI horror show
October 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
So happy I retired before the AI horror show
We should not be cruel, ever
October 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
We should not be cruel, ever
It is really hard, yes. Whenever I found instances of plagiarism or cheating (like two students turning in the same take-home exam essay) I would call them in for a personal conversation, explain the problem, give them a chance to respond, then explain my grading decision.
October 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It is really hard, yes. Whenever I found instances of plagiarism or cheating (like two students turning in the same take-home exam essay) I would call them in for a personal conversation, explain the problem, give them a chance to respond, then explain my grading decision.
Sadly no! I suppose they might have been available in Helsinki when I was living there (Nordic world and all that) but I never tried such things there - other than the odd Fazer chocolate lol
September 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Sadly no! I suppose they might have been available in Helsinki when I was living there (Nordic world and all that) but I never tried such things there - other than the odd Fazer chocolate lol