Jason "Bad Knees" Delaney
@jasonjdelaney.bsky.social
Increasingly decrepit father, partner, economist, teacher
LFGM, UU, upbeat guy, still recovering from an injury sustained during the cola wars
on your side, rooting for you, no matter what
LFGM, UU, upbeat guy, still recovering from an injury sustained during the cola wars
on your side, rooting for you, no matter what
This meme but DUMBER!
a close up of a man 's face with his mouth open .
Alt: Kylo Ren but imagine he's shouting DUMBER!
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November 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This meme but DUMBER!
Still gonna taste rull good
November 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Still gonna taste rull good
There's a great bluey episode called Mount mum and Dad where unbeknownst to the children Bandit and Chili are visibly hungover, and do their best while spending the morning with the kids
November 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
There's a great bluey episode called Mount mum and Dad where unbeknownst to the children Bandit and Chili are visibly hungover, and do their best while spending the morning with the kids
"Properly parenting" also involves modeling a life well lived by taking advantage of opportunities to go do cool shit even if that comes with trade-offs, and then dealing with those trade-offs in a healthy and sustainable way
It sounds like you're doing great
It sounds like you're doing great
November 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"Properly parenting" also involves modeling a life well lived by taking advantage of opportunities to go do cool shit even if that comes with trade-offs, and then dealing with those trade-offs in a healthy and sustainable way
It sounds like you're doing great
It sounds like you're doing great
Yeah, wage theft should be punished pretty severely
November 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Yeah, wage theft should be punished pretty severely
i mean, because words have meanings, no, I do not believe that the journalists at NPR are receiving paychecks to try to increase demand for meteorology software, and i don't think you do either
you may think it's "morally equivalent to marketing" or "tantamount to marketing" but those are different
you may think it's "morally equivalent to marketing" or "tantamount to marketing" but those are different
November 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
i mean, because words have meanings, no, I do not believe that the journalists at NPR are receiving paychecks to try to increase demand for meteorology software, and i don't think you do either
you may think it's "morally equivalent to marketing" or "tantamount to marketing" but those are different
you may think it's "morally equivalent to marketing" or "tantamount to marketing" but those are different
Well the problem here is that they're actually both roughly equally good at their stated goal, whether that's "match the data to the path of the storm" or "use the inputs to convince a reader that your output is meaningful"
It's just that you have different goals you're measuring against
It's just that you have different goals you're measuring against
November 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Well the problem here is that they're actually both roughly equally good at their stated goal, whether that's "match the data to the path of the storm" or "use the inputs to convince a reader that your output is meaningful"
It's just that you have different goals you're measuring against
It's just that you have different goals you're measuring against
I don't think that's true? I think "AI" is the most accurate term for what this is, and marketing departments are the ones getting fast and loose with the language
November 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I don't think that's true? I think "AI" is the most accurate term for what this is, and marketing departments are the ones getting fast and loose with the language
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Like, very obviously, many things have improved! My kids get accommodations in school that would have been unthinkable in the 90s! Gay marriage is, right now, legal! If you spend all day thinking about how much worse things are you're basically talking yourself into being a reactionary
November 30, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Like, very obviously, many things have improved! My kids get accommodations in school that would have been unthinkable in the 90s! Gay marriage is, right now, legal! If you spend all day thinking about how much worse things are you're basically talking yourself into being a reactionary
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I remind myself that their demolition has been anything but surgical.
They have ripped out a lot of the Jenga blocks that upheld the old order.
This is a moment of profound danger but also unprecedented opportunity, depending on how we rebuild after things break.
They have ripped out a lot of the Jenga blocks that upheld the old order.
This is a moment of profound danger but also unprecedented opportunity, depending on how we rebuild after things break.
November 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I remind myself that their demolition has been anything but surgical.
They have ripped out a lot of the Jenga blocks that upheld the old order.
This is a moment of profound danger but also unprecedented opportunity, depending on how we rebuild after things break.
They have ripped out a lot of the Jenga blocks that upheld the old order.
This is a moment of profound danger but also unprecedented opportunity, depending on how we rebuild after things break.
Yeah I mean I work hard to make sure that doesn't happen in my discipline but even if it did I hope I wouldn't lose the faith that it's a worthwhile pursuit of inquiry that will rise again
I think we should all value education more highly and also that academics should be more careful thinkers
I think we should all value education more highly and also that academics should be more careful thinkers
November 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Yeah I mean I work hard to make sure that doesn't happen in my discipline but even if it did I hope I wouldn't lose the faith that it's a worthwhile pursuit of inquiry that will rise again
I think we should all value education more highly and also that academics should be more careful thinkers
I think we should all value education more highly and also that academics should be more careful thinkers
a time component and I tend to look at things over longer horizons than most. If we hire again in three years, great, if we hire again in twenty, fine, as long as people are still pursuing knowledge in three hundred years, the torch has stayed lit
November 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
a time component and I tend to look at things over longer horizons than most. If we hire again in three years, great, if we hire again in twenty, fine, as long as people are still pursuing knowledge in three hundred years, the torch has stayed lit
Yeah, and again here it's complicated. I personally am against suspending any major--i have a universal vision of the pursuit of inquiry--but if a community is struggling to achieve our stated goals, it's maybe right to reflect before we try to hire again. And "doesn't get to hire again" mostly has
November 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Yeah, and again here it's complicated. I personally am against suspending any major--i have a universal vision of the pursuit of inquiry--but if a community is struggling to achieve our stated goals, it's maybe right to reflect before we try to hire again. And "doesn't get to hire again" mostly has
Yeah I think DFW rates are important! It's a collective failure to achieve the stated goal, and sometimes life happens, and sometimes there are ways we can do better in the future.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Yeah I think DFW rates are important! It's a collective failure to achieve the stated goal, and sometimes life happens, and sometimes there are ways we can do better in the future.
A student retained, who doesn't progress and then graduate (or successfully transfer) was never the goal. I don't know that either of us can generalize from a small sample but your experience is not universal
November 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A student retained, who doesn't progress and then graduate (or successfully transfer) was never the goal. I don't know that either of us can generalize from a small sample but your experience is not universal
Yes, and that was not my experience. I've written satisfactory academic progress appeals letters. I've been on academic probation. I've served as an assistant and associate dean.
I can only speak for myself and not for any institution I've served, but student well-being was always the priority.
I can only speak for myself and not for any institution I've served, but student well-being was always the priority.
November 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Yes, and that was not my experience. I've written satisfactory academic progress appeals letters. I've been on academic probation. I've served as an assistant and associate dean.
I can only speak for myself and not for any institution I've served, but student well-being was always the priority.
I can only speak for myself and not for any institution I've served, but student well-being was always the priority.
This is not consistent with my experience
November 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
This is not consistent with my experience
Yeah only thing I'd is that "this semester we couldn't figure it out" is I think acceptable, but "it's all on them" isn't. Like if all my students are failing, for one semester maybe we can take the hit, but that can't be the long term equilibrium
November 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Yeah only thing I'd is that "this semester we couldn't figure it out" is I think acceptable, but "it's all on them" isn't. Like if all my students are failing, for one semester maybe we can take the hit, but that can't be the long term equilibrium
That's fair, and it wasn't intended to be a dig at you, but a sentiment that I think is pretty widespread. That distinction is really critical though, especially for educators.
November 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
That's fair, and it wasn't intended to be a dig at you, but a sentiment that I think is pretty widespread. That distinction is really critical though, especially for educators.
I'm not trying to be mean but if you can't love your students as they are and help them get not-lost-anymore, and fail and come back and try again as both practice and leading by example, then maybe education isn't for you!! Failing and getting back up is at the heart of the project!
November 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I'm not trying to be mean but if you can't love your students as they are and help them get not-lost-anymore, and fail and come back and try again as both practice and leading by example, then maybe education isn't for you!! Failing and getting back up is at the heart of the project!