Kevin C. Moore
@kevncmoore.bsky.social
Advanced Lecturer and Notation in Science Communication Coordinator @ Stanford Program in Writing and Rhetoric. Writing about science and rhetoric, propaganda studies, Ralph Ellison. Opinions my own.
In case you were under the impression that California fall had peaked in November. 🔥
December 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
In case you were under the impression that California fall had peaked in November. 🔥
Reposted by Kevin C. Moore
"I’ve concluded that instead of teaching students to read and write, I should be teaching them how to prompt AI better. If only I’d had a better education in AI prompt writing, I’d be able to get AI to create more AI-proof teaching materials for me."
I Need AI to Write Better Lesson Plans So My Students Stop Using AI to Write Their Papers
I care deeply about my students’ learning, but with all the new technologies available to help them cut corners, I worry that they’re not doing the...
buff.ly
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"I’ve concluded that instead of teaching students to read and write, I should be teaching them how to prompt AI better. If only I’d had a better education in AI prompt writing, I’d be able to get AI to create more AI-proof teaching materials for me."
Porcini for stuffing / onion for scale.
November 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Porcini for stuffing / onion for scale.
Reposted by Kevin C. Moore
My absolutely favorite artwork for today, capturing the holiday more poignantly than any other: Alice Neel, Thanksgiving, 1965
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
My absolutely favorite artwork for today, capturing the holiday more poignantly than any other: Alice Neel, Thanksgiving, 1965
Fire and archives: reposting this piece for your Thanksgiving reading. Such an honor being a part of the inaugural issue of @contrastsmag.bsky.social, on the timely theme of Portals.
November 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Fire and archives: reposting this piece for your Thanksgiving reading. Such an honor being a part of the inaugural issue of @contrastsmag.bsky.social, on the timely theme of Portals.
Reposted by Kevin C. Moore
so, so good. run it as a political ad.
November 21, 2025 at 6:09 AM
so, so good. run it as a political ad.
Leo is clearly winning.
November 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Leo is clearly winning.
Reposted by Kevin C. Moore
Its near "super intelligence" "replacing professionals" in the PR rounds, then once everyone is convinced and uses them for legal and medical advice, following the deceptive marketing, they slip it in the terms of service that you shouldn't do that.
buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
OpenAI Tries to Shift Responsibility to Users
OpenAI is trying to shift the blame for bad legal and medical advice from its chatbot away from the company and onto users. We agree that no chatbot should be used for medical or legal advice.
buttondown.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Its near "super intelligence" "replacing professionals" in the PR rounds, then once everyone is convinced and uses them for legal and medical advice, following the deceptive marketing, they slip it in the terms of service that you shouldn't do that.
buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
Might be the most useful discussion of “what fascism is” I’ve encountered, especially its status as a “scavenger politics.”
Among several reasons to recommend this episode is the lengthy good faith discussion of what fascism is, both during my convo with @aprilanson.bsky.social & Alex Menrisky, & during the Q&A that followed.
Inspired in part by Alex’s great book, published this year by @uminnpress.bsky.social
Inspired in part by Alex’s great book, published this year by @uminnpress.bsky.social
Everyday Ecofascism (Vandal Live at 2025 Quarry Farm Symposium)
with April Anson, Alexander Menrisky, & Jeffrey Insko
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Might be the most useful discussion of “what fascism is” I’ve encountered, especially its status as a “scavenger politics.”
Reposted by Kevin C. Moore
Timeline cleanse.
November 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Timeline cleanse.
Reposted by Kevin C. Moore
NEW: San Francisco’s “compassionate” RV permit program is failing the people it promised to help. A months-long investigation by @eltecolotesf.bsky.social reveals a rushed, chaotic rollout, leaving hundreds at risk of losing their homes.🧵 Here’s what we found: bit.ly/47LB1sc
SF’s RV towing blitz has begun. These are its biggest failures
San Francisco’s RV towing has begun. Internal records show shifting rules, scant infrastructure and hundreds of families at risk.
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
NEW: San Francisco’s “compassionate” RV permit program is failing the people it promised to help. A months-long investigation by @eltecolotesf.bsky.social reveals a rushed, chaotic rollout, leaving hundreds at risk of losing their homes.🧵 Here’s what we found: bit.ly/47LB1sc
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Bring Back Editing
November 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Bring Back Editing
Finally a form of techno-optimism I can get behind.
a little bit obsessed with the zipper upgrade, and also with the fact that YKK's founding principle is the "cycle of goodness." can I please live in a country where companies believe in the cycle of goodness
The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years
By stripping away the fabric tape that’s held zippers together for a hundred years, Japanese clothing giant YKK is designing the future of seamless clothing.
www.wired.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Finally a form of techno-optimism I can get behind.
Reposted by Kevin C. Moore
Happiness really is shocking sometimes.
November 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Happiness really is shocking sometimes.
Feeling more optimistic than I have in a year.
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Feeling more optimistic than I have in a year.
Going with Vice.
November 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Going with Vice.
So much for my belief in the Easter Bunny. #sanfrancisco
November 4, 2025 at 3:58 AM
So much for my belief in the Easter Bunny. #sanfrancisco
As an aficionado of unreliable narrators, can appreciate one with real teeth (where teeth = the potential for invisible ink!). Not sure how it took me so long to get to this one… #thesympathizer @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
As an aficionado of unreliable narrators, can appreciate one with real teeth (where teeth = the potential for invisible ink!). Not sure how it took me so long to get to this one… #thesympathizer @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social
Excited to share this new piece, out today in the inaugural issue of ContraSTS, about the dubious Vesuvius Challenge competition, where participants supposedly used AI to unroll charred scrolls from a buried Herculaneum villa. Basically my position statement on AI.
contrastsmag.net/article/the-...
contrastsmag.net/article/the-...
October 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Excited to share this new piece, out today in the inaugural issue of ContraSTS, about the dubious Vesuvius Challenge competition, where participants supposedly used AI to unroll charred scrolls from a buried Herculaneum villa. Basically my position statement on AI.
contrastsmag.net/article/the-...
contrastsmag.net/article/the-...
In case you needed a segue.
October 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
In case you needed a segue.
Now *this* is what the internet is for.
September 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Now *this* is what the internet is for.
Hell of a speech.
Allende’s Last Speech
Salvador Allende died 46 years ago today in a US-backed coup. Here's his final address, broadcast over the radio while he was barricaded in the presidential palace.
jacobin.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Hell of a speech.