Michael Ekstrand
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Michael Ekstrand
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Info sci prof @ Drexel, trying to keep the machines (esp. RecSys & IR) from learning bigotry and discrimination. ADHDS9. Usually self-propelled. Opinions those of the Vulcan Science Academy. 🐰x2.
🏡 https://md.ekstrandom.net
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i made a helpful reference
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
IDK what their processes are but AAU should take notice and reconsider A&M’s continued membership.
November 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Thank you for writing it!

You might find our recent paper interesting — it isn't focused just on education, but we try to think through what it would look like to ground these kinds of technology developments in actual needs and accountable processes: md.ekstrandom.net/pubs/tors-co...
Recommending With, Not For
TORS paper on the need for participatory approaches to designing and evaluating recommender systems and other information access systems.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Reposted by Michael Ekstrand
The strike is not about whether or not you approve of Starbucks coffee. It's about the workers, who like all workers deserve equitable treatment and fair pay. That is the issue. Why bring up your personal feelings about the coffee? Nobody in this conversation cares. Start another thread about it.
November 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Reposted by Michael Ekstrand
Every morning when waking up.
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Learning he likes the Blues Brothers is not surprising but still has a positive effect on my respect and opinion. (Not that anyone cares what a lapsed Protestant thinks about the pope.)
November 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
A post that is perpetually relevant.
November 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I once went through security with a 500-1000 business-card-sized magnets stacked together in my carry-on.

They definitely wanted a closer look at those.
November 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
similar energy: “By seeing my client commit this crime, did the witnesses create this crime? I ask you this.” youtube.com/shorts/Ds9el...
I'm Just a Complicated Country Lawyer ⚖️
YouTube video by Make Some Noise
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November 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
gimmick idea: statistics lessons in 19c cartoon format, but carefully avoiding racist caricatures.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Explicitly leaning into this is one of the things I like about the Mad Max world.
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM