Vance Ricks
@ricksva.bsky.social
Philosophy/Comp. Sci. at Northeastern University in Boston
No relation to Frozone, Gervase Peterson, or Kevin Garnett
No relation to Frozone, Gervase Peterson, or Kevin Garnett
I often wonder this about our alma mater.
December 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I often wonder this about our alma mater.
"'I’m not a Luddite,' Kenney wrote. 'But we need to be asking critical questions about what AI is doing to education, labor, and democracy—questions that my department is uniquely qualified to explore.'"
How is this *not* being a Luddite?
How is this *not* being a Luddite?
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"'I’m not a Luddite,' Kenney wrote. 'But we need to be asking critical questions about what AI is doing to education, labor, and democracy—questions that my department is uniquely qualified to explore.'"
How is this *not* being a Luddite?
How is this *not* being a Luddite?
"[T]hen research how and why it's wrong"...using instructions that I gave you but that are too detailed for me to include, or even summarize, in this post?
November 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
"[T]hen research how and why it's wrong"...using instructions that I gave you but that are too detailed for me to include, or even summarize, in this post?
"Not knocking items off the counter"
November 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"Not knocking items off the counter"
I knew I'd regret having asked.
November 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I knew I'd regret having asked.
What's happening in that lower-right image? (I know it's nothing good.)
November 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
What's happening in that lower-right image? (I know it's nothing good.)
Reposted by Vance Ricks
Invite David Perry to your campus to teach faculty and graduate students the nuts and bolts of writing for the general public.
November 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Invite David Perry to your campus to teach faculty and graduate students the nuts and bolts of writing for the general public.
If you're prone to bad luck, then you should still carry some small, battery-powered lights even if you have generator hub-powered lights -- just in case :-)
November 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
If you're prone to bad luck, then you should still carry some small, battery-powered lights even if you have generator hub-powered lights -- just in case :-)
I can't read the article (it's paywalled). It is less credulous than the press release on her website?
November 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I can't read the article (it's paywalled). It is less credulous than the press release on her website?