This reminds me of our conversation today, @galesinatra.bsky.social

Just so we're clear, failing to get grants/fellowships is normal. The trick is to keep trying.

I assume that this cutting edge use of QR codes will also lead to a rapid feedback form.

Alarmism like this isn't helpful. Also from the report: "While AI’s benefits still favorably accrue to those with robust infrastructure, there are a number of technical innovations that can extend AI’s benefits to underserved communities" www.brookings.edu/wp-content/u...

In non-horrible news, one of the Kickstarters I backed showed up today! Meet the BYOK (Bring Your Own Keyboard). It's a minimalist device in the vein of the Freewrite devices. It comes w/ cloud sync options, saves to a min SD card, etc. Once my new keyboard shows up I'll share my setup. byok.io

Age of Apocalypse. Best alternative reality in the entire X-Men franchise!

Pretty sure my phone doesn't understand Spanish.

Sumi longs for the wild.

Good

Hooray! One whole K!!

I'd watch the crap out of this if it was real.

I’m so close to 1k! Hurry find 5 more real people and make them follow me.

Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US. If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.

I love this for us 🥳

You know they’ve lost the plot when they come after Plato. Texas A&M, Under New Curriculum Limits, Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...

I would just appreciate it if people who value scientific rigor could apply a modicum of skepticism to headlines like “meta is hiding causal evidence.” I’m recalling the whistleblower thing from 2021 when it turned out that the hidden finding about body image was probably selection bias

Hey looks it's tech companies harvesting user data for their latest LLMs.

Time to shamelessly tag people who might want to read this when it comes out this summer...folks like: @scalzi.com, @drewharwell.com, @arneduncan.bsky.social @eoinhiggins.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social @minimaxir.bsky.social @baileymcc.bsky.social @aaronschaffer.com

It's first-proof-lookin'-at-Wednesday! A new holiday I just made up. Delighted to report that yes, it contains all my favorite typos. Thank god for a second set of human eyes!

This cold has me messed up, that's for sure.

Glad some tech CEO's recognize the importance of a progressive tax code and that CA is awesome.

The new "bible" of Educational Measurement is out (open-access version available at the top right). This is the go-to resource for the next decade about all things measurement, including my chapter with @andrewdeanho.bsky.social on test-based accountability global.oup.com/academic/pro...

I decided to make a GenAI application that insults my painting. (The sass is programmed in, as is the fairly useful advice!) sysero.netlify.app

Hear that? FOR FUN @mpolikoff.bsky.social

I'm honestly more concerned about Michelangelo here. He's seen some shit.

Happy New Year. THERE. I said it & I really mean it, even though the odds are it will be every bit as challenging & frustrating as the last one.

“An AI scientist, for example, could figure out how the human brain works, or deliver any gene to any cell in the body.” Yeah and a magic pony could shit bricks of 24k gold and piss a highly concentrated solution of pure heroin.

I dunno, seems like Musk still needs to workout doorhandles and safety features before he tackles space data centers.

post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or Alice In Chains

Things bring me back. Front page was the software I used to make my dad's first website for his small business!

"the best practices of the future might involve publishing experimental or quasi-experimental results in tandem with qualitative or survey-based studies on the same intervention." It'd be helpful to have more thorough documentation of resources required, too. www.brookings.edu/articles/a-m...

And by “other guy” I mean my gal Sumi, who is very much against (necessary) baths.

You should see the other guy.

I dunno but I liked it when we could use direct language to refer to blatant lying.

This is the best problem to have.

Merry Christmas!

Those of us who saw it up close knew this. www.brookings.edu/articles/cut... There is absolutely no joy in saying I told you so.

Poor citations practices are tricky to resolve! Something like this would be great. Some journals get close with highlights but given that scholarly work is more accessible now than before, our writing practices should shift as well.

Enjoy the weekend. My procrastination project is live: huegrid.color.pizza

Full quote by Marcus Aurelius, one of my favorite Stoics behind Seneca and Cicero.

"He who has a vehement desire for posthumous fame does not consider that every one of those who remember him will also die very soon...also they who have succeeded them, until the whole remembrance shall have been extinguished as it is transmitted through men who foolishly admire and perish."

Hey @arneduncan.bsky.social, I got the go-ahead from my publisher to share an early proof of my book, "Authenticating Intelligence: Preventing AI from Hijacking Education." Would love to send it your way if you're interested!

Not sure if the arguments are similar, but this book by Martha Nussbaum had a similar thesis (emotions are important tools of cognition) and influenced my thinking a lot when I was at UChicago.

In the before times if we missed a key moment during a premier we were SOL until a rerun that might never come. Trueley the stone age.

Oh no he's now only ranked 3rd in the unreasonably and unfathomably wealthy chart. I wonder how he'll survive the embarrassment.

In the age of PDF publishing I really don't get overly restrictive word count requirements. Including references is also madness.

Every. Single. Time.

Pretty much

Same goes for news subscriptions. Lookin at you @nytimes.com. If I wanted a family plan I'd have one.