#AI4Good #HigherEd #Academia #AcademicSky #PhDSky Anyone else frustrated with www.napkin.ai? What started out as delight is sadly curdling! Aside from being so heavily used in LinkedIn posts, I find it struggles with complex themes. Has anyone got an alternative?

There’s so much to do as an academic; I don’t want maintaining a personal website to be one of them.

Call for Papers! Critical Humor Studies in Times of Crisis: Aesthetics, Approaches, and Applications Hybrid Conference April 25-26 at Pomona College Deadline 1/15/25 Keynote discussions featuring Luvell Anderson, Bambi Haggins, @dfmorgan.bsky.social, and Cynthia Willett criticalhumorstudies.org

We still can’t use gifs here? 👀

Today, the Guardian and other orgs co-released "Trafficking Inc": a massive investigation linking Amazon, McDonalds, the InterContinental Hotels Group and Chuck E. Cheese to labor trafficking and forced labor, particularly in the Persian Gulf www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Them: Make sure to get some rest over the break. Meanwhile, I have papers to grade and need to prepare to teach a new class after Fall Break. Wey kind break dis?

My main observation about the news lately: many Americans, no matter their ideology, are way too comfortable discussing violence towards people in faraway lands as if they're not entirely real.

I need to find 3-6 (not-for-profit) organizations that my students can create deliverables for as part of their end-of-term project work.

Me: I want to organize a potluck for this class during finals week but I don’t know whether the students will be up for it. Months later Someone in DEI survey: We should have a food and culture event. 💃🏽 💃🏽 💃🏽 💃🏽 💃🏽 💃🏽 💃🏽 💃🏽

Please, authors, have this clause inserted into your contracts. It prevents publishers using AI-generated voices to narrate an audiobook of your work. For further AI-prevention clauses relating to cover art and translations, visit the Authors Guild: authorsguild.org/news/ag-intr...

I’m reading dissertations to serve as inspirations for mine and I just read that someone interviewed 50 people 🥴 If I interview 50 people, I won’t speak for the next 3 months 😭😭😭😭

I saw the prettiest flowers on my way home. I couldn’t help but capture these floral beauties.

Wait, am I the only one specializing in intercultural communication for my PhD in my department? 🫢

I’m reveling in my new status as a PhD student without coursework. It’s so freeing to teach and not think about assignments and readings for 3 other courses. I have exams that I’ve been preparing for over the summer so I’m not completely free but this is nice 😊.

First day of school, done.

Update on my MUTUAL AID REQUEST: Received $10 from a Twitter comrade, still need $35 to see the notary. This is taking a long time to raise. Please help? Getting worried, I really need my Pell Grant. 😔 V: Annaleigh-Watts CA: $annaleighmaria

If you spot a scientist, science communicator, or the like in the wild, or if you invite them to the site, please ping @danirabaiotti.bsky.social You can't post to the feed without being added to our list! It isn't about gatekeeping, it's about avoiding misinformation & keeping the feed consistent!

BlueSky reintroduction: I’m Kwasi Boyd-Bouldin, a photographer/artist from Los Angeles. I take pictures and design things for a wide range of clients and have an online portfolio/store at www.nonstndrd.com

Willing to work for it but in the event you have spare cash to give, I’m trying to catch up on bills and could use the help.

Nothing makes me more efficient than flaky service providers. The braiding lady ghosted me so know what I did? Booked hair appointments at the salon for the rest of the year.

Ranking high on my overthinking list: whether to use the goat meat I have for waakye or okro stew.

It hurts me so much when women, whose partners they once trusted, become monsters and threaten their very existence. And a system that’s supposedly powerful can’t protect these women (and their children).

I found about the Unitarian Universalist Association today and boy o boy, what a refreshingly different religious organization. https://www.uua.org/beliefs

The people who rave about Akwaeke Emezi have excellent literary taste. I started reading their book, “You Made A Fool of Death with your Beauty” as part of sleep-prep and it was a bad idea because I ended up sleeping late. If you’ve never read their books, make an effort to fix that!

Who has been telling new blue sky members that they aren’t allowed to promote their work and projects? That is untrue. That is a bald-faced lie. Promote your books, just like you would do on twitter.

Hello friends, are there any good online anti-extremist resources out there on far-right groups in Central and Latin America? Any language will do. Many thanks in advance!

I don’t if this sort f thing is viable on this platform but I have an embarrassing financial emergency. When I got home from family vacation I had a notice that my electricity would be turned off at month end. I hate asking but if you could spare some change I’d appreciate it. PayPal.me/transscribe

I did this when I first joined, but I'm going to ask again since there are more of you here: if you or someone you know is writing queer romantic suspense stories, please let me know (and share)! I'm actively looking to acquire more LGBTQ+ romantic suspense for Harlequin. Any questions, let me know.

I need to go for a walk but I’m feeling so sleepy 🥱

Nothing surprising here…just a girl trying to stay cool in this toasty weather.

The Ghana Earnings and Savings Survey (GESS 1) revealed that 55% of respondents earned less than GHS5,000 (~$430) each month. The full report is worth reading https://www.ceditalk.com/2023/06/half-of-respondents-have-savings-below-10000-cedis-ghana-earnings-and-savings-survey/

I have to cognitively pause when an American says food is spicy because to me, spicy means something else. To me, spicy simply means the meal contains a lot of spices. That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s peppery or hot — words I actually use instead of saying spicy.

I made a sizable pot of shito over the weekend and I can’t believe I want to make some again. 🙈🙈🙈

I’ve had this really dope song on repeat all evening. Bonus point? C’est en français!

Can someone hire me for a contract writing job on an O-1 visa. I'll write really good stuff for you

I’m torn between a short unmemorable domain name and a long but easy to remember one. Are there experts here with thoughts? 👀👀👀

Does anyone have an invite to spare? Just one will do 👀👀👀

I feel like my generation experienced Peak Internet and we’re now on a downward trend. Google Search sucks. You can’t trust Amazon ratings. Twitter & Reddit are at war with their users. Every useful news site is paywalled and every garbage one is free. Turns out 2010s were the good old days.

On the off chance there’s someone on here who: 1) digs Indigenous Horror 2) writes reviews 3) likes to read stuff waaay in advance http://netgal.ly/yQpSAt

It’s scary to see children so glued to their screens that 5 minutes of no Wifi (unintentional btw) has them reacting as if they’re being asphyxiated. Wild stuff

I need a gazillion dollars so that I can build a beachfront in Senegal and bury myself in books. 😭😭😭😭😭