Sade releases her “Promise” LP 40 years ago today. Of “Sweetest Taboo,” she said: “.. It’s about a love that feels almost TOO good, the sort of feeling you don’t talk about because it makes you vulnerable. I like writing about that kind of emotion — the danger .. of loving someone that deeply.”

Thank you, Manchester, you've been fantastic! 👾 😘 It was a tremendous honor to be welcomed so graciously by the DISC Digital Society at Manchester Met and the Manchester Game Centre to give this public talk.

Ok maybe my hair likes the water in Manchester, rain and all. I seriously do nothing to it here 😲

Curious about the ethics of AI and everyday life? Check out this conversation between Claire Noonan and yours truly on the podcast In All Things as part of Ignatian Heritage Month @loyolachicago @loyola_soc @digitalethicsluc www.luc.edu/mission/igna...

That Mexicana Beef Crunch looks wild.

In Finland, where there's blueberry on tap.

Believe it or not, I didn't have the Finnish taquitos

Good. There were a lot of influential papers put on arxiv that just served corporate interests. Now if we can just fix peer review (she says not least because of the 15 review invitations she hasn't opened in her recent mail spools.)

everyone doing blue jays-related discounts but if you were true fans you’d set your prices back to 1992-1993

November's fortune is spot on 😜

As a scholar I rarely offer electoral guidance. But today I do: DO NOT USE AI CHATBOTS AS YOUR VOTE ADVICE APPLICATION AHEAD OF (THE DUTCH) ELECTIONS Full of errors, bias and lack of transparency. @ernesto-deleon.com @favstats.eu @theoaraujo.bsky.social and🙋unpack why algosoc.org/results/1-in...

Hell yeah buy some more

Instead of trying to green cars so much why don't we just invest in trains. city trains. under ground trains. above ground trains. trains between cities. trains between countries. TRAINS THE PEOPLE CRAVE TRAINS

Cornell is seeking postdocs for the Empire AI Fellows program. The focus is on technical research, but if this looks interesting to you and your technical AI work has connections to law, please reach out! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30971

I’ve been included among the "100 Brightest Minds in Berlin's Science," a list published annually by Tagesspiegel and widely celebrated by Berlin universities.

NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER! Super excited to announce that the paperback edition of my book, Digital Game Culture in Korea: The Social at Play is going to be available early next year (Feb 2026). Direct link: www.bloomsbury.com/us/digital-g...

NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER! Super excited to announce that the paperback edition of my book, Digital Game Culture in Korea: The Social at Play is going to be available early next year (Feb 2026). I love that it will be even more accessible to everyday readers! www.bloomsbury.com/us/digital-g...

My Neighbor Toronto

If you're curious about practical methods and in-depth critical takes on how to work on sustainability in and through games and play, have we got the book for you! Preorder now, with our full release November 17th: www.routledge.com/The-Game-Nee...

Really not going to get into it, but in 2025 it should be obvious that giving creepy-ass companies more data on you, even data you consider *innocuous*, is a very bad idea. The aggregation of said data, the assumptions made about you, and how that will be used to your detriment are well documented

If you have it please donate cash to the food banks. $10 in their hands will feed more people than the $10 worth of canned goods you can buy for retail prices. Also check on your elders. Many of them will not admit they rely on these programs so grocery gift cards or a surprise bag of staples

My colleague from Quebec saw this Tall Boy and asked, "Is that a sandwich with... Cinnamon buns, french fries, coleslaw, and cheese?"

C'MON GARY

Many, like Denver Public Library, have added social worker positions because the need is so great. Though you may not realize it, not only do these positions exist, but their effective caseloads rival hospitals and jails, so please be kind, they do not have it "easier" just bc they are in a library.

This would fix me.

This is your fault, @joshshepperd.bsky.social

This is how you blurb

At Yonge & Dundas Jays fans are obeying the pedestrian scramble, as is the custom & returning to sidewalk each light cycle.

I'm giving the talk "The Ends of US Public Media" at the University of Québec at Montreal on where NPR and PBS came from, and what's going to happen next for US public media. This one's on Zoom, free registration - next time in person I hope because I love visiting Montreal!

Gen Z face ‘job-pocalypse’ as global firms prioritise AI over new hires, report says

DiGRA 2026 (Ireland) CfP is now live Full paper and abstracts deadline: 1 December 2025 Workshop proposals deadline: 15 February 2026 www.digraconference2026.com #games #gamestudies

Pew Research Center has done many surveys about libraries. A consistent surprise to me is about 1 in 5 US adults have NEVER visited a public library. Here's a 2016 look at the never library crowd https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2016/09/09/a-portrait-of-those-who-have-never-been-to-libraries/

KEYNOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: Join me at the Access Amplified Digital Equity Symposium as we bring together 200+ community members to close the digital divide in Cook County. www.ticketfalcon.com/e/accessampl...

Trilateral meetings this beautiful Sunday in Luzern 🥰 #greatSwiss

Thank you to those who attended my Fulbright guest lecture! What a wonderful welcome 🇨🇭 Credit to the organizers of the International Business Seminar Series at ZHAW School of Management and Law for this lovely invitation to engage a public audience early in my Swiss stay 🥰

My cat, when I suggested that she dress as Derpy the Tiger for Halloween 😹 #kpopdemonhunters

Can a human really fall in love with an AI chatbot? "Nihilism" author Nolen Gertz argues we're asking the wrong question: "At the very least ... reword this question to be more accurate & ask: 'Can a human really fall in love with a privacy-invading, rights-violating, planet-destroying chatbot?'"

These Chicago Profs 😅

Happy to share that my book, Digital Game Culture in Korea: The Social at Play, is now available on the Bloomsbury U.S. site! Thank you again to those who took the time to review and engage with the work! 🙏🏼 #syllabus #gamestudies #communication www.bloomsbury.com/us/digital-g...

It's even weirder. It's a completely made up quote for a story I was never contacted about or commented on on a website that is made up entirely of AI-generated "news" posts. This now happens regularly.

The British government aims to make all 16- and 17-year-olds eligible to vote starting in the next U.K. general election. Some voting age limits are changing in the U.S., but only at the local level.

🆔 ORCID has an unwavering commitment to data privacy. In this session from ORCID's Research Integrity webinar series you can learn about updates to ORCID's Privacy Policy and other info about data protection @ ORCID. 👉 Replay: https://shorturl.at/wzcA3 👉 Presentation: https://shorturl.at/LtoL4

Reminds me of this 2017 Inside Higher Ed article on a study of Economics Faculty indicating that, "...review committees assume that papers written by a man and a woman reflect the work of the man more than the woman." www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/01...

We're presenting in the Academia/Industry panel starting right MEOW at the Valletta Campus Theatre! #digra25

We're presenting in the Academia/Industry panel in 10 mins at the Valletta Campus Theatre! #digra25

Love this about this year's DIGRA: "This campus is housed in the historic Old University Building, dating back to the late 16th century, originally established by the Jesuits as a centre for education and religious instruction. Located in the heart of Valletta, Malta’s capital city"

AoIR is very happy to once again offer the Kelly Quinn Travel Scholarships for scholars & researchers who would otherwise face financial barriers to attending the #AoIR2025 conference. Please see here for details & how to apply: aoir.org/2025kellyqui... Application deadline is July 8th.

"Georgetown Hires New University Librarian and Dean of the Library---Georgetown has appointed Alexia Hudson-Ward, a leader in university library systems, as the new university librarian and dean of the library" www.georgetown.edu/news/georget...