As an experiment, I asked chatGPT to summarise a really great paper I'd just read. It completely missed the main points of the paper. It took some keywords and turned them into reasonable sentences, but they did not relate to the paper, and they didn't really mean anything.

Wishing everyone a great week!

I like this proposal so much more!

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Taqwa. Taqwa has one of the hardest stories of any person I’ve shared. The building where she was staying with her family, including her six kids was bombed and she was the only survivor. She is now pregnant again and needs help.

"February-isn't-Spring" people, remove the coloniser from your mind

Imagine if wages / income were decent enough for us to engage human helpers, thus leading to a circular economy. Imagine if worldwide education was free all the way to higher Ed, and it focused on nurturing existing natural human intelligence. I want human art and research summary. Not AI.

We have to discuss environmental implications of AI! Not spoken about enough unfortunately. We have a duty to inform ourselves and our students of these ethical issues and model good practice. Do we have to use AI for every post, lesson, image generation? #edchatie oecd.ai/en/wonk/how-...

Tesco daring to ask the question: what if you had no friends but you also had no money?

Nothing's gone right all day since I cut my finger with that knife. Curse you, bread!

hi! @teenvogue.bsky.social has been a reliable outlet for strong political journalism since at min 2016 — which was *9* years ago! you don't need to be surprised each time you're impressed by our work! (maybe other outlets would respect us more if you didn't!) signed, 1/2 of Teen Vogue Politics

Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce. Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.

Follow @indivisible.org They will keep you informed as to what you need to contact your senators and reps about. Support them. They helped save the ACA when 45 was President and Repubs held House and Senate. Support ACLU. Follow @dworkin.bsky.social He makes it easy.

If someone can donate $50, I'll match it. I am so broke and can't donate more so I really hope people will share and support

Global warming is a technological advancement. Global warming is happening because technology does not naturally equal progress, ethics, or ecological balance. Stop saying they ignore the science. They are using the science. Global warming is part of what you get from science under capitalism.

Hello. Most of what I do on Bluesky is share fundraisers, especially from people struggling to survive in Palestine. I also often share articles and other people's posts about anything I think is interesting, make jokes, and one day I will start posting about music education.

It's true, as a European when I meet someone who acts American but says they're Canadian I just think "ah that's why they talk funny and don't know anything, but sure aren't they a friend for all that"

I like to say "propatanda" (tan propaganda)

Tomorrow Elon Musk will further seek to destabilise European politics by rigging the algorithms to provide a huge boost to the leader of Germany's modern fascist party in advance of Germany's federal election. The EU simply has to take emergency action to exclude X. www.politico.eu/article/elon...

Same old story. A pity they can't seem to take all those fines out of his paycheque (not that it would last long at €1400 a day)

Please help - I'm giving all I can but more is needed

I never expect big names to follow me back, but when they HAD followed me back and then I see that they unfollowed, it makes me sad. Was it the reference to fascism in Wicked? The bone magic? ☹️

Thankfully, they have given me until 5PM, with the partial payment made. So I must reach the rest ($345) within 5 hours. Can you spare anything? Even small amounts stack up. And please keep spreading word?

This post about the challenges of living in a commune nails it. Managing people who are determined to mooch and swan is impossible. The laziest most ignorant sack of potatoes will say he's a genius, contribute nothing, everyone believes him and if you try to make him contribute you're the bad guy

Doing bone magic (making soup)

Always supporting Falco with staying safe and dry!

Great essay! I've watched Papadakis and Cizeron for years and never really thought about the difference in skills men and women develop when they skate together. (Also, I just rewatched Blades of Glory)

Wow. We knew Wash Post was just a shill, but damn..... anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...

Can you donate to Nael? You magnificent human, of course you can. I'd be doing it right now if the gofundme site wasn't so buggy and freezing on me

One useful resolution I'm making this year - masking in crowded places again

This one is for Rafah ❤️ chuffed.org/project/1132...

This 2025 stop calling yourself a "content creator" You're an artist, graphic designer, a video editor, an entertainer, musician, a streamer, a cook, a craftsman, an animator, a storyteller, a writer, a painter, a woodworker, a tailor... You are not a faceless "content" machine.

This is it in a nutshell. I feel so guilty I can't help everyone. But. If everyone who can afford $5, $10, $20 gave that much, we would help so many people, so please. I hope you share sometimes and give a little sometimes. While still remembering... 1/2

Mostafa is trying to raise $50 each day to keep his family alive in Gaza. Please support if you can!

This is true. Demand evidence before you spread the tale of the secret chord

I donated; can you?

Done this one before. I make noises. I don't think the image has alt text, but it's a black screen with "Poorly explain what you do for a job" written on it in white

“…the intimacy of WhatsApp allows false information to spread.” “Combatting the harmful effects of false information requires a holistic approach.” ““zombie claims”, which are false claims that refuse to die…detracts from our other work.” Philile Ntombela africacheck.org/fact-checks/...

BUSINESS IDEA a showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show where everyone sits quietly and listens

“The failure of New College is not itself a failure.” Nearly two years after DeSantis' hostile takeover, what does the New College playbook teach us about what's coming for higher ed? New investigation from me @inthesetimesmag.bsky.social inthesetimes.com/article/new-...

It's the festive season... Early evening. Hector The Great Blue Heron (Cousin of Henrik), singing the songs of his people, along with a few Christmas Carols. He has the voice of an angel. What a handsome boy. 📸🇨🇦 #GreatBlueHeron #Photography #Wildlife #Birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #Canada

people who say “why do we need [fine arts, humanities degrees, mid-budget films] when they don’t make a ton of money?” are insufferable. why do we need chrysanthemums? why do we need bonfires or baleen whales or the color blue? we just do. we just do.

sandi toksvig is the national treasure ppl like to think stephen fry is.

There's this narrative that it's the fault of issues like trans rights and immigration existing that has screwed over parties like The SNP and Sinn Féin, but it's actually them *not* taking a clear, coherent + unabashed position inline with their progressive support that has screwed them.