I think I broke my Facebook - or all of Facebook.

There's a fundamental attribution error here: does AI actually "do" research? It's an automated pattern-recognition, algorithm-drivem machine learning tool. It can't think, and anything it produces resembling "research" is in spite of, rather than because of, the way it's constructed.

I have seen a lot of cursed stuff in my time in academia but this is among the *most* cursed. Grammarly is generating miniature LLMs based on academic work so that users can have their writing ‘reviewed’ by experts like David Abulafia, who died less than two months ago.

“The workers in Kenya say that it feels uncomfortable to go to work. They tell us about deeply private video clips, which appear to come straight out of Western homes, from people who use the glasses in their everyday lives. Several describe video material showing bathroom visits, sex…”

Called my reps, left messages, dropped an f-bomb in the last one.

youre cnn, you couldve told america that the sky is blue and anyone saying otherwise is dumb as dog shit but instead you brought on scott jennings to tell the “sky is red” people that they may have a point even though you personally know better

So only conservatives can do DEI...got it.

By design - it's HaaS. The subscription model of shelter.

When I read a post or article that is nothing but single-sentence paragraphs, it makes my brain stutter. I feel as if I'm being driven over a cobblestone street in a three-wheeled horse cart. My thoughts bounce around like styrofoam beads inside a marching band snare.

“Every few years, the tech industry introduces a new kind of product, then prods schools to teach millions of students how to use it.“ And we fall for it every time. #GiftLink #GiftArticle

Purity culture is what people "call out" when they want to justify their shitty (sorry, enshittified) behavior.

This detention center is more accessible than the university building in which I work.

I'm just a girl...

A prince arrested, a president getting a life sentence. It's almost as if it's entirely possible to hold so-called leaders accountable.

I have now come across two reference ebooks that don't have indexes. I don't understand. I mean, I know if I want to search for a singular item I can control+F in electronic book.

"Time for some traffic problems in Ft. Lee"

is there a script that runs my Zotero database against the Epstein files?

The detention centers are the FEMA trailers you were looking for.

Make Art (1/4)

A podcast isn't something that I can scan and decide whether or not it's for me, like an article. Don't try to be cute and vague in your description. Instant pass.

To be honest, I don't think a whole lot of people were upset about the halftime show, it's just we constantly amplify the ignorance. Maybe don't.

1. It was not an accident. 2. It was not a staffer. 3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia. 4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares. 5. His base agrees with him. 6. He will do it again. 7. No one in power will hold him accountable.

There are times where I feel productive and focused in getting things done, when in reality I've sent, like, three emails.

I love when my translators have questions. The splendid Mikael Cabon in France needs to know if a river in Written on the Dark flows into the sea or into another river: his word choice will be different. When translators are careful it is a gift to an author AND a reminder to protect them from AI.

Don't use the tool of the oppressor! (he said, writing this statement on a Windows 11 PC, but even so)

Bari Weiss saying the "Wild West of social media" is not a naive statement about the supposed free flow of expression online, but a cynical denial of the corporate-driven idea machine that it actually is. She knows what it really is. It's why we know her name.

My favorite part of “no more snow days since y’all can work remotely”, is how it refuses to account for the time and energy to dig yourself out of the aforementioned snow. That’s part of what the snow day is for, knuckleheads.

That last quote is the gut punch and also unsurprising.

Friends, my Chainsaw Man mug is too big for my Zelda coasters. I appreciate your patience during this trying time.

Who out here is uploading avatars to their electric bill accounts?

Is there an enewsletter platform that's not trying to squeeze unnecessary "AI" features into it's service?

If they don't wield the levers of power, then they should start throwing wrenches.

Thinking about the vast amount of free labor we have all done since the turn of the millennium that have enriched some of the worst people in the world. Photos, art, music, writing - so much writing.

Totally thought this was about the book by William Godwin and was going to offer that I split the difference in a short paper called "Caleb Williams is an Idiot" but that's not who this is about. Carry on.

The other thing about normalizing gAI use in higher ed is that we are teaching our students that they cannot trust their own creativity, their own thoughts and brains, their own skills without having it reshaped/shellacked/transmogrified by LLMs. We’re setting them up for failure and dependence.

Do they define culture as "something everybody sees while they're scrolling to the thing they actually want to see"? I never chose to engage with Morbius, the algorithm chose it for me. I guess that's culture now.

The only thing ChatGPT ever does.

This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.

Google Gemini Pro: please generate a map of the western united states showing cities of over 250K population

I came over to my laptop to look up Star Trek Beyond on IMDb to see if it was Idris Alba playing the bad guy and that was an hour ago and I completely forgot I was watching the movie so I'm gonna go back and watch the movie #sidequests #adhd

Hey! Hi! Hello! Our Kickstarter is... (drumroll, if you please) LIVE! You can find it riiiiight here: kickstarter.dotmeow.org But what IS .meow? Well! Let us explain... with video!

Why would you cite a source you've never even seen?

I really want to use LibreOffice but the JDK requirement for using their database is giving me headaches. Any alternatives to LibreOffice that's offline and not Microsoft? Any clue as to how to get this damn Java shit to work?

Lmfao every AI defense piece is like "AYY I FUCKIN SUCK BRO HOPEFULLY THIS FUCKIN STEAL YOUR SHIT MACHINE WILL MAKE ME SUCK SLIGHTLY LESS OK"

I always say Thank You when I ask Siri to set an alarm. (this is the extent of my use, besides "Hey Siri, how many Lynel's are in Breath of the Wild?") But today is the day that I am raining down expletives like brimstone on any Automated Service Simulator that asks me "How can I help you today?"

This is just an ad for his drug company. Why do we need middlemen to make drugs cheaper? Other middlemen. Billionaires are not your friends.

It should not be such a hassle to cancel a Dish Network account for someone who is dead.

"Your Idol" is a better song than "Golden"

You are carrying the water of right wing influencers. This is how they get legitimized. Your subsequent engagement is not worth it. Please, stop putting these people's faces next to your logo. There is no more balance. They are dragging you over the cliff into fascism. Stop running toward the edge.

Aside from the ridiculousness of this whole idea - I will never, ever purchase anything made by Kohler again.