Night 1 with the cats is not going well at all. 2/4 are adjusting well but the other 2 are very unhappy. Grumbles is hiding on a shelf in my closet now, which is fine but Doodle won't let me sleep. She keeps waking me up by sounding like a theramin & when she has my attention, she just meows.

Someone has already peed on my bed; it went right through the comforter, sheets, and into the mattress. Very cool. Anybody have any recs for a good mattress cover???

"We are exporting the very labor of teaching and learning—the slow work of wrestling with ideas, the enduring of discomfort, doubt and confusion, the struggle of finding one’s own voice." This was my rationale for saying no GenAI in our MA; others disagreed. www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...

So, when I was little, my grandma had letters spelling NOEL in the window next to the kitchen table at Christmas & I would always re-arrange them to spell LEON, which was my grandfather's name and also the name of the place they lived.

We are all home, safe and sound. A friend helped me carry everything into the apartment and set everything up for the night. The cats are all being very shy and hiding now but they are safe, have food & water, & two litter boxes (I'm getting more tomorrow). I offered treats but only one ate some.

Why can't Olivia Nuzzi be into old man *yaoi* like a normal person???

I am getting ready to drive 4 cats from Lynchburg to Culpeper, where they will live with me in a small garage apartment until they are all fixed and healthy and ready to find new homes. Your thoughts and prayers, please.

"83% of heavy AI users couldn’t recall key points from what they’d “written,” compared to only 10 percent of those who composed unaided." This is my argument to my students: my class will be excruciating if they don't write their own stories & critiques, bc in class they have to explain*why*.

I have written this thread up into a blog post, it has more extensive links to sources & previous conversations about fake content & users on the internet. It's easier to share, if you want to make sure your friends don't get caught in that honeypot of a corporate blogpost aramzs.xyz/microblogs/d...

Why can't Olivia Nuzzi be into old man *yaoi* like a normal person???

This is maybe the most important thing I've seen on this website. I am not exaggerating when I say that live music has saved me and continues to save me. It can save you, too. Go be a part of something joyful.

Did you know you can just buy lemon juice and put it in all of your bubble water to make it more sour???

Not sure if any single part of academia felt more like a weird cheat code than Interlibrary Loan. Like, I just say a book I want, basically any book, and this crack team of experts just *get it*????

The refusal to consider DC Statehood is largely a reluctance to give DC two Senators, which itself is a tacit admission that the United States Senate is an anti-democratic institution.

I'll be honest; I don't like that when I do this, it's seen as awkward and viewed as autistic behavior. I am actually very aware that what I am doing goes against norms, to the point that I sometimes warn people, but I still feel that it's worth pushing past the discomfort.

They should invent a university that prioritizes teaching and research

TWO ORANGE TOO CHONK

I hate I even have to ask but, is this real?

This, but for jobs.

I wasn't sure if this was for people that like Trump, people that hate Trump, or just people that want to-- No. It's actually better if I do not finish that sentence.

This, but for jobs.

this is what i eventually sent

I hate I even have to ask but, is this real?

Standing tall 🎄✨

vibe this #TakeTwoTuesday #OFMDfanart

This man should be screamed at and ridiculed in public to the point that he does not leave his home since the justice system is currently not functioning correctly. This man deserves to feel shame as deeply as possible but instead he is being rewarded.

important graph!

lesbians have snack breaks 🤷🏼‍♀️

TWO ORANGE TOO CHONK

It might be time to give this land back to the native Americans and ship all the white people back to wherever they came from originally. (If we're not sure where they came from and can't be arsed to care, we can maybe ship them to prisons in random places, I guess.)

Please. I want to scream.

This is how I think the internet and a lot of other things work now. And if not now, very soon. Rich people are very intentionally making everything worse.

Sr Manitas 🫶🏻

Whoa, I just discovered that I was blocked by a fairly prominent OFMD fan on here. That's kind of wild because I haven't done much deep fandom engagement since I've been here. I would absolutely love to know why I am blocked by Moosh. If you see them, please ask for me. Thanks!

I'm sure someone else has already thought of this but why hasn't someone created poetry that causes AI to destroy itself...? Why aren't corporations and institutions and governments being very publicly fucked up because AI is being made to eat itself???

Incompetence will save us from full blown autocracy… probably

Imagine being so far gone into Trumpism/Republicanism that you would say this to someone who was shot in the head in an act of political violence.

Once again letting you know that I cannot be trusted to know actual people in real life because they are simply too talented and hot and I am the awooga cartoon wolf with hearteyes and my tongue out. (Respectfully, I love you, @kahyroll.bsky.social. xoxo)

Let them cook.

This morning, I am joined by my two non-orange friends.

Once again letting you know that I cannot be trusted to know actual people in real life because they are simply too talented and hot and I am the awooga cartoon wolf with hearteyes and my tongue out. (Respectfully, I love you, @kahyroll.bsky.social. xoxo)

Mulder [looking an angel straight in the eyes]: are you a UFO

I’ve started rewatching some of The X-Files and it really is amazing that even a bad episode of this is exponentially better than almost anything from the streaming era.

I got @pocketmvnsters.bsky.social this sparkly lavender cup for $7 over the summer and just presented her with a @woolblossom.bsky.social fat bear sticker to adorn it. (There's a floating bear & a possum full of mashed potatoes on the other side.)

Okay, yes, but HOW ARE THEY USING IT??? This article does not mention any specifics about how execs are using AI. The only specific example about use is writing code and that is not the execs' job. It also says they use I more in their person lives. Exactly what type of AI are they using & how/why?

We've reached new levels of orange around here.

And like, my mother though I was addicted to video games as a kid but it's not the same. I was escaping into other worlds & going on adventures & listening to my favorite music & enjoying my favorite art. I don't think art or music have even crossed my little cousin's mind.

Children just don't interact with games like I did. They aren't allowed to have modern video games because those are bad but then they're allowed to have all these fremium games on a tablet & they're slop. They're not fun or creative or inspiring. They are things to be addicted to.

I remember wanting to make my own RPG and creating characters and drawing maps. I remember trying to make my own tarot cards after playing Ogre Battle. I was OBSESSED with the soundtrack to DKC2 and would put the game on & pause it to listen to the music. I loved the artwork from games. etc. etc.