I'm replaying Hades I, and the fact that Hades described Zagreus and Theseus' relationship as a "heated rivalry" is sending me lol

a great dissection of why a lot of fandom drama doesn't only boil down to "these people are thinking too much about [insert series here] and need to touch grass." there's another layer to the way folks get obsessed (for parasocial/self-important rewriting/clout reasons, etc) that gets glossed over

"It is easier and more fulfilling to show me who you are than it is to try and triangulate who you think I want you to be."

the Library of Alexandria has burned 10,000 times and will burn 10,000 more before it’s all said and done

Being from Mallorca, I gotta say that our party scene is not that great. Not saying that it's bad, but you can have just as much fun partying in any decently sized city. So many people come ere just to party and it's like... there's so many better things to do in the island!

Sometimes you find out about a movie that's so fake you have to watch it to prove it's not fake and even though you watched the entire thing it just never stops being a fake movie

Always sad when students learn about the secret list of all their flaws we professors keep whenever we notice the inadequacies they're trying to hide. You want to shield them from that, you know? But, just like their deep seated failings, in the end it always comes out.

Just a reminder to all grad students that we definitely DO NOT keep a "Grad Student Power Ranking" in the faculty lounge where we update your ranking weekly based on performance (along with little arrows indicating your movement relative to last week). Just something faculty, again, do not do

people who say this act like if they weren't at the airport they'd be at home curing cancer. what exactly are your big plans for your extra 45 minutes at home you fuckin loser

The character/s vs how you drew them

“Everyone from Walmart to your local bodega will need to maintain a presence in Fortnite to stay relevant” is so profoundly stupid I’m just glad I have the documentation to prove someone legitimately believed it.

It really cannot be overstated that COVID happened, suddenly a bunch of absentee tech dads were forced to stay home where they saw their kids playing Animal Crossing while talking on Discord, then collectively decided to light a trillion dollars on fire to make Snow Crash IRL.

I keep seeing "all authors use AI, the real issue is they're being forced to be sneaky about it" headlines. Full stop No. This is a lie peddled for normalization. It's schoolyard-level pressure tactics "C'mon, all the cool kids are already doing it. We won't tell. It's fine. We're on your side."

Students who put hours into studying and preparing assessments have a reasonable expectation that their markers are given time to read it carefully and provide thoughtful feedback for the student's improvement and future use

Really depends on who you ask within our profession but... Academics should be paid when asked to peer review academic articles. Every time I tell non-academics about how the academic publishing industry works, they are horrified...

“Everyone calm down, we’ve just surrendered our most formative creative decision making to the slop machine, but we force our wage slave sculptors to replicate its outputs like they’re monks transcribing the Bible” ok, cool plan you geniuses

“We’re “”just”” using ai for concepts but then meticulously following its orders by hand” is just production cuckoldry, you’re cucking yourselves

Here’s my interview with Shishir Mehotra, the CEO behind Grammarly’s “expert review” feature which attributed writing advice to people - including me lol - without permission. Or, as you will hear us talk about a lot, compensation. www.theverge.com/podcast/8987...

Thinking of getting into the "game lore theory youtuber" business

…humans who need to be “monitored” to ensure they’re “productive”, versus AIs where no one seems to ever even question what “productive” even is.

It is *fascinating* to me how quickly some people have gone completely from “we all must work in the office! human collaboration is vital and only happens in person!” to “I can replace all these pesky people with chatbots!” Definitely some commentary there about our society and who gets to choose.

Proud of my country

Most accurate portrait of modern culture currently available

Insisting on a world that is shrunk down to a spectrum of things you're comfortable talking to your kids about isn't just lazy and entitled, it's profoundly unrealistic. Children have questions. Many of them are going to be uncomfortable. Deal with it or don't have kids.

It's amazing how many guys you can find on Grindr whose kink is basically "two bros hang out doing homoerotic shit and then say 'no homo'"

nobody else is ever going to attain this combination of visionary genius and stepping on your own dick in a single reply tweet

On one hand, it makes me very proud that my country is consistently not giving in to Trump's bullshit. On the other, I must admit I'm terrified to know that we're definitely going to be first to be bombed when Trump completely loses it and finally attacks Europe.

When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.

Came across the phrase "cognitive DDOS" to describe our present culture. Understood instantly what it meant.

Wonderfully written NY Times piece by a local dad involved in the resistance, really echoes with a lot of what we’re feeling: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o... (gift link)

AI is the “asbestos of the internet”

The problem of conversion therapy is, as ever, not that conversion therapy doesn't work (although that's true) but that it constitutes an act of violence to suppress almost exclusively vulnerable people's core psychological development and that is devastating.

This is—ironically enough—what I am talking about. RW voters who demand their bigotries be accommodated are never "radical" or "throwing a tantrum." No—those are "swing voters" to pursue, even as they fail to show up time & again. The goal here isn't a bigger tent, but to prevent movement leftward.

As a child protection professional, I can tell you the death penalty is NOT an awesome solution to child sexual abuse. Most children are abused by family members; they will not report if their family members will die as a result.

I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for * Google AI Summaries * YouTube Ask button & chat summaries * GitHub Copilot * Facebook AI chat * X's Grok buttons * Deviantart DreamUp * Booru AI images * And more github.com/Stevoisiak/S...

the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style

I started a new BG3 playthrough and every time my Tav says "I shouldn't have wished to live in more interesting times" I'm like "FUCKING SAME, BUDDY. FUCKING. SAME."

when reviewer 2 wants you to cite 3 texts by the same scholar

Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes." After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc

its so cute!!!

It’s so funny that this guy’s entire thing is “Oh are you triggered by what I have to say about marginalized people” but he loses it when someone more well-liked than he will ever be talks about an actual injustice

I'm only halfway through grading essays, and the deadline is dangerously close, but if I read "it's A, B and C" or "it's not A; it's B" one more time, I swear that I'll snap. Man, fuck ChatGPT. I cannot wait for the AI bubble to pop and for it to become way less accessible.