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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Jul 14

why is this mayoral election different than all other mayoral elections?

in all other mayoral elections, we get to see andrew cuomo lose but once. but in this mayoral elections, we get to see him lose *twice*.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 12h

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Katya Dreyer-Oren @kdreyeroren.bsky.social · 2d

I’m heartened to hear that students hate this too. But they’re using them, which means they feel pressure to do so. This is fixable, but will require a concerted and coordinated effort among institutions of higher education - and high schools as well. It’s a long road, but a crucial one. /fin

Katya Dreyer-Oren @kdreyeroren.bsky.social · 2d

Obviously, the cost of higher education is out of control and out of reach for so many people without going into lifelong debt. This is clearly why the conversation has turned in this direction. But we’ve entered a new level of darkness when students *completely* forgo the purpose of education.

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Katya Dreyer-Oren @kdreyeroren.bsky.social · 2d

Hearing that students feel pressured to use LLMs to complete coursework means specifically that we have failed to communicate this core value of education. That’s our fault, not theirs. By framing education in such stark financial terms, students can’t possible understand why they’re really there.

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Katya Dreyer-Oren @kdreyeroren.bsky.social · 2d

When we frame higher education as a concrete means to an end - i.e., I can get X career if I complete Y degree at Z institution, we ignore that a fundamental aspect of education is learning how to think for yourself, learning how to assess information, and communicating those things.

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Katya Dreyer-Oren @kdreyeroren.bsky.social · 2d

The discussion has focused on what kind of career can you have if you pay $x for a college education. However - although finding a career that can support the type of life you want to live is obviously very important, to me, the primary value of college is to learn how to think and how to learn.

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Katya Dreyer-Oren @kdreyeroren.bsky.social · 2d

Framing this as part of the discussion about the cost of higher education in terms of ROI makes this even more salient. 🧵

Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 3d

‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...

‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University

Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...

www.ru.nl

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 4d

The president is spending quite a bit of time on renovations to public property he personally uses while millions are about to lose food assistance and the government is shut down.

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Office of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 @mayorwu.boston.gov · 4d

Tomorrow, SNAP benefits are set to expire.

In Boston, if you need assistance with groceries or paying the bills, or if you’re looking to donate to our support fund with @bostonfdn.bsky.social, please visit boston.gov/snap or dial 311 to get help.

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Katya Dreyer-Oren @kdreyeroren.bsky.social · 4d

This has the vibe of the fox going to the farmer to tell them that the security at the henhouse is "completely out of control"

Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · 4d

Facebook owner asked Government to lead pushback against data protection laws at EU level

www.irishtimes.com/technology/b...

the gluttony of zuckerberg knows no bounds. these guys must take the public for imbeciles

Data protection rules ‘completely out of control’, Meta tells Government

Facebook owner asked Government to lead pushback against data protection laws at EU level

www.irishtimes.com

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Katya Dreyer-Oren @kdreyeroren.bsky.social · 4d

I know I'm just screaming into the void but if you manage product in any capacity and you make an optional change such that customer data is LESS private/secure, please allow folks to OPT IN instead of OPT OUT. Customers shouldn't have to constantly be on alert for their apps to screw them, and yet.

Amy Hoy @amyhoy.bsky.social · 4d

microsoft wants to use your linkedin data to train LLMs

turn it off here: www.linkedin.com/mypreference...

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Katya Dreyer-Oren @kdreyeroren.bsky.social · 8d

One of the greats!

Nate Chinen @natechinen.bsky.social · 8d

Jack DeJohnette, just one of the deepest musicians ever, and a personal hero. Here is my obituary for NPR Music.

Jack DeJohnette, dynamic and instantly recognizable jazz drummer, dies at 83

Jack DeJohnette, of the most daring and singular jazz drummers of the last 60 years, died on Sunday.

www.npr.org

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Daniel Abraham @abraham.bsky.social · 9d

If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.

Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

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Katya Dreyer-Oren @kdreyeroren.bsky.social · 12d

Who wants to bet that SBF is next?

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 12d

Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao has received a pardon from President Donald Trump after he went to jail for failing to safeguard the world’s largest crypto exchange against money laundering.

Binance Founder Zhao Pardoned by Trump in Latest Crypto Clemency

Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao has received a pardon from President Donald Trump after he went to jail for failing to safeguard the world’s largest crypto exchange against money laundering.

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Katya Dreyer-Oren @kdreyeroren.bsky.social · 21d

I'm not ready for this.

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 21d

D’Angelo, the neo-soul trailblazer and modern visionary whose three albums were all heralded as classic works of art, has died at age 51.

Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 22d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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eric shamow @botmatrix.myatproto.social · 26d

Yes

It's deeply racist and antisemitic at the same time

I wish it were necessary not to have to say this but also, it's not just JD Vance, I see it on the left all the time. If you are not Jewish you do not get to be the arbiter of who is and is not a (good) Jew.

Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 26d

There's nothing at all wrong with being Palestinian, and using "Palestinian" in this way is deeply racist against Palestinians, but it is also antisemitic, because it defines Jewishness as something that can be granted and removed for political reasons.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26d

JD Vance describes Chuck Schumer as "one of the most famous Palestinians in the world"

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 28d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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illumi @illumi.meme · 28d

Sorry but you actually can’t hold me accountable because the computer did all that bad stuff. Unrelated, the computer is now alive.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 29d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Reality Winner @reazlepuff.bsky.social · Oct 3

What the fuck do you mean I got a longer prison sentence than Diddy

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Oct 3

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison in case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak-offs’.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · Oct 2

Happening now: Hundreds of rabbis and Jewish community members gather in Brooklyn for a mass public memorial service on Yom Kippur, demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and for the U.S. to stop arming Israel.

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Lord Businessman II @lordbusinessman.bsky.social · Oct 1

They're human beings in need of medical care and you're a Catholic

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Oct 1

Vance: "If you're an American citizen & you've been to the hospital in the last few years, you've probably noticed wait times are especially large & very often somebody who's there in the ER is an illegal alien. Why do those people get healthcare benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?"

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