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Professor G

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Formerly KingsCowbothat. History professor. Alabama fan, Hawkeye stan. “Socrates realized he was the wisest man in Athens because he alone was prepared to admit his own ignorance.”

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Professor G @professorg.bsky.social · Jan 25

Things can get better but they are not going to get better on their own. We have to accept that we are responsible for making things better, and that may include sacrifice. I am willing to accept that sacrifice, and while I am still figuring out what that means, I am willing to find the #GoodTrouble

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Professor G @professorg.bsky.social · 6h

Humanity contains multitudes @kdzwierzynski.bsky.social @bubbaprog.xyz

Skeet 1: katie dzwierzynski @kdzwierzynsk... • 38s
multiple christmas commercials? let's gooooo

Skeet 2: Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz • 44s
NO WE ARE NOT DOING HOLIDAY ADS
ON OCTOBER 13

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 15h

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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Professor G @professorg.bsky.social · 10h

You cannot convince me that that is not someone in a terrible Trump mask.

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 14h

How W. E. B. Du Bois responded to government policing of "anti-American" sentiment during the 1910s:

"I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, 'We are seeking to have the Constitution of the United States thoroughly and completely enforced.' ”

Federal agents invaded even the offices of The Crisis and the National Association for the advancement of colored people and asked searching questions: " just what, after all, were our objects and activities?” I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, “We are seeking to have the constitution of the United states thoroughly and completely enforced.” It took some ingenuity, even for Southerners, to make treason out of that.

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matthew @pahuski.com · 21h

Happy Columbo’s Day

Screenshot from Columbo. He his talking to his dog, which is sitting is the drivers seat of a car. “Okay, I’m gonna put you in charge. You take care of the car. You’re a responsible dog. When I get back, if the car’s okay, I’ll give you another cookie.”

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 1d

The Texas Military Department confirmed to @taskandpurpose.com it had replaced some of the 200 National Guard troops sent to Chicago for not being "in compliance" with validation standards. This came after photos of heavyset NG members were widely mocked. taskandpurpose.com/news/texas-n...

Some Texas National Guard troops replaced in Illinois after failing to meet standards

An unspecified amount of Texas National Guard troops were replaced in Chicago, shortly after photos of their appearance were mocked.

taskandpurpose.com

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Professor G @professorg.bsky.social · 1d

Health must be bad?

Professor G @professorg.bsky.social · 1d

His health must not be good. The most unreflective man alive is reflecting on his mortality and the afterlife.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

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warrior cop @wyattprivilege.bsky.social · 1d

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Professor G @professorg.bsky.social · 1d

Gus, an English bulldog, sunbathing on the deck

Professor G @professorg.bsky.social · 1d

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Professor G @professorg.bsky.social · 1d

Will be interesting to see how this plays out. How did Iowa’s preseason and final Ken Poms compare?

Professor G @professorg.bsky.social · 1d

Some crazy numbers here. Iowa’s offense has managed to capitalize much more efficiently in turning good field position into points than previous years. Extremely clean with penalties as usual. Only allowed one 4th down conversion with 9 attempts

Professor G @professorg.bsky.social · 1d

What have Iowa’s preseason ratings been the last few years?

Professor G @professorg.bsky.social · 1d

I mean that basically describes @propublica.org, which just shows that these people don’t actually care about real journalism nor would recognize it when it’s presented to them.

Professor G @professorg.bsky.social · 1d

When hurt my hand slapping my wife’s butt…

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 1d

😂

Professor G @professorg.bsky.social · 1d

Still laughing about this one

PlannedSickDays @plannedsickdays.bsky.social · 2d

the pillsbury dough boyz

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Professor G @professorg.bsky.social · 1d

What a kicker. Amazing end to this story.

C. Buckthorn @cbuckthorn.bsky.social · 2d

This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success".
When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked AI what his next move should be.
ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich.
"Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."

Professor G @professorg.bsky.social · 2d

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 2d

The end of federal enforcement of special ed laws. Some states - including MN - will likely be ok. But a lot of disabled kids in a lot of states are going to lose the education that federal law and decades of jurisprudence say they are owed.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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Professor G @professorg.bsky.social · 2d

“Last time Iowa pitched a shutout at Wisconsin was in 1929.”
Hahaha, that’s crazy. Anything else important happened that fall????

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👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 2d

> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

Soldiers at the Bass Pro Shops pyramid in Memphis, TN.

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Professor G @professorg.bsky.social · 2d

Go Hawks!

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 2d

AI has lost the dunce vote. It’s over

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I'm just one person, and my programming needs are somewhat unusual (building various kinds of statistical forecasting models). But I'm just not seeing the consistent productivity gains from LLMs that I would have expected if you'd asked me 6 months ago.

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Professor G @professorg.bsky.social · 2d

I Prefer a game where Iowa plays amazing/perfect football, but a game where the opponent can’t stop shitting there pants is kinda fun too