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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 1h

Not even sure it counts as “again” since I walked out the first time.

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 1h

Pimento cheese
Borat
Catch a Grenade

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 5h

The same thing is true of grades. These tools have worked well enough for long enough, but if they’re no longer serviceable then no amount of punishment and surveillance will preserve positive outcomes.

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 5h

We give assignments because they help students register and reflect on their own learning. If the classic assignment structure no longer performs that function than we need to shift what suite of tools help provide students with those insights.

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 4h

Meanwhile my university administration censored a piece of art in their museum because it included one patch that had been embroidered with the words “Save the children” and “Abolish ICE,” claiming that it was “overtly political in nature.” It was not even the main focus of the entire piece.

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 7h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 7h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 18h

The student paper at Pepperdine has published their story on this debacle: pepperdine-graphic.com/pepperdine-a...

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 18h

The student paper at Pepperdine has published their story on this debacle: pepperdine-graphic.com/pepperdine-a...

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Peter Keep @mathprofpeter.bsky.social · 20h

Not for nothing but I'd be so mad if I showed somebody a cool problem/assignment I wrote and their first instinct was to drop it into ChatGPT for any reason whatsoever.

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 21h

Toad seems chill about it

Screenshot of three Bluesky posts:

Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social • 4m
okay so if Pepe is chaotic evil and Portland frog is chaotic good, where are our other frogs
Kermit is lawful good obviously
I think Frog and Toad are true neutral. they do them and that's it
Michigan J. Frog is chaotic neutral
Tiana, Naveen and Keroppi I'm uncertain

Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social • 3m
I'm allowing quotes and replies on this one don't make me regret it

Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social • 3m
Then Toad fell asleep.

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 1d

This link used to go to a press release about the exhibit. Now it goes to “Page Not Found.”

Screen shot from a Google news search:

Pepperdine University

Weisman Museum Director Andrea Gyorody Highlights the Hand as Artistic Agent in Upcoming Fall Exhibition

This fall, Andrea Gyorody, director of the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine University, will unveil her latest curatorial...

1 month ago

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Hannah Bowman @hannahnpbowman.com · 1d

I'm pretty upset about what this implies for academic freedom!

Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile administration at my university decided to go all in on censoring an art exhibit, now trying to downplay it as no big deal.

hyperallergic.com/1048434/pepp...

Screenshot from an article on the Hyperallergic website:

California School Shutters Exhibition After Altering "Political" Art

Pepperdine University abruptly closed the show as at least a dozen artists asked to withdraw in protest of what they called an act of censorship.

Accompanying photo:
Elana Mann, still from "Call to Arms 2015-2025" (2025)
(image courtesy the artist)

In response to the school's actions, Mann and AMBOS requested that their works be withdrawn from the show.

Both artists told Hyperallergic that Pepperdine administration did not explain their decision. In response to Hyperallergic's inquiry, a representative for the school cited the works' political content. "Because Pepperdine's established practice with the Weisman Museum has been to avoid overtly political content consistent with the University's nonprofit status, it removed these two pieces from display," Michael Friel, Pepperdine's senior director of Communications and Public Relations, told Hyperallergic.

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 1d

This sign was posted on the museum door yesterday. The exhibit was supposed to run through the end of March.

THE MUSEUM IS CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR DEINSTALLATION. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 1d

You can watch the video that was removed from the exhibit here: vimeo.com/1114031462

Call to Arms 2015-2025

Ten years of collaborations with the Call to Arms sculpture. Featuring performances by Lisa E. Harris, Sharon Chohi Kim, Jawwaad Taylor, Micaela Tobin, a collaboration…

vimeo.com

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 1d

I have no idea what a labubu is, so now that’s how I’m going to use the word.

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 1d

Labubu

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile administration at my university decided to go all in on censoring an art exhibit, now trying to downplay it as no big deal.

hyperallergic.com/1048434/pepp...

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 1d

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 1d

Here's a snippet from the MIT president's letter to ED

Screenshot from link that reads: The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.

In our view, America’s leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence. In that free marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences. Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education.

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Peter Keep @mathprofpeter.bsky.social · 1d

Wild to hear journalists refer to US citizens that have been kidnapped by ICE as "wrongfully detained" because, uh, I can't be the first one telling you this, but they're all wrongfully detained!

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile administration at my university decided to go all in on censoring an art exhibit, now trying to downplay it as no big deal.

hyperallergic.com/1048434/pepp...

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 1d

I always appreciate these! They show up in live presentations more than in papers, however.

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 2d

I’m going to turn this into a calculus problem.

Howie Hua @howiehua.bsky.social · 2d

When would we ever use the harmonic mean? Here's one example:

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subvariety sarah @scgriffith.bsky.social · 3d

wait what

There is no standard algorithm for calculating sine and cosine. IEEE 754, the most widely used standard for the specification of reliable floating-point computation, does not address calculating trigonometric functions such as sine. The reason is that no efficient algorithm is known for computing sine and cosine with a specified accuracy, especially for large inputs.[53]

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Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 3d

On the flip side: bsky.app/profile/sabr...

💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 4d

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

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