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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 5h

Like a piece of shit eating itself.

University Using AI to Falsely Accuse Students of Cheating With AI

Australian Catholic University used an AI tool to falsely accuse students of cheating us an AI, taking months to clear their name.

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B.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · 2h

Would that I could, but I look forward to all the exciting work that comes out of this

B.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · 2h

The Ones Who Walk Away from Palo Alto

Laura @lauropea.bsky.social · 3h

giving every child a chat gpt account at birth and asking it to work out their life. it determines how they do at school, their jobs, their partners, generates pictures of it all and then we store it on the cloud and leave them to die because we've streamlined the process at greatly reduced cost

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B.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · 16h

I love working on John Northwood's miscellany, but I'd love it more if the BL would have let me take some bloody photos....

Also, I think there's a possibility that Arnulf of Leuven could have written the "Salve plaga lateris" prayer.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 21h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Elephant Mastodon @emath.bsky.social · 23h

Golden Age Jesus overturned the tables of money changers in the temple & healed lepers.
Silver Age Jesus was deputized by the Romans and used space age technology to chase down his arch foe Barrabas.
Grim & Gritty Jesus died on the cross in a special issue with actual thorns embossed on the cover.

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 23h

once Jesus Christ is firmly established as a DC character we can at last start having some important power level conversations

Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 1d

Holy shit.

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B.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · 22h

Congratulations!

And well-deserved, of course

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Dennis Wise @denniswise.bsky.social · 23h

A very pleasant review of my anthology from Douglas A. Anderson, writing for @mythlore.bsky.social .

dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol...

<i>Speculative Poetry and the Modern Alliterative Revival: A Critical Anthology</i>, edited by Dennis Wilson Wise

Book review, by Douglas A. Anderson, of Speculative Poetry and the Modern Alliterative Revival: A Critical Anthology (2024), edited by Dennis Wilson Wise

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Farts "sʇɹɐℲ" Johnson @fartsjohnson.bsky.social · May 13

#TwinPeaks

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B.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · 1d

In Newfoundland English, to say "I'm drove" or even "I'm right drove" is to say one is fed up, has had enough, is quite frustrated.

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 1d

Since we're talking about the Nobel Prize

British author Doris Lessing reacts to Nobel win

YouTube video by ReutersLC

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 1d

Our boy's going full Liberation Theology maybe, which is bad for everybody because I will start talking about my MA thesis incessantly.

Pope Leo blasts elitism, indifference toward poor in first major document

"I am convinced that the preferential choice for the poor is a source of extraordinary renewal both for the church and for society," the pope wrote in Dilexi Te.

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Megan L. Cook @meganlcook.bsky.social · 2d

TBH, I went into this profession believing there would be a lot more overlap between "reading books" and "being an English professor" than there actually is. Sending emails, managing spreadsheets, handing tissues to weeping people: yes. Reading books, or substantial portions thereof, not so much.

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 1d

I cannot imagine what it would be like to find 13 rare medieval and Roman artifacts at a charity thrift store in Chilliwack, BC, but I'm glad they were donated to Simon Fraser University for further study: www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...

Rare ‘medieval’ artifacts found in B.C. thrift store donated to SFU for study

Rare artifacts dating back potentially thousands of years have been found in a British Columbia thrift store and donated to Simon Fraser University for study.

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B.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · 1d

Jesus Christ

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 1d

People think the first thing Gutenberg printed was the Bible. This is false. The first things he printed were a political prophecy, propaganda about the Turks’ threat to Christendom, & a popular school text. If you want a parallel to AI, that’s it: making $ from conspiracies, racism, & school slop.

Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 2d

really nice piece on this btw from @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/...

"The Printing Press Democratized Knowledge": When Slogans Masquerade as History — Sonja Drimmer

The phrase is said so frequently it seems, like the mechanism it celebrates, to mechanically replicate itself.  It's become a favorite catchphrase among tech boosters of any sort (see my post on...

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Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 1d

Jfc--not used lightly--it's one thing to speculate "they may have discussed their shared Catholic faith" in a speculative history or biography, but here and now in the news this week?? Seriously, @theglobeandmail.com?

The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 1d

Carney and Vance’s shared Catholic faith could have been dinner-table conversation topic, experts say

A readout from the Prime Minister’s office says the pair discussed ‘common priorities’ at Tuesday event

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Ian Linkletter @linkletter.org · 1d

F12 will also lock you out of a Proctorio exam. Miss the backspace key and you're screwed.

Ian Linkletter @linkletter.org · 1d

Just learned that CTRL+F will lock you out of a Proctorio exam. That's an accessibility barrier.

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 2d

I will forever find the idea that you can't find equally qualified (maybe even more qualified) people for half the price in pretty much any of these positions, such as CEOs for state agencies, university presidents, etc. etc. etc., to be total bullshit. Overpaid and unjustifiably so.

National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 2d

Carney defends paying 2 CEO appointees upwards of $577,000 a year nationalnewswatch.com/2025/10/10/c...

Carney defends paying 2 CEO appointees upwards of $577,000 a year

National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

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B.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · 1d

Or one Brill

Jonathan Healey @jonathanhealey.bsky.social · 2d

It was two OUP books.

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Jonathan Healey @jonathanhealey.bsky.social · 2d

It was two OUP books.

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B.S.W. Barootes @barootes.bsky.social · 2d

"Yeah, I'm from Forest Hill, but, like, the rough part. Like, closer to St Clair."

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 2d

Uhh, what is this unconstitutional horseshit?
"The constitution bill would also have the Quebec premier recommend who should be appointed the province's lieutenant-governor. ...
The new legislation would also rename the lieutenant-governor the "officer of Quebec.""
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Quebec tables draft constitution to affirm its 'distinct national character,' premier says | CBC News

The constitution, filed at the National Assembly on Thursday and lambasted by opposition parties as a piece of political theatre filed without proper consultation, includes language asserting Quebec’s...

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Dr Dave Hitchcock @davehitchcock.bsky.social · 2d

Hugely expensive to start up, satellite campuses then tend to trundle along for say 5 or 10 years before running face first into political winds, policy change, or the shifting priorities of a new leadership team at home base. The deals required to get staff to up stakes and go = also huge.

Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 2d

"Global Britain" confirms that its actual message to the globe is "We want your money, we don't want you."

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d

Okay this is a good headline

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 2d

You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists The Pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires. Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance MINDS International. Continue reading...

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