Loren
@dionysusdream.bsky.social
Weird High School English Teacher
A Better World is Possible
A Better World is Possible
Snow Day calculator says 98% chance for tomorrow: I'm asking the students to lend their energy
a man in a white cape is standing on top of a mountain with his arms outstretched
ALT: a man in a white cape is standing on top of a mountain with his arms outstretched
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Snow Day calculator says 98% chance for tomorrow: I'm asking the students to lend their energy
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the conflation scam is a key part of LLM marketing. Specifically they’re taking the useful things ML is doing (which doesn’t require massive data centers everywhere) and ascribing those to useless LLMs (which do, plus the massive financial bubble)
it’s unfortunate that study authors are either this confused about the tools they’re using, or are cynically using the conflation scam themselves to get coverage they normally wouldn’t get from an LLM-obsessed press
December 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
the conflation scam is a key part of LLM marketing. Specifically they’re taking the useful things ML is doing (which doesn’t require massive data centers everywhere) and ascribing those to useless LLMs (which do, plus the massive financial bubble)
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if liberals wanted a single leg to stand on in regards to opposing what trump is doing to venezuela maybe they should meaningfully have pushed to punish anyone for iraq instead of praising them all as brave statesmen and campaigning for their endorsements.
November 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
if liberals wanted a single leg to stand on in regards to opposing what trump is doing to venezuela maybe they should meaningfully have pushed to punish anyone for iraq instead of praising them all as brave statesmen and campaigning for their endorsements.
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"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
November 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
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once you know even 10% of Marxist-Leninist fundamentals, 99% of arguments you face are just going to have you reacting like, at best, "not this bullshit again, we already went through this over 100 years ago" but more likely "this person has literally no idea what they're talking about".
November 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
once you know even 10% of Marxist-Leninist fundamentals, 99% of arguments you face are just going to have you reacting like, at best, "not this bullshit again, we already went through this over 100 years ago" but more likely "this person has literally no idea what they're talking about".
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Rolling out the Matt Christman quote from after Charlottesville (2017) again:
November 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Rolling out the Matt Christman quote from after Charlottesville (2017) again:
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Trump admin now test ballooning the position that anyone discouraging soldiers from following unlawful orders should be put to death. Even the most milktoast liberals need to confront the possibility that next year's elections may be in trouble and the DNC just might be incapable of handling this.
November 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Trump admin now test ballooning the position that anyone discouraging soldiers from following unlawful orders should be put to death. Even the most milktoast liberals need to confront the possibility that next year's elections may be in trouble and the DNC just might be incapable of handling this.
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FYI: turning off "Smart features" also turns off spell check and the promotions and social tabs. And more.
In effect, a lot of traditional tools in gmail are switched off if you don't let them upload your contracts, love notes, and sad messages to your friends into their plagiarism machine.
In effect, a lot of traditional tools in gmail are switched off if you don't let them upload your contracts, love notes, and sad messages to your friends into their plagiarism machine.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
FYI: turning off "Smart features" also turns off spell check and the promotions and social tabs. And more.
In effect, a lot of traditional tools in gmail are switched off if you don't let them upload your contracts, love notes, and sad messages to your friends into their plagiarism machine.
In effect, a lot of traditional tools in gmail are switched off if you don't let them upload your contracts, love notes, and sad messages to your friends into their plagiarism machine.
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I'm fucking cryinj
Worst hold music ever?
YouTube video by Unreasonable Steev
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I'm fucking cryinj
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
November 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
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sure america’s healthcare system isn’t perfect, but if you can think of a better alternative i’d like to hear it.
November 17, 2025 at 8:18 AM
sure america’s healthcare system isn’t perfect, but if you can think of a better alternative i’d like to hear it.
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liberals conservatives
🤝
pretending MLK
wasn't a socialist
🤝
pretending MLK
wasn't a socialist
November 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
liberals conservatives
🤝
pretending MLK
wasn't a socialist
🤝
pretending MLK
wasn't a socialist
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"I don't believe in White people."
"They're killing my friends, it's as simple as that."
"They're killing my friends, it's as simple as that."
October 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"I don't believe in White people."
"They're killing my friends, it's as simple as that."
"They're killing my friends, it's as simple as that."
The new Mountain Goats album is really good! I've been having transcendent moments cleaning my kitchen alone during the first day of my wife being gone for 5 days. Listening to the first track overture made me feel a Hamlet sense of destiny- "There is a special providence in the fall of a sparrow."
November 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The new Mountain Goats album is really good! I've been having transcendent moments cleaning my kitchen alone during the first day of my wife being gone for 5 days. Listening to the first track overture made me feel a Hamlet sense of destiny- "There is a special providence in the fall of a sparrow."
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The Democrats right now
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Democrats right now
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Halloween Art Contest winners from my classroom whiteboard. Both created by tenth graders.
Medium: Dry Erase Markers on Stained Public School Whiteboard from the 90's
Medium: Dry Erase Markers on Stained Public School Whiteboard from the 90's
November 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Halloween Art Contest winners from my classroom whiteboard. Both created by tenth graders.
Medium: Dry Erase Markers on Stained Public School Whiteboard from the 90's
Medium: Dry Erase Markers on Stained Public School Whiteboard from the 90's
Playing Workers and Resources Soviet Republic on the Siberian biome using the Early Start (1930) and holy crap is it a challenge. Keeping steam trains coaled and watered in an environment where the roads are only navigable for a third of the year 😵💫😵💫😵💫
November 2, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Playing Workers and Resources Soviet Republic on the Siberian biome using the Early Start (1930) and holy crap is it a challenge. Keeping steam trains coaled and watered in an environment where the roads are only navigable for a third of the year 😵💫😵💫😵💫
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I've been organizing a "Haunted Carnival" event for the 9th and 10th graders at my school. It's meant to be a PBIS reward thing. I've been so busy+tired from teaching, moving, CrossFit, and grad school that I haven't had a chance to make+do much for the event even though it's my passion project. Ugh
October 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I've been organizing a "Haunted Carnival" event for the 9th and 10th graders at my school. It's meant to be a PBIS reward thing. I've been so busy+tired from teaching, moving, CrossFit, and grad school that I haven't had a chance to make+do much for the event even though it's my passion project. Ugh
English Language Arts teachers whose students write in Google Docs: I strongly suggest that you turn off the 'predictive text' feature for all your students. Some students are typing whatever it suggests, even if it makes no sense.
October 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
English Language Arts teachers whose students write in Google Docs: I strongly suggest that you turn off the 'predictive text' feature for all your students. Some students are typing whatever it suggests, even if it makes no sense.
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Getting absolutely fucked up trying to imagine the other furniture Dr Caligari might have
October 27, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Getting absolutely fucked up trying to imagine the other furniture Dr Caligari might have