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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 1d

week 7, in a city under siege for 32 days and counting, and the students who are able to come to class despite the blitz are showing up like their lives depend on those 50 minutes of togetherness, poetry, and big questions

Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 1d

IDK, man. School started 2 weeks ago for us, and once again students remind me that they’re so curious and interested in the world and anxious to ask big questions. We hear that these questions are no longer useful or relevant, but wherever that’s coming from, it’s not what students believe.

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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 1d

IDK, man. School started 2 weeks ago for us, and once again students remind me that they’re so curious and interested in the world and anxious to ask big questions. We hear that these questions are no longer useful or relevant, but wherever that’s coming from, it’s not what students believe.

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Gregory A. Wilson @gregoryawilson.com · 1d

Also, the idea that the WSJ would have the faintest idea what something "cool" looks like is laughable.

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Gregory A. Wilson @gregoryawilson.com · 1d

A week to @canconsffh.bsky.social!

Can*Con @canconsffh.bsky.social · 1d

CATS ALIVE IT IS ONE WEEK TO CAN*CON!

First of all, apologies for the relative silence from this account as we have been dealing with Certain Matters, although the Rumours of a Goblin Rebellion are at best Exaggerated and Scurrilous.

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Gregory A. Wilson @gregoryawilson.com · 1d

The Bard, on point as always.

William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 1d

For how can tyrants safely govern home,
Unless abroad they purchase great alliance?

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 3d

Calling English a 'rip-off degree' is one of the most blatant exhibitions of personal barbarism I've ever seen. You've demonstrated nothing but the poverty of your own mind.

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Gregory A. Wilson @gregoryawilson.com · 1d

Thursdays continue to...Thursday. But we're back and ready to return to Ivalice, as we head to Zeirchele Falls with our newest recruit: a chocobo! Join us at 10:45 p.m. EDT for more of @square-enix-games.com's incredible Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles! www.twitch.tv/arvaneleron

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Gregory A. Wilson @gregoryawilson.com · 1d

Yep. I have negative desire to use this garbage. I cannot understand the mindset of a person who thinks creative people would want something to be creative for them. If you don't want to create, why waste your time? Go do something else!

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1d

there’s this weird idea a lot of people seem to have about how all of us writers and artists must secretly want to use AI and are merely resisting temptation for ethical reasons, and like, no, it’s not hard for me to resist drinking the bowl of Piss With Glass In It actually

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 2d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 3d

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 3d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Gregory A. Wilson @gregoryawilson.com · 4d

The arrogance is insufferable...and Argath is going to pay. If you want to see a bigoted jerk get the comeuppance he so richly deserves (in a game!), join us at 12:30 p.m. EDT as we continue @square-enix-games.com's amazing Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles! www.twitch.tv/arvaneleron

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 4d

Again, they’re doing this to artificially inflate ChatGPT usage numbers to feint demand as they squeeze investment out of gullible shareholders before the bubble pops.

Engadget @engadget.bsky.social · 4d

Spotify, Canva and other apps can now connect to ChatGPT

OpenAI's new Apps SDK allows developers to make their software work inside of the chatbot.

dlvr.it

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 4d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Gregory A. Wilson @gregoryawilson.com · 6d

Well, that's cool--someone heard me talking to someone about being an author, asked my name, had seen Grayshade come across their Bluesky feed, and was excited that an author they knew randomly appeared at a Ren Fair they were attending. Son: "Dad, I knew you were famous!" :D

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Gregory A. Wilson @gregoryawilson.com · 6d

The Crochet Fae and Robin Hood Hulk, right before the Renaissance Faire!

A teenager standing, holding a sign and dressed in a crocheted outfit, next to a seated boy dressed in a green outfit.

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Gregory A. Wilson @gregoryawilson.com · 6d

Happy birthday to the awesome @princejvstin.com, esteemed critic, DM, and all around good person!

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Gregory A. Wilson @gregoryawilson.com · 6d

We've met Ramza and Delita--but the fight to save Ivalice has just begun! Join us at 9:15 p.m. EDT as we continue our playthrough of @square-enix-games.com's Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles! www.twitch.tv/arvaneleron

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Twitch is the world

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Gregory A. Wilson @gregoryawilson.com · 6d

Good. Now don't back down in a week, like too many other schools have done.

Daniel P. Moriarity @dpmoriarity.bsky.social · 7d

Dartmouth response to the Trump Administration Compact

president.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/10...

Response to the ‘Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education’ | Office of the President

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Gregory A. Wilson @gregoryawilson.com · 8d

a cartoon character with blonde hair and a black jacket looks at the camera

Alt: Ramza Beoulve, character with blonde hair and a black jacket, looks at the camera.

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Gregory A. Wilson @gregoryawilson.com · 8d

Thanks, @princejvstin.com ... and this game is SO GOOD. I had a goofy smile on my face just listening to the unit prep music. :D

Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer📷🚀 🚀 📸 @princejvstin.com · 8d

Now on youtube recording, @gregoryawilson.com streams the premiere of his favorite game--Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles!
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Arv streams the premiere of Arv's favorite game--Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles!

YouTube video by Arvan Eleron

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Gregory A. Wilson @gregoryawilson.com · 8d

28 years ago brought one of the greatest game stories ever told...and now the time has come to return to Ivalice! At 10:15 p.m. ET, join us for the premiere of my (remastered) favorite game of all time: @square-enix-games.com's Final Fantasy Tactics-The Ivalice Chronicles! www.twitch.tv/arvaneleron

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Gregory A. Wilson @gregoryawilson.com · 8d

Yep. I don't understand why this seems to be the arc for so many comedians, but it's incredibly common. George Carlin went from funny and deeply insightful to increasingly insufferable towards the end of his career, and there are many other examples.

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ShadowedMage (Joe) @shadowedmage.com · 9d

In ~5-10m it's Episode 1 of Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage (episode 57 overall) for Community D&D with the ShadowCrew on @gregoryawilson.com's twitch.tv/arvaneleron!
With @ohmygodatruck.bsky.social @drewthedamager.bsky.social @t1ltedgaming.bsky.social @themagpiebridge.bsky.social and me as DM!

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T1ltedgaming @t1ltedgaming.bsky.social · 9d

Shadowcrew is back again tonight with the beginning of our new campaign Dungeon of the Mad Mage. We just laid to rest our Wizard friend Tam and now we delve into the Undermountain. Come by and enjoy at 6:30 PM PST twitch.tv/arvaneleron

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