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The hardest part of getting a PhD has been registering for credit/research hours every semester.
Picking an advisor was second, and writing the dissertation is definitely not in the top 5, maybe top 10.
Picking an advisor was second, and writing the dissertation is definitely not in the top 5, maybe top 10.
January 18, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The hardest part of getting a PhD has been registering for credit/research hours every semester.
Picking an advisor was second, and writing the dissertation is definitely not in the top 5, maybe top 10.
Picking an advisor was second, and writing the dissertation is definitely not in the top 5, maybe top 10.
I thought binary men and women queers had finally learned this, but this is your regular and very tired reminder that "they/them" is not a fucking gender :)
January 17, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I thought binary men and women queers had finally learned this, but this is your regular and very tired reminder that "they/them" is not a fucking gender :)
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Karen Hoyland, 40, who believes that “we’re all on the spectrum somewhere” also enjoys daily Zumba classes, has the TV and radio on at the same time and lists the supermarket as her “happy place”.
We’re all a bit on the spectrum, says most neurotypical woman to have ever lived
Headline by Andrew Hickey A woman has explained that everyone is “a little bit autistic,” despite being the most aggressively neurotypical person on the planet, sources have revealed. Karen Hoyland,…
thedailytism.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Karen Hoyland, 40, who believes that “we’re all on the spectrum somewhere” also enjoys daily Zumba classes, has the TV and radio on at the same time and lists the supermarket as her “happy place”.
One minor life inconvenience away from buying an mp3 player
January 13, 2026 at 10:05 PM
One minor life inconvenience away from buying an mp3 player
70k words in the dissertation. Please clap.
January 12, 2026 at 4:46 AM
70k words in the dissertation. Please clap.
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Plus you can draft off their new enthusiasm.
January 11, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Plus you can draft off their new enthusiasm.
If it's really "transgender for everyone" then where the fuck is my T and top surgery duuuuuuude
January 7, 2026 at 4:02 AM
If it's really "transgender for everyone" then where the fuck is my T and top surgery duuuuuuude
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Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
4.5 years into a PhD in rhetoric and composition and I'm still less clear than I'd like to be on whether "kairotic exigence" is a redundant phrase
January 5, 2026 at 9:35 PM
4.5 years into a PhD in rhetoric and composition and I'm still less clear than I'd like to be on whether "kairotic exigence" is a redundant phrase
Nickelback and Creed need to do a huge summer tour together and in promotional material say "dad rock is back, rock(stars)".
I would be so good at band PR?? Somebody hire me!!
I would be so good at band PR?? Somebody hire me!!
January 5, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Nickelback and Creed need to do a huge summer tour together and in promotional material say "dad rock is back, rock(stars)".
I would be so good at band PR?? Somebody hire me!!
I would be so good at band PR?? Somebody hire me!!
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Creative solidarity means:
If you're a writer, do not use AI "art" or AI "voiceover"
If you're an artist, do not use AI "writing" or AI "references"
If you're a streamer/actor, do not use AI for backdrops, thumbnails, etc.
Never help AI steal another medium
No excuses, no shortcuts, no surrender.
If you're a writer, do not use AI "art" or AI "voiceover"
If you're an artist, do not use AI "writing" or AI "references"
If you're a streamer/actor, do not use AI for backdrops, thumbnails, etc.
Never help AI steal another medium
No excuses, no shortcuts, no surrender.
December 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Creative solidarity means:
If you're a writer, do not use AI "art" or AI "voiceover"
If you're an artist, do not use AI "writing" or AI "references"
If you're a streamer/actor, do not use AI for backdrops, thumbnails, etc.
Never help AI steal another medium
No excuses, no shortcuts, no surrender.
If you're a writer, do not use AI "art" or AI "voiceover"
If you're an artist, do not use AI "writing" or AI "references"
If you're a streamer/actor, do not use AI for backdrops, thumbnails, etc.
Never help AI steal another medium
No excuses, no shortcuts, no surrender.
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*clears throat*
it’s not vaccines
it’s not Tylenol
it’s not circumcisions
it’s not bubble butt
it’s not circumcisions
it’s not Tylenol
it’s not vaccines
& it’s not a fucking problem
Autistic people oppose cure, condemn it as eugenic rhetoric & that should be the end of the conversation
the end!
it’s not vaccines
it’s not Tylenol
it’s not circumcisions
it’s not bubble butt
it’s not circumcisions
it’s not Tylenol
it’s not vaccines
& it’s not a fucking problem
Autistic people oppose cure, condemn it as eugenic rhetoric & that should be the end of the conversation
the end!
It’s not vaccines
It’s not Tylenol
It’s not circumcisions
It’s not Tylenol
It’s not vaccines
& it’s also not a fucking problem to be eradicated!
Autism is a natural way of being
We don’t need a cure
The only “cure” is love
Unconditional Accommodation
Acceptance
Autism is not a problem to solve
It’s not Tylenol
It’s not circumcisions
It’s not Tylenol
It’s not vaccines
& it’s also not a fucking problem to be eradicated!
Autism is a natural way of being
We don’t need a cure
The only “cure” is love
Unconditional Accommodation
Acceptance
Autism is not a problem to solve
December 28, 2025 at 12:57 AM
*clears throat*
it’s not vaccines
it’s not Tylenol
it’s not circumcisions
it’s not bubble butt
it’s not circumcisions
it’s not Tylenol
it’s not vaccines
& it’s not a fucking problem
Autistic people oppose cure, condemn it as eugenic rhetoric & that should be the end of the conversation
the end!
it’s not vaccines
it’s not Tylenol
it’s not circumcisions
it’s not bubble butt
it’s not circumcisions
it’s not Tylenol
it’s not vaccines
& it’s not a fucking problem
Autistic people oppose cure, condemn it as eugenic rhetoric & that should be the end of the conversation
the end!
Do we think jobs will be more likely to hire me if I dye my hair half green and half blond again?
December 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Do we think jobs will be more likely to hire me if I dye my hair half green and half blond again?
Time is liminal and so are my thoughts in my brain: Just wrote the date as next year (12/26/26).
In my defense, the last two days have felt like three years.
In my defense, the last two days have felt like three years.
December 27, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Time is liminal and so are my thoughts in my brain: Just wrote the date as next year (12/26/26).
In my defense, the last two days have felt like three years.
In my defense, the last two days have felt like three years.
"Kids these days can't stand not being on their phones"
—boomer and gen x types who feel entitled to be entertained 24/7 and look at their phones the second you stop paying attention to them and tune out the entire world to do it
—boomer and gen x types who feel entitled to be entertained 24/7 and look at their phones the second you stop paying attention to them and tune out the entire world to do it
December 25, 2025 at 3:54 AM
"Kids these days can't stand not being on their phones"
—boomer and gen x types who feel entitled to be entertained 24/7 and look at their phones the second you stop paying attention to them and tune out the entire world to do it
—boomer and gen x types who feel entitled to be entertained 24/7 and look at their phones the second you stop paying attention to them and tune out the entire world to do it
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YES.
Every time we are expected to say “AI has SOME good uses”, even though the kind currently discussed (the slop producing kind) is not the same thing as the “good at spotting statistical anomalies” kind, and that disingenuous bullshit is to try to make people shut up about the slop engines!
Every time we are expected to say “AI has SOME good uses”, even though the kind currently discussed (the slop producing kind) is not the same thing as the “good at spotting statistical anomalies” kind, and that disingenuous bullshit is to try to make people shut up about the slop engines!
This is specifically about AI use in humanities disciplines within academia, which is clear from context- this crap is extremely harmful in that setting. Inevitably, people show up to be like "AI finds cancer cells tho".
NOT THE SUBJECT, and that conflation has been inflicted upon us intentionally.
NOT THE SUBJECT, and that conflation has been inflicted upon us intentionally.
You absolutely will not convince a bunch of historians and sociologists and whoever else is in this thread that you know more than we do about this and we should use it. I wish you AI enthusiasts would stop wading into our conversations. You have nothing helpful to contribute and are snarky.
December 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
YES.
Every time we are expected to say “AI has SOME good uses”, even though the kind currently discussed (the slop producing kind) is not the same thing as the “good at spotting statistical anomalies” kind, and that disingenuous bullshit is to try to make people shut up about the slop engines!
Every time we are expected to say “AI has SOME good uses”, even though the kind currently discussed (the slop producing kind) is not the same thing as the “good at spotting statistical anomalies” kind, and that disingenuous bullshit is to try to make people shut up about the slop engines!
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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Guess I'll post this again
December 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Guess I'll post this again
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"Mild" autism does not exist: "No one I know lives the life I live outside of work in order to cope with the demands of the job, and yet it seems that, surrounded by health professionals, not one of them knows what autism looks like outside of Rain Man."
autistwriter.wordpress.com/2016/03/15/b...
autistwriter.wordpress.com/2016/03/15/b...
Being a doctor
One of the most unexpected things about diagnosis is the loss of the right to define yourself. Just as you are presented with the word that brings all the disparate parts together, that explains bo…
autistwriter.wordpress.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"Mild" autism does not exist: "No one I know lives the life I live outside of work in order to cope with the demands of the job, and yet it seems that, surrounded by health professionals, not one of them knows what autism looks like outside of Rain Man."
autistwriter.wordpress.com/2016/03/15/b...
autistwriter.wordpress.com/2016/03/15/b...
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Also on "well isn't *spell checking* AI???" smug arguments: Every spell checker on every software I use to write has gotten worse and stupid as more and more ML features have been added. It literally cannot do better than a simple strict check for words not in a dictionary.
December 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Also on "well isn't *spell checking* AI???" smug arguments: Every spell checker on every software I use to write has gotten worse and stupid as more and more ML features have been added. It literally cannot do better than a simple strict check for words not in a dictionary.
You cannot "have" neurodivergence. One person alone cannot be neurodiverse. Neurodivergent is not a synonym or more polite way of saying autistic.
Every person in the world has a neurotype, a way that their brain works. Add many neurotypes together and you have a diversity of them. Neurodiversity.
Every person in the world has a neurotype, a way that their brain works. Add many neurotypes together and you have a diversity of them. Neurodiversity.
December 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
You cannot "have" neurodivergence. One person alone cannot be neurodiverse. Neurodivergent is not a synonym or more polite way of saying autistic.
Every person in the world has a neurotype, a way that their brain works. Add many neurotypes together and you have a diversity of them. Neurodiversity.
Every person in the world has a neurotype, a way that their brain works. Add many neurotypes together and you have a diversity of them. Neurodiversity.
Today's rant from your favorite grad student:
"Exclude" and "disclude" (or "uninclude") need to be two different words.
There are two ways somebody can be not included: passively, by not being invited into the group, and actively, by being kicked out.
We need a word for each.
"Exclude" and "disclude" (or "uninclude") need to be two different words.
There are two ways somebody can be not included: passively, by not being invited into the group, and actively, by being kicked out.
We need a word for each.
December 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Today's rant from your favorite grad student:
"Exclude" and "disclude" (or "uninclude") need to be two different words.
There are two ways somebody can be not included: passively, by not being invited into the group, and actively, by being kicked out.
We need a word for each.
"Exclude" and "disclude" (or "uninclude") need to be two different words.
There are two ways somebody can be not included: passively, by not being invited into the group, and actively, by being kicked out.
We need a word for each.
This checks out to me.
There's a certain kind of person who, when you honestly (and seemingly fairly) evaluate your own ability at something, they will tell you to stop being so negative about yourself for acknowledging you have room to grow EVEN IF you said you're good, too.
It pisses me off.
There's a certain kind of person who, when you honestly (and seemingly fairly) evaluate your own ability at something, they will tell you to stop being so negative about yourself for acknowledging you have room to grow EVEN IF you said you're good, too.
It pisses me off.
Research showing autistic people are potentially less susceptible to the Dunning Kruger Effect (sample size of about 100) -
With autistic high performers underestimating themselves more than allistic people.
www.psypost.org/autistic-emp...
With autistic high performers underestimating themselves more than allistic people.
www.psypost.org/autistic-emp...
Autistic employees are less susceptible to the Dunning-Kruger effect
Autistic workers may possess a distinct advantage. New research shows they are less likely than non-autistic colleagues to overestimate their competence, sidestepping the cognitive bias known as the D...
www.psypost.org
December 12, 2025 at 7:43 AM
This checks out to me.
There's a certain kind of person who, when you honestly (and seemingly fairly) evaluate your own ability at something, they will tell you to stop being so negative about yourself for acknowledging you have room to grow EVEN IF you said you're good, too.
It pisses me off.
There's a certain kind of person who, when you honestly (and seemingly fairly) evaluate your own ability at something, they will tell you to stop being so negative about yourself for acknowledging you have room to grow EVEN IF you said you're good, too.
It pisses me off.
I wish Greg Landsman a very "may your hot coffee be cold and your cold coffee be hot"
Steny Hoyer of MD
Hakeem Jeffries of NY
Marcy Kaptur of OH
Greg Landsman of OH
George Latimer of NY
Mike Levin of CA
Ted Lieu of CA
Lucy McBath of GA
Jennifer McClellan of VA
Betty McCollum of MN
Gregory Meeks of NY
(cont'd)
Hakeem Jeffries of NY
Marcy Kaptur of OH
Greg Landsman of OH
George Latimer of NY
Mike Levin of CA
Ted Lieu of CA
Lucy McBath of GA
Jennifer McClellan of VA
Betty McCollum of MN
Gregory Meeks of NY
(cont'd)
December 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I wish Greg Landsman a very "may your hot coffee be cold and your cold coffee be hot"