Marshall G. Jones
@marshallgjones.bsky.social
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While this is a laughable and incredibly idiotic move that literally does nothing to advance US foreign policy, it does give me a chance to make this joke that likely will amuse nobody but me: Is he trying to kern over a new leaf? www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/p...
Rubio directs diplomats to return to using Times New Roman, undoing Biden-era switch to Calibri | CNN Politics
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has directed the State Department to go back to using Times New Roman typeface as the standard for official papers, a spokesperson told CNN, in a reversal of the prev...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
While this is a laughable and incredibly idiotic move that literally does nothing to advance US foreign policy, it does give me a chance to make this joke that likely will amuse nobody but me: Is he trying to kern over a new leaf? www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/p...
Measles cases are on the rise in SC. This is a predictable outcome based on vaccine misinformation being spread like, well, measles. Stay safe. Gift link. wapo.st/4aIfp2Q
Hundreds quarantined as South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates
A state epidemiologist said the spike in cases came in the wake of Thanksgiving travel and a lack of vaccinations. At least 16 cases were traced to a church.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Measles cases are on the rise in SC. This is a predictable outcome based on vaccine misinformation being spread like, well, measles. Stay safe. Gift link. wapo.st/4aIfp2Q
This is a great piece by @cwodtke.bsky.social. It articulates the love/hate relationship I have with Generative AI. AI can do lots of good things. It is not value neutral.
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I Love Generative AI and Hate the Companies Building It
A Ranking from Most to Least Evil
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December 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This is a great piece by @cwodtke.bsky.social. It articulates the love/hate relationship I have with Generative AI. AI can do lots of good things. It is not value neutral.
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In my latest piece I'm writing about the "State of AI in Education." And spoiler alert, I may have been a little ambitious in my choice of topics. No AI servers were harmed while writing this post.
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The State of AI in Education
Or how I may have been wildly optimistic.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
In my latest piece I'm writing about the "State of AI in Education." And spoiler alert, I may have been a little ambitious in my choice of topics. No AI servers were harmed while writing this post.
marshallgjones.substack.com/p/the-state-...
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Mamdani met with Trump today and they agreed on more they disagreed on. See? Focus on important things and we can all get along if we want to. Gift link.
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Trump pivots from bashing Mamdani, predicting he will ‘do a great job’ as mayor
Trump warmed to Mamdani, even declaring he would finally feel comfortable moving back to the city with the 34-year-old democratic socialist running city hall.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Mamdani met with Trump today and they agreed on more they disagreed on. See? Focus on important things and we can all get along if we want to. Gift link.
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Swastikas and nooses are no longer considered hate symbols in the US Coast Guard. I won't pretend to say I have no words. I have words. Most of them are not good. Gift link.
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
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November 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Swastikas and nooses are no longer considered hate symbols in the US Coast Guard. I won't pretend to say I have no words. I have words. Most of them are not good. Gift link.
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I'm writing about the value of our data, our students' data, AI algorithms, and why we should maybe read the end user agreements a little more carefully. Oh sure, not as much fun as cool tools, but sometimes you really just need to eat your broccoli.
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How AI Works Part Two: Data, Algorithms, and THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE!!!
Also, it’s time to eat your broccoli.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I'm writing about the value of our data, our students' data, AI algorithms, and why we should maybe read the end user agreements a little more carefully. Oh sure, not as much fun as cool tools, but sometimes you really just need to eat your broccoli.
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Closed captioning on CNN during Abigail Spanbergers acceptance speech is completely unhinged. It’s about gays and Ellen and Portia and Salvadoran prisons and for all I know rhinoceroses. It’s either broken, hacked, or being run by an absurdist producer.
November 5, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Closed captioning on CNN during Abigail Spanbergers acceptance speech is completely unhinged. It’s about gays and Ellen and Portia and Salvadoran prisons and for all I know rhinoceroses. It’s either broken, hacked, or being run by an absurdist producer.
Tonight an 8 point Buck (deer), who presented as a 4 point Buck because it apparently lost an antler, showed up in our yard and ate the remaining hastas. It was a magnificent creature. Who am I do deny him hastas?
October 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Tonight an 8 point Buck (deer), who presented as a 4 point Buck because it apparently lost an antler, showed up in our yard and ate the remaining hastas. It was a magnificent creature. Who am I do deny him hastas?
My latest Substack is out. I detail strategies I use for better AI prompting. You won't get a certificate as a prompt engineer, but you may not need one either.
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Five Strategies for Better AI Prompting
Or how I chat with a Chatbot.
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October 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
My latest Substack is out. I detail strategies I use for better AI prompting. You won't get a certificate as a prompt engineer, but you may not need one either.
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October 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Here’s an article from WaPo about the new AI video tools. Sora, Vibes, and the like. We are going to hit peak AI slop very quickly. AI “innovation” is moving really fast. Buckle up. Gift link: wapo.st/3IEH0qi
Everything is fake on Silicon Valley’s hottest new social network
The new Sora social app from ChatGPT maker OpenAI encourages users to upload video of their face so their likeness can be put into AI-generated clips.
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October 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Here’s an article from WaPo about the new AI video tools. Sora, Vibes, and the like. We are going to hit peak AI slop very quickly. AI “innovation” is moving really fast. Buckle up. Gift link: wapo.st/3IEH0qi
In my new Substack piece I created a name for a new soap opera based on the AI industry: "No Peace in the Valley." I'm also offering advice for college freshmen on how to live with AI. But some of the rest of you may find it useful too. marshallgjones.substack.com/p/how-to-thi...
How to Think About AI in an Uncertain World
My Advice on AI for young people (and the rest of us).
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October 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
In my new Substack piece I created a name for a new soap opera based on the AI industry: "No Peace in the Valley." I'm also offering advice for college freshmen on how to live with AI. But some of the rest of you may find it useful too. marshallgjones.substack.com/p/how-to-thi...
I’m not saying I condone doing doughnuts in a parking lot. I’m only saying it’s a very well done doughnut.
September 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I’m not saying I condone doing doughnuts in a parking lot. I’m only saying it’s a very well done doughnut.
If things are going great for you, I'm glad!
If things are hard right now, I hope they get better.
You matter. Don't doubt that.
If things are hard right now, I hope they get better.
You matter. Don't doubt that.
September 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
If things are going great for you, I'm glad!
If things are hard right now, I hope they get better.
You matter. Don't doubt that.
If things are hard right now, I hope they get better.
You matter. Don't doubt that.
I do my best proofreading after I click "Send."
September 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I do my best proofreading after I click "Send."
Praying for peace and healing in Nepal. wapo.st/468Hnkw
Nepal’s prime minister resigns after deadly protests over social media ban
K.P. Sharma Oli stepped down hours after a ban on social media was overturned, amid demonstrations dubbed “Gen Z protests” due to the youth of many participants.
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September 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Praying for peace and healing in Nepal. wapo.st/468Hnkw
HUGE shout out to Winthrop Music Ed major & Teaching Fellow Ethan Carter who takes a deep dive into education policy, US history, & what Donald Trump's Executive order regarding shutting down the US Department of Education says and what it means.
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U.S. Department of Education Executive Order: Explained
A comprehensive review of President Trump's order to abolish the Department of Education
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August 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
HUGE shout out to Winthrop Music Ed major & Teaching Fellow Ethan Carter who takes a deep dive into education policy, US history, & what Donald Trump's Executive order regarding shutting down the US Department of Education says and what it means.
tflegislativecommittee.substack.com/p/us-departm...
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Back in the olden times I would introduce Podcasting to my students with this video. And nobody has ever explained podcasting like the Ninja. It is like an apple pie factory for whales.
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Ask A Ninja - Special Delivery 1 "What is Podcasting?"
YouTube video by Ask A Ninja
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August 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Back in the olden times I would introduce Podcasting to my students with this video. And nobody has ever explained podcasting like the Ninja. It is like an apple pie factory for whales.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEms...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEms...
This is a really interesting article about AI Slop. Free from my WaPo account.
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Making cash off ‘AI slop’: The surreal video business taking over the web
A mad rush of creators is using AI video tools to flood the web — and turn a profit — with videos that can seem remarkably real.
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August 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This is a really interesting article about AI Slop. Free from my WaPo account.
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Here's my latest Substack- Guidelines for Ethical and Responsible AI use in teaching and learning. Just in time for back to school.
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AI in Education - Guidelines for Responsible and Ethical Use
Back To School With AI!
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August 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Here's my latest Substack- Guidelines for Ethical and Responsible AI use in teaching and learning. Just in time for back to school.
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Will AI replace classroom teachers? The answer may surprise you. With teachers and students heading back soon, I thought I'd share my post on this again. Feel free to subscribe and share. #AIEducation
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Will AI Replace Classroom Teachers?
A brief and sketchy history of technology in education.
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August 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Will AI replace classroom teachers? The answer may surprise you. With teachers and students heading back soon, I thought I'd share my post on this again. Feel free to subscribe and share. #AIEducation
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Here are some cheat codes to turn of AI summaries in Google and to exclude AI generated images in some searches. Gift link. wapo.st/4lR6bUL
Analysis | Try these hidden ‘NOPE’ buttons to stop AI content
How to turn off AI in Google and DuckDuckGo web search results, plus a no-AI nuclear option.
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July 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Here are some cheat codes to turn of AI summaries in Google and to exclude AI generated images in some searches. Gift link. wapo.st/4lR6bUL
There is so much talk about cheating with AI that it sounds like a country song to me. So I wrote about it in my latest Substack.
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Your cheatin’ heart, will tell on you.
Is AI creating a cheating problem in schools and universities?
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July 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
There is so much talk about cheating with AI that it sounds like a country song to me. So I wrote about it in my latest Substack.
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