Steven Gnocchi
@okeydoxy.com
Lego enthusiast. Curling fan. C-list theologian.
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The blank after "latest dance" is powerful evidence of the void left in disco's wake
November 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The blank after "latest dance" is powerful evidence of the void left in disco's wake
Apparently I used to have a Penn Jillette thing going?
November 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Apparently I used to have a Penn Jillette thing going?
This is from my baby album (born Nov 22, 1980). I love that my dad included “Popeye” as one of the best movies of 1980
November 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is from my baby album (born Nov 22, 1980). I love that my dad included “Popeye” as one of the best movies of 1980
Going through a box of old papers and photos my mom gave me and BEHOLD!
November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Going through a box of old papers and photos my mom gave me and BEHOLD!
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I heard there was a secret chord
GIA made
that defeated the Lord
GIA made
that defeated the Lord
November 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I heard there was a secret chord
GIA made
that defeated the Lord
GIA made
that defeated the Lord
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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Enrollment for our Spring 2026 term is open!
View our Spring 2026 offerings and apply here: catherineproject.org
Registration will close on Friday, November 28th.
View our Spring 2026 offerings and apply here: catherineproject.org
Registration will close on Friday, November 28th.
November 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Enrollment for our Spring 2026 term is open!
View our Spring 2026 offerings and apply here: catherineproject.org
Registration will close on Friday, November 28th.
View our Spring 2026 offerings and apply here: catherineproject.org
Registration will close on Friday, November 28th.
Watching “is it cake” holiday edition with the three year old and he is apoplectic
November 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Watching “is it cake” holiday edition with the three year old and he is apoplectic
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just learned that the Dutch for “auxiliary bishop” is “hulpbisschop”
November 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
just learned that the Dutch for “auxiliary bishop” is “hulpbisschop”
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As the deadline approaches, do please share this around. If you'd prefer a .pdf, DM me a good email and I can provide that too.
CFP: "Belief: Still Today's Issue," The International Institute for Method in Theology's Spring Colloquium. March 6-7, 2026 at Marquette University.
Submissions due Dec. 1
Submissions due Dec. 1
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
As the deadline approaches, do please share this around. If you'd prefer a .pdf, DM me a good email and I can provide that too.
Burn it to the ground
November 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Burn it to the ground
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I think Star Trek endures because it encompasses all of the fundamental storytelling archetypes: Man vs man. Man vs self. Man vs computer. Man vs sexy lady. Man vs cave. Man vs God. Man vs lizard. Man vs tribunal. Man vs Abraham Lincoln. Man vs ghost. Man vs boss. Man vs doctor. Man vs rock. Man vs
September 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I think Star Trek endures because it encompasses all of the fundamental storytelling archetypes: Man vs man. Man vs self. Man vs computer. Man vs sexy lady. Man vs cave. Man vs God. Man vs lizard. Man vs tribunal. Man vs Abraham Lincoln. Man vs ghost. Man vs boss. Man vs doctor. Man vs rock. Man vs
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AI infidelity is reshaping family law
“More and more, courts are beginning to see clients cite emotional bonds with AI companions as reasons for marital strain or dissolution.”
my latest for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/ai-rel...
“More and more, courts are beginning to see clients cite emotional bonds with AI companions as reasons for marital strain or dissolution.”
my latest for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/ai-rel...
AI Relationships Are on the Rise. A Divorce Boom Could Be Next
Secret chatbot flings are creating new legal challenges for married couples when it comes to infidelity.
www.wired.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
AI infidelity is reshaping family law
“More and more, courts are beginning to see clients cite emotional bonds with AI companions as reasons for marital strain or dissolution.”
my latest for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/ai-rel...
“More and more, courts are beginning to see clients cite emotional bonds with AI companions as reasons for marital strain or dissolution.”
my latest for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/ai-rel...
A question that emerged in the last couple weeks in my Catholic Social Teaching class - why has there not been an anniversary encyclical of Rerum Novarum since Centesimus Annus in 1991?
November 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A question that emerged in the last couple weeks in my Catholic Social Teaching class - why has there not been an anniversary encyclical of Rerum Novarum since Centesimus Annus in 1991?
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Do you like Maroon 5? Their early work was a little too pop-soul for my taste, but when V came out in 2014, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a bi
November 14, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Do you like Maroon 5? Their early work was a little too pop-soul for my taste, but when V came out in 2014, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a bi
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my favorite idiotic fact is that the guy from maroon five hates all of their hits. like 100% of them. he said when they cut a track and he fucking loathed it he knew it was destined for greatness and he was going to have to play it every week at least a year
one probably winds up with a very different relationship to “Wandering Star” upon hearing it for the 37th time vs upon performing it live for the 3,981st time
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 AM
my favorite idiotic fact is that the guy from maroon five hates all of their hits. like 100% of them. he said when they cut a track and he fucking loathed it he knew it was destined for greatness and he was going to have to play it every week at least a year
I told my honors students that my rubric for the oral final exam is essentially "if you're interesting, you get a good grade; if you're boring, you get a bad grade"
🦋 is this pedagogy?
🦋 is this pedagogy?
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I told my honors students that my rubric for the oral final exam is essentially "if you're interesting, you get a good grade; if you're boring, you get a bad grade"
🦋 is this pedagogy?
🦋 is this pedagogy?
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Enough space politics, its time to consider why the country of Genovia from the Princess Diaries is almost monolingually English speaking and what its relationship is to the EU, particularly given it is technically an absolute monarchy
November 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Enough space politics, its time to consider why the country of Genovia from the Princess Diaries is almost monolingually English speaking and what its relationship is to the EU, particularly given it is technically an absolute monarchy
Right now my 3yo son is forming a core menory*
* hating clowns
* hating clowns
In your charity, please pray for a special intention.*
* It’s me. I’m at a kindergarten birthday party. It is very loud.
* It’s me. I’m at a kindergarten birthday party. It is very loud.
November 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Right now my 3yo son is forming a core menory*
* hating clowns
* hating clowns
This was me after hearing “Golden” for the 16th time today
November 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
This was me after hearing “Golden” for the 16th time today
In your charity, please pray for a special intention.*
* It’s me. I’m at a kindergarten birthday party. It is very loud.
* It’s me. I’m at a kindergarten birthday party. It is very loud.
November 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
In your charity, please pray for a special intention.*
* It’s me. I’m at a kindergarten birthday party. It is very loud.
* It’s me. I’m at a kindergarten birthday party. It is very loud.
Why does Rod look photoshopped in?
incredible that these guys have a massive hard on for a country that, if it were a state, would rank behind kansas in terms of wealth and which would be a total backwater if it weren’t economically integrated with more functional countries
November 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Why does Rod look photoshopped in?
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It turns out that the answer to the question “have things been getting better or getting worse?” is usually “yes.”
Which raises a further question: can progress and decline happen at the same time? Can, in other words, the wheat and the weeds grow up together or no?
November 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It turns out that the answer to the question “have things been getting better or getting worse?” is usually “yes.”