Ignoring the news and engaging in the most wholesome shenanigans today: watching the Massachusetts poet laureate kick off the Moby-Dick marathon at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
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Massachusetts poet laureate kicking off the 30th annual Moby-Dick marathon at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
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January 3, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Ignoring the news and engaging in the most wholesome shenanigans today: watching the Massachusetts poet laureate kick off the Moby-Dick marathon at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
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Robert H.N. Ho has passed away. His foundation helped the field of Buddhist Studies in the USA survive and thrive during a time of tough headwinds in the academy. Forever grateful for the fellowship that established my position at Skidmore College. www.rhfamilyfoundationglobal.org/media/pdf/ob...
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December 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Robert H.N. Ho has passed away. His foundation helped the field of Buddhist Studies in the USA survive and thrive during a time of tough headwinds in the academy. Forever grateful for the fellowship that established my position at Skidmore College. www.rhfamilyfoundationglobal.org/media/pdf/ob...
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Fifty different problems in the world just locked into one big uniform piece like a Rubik's cube in my head.
December 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Fifty different problems in the world just locked into one big uniform piece like a Rubik's cube in my head.
Data Workers’ Inquiry continues its excellent project of amplifying voices of the human labor too often overlooked in debates about genAI. This latest report from Michael Geoffrey Asia is an essential read.
Now imagine sharing your private fantasies with what you believe is a bot that cannot judge or remember. Just that, on the other side, is a man in a one-room home in Nairobi, pretending to be an AI companion.
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
The Emotional Labor Behind AI Intimacy, by Michael Geoffrey Asia.
Imagine confiding your most private fantasies to what you believe is an unfeeling algorithm that cannot judge or remember. Now imagine that on the other side of that conversation is a man sitting in a...
data-workers.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Data Workers’ Inquiry continues its excellent project of amplifying voices of the human labor too often overlooked in debates about genAI. This latest report from Michael Geoffrey Asia is an essential read.
Reading Olivelle’s translation of the Yājñavalkya Dharmaśāstra, I find myself genuinely curious whether, if these rules were ever taken seriously, the combination of verse 1.68 & verses 1.78-79 mean that the wife having sex with a brother-in-law completely slathered in ghee was nearly inevitable.
December 6, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Reading Olivelle’s translation of the Yājñavalkya Dharmaśāstra, I find myself genuinely curious whether, if these rules were ever taken seriously, the combination of verse 1.68 & verses 1.78-79 mean that the wife having sex with a brother-in-law completely slathered in ghee was nearly inevitable.
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My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.
December 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.
Abu’l-Fazl trying real hard to flatter the idiot Mughal emperor Akbar in the _Akbarnama_. No real gamer would ever say Parcheesi “contains much wisdom.”
December 4, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Abu’l-Fazl trying real hard to flatter the idiot Mughal emperor Akbar in the _Akbarnama_. No real gamer would ever say Parcheesi “contains much wisdom.”
@smhedgecock.bsky.social with a super smart talk on prayer closets as contemporary evangelical gendered practice. #aarsbl25
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
@smhedgecock.bsky.social with a super smart talk on prayer closets as contemporary evangelical gendered practice. #aarsbl25
There’s a certain irony to the fact that in order to make it to the Sheraton for this wonderful talk, I had to leave dirty breakfast dishes in the sink. #aarsbl25
November 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
There’s a certain irony to the fact that in order to make it to the Sheraton for this wonderful talk, I had to leave dirty breakfast dishes in the sink. #aarsbl25
Today’s #aarsbl25 was so good. Buddhism unit panel on teaching Buddhism in a fascist regime, followed by two panels excavating fascist roots and fascist æsthetics in the academic study of religion.
November 24, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Today’s #aarsbl25 was so good. Buddhism unit panel on teaching Buddhism in a fascist regime, followed by two panels excavating fascist roots and fascist æsthetics in the academic study of religion.
Here’s my super secret #aarsbl25 lifehack. Instead of waiting in long lines to get shitty Dunkin’ Donuts or Starbucks, order a 4-pack of canned cold brew from Treehouse Brewing for pickup in the Prudential Center. Share a can with friends for extra social capital! treehousebrew.com/visiting-pru...
Visiting Tree House at the Prudential Center — Tree House Brewing Company
Information on Visiting Tree House Brewing Company's new Prudential Center location!
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November 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Here’s my super secret #aarsbl25 lifehack. Instead of waiting in long lines to get shitty Dunkin’ Donuts or Starbucks, order a 4-pack of canned cold brew from Treehouse Brewing for pickup in the Prudential Center. Share a can with friends for extra social capital! treehousebrew.com/visiting-pru...
Wondering if Princeton University Press pays royalties to their author “The Buddha,” writer of the books _How to Lose Yourself_ and _How to Feel_. #aarsbl25
November 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Wondering if Princeton University Press pays royalties to their author “The Buddha,” writer of the books _How to Lose Yourself_ and _How to Feel_. #aarsbl25
On the train to #aarsbl25 watching this video to fortify myself for the coming onslaught of tasteful shawls and scarves www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLNW...
Living... with Scarves
YouTube video by Trash Night Video
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November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
On the train to #aarsbl25 watching this video to fortify myself for the coming onslaught of tasteful shawls and scarves www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLNW...
Starting #aarsbl25 off right with curry pan using proper Hokkaidō flour at Komugi, a lovely new Japanese bakery in Union Square bakerycafekomugi.com
Bakery & Cafe KOMUGI | Japanese bread in Boston
Experience the authentic taste of Japanese bread at Bakery & Cafe KOMUGI in Boston. We offer freshly baked, handcrafted loaves made with premium ingredients.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Starting #aarsbl25 off right with curry pan using proper Hokkaidō flour at Komugi, a lovely new Japanese bakery in Union Square bakerycafekomugi.com
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Q. Who aligns the aligners?
A. alignmentalignment.ai
Today I’m humbled to announce an epoch-defining event: the launch of the 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.
A. alignmentalignment.ai
Today I’m humbled to announce an epoch-defining event: the launch of the 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.
Center for the Alignment of AI Alignment Centers
We align the aligners
alignmentalignment.ai
September 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Q. Who aligns the aligners?
A. alignmentalignment.ai
Today I’m humbled to announce an epoch-defining event: the launch of the 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.
A. alignmentalignment.ai
Today I’m humbled to announce an epoch-defining event: the launch of the 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.
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You'll never guess who funds Hallow, the prayer app recommended by the White House. (It's Peter Thiel and JD Vance).
I regret to inform you that this is a White House governmental website: www.whitehouse.gov/america250/a...
September 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
You'll never guess who funds Hallow, the prayer app recommended by the White House. (It's Peter Thiel and JD Vance).
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Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
September 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
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JAOS 145.3 is out: doi.org/10.7817/jaos..., articles on: autobiog of becoming, Ming women's anger, an old term for foreigners in China, cuneiform word lists, neo-Babylonian chronicles, the epic of Aqhat, Tabari's poetic license, bustling Buddhist monasteries, the aims of Sanskrit doxography, & more!
September 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
JAOS 145.3 is out: doi.org/10.7817/jaos..., articles on: autobiog of becoming, Ming women's anger, an old term for foreigners in China, cuneiform word lists, neo-Babylonian chronicles, the epic of Aqhat, Tabari's poetic license, bustling Buddhist monasteries, the aims of Sanskrit doxography, & more!
As we boot up the semester, here’s a useful link for your syllabi statements on the use of LLMs. anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
August 31, 2025 at 12:47 PM
As we boot up the semester, here’s a useful link for your syllabi statements on the use of LLMs. anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
Darian Donovan Thomas’ new album _A Room with Many Doors: Day_ just dropped today. Go get it! It’s ridiculously gorgeous. ddt93.bandcamp.com/album/a-room...
August 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Darian Donovan Thomas’ new album _A Room with Many Doors: Day_ just dropped today. Go get it! It’s ridiculously gorgeous. ddt93.bandcamp.com/album/a-room...
Goodbye Frankfurt, hello Boston! After getting bumped from flight yesterday, it’s good to finally be back home.
August 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Goodbye Frankfurt, hello Boston! After getting bumped from flight yesterday, it’s good to finally be back home.
15 year-old me will never recover from the fact that I’m taking Flight 420 from Gate 69.
August 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
15 year-old me will never recover from the fact that I’m taking Flight 420 from Gate 69.
Heidelberg —> Mannheim —> Frankfurt —> Boston via streetcar, S-Bahn, high speed rail, and airplane. As much as Germans complain about the Deutsche Bahn and its increasingly frequent delays, I keep telling them how amazing it must feel to have transportation infrastructure worth complaining about.
August 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Heidelberg —> Mannheim —> Frankfurt —> Boston via streetcar, S-Bahn, high speed rail, and airplane. As much as Germans complain about the Deutsche Bahn and its increasingly frequent delays, I keep telling them how amazing it must feel to have transportation infrastructure worth complaining about.