Rain
@simplyrain.bsky.social
Friend. Librarian. Employed. Artist. Patron. Advocate. Ally. Activist. Listener. Caregiver. Human. And MUCH more. Personal account--thoughts are my own. she/they
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Rain
@simplyrain.bsky.social
· Apr 23
I love when new people follow me after I do a chat & then they are like, "WOAH! I didn't sign-up for THIS much Rain!" 🤣🤣🤣
Standard Disclaimer: This is my PERSONAL account.
I dump my life here--work, home, brain, politics--good, bad, & ugly.
I am happy to have you here, but I get it if I too much!
I dump my life here--work, home, brain, politics--good, bad, & ugly.
I am happy to have you here, but I get it if I too much!
As a school librarian who teaches Dual Credit students, I am teaching how to document every step of their work to prove that they are not plagarizing or using gAI.
I’ve watched a very smart child try to encode what chaptgpt thinks is “human” so that her class assignments don’t get flagged for plagiarism.
I’ve heard expert professionals admit to self-editing so they don’t “sound” like an llm.
This is the kind of cultural flattening that accelerates fascism.
I’ve heard expert professionals admit to self-editing so they don’t “sound” like an llm.
This is the kind of cultural flattening that accelerates fascism.
“As some universities and journals adopt AI-text detectors, they risk creating a feedback loop that constrains how authors express themselves. I have seen colleagues intentionally simplify their grammar or break down complex rhetorical structures to avoid arousing algorithmic suspicion.”
February 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM
As a school librarian who teaches Dual Credit students, I am teaching how to document every step of their work to prove that they are not plagarizing or using gAI.
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I’ve watched a very smart child try to encode what chaptgpt thinks is “human” so that her class assignments don’t get flagged for plagiarism.
I’ve heard expert professionals admit to self-editing so they don’t “sound” like an llm.
This is the kind of cultural flattening that accelerates fascism.
I’ve heard expert professionals admit to self-editing so they don’t “sound” like an llm.
This is the kind of cultural flattening that accelerates fascism.
“As some universities and journals adopt AI-text detectors, they risk creating a feedback loop that constrains how authors express themselves. I have seen colleagues intentionally simplify their grammar or break down complex rhetorical structures to avoid arousing algorithmic suspicion.”
Why artificial intelligence detectors could penalize academic writing - Nature Human Behaviour
Writing produced using artificial intelligence is becoming more common in academia, which has prompted institutions to look for ways to detect it. Bo Hu warns that an overreliance on fixed linguistic ...
www.nature.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I’ve watched a very smart child try to encode what chaptgpt thinks is “human” so that her class assignments don’t get flagged for plagiarism.
I’ve heard expert professionals admit to self-editing so they don’t “sound” like an llm.
This is the kind of cultural flattening that accelerates fascism.
I’ve heard expert professionals admit to self-editing so they don’t “sound” like an llm.
This is the kind of cultural flattening that accelerates fascism.
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I will continue my liberal use of em-dashes and “rule of three” lists. Fuck GenAI.
I’ve watched a very smart child try to encode what chaptgpt thinks is “human” so that her class assignments don’t get flagged for plagiarism.
I’ve heard expert professionals admit to self-editing so they don’t “sound” like an llm.
This is the kind of cultural flattening that accelerates fascism.
I’ve heard expert professionals admit to self-editing so they don’t “sound” like an llm.
This is the kind of cultural flattening that accelerates fascism.
“As some universities and journals adopt AI-text detectors, they risk creating a feedback loop that constrains how authors express themselves. I have seen colleagues intentionally simplify their grammar or break down complex rhetorical structures to avoid arousing algorithmic suspicion.”
February 16, 2026 at 9:27 PM
I will continue my liberal use of em-dashes and “rule of three” lists. Fuck GenAI.
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🚨 Today, lawmakers slipped language into a bill that would cut Indiana’s early voting period nearly in half — from 28 days to 16 — with no input from the public. Contact your senator today and tell them: oppose HB 1359.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4tFFV46
Find your senator: https://bit.ly/4tUDXx0
Read more: https://bit.ly/4tFFV46
Find your senator: https://bit.ly/4tUDXx0
Hoosiers would have less time to vote under a change slipped into an election bill
The change would take effect upon the bill's passage, setting up voters for a shorter early voting window during the primary election season this May.
www.indystar.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:28 PM
🚨 Today, lawmakers slipped language into a bill that would cut Indiana’s early voting period nearly in half — from 28 days to 16 — with no input from the public. Contact your senator today and tell them: oppose HB 1359.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4tFFV46
Find your senator: https://bit.ly/4tUDXx0
Read more: https://bit.ly/4tFFV46
Find your senator: https://bit.ly/4tUDXx0
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So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
It took only a 15-second clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt duking it out on a crumbling rooftop — made by A.I. with a two-sentence prompt and the click of a button — to draw swift outrage, and sizable fear, from Hollywood.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood
A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more cinematic than anything so far.
nyti.ms
February 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
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‘Investigators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: Sew Much Trouble’ Tops Holds List | Book Pulse
www.slj.com/story/Invest...
www.slj.com/story/Invest...
‘Investigators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: Sew Much Trouble’ Tops Holds List | Book Pulse
Investigators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: Sew Much Trouble by John Patrick Green and Christopher Hastings, illustrated by Pat Lewis, leads holds this week. Unsettling Salad! by Aaron Reynolds tops the NYT Ch...
www.slj.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:44 PM
‘Investigators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: Sew Much Trouble’ Tops Holds List | Book Pulse
www.slj.com/story/Invest...
www.slj.com/story/Invest...
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“As some universities and journals adopt AI-text detectors, they risk creating a feedback loop that constrains how authors express themselves. I have seen colleagues intentionally simplify their grammar or break down complex rhetorical structures to avoid arousing algorithmic suspicion.”
Why artificial intelligence detectors could penalize academic writing - Nature Human Behaviour
Writing produced using artificial intelligence is becoming more common in academia, which has prompted institutions to look for ways to detect it. Bo Hu warns that an overreliance on fixed linguistic ...
www.nature.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:35 PM
“As some universities and journals adopt AI-text detectors, they risk creating a feedback loop that constrains how authors express themselves. I have seen colleagues intentionally simplify their grammar or break down complex rhetorical structures to avoid arousing algorithmic suspicion.”
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It will be interesting to see how the widespread use of LLMs has repercussions across human behavior. I sometimes catch myself wondering if something that I have written sounds too much like a chatbot.
“As some universities and journals adopt AI-text detectors, they risk creating a feedback loop that constrains how authors express themselves. I have seen colleagues intentionally simplify their grammar or break down complex rhetorical structures to avoid arousing algorithmic suspicion.”
Why artificial intelligence detectors could penalize academic writing - Nature Human Behaviour
Writing produced using artificial intelligence is becoming more common in academia, which has prompted institutions to look for ways to detect it. Bo Hu warns that an overreliance on fixed linguistic ...
www.nature.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:42 PM
It will be interesting to see how the widespread use of LLMs has repercussions across human behavior. I sometimes catch myself wondering if something that I have written sounds too much like a chatbot.
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We were thinking the employees would simply be placing them in purchased books, but customers were snapping them up! It was so fun to relay this info to kids in library class today.
February 16, 2026 at 9:46 PM
We were thinking the employees would simply be placing them in purchased books, but customers were snapping them up! It was so fun to relay this info to kids in library class today.
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As planned, this weekend I dropped off some copies of the winners of our bookmark contest at our local independent bookstore. Less than an hour later I got a text saying -
“Customers LOVE these. They are being grabbed up, we don't even need to point them out to folks.”
#TLSky
#SchoolLibraries
“Customers LOVE these. They are being grabbed up, we don't even need to point them out to folks.”
#TLSky
#SchoolLibraries
February 16, 2026 at 9:46 PM
As planned, this weekend I dropped off some copies of the winners of our bookmark contest at our local independent bookstore. Less than an hour later I got a text saying -
“Customers LOVE these. They are being grabbed up, we don't even need to point them out to folks.”
#TLSky
#SchoolLibraries
“Customers LOVE these. They are being grabbed up, we don't even need to point them out to folks.”
#TLSky
#SchoolLibraries
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Off to do school librarian evening work!
February 16, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Off to do school librarian evening work!
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pretty stunning chart
February 15, 2026 at 7:58 PM
pretty stunning chart
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Republicans revive push to shorten Indiana's early voting period
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/16/r...
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/16/r...
Republicans revive push to shorten Indiana's early voting period • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana’s early voting period would be cut from 28 days to 16 days in a year-old push revived by Republican state senators.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Republicans revive push to shorten Indiana's early voting period
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/16/r...
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/16/r...
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Happy Presidents’ Day. Comics
February 16, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Happy Presidents’ Day. Comics
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I have this pigeon today and I feel it requires a hat of some kind and I am hoping yall can give me some suggestions?
February 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
I have this pigeon today and I feel it requires a hat of some kind and I am hoping yall can give me some suggestions?
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YAY!!!!! Spread the word!!!
Federal judge orders Trump admin to restore slavery exhibits to the President’s House www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
Federal judge orders Trump admin to restore slavery exhibits to the President’s House www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
Federal judge orders Trump admin to restore slavery exhibits to the President’s House
The order does not give the federal government a deadline for restoring the President's House site.
www.inquirer.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:47 PM
YAY!!!!! Spread the word!!!
Federal judge orders Trump admin to restore slavery exhibits to the President’s House www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
Federal judge orders Trump admin to restore slavery exhibits to the President’s House www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
Day 3 of laundry...
I am on load 37...
I am on load 37...
February 16, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Day 3 of laundry...
I am on load 37...
I am on load 37...
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“…for years, ethical hackers, cyber security researchers and firms have warned about the growing privacy risk of the digitization of cars.”
Your car is spying on you – and Israeli firms are leading the surveillance race
From Hands-free Systems to Tire-pressure Data, a New Field Known as CARINT Turns Vehicles Into Powerful Intelligence Tools
www.haaretz.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:13 PM
“…for years, ethical hackers, cyber security researchers and firms have warned about the growing privacy risk of the digitization of cars.”
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I cannot stop singing that stupid I*stacart banana riff
February 16, 2026 at 6:34 PM
I cannot stop singing that stupid I*stacart banana riff
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By explicitly mentioning and siding with the mayor and city leadership, this statement is also a nice little fuck you to DHS
BREAKING: Majestic Realty, who owns one of the warehouses ICE was planning to purchase to create a detention camp, announced today that it would not sell to the agency. More at DMagazine.com shortly.
February 16, 2026 at 5:58 PM
By explicitly mentioning and siding with the mayor and city leadership, this statement is also a nice little fuck you to DHS
GO WOMEN'S USA HOCKEY!!!
February 16, 2026 at 5:58 PM
GO WOMEN'S USA HOCKEY!!!
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They are really like “what if a different fascist held the data.”
Apple’s new Face ID smart doorbell could be a hit for one reason - 9to5Mac
Apple is rumored to be working on a video doorbell with Face ID and smart lock integration as part of its new Home products lineup.
9to5mac.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:32 PM
They are really like “what if a different fascist held the data.”
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AI chatbot providers, including ChatGPT and Grok, are facing a crackdown on illegal content in the United Kingdom, as the government promises swift action to make the internet safer for children. https://cnn.it/4aIQVVU
February 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
AI chatbot providers, including ChatGPT and Grok, are facing a crackdown on illegal content in the United Kingdom, as the government promises swift action to make the internet safer for children. https://cnn.it/4aIQVVU