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Im genuinely so befuddled by this; I DON'T LACK IDEAS.
I have so MANY ideas and plans--its time, money, and energy I lack. I don't need genAI to make up stuff for me, my brain does that perfectly well, and I actually love that my brain does that for me.
I have so MANY ideas and plans--its time, money, and energy I lack. I don't need genAI to make up stuff for me, my brain does that perfectly well, and I actually love that my brain does that for me.
I’m embarrassed for these people. I was at a writing retreat this summer that suggested we use genai for ideation. They told academics to use a plagiarism machine for ideas. If you are doing this, do us all a favor and leave the field. If you have no more ideas, you shouldn’t be an academic.
I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
December 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Im genuinely so befuddled by this; I DON'T LACK IDEAS.
I have so MANY ideas and plans--its time, money, and energy I lack. I don't need genAI to make up stuff for me, my brain does that perfectly well, and I actually love that my brain does that for me.
I have so MANY ideas and plans--its time, money, and energy I lack. I don't need genAI to make up stuff for me, my brain does that perfectly well, and I actually love that my brain does that for me.
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I do wonder sometimes how much of the cultural pandering to Silicon Valley techbros, of being framed as lovable quirky nerds who wouldn’t hurt a fly, has allowed them to do some truly heinous shit.
That and capitalism, rampant greed, lack of any regulation, and political pandering, that is
That and capitalism, rampant greed, lack of any regulation, and political pandering, that is
December 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I do wonder sometimes how much of the cultural pandering to Silicon Valley techbros, of being framed as lovable quirky nerds who wouldn’t hurt a fly, has allowed them to do some truly heinous shit.
That and capitalism, rampant greed, lack of any regulation, and political pandering, that is
That and capitalism, rampant greed, lack of any regulation, and political pandering, that is
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people are angry that chatbots are being thrust on them; that the industry is unregulated; that it’s deskilling young people; is being used as a weapon against labor and popular gAI is built on theft of the work of millions of artists and authors.
You don’t get to demand civility.
You don’t get to demand civility.
Wow 80% bad-faith responses, and people lecturing the creator of Flask here and the creator of Django/datasette in the comments on why AI is useless for software engineering...
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
people are angry that chatbots are being thrust on them; that the industry is unregulated; that it’s deskilling young people; is being used as a weapon against labor and popular gAI is built on theft of the work of millions of artists and authors.
You don’t get to demand civility.
You don’t get to demand civility.
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Yesterday, millions marched against fascism. Now our elected leaders need to take action to confront Trump’s assault on Democratic cities and states.
In The Guardian today, I outline a strategy: “fiscal disobedience” as one part of an “anti-fascist federalism.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In The Guardian today, I outline a strategy: “fiscal disobedience” as one part of an “anti-fascist federalism.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How can blue states fight back against Trump? With fiscal disobedience | Eric Reinhart
By holding back federal tax revenues, Democratic governors can turn a one-sided assault into a constitutional showdown
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Yesterday, millions marched against fascism. Now our elected leaders need to take action to confront Trump’s assault on Democratic cities and states.
In The Guardian today, I outline a strategy: “fiscal disobedience” as one part of an “anti-fascist federalism.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In The Guardian today, I outline a strategy: “fiscal disobedience” as one part of an “anti-fascist federalism.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Spirit Halloween is gonna have a banner year, and it has antifa to thank. #antifa #resistanceeconomy
October 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Spirit Halloween is gonna have a banner year, and it has antifa to thank. #antifa #resistanceeconomy
It’s all about alienation.
My theory about gAI is that it is about ensuring that eventually it will spread so much so that human beings will never actually interact with each other without "AI" interfaces that technofascists will control.
Absolute and utter atomization and isolation.
And absolute control over all of us.
Absolute and utter atomization and isolation.
And absolute control over all of us.
The ceo of I think it was Bumble was suggesting that two AIs would meet up first and if they worked things out they would introduce their humans to each other.
October 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
It’s all about alienation.
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One of the only welcome things about this current period in the U.S. is that the "this is not who WE are" stuff might finally be over.
October 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
One of the only welcome things about this current period in the U.S. is that the "this is not who WE are" stuff might finally be over.
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aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.
It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
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Presidents? SCOTUS gives them immunity.
Corporations? SCOTUS makes it easier for them to pollute.
Billionaires? SCOTUS says they can buy elections.
But if you look Latino, speak Spanish, or work at a low wage job, SCOTUS says you can be abducted by masked agents.
The legacy of the Roberts court.
Corporations? SCOTUS makes it easier for them to pollute.
Billionaires? SCOTUS says they can buy elections.
But if you look Latino, speak Spanish, or work at a low wage job, SCOTUS says you can be abducted by masked agents.
The legacy of the Roberts court.
October 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Presidents? SCOTUS gives them immunity.
Corporations? SCOTUS makes it easier for them to pollute.
Billionaires? SCOTUS says they can buy elections.
But if you look Latino, speak Spanish, or work at a low wage job, SCOTUS says you can be abducted by masked agents.
The legacy of the Roberts court.
Corporations? SCOTUS makes it easier for them to pollute.
Billionaires? SCOTUS says they can buy elections.
But if you look Latino, speak Spanish, or work at a low wage job, SCOTUS says you can be abducted by masked agents.
The legacy of the Roberts court.
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I hope some newspapers use a crop where you can easily read the sign.
September 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I hope some newspapers use a crop where you can easily read the sign.
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In times of tension, we commit to peaceful, creative action. Our pledge to nonviolence guides our efforts. Facing threats while exercising your 1st Amendment rights? Join a free virtual training with civil rights attorney Blake Kremer on September 23, 5pm (Pacific). RSVP at www.backbonecampaign....
September 21, 2025 at 3:57 AM
In times of tension, we commit to peaceful, creative action. Our pledge to nonviolence guides our efforts. Facing threats while exercising your 1st Amendment rights? Join a free virtual training with civil rights attorney Blake Kremer on September 23, 5pm (Pacific). RSVP at www.backbonecampaign....
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It was very telling that for three days, none of the major TV anchors would have me on air one-on-one to talk about my firing from the Washington Post over Charlie Kirk.
The first offers were from
Black media, independent media, Substackers, and podcasters.
The first offers were from
Black media, independent media, Substackers, and podcasters.
September 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
It was very telling that for three days, none of the major TV anchors would have me on air one-on-one to talk about my firing from the Washington Post over Charlie Kirk.
The first offers were from
Black media, independent media, Substackers, and podcasters.
The first offers were from
Black media, independent media, Substackers, and podcasters.
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“I trust my immune system - I don’t need a vaccine.”
I trust my immune system too, but it thinks pollen and cardamom are trying to kill me, so I’ll be giving it some directions, okay?
I trust my immune system too, but it thinks pollen and cardamom are trying to kill me, so I’ll be giving it some directions, okay?
September 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
“I trust my immune system - I don’t need a vaccine.”
I trust my immune system too, but it thinks pollen and cardamom are trying to kill me, so I’ll be giving it some directions, okay?
I trust my immune system too, but it thinks pollen and cardamom are trying to kill me, so I’ll be giving it some directions, okay?
Social injustice warrior who said shootings are the cost of liberty, dead of irony at 31.
September 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Social injustice warrior who said shootings are the cost of liberty, dead of irony at 31.
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If you’ve ever called the (armed) police on someone committing a crime, or voted to increase police funding—-
then yes, you believe in the threat of lethal violence to deal with others.
then yes, you believe in the threat of lethal violence to deal with others.
September 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
If you’ve ever called the (armed) police on someone committing a crime, or voted to increase police funding—-
then yes, you believe in the threat of lethal violence to deal with others.
then yes, you believe in the threat of lethal violence to deal with others.
Fun fact, despite what the lower 48 may think, only about 2.6% of Alaskan workers are in the oil & gas sector, per state labor stats. Only “Information” and “Wholesale” sectors have fewer. Local, state, and federal government employees outnumber oil & has 10:1. Oil is dead
September 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Fun fact, despite what the lower 48 may think, only about 2.6% of Alaskan workers are in the oil & gas sector, per state labor stats. Only “Information” and “Wholesale” sectors have fewer. Local, state, and federal government employees outnumber oil & has 10:1. Oil is dead
I feel like maybe the Hyundai raid stemmed from MAGA marketing department’s realization that their first pick for scapegoat ethnic group isn’t working out
September 8, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I feel like maybe the Hyundai raid stemmed from MAGA marketing department’s realization that their first pick for scapegoat ethnic group isn’t working out
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That thing you promote as free from/of ideology, probably *is* ideology
August 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
That thing you promote as free from/of ideology, probably *is* ideology
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It's so much easier when someone is both incompetent and an asshole bc when someone is incompetent but a nice person I can't help but let their incompetence color my otherwise favorable opinion of them lmao
August 19, 2025 at 12:46 AM
It's so much easier when someone is both incompetent and an asshole bc when someone is incompetent but a nice person I can't help but let their incompetence color my otherwise favorable opinion of them lmao
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Massive and growing protest in Anchorage against President Trump and Putin meeting tomorrow on Ukraine without Ukraine.
August 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive and growing protest in Anchorage against President Trump and Putin meeting tomorrow on Ukraine without Ukraine.
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people: police need to be held accountable
police: that’s why we have body cams
people: ok show us the body cam footage
police: no
police: that’s why we have body cams
people: ok show us the body cam footage
police: no
August 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
people: police need to be held accountable
police: that’s why we have body cams
people: ok show us the body cam footage
police: no
police: that’s why we have body cams
people: ok show us the body cam footage
police: no
As you ask “who’s gonna harvest crops?” Remember that people are being thrown in for-profit prisons where the 13th Amendment incentivizes slave labor as a revenue stream.
Wise up and resist, future slaves of America.
#forprofitprisons #slaveryisnotgone
Wise up and resist, future slaves of America.
#forprofitprisons #slaveryisnotgone
August 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
As you ask “who’s gonna harvest crops?” Remember that people are being thrown in for-profit prisons where the 13th Amendment incentivizes slave labor as a revenue stream.
Wise up and resist, future slaves of America.
#forprofitprisons #slaveryisnotgone
Wise up and resist, future slaves of America.
#forprofitprisons #slaveryisnotgone
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not my job to see the "utility" of AI; NOT MY JOB.
If I am ALLOWED TO DO MY ACTUAL JOB of teaching history/humanities to my students and supported the way my students deserve to be supported, they will know enough to know when AI will fail them/be critical of the tech/use it wisely, if at all.
If I am ALLOWED TO DO MY ACTUAL JOB of teaching history/humanities to my students and supported the way my students deserve to be supported, they will know enough to know when AI will fail them/be critical of the tech/use it wisely, if at all.
August 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
not my job to see the "utility" of AI; NOT MY JOB.
If I am ALLOWED TO DO MY ACTUAL JOB of teaching history/humanities to my students and supported the way my students deserve to be supported, they will know enough to know when AI will fail them/be critical of the tech/use it wisely, if at all.
If I am ALLOWED TO DO MY ACTUAL JOB of teaching history/humanities to my students and supported the way my students deserve to be supported, they will know enough to know when AI will fail them/be critical of the tech/use it wisely, if at all.