Elias G Saba
@egsaba.bsky.social
Grinnell, IA. He/his. From Peru, American, Palestinian.
Went to the dealer for car service stuff, they texted me offering a payment plan for the visit. Either we're cooked (society) or I'm cooked.
December 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Went to the dealer for car service stuff, they texted me offering a payment plan for the visit. Either we're cooked (society) or I'm cooked.
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This is a reckless and self-destructive decision by ACM. It violates trust to cover up the peer-reviewed abstract with a lousy, error-ridden counterfeit. It sets a bad example for the community, implying that LLM "summaries" have epistemic value and that reading isn't necessary.
The ACM Digital Library, where a LOT of computing-related research is published (I'd say at least 75% of my own publications), is now not only providing (without consent of the authors and without opt-in by readers) AI-generated summaries of papers, but they appear as the *default* over abstracts.
December 17, 2025 at 5:18 AM
This is a reckless and self-destructive decision by ACM. It violates trust to cover up the peer-reviewed abstract with a lousy, error-ridden counterfeit. It sets a bad example for the community, implying that LLM "summaries" have epistemic value and that reading isn't necessary.
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Looking for a Christmas gift that won’t arrive until March? As you do… well, my book is available for pre-order and there’s a 40% discount until the end of the month! (Discount code PENN-HOLIDAY25). www.pennpress.org/978151282887...
Before World Literature – Penn Press
An account of Arabic literary history through the lens of the reception of the Maqāmāt of al-Ḥarīrī, a twelfth-century collection of fifty trickster st...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Looking for a Christmas gift that won’t arrive until March? As you do… well, my book is available for pre-order and there’s a 40% discount until the end of the month! (Discount code PENN-HOLIDAY25). www.pennpress.org/978151282887...
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New book alert! an advance-copy of Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt just arrived. Use the code PUP30 for 30% off. Share with your librarian! Will ship on Jan 20, 2026. www.bit.ly/PerrySlavery
December 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
New book alert! an advance-copy of Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt just arrived. Use the code PUP30 for 30% off. Share with your librarian! Will ship on Jan 20, 2026. www.bit.ly/PerrySlavery
They can't even demonstrate basic competency with a word processor. . .
It’s been fun while it lasted: “Purdue University will begin requiring that all of its undergraduate students demonstrate basic competency in artificial intelligence starting with freshmen who enter the university in 2026.”
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Purdue University Approves New AI Requirement For All Undergrads
Purdue University will begin requiring that all of its undergraduate students meet an AI competency requirement starting with freshmen who enter the university in 2026.
www.forbes.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:06 AM
They can't even demonstrate basic competency with a word processor. . .
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Two Year Mellon Postdoc @ Grinnell Religious Studies
Eligible candidates must have received their terminal degree between 2023 and summer of 2026. Research and teaching interests might include, but are not limited to: religions of Tibet, South Asia and/or East Asia.
apply.interfolio.com/179123
Eligible candidates must have received their terminal degree between 2023 and summer of 2026. Research and teaching interests might include, but are not limited to: religions of Tibet, South Asia and/or East Asia.
apply.interfolio.com/179123
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December 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Two Year Mellon Postdoc @ Grinnell Religious Studies
Eligible candidates must have received their terminal degree between 2023 and summer of 2026. Research and teaching interests might include, but are not limited to: religions of Tibet, South Asia and/or East Asia.
apply.interfolio.com/179123
Eligible candidates must have received their terminal degree between 2023 and summer of 2026. Research and teaching interests might include, but are not limited to: religions of Tibet, South Asia and/or East Asia.
apply.interfolio.com/179123
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Associate Professor in Modern Arabic Literature position at the University of Oxford.
Deadline: 5 January
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK674/a...
Deadline: 5 January
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK674/a...
Associate Professor in Modern Arabic Literature at University of Oxford
Recruiting now: Associate Professor in Modern Arabic Literature on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
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December 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Associate Professor in Modern Arabic Literature position at the University of Oxford.
Deadline: 5 January
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK674/a...
Deadline: 5 January
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK674/a...
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“college readiness” is not really the reason to encourage high schoolers to read and write
“As nearly every business sector adopts artificial intelligence into its core operations, creating a growing demand for workers with basic AI skills, look for more colleges and universities to place a new emphasis on how best to educate students about artificial intelligence tools.”
December 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
“college readiness” is not really the reason to encourage high schoolers to read and write
My child, who cannot properly pronounce the word penis: "I'm talking about peanuts, and I DON'T mean the food!"
December 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
My child, who cannot properly pronounce the word penis: "I'm talking about peanuts, and I DON'T mean the food!"
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choo choo is honestly goated when chugga chugga is the vibe
December 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
choo choo is honestly goated when chugga chugga is the vibe
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Thanks to all authors, reviewers, & readers as we close out issue 33!
We published 550 pages in 2025: 7 articles; a thematic dossier w/ 4 more articles; a roundtable; an Arabic edition; a pedagogy file; 7 book reviews; & some short communications.
Here’s a thread to gather some highlights! 🧵
We published 550 pages in 2025: 7 articles; a thematic dossier w/ 4 more articles; a roundtable; an Arabic edition; a pedagogy file; 7 book reviews; & some short communications.
Here’s a thread to gather some highlights! 🧵
Al-ʿUsur al-Wusta
Middle East Medievalists (MEM) is an international professional non-profit association of scholars interested in the study of the Islamic lands of the Middle East during the medieval period (defined r...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Thanks to all authors, reviewers, & readers as we close out issue 33!
We published 550 pages in 2025: 7 articles; a thematic dossier w/ 4 more articles; a roundtable; an Arabic edition; a pedagogy file; 7 book reviews; & some short communications.
Here’s a thread to gather some highlights! 🧵
We published 550 pages in 2025: 7 articles; a thematic dossier w/ 4 more articles; a roundtable; an Arabic edition; a pedagogy file; 7 book reviews; & some short communications.
Here’s a thread to gather some highlights! 🧵
getting on a picture on the family group chat of a 34.5kg turkey. Incredible things afoot in south america
December 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
getting on a picture on the family group chat of a 34.5kg turkey. Incredible things afoot in south america
Do your schools have computers in the classrooms or is it BYO? #academicchatter
December 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Do your schools have computers in the classrooms or is it BYO? #academicchatter
Does anyone have a recipe for a cookie (i.e. sweet not savory) using Parmesan cheese?
December 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Does anyone have a recipe for a cookie (i.e. sweet not savory) using Parmesan cheese?
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extremely sad news that Asad Haider has passed away. i didn't know him personally but it'd be impossible to overstate how important his writing and editing in Viewpoint was to my trajectory. as I said last night, we are losing too many comrades.
December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
extremely sad news that Asad Haider has passed away. i didn't know him personally but it'd be impossible to overstate how important his writing and editing in Viewpoint was to my trajectory. as I said last night, we are losing too many comrades.
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There is a fifth wave of ska, beyond that which is known to rude boys
December 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
There is a fifth wave of ska, beyond that which is known to rude boys
Just heard that something I wrote (in 2018) just got published!
December 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Just heard that something I wrote (in 2018) just got published!
sth about Young Thug saying "momma duck eating good like she 'posed to" that really hits right.
December 4, 2025 at 1:53 AM
sth about Young Thug saying "momma duck eating good like she 'posed to" that really hits right.
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My Spotify listener age was 59, which I accept with grace. But some people are finally experiencing the humiliation at the hands of Spotify Wrapped for being "unc" www.businessinsider.com/spotify-wrap...
Spotify Wrapped says his 'listening age' is 86, but he's only 36
Spotify Wrapped is calling out 23-year-old Gen Z'ers for having the listening habits of a boomer. What's "listening age" tell us about ourselves?
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December 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
My Spotify listener age was 59, which I accept with grace. But some people are finally experiencing the humiliation at the hands of Spotify Wrapped for being "unc" www.businessinsider.com/spotify-wrap...
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Would you like to be Defector's next intern? defector.com/would-you-li...
Would You Like To Be Defector’s Sixth-Ever Editorial Intern? | Defector
Big news: Defector is looking to hire editorial interns for the summer of 2026. Wow! That could be you! How could it be you? I am here to answer that question, and many more. What will a Defector…
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December 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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I'm so out of touch, that I don't know or understand what there is to migrate from Spotify to a different service. I also just share one account with my wife and the kids (6+4).
December 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I'm so out of touch, that I don't know or understand what there is to migrate from Spotify to a different service. I also just share one account with my wife and the kids (6+4).
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How did Avicenna’s legacy ignite a century of philosophical transformation in the Islamic East, reshaping debates on metaphysics, knowledge, and divine freedom? @histphilosophy.bsky.social, @lmumuenchen.bsky.social, @lmuphilosophy.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/the-heirs-of...
#philosophy
#philosophy
December 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
How did Avicenna’s legacy ignite a century of philosophical transformation in the Islamic East, reshaping debates on metaphysics, knowledge, and divine freedom? @histphilosophy.bsky.social, @lmumuenchen.bsky.social, @lmuphilosophy.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/the-heirs-of...
#philosophy
#philosophy
Looking into UK schools for my kids for the Spring, their academic year goes until July 20 and summer break ends Sept. 1. Short summer break, but a lot more breaks during the year. Twenty-one more school days as well, really is a lot.
December 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Looking into UK schools for my kids for the Spring, their academic year goes until July 20 and summer break ends Sept. 1. Short summer break, but a lot more breaks during the year. Twenty-one more school days as well, really is a lot.