Josh Jones
@joshjones.name
He/Him
IT Analyst, Ellucian Colleague
Just a guy that does some stuff.
IT Analyst, Ellucian Colleague
Just a guy that does some stuff.
Finally got around to setting up a links page on my domain. For bonus points the site files are in my PDS and served by @wisp.place . Was pretty straightforward to setup.
January 6, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Finally got around to setting up a links page on my domain. For bonus points the site files are in my PDS and served by @wisp.place . Was pretty straightforward to setup.
This year I'm again taking part in the Out of the Darkness Suicide Awareness walk. Taking place this Sunday at 2pm at Odell Weeks. Please consider supporting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention by donating, and / or come out to take part and walk together.
Please support the Aiken Walk this fall to help #stopsuicide
Please support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to help save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide. Donate or register to walk!
afspwalks.donordrive.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This year I'm again taking part in the Out of the Darkness Suicide Awareness walk. Taking place this Sunday at 2pm at Odell Weeks. Please consider supporting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention by donating, and / or come out to take part and walk together.
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Interesting post at Atlantic by a high school senior. With suggested solutions.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
#edusky
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
#edusky
I’m a High Schooler. AI Is Demolishing My Education.
The end of critical thinking in the classroom
www.theatlantic.com
September 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Interesting post at Atlantic by a high school senior. With suggested solutions.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
#edusky
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
#edusky
Moved to remote operations for the rest of the day. These were taken about an hour before that decision was made. The road home was a little fraught. SC does little to nothing to prepare for snow and ice.
January 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Moved to remote operations for the rest of the day. These were taken about an hour before that decision was made. The road home was a little fraught. SC does little to nothing to prepare for snow and ice.
Deactivated Facebook. Probably should have done it a while ago. Their embrace of culture war nonsense was just the wake-up call.
January 8, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Deactivated Facebook. Probably should have done it a while ago. Their embrace of culture war nonsense was just the wake-up call.
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I wrote a little bit about how the U.S. press continues to fail utterly to describe the fight over net neutrality (really a fight over whether federal consumer protection should exist AT ALL) with any sort of urgency or accuracy:
U.S. Media Once Again Fails To Cover The Corrupt Net Neutrality Ruling With Any Clarity
Last week a corrupt court system bought and paid for by corporations effectively made it illegal for the federal government to protect broadband consumers from widely despised regional telecom mono…
www.techdirt.com
January 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I wrote a little bit about how the U.S. press continues to fail utterly to describe the fight over net neutrality (really a fight over whether federal consumer protection should exist AT ALL) with any sort of urgency or accuracy:
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where are my adults that went back to college after dropping out many moons ago? 👀 #blacksky #schoolsky #universitysky #collegesky #higheredsky
November 19, 2024 at 3:50 PM
where are my adults that went back to college after dropping out many moons ago? 👀 #blacksky #schoolsky #universitysky #collegesky #higheredsky
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We are delighted to inform you that Hopelands Gardens and The Rye Patch have reopened to the public. For more information about these beautiful places, visit coa.page/hnkp
December 3, 2024 at 7:12 PM
We are delighted to inform you that Hopelands Gardens and The Rye Patch have reopened to the public. For more information about these beautiful places, visit coa.page/hnkp
@theonion.com I'm just testing a thing and your account is an easy one to @
December 4, 2024 at 5:10 PM
@theonion.com I'm just testing a thing and your account is an easy one to @
Not new around here but given all of the new users, here are some interests:
Higher Education IT
Ellucian Colleague
Aiken SC
Fantasy
Science Fiction
I have a different account for fandom and general hobby stuff.
Higher Education IT
Ellucian Colleague
Aiken SC
Fantasy
Science Fiction
I have a different account for fandom and general hobby stuff.
October 18, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Not new around here but given all of the new users, here are some interests:
Higher Education IT
Ellucian Colleague
Aiken SC
Fantasy
Science Fiction
I have a different account for fandom and general hobby stuff.
Higher Education IT
Ellucian Colleague
Aiken SC
Fantasy
Science Fiction
I have a different account for fandom and general hobby stuff.
September 23, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Aiken Technical College is looking for a Financial Aid Specialist.
Financial Aid Specialist (3EM24)
Under general supervision of the Financial Aid Manager, the Financial Aid Specialist provides technical and professional services regarding Financial Aid Programs at the College. Engages students in ...
www.governmentjobs.com
July 15, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Aiken Technical College is looking for a Financial Aid Specialist.
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if you keep running into drama on this app you are looking for it, my friends are posting about the forest
June 21, 2024 at 2:12 AM
if you keep running into drama on this app you are looking for it, my friends are posting about the forest
New (to me) phone scam.
Thread by @rosaticorp on Thread Reader App
@rosaticorp: 🚨 Just received a phone call from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office this afternoon. Officer reads off his badge number & proceeds to ask if this is [my name] located at [my address...
threadreaderapp.com
June 2, 2024 at 3:08 PM
New (to me) phone scam.
"Of the top 20 education apps in the U.S. App Store, five are AI agents that help students with their school assignments".
Feel like this is not a good thing. Generative AI tools are not knowledge machines. I think they might be useful as an interface, but devs keep giving them the whole task.
Feel like this is not a good thing. Generative AI tools are not knowledge machines. I think they might be useful as an interface, but devs keep giving them the whole task.
AI tutors are quietly changing how kids in the US study, and the leading apps are from China | TechCrunch
Evan, a high school sophomore from Houston, was stuck on a calculus problem. He pulled up Answer AI on his iPhone, snapped a photo of the problem from his
techcrunch.com
May 27, 2024 at 12:15 PM
"Of the top 20 education apps in the U.S. App Store, five are AI agents that help students with their school assignments".
Feel like this is not a good thing. Generative AI tools are not knowledge machines. I think they might be useful as an interface, but devs keep giving them the whole task.
Feel like this is not a good thing. Generative AI tools are not knowledge machines. I think they might be useful as an interface, but devs keep giving them the whole task.
Been sick for about a week now. So completely over it.
April 24, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Been sick for about a week now. So completely over it.
It feels like there comes a point with Microsoft #PowerApps and #PowerAutomate where it feels like it would have been more efficient to have just developed an entirely custom web app.
February 29, 2024 at 3:08 PM
It feels like there comes a point with Microsoft #PowerApps and #PowerAutomate where it feels like it would have been more efficient to have just developed an entirely custom web app.
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No need for a sports metaphor here...scientists understand the word spindle-shaped and as an added bonus you wouldn't be confirming the male exclusivity already abundantly evident in the astronomy/physics arena.
It's 2024. We can do better to be inclusive. 🧪 #womeninscience #wordsmatter
It's 2024. We can do better to be inclusive. 🧪 #womeninscience #wordsmatter
Black hole at center of the Milky Way resembles a football
The supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way is spinning so quickly it is warping the spacetime surrounding it into a shape that can look like a football, according to a new study. That ...
www.sciencedaily.com
February 26, 2024 at 1:27 PM
No need for a sports metaphor here...scientists understand the word spindle-shaped and as an added bonus you wouldn't be confirming the male exclusivity already abundantly evident in the astronomy/physics arena.
It's 2024. We can do better to be inclusive. 🧪 #womeninscience #wordsmatter
It's 2024. We can do better to be inclusive. 🧪 #womeninscience #wordsmatter
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Okay, well the Supreme Court oral arguments on the future of the internet (and speech) just ended. There was a lot of messiness in there. I'm going to go back through the transcript, but... there are many ways SCOTUS might mess this up, and their questions were not confidence building.
February 26, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Okay, well the Supreme Court oral arguments on the future of the internet (and speech) just ended. There was a lot of messiness in there. I'm going to go back through the transcript, but... there are many ways SCOTUS might mess this up, and their questions were not confidence building.
Aiken Technical College is looking for a Student Engagement Coordinator. Full details at the link.
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The Student Engagement Coordinator plans, develops, implements, and coordinates initiatives and activities that foster student engagement, development, and success.
#HigherEdSky
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The Student Engagement Coordinator plans, develops, implements, and coordinates initiatives and activities that foster student engagement, development, and success.
#HigherEdSky
Student Engagement Coordinator (1SSR24)
Reporting to the Dean of Student Success & Retention, the Student Engagement Coordinator plans, develops, implements, and coordinates initiatives and activities that foster student engagement, develop...
www.governmentjobs.com
February 20, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Aiken Technical College is looking for a Student Engagement Coordinator. Full details at the link.
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The Student Engagement Coordinator plans, develops, implements, and coordinates initiatives and activities that foster student engagement, development, and success.
#HigherEdSky
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The Student Engagement Coordinator plans, develops, implements, and coordinates initiatives and activities that foster student engagement, development, and success.
#HigherEdSky
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I can’t believe U2 did a cover version of one of my songs!!
February 19, 2024 at 3:45 PM
I can’t believe U2 did a cover version of one of my songs!!
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I was at a Lunar New Year dinner this past weekend and when someone asked how to draw a dragon literally every Gen X person in the room yelled out CONSUMMATE V'S and anyway a new Homestar Runner just dropped.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-QQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-QQ...
The Name of This Cartoon Would Ruin It
Strong Bad and The Cheat come across Homestar doing something truly terrifying in the snow. Befuddlement ensues.
www.youtube.com
February 14, 2024 at 1:08 AM
I was at a Lunar New Year dinner this past weekend and when someone asked how to draw a dragon literally every Gen X person in the room yelled out CONSUMMATE V'S and anyway a new Homestar Runner just dropped.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-QQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-QQ...