JustThatNerdKid
@justthatnerdkid.bsky.social
Co-host of the Vox Popcast. Cultural studies PhD (non-practicing.) Doodler. Researcher. Teacher. Improviser. Maker of many things.
May the whimsy be with you.
May the whimsy be with you.
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It's very cool to do cool stuff and then not talk about it!
You know who wants you to share everything you do on social media?
1) cops
2) social media ceos
3) judgey people who think if they don't hear about your activism it doesn't count
4) cops again but this time it's feds
You know who wants you to share everything you do on social media?
1) cops
2) social media ceos
3) judgey people who think if they don't hear about your activism it doesn't count
4) cops again but this time it's feds
1. Stop assuming people announce all their activism on social media.
2. Stop demanding people announce all their activism on social media.
3. Stop deriding people for not announcing all their activism on social media.
4. Dunking on people on social media isn't activism and isn't praxis.
2. Stop demanding people announce all their activism on social media.
3. Stop deriding people for not announcing all their activism on social media.
4. Dunking on people on social media isn't activism and isn't praxis.
April 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
It's very cool to do cool stuff and then not talk about it!
You know who wants you to share everything you do on social media?
1) cops
2) social media ceos
3) judgey people who think if they don't hear about your activism it doesn't count
4) cops again but this time it's feds
You know who wants you to share everything you do on social media?
1) cops
2) social media ceos
3) judgey people who think if they don't hear about your activism it doesn't count
4) cops again but this time it's feds
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The way this works is that you either defend Khalil's First Amendment rights, no matter what you think about his specific views, or else you acquiesce to a totalitarian dystopia where the government can disappear people for expressing opinions opposed by the regime. There's really no middle ground.
Good piece on many university presidents' cowardly refusal to speak out against the Trump administration's ghastly, unlawful abduction and detention of Mahmoud Khalil in retaliation against his constitutionally protected speech. No surprise, but a shame nonetheless. slate.com/life/2025/03...
Why Isn’t the Entire Country Terrified by the Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil?
Universities are running scared. But this is no time to be timid.
slate.com
March 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The way this works is that you either defend Khalil's First Amendment rights, no matter what you think about his specific views, or else you acquiesce to a totalitarian dystopia where the government can disappear people for expressing opinions opposed by the regime. There's really no middle ground.
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Join us for our next monthly Blender Intro to 3d Sculpting Workshop at Digital Dabblers HQ.
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🕜 Sat Mar 8th, 1-3pm
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#digitalart #art
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🕜 Sat Mar 8th, 1-3pm
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#digitalart #art
March 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Join us for our next monthly Blender Intro to 3d Sculpting Workshop at Digital Dabblers HQ.
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/N8hEbLRJbWMMHeTj8
🕜 Sat Mar 8th, 1-3pm
RSVP: digitaldabblers.com/events/intro...
#digitalart #art
📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/N8hEbLRJbWMMHeTj8
🕜 Sat Mar 8th, 1-3pm
RSVP: digitaldabblers.com/events/intro...
#digitalart #art
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Folks trying to save USAID are trying to counterprogram Musk's $40 million Super Bowl ad. They're asking everyone to share this video as widely as you can today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...
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February 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Folks trying to save USAID are trying to counterprogram Musk's $40 million Super Bowl ad. They're asking everyone to share this video as widely as you can today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...
Sundays are for art friends and coffee with @digitaldabblers.bsky.social and zines and stickers from @risographstudio.bsky.social. Need the Happy Brain Chemicals from local art times!!!
February 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Sundays are for art friends and coffee with @digitaldabblers.bsky.social and zines and stickers from @risographstudio.bsky.social. Need the Happy Brain Chemicals from local art times!!!
Catching up on January daily doodles still in my #travelersnotebook I wonder what happened that week 🤬
February 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Catching up on January daily doodles still in my #travelersnotebook I wonder what happened that week 🤬
Still more January daily doodles in my #travelersnotebook. This also makes me realize how hard good alt text is. I’m pretty sure “lil blob guy” is not helpful. Anyone have tips for describing kind of derpy things?
February 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Still more January daily doodles in my #travelersnotebook. This also makes me realize how hard good alt text is. I’m pretty sure “lil blob guy” is not helpful. Anyone have tips for describing kind of derpy things?
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I’ve been studying civil rights protests for 20 years. With new mobilization against Trump’s agenda, I’m sharing a thread summarizing my research on how nonviolent & violent actions by 1960s activists and police influenced media, elites, public opinion & voters. 1/ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
February 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I’ve been studying civil rights protests for 20 years. With new mobilization against Trump’s agenda, I’m sharing a thread summarizing my research on how nonviolent & violent actions by 1960s activists and police influenced media, elites, public opinion & voters. 1/ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
So weaponizing AI even further is REAL bad - especially as AI is REALLY GOOD at internalizing racism, sexism, and pretty much every other -ism that involves targeting marginalized people.
But anything to keep the earnings numbers up - right?
But anything to keep the earnings numbers up - right?
Google ending AI arms ban incredibly concerning, campaigners say - BBC News
The tech giant previously ruled out applications that were "likely to cause harm".
www.bbc.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
So weaponizing AI even further is REAL bad - especially as AI is REALLY GOOD at internalizing racism, sexism, and pretty much every other -ism that involves targeting marginalized people.
But anything to keep the earnings numbers up - right?
But anything to keep the earnings numbers up - right?
More #travelersnotebook doodles from January!
February 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
More #travelersnotebook doodles from January!
If a book has preprinted dates, my brain gets mad if I don’t keep up. Last year was a daily journal in a #hobonichi which I’m still doing. Harnessing this quirk in 2025 to do a little doodle a day in a passport sized #travelersnotebook.
February 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
If a book has preprinted dates, my brain gets mad if I don’t keep up. Last year was a daily journal in a #hobonichi which I’m still doing. Harnessing this quirk in 2025 to do a little doodle a day in a passport sized #travelersnotebook.
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Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized (Gift Article)
A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
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I haven't found corroboration of this exact list yet, but this does appear to be legitimate, per Nature. Apparently "around 10,000 research grants have been flagged for review and distributed to various programme directors"--in OTHER directorates. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
February 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I haven't found corroboration of this exact list yet, but this does appear to be legitimate, per Nature. Apparently "around 10,000 research grants have been flagged for review and distributed to various programme directors"--in OTHER directorates. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I lost my voice and it’s very slow recovering. I think this is a sign to call allllll my representatives and scream using about Elon the Very Unelected to Anything getting access to EVERYTHING in a voice the Balrog of Moria would be proud of.
February 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I lost my voice and it’s very slow recovering. I think this is a sign to call allllll my representatives and scream using about Elon the Very Unelected to Anything getting access to EVERYTHING in a voice the Balrog of Moria would be proud of.
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On this week's episode we explore the concept of incidental genre. What happens when a piece of content is decidedly part of a genre but essentially ignores it? voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/02/0...
e356. Incidental Genre: Unpacking the Unexpected — The VoxPopcast The VoxPopcast
A few weeks ago back on our Things you Missed episode, Mav recommended the movie My Old Ass with Maisy Stella and Aubrey Plaza. Since that time both Wayne and…
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February 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
On this week's episode we explore the concept of incidental genre. What happens when a piece of content is decidedly part of a genre but essentially ignores it? voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/02/0...
4 years post grad I’ve accepted that I need ✨information chaos✨ to do anything. All of these are in some stage of in progress. Not pictured are 3 other notebooks and ??? number of other books also in progress. I’ve reverted to dissertation brain and I like it?
January 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
4 years post grad I’ve accepted that I need ✨information chaos✨ to do anything. All of these are in some stage of in progress. Not pictured are 3 other notebooks and ??? number of other books also in progress. I’ve reverted to dissertation brain and I like it?
If you’re doom scrolling about the funding fuckery and have the means - take ten minutes to find and set up a reoccurring donation to your local mutual aid network or other services protecting vulnerable folks in your area directly. Community care is essential when instability ramps up.
January 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
If you’re doom scrolling about the funding fuckery and have the means - take ten minutes to find and set up a reoccurring donation to your local mutual aid network or other services protecting vulnerable folks in your area directly. Community care is essential when instability ramps up.
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I sometimes thinking about this Canon ad with Godzilla at a copy machine when I’m feeling sad
January 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I sometimes thinking about this Canon ad with Godzilla at a copy machine when I’m feeling sad
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So Social Media is a trashfire now... all of it... on this week's episode we ask,... The Great Social Media Sunset: Where Do We Go From Here? voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/01/2...
e355. The Great Social Media Sunset: Where Do We Go From Here? — The VoxPopcast The VoxPopcast
So if you live on planet Earth, even if you’re not an American, you likely know that Donald Trump returned to the US presidency last week. And along with him,…
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January 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
So Social Media is a trashfire now... all of it... on this week's episode we ask,... The Great Social Media Sunset: Where Do We Go From Here? voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/01/2...
I highly recommend listening to Zelda lo-fi for ambiance if you want the grocery store to feel like it is in fact a cozy quest and maybe you’re finally going to get your fairy.
January 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I highly recommend listening to Zelda lo-fi for ambiance if you want the grocery store to feel like it is in fact a cozy quest and maybe you’re finally going to get your fairy.
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Eric Barone, the creator of Stardew Valley, keeps updating his video game. And has no plans of stopping.
The legacy — and future — of the farming game Stardew Valley
Eric Barone, the creator of Stardew Valley, keeps updating his video game. And has no plans of stopping.
www.npr.org
January 25, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Eric Barone, the creator of Stardew Valley, keeps updating his video game. And has no plans of stopping.
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Okay, I’m hoping this will gain some traction on Bluesky *inhales* SALEM PUBLIC LIBRARY IN OREGON IS IN DANGER OF CLOSING. This sets a dangerous precedent for state capital libraries!!
This is a continuation of the saga from last year, when we were saved at the last second by the then-mayor. (1/2)
This is a continuation of the saga from last year, when we were saved at the last second by the then-mayor. (1/2)
January 24, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Okay, I’m hoping this will gain some traction on Bluesky *inhales* SALEM PUBLIC LIBRARY IN OREGON IS IN DANGER OF CLOSING. This sets a dangerous precedent for state capital libraries!!
This is a continuation of the saga from last year, when we were saved at the last second by the then-mayor. (1/2)
This is a continuation of the saga from last year, when we were saved at the last second by the then-mayor. (1/2)
Listen to me ask dumb questions about comic history and have an epiphany about Fall Out references while Mav and Wayne Know Stuff!!!
If you're looking for something to do that isn't related to the US inauguration, then why not check out our newest episode where we talk all about Diamond Comics Distributors bankruptcy and the history of comics publishing. Good fascinating stuff so check it out. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/01/2...
e354. Diamonds Aren't Forever: The Rise and Fall of Comics Distribution — The VoxPopcast The VoxPopcast
It’s a dark day here at VoxPopcast and … well, for some of us, all across America. If you’re listening to this episode on the day that it drops then…
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January 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Listen to me ask dumb questions about comic history and have an epiphany about Fall Out references while Mav and Wayne Know Stuff!!!
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On this week's episode we talk all about why streaming seems to work better for TV than and all the ramifications thereof. Check it out and let us know your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/01/1...
e353. Prestige TV vs. Streaming Movies — The VoxPopcast The VoxPopcast
If you live on the planet earth and watch TV in the modern era, chances are you watch at least some streaming TV shows. What was once a niche and…
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January 13, 2025 at 10:48 AM
On this week's episode we talk all about why streaming seems to work better for TV than and all the ramifications thereof. Check it out and let us know your thoughts. voxpopcast.com/wp/2025/01/1...