Kristen Hanley Cardozo
@khandozo.bsky.social
Last name is two words, one name: Hanley Cardozo. I teach writing and literature and study Victorian brutes. My views do not represent those of my employer. Website: khandozo.com
"Human" isn't even a good shape for most tasks we'd like to offload. And I do not want a machine that does all tasks poorly. I want a machine that does one task well.
February 17, 2026 at 11:54 PM
"Human" isn't even a good shape for most tasks we'd like to offload. And I do not want a machine that does all tasks poorly. I want a machine that does one task well.
Not bad math related: The idea that we're all going to buy a humanoid robot is so weird to me. We live in a car-centric society; if we didn't, I probably wouldn't have a car. I have one because I need one, not because I want one. There's literally no reason I'd need or want a humanoid robot.
February 17, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Not bad math related: The idea that we're all going to buy a humanoid robot is so weird to me. We live in a car-centric society; if we didn't, I probably wouldn't have a car. I have one because I need one, not because I want one. There's literally no reason I'd need or want a humanoid robot.
Meanwhile, there's been a documented rise in cosmetic surgeries among young teens that has gone largely under the radar because of the focus on surgeries that basically aren't happening.
February 17, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Meanwhile, there's been a documented rise in cosmetic surgeries among young teens that has gone largely under the radar because of the focus on surgeries that basically aren't happening.
I keep saying this, but I had gender-affirming surgery as a cis girl when I was 14 and still growing. I had a nose job and my surgeon framed my need for it as in part because my nose was too "masculine." People might have privately objected, but there was no political outcry.
February 17, 2026 at 9:25 PM
I keep saying this, but I had gender-affirming surgery as a cis girl when I was 14 and still growing. I had a nose job and my surgeon framed my need for it as in part because my nose was too "masculine." People might have privately objected, but there was no political outcry.
Seriously, the way I got into knitting was because when I was learning, my need to count stitches interrupted my panic attacks. It's so important to give people in traumatic and stressful situations access to arts and crafts. I'm going to check my stash in a bit.
February 17, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Seriously, the way I got into knitting was because when I was learning, my need to count stitches interrupted my panic attacks. It's so important to give people in traumatic and stressful situations access to arts and crafts. I'm going to check my stash in a bit.
This! I was assaulted at a required medical exam for girls’ sports. That is, we now know, disturbingly common. The ideas now in play require MORE, and more invasive, medical exams.
February 17, 2026 at 7:48 PM
This! I was assaulted at a required medical exam for girls’ sports. That is, we now know, disturbingly common. The ideas now in play require MORE, and more invasive, medical exams.
I say no very firmly every time and they’re always surprised, which feels kind of weird, too.
February 17, 2026 at 5:56 PM
I say no very firmly every time and they’re always surprised, which feels kind of weird, too.
That's fair, although I offer a little more leeway on podcasts depending on the context. A lot are now professionally produced, but some are still pretty scrappy.
February 16, 2026 at 9:33 PM
That's fair, although I offer a little more leeway on podcasts depending on the context. A lot are now professionally produced, but some are still pretty scrappy.
ALWAYS BLAME BRANWELL
February 16, 2026 at 9:23 PM
ALWAYS BLAME BRANWELL
Welp, I guess I was doing a particularly tedious and useless exercise, then!
February 16, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Welp, I guess I was doing a particularly tedious and useless exercise, then!
Verbal clutter is actually important and useful! Not in every instance, but it's a way we as speakers take a moment to take stock and think and it also signals to the listener that what follows will be in some way important. It can be irritating, but it's not inherently bad.
February 16, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Verbal clutter is actually important and useful! Not in every instance, but it's a way we as speakers take a moment to take stock and think and it also signals to the listener that what follows will be in some way important. It can be irritating, but it's not inherently bad.
When I bought myself a copy of WH as a teenager, the copy I got came bound with Jane Eyre and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, so the commentary on alcohol was very much at the surface.
February 16, 2026 at 8:05 PM
When I bought myself a copy of WH as a teenager, the copy I got came bound with Jane Eyre and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, so the commentary on alcohol was very much at the surface.
Heathcliff doesn’t drink. And Heathcliff gets shit done while Hindley sits around and talks about how he’s going to do things that he never does. Hindley, who is horrible before and during his one happy relationship, gets much, much worse when it ends.
February 16, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Heathcliff doesn’t drink. And Heathcliff gets shit done while Hindley sits around and talks about how he’s going to do things that he never does. Hindley, who is horrible before and during his one happy relationship, gets much, much worse when it ends.