Renée
@n1tst4lker.bsky.social
High school English teacher, reader, sewist, purveyor of sarcasm and eye rolls.
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This thread perfectly explains why AI has little value for qualitative research.
Yes, large language models can find patterns in qualitative data. But, they're trained on what we already know. So, they won't find anything surprising. And, surprise is qualitative research's primary value-add.
Yes, large language models can find patterns in qualitative data. But, they're trained on what we already know. So, they won't find anything surprising. And, surprise is qualitative research's primary value-add.
Absolutely right.
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
Not a historian but like to research. The AI might summarize what I'm looking for, but it doesn't find what I'm *not* looking for. The book on the shelf next to the one I wanted. The insight in chapter 6 based on the quote I needed from chapter 4.
December 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This thread perfectly explains why AI has little value for qualitative research.
Yes, large language models can find patterns in qualitative data. But, they're trained on what we already know. So, they won't find anything surprising. And, surprise is qualitative research's primary value-add.
Yes, large language models can find patterns in qualitative data. But, they're trained on what we already know. So, they won't find anything surprising. And, surprise is qualitative research's primary value-add.
Freaking THIS. I am so incredibly tired of the profitability discussion surrounding public services! (This one a Constitutional requirement, no less.) The USPS is not supposed to be profitable—it is supposed to be effective!
It’s not “losing money” any more than air traffic controllers or public highways or street lights or fire departments are “losing money.” It is a government service. It’s not SUPPOSED to make money. It’s supposed to reliably deliver to anywhere in the US, even the unprofitable places.
The USPS faces a tight squeeze. With fewer people using the mail, it’s lost more and more money: $9 billion in the 12 months ending in September alone.
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
December 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Freaking THIS. I am so incredibly tired of the profitability discussion surrounding public services! (This one a Constitutional requirement, no less.) The USPS is not supposed to be profitable—it is supposed to be effective!
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Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing a text, writing an email, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing since the dawn of time.
December 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing a text, writing an email, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing since the dawn of time.
Is it too much to ask for the results after I click the “in store” button to actually only be the things that are in the store? Because it sure seems like it is. 😠
December 2, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Is it too much to ask for the results after I click the “in store” button to actually only be the things that are in the store? Because it sure seems like it is. 😠
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The surrender caucus secured yes votes from Democrats who aren't facing re-election this cycle, but four of them have Democratic governors who can pick their replacement.
If you live in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maine or Virginia this is an easy and effective way to make your anger clear.
If you live in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maine or Virginia this is an easy and effective way to make your anger clear.
Yup, and the damage isn’t so much in the story as in the proof of weakness. Trump now knows he has new torture tools to make Dems do what he wants. It’s why at least one of the 7 capitulators oughta be run out of office now, mid session. Get that number down to 6. www.offmessage.net/p/16-thought...
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The surrender caucus secured yes votes from Democrats who aren't facing re-election this cycle, but four of them have Democratic governors who can pick their replacement.
If you live in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maine or Virginia this is an easy and effective way to make your anger clear.
If you live in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maine or Virginia this is an easy and effective way to make your anger clear.
I don’t know how many @senatedemocrats.bsky.social are here, but as someone with Trump-locked senators and who has depended on an ACA marketplace plan and who was deeply heartened by Tuesday’s results, I implore you: do not cave for a “promise” of a vote! Hold the line that you know is right!
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I don’t know how many @senatedemocrats.bsky.social are here, but as someone with Trump-locked senators and who has depended on an ACA marketplace plan and who was deeply heartened by Tuesday’s results, I implore you: do not cave for a “promise” of a vote! Hold the line that you know is right!
Okay. So I really hate it when I yap on and on to answer a student’s question, and then as soon as they all leave, I think of a concise, thorough response that was a better answer all around than my eight minutes of yapping ever hoped to be.
November 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Okay. So I really hate it when I yap on and on to answer a student’s question, and then as soon as they all leave, I think of a concise, thorough response that was a better answer all around than my eight minutes of yapping ever hoped to be.
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Ok, I've got the 3rd best whiskey in the house & my thoughts for tonight are
1. Remember Obama's campaign slogan was "Yes, we can." I never forgot, but it seems like a lot of Dems did.
2. We all know that if you compromise on trans rights, you'll compromise on our rights.
3. Save what you love
1. Remember Obama's campaign slogan was "Yes, we can." I never forgot, but it seems like a lot of Dems did.
2. We all know that if you compromise on trans rights, you'll compromise on our rights.
3. Save what you love
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Ok, I've got the 3rd best whiskey in the house & my thoughts for tonight are
1. Remember Obama's campaign slogan was "Yes, we can." I never forgot, but it seems like a lot of Dems did.
2. We all know that if you compromise on trans rights, you'll compromise on our rights.
3. Save what you love
1. Remember Obama's campaign slogan was "Yes, we can." I never forgot, but it seems like a lot of Dems did.
2. We all know that if you compromise on trans rights, you'll compromise on our rights.
3. Save what you love
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Really important advice.
And if you insist on posting these things or keeping them up after you've been informed they're fake, that's going to be a quick block.
"Well, it could be true!" It's not.
"Well, you can imagine." Nope.
"Well, they do it!" Yeah, no.
And if you insist on posting these things or keeping them up after you've been informed they're fake, that's going to be a quick block.
"Well, it could be true!" It's not.
"Well, you can imagine." Nope.
"Well, they do it!" Yeah, no.
Look folks gen AI videos are out in the wild so if you weren't already being careful about sharing rage bait videos then now is a great time to start
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Really important advice.
And if you insist on posting these things or keeping them up after you've been informed they're fake, that's going to be a quick block.
"Well, it could be true!" It's not.
"Well, you can imagine." Nope.
"Well, they do it!" Yeah, no.
And if you insist on posting these things or keeping them up after you've been informed they're fake, that's going to be a quick block.
"Well, it could be true!" It's not.
"Well, you can imagine." Nope.
"Well, they do it!" Yeah, no.
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Look folks gen AI videos are out in the wild so if you weren't already being careful about sharing rage bait videos then now is a great time to start
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
November 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Look folks gen AI videos are out in the wild so if you weren't already being careful about sharing rage bait videos then now is a great time to start
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
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Right-wing billionaires continue to pour millions into Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court race.
Pennsylvania, make sure you are registered to vote to protect Pennsylvanians' abortion and voting rights by visiting IWillVote.com/PA.
Pennsylvania, make sure you are registered to vote to protect Pennsylvanians' abortion and voting rights by visiting IWillVote.com/PA.
October 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Right-wing billionaires continue to pour millions into Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court race.
Pennsylvania, make sure you are registered to vote to protect Pennsylvanians' abortion and voting rights by visiting IWillVote.com/PA.
Pennsylvania, make sure you are registered to vote to protect Pennsylvanians' abortion and voting rights by visiting IWillVote.com/PA.
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If you really hate Mike Johnson you can always support his opponent @conrad4congress.bsky.social even if you live in another state! conrad4congress2026.com
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October 20, 2025 at 2:09 AM
If you really hate Mike Johnson you can always support his opponent @conrad4congress.bsky.social even if you live in another state! conrad4congress2026.com
PC gamers are right up there with CrossFit folks and vegans. For the record, the answer to every minor criticism of something console-related is not actually “just get a pc and then you can [insert thing.]” It really, really isn’t. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
August 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
PC gamers are right up there with CrossFit folks and vegans. For the record, the answer to every minor criticism of something console-related is not actually “just get a pc and then you can [insert thing.]” It really, really isn’t. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
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Yet another helpful explainer to counter the ignorant disinformation spouted by the unqualified extremist who is currently destroying the HHS
August 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Yet another helpful explainer to counter the ignorant disinformation spouted by the unqualified extremist who is currently destroying the HHS
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If you're using AI to write essays, eulogies, a text to your wife, I do think less of you as a person. Ceding your mental and creative abilities to a machine is an embarrassing thing and people should be ashamed to admit doing it in public.
![[quoting a tweet by fractalcounty that reads, “today I learned that there are actual people irl who get genuinely upset if they catch you using chatgpt. like they view it as a serious moral failing in certain circles”]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hppum4l25hcczzffastsicpq/bafkreihjvnz2ttxl7z4a2b3a4kylubobgvqxmjhwz6yuetuztzoc4g2s4y@jpeg)
August 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
If you're using AI to write essays, eulogies, a text to your wife, I do think less of you as a person. Ceding your mental and creative abilities to a machine is an embarrassing thing and people should be ashamed to admit doing it in public.
Dear everyone who makes take-and-bake deli pizza: Can we go back to putting the oven temp on the top? That would be cool, thanks.
July 7, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Dear everyone who makes take-and-bake deli pizza: Can we go back to putting the oven temp on the top? That would be cool, thanks.
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So seldom is there a story about Musk that bothers to mention the fact that DOGE is an fake agency, it has no legitimate claim to power, and thus it has no real head, every act it undertakes is automatically illegal and corrupt, and all of its "employees" are criminals.
May 31, 2025 at 11:58 AM
So seldom is there a story about Musk that bothers to mention the fact that DOGE is an fake agency, it has no legitimate claim to power, and thus it has no real head, every act it undertakes is automatically illegal and corrupt, and all of its "employees" are criminals.
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I don't think anyone outside of universities, pharma and biotech, independent research institutions have any idea of what is happening right now. If you haven't sounded the alarm among your friends, family and colleagues, now is the time to do it.
May 31, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I don't think anyone outside of universities, pharma and biotech, independent research institutions have any idea of what is happening right now. If you haven't sounded the alarm among your friends, family and colleagues, now is the time to do it.
It never fails—grabbing two things for a theme day at the store and the person in front of me needs 85 separate weird things. *sigh*
May 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
It never fails—grabbing two things for a theme day at the store and the person in front of me needs 85 separate weird things. *sigh*
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This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.
The CFPB Has Been Gutted
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated the positions of 1,406 employees at the congressionally mandated agency.
www.wired.com
April 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.
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Governor Landry is expecting low very turnout tomorrow. I hope he has a disappointing day. Louisiana, go vote tomorrow! The future of our state is worth 5 minutes of your time. Plus you get a cool sticker.
March 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Governor Landry is expecting low very turnout tomorrow. I hope he has a disappointing day. Louisiana, go vote tomorrow! The future of our state is worth 5 minutes of your time. Plus you get a cool sticker.
@schumer.senate.gov Okay but seriously. This is not a lesser-of-two-evils situation, sir. Your sole weapon is the filibuster. Use it. Make Trump and his feckless stooges own their terrible CR. Have a freaking spine. Stand up for the American people, esp those of us with terrible senators. Do right!
March 13, 2025 at 11:28 PM
@schumer.senate.gov Okay but seriously. This is not a lesser-of-two-evils situation, sir. Your sole weapon is the filibuster. Use it. Make Trump and his feckless stooges own their terrible CR. Have a freaking spine. Stand up for the American people, esp those of us with terrible senators. Do right!
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You know what to do, internet! 😁😁😁
Office of @raskin.house.gov provided a letter template to officially request your federal personal data from
DOGE in accordance with the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(d)(1) and this could be interesting jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...
DOGE in accordance with the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(d)(1) and this could be interesting jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...
DOGE Privacy Act Requests
U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin is encouraging all U.S. citizens to join him this week in filing formal demands for access to their personal data obtained by the Department of Government Efficiency (...
jamieraskin.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
You know what to do, internet! 😁😁😁
Dear Congressional Democrats & specifically @schumer.senate.gov : you need to absolutely hold the line on the CR. Not a single “yes” vote; not a single compromise. Put the spotlight where it belongs—on the GOP’s cowering to Trump & Musk. Force them to face the music of their own debacle. Stand up!
March 13, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Dear Congressional Democrats & specifically @schumer.senate.gov : you need to absolutely hold the line on the CR. Not a single “yes” vote; not a single compromise. Put the spotlight where it belongs—on the GOP’s cowering to Trump & Musk. Force them to face the music of their own debacle. Stand up!
Every single headline that discusses Trump trying to eliminate things illegally with EO’s that doesn’t include that illegality in said headline is a failure of journalism to the truth.
March 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Every single headline that discusses Trump trying to eliminate things illegally with EO’s that doesn’t include that illegality in said headline is a failure of journalism to the truth.