Grumposaurus
@nicolthegreat.bsky.social
Digital dramaturg, post-pandemic digital theatre researcher, sci-fi writer, performer, director, and dramaturg. She/her. More sarcastic than anyone you'll meet.
Since the Melania doc is coming out soon, I desperately hope that @paulavarjack.bsky.social and Lowry re-release their perfect "iMelania".
December 24, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Since the Melania doc is coming out soon, I desperately hope that @paulavarjack.bsky.social and Lowry re-release their perfect "iMelania".
I did all great job of cleaning up my browser tabs today.
Unfortunately that means I now have a bunch of downloaded, unread academic pdfs.
Unfortunately that means I now have a bunch of downloaded, unread academic pdfs.
December 22, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I did all great job of cleaning up my browser tabs today.
Unfortunately that means I now have a bunch of downloaded, unread academic pdfs.
Unfortunately that means I now have a bunch of downloaded, unread academic pdfs.
All I want for Xmas is for integrated AI "assistants" to stop offering to summarise my messages, I know how to read and I generally enjoy it thanks
December 22, 2025 at 12:32 AM
All I want for Xmas is for integrated AI "assistants" to stop offering to summarise my messages, I know how to read and I generally enjoy it thanks
Saint Anthony Bordain in s2 e3 Parts Unknown taking on Is***l and P*l*stine issues in like 2013. Things change things stay the same
December 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Saint Anthony Bordain in s2 e3 Parts Unknown taking on Is***l and P*l*stine issues in like 2013. Things change things stay the same
why did I read the comments never read the comments
December 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
why did I read the comments never read the comments
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One day something will happen — a wedding, a graduation, a job promotion, Jake Paul getting knocked out, Andrew Tate getting knocked out the next day — and you’ll want the right outfit to celebrate. Buy that special outfit now, so you’re ready when that next unexpected moment arrives.
December 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
One day something will happen — a wedding, a graduation, a job promotion, Jake Paul getting knocked out, Andrew Tate getting knocked out the next day — and you’ll want the right outfit to celebrate. Buy that special outfit now, so you’re ready when that next unexpected moment arrives.
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Epistemicide- the genocide of knowledge. When the academy is serving capitalism they produce anti knowledge. AI is creating fake papers and journals are replicating the error. I blame capitalism.
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Epistemicide- the genocide of knowledge. When the academy is serving capitalism they produce anti knowledge. AI is creating fake papers and journals are replicating the error. I blame capitalism.
Testing AI's academic usefulness is fast becoming one of my areas of expertise, & today, Google dangled "Scholar Labs" at me, so I threw a pretty intense research question at it. It did ... okay! At an answer! But use your other research skills, like looking at an author's reference list, first.
December 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Testing AI's academic usefulness is fast becoming one of my areas of expertise, & today, Google dangled "Scholar Labs" at me, so I threw a pretty intense research question at it. It did ... okay! At an answer! But use your other research skills, like looking at an author's reference list, first.
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This NYT story failed the reader by not digging deeper. One subject dropped out of college after one year (five years ago) and lists "Windows" as his skillset. Story should be: young conservatives who blame immigrants for their personal failures and whose lives won't be improved w/ fewer immigrants
December 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This NYT story failed the reader by not digging deeper. One subject dropped out of college after one year (five years ago) and lists "Windows" as his skillset. Story should be: young conservatives who blame immigrants for their personal failures and whose lives won't be improved w/ fewer immigrants
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Australian here 👋
Stop saying the tragedy in Sydney demonstrates that strict gun laws don’t work.
There were ZERO mass shootings in Australia in the two decades after strict gun laws were passed in 1996.
We have so much we need to do, but strict gun laws remain a critical part of the solution.
Stop saying the tragedy in Sydney demonstrates that strict gun laws don’t work.
There were ZERO mass shootings in Australia in the two decades after strict gun laws were passed in 1996.
We have so much we need to do, but strict gun laws remain a critical part of the solution.
December 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Australian here 👋
Stop saying the tragedy in Sydney demonstrates that strict gun laws don’t work.
There were ZERO mass shootings in Australia in the two decades after strict gun laws were passed in 1996.
We have so much we need to do, but strict gun laws remain a critical part of the solution.
Stop saying the tragedy in Sydney demonstrates that strict gun laws don’t work.
There were ZERO mass shootings in Australia in the two decades after strict gun laws were passed in 1996.
We have so much we need to do, but strict gun laws remain a critical part of the solution.
Are designers gonna need to research weather patterns for period shows? Like, set it in the 1990s Virginia, what was the weather like then?
December 13, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Are designers gonna need to research weather patterns for period shows? Like, set it in the 1990s Virginia, what was the weather like then?
Kirsten Dunst and Channing Tatum should do more age-appropriate-couple movies or TV shows together because like, Roofman is not an amazing film but their chemistry is great and also, middle aged couple horniness accurate, well done
December 13, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Kirsten Dunst and Channing Tatum should do more age-appropriate-couple movies or TV shows together because like, Roofman is not an amazing film but their chemistry is great and also, middle aged couple horniness accurate, well done
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Study Finds 80% Of Americans Lack Social Connections To Pull Off Heist https://theonion.com/study-finds-80-of-americans-lack-social-connections-to-pull-off-heist/
December 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Study Finds 80% Of Americans Lack Social Connections To Pull Off Heist https://theonion.com/study-finds-80-of-americans-lack-social-connections-to-pull-off-heist/
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All forms of age-gating are “a privacy nightmare that burdens the civil liberties of people both young and old,” EFF’s @aaronmackey.bsky.social told @AlJazeera.com, forcing all to share sensitive information that could be abused or hacked. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1...
Why is Australia banning social media for teenagers?
Critics say new law is 'normalising surveillance' for young people and risks cutting them off from support networks.
www.aljazeera.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
All forms of age-gating are “a privacy nightmare that burdens the civil liberties of people both young and old,” EFF’s @aaronmackey.bsky.social told @AlJazeera.com, forcing all to share sensitive information that could be abused or hacked. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1...
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Toshiro Mifune in his Christmas sweater photographed for Eiga Star magazine, c. 1950
December 24, 2023 at 12:19 PM
Toshiro Mifune in his Christmas sweater photographed for Eiga Star magazine, c. 1950
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Pete Hegseth Wakes Up At 3 P.M. With Dozen Missed Calls From The Hague
December 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Pete Hegseth Wakes Up At 3 P.M. With Dozen Missed Calls From The Hague
I hate formatting to MLA9 because it is so fussy, but I *do* get to use "Ibid." which makes me feel fancy.
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I hate formatting to MLA9 because it is so fussy, but I *do* get to use "Ibid." which makes me feel fancy.
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Frikkin amazing stuff.
November 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Frikkin amazing stuff.
I dreamt I was in a lovely bookstore/cafe and when I went to find the bathrooms, my options were either the Rudyard Kipling or John Updike bathrooms, so I'm not sure who needs those genders today but try it.
November 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I dreamt I was in a lovely bookstore/cafe and when I went to find the bathrooms, my options were either the Rudyard Kipling or John Updike bathrooms, so I'm not sure who needs those genders today but try it.
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The US ice core research community, with international partners, has recovered valuable records of past climate from the Arctic & Antarctic since the 1950s.
Here is a sampling of cores—including 6,000,000 year old ice via NSF Center for Oldest Ice Exploration—at the NSF Ice Core Facility.
Here is a sampling of cores—including 6,000,000 year old ice via NSF Center for Oldest Ice Exploration—at the NSF Ice Core Facility.
November 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The US ice core research community, with international partners, has recovered valuable records of past climate from the Arctic & Antarctic since the 1950s.
Here is a sampling of cores—including 6,000,000 year old ice via NSF Center for Oldest Ice Exploration—at the NSF Ice Core Facility.
Here is a sampling of cores—including 6,000,000 year old ice via NSF Center for Oldest Ice Exploration—at the NSF Ice Core Facility.
It has been a cold, wet spring in Adelaide and most of my friends are in the PNW or Scotland so they're not sympathetic but I have to tell you, I did not miss this type of spring weather at all, get it away from me
November 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
It has been a cold, wet spring in Adelaide and most of my friends are in the PNW or Scotland so they're not sympathetic but I have to tell you, I did not miss this type of spring weather at all, get it away from me
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This new series, curated by researchers Emnet Tafesse and Abigail Oppong in collaboration with D&S’s AI on the Ground program, explores the need for a more equitable and inclusive approach to AI — one that prioritizes those in the Majority World. datasociety.net/points/democ...
November 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This new series, curated by researchers Emnet Tafesse and Abigail Oppong in collaboration with D&S’s AI on the Ground program, explores the need for a more equitable and inclusive approach to AI — one that prioritizes those in the Majority World. datasociety.net/points/democ...
I love learning about theatre makers, but I get stage fright before interviews, and I absolutely despise transcribing (even with modern tech doing 90% of it). But I love re-reading theatre makers' smart comments! Research is weird.
November 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I love learning about theatre makers, but I get stage fright before interviews, and I absolutely despise transcribing (even with modern tech doing 90% of it). But I love re-reading theatre makers' smart comments! Research is weird.
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Never forget the same people defending pedophilia have spent years trying to convince the public that drag queens and trans people are a threat to children.
It’s all smoke and mirrors to allow the real predators to roam free.
It’s all smoke and mirrors to allow the real predators to roam free.
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Never forget the same people defending pedophilia have spent years trying to convince the public that drag queens and trans people are a threat to children.
It’s all smoke and mirrors to allow the real predators to roam free.
It’s all smoke and mirrors to allow the real predators to roam free.
I was just listening to a podcast this morning about the NYTimes publishing some stupid op-ed about how women are ruining the workplace and now this Epst**n news drops. I guess we know what type of work those editors think we should be doing, now.
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I was just listening to a podcast this morning about the NYTimes publishing some stupid op-ed about how women are ruining the workplace and now this Epst**n news drops. I guess we know what type of work those editors think we should be doing, now.