Orc Wizard
@orcwizard.bsky.social
Gaming, science, higher ed, all things nerdy.
Where’s my “I’d rather be gaming” bumper sticker?
November 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Where’s my “I’d rather be gaming” bumper sticker?
This thread speaks to me. I’m grading final papers and I know many are written by AI. Rarely are students grappling with the actual texts their papers are on; there’s this sloppy gloss like AI word-vomited a bunch of points about their topics.
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At this point, our intro comp/first-year English course has been so heavily revised, it no longer includes a novel, or "extended reading" of any kind, no "specialized" or "historical" reading, mostly in-class assignments, no research essay...and we are still seeing a 40-50% rate of AI misconduct.
November 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
This thread speaks to me. I’m grading final papers and I know many are written by AI. Rarely are students grappling with the actual texts their papers are on; there’s this sloppy gloss like AI word-vomited a bunch of points about their topics.
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“The perfect caption doesn’t exi- …”
Oh. Yes it does.
Oh. Yes it does.
November 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
“The perfect caption doesn’t exi- …”
Oh. Yes it does.
Oh. Yes it does.
I’ve reviewed this and cannot find any error.
November 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I’ve reviewed this and cannot find any error.
Getting my annual security training out of the way. They’re recommending passwords that are a favorite phrase from a movie or book I like. All I can think about is the Reddit posts, etc. that ask you your favorite quote from this movie or that. Yeah, maybe that’s not so secure in an age of AI.
November 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Getting my annual security training out of the way. They’re recommending passwords that are a favorite phrase from a movie or book I like. All I can think about is the Reddit posts, etc. that ask you your favorite quote from this movie or that. Yeah, maybe that’s not so secure in an age of AI.
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“Be prudent, be wise, be careful that your use of AI does not limit your true human growth,” [the Pope] told the students. “Use it in such a way that if it disappeared tomorrow, you would still know how to think, how to create, how to act on your own, how to form authentic friendships.” 💯
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“Be prudent, be wise, be careful that your use of AI does not limit your true human growth,” [the Pope] told the students. “Use it in such a way that if it disappeared tomorrow, you would still know how to think, how to create, how to act on your own, how to form authentic friendships.” 💯
lol, and we know googling something makes us experts. 🙄
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
lol, and we know googling something makes us experts. 🙄
I’ve been grading papers daily for two weeeks straight. In the back of my mind is the constant question: did a student write this, or generative AI? It makes grading an absolutely soul-crushing task.
November 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I’ve been grading papers daily for two weeeks straight. In the back of my mind is the constant question: did a student write this, or generative AI? It makes grading an absolutely soul-crushing task.
Unfortunately, genAI can now create text for papers with accurate citations if prompted appropriately. That’s one more more way students can potentially outsource their learning effort.
November 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Unfortunately, genAI can now create text for papers with accurate citations if prompted appropriately. That’s one more more way students can potentially outsource their learning effort.
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Burns and his team have held advance screenings of "The American Revolution" across the country, including in DC. Kerger described GOP lawmakers who voted against PBS $$$ waiting in line to shake his hand:
November 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Burns and his team have held advance screenings of "The American Revolution" across the country, including in DC. Kerger described GOP lawmakers who voted against PBS $$$ waiting in line to shake his hand:
Weird. At the local coffee shop someone just mistook me for a local radio personality. I’m not sure which one. I wish now I had asked more questions before he left.
November 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Weird. At the local coffee shop someone just mistook me for a local radio personality. I’m not sure which one. I wish now I had asked more questions before he left.
I see Mamdani won. I hear he’s one of the horsemen of the apocalypse. /s
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I see Mamdani won. I hear he’s one of the horsemen of the apocalypse. /s
Well, this should be fun. Initial survey of the latest batch of papers suggests that over three-quarters of the class had AI write their papers.
This doesn’t mean they definitely used AI; it just means I have to examine each one more carefully, which means a helluva a lot more work. Damn AI.
This doesn’t mean they definitely used AI; it just means I have to examine each one more carefully, which means a helluva a lot more work. Damn AI.
November 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Well, this should be fun. Initial survey of the latest batch of papers suggests that over three-quarters of the class had AI write their papers.
This doesn’t mean they definitely used AI; it just means I have to examine each one more carefully, which means a helluva a lot more work. Damn AI.
This doesn’t mean they definitely used AI; it just means I have to examine each one more carefully, which means a helluva a lot more work. Damn AI.
The country has plenty of problems, most of them inflicted by the current party in power, but the ballroom? That’s the priority? Really?
Leavitt: "At this moment in time, of course, the ballroom is really the president's main priority."
October 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The country has plenty of problems, most of them inflicted by the current party in power, but the ballroom? That’s the priority? Really?
Our new AI overlords approve of this message!
October 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Our new AI overlords approve of this message!
Whether in education or in personal creative endeavors, if you want something done right, you need to do it yourself.
In about three years the entire university pivot to AI curricula and schools and programs is going to be so deeply embarrassing. We will all pretend it never happened and I will be standing there, looking at people with a mirror in my eyes. This is all so embarrassing.
October 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Whether in education or in personal creative endeavors, if you want something done right, you need to do it yourself.
One more item in the file for things too ridiculous to be in works of fiction (but which actually happened under this administration).
I mean, would you offer “a sword or something” requested in a email from giftgirl2025? More likely you’d click the “delete phishing email” button.
I mean, would you offer “a sword or something” requested in a email from giftgirl2025? More likely you’d click the “delete phishing email” button.
"The request for a gift for King Charles came from a State Department liaison who used the email address “giftgirl2025” and initially told the museum that they were looking for “like a sword or something,” according to a person familiar with the discussions."
Having done research there, I can’t say enough about the professionalism and competency of the staff at the Eisenhower Library and Museum. The fact that a staff member would be fired for doing their job with integrity is outrageous.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/a...
October 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
One more item in the file for things too ridiculous to be in works of fiction (but which actually happened under this administration).
I mean, would you offer “a sword or something” requested in a email from giftgirl2025? More likely you’d click the “delete phishing email” button.
I mean, would you offer “a sword or something” requested in a email from giftgirl2025? More likely you’d click the “delete phishing email” button.
Situation resolved. Someone with more wit and tact than me suggested that they change it to a more neutral station, like the Weather Channel. I made a point of thanking them.
My favorite coffee shop just got TVs, presumably for football. But they’re now broadcasting FOX “news”. I may need a new favorite coffee shop.
September 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Situation resolved. Someone with more wit and tact than me suggested that they change it to a more neutral station, like the Weather Channel. I made a point of thanking them.
I don’t know about you, but if I were pregnant I wouldn’t take any medical advice from a huckster who once suggested imbibing bleach to cure Covid.
September 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I don’t know about you, but if I were pregnant I wouldn’t take any medical advice from a huckster who once suggested imbibing bleach to cure Covid.
My favorite coffee shop just got TVs, presumably for football. But they’re now broadcasting FOX “news”. I may need a new favorite coffee shop.
September 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
My favorite coffee shop just got TVs, presumably for football. But they’re now broadcasting FOX “news”. I may need a new favorite coffee shop.
Screw it, I’m quitting and starting a DnD-themed rock band.
We’ll call ourselves Tank and the Four Casters.
We’ll call ourselves Tank and the Four Casters.
September 16, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Screw it, I’m quitting and starting a DnD-themed rock band.
We’ll call ourselves Tank and the Four Casters.
We’ll call ourselves Tank and the Four Casters.
Well, it’s an improvement. Went to schedule my annual Covid booster earlier this week only to find I needed a prescription.
F RFK Jr.
F RFK Jr.
BREAKING: New York Governor Kathy Hochul is set to sign an executive order allowing pharmacists to prescribe and administer Covid-19 vaccines to anyone who requests them, regardless of age or underlying conditions.
September 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Well, it’s an improvement. Went to schedule my annual Covid booster earlier this week only to find I needed a prescription.
F RFK Jr.
F RFK Jr.
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Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children
Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children
The state’s elimination of vaccine mandates is a courageous first step toward decluttering itself of any excess kids.
www.theatlantic.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children