Stephanie Patridge
@stephaniepatridge.bsky.social
Just a plain old philosopher—aesthetics and status, games and play, humor and joking around. I am a moral project. Mad columbus crew fan. Typos are my jam
Iowa, live; Columbus, born; Seattle, soul
“Great things start in little rooms” —André 3000
Iowa, live; Columbus, born; Seattle, soul
“Great things start in little rooms” —André 3000
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I'm blocking any account that isn't clearly isn't linked to a person or organization that I can independently verify, or is a spreader of misinformation or one who is primarily looking only for impact. Art bots and cat bot--totally welcome!
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Me when I cite myself:
December 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Me when I cite myself:
Gang, starting to think that FIFA might be a bit corrup…ah never mind
December 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Gang, starting to think that FIFA might be a bit corrup…ah never mind
I don’t like this timeline
December 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I don’t like this timeline
Please, I am begging you. If you are considering making a podcast—ask yourself if we need to hear what you have to say.
December 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Please, I am begging you. If you are considering making a podcast—ask yourself if we need to hear what you have to say.
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So our campus just announced the six undergraduate programs being put on the chopping block.
One of them is Philosophy.
Philosophy.
Can we be a university without offering a Philosophy major?
One of them is Philosophy.
Philosophy.
Can we be a university without offering a Philosophy major?
December 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
So our campus just announced the six undergraduate programs being put on the chopping block.
One of them is Philosophy.
Philosophy.
Can we be a university without offering a Philosophy major?
One of them is Philosophy.
Philosophy.
Can we be a university without offering a Philosophy major?
So much destruction —hard to really take in even these sorts of cruelties
Devastating. Trump admin selling off historic public art to the highest bidder. "It is a tragic irony that murals meant to represent the contract between the government and its citizens would be sold to the highest bidder rather than preserved for posterity." www.alternet.org/trump-destro...
Trump admin selling off historic public art to the highest bidder
Painted figures haunt an empty building. A boy leaning on a pair of crutches. A father and son wandering a barren railroad track. A nuclear family at a picnic table. These poignant scenes were painted...
www.alternet.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
So much destruction —hard to really take in even these sorts of cruelties
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December 2, 2025 at 6:44 AM
I have been telling everyone that this will happen
Recently, we also learned that a chatbot roleplay and image generator platform left cloud storage containers of nearly two million of images and videos exposed, including photos and full names of women from social media.
And we'll keep holding them accountable.
And we'll keep holding them accountable.
Massive Leak Shows Erotic Chatbot Users Turned Women’s Yearbook Pictures Into AI Porn
Chatbot roleplay and image generator platform SecretDesires.ai left cloud storage containers of nearly two million of images and videos exposed, including photos and full names of women from social me...
www.404media.co
December 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I have been telling everyone that this will happen
Dude in the new Chase Center —new DEI initiative for conservatives—out here defending serious education/skill development (centering humanists)
November 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Dude in the new Chase Center —new DEI initiative for conservatives—out here defending serious education/skill development (centering humanists)
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this guy made his son a tiny version of Engineered Garments's FA pants 😭
IG twhattcomethru
IG twhattcomethru
November 30, 2025 at 3:46 AM
this guy made his son a tiny version of Engineered Garments's FA pants 😭
IG twhattcomethru
IG twhattcomethru
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I've never encountered more students who say they hate reading. Students who want to be teachers, writers, or both. I wonder if "hate" means "I have trouble reading," but I also talk with so many students who write in a genre but refuse to read in it. They can't see themselves in relation to others.
November 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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‘Beyond the Visual’ is indicative of a shift in cultural institutions from the idea of access as accommodation to access as creativity .. This approach is not about substituting one sense for another but about expanding the range of the senses with which we encounter art.'
Why One UK Museum Is Decentring the Visual
An exhibition by blind and partially blind artists suggests that ‘disability gain’ can enhance the museum-going experience for everyone
www.frieze.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
‘Beyond the Visual’ is indicative of a shift in cultural institutions from the idea of access as accommodation to access as creativity .. This approach is not about substituting one sense for another but about expanding the range of the senses with which we encounter art.'
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There's a tradition that never gets old: our ex-orphans returning home after giving birth, just to share the joy with the Keepers who raised them. This time of year is full of these reunions - mothers bringing their wild-born babies back to say hello. That's what your support creates. 🐘💚
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
There's a tradition that never gets old: our ex-orphans returning home after giving birth, just to share the joy with the Keepers who raised them. This time of year is full of these reunions - mothers bringing their wild-born babies back to say hello. That's what your support creates. 🐘💚
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November 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Ummm…this makes him sound like a hero.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Ummm…this makes him sound like a hero.
Wait, flikr is still alive and kicking?
huh, i thought this was AI because there's no way someone could order such an ugly shirt
It is real:
November 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Wait, flikr is still alive and kicking?
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huh, i thought this was AI because there's no way someone could order such an ugly shirt
It is real:
November 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
huh, i thought this was AI because there's no way someone could order such an ugly shirt
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November 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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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.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
this is super exciting —still of course we are limited in our inferences but so much better than y/n or likert scale questions. Bring on the more qualitative!
Good morning. I've got a banger new post out today that develops a new method for placing voters on the left-right ideological spectrum, and adds a new, "non-ideological"/affordability axis to usual way we chart & think about US voters (esp swing voters). www.gelliottmorris.com/p/not-just-l...
Not just left vs right: Most voters think about affordability and material wellbeing, not in ideological terms
Most voters want a party that emphasizes cost of living issues and makes the world a better place. Few Americans think in solidly ideologically terms. "Moderates" are mostly non-ideological.
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
this is super exciting —still of course we are limited in our inferences but so much better than y/n or likert scale questions. Bring on the more qualitative!
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Page One in Iowa.
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Page One in Iowa.
The more I learn about the ant world smh
This parasitic ant tricks workers into killing their own queen | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
This parasitic ant tricks workers into killing their own queen
Scientists capture a unique—and gruesome—example of matricide in the animal kingdom
www.science.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The more I learn about the ant world smh
This is my adopted city
“Iowa City eliminated bus fares in August 2023 with a goal of lowering emissions… The two-year pilot program proved so popular that the City Council voted this summer to extend it another year, paying for it with a 1% increase in utility taxes and by doubling most public parking rates to $2 from $1”
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This is my adopted city
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new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
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I can no longer follow the plot of this show. I suspect the writers and actors can’t either. I don’t think they have a show runner.
November 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I can no longer follow the plot of this show. I suspect the writers and actors can’t either. I don’t think they have a show runner.