Zak Sitter
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Willie's pretty steeped in jazz - big Django fan, recorded an album of standards, etc. But it doesn't seem like he's done this one.
December 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Willie's pretty steeped in jazz - big Django fan, recorded an album of standards, etc. But it doesn't seem like he's done this one.
You do not, under any circumstances, "gotta hand it to her," but it definitely doesn't look like ChatGPT.
December 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
You do not, under any circumstances, "gotta hand it to her," but it definitely doesn't look like ChatGPT.
The university's response seems pretty irregular to me: I've never heard of putting an instructor on administrative leave over an (unresolved) grading dispute. I get that the student is alleging religious discrimination as well, but that seems hard to prove in this instance (and is as yet unproven).
December 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The university's response seems pretty irregular to me: I've never heard of putting an instructor on administrative leave over an (unresolved) grading dispute. I get that the student is alleging religious discrimination as well, but that seems hard to prove in this instance (and is as yet unproven).
I tend to agree, with the stipulation that this appears to be one of a series of "reaction papers" the students write throughout the semester. So there could be a set of additional instructions/parameters for reaction papers that establish some of the expectations the instructor seems to have.
December 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I tend to agree, with the stipulation that this appears to be one of a series of "reaction papers" the students write throughout the semester. So there could be a set of additional instructions/parameters for reaction papers that establish some of the expectations the instructor seems to have.
I've loved Bauhaus & that song for 40 years, but I gotta go chalk on this one: "This Is Halloween."
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I've loved Bauhaus & that song for 40 years, but I gotta go chalk on this one: "This Is Halloween."
Man, that median person guy needs to stop hoarding all the good shit!
November 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Man, that median person guy needs to stop hoarding all the good shit!
I think you're completely misreading this take.
ICE has been made more terrible over the last several months; it could therefore be returned to previous levels of terribleness.
Perry's point is exactly that THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
ICE has been made more terrible over the last several months; it could therefore be returned to previous levels of terribleness.
Perry's point is exactly that THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
November 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I think you're completely misreading this take.
ICE has been made more terrible over the last several months; it could therefore be returned to previous levels of terribleness.
Perry's point is exactly that THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
ICE has been made more terrible over the last several months; it could therefore be returned to previous levels of terribleness.
Perry's point is exactly that THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
I don't think many people really love it. They prefer it to the drudgery they mostly use it to avoid - emails, papers, thinking - and because it's free and ubiquitous. More passive dependency than active affection. But an unsustainable business model is a much bigger threat than lw revolt.
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I don't think many people really love it. They prefer it to the drudgery they mostly use it to avoid - emails, papers, thinking - and because it's free and ubiquitous. More passive dependency than active affection. But an unsustainable business model is a much bigger threat than lw revolt.
Romance = RomCom - Com
November 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Romance = RomCom - Com
That's Brody for ya - a national treasure!
November 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
That's Brody for ya - a national treasure!
Any faults in R1 are retroactively forgiven because it gave us Andor
November 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Any faults in R1 are retroactively forgiven because it gave us Andor
Melting the worst actor
November 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Melting the worst actor
I don't think all his giant tomes are great - V is a total slog, and I never got more than 50 pages into Against the Day, but GR and M&D are great. Both have a kind of density and texture that's almost Tolkien-y.
The lighter Pynchon I actually find harder to read - they feel insubstantial & thin.
The lighter Pynchon I actually find harder to read - they feel insubstantial & thin.
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I don't think all his giant tomes are great - V is a total slog, and I never got more than 50 pages into Against the Day, but GR and M&D are great. Both have a kind of density and texture that's almost Tolkien-y.
The lighter Pynchon I actually find harder to read - they feel insubstantial & thin.
The lighter Pynchon I actually find harder to read - they feel insubstantial & thin.
it's more spiders isn't it
November 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
it's more spiders isn't it
It's very not bad.
November 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
It's very not bad.
I fear the truth may be worse - someone thought this was artful.
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I fear the truth may be worse - someone thought this was artful.
Oh it did! He's a mental health advocate now. 🫣
November 16, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Oh it did! He's a mental health advocate now. 🫣
I mean, she's also said she's not running for that, but 🤷♂️
November 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I mean, she's also said she's not running for that, but 🤷♂️
What race are you thinking of? I thought she'd said she wasn't running for Senate, & her district is extremely safe.
November 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
What race are you thinking of? I thought she'd said she wasn't running for Senate, & her district is extremely safe.
Mostly because of the complete vacuity of the institutionalist wing of their party, which could never happen to--well, hmm.
November 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Mostly because of the complete vacuity of the institutionalist wing of their party, which could never happen to--well, hmm.
Not enough muscles, it seems
November 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Not enough muscles, it seems
Her timing strongly suggests the former
November 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Her timing strongly suggests the former
My mom took me to see Return of the Secaucus 7 when I was 7 or 8. Been riding with John ever since.
November 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM
My mom took me to see Return of the Secaucus 7 when I was 7 or 8. Been riding with John ever since.