Timothy M Teeter
@timothymteeter.bsky.social
Classicist, historian, papyrologist, Christian, Democrat, concerned citizen, not necessarily in that order
It's only gotten worse with AI.
December 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
It's only gotten worse with AI.
FWIW, type "jerry brown i made proposition 13 work" into a google search box and see the AI overview. Not that I trust it completely.
December 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
FWIW, type "jerry brown i made proposition 13 work" into a google search box and see the AI overview. Not that I trust it completely.
If I recall correctly (and no doubt Tom will do so if necessary), Jerry Brown boasted that "I made prop 13 work."
December 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
If I recall correctly (and no doubt Tom will do so if necessary), Jerry Brown boasted that "I made prop 13 work."
For a certain kind of person, it's like, um . . . catnip?
December 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
For a certain kind of person, it's like, um . . . catnip?
That movie is at least 30 minutes too long.
December 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
That movie is at least 30 minutes too long.
Presumably the number has dwindled to 273 because I eat panettone for breakfast for a week after Christmas. (That means it was probably about 300 a few years ago.) Toasted with butter. I'd make one myself, except I already make a yeast bread for easter (kulich) and it's very labor intensive.
December 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Presumably the number has dwindled to 273 because I eat panettone for breakfast for a week after Christmas. (That means it was probably about 300 a few years ago.) Toasted with butter. I'd make one myself, except I already make a yeast bread for easter (kulich) and it's very labor intensive.
Giving orders and cooking. Not necessarily in that order.
December 28, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Giving orders and cooking. Not necessarily in that order.
But I can do all those things. Your point?
December 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
But I can do all those things. Your point?
Fair. But 3000? Also consider how many of us are academics. I could tell you stories, but you've probably heard them a dozen times over from others. But I'll bet the amount of anti-AI posts goes up around final exam time, or when papers are due.
December 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Fair. But 3000? Also consider how many of us are academics. I could tell you stories, but you've probably heard them a dozen times over from others. But I'll bet the amount of anti-AI posts goes up around final exam time, or when papers are due.
Obviously you’re not following the right people.
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Obviously you’re not following the right people.
You’re giving HBO way too much credit.
December 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM
You’re giving HBO way too much credit.
"with" = "will"
December 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"with" = "will"
I've been taking students to Italy for years. They always want to see the Trevi fountain. As do all the tourists. A two euro fee with accomplish nothing. So I repeat: ban ALL visitors for three to five years. THEN open with a fee of 5 to 10 euros.
December 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I've been taking students to Italy for years. They always want to see the Trevi fountain. As do all the tourists. A two euro fee with accomplish nothing. So I repeat: ban ALL visitors for three to five years. THEN open with a fee of 5 to 10 euros.
Personally, I'll go with curtain #3.
December 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Personally, I'll go with curtain #3.
They obviously didn't know either James Bond OR Peter Wimsey, BOTH of whom could have immediately identified those wines. And their years.
December 21, 2025 at 1:47 AM
They obviously didn't know either James Bond OR Peter Wimsey, BOTH of whom could have immediately identified those wines. And their years.
Yes, and it seems like they were using it to develop new story lines at the end of the final season but didn't continue.
December 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Yes, and it seems like they were using it to develop new story lines at the end of the final season but didn't continue.
Warning: the so-called Proto molecule is really just the MacGuffin of the series. It serves as a useful plot point but frequently doesn’t make much sense. What is far more entertaining is the vision of a future society that inhabits the planets, but no faster than light nonsense or ray guns.
December 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Warning: the so-called Proto molecule is really just the MacGuffin of the series. It serves as a useful plot point but frequently doesn’t make much sense. What is far more entertaining is the vision of a future society that inhabits the planets, but no faster than light nonsense or ray guns.
I haven't seen it yet, but I'm assuming (from the second film) that there is a connection to Alita Battle Angel.
December 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I haven't seen it yet, but I'm assuming (from the second film) that there is a connection to Alita Battle Angel.
They should just close off the area for three years so that the fanaticism dies down.
December 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
They should just close off the area for three years so that the fanaticism dies down.
I am very sorry to hear this. I knew Tim and he was a very nice guy and good company for dinner as well as a fine scholar, someone I looked forward to seeing at papyrological gatherings over the years.
December 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I am very sorry to hear this. I knew Tim and he was a very nice guy and good company for dinner as well as a fine scholar, someone I looked forward to seeing at papyrological gatherings over the years.
Someone the other day said that Trump needed to be Truman Showed so that real people could govern the country. This may be part of that. "Give him a name next to Kennedy to keep the 12 year old happy."
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Someone the other day said that Trump needed to be Truman Showed so that real people could govern the country. This may be part of that. "Give him a name next to Kennedy to keep the 12 year old happy."
Emerson may be right but it has Long been Republican – friendly. Other good polls show much worse news for Republicans.
December 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Emerson may be right but it has Long been Republican – friendly. Other good polls show much worse news for Republicans.
Trump, Vance = Beavis, Butthead
December 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Trump, Vance = Beavis, Butthead