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David Bowie - I'm Afraid of Americans (Official Video) [4K] YouTube video by David Bowie

For the 79th anniversary of his his birth.

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

Was in several discussions today re #AI and started thinking Katz’s “The Ethic of Expediency” might-could be a good reference point for future discussions.

On board with this proposal.

This one still hits hard.

Proposed Model Bill Would Change College Tenure, Teaching, & Research Three conservative groups have proposed model legislation that would dramatically change faculty tenure paths, teaching loads, research activities and hiring authority

Welcome to the decline of western civilization. Protections for the arts and humanities — and, really, any kind of humanistic thought or consideration — are being added the the chopping block.

“adversarial poetry” sounds like a genre ripe for growth!

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AI Is Not Inevitable

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I’m not boosting AI. Just looking at the data. It looks unclear to me that entry-level positions really demand high-level fluency with the tech. Maybe I’m missing something tho…

The data breakdown.

I've heard this 1,000 times a day. I believed it until 2 weeks ago. Then I learned that the 2026 National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Jobs Outlook report found that only 10% of job ads ask for AI skills. Tell your friends.

If you take the longview, this initiative may be the start of a move to privatize social security and shut it down completely.

Shady af.

I’ve always thought of “cahoots” as a fun word to say aloud.

There are wars going on that I wish the president would have above the ballroom on the priority list.

Looks cool. I could see writing a review of this project.

Cool thread to read through. Learn new things if you can.

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"Otroverts" and why nonconformists often see what others can’t In "The Gift of Not Belonging," Rami Kaminski explains why group consensus may hinder the original thinkers who advance society.

I guess our personality type tests and evaluations are in for a revision.

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Same.

Absurd Trolley Problems Every problem is the trolley problem.

While teaching a maymester course on rhetoric and games, I discovered this game: neal.fun/absurd-troll....

And this game: playspent.org.

I may need to replace some assigned games after this semester. :)

Fuck the haters. Good luck to the new church leader making needed change in a corrupt institution.

Holla!

I won the first game. She ran the board on the other two.

Photo of a large room with approximately a dozen roundtables, each full of people.

Wow. Just presented on ARG AI at the refusing Generative AI roundtable at #4C25. A Saturday 11am time slot, one of the worst times. But fifty people showed up. Fifty! This just shows how many of us are craving refusal and resistance.

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