Sorry to be overly sincere for a second, but here's why we decided to persevere through all of the bullshit and take over InfoWars.
There's just gotta be a line somewhere.
Thank you @pablo.show for letting me talk so openly about this.
“When simulation becomes the norm, it weakens the human capacity for discernment. ” — Pope Leo XIV
Leo remains steadfastly in his lane, saying what needs to be said. Everyone can stop sharing those cheesy fake quotes about "be woke" and whatnot. This is more of the real deal. Today more than ever,…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to continue publishing after sale to nonprofit media group
The Post-Gazette, a mainstay of the cultural life of Pittsburgh, had been scheduled to shutter in May. Much of the back end of the business will move to Baltimore, but it looks like the reporters will stay in…
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Pete Hegseth, the U.S. defense secretary, has asked the American people to pray “every day, on bended knee” for a military victory in the Middle East “in the name of Jesus Christ.” Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, has a starkly different take on what should be done in Jesus’s…
The Profession That Does Not Exist | Baffler Symposium
I teach my department's career planning courses. English majors have many valuable skills, and I encourage them all to publish in any venue that interests them. An important part of my job involves encouraging students to seek out classroom,…
Don’t Mention “EBSCOhost” in an MLA Citation
This video explains why I tell my students that EBSCOhost is not what I'm looking for when I'm evaluating the "title of the database" part of their MLA bibliography citations.
Your Frustration Is the Product (Intrusive marketing on publisher websites)
You read two paragraphs and there’s a box that interrupts you. You read another two paragraphs and there’s another interruption. All the way until the end of the article. We’re visiting their website to read a fucking…
Progress on a customizable “[E] to Activate” system (Visual Scripting, #Unity3D)
The #yorkplays never performed with pageant wagons this close to each other but I’m seeing whether my project can handle multiple videos at once. #medievalyork #corpuschristiplay #unity3d
The articulated steering as the wagon goes around corners is nice. Getting the simulation to stop crashing would be nicer, but I’ll take the wins I get. #medievalyork #mysteryplay #pageantwagon #yorkcycle #unity3d
Yesterday’s progress: pageant wagons lined up on Toft Green. #medievalyork #unity3d #mysteryplays
ChatGPT promised to help her find her soulmate. Then it betrayed her
"You did it more than once!," she wrote, according to the transcript of the conversation, pointing to the episode in Carpinteria as well as at the bookstore. "I know," ChatGPT replied. "And you're right. I didn't just break your…
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
Semantic ablation: Why AI writing is boring and dangerous
When an author uses AI for "polishing" a draft, they are not seeing improvement; they are witnessing semantic ablation. The AI identifies high-entropy clusters – the precise points where unique insights and "blood" reside – and…
I am hoping to make my first visit to York to see the plays this summer!
Floating video windows depict the performances in my in-progress #unity3d simulation of a massive 18+ hr medieval theater pageant. #medievalyork #corpuschristi #yorkcycle
