2025 Conference — Civics of Technology
big thanks to the @civicsoftech.bsky.social organizers for their conference
check out the recorded talks for inspiration on facing our technological moment with bravery and grace
maybe we don't all have to become food for the AI machines after all?!?!
www.civicsoftechnology.org/2025conference
07.08.2025 17:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
What Can’t ChatGPT Say?
LANGUAGE AS PLEASURE! LANGUAGE AS PLEASURE! LANGUAGE AS PLEASURE!
was delighted to join the @civicsoftech.bsky.social conference & talk about WHAT CHATGPT CANT SAY!
posting the first bit of my talk here: LANGUAGE AS PLEASURE!
let's not forget all the strange & magical powers of language that are sidelined by our machines!
open.substack.com/pub/supercyb...
07.08.2025 17:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
love all the innovation in the stalking enablement space! 🫠
07.08.2025 17:17 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Eileen! So great to hear from you! I think I grabbed the handle with an early invite way back, and then got lost the woods. But here I am and so happy to reconnect with folks! 💜
05.08.2025 15:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
French post-structuralist feminists vs LLMs. Am I doing this right? Plus a Hélène Cixous desk reveal at the end! 🦄
17.05.2025 13:14 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
What a freaking great course idea! Stoked to check out your work. Thank you, Catherine!
17.05.2025 12:34 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Why we need Social Paper – CUNY Academic Commons
Personally, I always thought the culture of student essays was rotting our brains, but what do I know. Look at baby student me giving it to the man way back in 2015: commons.gc.cuny.edu/papers/45249/ I will duck in case you debunk! 😀👷♀️🙏
17.05.2025 12:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Thanks for the kind shout out, Tom! Also, you got me to finally complete my multi-year migration from Twitter -- I was lost in the in between land! 😅 Looking forward to more of your posts. :)
17.05.2025 12:11 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Wooooo! Congrats, Brandon! Finally getting set up in the BlueSky and loving this happy news!
17.05.2025 00:00 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
congrats, Pam! so deserved! glad your talent and dedication are being recognized! <3
17.05.2025 00:00 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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