Allison Dieppa

“Every cup goes beyond our counter – it reaches communities both near and far. When you support our local shop, you’re also supporting a network of ministries and global missions that make a real impact. Together, we’re brewing change one cup at a time.”

A new cafe just opened in FTM, & at first, I was impressed. It’s hands down the prettiest cafe in town and expensively furnished. Then I noticed the TV screens promoting evangelical missions to South America, and I found this on their website.
What happened to the separation of church and coffee?

In my headcanon, everyone on the crew understood how deeply awkward this was and agreed to never speak of it again.

He’s so BIG compared to her. He looks like King Kong scaling the Empire State Building.

I got mine in #swfl at Publix, and yes, they take walk-ins. I dare you to go get upgraded with science that protects you and your community.

What About Bob?, Coraline, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Bill’s Big Pumpkins

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

Will do! Hopefully it’ll be out in a month or so.

I think I’m starting to see this in my Composition students’ work this semester. Not to shamelessly plug, but it’s a problem I warn about in my forthcoming article in the CEA Critic. The more students are influenced by LLM “writing partners,” the more homogenized their writing will become.

Ugh, I’m sorry. My insurance turned me down too.

See if your insurance and doc will let you skip the mammogram and get an MRI instead.

I say this all the time! So many people act like the pain is necessary, and it’s sad that this has just been accepted as a given. Mammograms haven’t evolved because women’s comfort & healthcare is not a social priority.

YouTube video by foreveryoung2345 Do it like bernie (weekend at bernies 2)

For a bit of levity this #WyrdWednesday, here's Bernie being turned into a proper #zombie in the 1993 sequel to Weekend at Bernie's.

Robin McKenna, Sophistry on Steroids? The Ethics, Epistemology and Politics of Persuasive AI - PhilPapers This paper examines the ethical, epistemological, and political implications of persuasive AI technologies. Recent research suggests that AI is roughly as persuasive as humans in many contexts. Should...

We have nothing to worry about from AI's hyper-persuasiveness...as long as we're truly masters of our own beliefs, the claims of social epistemology are wrong, and we can fully understand how & why models are influencing us. In other words, it's an issue. Great new @rbnmckenna.bsky.social article.

US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’ Usual supporters of free speech are under fire for signing on to Riyadh festival despite the government’s human rights abuses

“Today’s generation of comedians prefer to use their hard-won liberties not as a weapon against the powerful, but as a license to operate free of any ethical obligations whatsoever.”

Iconic.

Will do!

i made a helpful reference

An elderly white floof falling asleep mid-pets against a hand.

White floof stretched out on a sofa and winking at the camera.

This guy says weekends are for rest and not just catching up on work. And he’s a million years old, so he knows what’s up. #Caturday #catsky #floof

Screen cap of newsletter from the Chronicle of Higher Education. Graphic is an image of a human brain sitting atop the white letters AI and casting a shadow below all against a yellow background. Text above the image: DIGITAL MINDS Professors Fear AI Will Rot Students’ Brains. The Research Shows It’s More Complicated Than That. By Beth McMurtrie Text below: Learning is a complex process — and so is measuring it. Though research shows we have cause to be concerned about what happens when students use AI, the devil is in the details.

Hey @nytpitchbot.bsky.social did you write this one for CHE?

YouTube video by fionaappleVEVO Fiona Apple - Under The Table (Official Audio)

“I would beg to disagree, but begging disagrees with me
Kick me under the table all you want
I won't shut up
I won't shut up”

CCCC Fall 2025 AI Reading Circle - Conference on College Composition and Communication Labor, Land, Water, and Writing: The Costs of Generative AI in the Writing Classroom These events are free for CCCC members. Not yet a member? Join today! Join CCCC for a critical, nuanced, and though...

Announcing a three-part CCCC Reading Circle Series:

Oct 16—Discussion of Empire of AI by @karenhao.bsky.social!

Dec 10—Discussion of Enduring Digital Damage by
@dustinedwards.bsky.social!

Jan 12—Teaching Session on bringing these ideas to the writing classroom!

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YouTube video by dorcm1973 The Muppet Show: Joel Grey - "Willkommen"

It’s really hard to pick just one #WyrdWednesday entry in honor of Jim Henson, but The Muppet Show (1976-1981) is peak whimsy cabaret.

That’s fair, especially given how often comments like that are made now by ADHD skeptics.

The flyer for FGCU Sigma’s event: “Chat, Are We Cooked? A Humanities Student Panel on AI”

One of my favorite things about advising FGCU’s English Honor Society is that I get to empower students and work with them on events like this panel we’re hosting next month. Our goal is to provide a space for students to voice their concerns and critiques about AI in higher ed. #sigmataudelta

So my hope is that revising/expanding the traditional perception of ADHD will lead to more better, more complex diagnostic methods. (2/2)

I totally get your concern; I was also diagnosed late in life. But recognizing ADHD as a spectrum could lead to more diagnoses. For example, women have been historically under-diagnosed since their ADHD presents differently — in my case, without the outward hyperactivity component. 1/2

There's a wrong way and a right way to report this

I'm excited that my proposal "Redefining 'AI Literacy' with Critical and Ethical Examination of LLMs in the Writing Classroom" has been accepted to the South Atlantic Modern Language Association conference this November! This will be my first stay in Atlanta -- any recommendations? #SAMLA97

Perimenopause - Symptoms and causes

Do you find yourself seeking cognitive closure more often these days? Because if so…

It’s really all we should be talking about today.