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Certified Genealogist, children's television writer, and owner of We Go Way Backยฎ. Love the Cubs, native plants/gardening, and books.

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Critical Approaches to AI Working Group | Price Lab for Digital Humanities The Price Lab is the University of Pennsylvania's center for innovative uses of technology in the study and teaching of history, art, and culture.

The Price Labโ€™s Critical Approaches to AI Working Group has released a white paper in which we advocate for AI-free instruction in reading, writing, & research. These are fundamental skills in the humanities (& in general), & with decisive action we can keep teaching them well in the age of AI!

23.02.2026 16:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Pics or it definitely happened.

01.03.2026 02:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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4 more from yesterday's walk around Buttermere, now on my site here:
www.andrewswalks.co.uk/buttermere-3...

28.02.2026 17:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 105    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The original show bible and pitch materials for Freaks & Geeks were floating around the internet 15-20 years ago. It was one of the only bible examples I could find at the time (I was a film student trying to learn how to write for TV) so I saved it to study. I think I still have it, if you want it!

28.02.2026 01:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the washington state department of licensingโ€™s phone menu is available in 10 languages and it turns out the 9 that arenโ€™t english were just english with an accent of the language you picked. so press 2 for spanish and it was just english with an accent

27.02.2026 17:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 590    ๐Ÿ” 136    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 27

I just love all the trans people in my life and want them to be safe and happy!!!!!

26.02.2026 16:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1340    ๐Ÿ” 254    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

Record scratch sounds at 300% volume

25.02.2026 19:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Whitaker Tommie F for sure

25.02.2026 19:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The logistics of death are endlessly fascinating and absurd!

25.02.2026 19:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Book cover of My Parents Are Dead: What Now? A Panic-Free Guide to the Practicalities of Death by Becky Robison

Book cover of My Parents Are Dead: What Now? A Panic-Free Guide to the Practicalities of Death by Becky Robison

The whole thing is very reminiscent of @rebb003.bsky.social's new book, which you should definitely get!

25.02.2026 19:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pl*net F*tness, by Pacing track by Pacing

On Bandcamp Friday, I got this awesome song about the singer trying to cancel her dad's gym membership after he died, only to discover he had to come and cancel in person(!).

25.02.2026 19:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hmm, I wonder what horses did with all their freedom once they didn't need to pull carriages anymore. Probably just relaxed, had a bunch of kids and enjoyed an easy life. It'll be the same for people with AI, I'm sure!

*record scratch*

Oh, oh no.

25.02.2026 15:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of pinback buttons with text reading how many footnotes is too many footnotes. Asking for a friend.

Photo of pinback buttons with text reading how many footnotes is too many footnotes. Asking for a friend.

Made these instead of actually doing the writing I need to be doing.๐Ÿคฃ

24.02.2026 20:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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7 Books That Reveal How Capitalism Is Coming for Your Corpse - Electric Literature These authors examine the absurd, expensive, and tragic reality of navigating the death industrial complex

7 Books That Reveal How Capitalism Is Coming for Your Corpse
โšฐ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฐThese authors examine the absurd, expensive, and tragic reality of navigating the death industrial complex

electricliterature.com/7-books-that...

24.02.2026 18:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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SCOOP: IL-9 congressional candidate and current state senator Mike Simmons had police called on him in Buena Park while canvassing for votes. No arrest was made. Hereโ€™s the video of the interaction @senmikesimmons.bsky.social recorded and shared with me.

24.02.2026 00:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 897    ๐Ÿ” 306    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 38    ๐Ÿ“Œ 89
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โ€˜Abolish ICEโ€™, โ€˜Caleb Chilliamsโ€™ Among Winners of Annual Snowplow Naming Contest The other winners of the fourth annual contest were Stephen Coldbert, Pope Frรญo XIV, The Blizzard of Oz, Svencoolie and Caleb Chilliams, Chicago officials announced.

BREAKING: A push to name one of Chicagoโ€™s snowplows โ€œAbolish ICE,โ€ clearly linking the humorous pun to efforts to oppose President Donald Trumpโ€™s mass deportation effort, won the cityโ€™s annual snowplow naming contest, officials announced. @wttw.bsky.social

23.02.2026 16:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4806    ๐Ÿ” 1135    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 144

We love a media-trained hero:

23.02.2026 22:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The night after I read this article, I had a dream that everyone knew whose teeth these were, so the community discourse was like, "They're not creepy, that's just what Greg's teeth look like."

23.02.2026 20:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

AHHHHHHHHHHHH ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿชถ
(This is telephoto lens + harsh crop to maintain a respectful distance!)

22.02.2026 23:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2478    ๐Ÿ” 528    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 58    ๐Ÿ“Œ 23

But pretty, colorful games are ~self-care~

22.02.2026 23:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oooh you might also enjoy Blendoku!

22.02.2026 22:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Alysa Liu telling 60 Minutes โ€œI love struggling, it makes me feel aliveโ€ is a legit revolutionary statement from a Bay Area native in a time when copious amounts of time and resources are being put toward convincing us to opt out of experiencing struggle, friction and self-actualization

22.02.2026 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13935    ๐Ÿ” 2515    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 107    ๐Ÿ“Œ 136
A white pigeon mascot with a top hat and monocle poses in front of a backdrop featuring heart-shaped balloons.

A white pigeon mascot with a top hat and monocle poses in front of a backdrop featuring heart-shaped balloons.

Hatoson-kun, a stately pigeon with a top hat and monocle, is the mascot for Ito Yokado supermarkets.

22.02.2026 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 523    ๐Ÿ” 113    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

everyone loved the tech industry's free music and friendship machines of 20-30 years ago. it's unclear what could be causing people to feel the opposite about the industry's new racism and insanity machine

21.02.2026 21:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10075    ๐Ÿ” 2275    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 52    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14

Pretty sure credit for that goes to Chris Bishop! He designed the PBS KIDS characters. You can find his other artwork online.

22.02.2026 01:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You're right, it's the Man Bites Dog of it all. This is why you're the journalist!!

20.02.2026 23:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Seems like assaulting him with a knife should have gotten top billing over the *soup*

20.02.2026 22:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Omggggg game changer ๐Ÿ”ฅ

20.02.2026 22:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Weโ€™re horseposting post your horses

Not my horse but one of my all-time faves by Sarah Andersen of Sarahโ€™s Scribbles and you deserve its cute lil face

18.02.2026 23:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 433    ๐Ÿ” 115    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.

18.02.2026 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26473    ๐Ÿ” 6443    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 551    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1082