I wonder if people who use Outlook know that those of us who don't get these silly emails to let us know that you've used an emoji to react to a message. "John reacted to a message you sent." Um, okay.
Diane Curtis
@dianecurtis.bsky.social
Dabble in law, politics, family, music, education, genealogy, and women’s basketball — rarely in that order. All opinions mine and do not represent any institution I might be affiliated with.
Admittedly it's not often that I think of Dove Cameron, but when I do, I momentarily forget again that she's not actually a twin. I sometimes do the same with Hayley Mills. But never Lindsay Lohan, go figure.
"A family matter, you say? Well tell me this, Senator: when did you stop beating *your* wife?"
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayRAJU: Sen. Moreno is calling for Max Miller to resign. Do you side w/Moreno? THUNE: It's a family matter &, um, I don't have any observations beyond that Q: If a member of Congress is facing domestic abuse allegations, should they continue to serve? T: It's a House matter. It's a family issue too
“artisanal intelligence, handcrafted by a single human being” I love this. Also, as a college advisor, this is kind of what I do all day.
Maggie Harrison Dupré@mharrisondupre.bsky.social · yesterdayIt's ChatGPT but just a guy futurism.com/artificial-i...
This is an armed paramilitary operating far outside its legal mandate (immigration) & against fundamental principles of US law (1A) in an intimidation campaign to smother legitimate opposition to their violent effort to revolutionize the relationship between the executive branch & sovereign states.
"Most conversations about AI in education center on faculty and students but skip over the population that actually makes the University function: staff [who] process 1000s of transactions daily, navigate legacy systems, & absorb the operational shock every time a new technology arrives on campus."
AI in Higher Education: Coredesign Before You Deploy
Prof. Carolina Rossini, JD, LL.M., MBA, serves as DACSS Faculty Associate and Director for Programs at the Public Interest Technology Initiative at the...
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Delusional. Mad King. Fool. Criminal. Fraud. Racist. Rapist. Incapable. Incapacitated. All at the same time, it's so fucking exhausting
#MetroCardMonday: In 2017, artist #BarbaraKruger was commissioned to create two MetroCards as part of the Performa Biennial. The MetroCards were one of several works by Kruger appearing around #NYC.
Gen X: What's a thing that you learned as an adult that was a big surprise to you, but that older generations took for granted (like Saeed's Gere/Crawford discovery)? One of mine was when I learned Debbie Reynolds was only 19 when she was in Singin' in the Rain, and my mom was like, yeah, duh.
In a year without Olivia Miles, Sydney Taylor would be a strong ROTY contender. But this is without doubt the Miles year, maybe decade. Damn she's good.
Lynx crowd booing every time Cunningham has the ball is a fun add-on to this game
All I can muster re that Paul Weiss article is this song bouncing around my head. Don't be tempted by the shiny apple Don't you eat of a bitter fruit Hunger only for a taste of justice Hunger only for a world of truth 'Cause all that you have is your soul www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qwv...
Tracy Chapman - All That You Have Is Your Soul (Live in Oakland, 1988) [Official]
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As disgraceful as you might think Paul Weiss is, it's much worse. A must read. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/u...
How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee
Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transform...
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Neoclassical econ assumes rationality. The corollary of, "If you're so smart, why aren't you rich?" is "you're rich, so you must be very smart!" Thus, people assume that if powerful, well-compensated CEOs insist that "AI is changing everything," well then, *AI must be changing everything*. 1/
Did I speak too soon? Yes I did. Syd for the win. 🏀
Diane Curtis@dianecurtis.bsky.social · 4d agoI am enjoying the heck out of watching Sydney Taylor finally get her WNBA shot, but it is goddam heartbreaking watching this Sky team just fail week after week to come together. Some really good players too, but damn.
Feather light touch on Wilson = foul Chest bump from Wilson = no call Come on now
I am enjoying the heck out of watching Sydney Taylor finally get her WNBA shot, but it is goddam heartbreaking watching this Sky team just fail week after week to come together. Some really good players too, but damn.
Are they any studies showing that refs tend to call fewer fouls against the best teams/players? Like they're just reluctant to call it out against stars? Yes A'ja Wilson, I'm talking about you.
Googling my great grandparents Albert and Miriam Curtis and seeing Albert Cohen and Miriam Hirschfield pop up. Previously unknown Jewish ancestry for the irresistible hook.
Findmypast@findmypast.bsky.social · 4d agoWhat was the moment you realised you were into family history? 🤔
Reminder: we get an extra hour this August-Sunday! (Unless your institution starts before Labor Day and then I'm sorry for your loss.)
Diane Curtis@dianecurtis.bsky.social · last wk.Bad: It is almost August, the Sunday evening of the academic school year. Good: Late Labor Day means extra week of summer! It's like getting an extra hour or two on a Sunday.
This is very, very interesting.
Matthew Moore@matthewrmoore.bsky.social · last wk.The cost of losing local journalism is more than just a metaphorical one. A group of finance professors found that fewer local reporters are leading to higher municipal borrowing costs for local governments. Thanks to @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social for chatting - www.kuaf.com/show/ozarks-...
Electrical engineer for the railroad Insurance sales Secretary (until the kids came along) Saleslady (after the insurance salesman died)
Revan@revan.eurosky.social · 7d agoEnough “what would you do on the commune questions” If you got sent back 100 years and were given your grandparent’s job, what are you doing?
You're upset the appeals deadline is only 30 days? To challenge a tax on your 5-story brownstone steps from Central Park? And your lawyer is on vacation? Gosh that's rough Now imagine it's a welfare termination notice and you have no fixed home and you very definitely don't have a lawyer and . . .
Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis@jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 7d agoAw, #BrokenTimes is so concerned about its readers who can afford second homes worth more than $5 million. Some of them are confused. 🎻 Rollout of New York City’s Second-Home Tax Is Confusing Some Residents www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/n...
Genealogy taught me in a very real and personal way how much more common childhood death in the US was not very long ago. And yet it's long enough that few Americans alive today have any memory of it. So people take the insane successes of vaccines, antibiotics, and prenatal care for granted.
Teaching PR radicalized me into an abolish the bar person. This latest fiasco proves that states can’t even be trusted to administer a pointless exam. Cancel it & redirect the funds towards ethics compliance. Hard to pull off given entrenched interests & the cartel nature of the bar. But we can try!
Paul Gowder@gowder.io · last wk.So this Washington bar exam catastrophe---what the fuck? I have a lot of sympathy with the abolish-the-bar campaign (albeit with some hesitations due to the plague of incompetent lawyers out there), but even if we don't abolish it at a minimum we have to HAVE STANDARDS FOR THE TECHNOLOGY
Bad: It is almost August, the Sunday evening of the academic school year. Good: Late Labor Day means extra week of summer! It's like getting an extra hour or two on a Sunday.