The real question is why did those who regard themselves as the reasonable ones go along with letting the fear of left authoritarianism become the justification for right-wing authoritarian action.
Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · last wk.It was always obvious that “cancel culture” was a fake threat ginned up by reactionaries to inflate the authoritarian threat of the left. The best evidence for this? The spree of cancellations they have embarked on since taking power. It’s the bulk of what they’ve done!
Very excited to share this preprint from me, @emmatempleton.bsky.social, @lindseytepfer.bsky.social & @thaliawheatley.bsky.social! "Friends and strangers engage in distinct regimes of body motion synchrony during conversation" osf.io/preprints/ps...
After weeks of tormenting the baby chickens, Kiwi has decided that she wants to be a mother and she’s taken her business outside of the coop and become broody. Updates via @markthornton.bsky.social (I’m in Chile)
I miss before AI when students used to write about (some variation of) “Since the beginning of time” all the time that was so fun
Today was the little girls’* first day out in public (the garden). The big girls were huffy and puffy about it. *one is a tiny baby rooster
students are very creative when they're not using AI. i gave someone podesva (2007) and eckert (2008) and he talked himself into a whole theory of (political) language socialization vis-a-vis a rational economy of indexical value.
Moved the monstera so that the cats can follow the chickens’ journey to and from the front yard more closely 🐓🐓🐓🐓
I've learned all there is to know about masculinities AMA.
Ty@tyanna.bsky.social · 3mo agothree of my students this quarter are doing their ethnographic language and politics projects on their fraternities and I'm learning so much about masculinities.
For a transcription assignment, a student organized her data (line numbers, speaker, text) into cells in a table & then hid the lines of the boxes & I pointed out to everyone in class today that this is a good idea because look how organized her lines are and then we were all like 🤯🤯🤯 women in STEM
three of my students this quarter are doing their ethnographic language and politics projects on their fraternities and I'm learning so much about masculinities.
One of my grad students accurately summarizing the value proposition of AI assistants: “Give me access to everything and I might be able to help with something.”
Carrot, Peach, Crocus, Goji Berry, Tulip, Asparagus, and Primrose in the garden 🐣 Kiwi, Eki, Barb, and Squash staying far away 🐓🐓🐓🐓
People need to stop telling students it’s cheating to use AI to write their papers but it’s ok—even encouraged—to use LLMs to brainstorm/organize their ideas. Having your own ideas and organizing them is literally the point. Vibe writing kills ideas.
Important chicken update: there are 7 more! Tulip, Asparagus, Peach, Primrose, Goji Berry, Crocus, and Carrot
They’re always hacking grades and medical information but never hacking student loan debt smh
Big fan of the sugar shack owner/guide who guided us in English but gave us commands only in French 🍁
Astronauts must be so good at sleeping. That has to be something they select for. I wouldn’t get any sleep because I’d be like “OMG I’M IN SPACE”, which can’t be good for doing science.
