my engineering students keep coming back to the question "is increased productivity always a good thing?" which makes my heart so happy. and also i would love to teach a class called "productivity" that deconstructs the concept

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH just needed to get that one out into the universe

love living in virginia during the AI bubble

tim curry was one of my first crushes growing up. at a very very young age i could recite nearly the entirety of clue from memory, no exaggeration.

this is going to be SUCH a great event!! come and learn from local journalists about how tech/AI is shaping their work

Labor Tech Research Network@labortechresearchnetwork.org · last mo.

🗓️ Our next speaker event: "Journalism and Tech Labor: Local news in the era of algorithms" on Monday, Aug 31 @ 11:00 am (ET US) Speakers: Angilee Shah, Vanan Murugesan, Orlando Bailey, Lauren Gustus Members, check email for Zoom / Non-members, RSVP to Angelica angelica.martinez.ochoa@gmail.com

i happened to come across a peer review i got a few years ago, and i just want to shout out reviewer 2 for calling my use of the term Big Tech "flippant" and "not suitable for an academic journal" (and for calling my writing style in general "breezy")

i've written 6,600 words of a 10k word draft and just noticed that i haven't gotten around to making my argument yet

do not have six pets. do not do it.

i have driven many, many, MANY miles in my life. cross country multiple times, etc etc. this weekend i drove up & down the east coast and let me tell you, i have never been so terrified of other drivers. it is a miracle that there aren't more accidents than there already are

one of my first baseball memories: tommy lasorda falling ass up after getting clipped with a bat www.nytimes.com/athletic/744...

The 10 most unforgettable MLB All-Star Game moments of the last 30 years

Jacob deGrom, Barry Bonds and Cal Ripken Jr. are among the players who've made the past three decades of Midsummer Classics so eventful.

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“By using this R&D terminology, it could reduce the stigma associated with data centers and reduce resistance.” sanjosespotlight.com/is-google-hi...

Is Google hiding a data center project in North San Jose? - San José Spotlight

Advocates say Google is hiding a data center inside a planned research and development lab in North San Jose. The tech giant’s plans at 5087 Disk Drive call for demolishing an existing warehouse and p...

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the amount of qualitative research software that has AI now is just ugh

@veenadubal.bsky.social AAUP legal update: "We have shown that when the government tries to turn fear into policy, AAUP will answer with law, with organizing, with solidarity, & with the oldest commitment we have: the defense of academic freedom for the common good" academeblog.org/2026/06/15/a...

AAUP Legal Update

BY VEENA DUBAL The following report by AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal, Professor of Law at the University of California at Irvine, was delivered to the AAUP’s biennial meeting in Chicago on…

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"gonna go watch my bigoted team lose another game" i say, sitting down to watch the giants

Clown Makeup Transformation

Alt: Clown Makeup Transformation

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i finally submitted my book draft !!!!!!!!! it took AGES but i survived it.

gas leak summer

See y'all at the making & doing sessions 💃

Labor Tech Research Network@labortechresearchnetwork.org · 4mo ago

LaborTech will see you at @4sweb.bsky.social! We'll be running a Making & Doing Session on what LaborTech is and what we do. Stop by for an interactive session looking back on all that LaborTech has accomplished over the past 15 years and dream about where we could go in the future!

(me, with great shame, deleting every use of the word "recently," from my book draft)

just got a letter in the mail from USPS kindly letting me know they've been investigating me for voter fraud, but don't worry we closed the case so you're fine

this is literally my class's learning objective

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 5mo ago

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com The problem on college campuses is not just that students lack civility, Michal Leibowitz writes, but that “our college education does almost nothing to develop the sense that what we do in our day-to-day lives resonates with people beyond ourselves.”

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Chris Seaman@cbseaman.bsky.social · 5mo ago

If accurate, this is a massive own goal by @abigailspanberger.com. Public-sector employees in VA worked their butts off to elect her last year. More importantly, they deserve the job security and a real voice at the table that come with collective bargaining. vadogwood.com/news/labor/b...

super excited to be part of this project :) tell your students to apply !!

Labor Tech Research Network@labortechresearchnetwork.org · 5mo ago

Call: 3 PhD positions on a project on algorithmic warfare & kill clouds at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Deadline May 29. For more info: drive.proton.me/urls/07B1G9G...

ANNOUNCING OUR 2026 AWARDS! Please nominate yourself + your colleagues for our Book, Graduate Student Paper, and Social Justice Awards. More info on our website: labortechresearchnetwork.org/awards

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karina ripley of the nostromo@kaareeenah.bsky.social · 11mo ago

i hate the democrats with the heat of a thousand burning suns

somebody please help. i have 60 undergraduate theses to grade and they are taking me 30 MINUTES EACH, give me your speedy grading tips PLEASE my family is dying

who could have guessed 🫠 www.mercurynews.com/2026/03/12/g...

San Jose bet its future on a Google megacampus downtown. Now the land sits mostly empty.

The $19 billion Downtown West project promised jobs, housing and a new skyline. A decade later, San Jose has little power to make it happen.

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AI as a War Issue, War as a Workers’ Issue www.aaup.org/ai-war-issue...

AI as a War Issue, War as a Workers’ Issue

The fight against the University of Michigan–Los Alamos data center.

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i hate this shit

The Athletic@theathletic.com · 7mo ago

Just a decade ago, if you were a Yankees fan in New York, you just needed a cable subscription to watch every regular-season game and the playoffs. Now, it could require navigating 10 networks, multiple subscriptions and perhaps thousands of dollars. ✍️ @andrewmarchand.bsky.social on this new era:

bruh i spend $150 for an mlbtv subscription and these assholes are making me **pay netflix 7.99 for a month long subscription** to watch opening night. the INJUSTICE

“The VA General Assembly voted to give over half a million public sector workers collective bargaining rights. But not me. I'm an adjunct faculty member who was just left behind to endure the exploitation of higher education.” @abigailspanberger.com, please correct course & add us back in.

Collective Bargaining is One Solution to Ending Higher Ed Worker Exploitation – I Should Know.

One adjunct professor argues that without the legal leverage of collective bargaining, she is a 'sitting duck' for institutions to profit from her expertise while leaving her vulnerable to financial i...

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