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Clue: Flames on the Side of My Face

Alt: A scene from the movie Clue. Madeline Kahn as Mrs. White stutters as she tries to put words to indescribable and overwhelming feelings: "It- it- the f- it- flame- flames. Flames, on the side of my face..."

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Chris @ Heroes Peak@heroespeak.bsky.social · yesterday

If you see this, quote the energy you bring to Bluesky

What Harvard has done with its writing center defies any kind of sense until you realize that students are rarely at the center of this kind of administrative action. It's an unfortunately common attitude at these sorts of institutions. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

Harvard Administrators Don’t Care About Student Learning

I know, news flash, right?

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Okay, I am going to tell a little story. It's one I have saved for the last couple years, almost nobody knows about it. But it lives in my heart. I don't know how others will feel about it, maybe something, maybe nothing. It's about the Uncanny X-Men. 1/

So I'm annoyed enough about that short PBS video on how kids can use AI to "write" a poem that I've sent PBS some feedback about it as a parent. I've copied my comment in the alt text for the screenshot here. Feel free to use and adapt if you want to send your own comments to PBS.

Ok, yeah, let's go ahead and teach kids not to persevere through difficulty when they get stuck. That their own creativity isn't enough. That the end result is more important than the process of discovery. Extremely disappointed to see this from PBS.

Greg Pak@gregpak.net · 2d ago

I called WNET in NY to ask them to remove this video. I told them it was damaging to kids. You can call them, too! Call 212-560-1313 and press 2 to leave a message (the phone prompt seems to indicate 1, but that message directs you to 2). ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ruf...

Using lists of three is not an "AI tell." It's a common trait in human writing because our brains biologically want to make sure there's always one thing to marry, one thing to fuck, and one thing to murder.

Everyone's comparing Nolan's Odyssey to Homer, but I think there's much more richness The ancient Greeks adapted the Odyssey into ART While these images might appear static to us, I want to walk through how an ancient Greek saw art: AS DYNAMIC STORYTELLING like our films 1/13

Here’s a list of nature photographers who I promise are not using AI, post their own photos and really care about the wildlife. No unethical behaviors just to get a good shot. (3/?)

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

You've heard of folk horror...get ready for FOLK ROMANCE (that's still a little horror)

Alexander Skarsgård Is Made for Olivia Colman in New Wicker Trailer - Reactor

Do you have questions? I too have questions

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I shared a FB post for this, but here is the YT video about my college friend’s brother, who I remember as a kind, smart, funny guy who always looked out for others.

Jean Schwab@jeanschwab.bsky.social · 6d ago

Here is a link that doesn’t go through Facebook: youtu.be/JnF91-kEGD4?...

This is the brother of one of my college friends and roommates. I only met him a handful of times, but I remember a kind, smart, funny guy who always looked out for others. If you can give or pass the story on, I’m sure it would be appreciated.

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In Defense of the Harvard College Writing Center | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson

As current and former Harvard College Writing Center tutors, we write to condemn the dissolution of the Writing Center as an independent entity and the laying off of its director, Jane Rosenzweig.

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I've had students ask me how they can protect themselves from being accused of using AI in their writing. I choose to believe they are asking bc they don't use AI and are scared, but if they are only asking to get advice on how to better hide their AI use, they will be disappointed in what I say. 1/

I 100% have not changed a single goddamn thing about how I write here in the age of "AI." I write how I write. If the "AI" writes anything like how I write, it's because it stole from me. I'm gonna use any punctuation I like, and if it looks "AI"ish to you, you can go fuck yourself.

Manisha Krishnan@manishakrishnan.bsky.social · last wk.

Authors and journalists are doing more first-person (hello 2010s blogging) and embracing "mistakes" in writing to prove they're not chatbots. There's even an “anti-Grammarly" app that leaves in typos and signs off "sent from my iPhone" to create more authenticity: www.wired.com/story/more-t...

No, it's not okay to use genAI for research- or writing-adjacent activities. Those actions are also part of writing and thinking and research! Don't fall for the con of genAI boosters. Hang onto your humanity. 2/ buttondown.com/surekhadavie...

The 'I only use AI for...' fallacy

Hallo friends, and welcome, new readers! I hope you’re managing to navigate safely whatever weather challenges may have come your way this year. In today’s...

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This has not been a great couple of weeks for folks in writing centers and writing studies.

Mary Lewis@profmarylewis.bsky.social · last wk.

It‘s quite possible that with this move, @harvard.edu could become the only Ivy League university without a writing center. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

so the BLT is 66% worse than it’s ever been

I think what makes this so enduringly compelling is Holland is not performing it as camp, there’s no winking, no sense that performing a woman’s song and routine is beneath him or something funny or transgressive or uncomfortable. He is completely serious and completely comfortable.

Aubrey Gilleran@aubreygilleran.bsky.social · last wk.

Also where are my manners?

I wrote about the Nolan Odyssey for the LRB. I'll summarize some of my main points below, in case you don't feel like reading all that. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man

As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...

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Blue Bottle Games, as a policy, does not use generative AI. It's something we've discussed as a team, weighing the pros and cons, and ultimately, we decided it was not for us. Recently, while chatting with a colleague, she mentioned it was useful hearing our reasoning. So: Sharing time! 1/12

RIP April 1, 1949-July 24, 2026 #CCCC #4C

I am still fundraising for Faith's legal and medical bills. It would mean a lot to me if you can donate if you can or share if you can't.

Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 2w ago

My kiddo Faith was a straight A student until her granddad (the only father she knew) died after a long battle with dementia. Now, the legal system is punishing her for having a mental break in the worst time of her life. Please donate or share: tinyurl.com/246c9bbm

There it is. #CCCC #NCTE

Pretty sure we got all the backstory we need on Ebenezer Scrooge from The Muppet Christmas Carol.

DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · 2w ago

First poster for ‘EBENEZER’, a new film based on ‘A Christmas Carol’ starring Johnny Depp. “Before he was Scrooge, he was Ebenezer”

From Kathleen Blake Yancey with clearest info about possible actions: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

CCCC Kathleen Blake yancey

About CCCC. ****Please share widely.**** It is my understanding that the full NCTE Executive Committee has NOT voted to dissolve CCCC. It is my understanding that the NCTE Executive Committee is meet...

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Dan Libertz@dlib24.bsky.social · 2w ago

I still can’t totally understand this. They can just…eliminate us in the middle of summer without any deliberation? This reeks of cowardice. They acted fast bc they feel threatened

Well, I don't love this news. I went to my first CCCC in 2025 and it was a great experience. Was thinking about going to NCTE in Philly this November, but might rethink that now.

Joshua Barsczewski@joshuabarsczewski.bsky.social · 2w ago

Woke up to find out my primary professional organization was dissolved by its umbrella org. Fun times. I was never a CCCCs leader like many of my friends, but it's been the one constant throughout my professional career. Thinking of everyone who's labored tirelessly/thanklessly to keep it going.

Another day, another Zoom update, another round of AI tools to turn off.

Jean Schwab@jeanschwab.bsky.social · last mo.

Preparing for an online meeting at work: 1) Open Zoom 2) Decline turning on AI for the 50-billionth time 3) Check for updates 4) Install updates 5) Check settings in the app to turn off new AI features that are on by default 6) Turn off AI settings in app 7) Repeat steps 5 & 6 on the website

Could Excel be conscious? We surveyed more than Jan 1 1900 people to find out.

"I use chatgpt as a search engine" "I use minesweeper as a website browser" "I use the lego pirate ship when I want to boil an egg"