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Joanna Nelius-Free

@joannafreewrites.bsky.social

AuDHD. Creative writing teacher. Tarot reader. Gardener. Still-recovering tech journalist formerly of The Verge, Gizmodo, PC Gamer, & elsewhere. "Dumb" tech fan. joannanelius.com

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Times Higher Education (THE)@timeshighered.bsky.social · 2d ago

Could asking politics students to watch ducks and squirrels help them resist screens and extend their attention? Eloise Harding used a fieldwork-based assessment that drew on their curiosity and critical thinking skills to find out: https://ow.ly/f3iu5105OYT #Highered #Academicsky

Ducking out of the algorithm: how observing nature develops students’ sustained focus

Could asking politics students to watch ducks and squirrels help them resist screens and extend their attention? Eloise Harding used a fieldwork-based assessment that drew on their curiosity and critical thinking skills to find out

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Ben Williamson@benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 7d ago

"... it should not be down to tech giants to set education policy" - great to see this in New Scientist in response to Google's efforts to make AI the default medium for knowledge access in schools www.newscientist.com/article/2597...

Google shouldn’t be pressuring schools to use its AI | New Scientist

Google has said schools can’t have access to its search engine without AI, even in schools where AI use is being banned. Columnist Jacob Aron says the tech giant shouldn’t be dictating education polic...

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Mississippi Free Press@mississippifreepress.org · 2w ago

"I (have) made one for President Obama," Rolling Fork sculptor Lee Washington said of his cotton-picker art. "It was a piece that looked like an angel had a hand on his shoulder, standing behind him.” buff.ly/ekyY8Lk

Army Veteran, Teacher Transforms Cotton-Picker Spindles Into Art at Rolling Fork Studio

Lee Washington of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, is an Army veteran and teacher who began crafting sculptures out of cotton-picker spindles 25 years ago.

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Coach Finstock@coachfinstock.bsky.social · 3w ago

Lol. Fucking marks, man. C suites knew that this current political and social media environment was the perfect time to unleash this horseshit. Everything is a culture war + everyone thinks they will explode if they admit to being wrong online is a perfect time to feed people this poison

Hypervisible@hypervisible.blacksky.app · 3w ago

“That is the privacy risk which is sort of emerging, because there is no boundary anymore; the system is acting as your advisor, your friend, your doctor, your lawyer, and so it has information on everything…”

Joanna Nelius-Free@joannafreewrites.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Monday, September 14, at 7 p.m. ET, the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom will be hosting “Accreditation and You,” a webinar to learn about the far right’s attempt to capture higher ed accreditation, what is changing and why it matters, and how you can join in the fight and take action."

John Warner@biblioracle.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Post secondary institution accreditation is not exciting, but it is the vehicle through which the people who brought us DOGE are trying to do a DOGE to higher ed. It can be stopped, but it requires public pushback. academicfreedomontheline.substack.com/p/you-can-he...

Pause AI in BC Schools@aicaution.ca · 2mo ago

Every single time there's an article saying that AI bans are not the answer, check who it's written by. @science.org published this article from someone who works at an AI company. Maybe they might have a vested interest in AI? The article should be listed as an advertisement.

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Alex Hanna@alexhanna.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"There's an ineffable aspect to my favorite pieces of software where I don't think of it is as feature matrix but rather as an interface made by a human for humans that's a joy to use. And when you build software with AI, it leads to worse software." brettcodes.com/im-done-usin...

I'm done using AI

Why I'm stopping using AI for coding (and anything else) after using it earnestly for a year and coming to understand the harms it causes on personal, societal, and environmental levels.

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Hypervisible@hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2mo ago

“Optimisation is so seductive because it’s framed as a rare opportunity to exercise freedom – the freedom to make your own choices and control your own outcomes – but it’s a suspicious freedom that enriches companies through the collection of your sensitive information.” #LuxurySurveillance

Neil Turkewitz@neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“What was initially a helpful bit of kit for those wanting to improve their fitness has become an Asbo-style ankle bracelet, acting on the wearer as a constant reminder to work on yourself…We are left endlessly performing penance for a never-placated machine-god.” 👀 @hypervisible.blacksky.app

Joanna Nelius-Free@joannafreewrites.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Something new from me that isn't a laptop review or a deep dive into hardware architecture; it's incredibly human. This is for you, dad. You were punk against the machine before everyone else realized there was a machine.

Reactor Magazine@reactorsff.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A former tech journalist who now teaches writing and literature, @joannafreewrites.bsky.social has gained a new perspective on cyberpunk--from Gibson and Sterling to cyberfunk and solarpunk--as a way of understanding our past, present, and future