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@ryanlepic.bsky.social

phd. linguist. last name rhymes with “epic”. www: sites.google.com/view/ryanlepic

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Emily M. Bender@emilymbender.bsky.social · 2w ago

Preparing for a workshop on teaching critical thinking in STEM in light of current, let's say pressures, and decided I should start my talk with a slides that lays out the values that form my premises:

Slide header: Premises/values: Cards on the table Bullet points: * I care more about students’ learning than about the “accuracy” of grades or the prestige associated with a specific degree * I want to work collaboratively with my students, rather than policing them * I don’t want to spend any time reading, much less providing feedback on, something nobody wrote * Science is a human, communal process; there is no knowing without knowers; and our work cannot be autocompleted * Deep thinking and human connection are always more important than polish, speed, or “productivity” * Research agendas should not be set by & for industry
Mark Dingemanse@markdingemanse.net · 3mo ago

In academia, we rarely appreciate the fact that we have all survived and escaped an education system built for uniformity and mediocrity, and that it is an incredible freedom to work at a public university. The question is what we do with this freedom. Uncritical "AI" adoption renounces it.

Ryan@ryanlepic.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Today I was awarded tenure at Gallaudet! This summer marks 10 years since finishing my PhD, and this fall I will be on sabbatical, trying to write a lot and to redesign my undergrad syntax class. I’m so grateful to keep doing what I love. Pic is me at the recent #ICCG14 at Princeton #linguistics

Ryan presenting in a dark auditorium, wearing a black shirt behind a tan lectern. He is demonstrating the ASL sign ‘what’ that is formed by pinching thumb and index finger. The projected slide illustrates varied ASL ‘what’ signs with ASL Signbank images.
Ryan@ryanlepic.bsky.social · 4mo ago

i once saw a book review that described skimming the references of a book as seeing “who is cited and who is slighted”. anyway, today i observed that a new book “in my area” has zero bybee citations, and i think that explains a lot

Michael Schulman@michaelschulman.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I don't need a summary of what's available online, in biographies, or even in my own notes. I need to comb through and find the great details, decide what interests ME. No, it's not efficient. It's slow and painstaking. But I don't believe in efficiency as an ultimate good, especially in writing. /

Calle Börstell@cborstell.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Computational Papers (CPs) are always Annoying To Read (ATR) because of their Extensive Use of Abbreviations (EUA). After Some Time (AST) reading a CP, there are No Words (NW) left TR due to the EUA, and I Almost Give Up On Even Trying (IAGUOET) TR the CP because it is so ATR any text with EUA.

Ryan@ryanlepic.bsky.social · 6mo ago

If I had a nickel for every time I decided to stop using a “cognitive linguistics of ASL” paper because my students get too distracted by problematic examples, I would have two nickels. …Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it’s happened twice.

Ryan@ryanlepic.bsky.social · 6mo ago

the absolute nerve of my electric company to jack up prices to subsidize energy-hungry data centers AND THEN SEND ME automated messages about how much more i am spending on electricity year-over-year as though i had just left the lights on 🪫🤬💸

Ryan@ryanlepic.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I’m behind the trend on this one but I’m about halfway through Enshittification and enjoying it. Aside from the inherent dissatisfaction and frustration of the phenomenon, that is. Going to continue to be mindful about where I spend my money and attention in 2026 us.macmillan.com/books/978037...

Enshittification

Enshittification: it’s not just you—the internet sucks now. Here’s why, and here’s how we can disenshittify it.We’re living through the Enshittocen...

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