Mike Urbancic
@urbancic.bsky.social
college instructor, faculty unionist at the University of Oregon | pedagogy, astronomy, tabletop gaming, parodies, data visualization, maps, sundry | #TeachEcon #EconSky 📈📉 | alum UArizona & Berkeley Econ | he/him
Student journalists get it again “the USC administration laid off workers in departments not largely responsible for the deficit. Rather than making cutbacks in management — one of the main contributors in overwhelming costs — USC cut its core programs.” www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2026/10/16/u...
USC slashed jobs as administration size expanded
Investigation shows management of USC grew despite deficit.
uscannenbergmedia.com
what's the German compound word for damning oneself with faint praise?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 13h agoTrump: "The first one is they show you a lion, a bear, a snake, and a giraffe. And they say, 'Which one is the giraffe?' I got a perfect score."
Oregon State bet big on computer science. After a profitable run, things have gone south.
Oregon State U. Put Its Chips on Computer Science. Then the Bottom Fell Out.
The university’s $19-million loss shows the risk of betting enrollment on job trends.
chronicle.com
Deciding between two posts: "An American is someone who defects in a stag hunt." "An American is someone who can't tell apart a stag hunt and a prisoner's dilemma."
ponder@ponder.ooo · 2d agoaverage american's understanding of game theory is "always defect, defection is always more rational. doesnt even matter what the problem setup is"
alas! I had this meme locked and loaded, but Nebraska's touchdown four seconds before the half was upheld
Mike Urbancic@urbancic.bsky.social · 2d agome: Will either team score before halftime? TV:
Oh boy, if anyone could have predicted this these C-Suite guys would really have egg on their faces. Thankfully no one saw this coming so they couldn't possibly be held accountable
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 5d agoEmployers worldwide are pulling back on AI as they navigate a flood of errors and low-quality work that sap employee time, raise privacy and security risks, and drive up costs
need to know the number of hours to get a better estimate, but she lasted approximately 0.45 Scaramuccis
Sanho Tree@sanho.bsky.social · 4d agoAnd just like that, Scaramucci has been dethroned.😂
It’s increasingly clear that higher admins at many universities don’t respect (maybe don’t even like) the mission of higher education generally
Shannon Mattern@shannonmattern.bsky.social · 6d ago“Penn State said it had finalized recs to ✂️ at least 11.5% of its least popular academic prgms… Since Bendapudi took office in 2022, PSU has also decided to close 7 commonwealth campuses, transferred WPSU to a Philly-based public broadcaster, attempted to offload the State College Regional Airport…”
This phrasing can't go wrong because ancient Greeks like Plato famously never loved anyone homosexually.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7d agoJD Vance: "I love you too sir. In a totally platonic way, to be clear. I'm the vice president, not James Talarico."
Digger is the Dr. Strangelove of climate change but with even funnier moments, more pointed political and social commentary, and more deeply layered themes (very much complimentary)
overheard at the University of Oregon's Erb Memorial Union (EMU, with each letter pronounced separately): "THIS IS SUCH A SCAM. There are no emus at the EMU, and there are no ducks at The Duck Store."
If you live in the following states, TODAY is the last day to register to vote before the midterm elections: –Kansas –New Jersey –Oregon –West Virginia –Louisiana (online only) Go to IWillVote.com for more info
I know writers who use subtext and they're all cowards.
The SS United States is set to be sunk in mid-November
Okaloose County expects to sink the SS United States the second week in November, depending on weather.
inquirer.com
Doomcairns Rule Everything Around Me
Muskrat 8647@muskratjohn.bsky.social · last wk.Gourd-fucking-DAMMIT.
This is SO PRETTY! If you're awake and it's still dark where you are, do yourself a favor and check this out with binoculars or a telescope. Mars is high in the east southeast, above bright Jupiter and below Gemini's Castor and Pollux.
David Dickinson@astrodave.bsky.social · last wk.The planet Mars transits the Beehive open star cluster in the heart of the constellation Cancer the Crab this weekend at dawn, adding an extra orange jewel to Praesepe. Also known as Messier 44, the cluster often hosts several planets throughout the year as it lies close to the ecliptic plane.
