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amdieppa.bsky.social
Instructor of writing and literature at Florida Gulf Coast University
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I decided to check out a new fitness class tonight, and I must have been visibly struggling because the instructor asked me if I was OK afterwards and said she would check on me tomorrow. 🤣🤣

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#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

Time to cancel my WaPo subscription. This is sickening.

"It is with great enthusiasm that we announce Starfleet’s commitment to moving beyond so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and embracing a post-bias future where everything is fine and no one needs to think too hard about it."

Alright, theater nerds of the military, I see you. You've passed the vibe check. 🫡

JD Vance is proclaiming to the world that the US's AI industry will dominate, Elon Musk and DOGE are hollowing out the government with an AI-first strategy, and Silicon Valley's is stuck on a growth-at-all-costs AI approach. As @katecrawford.bsky.social put it: 'AI is in its empire era'

He might be a hundred years old, but he’s still just a little guy. #catsky #floof

Feeling this very much today. Via poetryisnotaluxury on Instagram.

from “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler

Happy commodification of love day to all who celebrate! #ew

The vibe here in the US.

Star Trek did say the 2020s were gonna be a little rough

It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break. 🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...

Meet my floof. He’s either reading Immanuel Kant or Twilight; I’ll leave you to guess which one. #catsky #floof

He's so good that he doesn't even have to look at the keys. #jealous #Ihavetinyhands

My laptop's video driver was hanging on for dear life, and PowerPoint didn't go into presentation mode like it should have, but another webinar is in the bag. Thanks to my colleagues who popped in to learn about my bag of AI-detecting tricks! #writingstudies #academicintegrity #criticalAI

My fellow profs out there: what is the craziest thing a student of yours has done? I have seen some truly unhinged behavior in my 18 or so years of teaching and am starting to wonder if it's just me somehow. #highered #academia #litsky #writingstudies

Just more evidence that AI hype is carefully crafted propaganda. #criticalAI

“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.” -Angela Davis Happy 81st birthday, Angela Davis. "If you live long enough a defeat will turn into a victory." --Angela Davis

An attack on philosophy is an attack on all of the humanities. We need our philosophers now more than ever. Please sign this petition.

My Intro to British Literature students got a big kick out of this saucy Old English riddle from the Exeter Book last week. #britlit #LitSky

Gritty continues to be a real one

Posting on a new platform after years of quiet following feels WEIRD! As a #tiktokrefugee and #facebookdefector, though, it's time for a fresh start. Watch me find out if it's possible to be an academic and human on social media at the same time!

After 15 months of war, a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect Sunday morning, paving the way for a dramatic day that saw Hamas free the first of 33 Israeli hostages in exchange for Israel releasing 90 Palestinian prisoners, all of them women and children.