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I teach Rhetoric at Boston University. Interests include Natural Language Generation, PHP Laravel, Ashtanga Yoga, opera, sailing, and whatever I’m forgetting.
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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

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Blumenthal: "What world is he living in? It is not only contrary to the facts and the truth but utterly despicable. A disgusting betrayal of a country that has bled and fought and died for freedom ... the president's surrender is pathetic and weak."

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ok i like this one

submitted 5 days ago • 6 comments

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

submitted 8 days ago • 540 comments

RIP Peter Elbow

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There seems to be some question about whether Trump-Musk will obey the court orders. Well, if we must obey the law, then they must obey it too, no? So civil disobedience and collective action would seem the right and just response, no?

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New today in The Important Work: Christopher McVey writes about teaching writing with AI in a pilot at Boston University--and the case for inefficiency in the writing process, with or without AI. theimportantwork.substack.com/p/the-case-f...

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Yes. Musk has never even been nominated for any position. This is complete rogue seizure of public power. We know that today's GOP won't stand up to stop it. So the Dems, and the majority of Americans who did *NOT* vote for Trump (let alone Musk), need to. (Trump got 49+% of vote, Harris 48+%)

submitted 20 days ago • 12 comments

Agree. Time to stand up. Oppose every single thing this corrupt and insane regime is trying to do. History will respect you. And so will we, now.

submitted 21 days ago • 24 comments

Musk operatives, almost certainly private company employees, lock government workers out of key computer systems. www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...

submitted 23 days ago • 35 comments

🧪 If I were Canadian PM I would immediately: 1. Create a new $15B science fund 2. Offer any credentialed US scientist funding for lab startup and replacement of NIH grants if they move to Canada 3. Immediate permanent residency 4. Citizenship after 2 years Overnight a science superpower

submitted 23 days ago • 1297 comments

RIP. Such a wonderful artist and performer

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Yeah, how about not dissolving the air safety advisory commission at the FAA. As your team did last week.

submitted 25 days ago • 1311 comments

I appreciate why those appalled by the attack on Congress January 6, 2021, emphasize the violence against police that day. Trump supporters and fellow-travelers will concede that violence against police is wrong - even if they hedge with many "what abouts?" 1/x

submitted 32 days ago • 36 comments

The Important Work is here! Thanks to @spencerlanejones.bsky.social for kicking things off with a great piece about what students have to say about their AI use. Read, subscribe, and find out how to contribute at theimportantwork.substack.com/p/what-are-s...

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What percentage of students are you willing to falsely accuse of cheating with AI? There is a trade-off between false accusations and detection rates for AI. At a 10% false positive rate, detectors find 80% or less of AI content. At a 1% rate most find 60% or less. Don’t trust AI detectors!

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‘His books animated academia for me’: how David Lodge inspired my campus novel

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Breaking News: Jimmy Carter has died at 100. A one-term president and peacemaker from Georgia’s farmland, he was beset by crises in office. nyti.ms/49WdF3G

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