Reposted by Donna LanclosThe Life of Sharks @thelifeofsharks.com · 11hA green, a white and an orange shark walk into a Kneecap gig. 212425
Reposted by Donna Lancloskate wehwalt @katewagner.wehwalt.net · 11hnew mcmansion hell about whatever the hell is going on with ceiling fans right now mcmansionhell.com/post/8291279...mcmansionhell.comwhat is going on with ceiling fansSometimes new design phenomena slip past even those of us who are most in tune with the happenings of the built environment. Such is the case with whatever the hell is going on with commercial ceiling... 1918334
Donna Lanclos @donnalanclos.com · 11hBecause my colleague in the library talked to the students in my critical approaches to gAI class, they now have "silences in the archives" language to go along with the discussion of biases in the training data for gAI this is great. 040
Reposted by Donna LanclosThe A.V. Club @avclub.com · 13h“You can't write for this, you sort of hope it happens or doesn't happen.” www.avclub.com/game-changer...avclub.com“We really aren’t in control of that dial”: Sam Reich on designing the games of Game Changer season 8The Dropout CEO on encouraging competition in his players and the ways he stops himself from turning into Mr. Beast. 082
Reposted by Donna LanclosDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 14hreading. for most of my students at my flagship public university tuition is very affordable, which I agree is something most folks miss (largely because of state and federal aid programs, but surely discount rate too - that's less visible to me). 5203
Reposted by Donna LanclosSarah Polkinghorne @sarahpolk.bsky.social · 19hFWIW Canadian librarians have been pushing back against Springer Nature on this issue for many months now. I always appreciate faculty support for libraries. It'd be great if they would also call in their own colleagues -- in this case, the researchers agreeing to stamp their names on slop "books." 067
Donna Lanclos @donnalanclos.com · 17hYesterday in my critical approaches to gAI class we discussed readings on expertise and knowledge, including a chapter by Lave on communities of practice, and I am really enjoying seeing my students connect important dots. 140
Reposted by Donna LanclosAlbumism @albumism.com · 22hThe Cranberries released "Dreams" as the first single from their debut album 'Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?' 34 years ago on September 29, 1992 | Watch the official video, listen to the album + revisit our tribute here: album.ink/CranberriesEE 0225
Reposted by Donna LanclosAbigail Goben @hedgielib.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Anyway, LLM companies are committing EFT by making me have to wade through the dross. Among other things. hedgehoglibrarian.com/2025/10/27/2...hedgehoglibrarian.com20 Ways “AI” Has Created More Work for MeTo listen to the generative AI enthusiasts and vendors with exclamation riddled decks, you would think that every boring and mundane task was now easily handled, freeing me up to lead that mythical… 194
Donna Lanclos @donnalanclos.com · 21hVery excited to have this option now that Game Changer has finished their most recent season. 041
Reposted by Donna LanclosKaren L. Cox 📚🏳️🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just felt like it.karencoxhistorian.substack.comUniversities protect themselves (and men) above all elseThe Cornell case is not isolated. 0107
Reposted by Donna LanclosDr Katie Twomey @k2mey.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026This is quite cool. My university is the first organisation in the world to force Microsoft to allow us to turn off copilot summaries in Word 365, after a backlash against it from staff (including, very vocally, me). That cannot have been easy for our heroic IT people so hats very much off to them! 895384912
Reposted by Donna LanclosJessica Olin is Tired but Still Masks @olinj.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A Deutschrock band that does covers of Hole? No - an a cappella band that does covers of Hole. 122
Donna Lanclos @donnalanclos.com · 28/09/2026Beavers in Unexpected Places is a fantastic band name quick @olinj.bsky.social whose tribute band?? 151
Donna Lanclos @donnalanclos.com · 28/09/2026oh man, say it again. Workplaces should offer training. Universities are not training hubs. 054
Donna Lanclos @donnalanclos.com · 28/09/2026In the spirit of Skirts and Boots season I also need to refresh my opaque tights wardrobe, as well as introduce Younger to the joys of opaque tights, so we just ordered a bunch from my favorite, Snag. snagtights.ussnagtights.usEthical Tights & Clothes That Really Fit - Snag USAWelcome to the home of ridiculously comfortable, ethical clothes & tights that fit. Every product, in sizes 0-34, gets fitted on real people. Female owned, independent and fully size inclusive. 020
Reposted by Donna LanclosGarnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 28/09/2026Gavin Newsom: I have to do some transphobia to win over Republicans The Democratic governor of a “red” state: 022960
Reposted by Donna LanclosPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Update your measles vaccine if you need it and make sure to vaccinate your children. 725063
Reposted by Donna LanclosJessica Olin is Tired but Still Masks @olinj.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Want Getting Hairy before everyone else? This standalone romance between a middle aged, Jewish, enby graphic designer and the cheese monger they've been crushing on for year (who also turns out to be a werewolf) is sweet, cozy, spicy, and full of every kind of love I could think of! #IndieRomanceforms.gleGetting Hairy ARC sign upSign up for an advanced reader copy of the third book in Jessica Olin's Monstrous Rochester series. 035
Reposted by Donna LanclosIreland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It appears the loyalists will have to apply to the parade commission to hold another march (legally) on Drumcree Road once midnight passes tonight. The initial permission was given from 8am to 9.30am this morning, any marching after that time would be deemed illegal. 23914
Reposted by Donna LanclosUilliam Mac G ᚒᚔᚂᚂᚔᚐᚋ @uilliammac.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This both sides approach falls apart because the SDLP leader is there too, and both parties are there because the residents want them there. This is a traumatised community who don't want a hate march, they are not being led by the nose by SF. There is no both sides here. 3101
Reposted by Donna LanclosSarah Kay @k-interarma.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Important point: the residents are those of the Garvaghy Road, not Portadown as a whole. They are perfectly content letting the Order march anywhere else. Just not there, and for good reason. I don’t think it is an unreasonable demand on the part of the residents to just ask to move a tiny bit. 1207
Donna Lanclos @donnalanclos.com · 26/09/2026Asking Elder to buy PDX carpet patterned socks while they are in PDX on their way to a conference. 060
Donna Lanclos @donnalanclos.com · 26/09/2026This was my favorite from Conrad, P. (1990, May 20). Editorial Cartoon. Los Angeles Times. 050
Reposted by Donna Lanclosdanilynrutherford.bsky.social @danilynrutherford.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Anthropology is under attack. It would be laughable if it weren't for the muscle behind this stupidity. I was happy to be asked to contribute an essay to this collection -- a good place to put my rage -- and to read my colleagues' powerful interventions. www.anthropology-news.org/topics/anthr... 131
Reposted by Donna LanclosLaura Williams @laurawilliams.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I missed this, so thanks to these folks for spreading the word about the CDC’s updated COVID vaccine guidance. It’s on my weekend to-do list to schedule my vaccinations for COVID and flu. Get your vaccines! October arrives next week! (Yes, I am shocked about this, too.) 18159
Reposted by Donna LanclosTom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Did you know there's a butterfly motif in 9 to 5? Or that the 3 leads subtly influence each other's costumes over time? Or that you could read a queer romantic obsession in the costumes? Or what Lily Tomlin's nameplate necklace really says? tomandlorenzo.com/2026/09/bitt...tomandlorenzo.comBitter Kitten Movie Club: 9 to 5 (1980) - Tom + Lorenzo9 to 5 (1980) Directed by: Colin Higgins Starring: Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Dabney Coleman Costume Designer: Ann Roth Happy Dolly Day, 213225
Reposted by Donna LanclosTom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Do not carry a cold beverage in their presence. Politely decline any drinks or sweetmeats they may offer. Keep a plain iron nail in your left trouser pocket and a sachet or paper twist of coarse salt in your right shoe. Enter and leave your chair moving clockwise. Follow up with a thank-you note. 543301750
Donna Lanclos @donnalanclos.com · 26/09/2026Today in post-cataract surgery just reporting that the floaters (as I was told before) did not go away so they are still there and occasionally make me worry about my vision before i remember "oh yeah that's just Pancho" (my best friend's is in her left eye, therefore hers is Lefty and mine is...) 110
Donna Lanclos @donnalanclos.com · 25/09/2026Still hearing about the Garvaghy Road in 2026 cool cool cool 110
Reposted by Donna LanclosMaryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Fake. USDA. Seals. Used by an NC meat processing plant on 83.5 TONS of meat. Produced entirely outside the federal inspection system, according to news reports. We are pretty close to The Jungle (second ed.) now, no? www.scrippsnews.com/life/recalls...scrippsnews.comInteractive: Meat recall linked to fake USDA labelsPork, beef and goat products are being recalled after a company allegedly used fake USDA inspection labels. Explore our interactive guide to see which products are affected and what to look for. 11127251283
Reposted by Donna LanclosDr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Cannot tell you how much I hate this & how ashamed & angry I am that @ukri.org have taken this step. We KNOW this sort of gAI is socially biased, we KNOW it favours slopAI output over human-written. Our research landscape is falling apart due to underfunding, & they do this? it's *appalling* 718588
Reposted by Donna LanclosMartyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 25/09/2026If you live in / near London and like bugs, this event is full of traders selling pets, specimens, books, artwork etc. It's really big (and I hide in the quieter upstairs bit that a lot of people forget about). 0219
Reposted by Donna LanclosMatt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 24/09/2026You don’t in fact gotta hand it to the admins who closed a host of programs at your university 220216
Reposted by Donna LanclosChris @cjthered.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Also - for reasons not really understood yet - the shingles vaccine appears to reduce dementia risk. By a lot. Honestly you could call it a dementia vaccine that also prevents shingles and not be very wrong. sciencedaily.com/releases/202...sciencedaily.comShingles vaccine linked to 24% lower dementia riskOlder adults who received the Shingrix shingles vaccine were 24% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over four years in a study of more than 500,000 people. Researchers estimate the difference c... 217677
Donna Lanclos @donnalanclos.com · 24/09/2026Just discovered that John Goodman has somehow transformed into Tall Rip Torn. 010
Reposted by Donna LanclosJosh Eyler @josheyler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Excited to team up with these amazing folks to talk about the moral, ethical, and pedagogical reasons to resist the use of AI in our classrooms. You can register here: olemiss.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 16924
Reposted by Donna LanclosMark Sample @samplereality.bsky.social · 24/09/2026You hear about faculty who are demoralized, exhausted, and ready to quit. All true! But what you don't hear is that for many of us, the time we spend with students is the best part of our day and it's what keeps us going. I for one am uplifted by my students. 2839
Donna Lanclos @donnalanclos.com · 23/09/2026took the day to build out the rest of my gAI class in Canvas and I feel pretty good about it. Helped TREMENDOUSLY to have friends to gather and sit with while we all worked on the things we needed to get done. Shut Up and Work/Write FTW. 030
Reposted by Donna LanclosKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026My entire life I've heard centrists scolding leftist candidates with "oh, but how will we pay for all that? isn't your agenda unreasonable? shouldn't we run on a modest proposal for means-tested tax rebates?" Then Mamdani gets elected and makes it all look pretty easy. No wonder they hate him. 15084101896
Donna Lanclos @donnalanclos.com · 23/09/2026Christy Moore recorded a great song about it too, Dunnes Stores. 131
Reposted by Donna LanclosMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Full-time, hybrid working, 6 months, £36,433-£42,891. 024
Reposted by Donna LanclosMichael Carley @drmcarley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Irish university union votes 92% for industrial action. 024
Reposted by Donna LanclosCate Denial @cjdenial.bsky.social · 23/09/2026If we were truly talking "top academic talent" a) Canada would be investing in the people who already work there and b) people who are teaching 5/5 at a community college and changing people's lives on a shoestring would be top of the list. 110229
Reposted by Donna LanclosAnna Meier @annameier.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Tufts library staff are unionizing with SEIU 888! If you have any connection to Tufts, and/or are a Somerville/Medford resident, please sign this petition calling on President Sunil Kumar to voluntarily recognize their union.docs.google.comWe Support the Tufts Library Union!On September 8, 2026, Tufts library staff made the brave decision to publicly announce their union with SEIU Local 888. The Tufts Library staff maintain Tufts' collections, support student and facult... 01610
Reposted by Donna LanclosLaleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is sooooooo enraging. A US anthropologist (who had been a CIA agent and was married to a US diplomat) basically robbed Nepal of its cultural and religious heritage, and in contravention of Nepalese laws and donated these to US museums. www.himalmag.com/mary-slusser...himalmag.comMary Slusser’s secret loot of Nepal’s sacred art and heritageA US scholar made her name as an expert on Nepal’s cultural heritage – while illicitly buying sacred artefacts and smuggling them out to the United States 24517
