KMS Bezio @kayemesbee.bsky.social · 08/10/2026But then when does the discussion happen? The discussion is when the learning actually starts to happen. 010
Reposted by KMS Beziomathletic.bsky.social @mathletic.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I liked Ted Chiang's take on it from a couple years ago initiative.humanities.princeton.edu/news/2025/in... 0278
KMS Bezio @kayemesbee.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Reading. As in, critical reading and annotating. While you could have a classroom full of people doing that, it's not a good use of that time. 100
Reposted by KMS BezioJoseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I have just so much hate in my heart for digital access interfaces for books. Bottomless, deep, hate. Reformatting the shit out of a book instead of reproducing the chapters as they appear as printed. 1382
Reposted by KMS BezioThe Other Happy Place @theotherhappyplace.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Me: Michaels sucks now, Joanne's is gone, ac Moore is gone, local art shop is gone. Where can I shop for art supplies now? Person: Hobby Lob- Me: I will make art from my own sinew and bones first. 471234329
Reposted by KMS BezioJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead 10894862979
Reposted by KMS BezioMatt ”read the syllabus” L @matt18l.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The kids are alright 114932
Reposted by KMS BezioMicah @rincewind.run · 02/10/2026wonderful reminder of the funniest dynamic of the mayoral race, where sliwa clearly liked mamdani and was delighted to see him humiliate cuomo also, more politicians should do this! get your flu shots! 342853375
Reposted by KMS BezioJason Mittell @jmittell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Kudos to @acls1919.bsky.social for stating this explicitly in their request for reviewers. That stance & explanation definitely made me more eager to accept the invitation to review! 0224
Reposted by KMS BezioJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... 119115972877
Reposted by KMS Beziomaura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun. 168188544733
Reposted by KMS BezioKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you. 767286815988
KMS Bezio @kayemesbee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I start teaching it next week! But how cool to have been there! 010
Reposted by KMS BezioHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026Eugenics 🤝 ai www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/h... 1231776550
Reposted by KMS BezioMollie Katzen @molliekatzen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026There are more Cornell frat boys accused of raping one woman than there are trans athletes competing in all of NCAA sports. 131103336
Reposted by KMS BezioWhy Today? @winteroak.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#Texas #txlege #MedicaidForAll 022
Reposted by KMS BezioMatthew J Kuiper @matthewjkuiper.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I’ve never used it for anything I’ve ever written (or anything else), not even an email, not to “brainstorm”, never for any aspect of of the research or writing process. 1183
Reposted by KMS BezioCat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026airesistlist.orgairesistlist.orgThe AI Resist ListA living directory of ways communities resist AI harms—and build alternatives worth fighting for. 033
Reposted by KMS BezioSilvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I can't decide which snarky gif to use to accompany this piece of newsthegazette.comResignations follow no-confidence vote in Center for Intellectual FreedomCasting a “vote of no confidence” in the Legislature’s Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa, all but two of 13 out-of-state professors invited by Gov. Kim Reynolds to serve on the... 43215
Reposted by KMS BezioInclinedPlane🏳️🌈 @inclinedplane.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Imagine if a gang of retail shoplifters stole $131 million worth of stuff over a few years, it would be the biggest story in news for quite some time. But when a gang of hyper wealthy business owners steal from some of the poorest working class folks we call that "Tuesday". 944238
KMS Bezio @kayemesbee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I remember this, since I was a student there at the time. It was so embarrassing and horrifying. 110
Reposted by KMS BezioWarren Terra @warrenterra.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I'm convinced the writer of that article doesn't know the difference between Old English*, Olde English**, and Elizabethan English***. * A language replaced by Middle English in the 12th Century CE ** A malt liquor brand owned by Miller Brewing *** The language of Shakespeare and "Romeo and Juliet" 062
Reposted by KMS BezioAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 18/09/2026if you are reviewing an unpublished manuscript and you have the sheer unmitigated audacity, cheek, gall and laziness to upload it into an LLM to generate a review, let me tell you, you should be shunned and tarred and feathered 231781316
Reposted by KMS BezioDilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽♀️ 162169354738
KMS Bezio @kayemesbee.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I will accept this.buzzfeed.comEveryone's Personality Can Be Described By Two Disney Characters, And I'm Willing To Bet They're Not The Two You Were ExpectingNot to be dramatic, but this quiz is gonna read you like a book. 010
Reposted by KMS BezioSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“Langston Hughes’ literary estate now belongs to International Literary Properties, which says a Harlem Renaissance licensing program is next on its list.”theankler.comPrivate Equity Is Coming for Authors, Dead or Alive - The AnklerLike music catalogs, literary estates are now targeted by investment firms and changing how Hollywood will deal with IP 58559338
Reposted by KMS BezioAlex Amadeo @alexamadeo.com · 17/09/2026things like this make me proud to be a BU alum 1286
Reposted by KMS BezioJoseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026BREAKING: Boston University's English department (my dept) recently voted to approve new learning outcomes for the English major, including an anti-AI provision that requires students to “craft and revise writing that is sustained, original, and generated without the assistance of AI."bu.eduNew Learning Outcomes Announced | English 402367470
Reposted by KMS BezioEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This is a powerful story from a trans Texan (who's also quite a talented independent journalist). I've been arguing that trans people have the right to be upset with Talarico, and I think we do. This is the case for vote for him anyway, eloquently made, and by someone with the standing to make it. 16675252
Reposted by KMS BezioHell Frasier: Bloodline @babadooknukem.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Ok I've seen enough. The ai guys are in a millenarian apocalyptic cult. They convinced themselves they were too smart for religion and then looped right around into creating a machine god. No more to it than that. 261156202
Reposted by KMS BezioGautham Rao (pronounced: Knicks in 5) @gauthamrao.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Tired: Scholar One is ruining my life Wired: Workday is ruining my life 0113
Reposted by KMS BezioFansplaining @fansplaining.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Large publications like the Times are well known for taking what they want from the little guys with no credit—and we're no exception. The story of two similar pieces on a flashpoint in fandom—with a paper trail—and what the incident says about our beat and industry: fansplaining.com/lessons-from... 122349
Reposted by KMS BezioAdam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This is a very interesting new resource, The Register of British Slave-Traders. 'The Register focusses on the individuals who sought to profit from the enslavement of over 3 million African men, women, and children, whose identity was – for the most part – erased from the historical record.' 🗃️britishslavetraders.orgThe Register of British Slave-TradersThe Register of British Slave-traders compiles and presents information on all known slave-traders in Britain who invested in the trafficking of captive Africans from 1563 to 1807. 4330160
Reposted by KMS BezioSeth @sethjmeyer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Shanah tova. May we all have a sweet, healthy, and happy new year.static.klipy.comShanah Tovah! Apple Juice PoolAlt: Shanah Tovah! Apple Juice Pool 031
Reposted by KMS BezioHolly Brewer @earlymodjustice.bsky.social · 12/09/2026It’s true not only for humanists and social scientists, but across disciplines. Note this recent statement from many of the world’s leading mathematicians, with regard to ChatGPT’s claim that their AI solved a long-standing mathematical problem: 1216
Reposted by KMS BezioOriginal Berf of Chicagoland @kdc.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Everything these days feels like a direct attack on imagination/creativity 2144
Reposted by KMS BezioHelen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026As both an academic and a writer, I am repelled by the "this looks like a long document. Would you like me to summarize it for you?" that seems to appear at the top of every pdf viewer now. NO. The *entire point* of good writing (either books or journal papers) is that every sentence has a purpose. 1344042792
Reposted by KMS Bezioashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 09/09/2026we keep having this debate on whether AI is a real problem or a bunch of marketing schemes in a trench coat. but we SHOULD be focused on the resource drain: we don’t need LLMs! we need water! we need energy! we don’t need datacenters running diesel generators to make dancing pug videos! 5346102
Reposted by KMS BezioBrandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · 22/06/2026Make stuff. Do your hobbies. Geek out with your weird friends. Practice arts and crafts. Every society that ever burned to the ground left behind only the handicrafts, and every society saved from the brink was saved only by arts. Do not give up the joy of creating. 13780302
Reposted by KMS BezioKJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 08/09/2026The problem with people is, there's a god shaped hole in our heads where we want Something Important to live, and we insist on filling it with *something*, which might be god or king or astrology or jumped-up autocorrect. 19511100
Reposted by KMS BezioWOR$T GIRL IN ACADEMIA @medievaliste.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I cannot adequately express the extent to which I do not require an "AI Search Assistant" to navigate the Oxford English Dictionary 1629
Reposted by KMS BezioMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026MAHA has been in power for two years. They have decimated basic science, gutted food safety surveillance and kicked millions of people off food stamps. *That* is their ideology, not their polite platitudes about corporate control of the food supply. 212429516
Reposted by KMS BezioMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The ultra-wealthy keep trying to pit the rest of us against each other with scare tactics ("communists!" "men in the ladies room!!" "brown people!!!" "drag queens!!!!") to keep us from noticing that our real problem is THEM. They want us to fight *any* war—except a class war. Happy Labor Day. 496139555421
Reposted by KMS BezioMatthew J Kuiper @matthewjkuiper.bsky.social · 08/09/2026RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period. 175
Reposted by KMS BezioKelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Hey friends! I am seeing that a certain Awful Lady and her unbroken record of sociopathic harm is back in the discourse. And boy. She really sucks. But maybe we can take this opportunity to highlight and celebrate children's authors who AREN'T transphobic pieces of shit. Great. I'll start... 58484150
Reposted by KMS BezioRachel Storm @rachelsstorm.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Listen to Zoe, listen to trans people. Also, this is one of those rare times I'm going to say "don't check this out at the library" because if you keep doing that, we're going to have to keep buying it. Go to the library, but ask your librarian for OTHER magical fantasy kids books! 421493