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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Exclusive: Seattle Cop Used Chinese AI Smart Glasses to Film Inside SPD Facilities, Create Video for Social Media Ad After the company posted the video, SPD sent out a new directive on smart glasses and put the officer on administrative leave. The Office of Police Accountability is investigating.

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Seattle Cop Used Chinese AI Smart Glasses to Film Inside SPD Facilities, Creating Video for Social Media Ad - PubliCola

By Erica C. Barnett A Seattle Police Department officer, Adam Sun, is on administrative leave after using a pair of…

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Y’know, I didn’t include a bibliography in this book. There are notes at the end of each chapter. My thinking was that if this book is going to be mostly accessed online, then who’s going to be downloading just the bibliography? It’s too late to do anything about now, but your thoughts?

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Well this is a first. Just had a student submit a playing test that they recorded in the backseat of a car.

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

How am I not working at Bass Berry?!

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Our district is now using the terms “tights” and “looses” to talk about “unified autonomy” and I just 🤮

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Any of my string playing friends know anything about the Virtu Foundation? I have a HS student who wants to apply but the website looks a bit sketch… www.virtufound.org

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Virtu Foundation | String instument scholarships

Providing young artists with fine instruments since 1998. Learn how you can support us here.

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Srsly Beethoven?!? (This is the bass/cello part)

Sheet music from the finale to Beethoven 8 with huge leaps and every note marked sforzando

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Any of my string playing friends know anything about the Virtu Foundation? I have a HS student who wants to apply but the website looks a bit sketch… www.virtufound.org

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Virtu Foundation | String instument scholarships

Providing young artists with fine instruments since 1998. Learn how you can support us here.

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Our district is now using the terms “tights” and “looses” to talk about “unified autonomy” and I just 🤮

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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...

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Banksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London Daily

Exclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”

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Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics. This is called anthropomorphizing, when we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things, such as animals or inanimate objects.
Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.

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Kate Jewell @katejewell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My kid has launched a petition to change his high school’s handbook policy on AI use. He’s pissed. (He really hates AI)

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This is a petition to change the BHS Al policy from this, which was copy & pasted directly from the student Handbook google document on Monday, September 21st of 2026.
BHS Al Policy
Unauthorized use of generative Al tools to substantially complete an assignment is not permitted.
This petition to change the Al policy would like to change the following:
• Remove the word substantially from the policy all together
a. The usage of the word substantially is ambiguous at best, and disingenuous at worst. For example, who is it that decides when Al was used substantially, who decides what substantially means, and why is any amount permitted
when the use itself is unauthorized?
Require a more descriptive decision on how Al is and is not permitted in assignments and projects
a. If students do not know what is permitted, how do they know what is not
b. If Al is used in 100% of the creation process except for editing, would that count as substantial usage? Most would probably argue yes, but it is possible for an argument to be posed of the opposite, that the baseline was made with Al but the final product was made by humans. That argument could be made,
and could be accepted., even if it goes against what the policy means.
c. If Al is used for the basis of the brainstorming of talking points, but nothing
else, would that count as substantial usage? Most would probably argue no,

but again, it is possible to argue the opposite. It could be argued that because the baseline of the passage was Al generated, everything else built on that foundation does not count as real work.
Have a more active description of why Al is prohibited
a. Why is Al prohibited? Is it because you just don't like it? Is it because it harms the environment? Is it because it harms the learning capabilities of people no matter the age or gender? Specifics are important.
• Expand restrictions on Al and what possible punishments might be
a. What happens when you break the rules? Nothing? Suspension? A grade drop? Or should it be decided by the teacher?
b. What specifically is not permitted when using Al? Is image generation allowed? Probably not in art. Is source generation allowed? Who knows, not
us.
c. Are teachers allowed to use Al? Why or why not? It sends mixed messages when teachers use Al in their classroom slides and then turn around and say
"No! This technology is really bad and horrible and don't use it?"
• Require a more expansive curriculum on Al and its problems
a. Anything would be helpful. Even an assembly would be helpful because people do not know anything about what Al does to them, or the environment. This is a BARE MINIMUM.
Each request will be signed on individually in this petition. Each change would be requested individually and discussed with those who have the power to change it individually.

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Sent a cleaned-up version of my rant about our district's AI policy to the superintendent, school board, and head tech people at the district. Pretty sure the sup responded via AI. The tech person basically said "I can see both sides" and asked me to join the AI Governance Committee... 🙃

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Looking for creative solutions: I have a 7th grader who has never been in orchestra before and would love to play the violin. Problem is their right arm has been amputated above the elbow. They don't have or regularly use a prosthesis. It's not something the district can supply, nor outsource.

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Marriage of Figaro overture and Beethoven 8 is too many notes for a season opener. At my age I need to ease into things. (Or practice more over the summer idk…)

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Trucker at the bar last night told me his gas costs have gone up bc of the war. Tariffs have depressed freight loads. Worse, AI trucking may replace his job. I told him "Trump has a poll on whether we should rename AI to Superior Intelligence." He said "Sir, thank you Trump Sir" and burst out crying

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Updating the timeline in *Listening to Rap.* What to you are the most significant moments in rap history of the last 10 years?

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Updating the timeline in *Listening to Rap.* What to you are the most significant moments in rap history of the last 10 years?

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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Weekend situation - Doodle in the margins of this 12th century manuscript, Cambridge, Sidney Sussex College - 101, fol. 97v

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Would anyone be willing to share a screenshot of a track in Logic, Fruity Loops, or some similar DAW that I could include in the second edition of *Listening to Rap*? I can't for the life of my get in touch with the person from whom I got the image in the first ed.

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Do any of my (Seattle) folks on here know how to get a hold of Matt Watson (aka Spekulation)? It seems as though he's been off social media for quite some time (and I know why). I think maybe I have an old email address for him which I'll try. DMs ok.

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

2) They're not really in the "selling the product" phase, so much as the "attract investment money" phase. So the hype is aimed at investors, which is why Anthropic conveniently announced they will be so powerful as to destroy humanity right when they are launching an IPO.

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

1) In a world where there's so much competing for out attention, positive marketing has no traction. "Our new product does cool stuff you will like" is great, but gets no press attention. To get headlines, you need conflict. Novelty. "This will kill us all" gets attention.

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

When I argue that this AI doomsday stuff is marketing hype, I mostly get ignored and I think I know why: people don't understand why "our product will destroy humanity" is an advertising pitch for the product. You're right. It's counterintuitive. But here's why www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

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What might an AI doomsday look like? Experts have given it some thought

Researchers have worried about the increasing power of AI systems for years, but an explosion of interest has ignited old controversies about exactly how AI will cause chaos.

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Jane Espenson @janeespenson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Headline for our times

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I 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.🤷🏽‍♀️

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This book is slightly better than I remember it being.

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Update: spotted in the band room today. The kids are alright.

School AI usage guidelines chart with the AL-assistance sections Xed put with black marker.

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I need to rant about my district's AI guidance. We're using a three-level system--a traffic light!--to help students use AI "responsibly." Level 1: CREATE - I do the work myself. No AI assistance. Among the guiding questions: "Could I complete this without AI?"

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Grandpa Simpson Yells at Cloud

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Liner Notes Danny @linernotesdanny.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

galant composers wrote singable melodies over lucid accompanimental figures. goofus composers didn't wash their face and hands before coming to dinner

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Maybe I should’ve COLLABORATED with AI since I spelled “collaborated” wrong in the original post 😐

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Once again I have simply put "music" on my to-do list... 🙄🫤

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

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Grandpa Simpson Yells at Cloud

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Copyedited text for my book just dropped. There goes my weekend...

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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"The whole “Oh no, our models went rogue” thing … When a bridge collapses, you don’t analyze whether the bridge was ethical or sentient or why it decided to collapse. You ask, who is the person who built this bridge to be so flimsy?" www.wired.com/story/one-of...

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One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’

Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

“Gee, I sure hope there are no broken cellos today,” I said, as I left for my job at the Breaking Cellos factory.

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

In case you’re wondering what junior high smells like…

Two bottle of perfume: the smaller one is pink with the numbee 68 on it. The larger one is dark purple and is the “Evil Queen” scent from Bath amd Body Works’ “Disney Villain” line

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

“Gee, I sure hope there are no broken cellos today,” I said, as I left for my job at the Breaking Cellos factory.

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We taught a lesson in homeroom today about how to properly address an envelope, something many of our jr high students have never learned how to do. Makes sense—I rarely mail anything anymore. The number of students who did not know their own address tho… 🤯😢😞

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Mike @professorberry.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Seen on another site: Someone glued my deck of cards together and now I can’t deal with it.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 08/09/2026

Accusing AI critics of not doing the reading is funny because usually it’s AI users are the most likely to have not done the reading So what now then

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andrea shea @whattheshea.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.

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tunes to make you run away @whippoorwont.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place.

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