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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 8h

@annajobin @AoIR Well, that’s one way to get publicity for your agent…lol

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Anna 👩🏻‍💻 @annajobin.aoir.social.ap.brid.gy · 9h

Well played, @AoIR , well played! #AoIR2026

A screenshop of the AoIR webshop displaying a black t-shirt with the white slogan “I survived Velvet Vale gate #AOIR2026 “ printed in the front

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 15h

WSJ: Trump Cancels Plans for Livestreamed Execution of Fort Hood Shooter … yeah, because the optics of live streaming the shooting of someone in a wheelchair probably didn’t sit too well in his media-obsessed mind. If Hassan could stand on his own 2 feet, he would totally be for it.

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Anyone taking a car from the airport to the hotel should know that the main road between them is a parking lot. Give yourself extrrra time. #AoIR2026

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Every time I see the sign for Pachuca, I want to go north and visit the university again lol

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Paying more than I want for a cab but tbh I’m not picky. I’m hot, tired, and just want to crash. The cab situation at T-1 is much easier imo.

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Koen Hufkens, PhD @koen-hufkens.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

We are living through what I would call the great unlearning, and therefore the death of expertise. @pluralistic summarizes this political and economic dimension in another scorcher. We are not training juniors anymore, we are substituting them with AI. Those students now in school will be […]

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Flight into ATL must’ve been full of transfers- the pilot taxi’d like a fiend to get us to the gate, and the crew asked anyone not transferring to remain seated while we all scrambled off. Had a lovely power walk to my outbound gate, though. ;) On to CDMX!

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

@bruces jeez. At least marzipan can bring joy to your day

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

I used my new digital Virginia drivers license in Apple Wallet for the first time to get through TSA security. Definitely frictionless! (Of course, I also opted out of the photo testing scheme they’re currently running at the checkpoints, because of course I would.)

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Why do I somehow think I’m gonna come back from #AoIR2026 with a bridged Bluesky account even though the last thing I want to deal with is another social media feed?

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 13/10/2026

I left Twitter because I was permanently banned for writing about fascism. . . . . .Because Twitter is now a fascist platform controlled by the richest fascist in the world. Some of us aren’t allowed there. So, the pro-X discourse seems like desperate (fascist) propaganda.

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

For a few days I’ve been getting this weird antiseptic/chemical smell periodically when I walked around my flat, but I couldn’t pin it down. Turns out it was a new bottle of Drano that had apparently sprung a leak just sitting on the shelf. Glad I found it before I left town tomorrow and the […]

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Def Leppard is playing an indoor arena show here in DC next March. I've done the B'more trip twice to see them indoors, and also twice to Jiffy Lube Live (I hate hate outdoor concerts, especially in summer.) This one's an arena, convenient, and during Spring Break. 👍 So...yeah, I may have […]

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Laura Miers: The United Nations General Assembly adopted a new Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (PPPR) declaration. The United States, Israel, & Argentina stood alone & voted against it. They are going to kill us […]

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

@aram I've had this hanging in/outside my office since the late '90s when I was working at the InterNIC during DotCom. Back then we were sooo optimistic about the networked future .... now, I share your sentiment and wonder what hell hath we unleashed. I […] [Original post on indieweb.social]

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

... and of course, the excellent convos and networking in/around/at #AoIR2026 as well!! Mañana, my amigos, mañana.

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Oh yeah, looking forward to enjoying some 'Mexican Sprite' too.....

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Proton Mail now letting you setup rules to foward messages to other accounts, both internally and externally. Finally getting closer to something I might finally be able to switch to.

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

If Amazon had better privacy, I would totally switch my HomeKit to Alexa ... even after the new SiriAI and now these devices, Apple is woefully behind the curve in features and affordability. If they're not careful they're going to price themselves out of even the American market ... which is […]

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Siri AI on the new ATV and HomePod Mini apparently only works if you have a capable iPhone, meaning all the heavy lifting is offloaded to the phone. Not exactly a 'smart device' if it needs the phone -- which Apple does soley to lock you into their ecosystem. It's like how "yes, you can stream […]

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

$149 for a HomePod Mini 2? $299 for a new AppleTV? They're effing insane...

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Apparently the big Association of the US Army annual weapons expo in DC is catering to the White House's prejudices ... while fighting drones is the 'big' theme this year, I just read that Ukranian counter-drone companies are setup in a tent a block away, while Israeli companies offering similar […]

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

If it's happening at the CFTC, you know damn well it's happening elsewhere across government. BBG: CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades Chairman’s adviser intervened to take over examination of lucrative bets that were made around Trump reversal on Iran power plant […]

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

I find it amusing how academia values time in terms of “percent effort” (ie, teaching-research-service) and course buyouts. After 17 years, I still find this a really screwy system. I mean, how do you define 60 or 70% “effort” on something? Like you work on it a little more than half the week […]

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Can't wait to savor (many) more tacos, real al pastor, and barbacoa in just ..... TWO MORE DAYS! Como see dice 'om nom nom' in Espanol? 😎

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

WH now directly ignoring court orders. The latest Trump-inflicted constitutional crisis...

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) Washington, D.C., home has been raided by agents from the Department of Homeland Security, Fox News Digital reported on Monday morning. “Today in the Washington, D.C. area, Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the […]

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

VA Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D): "At this point in time in 2022, a little over 200,000 Virginians had voted. At this point in time in 2026, approximately 450,000 Virginians have voted early." Virginians know what's up, and what's at-stake. 👍

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Interesting how the media keeps referring to the AI companies as "labs" as in "a model escaped the lab.." or "research at the labs shows that..." 'Lab' implies a place where experimentation and 'accidents' understandably might happen. Y'know, like Ebola or Covid. A 'company', on the other hand […]

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Why? Because he's destroyed many battallions of Putin-controlled MAGA propaganda spambots by bombing Russian data centers? True Americans would call that a major 'win' and gift from an ally.

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

“When you stand up here, it’s just like the love. I could say the stupidest things and you clap." [audience cheers] “You know, I love you so. That’s true.” Translation: I crave your adoration, period. And spit on your level of intelligence, too.

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

@scroeser @tama Lovely. More government idiocy. I remember being totally freaked out when Curtin was rumoured to be merging with UWA back in 2008 … this scheme makes that look like a simple departmental reorganization. Good luck over there! :/

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

What the hell is the WA government thinking with this (apparently forced) 3-university merger scheme I just heard about? Besides cost-cutting, that is Curtin & Perth peeps, any insights?

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Fair warning, I am rooting against all the remaining undefeated teams. Even if they’re playing Dallas, I will root for Dallas. My birthyear ‘72 Dolphins’ record must continue to stand.!

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Gabriele Svelto @gabrielesvelto.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

I double-checked this on a couple of Xitter stat sites and it's true. Average views of the main AfD account dropped 90% and average engagement dropped by 60%. This is commercial social media for you: bots, damn bots and Russian bots.

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

Leave it to Washington for the stupidest way to forfeit a win and go 1-3-1 instead of improving to 2-3. Words absolutely fail me.

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

NEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/

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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 11/10/2026

Canada sells us diesel across a border we can drive to, and Fuckface's answer was easing sanctions on Russian diesel. Tariffs for the neighbor who actually has the supply, relief for the guy bombing Ukraine. Somebody should explain the art of the deal to him.

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

Desperate for positive optics and to probably throw more shade on his latest Nobel Peace Prize shunning, Donnie Diimwit raced to his failing social media platform this morning to say a peace was being brokered between Russia and Ukraine. Zelenskyy's response? “The announcement about the […]

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

Tonight we learn that DOJ is investigating big media for their boycott of covering Donnie in response to him banning those press outlets last month. The rationale? Antitrust. They’re really scraping the bottom of the barrel to find anything that can inconvenience big media and force them to […]

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rickf - a cynical professor @rickf.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

I just got a call — allegedly from CVS — offering to schedule certain immunizations. Could barely hear the guy and he seemed out of it. Must be a new scam going around … or CVS got breached because I’ve used them twice in the past 10 days for shots.

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