2026-10-22T16:34:12Z https://nostr.now Brian Gettler https://nostr.now/npub1zswduwm56fthnaeyv2qu4sta3tf3su65stc59ntth54mykx63gzsu20rca https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/109/268/456/353/185/425/original/ff5d655fd754e07b.jpg https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/109/268/456/353/185/425/original/ff5d655fd754e07b.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9r6yxus33nhdtx4y7yu687hu79zx9x00wvtarwhk7m3n5yx5nwgszyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2sly225 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrzfgurhfkzcenunx8ga764wr6x252vve2ezflwmm0w4vmkayju2cxgcdhd'>nevent1q…cdhd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In Canada, these searches are open and, depending on the position and the university advertising, can attract hundreds of applicants. While some are not realistic (no PhD or any prospect or earning one, no relevant experience), most are totally legitimate. Relatively few have permanent academic employment elsewhere (this is the case even for what are considered choice jobs at prestigious institutions). Most are postdocs, are teaching whatever courses on contract they can find, or are working in entirely different sectors to make ends meet. And while we don&#39;t have a formal time limit on when people can no longer apply, most simply stop trying after several years. Still, after a PhD, a postdoc or two, and some other limited term appointments, a non-neglible number of candidates have CVs that would&#39;ve placed them among the top scholars of generations past. Now many struggle to get interviews, to say nothing of jobs. 2026-10-23T11:50:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsycdafvjjzkyjmyehgjfnm67vl7tv4msql4md4elewqxurxgqjwhgzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2a7z33r Nothing in the humanities academe is simultaneously so awe-inspiring and dispiriting as going through applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position. What a profoundly broken world in which none of these people have permanent jobs. 2026-10-22T16:05:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs99w4u87f90kxzd50cqndtm767w26ak3kd2y930wzw4lyf4smlwxgzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2e52clz Today, many in #Canada wear orange shirts in remembrance of Indigenous children who attended residential schools, whether they survived or not. By its very nature, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation tends to evoke self-satisfaction among some. We remember so-called historical &#34;dark chapters&#34; and in so doing pat ourselves on the backs for our liberal plurastic values - we are good because we remember hard things. But history - and I say this as a historian who&#39;s worked on residential schools - is only ever partially about the past. It&#39;s also about the present and the futures we&#39;d like to build. Wearing a certain shirt on a certain day can help us move towards a better future, but it can also just reinforce our feelings of moral superiority while failing to help anyone actually dealing with legacies of injustice. I don&#39;t have a solution. I just know that public displays of memory, especially memory involving the oppressed and marginalized, need to be a beginning not an end. 2026-09-30T14:50:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2yvq8v58wwgaq2dl0dqc8taxfarkzw7ka2z55clj39nf6qd7geagzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q27y0qgn #SilentSunday<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/117/226/273/981/603/387/original/84431991675e2845.jpg"> <br/> 2026-09-06T21:46:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0acx75xalxlzerqnscvml2fzsskafytpas4nu59rmk6xrx28gpugzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2e3k6s6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxfrd44xu23pp86up0c8d052kwxmks5jj3tzhvk60u6kt93qsps5cra93ft'>nevent1q…93ft</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The bees love anise hyssop and so do I! A few dried leaves in black tea is great. It makes excellent ice cream too. 2026-07-31T13:42:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszvjhgduw3prdru8c75qhdv89el6rna8zhuy4zmsz0xpffm0amlcczyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2ay09mt If you&#39;re a journalist reporting on AI, please, please, please focus on liability, a topic that is absolutely critical and deafening by its absence in so much of our conversation on AI. 2026-07-23T11:09:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsds54h3pw56ml6njeedv7s5xwd48568t4zgddr9wgpa48467hr85qzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2mjaeph The university has just declared that one of its three goals in the years to come is &#34;Advancing responsible AI adoption at scale.&#34; These goals get written into every major project the university undertakes, including a large number faculty research proposals. For years to come, then, we&#39;re going to plow even more money and support into AI while neglecting those who refuse to engage. And don&#39;t be fooled - &#34;responsible&#34; here is veneer, signalling our apparent commitment to critical scholarship while allowing the university to be as boosterish as it wants. 2026-07-08T13:42:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0dsefplpghf3zve7vdkmn7alx5vhqf7awa22032q257fgl9xryqgzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2m37uu6 Dry heaves in dry heat<br/>Eerie, soundless pulses light<br/>up the nightime sky.<br/><br/>#DailyHaikuPrompt - lightning<br/>#haiku 2026-07-02T13:10:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsda0kzrgntw66k8z5lfafwlx0gpmg3s54pd7l655h977cum6r2e4czyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2yce9hz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxmv32grf5e874h83khy8fxfz9g66mp9y0cpgwsaa3lqe5n3gn9tg34spqs'>nevent1q…spqs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We&#39;ve determined that the best way of drinking this batch of dandelion wine is to mix it with the rhubarb syrup I made a few weeks back (make a tea with rhubarb peelings, let steep for a while, then reheat with lots of sugar until dissolved). Our recommendation: 1/3 dandelion wine, 2/3 mix of soda/sparkling water and rhubarb syrup (sweetness to taste). The bitterness from the flowers works wonderfully with soir sweetness of the syrup.<br/><br/>The rhubarb syrup also makes an excellent shandy.<br/><br/>#gardening #foraging #cooking<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/743/758/115/526/266/original/258d6264c07adae8.jpg"> <br/> 2026-06-13T16:39:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspmq0xws0hghg5kfjragy6lyafaapvcguffcqcwzfcph5xqnpespqzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q23cqa9q The dandelions<br/>Are no more, replaced for a<br/>Short time by clover.<br/><br/>#haiku 2026-06-11T21:04:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxmv32grf5e874h83khy8fxfz9g66mp9y0cpgwsaa3lqe5n3gn9tgzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q26zy0cj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdml9kdgfymvmkd94enxgtxtzapc6ray5a6pm5pyq8s0sg3fx33sse0vfv8'>nevent1q…vfv8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The dandelion wine is done. It turned out alright, though last year&#39;s batch was better.<br/><br/>#foraging<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/728/176/153/145/137/original/0f971fe2617a78c1.jpg"> <br/> 2026-06-10T22:31:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs85ak64sem6twats68zwkrl3a8myyjxvtrg7dem7cuxex2t7thc4szyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q20dhjp4 Laura Jane Grace, &#34;Those Anarcho Punks Are Mysterious&#34; (2021)<br/><a href="https://youtu.be/N0lv5X7Uk2o">https://youtu.be/N0lv5X7Uk2o</a><br/><br/>Molly Tuttle, &#34;Olympia, WA&#34; (2020)<br/><a href="https://youtu.be/V8jbQ3IlQyQ">https://youtu.be/V8jbQ3IlQyQ</a><br/><br/>Future Folk: &#34;Space Worms&#34; (2013)<br/><a href="https://youtu.be/06mMD797xqY">https://youtu.be/06mMD797xqY</a><br/><br/>Myriam Gendron, &#34;Poor Girl Blues&#34; (2021)<br/><a href="https://myriamgendron.bandcamp.com/track/poor-girl-blues">https://myriamgendron.bandcamp.com/track/poor-girl-blues</a><br/><br/>Jack Rose, &#34;Flirtin&#39; with the Undertaker&#34; (2005)<br/><a href="https://youtu.be/ijl1S90-xz0">https://youtu.be/ijl1S90-xz0</a><br/><br/>#ThursdayFiveList #AcousticGuitarsWave 2026-05-28T15:34:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdml9kdgfymvmkd94enxgtxtzapc6ray5a6pm5pyq8s0sg3fx33sszyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q255wedv Why we have yards.<br/><br/>This will shortly become pesto/salad and dandelion wine.<br/><br/>#foraging #BloomScrolling<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/590/991/727/401/022/original/361f7864f7649392.jpg"> <br/> 2026-05-17T17:05:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsddwl3kxg7jaamujh8sl5zpf7apnr4rrl0z9n9uu9w866dt3fqg0gzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2yzsw9z I love writing. I wasn&#39;t always good at it (it&#39;s debatable that I am now). But it was never about being good, it was always about process; about playing with language; about putting one word in front of another and moving them around; about dragging thoughts from the darkness of my head into the light on the page to make sense of them and to communicate; about affirming my humanity. Writing&#39;s never been for everyone - that&#39;s fine. But how we&#39;re collectively treating it now hurts my soul. 2026-05-06T23:33:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswqv0w2nkqscz96etppgp4y65w2eufnht9q858u34nar3slvphn6czyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2a2tuen So the new Disney show sees the Punisher fighting ICE, right? 2026-04-10T15:10:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspqzgeud00sl64r7q26lr2lhs5gcylmya3ru3emzpgd9g22cwad6qzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2taea9s Over the weekend, I read Rebecca Campbell&#39;s Arboreality (2022). It&#39;s an enthralling novella about climate catastrophe, community, and collaboration with the natural world. The story, set in British Columbia, bounces between loss and hope, suggesting that doing the hard work of building a new world from the ashes of the old is how one staves off despair and keeps hope alive.<br/><br/>Check it out.<br/><br/>#SolarPunk<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/357/927/699/162/388/original/3ef66a43ce59dd87.png"> <br/> 2026-04-06T13:39:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvhldqwgxqrzfhkeaagus8ypclfhlknzg6yuuf03cd9zdm4j27p8qzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2rfkyf9 Crocuses burst forth<br/>Through last year&#39;s leaves I am told.<br/>But not here, not yet.<br/><br/>#DailyHaikuPrompt #haiku 2026-03-30T13:24:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrq6fl9nm3udj6cnwd58fhysw8vta4h6wh3juqa0ka5e2cz4ul27szyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q28ehahu OK, this, but also no email and no canvas.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.utoronto.ca/news/hitting-rewind-u-t-prof-runs-tech-free-90s-style-class-boost-engagement">https://www.utoronto.ca/news/hitting-rewind-u-t-prof-runs-tech-free-90s-style-class-boost-engagement</a> 2026-03-25T13:58:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspppeag5uyyewef7sa60pt2kdc6dsqhwf9t2vuznaw7g7x63d6dagzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2vg9ard Observant walkers<br/>Will soon find broken turquoise<br/>Shards along the path<br/><br/>#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt - shell 2026-03-24T12:10:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrk8dvl0jrcucnzn9qj6c5td9hxcpdnt7248l8ttkll7nzpcyzhlszyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2ksmnmw A wonderful recent 99 Percent Invisible episode. I obviously learned my urbanism from Sesame Street (and, without knowing it, Jane Jacobs). My neighborhood could use a little more sidewalk ballet, though fortunately we&#39;re not really plagued by Ronald Grump.<br/><br/><a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/649-u-is-for-urbanism/">https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/649-u-is-for-urbanism/</a> 2026-02-22T23:31:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdsr9wclwztn9h5eyju0lvec76gt3njc9gz7yldpug05x9fvsxkyszyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q20a96le Lay dormant under<br/>Banks of snow. In a few months,<br/>Seeds will wake and grow.<br/><br/>#haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt - seed 2026-02-22T14:34:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0gr8nz0vrruy4z86k398s55pd83f6pfykrzraexu6g4zlttytx6szyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2wz0h7y A few colleagues at universities across the country recently launched a group for discussing teaching - &#34;patisseries et pédagogie,&#34; they&#39;re calling it - and invited me along for the ride. We had our second meeting today. It was great. Unsurprisingly, many of us have the same concerns. Equally unsurprisingly, some have come up with interesting approaches for addressing them. I wish we&#39;d done this years ago.<br/><br/>Start your own group today! 2026-02-20T20:35:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsffn5tp3k605hvmseauvtevcy0rqvwxej48en94535vem559uxa8szyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2fe0ymg People on here don&#39;t seem like Kid Rock much. 2026-02-10T13:38:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs04fuue2mmpv92r5lz8vmtrfyvt6jt8dhgc74q49f7j62vaclhd9qzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2afqrak A documentary from several years back that&#39;s worth checking out if you&#39;re already a fan or just curious about Charlie Parr, IMHO a true great of American music.<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/PmyKV_9YZ98">https://youtu.be/PmyKV_9YZ98</a><br/><br/>#americana #FolkMusic #blues 2026-02-02T23:39:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqy2wz7y9f8tuftwm6e4w8qwvyr0t2kyxyfp0df4z994sezj7nkkqzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2jvl0k2 Thank you Stranger Things. You convinced my kids that Eggos were fantastic. Now that they&#39;ve had an opportunity to try them, after hounding me for months to buys some, the scales have fallen from their eyes and they will never again fall for a narrative pedaled by corporate media.<br/><br/>That&#39;s how it works, right? 2026-01-30T21:57:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp8gjrphu4cz9899yfqwgym8vjsxg93e4aw8wh5rk2lg4ljyftvdczyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2zr9rqe Thank you Twin Cities.<br/>Your struggle gives us hope that<br/>A new day&#39;s rising.<br/><br/>#Minneapolis #haiku 2026-01-23T21:28:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqsfjxmdlsql0mjtqzns9hwdwhky6avdssyt56h6wqvwpmj0t0sdczyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q259m6qz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvjghxn77q3sa6j60pd2ume334fx94a4lqtatlwlwzmwjgq2l7dhqrk79p9'>nevent1q…79p9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Looks great! 2025-12-04T21:19:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyu3f7kyvfnuk2m7h6nkc4yn758hk82f29v69nagjneehn53xjp8gzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2krdthx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvenflmceh267aa3sfpernsddnm8jegj4axfq7k6g7wurp58j7hysvt3jjx'>nevent1q…3jjx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Pumpernickel? 2025-12-04T21:12:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs09lpk87samuu7fuaz3pe48sj4kgufltrx9ecsjy7lplzgvk7mw6qzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2asrsdl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz2cx2shdtrcm5lxs5cas2utptsepdecrtxzc0k9kzwf9dcfav7rc8v5hsc'>nevent1q…5hsc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Looks great! My wife&#39;s family (western France) always refers to them in the plural (les îles flottantes). It&#39;s one of the repertoire of fairly quick and easy desserts my mother-in-law regularly dips into, though I&#39;ve never seen her add the almonds and caramel. Also, I love that you&#39;re just splitting the eggs in two to make two distinct pieces before bringing them back into a single dish. 2025-11-11T02:59:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs83j5rsq0t2zq43s8sc0ukcg3c85x7nu95xpz8s8e04gg8hnu44cczyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2aavhn0 Snowlight. <br/><br/>#SilentSunday<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/521/278/598/422/231/original/6fe5e09fb871ab19.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-09T19:03:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs899amq37l44xuydkkxj3jlsa852auwvf6aval429kq5xcjxdphrczyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2smc65d I&#39;ve been using this recipe for two decades now. Still, I doubt I will ever be anything but amazed when I pull a loaf out of the oven that looks like this.<br/><br/>#baking #bread<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/506/448/434/533/870/original/356d4b4842a02794.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-07T04:13:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqa2f68qsv8f64zmj93urfy0annlgrls48uwww8rlhv3gs0qvpncczyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2chx24p For now, here&#39;s where I am on student LLM-use:<br/><br/>1) The contemporary university&#39;s primary social function is certification.<br/>2) Prompting LLMs does not require a degree. For universities, this is existential.<br/>3) Admin tell faculty - academic freedom! - that we alone (without any support) can solve the problem. We can integrate LLMs or track down their illicit use.<br/>4) My job is to teach, not to police students or hawk the hype. So I teach those who want to learn and try not to worry about the rest. 2025-11-01T17:11:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdlfsn53m3xhhp7fssxfugj6q30u7dvrdf9gadxwrldl7rcq5h30qzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2pp8ctv We grew the most gorgeous Brussels sprout plants this year. Of course, we didn&#39;t actually get a single Brussels sprout. But since it turns out you can eat the leaves - which we have in profusion - who cares?<br/><br/>#gardening 2025-11-01T13:27:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspvds7qj2dgludq3t9k04ymczs76c7uc4jx79f5yn36v262pwmr5gzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2e5rrv5 Start your letter of complaint - especially if it isn&#39;t the first one - like this dude in 1853:<br/><br/>&#34;It is with the utmost unwillingness that I again find myself called upon to draw your attention to...&#34; 2025-10-23T13:39:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0hlxstmc29ghtkvz2smvshaclr0q74um3r4pk9zqvwhggsuhq33gzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2fmnj2u For the #ttrpg crowd in Canada/the UK: Compose Dream Games is running their annual sale over the next week. If you&#39;re in the market for an indie game or module, check them out.<br/><br/><a href="https://composedreamgames.com/marketplace/">https://composedreamgames.com/marketplace/</a> 2025-09-30T12:05:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0me80xza7ysu5zew0p6syg34cth2r4ddhyy5a2425yfk4y9kw39szyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2903kj6 Let me convince you to grow anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum). The flowers, which looked nicer last week (and on the plants I just harvested), are bright purple and are favorite of bees. But, IMHO, the leaves are the best part of the plant. Used fresh or dried they add a sweet anise flavor to black tea and they make really great ice cream too (akin to mint).<br/><br/>#gardening #cooking #BloomScrolling<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/243/103/443/315/980/original/eb85201753c1fb72.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-21T16:03:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz4r3wrlff7ugr2pmxxxcffe6n9r44xxtmdpmq270u80k7wg9nruczyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q297wkqp I forgot to post my vacation #flosstodon photo. On the edge of the beach, Chaleur Bay, Bonaventure, Québec.<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/154/587/281/124/861/original/844424e1611e4727.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-06T00:48:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd8hy907w9tvk6rsrx3e56jgxghz42vqeqeyhgcy7tqu70trvsm4czyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q23nrxng The colleague who explicitly used AI to design their syllabus has a marking scheme that adds up to 115%...<br/><br/>#academia #LLM 2025-08-30T14:32:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgvv0rqmd5l430vxgh4mt35y8fvequyc27ahua76lydpn0stdakdczyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2mx7hkg I&#39;ve been watching the Canada Games today as I do stuff around the house. It took me a while to understand why teams from Ontario were wearing red rather than green. I guess I&#39;ve been assimilated into French-speaking Ontario more than the rest of the place. 2025-08-11T20:50:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2rl8ugq3mu9khp058gskhj7d3zsrjfezql95lx4u4lde0gg33srczyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2vsywmp The front-yard garden. You don&#39;t need much space to grow an awful lot.<br/><br/>#gardening #BloomScrolling<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/953/993/791/062/167/original/abd35f84ea95bb36.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/953/997/828/164/243/original/e75acfc7756f5a24.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/953/999/180/678/539/original/03068c1590b22af4.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/953/999/391/260/418/original/3f950ade483b7bba.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-01T14:42:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgmf5a2hwgcx569r6enntelaqpp7fzqkqv72tqxuads7lnxzrrangzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2y6uww7 Something like one in ten documents in this archival fonds (generated by the 19th-century state) are requisitions, receipts, or correspondence regarding stationary or postage.<br/><br/>This has me wondering: what percentage of communications in today&#39;s bureaucracies deal with IT? 2025-07-14T21:00:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs90add7nldwq7zm82hrys36se2t7nffy7mav3rxh60jydcq9zjxcczyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q26wyqzh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9g6lrq7rpnf3lfpzqxpftmhne9nqdxrquhj0phlp6sydd2h32pvgns9s6s'>nevent1q…9s6s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Unfortunately, yes. 2025-06-17T19:37:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9pcxypgrdgw4cu8d33cmnxs3nlw99wyfxk7r433rsv5ygjce53kczyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2xvwhcw We have translators who work on commission for the journal I edit (it&#39;s a bilingual publication - articles are in either English or French with abstracts and author bios for every article in both languages). The translators tend to be pretty good, most often only having trouble with technical terms (which is understandable - this happens when you&#39;re not a specialist). Still, on occasion, they manage to produces something spectacularly bad. No, the French for &#34;He is&#34; is not &#34;C&#39;est.&#34; 2025-06-17T19:34:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvsulrf645gszvpfp5z6v4zlx9gensvt7wr4rll4l8fu4eetg8mqczyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2aw6den The first true garden products of the season - rhubarb jam and syrup! The second is the perfect ingredient for homemade soda/cocktails on a hot summer day. In a few years, when the plants are a bit older, we&#39;ll get much more.<br/><br/>#gardening #cooking<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/683/405/839/028/501/original/c672c0b42a285f91.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-14T19:44:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqq9f9ak29mhyzfgsglnt5x92j5fl0y0d9qtykz4gr00fwdg5u46gzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2a4sue4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrlh2gtnynuynx22x0alnxq7v552pv4cxpnn83tclnjfnwhmp4rkgnp46sc'>nevent1q…46sc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>🤯 2025-06-11T20:56:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstvq9s59zltwh496vm8lfl5w4ul5tyzwt7caysvdtcwr60uvnz04czyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2yp04c5 English is great, but have you tried French? They have an adjective for &#34;relative to cod&#34; (&#34;morutier&#34;)! Mom always said you learn something every day. 2025-06-11T20:53:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstrgg0rqsjs3dl8kv6kll2pr7v5gca6kryvpdjhuxhw7pcgvs2teszyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q240ylyf Riding around with Kid1 last night, I remarked that many of the drivers, who seemed more agitated than normal, were &#34;ornery.&#34; I explained what the word meant and he said, &#34;I think &#39;hornery&#39; better describes it.&#34; We now have a term for a specific form of dangerous driving.<br/><br/>#BikeTooter #cycling 2025-06-11T13:07:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswkxvfm7frekm8tlmwunzudecktv6s373gfa63cn5xx7wvpe9g65szyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2kxel03 My employee organization (the University of Toronto Faculty Association) just voted to ask our pension fund to divest from &#34;holdings in entities that manufacture or distribute arms, ammunition, implements or munitions of war, where there are reasonable grounds to suspect they may be used by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and elsewhere where they could be used to commit or facilitate<br/>– a serious violation of international humanitarian law...&#34;<br/><br/>The motion: <a href="https://utfadivestmyupp.ca/utfa-members-motion/">https://utfadivestmyupp.ca/utfa-members-motion/</a> 2025-05-08T20:25:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswduyxqgwdtrwsrjzdhfcefnjm87wkklhaae2cja635epdw0ewr7czyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q27mak82 Why do we write? That&#39;s the question that LLMs force me back to every time. And I can see why some, in certain circumstances, see little value in the act of writing. But so far, I&#39;m not one of them. Not for emails, not for reports that exist purely to satisfy bureaucratic box-ticking, not for data summary, and certainly not for any kind of publication. I write because it&#39;s how I organize my thoughts. I write from a deep need to communicate, to take what&#39;s inside me and share it. Can AI do that? 2025-05-06T14:09:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0gjj36jr5g3h89ddvngl5rjkrjqwunljk8p6dvdwc2hngxy0xssgzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2uecwkf Kid1 (I swear!) making fudge.<br/><br/>#cooking<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/670/263/819/071/725/original/85142ce137e59a57.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-17T21:25:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8vv4zvlwpp2rtpe04gsd88lnckmx9tcd8d4h7xqrd7g4g67xdt4czyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2ylutaj Call me a dreamer, but wouldn&#39;t it be great if we stopped trying to turn a profit on our public services and just funded them in accordance with how essential they are to society? 2024-12-13T21:16:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfhftxj644svvecqpd9x7pr6hkf64sgm63u6r6wc6hehfaxh7qj4gzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2yut9he « les gens sont des musées fragiles »<br/><br/>D&#39;un livre qui vaut le détour : Jocelyn Sioui, Mononk Jules (2020)<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/594/551/654/618/811/original/79bee8cda2ea90d3.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-04T12:34:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszr2k3gah7yz7tjhzzmczewnqxkl7nv200kx7w4xa54mwlfastcaszyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q235qwvc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrxjqg5mz873zekfy3zpn2tnr3a95e97nxwnkr3rtmmgfy5gpql0gfyu2z8'>nevent1q…u2z8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I know! In general (at least in academia), we always preface &#34;fellow&#34; with &#34;postdoctoral&#34; when referring to a &#34;stagiaire postodoctoral&#34; - otherwise, the safest rendering is simply &#34;chercheur.&#34; 2024-12-02T15:14:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs042ncndjwjumy272pxrudj789dvlyngltwt0zyear3zqtsxwmapqzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2u2kv8d No, dear translator, &#34;fellow&#34; is not always equivalent to &#34;stagiaire postdoctoral,&#34; especially if the person in question received their PhD in... 1976. 2024-12-02T15:06:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9g967sjngnjddad9x9eneqas793d08g4w8qypjtfmz40wxqkc5lczyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q24dmvan I write ibid in<br/>English without italics<br/>And in French with them.<br/><br/>#haiku 2024-11-26T15:49:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv7q0a8zsxvwn98erwzpnqq82x3rcryjmuc3jrue9p858cn76rzsczyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q26wjah5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyle64pav4x5hwwylxgpg3dxer02sc8q8qfc8fz0esmwha2svce9g98z6th'>nevent1q…z6th</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s really an ideal type, although they did exist in parts of Canada and the US. 2024-11-22T11:56:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswkpqrzftlnjyp0sk9h5yn8u8ettgu43r32ephvt2uh4d9wdakhuqzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2j52k83 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp5w0r5juuczxms54zag95pg8946nuwvxjemdxl2n7epfanqgkthcjklqal'>nevent1q…lqal</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, resistance can take place within their walls (a great example is the meeting space LGBTQ+ groups were able to secure in the bowels of Square One in the 1980s-90s unbeknownst to the generally hostile suburban communities in which members lived). But corporate social media, like privately owned shopping malls, is not built for resistance, but for profit and top-down control and this, it seems to me, is what it will always privilege.<br/><br/>5/<br/><br/>#SocialMedia #history 2024-11-21T13:35:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrknlymtl3vh83lstn6d62pkfnuc47xqjhgxrzuztvl7lrfmjn50czyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q24dz9zu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw6qt6thul7rd24sej386rg4wszevl2ve9s4s6gdt8fu9w5v52cjq6kgmg6'>nevent1q…gmg6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The shopping mall developed as a commercial response to this new environment. People could acquire the goods they wanted in a collection of shops imagined by architects as a suburban recreation of the old &#34;town square.&#34; The trouble, of course, is that the mall was private, not public space. In the US, the Supreme Court initially held that free speech - that is, protest - was protected in this new space (though courts have cut back on this protection over time).<br/><br/>3/<br/><br/>#SocialMedia #history 2024-11-21T13:35:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp5w0r5juuczxms54zag95pg8946nuwvxjemdxl2n7epfanqgkthczyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q20l7vt5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrknlymtl3vh83lstn6d62pkfnuc47xqjhgxrzuztvl7lrfmjn50cq832re'>nevent1q…32re</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In Canada, jurisprudence has tended to hold that shopping malls are private space and that owners can thus banish dissent from within their walls.<br/><br/>This strikes me as a useful metaphor for much social media. Twitter, FB, Threads, etc. are corporate-owned. They are no more the &#34;town square&#34; than Square One, a large shopping mall not far from where I sit in suburban Toronto. And by insisting they are, we&#39;re promoting their false promise and deluding ourselves.<br/><br/>4/<br/><br/>#SocialMedia #history 2024-11-21T13:35:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw6qt6thul7rd24sej386rg4wszevl2ve9s4s6gdt8fu9w5v52cjqzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2e2adk8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfrweqe6x8vgd3x6zvahudcpyl7nuh79986ne0hgcrvzsyrhevz6q479vv9'>nevent1q…9vv9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Historians of postwar North America have written much on the rise of consumer society and suburbanization, about the upper-middle class retreat to inaccessible and sometimes literally gated communities. This move, combined with the physical separation things like large lots in car-centric, purely residential neighbourhoods imposed, hollowed out civic culture and insulated many from having to deal with &#34;others,&#34; people who were different from them in any number of ways.<br/><br/>2/<br/><br/>#SocialMedia #history 2024-11-21T13:35:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfrweqe6x8vgd3x6zvahudcpyl7nuh79986ne0hgcrvzsyrhevz6qzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2fuxxvf I listened to a CBC piece on social media this morning and it occurs to me that so much of the tension it causes arises from mischaracterization. Despite corporate marketing types and business profs referring to Twitter ad naseum as a digital &#34;town square,&#34; it strikes me as being more of an agora in a digital shopping mall.<br/><br/>As a historian, I&#39;d like to suggest thinking about social media in terms of change over a longer period of time than we tend to.<br/><br/>1/<br/><br/>#SocialMedia #history 2024-11-21T13:35:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszgs2wudk3gs7hk5g5jzrwflkvhlmacp32md7hlqw4d40tvetsjlqzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q26zhywa Every once in a while, I come across a list, an argument, an otherwise smart person claiming all of Canada believes, is, loves, hates something. Sometimes they&#39;re right (hockey, Tim Hortons, constitutional reform). Still, more often than not, the claim totally ignores the nearly quarter of the country&#39;s population whose first language is French. 2024-11-18T23:01:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr5m8jdqej57q3ce5660w8mh4huycqlp2qvk7tg56kcdwfreq76tgzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q24rakxa My institution is congratulating itself on raising the base funding package for PhD students up to the poverty line. Yay #academia! 2024-11-12T19:56:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8rft9vcepmwstrderexpuu4zqs0p5zrpkamgdpy34459ww45qg8qzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q20wazgq Flowers in Toronto (November 5, 2024)<br/><br/>#BloomScrolling #gardening #ClimateDiary<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/432/501/688/617/872/original/b58b79c45b1fbe71.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/432/501/508/581/971/original/065c84006b9c94ac.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/432/501/648/273/418/original/aaedb426a17f71ac.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/432/502/341/620/691/original/75e14fef091bcc71.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-05T21:40:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdne0t0mefulq7cgk9jx20ayjwqzulz7cqu2lwptz6a5nms84c6sqzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2axkg9e RIP Murray Sinclair.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/murray-sinclair-judge-senator-and-chair-of-the-truth-and-reconciliation-commission-dead-at-73/article_7166e608-947c-11ef-9bde-036f5cda7706.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/murray-sinclair-judge-senator-and-chair-of-the-truth-and-reconciliation-commission-dead-at-73/article_7166e608-947c-11ef-9bde-036f5cda7706.html</a> 2024-11-04T16:21:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfk2elnuz282u4th49v9nvlr4y7r77xe64ms84fdxm8584y4pen7gzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2ll4p9f Yay, federal elections! Tabarnak. 2024-10-29T16:22:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrruplumpwnasrggrh0vs9g9qvnw6x9rewk02rf20tpryyaeysekgzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2pp7p30 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst2g5ug9ygn4dcavnaa985vgj2fquqksjqw32h0fa3gmpm0wxs6zq8gyayy'>nevent1q…yayy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, I know. Still, any Montreal-Toronto train is high speed if it takes less than 5 hours (6 really, once you factor in the delays guaranteed by passenger rail&#39;s second-class status in a country where freight is king). 2024-10-29T13:52:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs833t9ftccuv5xy5myx9x7r2m43xs7d39gr0g0l3uralkj96ad72czyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q20kwpdz I will believe high-speed rail exists in Canada when I get on a train in Toronto and get off in Montreal three hours later and not before. 2024-10-29T12:16:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxs8chsal8h258c6n9vr25daz5v5f70x9ddajm33lj4dgcyxvhymqzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q29azh02 I don&#39;t want &#34;town halls&#34; or &#34;fireside chats,&#34; these internal gatherings where university admin feed us insipid lines inspired if not actually prepared by PR consultants telling us about the extent of faculty and staff excellence and their own deep commitment to equity. Could we have some accountability - even if only a tiny bit - instead? <br/><br/>#academia 2024-10-25T12:36:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvd8apsd64nfeqrzdlul2kknamaxaw6fnvv4dk8pp4alzg60xh44gzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2gs3xv2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9wpgm9wy3edtrzgs0vyjjp2mpuc9a86wsfuzanuxmv9vcdyu5yhgfx5erk'>nevent1q…5erk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I did my MA in Lyon 20 years ago and climbed that hill every day for months to go to the archives. I was definitely in better shape then.<br/><br/>PS Have a brioches à la praline for me! 2024-10-19T11:52:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfvstt2uu8wgvj70x7tjq407yca5cm7tucq6yrttdh2qfgfpvyl3szyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2dkq3h0 In a perfect world, my vote would both support the candidates of my choice and automatically unsubscribe me from all of their party&#39;s mailing lists. 2024-10-18T01:43:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvs8avc52twcnru9ypvg4sddc5wvp7c02tprclzmptrwv345acysgzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q296mhsy New in the Canadian Historical Review (I am one of the co-editors): a fine article tracing current vaccine hesitancy to shifts in parenting and the rise of neoliberalism in the late 20th century.<br/><br/>Kathryn Hughes , Catherine Carstairs, &#34;&#39;Needling Doubts&#39;: Maternalism, Neo-liberalism and Intensive Parenting as the Roots of Vaccine Hesitancy in English-speaking Canada, 1980–2007&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://doi.org/10.3138/chr-2023-0006">https://doi.org/10.3138/chr-2023-0006</a><br/><br/>#histodons #history #vaccine #vaccination #PublicHealth #MedicalHistory #neoliberalism #Canada 2024-10-02T21:49:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqdcp5hdyxzgdxrq2m69zjc53ccm4uvr5jg5lqac7krznhcte458qzyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2kwcdlx For National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in #Canada, I recommend reading #history, whether on residential schools, or on the broader question of #colonialism. Here&#39;s a short piece I quite like - it provides necessary context for the histories of migration that figure prominently in so many of our families&#39; stories.<br/><br/>Sheelah McLean, “‘We Built a Life From Nothing’: White Settler Colonialism and the Myth of Meritocracy” (2018)<br/><br/><a href="https://policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/National%20Office/2017/12/McLean.pdf">https://policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/National%20Office/2017/12/McLean.pdf</a><br/><br/>#OrangeShirtDay #TruthAndReconciliation 2024-09-30T13:17:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw4vsgtp5vcjh0fxrf792kysql54hu6awmprxnjxcgzarl306nqvszyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q22gshlh If anyone would like to live in Toronto for a couple of years, my university offers a decent postdoctoral fellowship. Feel free to share or to reach out yourself if our interests line up. Deadline: 10 October. <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1uc0pr52flpmgf0yl7wyunyp78cmtseu6kh87ccrtsdjf23k78gnqd9cpgf" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>histodons group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1uc0…cpgf</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/><a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/research-innovation/funding-awards/postdoctoral-fellows/internal-funding-postdocs/utm-postdoctoral-fellowship-award">https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/research-innovation/funding-awards/postdoctoral-fellows/internal-funding-postdocs/utm-postdoctoral-fellowship-award</a><br/><br/>#histodons #postdoc 2024-09-25T18:35:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsttd38wugsvqmtur2r7nmptz73hxvk839y79lmg8pwtx2z20z0l0czyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2ls0h3d Teaching on Fridays means I&#39;m never forced, er, privileged, to attend departmental team-building events. 2024-09-03T21:56:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyv9agt9tw5n0jnhfp06ej7dsugtchskd0ht9tqdfslsakfu27p6czyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2tc8pgn Why do today what you should&#39;ve done yesterday? 2024-08-22T21:20:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx7s8hj0hzyh9x54rvd7xfdd6uh67s8g4ds0h98s8dqynn8jkrw8czyq2peh3mwnf9w70hy33grjkp0k9dxxrn2jp0zskddw7jhvjcm29q2pgd09d In a normal week, journals receive a mix of under-done, half-assed, off-topic, and LLM-authored submissions. A good week sees some of the above along with a fine, if not really ready piece. And then there are the extraordinary weeks when the journal receives two separate submissions, both of which make major contributions and could be published more or less as is. This is an extraordinary week and I don&#39;t expect to see another like it again during my tenure. 2024-08-12T20:32:16Z