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@katbamkapow

over-explainer for fame & fortune, 9-5 academic, 24/7 analog enthusiast. PhD of computer/networking/net histories, LGBTQ+ activism, STS, critical HIV/AIDS studies. you might know me from video games once: uc irvine now: u of michigan πŸ’ΎπŸŒΏπŸ’½ kb.place πŸ’½πŸŒΏπŸ’Ύ

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thinking about how i love wikipedia

10.03.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In "Folding the Pages of Computer History: Occupational Health and Office Space," Rose Rowson argues that obstetric concerns and technologies should be integrated into the history of computing.

Read for free today! doi.org/10.1525/fmh....

09.03.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(update the coughing woman is their lawyer)

08.03.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

there's also a woman who WON'T stop coughing... im watching these with a full-face "careful or it'll get stuck like that" grimace, dan

08.03.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"'From the perspective of someone looking to identify DEI grants, does this involve DEI? Respond factually in less than 120 characters, begin with 'Yes' or 'No' followed by a brief explanation. Do not use 'this initiative' or 'this description' in your response.'"

prompt engineering is the future!!

08.03.2026 18:33 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Justin Fox Deposition (Part 5) in MLA-ACLS-AHA Lawsuit about the NEH
Justin Fox Deposition (Part 5) in MLA-ACLS-AHA Lawsuit about the NEH YouTube video by ModernLanguageAssoc

in this video deposition justin fox explains how he used chatGPT to determine which grants to terminate :) youtu.be/ZtOTG0VyVLQ?...

08.03.2026 18:31 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

watching these is like pushing on a bruise in that it is ugly to look at, painful, and also i can't stop

08.03.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

all credit to jack who sent me this original post with a text that read "The shrinker"

08.03.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

me when im fighting this mf

08.03.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A newspaper headline from over a century ago, reading:

WOMEN ANARCHISTS HAVE BECOME
THE TERROR OF WORLDS POLICE

Their Daring Crimes Are Said to Have Out-
stripped the Deeds of Brothers of the Red

Search for the Woman is Becoming a Safe Rule in Crimes Proceeding From Anarchistic Violenceβ€”The Guardians of the World Nearly Always Finda Woman Implicated When a Ruler is Stricken Downβ€”Emotional Women Lose Sense of Fear.

A newspaper headline from over a century ago, reading: WOMEN ANARCHISTS HAVE BECOME THE TERROR OF WORLDS POLICE Their Daring Crimes Are Said to Have Out- stripped the Deeds of Brothers of the Red Search for the Woman is Becoming a Safe Rule in Crimes Proceeding From Anarchistic Violenceβ€”The Guardians of the World Nearly Always Finda Woman Implicated When a Ruler is Stricken Downβ€”Emotional Women Lose Sense of Fear.

Happy International Women's Day. 🏴

08.03.2026 08:45 πŸ‘ 4961 πŸ” 1972 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 70

ooh not one i had considered!~ tysm

07.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5

thank u cameron this is weird and cool and i have not seen this

07.03.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

i've also included the pair of people make games features on roblox, jenny odell's talk for google about 'how to do nothing', and eddy burback's 'i hate my phone so i got rid of it' video essay -- these are all a hit with freshmen, i will take all sorts

07.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

for example, i have included:

- citizenfour (goated, every year)
- aaron swartz story
- VPRO's shoshana zuboff/surveillance capitalism feature (always a hit)
- killswitch?
- terms and conditions may apply?

ever since it came out students want to watch "the social dilemma" but i do not care for it

07.03.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

i show my undergraduates a handful of documentaries in my classes, but i need MORE!! pls recommend some

criteria: 1hr+ in length, doesn't need to be a formally distributed documentary (engaging/accessible academic talks ok), focused on digital/tech issues and harms

07.03.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

promises promises!!! 🌭

07.03.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

come to michigan

07.03.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

same :(

07.03.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They should invent a way out that isn't through

07.03.2026 14:34 πŸ‘ 1502 πŸ” 312 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

horrible horrible but ig necessary instagram reels clip so you can see chris fleming do the bit bc the delivery is important www.instagram.com/reel/C-_A5JD...

07.03.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

way better than "the proof is in the pudding" imo. oh, anthropic pulled out of a deal with the DOD because it doesn't want its tools to be used to advance warfare? yeah and i hear coke is back at SNL

07.03.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

chris fleming's joke "they say coke is back at SNL, well i'd like to see some results" has a lot of use cases for me. goes real far. wide range of applications

07.03.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Duke University, Center for Documentary Studies Job #AJO31652, Postdoctoral Associate, Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, US

This looks like a cool 2-year postdoc in oral history + social justice at Duke's Center for Documentary Studies! Due 3/16 (names of recommenders but not letters needed for this round).

academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31652

07.03.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5
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Jack de Quidt Jack de Quidt is a writer and composer based in Ann Arbor. Avatar by lorhsdraws.

as usual, if you've been waiting to pick up any of my music at notquitereal.bandcamp.com, today's the day to do it. realis is in a really interesting place and perpetua is bursting at the seams with traditional FatT tracks and also crumbs of musical ephemera that are sticking the video game together

06.03.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5

i love slay the spire!!!!!!!!!

06.03.2026 03:40 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

still live! come thru for act 3 :)

06.03.2026 02:35 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i am now pushing the button to go live to play slay the spire come hang twitch.tv/katbamkapow

05.03.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

not even a little bit, arthur

05.03.2026 22:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

i explained what "roguelite deckbuilders" were to my therapist the other week and that's real and not a joke even a little bit

05.03.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

i will play slay the spire at 7pm eastern time at twitch.tv/katbamkapow please come over

05.03.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1