Eric Dolansky
@ericdolansky.bsky.social
Just a guy. I do stuff (work, play, etc.). Loved the previous place, getting used to this place. Say hi!
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This makes me want to pull my own head off
Dean of Science at Stellenbosch University writes that although AI generates almost all the words for his articles (including this one):
"AI did almost all of the writing. I remain the expert and the thought leader behind the piece."
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
"AI did almost all of the writing. I remain the expert and the thought leader behind the piece."
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
When AI writes the words, who is the author?
After an AI detector classified one of my opinion pieces as entirely AI-generated, I found myself questioning where authorship ends, where expertise begins and what readers deserve to know.
www.nature.com
August 19, 2026 at 2:08 PM
This makes me want to pull my own head off
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JD Vance is lecturing the Pope on Catholicism and Pierre Poilievre is lecturing Mark Carney on economics and RFK Jr is lecturing scientists about vaccines and Donald Trump is lecturing the world on tariffs and Pete Hegseth is quoting Pulp Fiction and thinking it’s the Bible
April 16, 2026 at 2:51 PM
JD Vance is lecturing the Pope on Catholicism and Pierre Poilievre is lecturing Mark Carney on economics and RFK Jr is lecturing scientists about vaccines and Donald Trump is lecturing the world on tariffs and Pete Hegseth is quoting Pulp Fiction and thinking it’s the Bible
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Remember when the metaverse was sold to higher ed as an essential part of the future of learning (especially online)? And how colleges and universities should go all-in on the metaverse so they could be "pioneers" of this new technology? There's a lesson here for those who choose to learn it.
Meta is shutting down its VR metaverse on June 15th.
March 18, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Remember when the metaverse was sold to higher ed as an essential part of the future of learning (especially online)? And how colleges and universities should go all-in on the metaverse so they could be "pioneers" of this new technology? There's a lesson here for those who choose to learn it.
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Blogged about it. www.moryan.com/an-open-lett... I can guarantee a so-called AI did not write this.
An open letter to Grammarly and other plagiarists, thieves and slop merchants
To everyone at Grammarly,
I am writing a book right now, a really challenging endeavor that no doubt someone in Silicon Valley will think it’s fine to steal the day it’s published. I’ve been a profes...
www.moryan.com
March 11, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Blogged about it. www.moryan.com/an-open-lett... I can guarantee a so-called AI did not write this.
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Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
January 22, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
For years, people described prestige TV shows as a “eight-hour movie.” Looking at the Stranger Things run times, they have turned this notion upside down, with eight feature length movies. Thoughts @sepinwall.bsky.social ?
July 19, 2025 at 1:11 AM
For years, people described prestige TV shows as a “eight-hour movie.” Looking at the Stranger Things run times, they have turned this notion upside down, with eight feature length movies. Thoughts @sepinwall.bsky.social ?
Fascinating. So many problems with the tool that is touted to be the future.
June 4, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Fascinating. So many problems with the tool that is touted to be the future.
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“Putting a hat on a hat” is literally a term actual comedians use to describe something as trying so hard to be funny it is no longer funny.
"They say I wear a lot of hats," Elon Musk jokes in cabinet meeting. He grabbed a red "Gulf of America" hat from the cabinet room table and put it over his black DOGE hat.
"Even my hat has a hat."
"Even my hat has a hat."
April 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
“Putting a hat on a hat” is literally a term actual comedians use to describe something as trying so hard to be funny it is no longer funny.
This works, highly recommend. As they say, it’s a real pig in the basement for Google.
Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine
April 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
This works, highly recommend. As they say, it’s a real pig in the basement for Google.
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"Bob Fosse's ALL THAT JAZZ is at once a confession, a self-promotion, a showbiz love letter, an apology, and a middle finger."
All That Jazz (1979): Hello Loneliness, I Think I'm Gonna Die
Bob Fosse's 'All that Jazz' is at once a confession, a self-promotion, a showbiz love letter, an apology, and a middle finger.
www.brightwalldarkroom.com
April 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"Bob Fosse's ALL THAT JAZZ is at once a confession, a self-promotion, a showbiz love letter, an apology, and a middle finger."
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Pierre Poilievre: Canada First
Danielle Smith: Or Else We Shoot Canada
Danielle Smith: Or Else We Shoot Canada
April 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Pierre Poilievre: Canada First
Danielle Smith: Or Else We Shoot Canada
Danielle Smith: Or Else We Shoot Canada
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When people say they're using AI because they don't want to get professionally left behind in this era of tech I'm like you do realize the whole point of AI is to fire people. You're training the machines they're building to fire you
March 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
When people say they're using AI because they don't want to get professionally left behind in this era of tech I'm like you do realize the whole point of AI is to fire people. You're training the machines they're building to fire you
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But there is a possible reason the wallet inspector would need to see our wallets,
March 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
But there is a possible reason the wallet inspector would need to see our wallets,
Super excited to be going to BreakoutCon again tomorrow - lots of games to play.
Saturday is usually all play-to-win games for us. Hey @breakoutcon.bsky.social, any chance you can post a pic of what's available this year?
Saturday is usually all play-to-win games for us. Hey @breakoutcon.bsky.social, any chance you can post a pic of what's available this year?
March 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Super excited to be going to BreakoutCon again tomorrow - lots of games to play.
Saturday is usually all play-to-win games for us. Hey @breakoutcon.bsky.social, any chance you can post a pic of what's available this year?
Saturday is usually all play-to-win games for us. Hey @breakoutcon.bsky.social, any chance you can post a pic of what's available this year?
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Are we not angry enough
March 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Are we not angry enough
PSA for Chromecast users: it’s not your Chromecast that’s not working, it’s everyone’s. I wasted a bunch of time this evening before learning this.
Do not factory reset your device or you may turn it into a (tiny) brick. If you already did (like me) this article has a fix.
Do not factory reset your device or you may turn it into a (tiny) brick. If you already did (like me) this article has a fix.
Google warns folks with dead Chromecasts not to reset them
Expired SSL cert kerfuffle leaves second-gen, Audio gadgets useless
www.theregister.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
PSA for Chromecast users: it’s not your Chromecast that’s not working, it’s everyone’s. I wasted a bunch of time this evening before learning this.
Do not factory reset your device or you may turn it into a (tiny) brick. If you already did (like me) this article has a fix.
Do not factory reset your device or you may turn it into a (tiny) brick. If you already did (like me) this article has a fix.
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There are people who complain about a day raising awareness for women’s issues but are okay with a day for groundhogs
March 8, 2024 at 5:44 PM
There are people who complain about a day raising awareness for women’s issues but are okay with a day for groundhogs
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lol, from UK satirical magazine Private Eye
March 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
lol, from UK satirical magazine Private Eye
This is all so stupid and unnecessary.
I mean, all of you can tell what I'm talking about today, but really this sentiment applies most days over the past while.
I mean, all of you can tell what I'm talking about today, but really this sentiment applies most days over the past while.
a man in a blue plaid shirt is using a keyboard
ALT: a man in a blue plaid shirt is using a keyboard
media.tenor.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This is all so stupid and unnecessary.
I mean, all of you can tell what I'm talking about today, but really this sentiment applies most days over the past while.
I mean, all of you can tell what I'm talking about today, but really this sentiment applies most days over the past while.
As a kid, when I first learned about Nazi Germany, I remember wondering: how did this happen, especially considering that they told everyone what they would do? [1/3]
February 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
As a kid, when I first learned about Nazi Germany, I remember wondering: how did this happen, especially considering that they told everyone what they would do? [1/3]
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I don’t know if Google can top this, their finest work to date
February 25, 2025 at 6:31 AM
I don’t know if Google can top this, their finest work to date