Mark Vukovic
@markvukovic.bsky.social
IT Teacher/Programmer/Ally He/Him
#blm
I'm an advocate for anything that keeps my family and students safe.
#blm
I'm an advocate for anything that keeps my family and students safe.
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This is why I hate "just a tool" so so so much.
You can make a calculator without access to every calculation. You can make photoshop without access to all photos.
Someone show me a genai tool that didn't require all of our labour in its production. It's plagiarism software.
You can make a calculator without access to every calculation. You can make photoshop without access to all photos.
Someone show me a genai tool that didn't require all of our labour in its production. It's plagiarism software.
Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft.
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
September 18, 2026 at 12:31 PM
This is why I hate "just a tool" so so so much.
You can make a calculator without access to every calculation. You can make photoshop without access to all photos.
Someone show me a genai tool that didn't require all of our labour in its production. It's plagiarism software.
You can make a calculator without access to every calculation. You can make photoshop without access to all photos.
Someone show me a genai tool that didn't require all of our labour in its production. It's plagiarism software.
In the year of our lord 2026, I can't figure out how to calibrate my QOMO interactive whiteboard with my loaner laptop. My tech support people keep sending me irrelevant AI solutions they copied from gemini
I'm literally drawing my notes from my laptop using paint because my board isn't calibrated.
I'm literally drawing my notes from my laptop using paint because my board isn't calibrated.
Dog Crying Meme: Doggo Crys
ALT: Dog Crying Meme: Doggo Crys
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September 16, 2026 at 3:12 PM
In the year of our lord 2026, I can't figure out how to calibrate my QOMO interactive whiteboard with my loaner laptop. My tech support people keep sending me irrelevant AI solutions they copied from gemini
I'm literally drawing my notes from my laptop using paint because my board isn't calibrated.
I'm literally drawing my notes from my laptop using paint because my board isn't calibrated.
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An Iranian friend told me about their sorrow when American bombs fell on their universities.
But then, my friend explained, they looked at what was happening to US universities—and realized they got off easy by comparison.
But then, my friend explained, they looked at what was happening to US universities—and realized they got off easy by comparison.
The US President's new proposal to tax international students has been approved by the White House for release this week.
It's an unprecedented $100,000 tax on int'l grads who stay to work after graduation on Optional Practical Training (most grads do), a crucial bridge to remaining by any channel.
It's an unprecedented $100,000 tax on int'l grads who stay to work after graduation on Optional Practical Training (most grads do), a crucial bridge to remaining by any channel.
September 13, 2026 at 1:18 AM
An Iranian friend told me about their sorrow when American bombs fell on their universities.
But then, my friend explained, they looked at what was happening to US universities—and realized they got off easy by comparison.
But then, my friend explained, they looked at what was happening to US universities—and realized they got off easy by comparison.
Bruh- if a student brings you a computer from 2002 that isn’t booting XP anymore,
legacyupdate.net
It’s the only site that XP IE can see.
Currently updating!
legacyupdate.net
It’s the only site that XP IE can see.
Currently updating!
September 9, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Bruh- if a student brings you a computer from 2002 that isn’t booting XP anymore,
legacyupdate.net
It’s the only site that XP IE can see.
Currently updating!
legacyupdate.net
It’s the only site that XP IE can see.
Currently updating!
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tl;dr school is not the same as business. school is for learning not for production
September 8, 2026 at 3:50 PM
tl;dr school is not the same as business. school is for learning not for production
So the powers that be blocked Duckduckgo.com at school. At first I was going to argue on their behalf that students need AI free search as an alternative to Gemini at Google.
However, with DuckDuckGo using AI as well, I don't think they'd listen.
So I guess it's gonna be " -ai" at Google.
However, with DuckDuckGo using AI as well, I don't think they'd listen.
So I guess it's gonna be " -ai" at Google.
September 8, 2026 at 4:22 PM
So the powers that be blocked Duckduckgo.com at school. At first I was going to argue on their behalf that students need AI free search as an alternative to Gemini at Google.
However, with DuckDuckGo using AI as well, I don't think they'd listen.
So I guess it's gonna be " -ai" at Google.
However, with DuckDuckGo using AI as well, I don't think they'd listen.
So I guess it's gonna be " -ai" at Google.
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“Remember, the Constitution doesn’t begin with, ‘I, the president.’ It begins with, ‘We, the people.’ ”
—Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March
—Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March
September 3, 2026 at 11:44 PM
“Remember, the Constitution doesn’t begin with, ‘I, the president.’ It begins with, ‘We, the people.’ ”
—Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March
—Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March
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This man was -1 when Is This It? and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot came out by the way.
September 1, 2026 at 1:31 AM
This man was -1 when Is This It? and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot came out by the way.
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Heartless. His own father had Alzheimer's.
The Trump Administration Just Canceled Major Funding For Alzheimer's Research Due To 'DEI'—And People Are Beyond Furious
www.comicsands.com
August 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Heartless. His own father had Alzheimer's.
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I hope everyone caught this Lancet study confirming that Elon Musk & DOGE are responsible for genocidal levels of suffering & death.
Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality
across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates
show that, unless the a...
www.thelancet.com
August 23, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I hope everyone caught this Lancet study confirming that Elon Musk & DOGE are responsible for genocidal levels of suffering & death.
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This is the end point for putting AI in schools.
It is a labour issue.
It is a labour issue.
Tech companies are trying a little “pilot program” to replace public school teachers in Springfield, MA with AI
www.wbur.org/news/2026/08...
www.wbur.org/news/2026/08...
Springfield is piloting an AI-driven classroom. The teachers' union is trying to stop it
A Springfield public school intends to partner with a for-profit education company to bring AI into a classroom this September. The teachers' union is threatening legal action if the pilot program isn...
www.wbur.org
August 23, 2026 at 12:09 PM
This is the end point for putting AI in schools.
It is a labour issue.
It is a labour issue.
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This is going straight into my syllabus for the new year:
August 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM
This is going straight into my syllabus for the new year:
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How do I explain to small business owners that the menu on the left is one billion times more appealing than the one on the right
August 19, 2026 at 3:12 PM
How do I explain to small business owners that the menu on the left is one billion times more appealing than the one on the right
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What Do Students Lose When They Stop Writing? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/u... by @danagoldstein.bsky.social
What Do Students Lose When They Stop Writing? (Gift Article)
Educators are worried that many students can no longer write essays without A.I. And it’s costing more than just grammar skills.
www.nytimes.com
August 17, 2026 at 12:13 PM
What Do Students Lose When They Stop Writing? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/u... by @danagoldstein.bsky.social
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Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton coined the term “software engineer.”
She directed the Software Engineering Division at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab & led development of the on-board flight software for NASA’s Apollo Guidance Computer.
She was born #OTD in 1936 & turns 90 today! #WomenInSTEM
She directed the Software Engineering Division at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab & led development of the on-board flight software for NASA’s Apollo Guidance Computer.
She was born #OTD in 1936 & turns 90 today! #WomenInSTEM
August 17, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton coined the term “software engineer.”
She directed the Software Engineering Division at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab & led development of the on-board flight software for NASA’s Apollo Guidance Computer.
She was born #OTD in 1936 & turns 90 today! #WomenInSTEM
She directed the Software Engineering Division at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab & led development of the on-board flight software for NASA’s Apollo Guidance Computer.
She was born #OTD in 1936 & turns 90 today! #WomenInSTEM
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The euphemism for Great Depression just dropped.
"The jobless boom has arrived," per WSJ
August 14, 2026 at 1:15 AM
The euphemism for Great Depression just dropped.
Anytime you don’t need something, that’s when they hit you with advertisements.
That’s why all of the commercials right now are for AI.
That’s why all of the commercials right now are for AI.
Oh Yay A Gemini Maia
ALT: Oh Yay A Gemini Maia
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August 14, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Anytime you don’t need something, that’s when they hit you with advertisements.
That’s why all of the commercials right now are for AI.
That’s why all of the commercials right now are for AI.
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Heartened to see that my university is ending its contract with Turnitin before the next academic year, because Turnitin is going to use student submissions to train AI models. Institutions can and should resist this stuff!
August 12, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Heartened to see that my university is ending its contract with Turnitin before the next academic year, because Turnitin is going to use student submissions to train AI models. Institutions can and should resist this stuff!
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If they want to separate DTaP into 3 components add 6 more visits.
This is madness.
This is madness.
August 11, 2026 at 2:23 AM
If they want to separate DTaP into 3 components add 6 more visits.
This is madness.
This is madness.
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Anyone who is seriously critical of AI, not least of all in Humanities and Education (my particular wheelhouses) -- critical btw, not dismissive, not ignoring -- needs to give this a look. Pg 1.
August 8, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Anyone who is seriously critical of AI, not least of all in Humanities and Education (my particular wheelhouses) -- critical btw, not dismissive, not ignoring -- needs to give this a look. Pg 1.
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How about a law that all Data Centers must operate entirely off grid using renewable energy. And another requiring their cooling mechanisms use only closed loop cooling systems.
How about if taxpayers don't end up paying the bills.
How about if taxpayers don't end up paying the bills.
August 8, 2026 at 3:17 PM
How about a law that all Data Centers must operate entirely off grid using renewable energy. And another requiring their cooling mechanisms use only closed loop cooling systems.
How about if taxpayers don't end up paying the bills.
How about if taxpayers don't end up paying the bills.