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Addendum, alas …

Amtrak’s X/Twitter feeds have been less witty the last couple of days, as 70 train cars have been taken out of service “for vehicle corrosion.” These include all but one of the cars on the Amtrak Cascades line, and no … Continue reading

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Amtrak’s social-media marketing

My favourite way to travel is by train, so I follow all of Amtrak’s accounts. They are very witty: When Southwest Airlines announced they were charging for bags, Amtrak posted on X, “Guess we’re the only ones doing free baggage now.” … Continue reading

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Fake friends

In his article “Enshittification, artificial intelligence, and the privatization of public education,” Dr. Chris Samuel warns that artificial intelligent’s infiltration into education (AIED) will likely mimic the same depressing “enshittification” users saw in platforms like Facebook, Google, and X/Twitter. First, … Continue reading

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Happy Public Domain Day!

From The Public Domain Review: Another year dawns… and another bevy of works dust off their copyright and emerge fresh-faced, full of hope, into the elysian plains of the public domain! On this year’s Public Domain Day (which falls each January … Continue reading

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Pernicious Balance

Scholarly journals hide everything from people who can’t afford to read them. Large language models steal everything from people who can’t afford to lose anything.

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Retirement

Reposted from basil.CA: 2025 Next year, at summer’s end, I will be retiring from Kwantlen Polytechnic University. I will remain open to other contract opportunities elsewhere after that, but this will be it for me as a full-time prof. The … Continue reading

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“AI-powered bias meter”

Watching owners of once-great American newspapers destroy their own property has been truly shocking to me.

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Feedback

When interviewing candidates for teaching positions at my university, I often ask them how they provide and receive feedback in the workplace, to get a quick, vivid picture of their character and initiative. When you give clear and useful feedback … Continue reading

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Prime marketing space!

“The Inukshuk is my friend.” The Invictus Games are coming to Vancouver and Whistler in February. It will be the first time winter sports events will be featured “in addition to the core Invictus Games sports of indoor rowing, sitting … Continue reading

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Election Day in B.C.

And it’s an “atmospheric river” event in Vancouver. Timing!

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