Derek Fox
Penn State Astronomer (he/him), personal account. “We went and made everything a computer without ever bothering to fix computers.”
- Reposted by Derek FoxUnaccountable para militaries that are commingled with the government are a hallmark of fascism for a reason.
- Reposted by Derek FoxI wanted desperately to learn as a kid. College was a lifeline for me, not only as a way to escape fundamentalist christianity, but also as a place I could finally get an education. I know intimately what it's like to be denied this which is why I'm livid that ChatGPT steals this future from others.
- Reposted by Derek FoxYes yes yes. And....we need to change student and faculty thinking about school work. 1/
- Reposted by Derek Foxsome chinese spokesperson: We will never talk to this Trump person. America is on its own now, and we expect their civilization to fall shortly, and we will scoop up the remains. stock market: 😐 Bessent: We think China will find our phone number soon! stock market: 😍
- Reposted by Derek Fox*waves hands frantically and despondently from the trenches* yeah!!! It fucking sucks!!!! It also means I’ll be removing about a 1/3 of the material I cover every semester because I have to start doing in-person/in-class assessments again, taking class time away from teaching new material!!
- Reposted by Derek Fox“AI is a tool” Imma stop you right there… the purpose of the exercise is not “essay” The purpose of the exercise is organized thought that builds and supports an argument If AI builds the argument you’ve missed the entire purpose of the exercise
- Reposted by Derek FoxOne of grants frozen at Cornell: $6.7M (4 yrs) to develop heart pumps for babies born w/ heart defects. It took decades of work to get to point of prepping device for in-human clinical trials. No private company could do this. The cruelty of the Trump administration is heartbreaking. So to speak.
- This was ALWAYS the final destination of the student loan-fueled maximum-extraction instrumentalist STEM-centric vision of college education: Our student-customers demanding the degree & social experience they paid for, with any *learning* treated as accidental if not downright counterproductive.
- Reposted by Derek FoxWho knew steganography would become so important for college profs.
- Pro-plane crash Pro-measles Pro-cancer Pro-recession Pro-inflation Pro-tax hikes Pro-natural disaster Pro-climate catastrophe
- seems like the administration is objectively pro plane crash www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
