Matthew Kirschenbaum

mkirschenbaum.bsky.social

16 October 2026 20:49

Delightful session at @scholarslab.bsky.social yesterday with my Langauge Models Small and Large students. We probed the history and processes of text generation with magnetic poetry, Oulipean games, and suitably themed snacks. Big thanks to Jeremy and Rebecca, who were outstanding collaborators.

Shannon K. Supple

mazarine.bsky.social

16 October 2026 02:36

…you ought, in general, to keep slow time.

Jacquelyn Gill

jacquelyngill.bsky.social

15 October 2026 19:52

Aaron Swartz, coding prodigy and hacktivist who helped develop RSS and was a co-founder of Reddit, died by suicide after facing $1 million in fines and 35 years in prison for felony charges, just for downloading pdfs of research papers with the intention of making them accessible to the public.

Tressie McMillan Cottom

tressiemcphd.bsky.social

14 October 2026 18:33

I haven’t reviewed it in full yet but it looks like someone finally did us a solid by publishing a primer suitable for undergraduates.

Zachary Lesser

zacharylesser.bsky.social

09 October 2026 16:47

Anne Carson has got me thinking about editing. I think most people understand why "old" authors need editors: obsolete words need explaining, the text may be obscure or may vary in different versions. But with modern authors, I think most people take for granted that the text is what it is.