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Comment on NYT Quiz: Who’s a better writer: AI or humans? in ~tech
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Comment on Alternative news source recommendations in ~news
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentA lot of the discussion of her online seems to land on them thinking she's real (though questioning her credentials - is that because she's a woman or because they're sketch, idk) but that she is...A lot of the discussion of her online seems to land on them thinking she's real (though questioning her credentials - is that because she's a woman or because they're sketch, idk) but that she is probably using AI in some way to maintain volume, and is obviously doing some clickbait per @R3qn55 above.
This is just me trying to summarize a bunch of online opinions though. I feel it is useful but not necessarily conclusory
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Comment on Survey reveals almost 50% of California teachers may quit teaching soon in ~life
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI've only really seen math education majors and some general science so I'm not sure what "stem" really means here, again, as it's not typically physicists. Double majoring is fairly common here...I've only really seen math education majors and some general science so I'm not sure what "stem" really means here, again, as it's not typically physicists. Double majoring is fairly common here but minoring in education is only for a specialty, not an option to add on to non-education degrees.
I'm not up on the current reqs for teaching in IL, at least not beyond substitute, but a quick search suggests if you don't do the student teaching you're not generally getting the licensure. Alternative licensure is an option but requires a 2 year "intensive" program.
So ymmv but IME it's not common at the K-12 level to be competing with industry in the sense of having to compete with salaries, they want teachers. It also makes sense for teachers who dislike the field to take their dual degrees or experience and go elsewhere. That is probably going to happen regardless of pay.
Teaching is a career path - you want people who are trained in it and good at it. People whose skills lie in research or in doing the work are useful in college but still sometimes are very bad educators. It was great in grad school to have people who were licensed therapists - it's another field where going on to a further degree, a PhD in counselor education, is not useful without experience. But I don't think you want, for example, me teaching. I'm good at my work, I don't know how to teach.
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Comment on Untangling the connection between dopamine and ADHD in ~science
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentIt's the activation difficulty, it's just a lot of "work" to click through. Tbf I really had a hard time reading this today, because it is not written for the neurodivergent person. But it was...It's the activation difficulty, it's just a lot of "work" to click through. Tbf I really had a hard time reading this today, because it is not written for the neurodivergent person. But it was interesting to see how our understanding has evolved
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Comment on Survey reveals almost 50% of California teachers may quit teaching soon in ~life
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentOh I know I understood what you were saying. A lot of my Ras that I work with are education majors so I get to hear quite a bit. We joked about trying to recruit them for being hall coordinators,...Oh I know I understood what you were saying. A lot of my Ras that I work with are education majors so I get to hear quite a bit. We joked about trying to recruit them for being hall coordinators, but a lot of them have scholarships or loan forgiveness programs that require them to teach in the state for a certain amount of time or sometimes specifically in underserved communities. Which can be Chicago as much as it could be a rural area.
It's different in different fields and there may be something I don't know about, but mostly with education majors, it's not recommended to go straight onto a master's program in part because it makes you harder to hire to be fair, but also because you need some real world experience.
Apologies, your comment was just the most recent jumping off point for me to reply
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Comment on Survey reveals almost 50% of California teachers may quit teaching soon in ~life
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI don't think they all need Master's degrees but being able to get one and move up the pay scale - and be a mentor/guide to new teachers - is key to teachers continuing to learn, improve and not...I don't think they all need Master's degrees but being able to get one and move up the pay scale - and be a mentor/guide to new teachers - is key to teachers continuing to learn, improve and not stagnate. Not everyone will want an advanced degree (and per the people in the field and teaching it, it's better to work a few years and then get a master's because that experience is incredibly valuable. )
But you do have to hire more teachers and pay them more to keep them.
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Comment on Survey reveals almost 50% of California teachers may quit teaching soon in ~life
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentThat depends on what you're considering the "industry". Most teachers have education degrees or dual majors in an area + education and aren't trained to go into those high paying stem jobs. Some...That depends on what you're considering the "industry". Most teachers have education degrees or dual majors in an area + education and aren't trained to go into those high paying stem jobs. Some may have worked and gotten a teaching certificate later but most are teachers by education. Paying them based on those external career fields will absolutely screw over some of the most important teachers - elementary, early childhood and special education teachers.
Professors in contrast have advanced degrees in their field of study and often zero education on teaching others. It's a very different subset of people.
But there will be, and is, plenty of pushback on paying teachers regardless of the field so no worries, either way we aren't doing it
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Comment on Babylon 5 S01E03: “Soul Hunter” - Episode Discussion in ~tv
DefinitelyNotAFae (edited )LinkAhhh ok so this is not my favorite episode BUT I love that this does something that sets Babylon 5 apart from Star Trek early. Edit 2 things! We got souls! And reincarnation. And irreconcilable...Ahhh ok so this is not my favorite episode BUT I love that this does something that sets Babylon 5 apart from Star Trek early. Edit 2 things!
We got souls! And reincarnation. And irreconcilable deeply held religious beliefs not just from our species of the week, but from one of our regulars. To the Minbari the capture of souls is true death. To the hunters not capturing them is true death
Who's right? Yes. (To quote Kosh)
Of course this soul hunter is also doing serial killing so this one is specifically a problem
#2: poverty and violence on our station. It's not so clean here, and people are left behind in this universe.
Sinclair does continue to the SF trope of the commander/captain putting himself on the front lines. He's such a pilot. (JMS mentions he has to keep his flight hours current to maintain his status but that sounds like plot convenience to me)
I like N'grath as an alien underworld figure.
This episode asks some bigger questions - well not necessarily bigger than souls, but more plot-y questions. Why is Delenn there if she's so important? What is up with Sinclair?
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Comment on Punching, slamming, screaming: A chef’s past abuse haunts Noma, the world’s top-rated restaurant in ~food
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI am not particularly empathetic to the comparison of kitchens to the military as far as how the teamwork is so important that hazing is an obvious outcome. I'm of course also opposed to hazing,...I am not particularly empathetic to the comparison of kitchens to the military as far as how the teamwork is so important that hazing is an obvious outcome. I'm of course also opposed to hazing, abuse and violence in all of the other areas as well. I don't think it's a coincidence that these are all fields that think exploitation of the lowest levels of its workforce is not just acceptable but ideal no matter the physical or mental cost. And everyone feels the need to prove they can hang, especially those who are breaking gender (or other) barriers to be there.
That's not reasonable, and even if you could make the case it was for the military, sports and cooking don't really come close to that in theoretical importance. Lots of people can cost their industries lots of money with a mistake, or even kill someone. I haven't seen anyone need to get beaten or abused in the ones I've worked in to take it seriously.
It seems far more that no one has held anyone accountable for it until relatively recently and even then not really. And everyone willing to let it slide contributes to that.
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Comment on Yakult ladies are an icon in Japan in ~life.women
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentFrom the article: It's absolutely emotional and physical labor. I couldn't do deliveries because I can't pull off "customer service voice/face" all day. And they're expected to be sociable to...From the article:
Yakult ladies bike everywhere, cycling around town for hours, sometimes going out of their way to make a single delivery. Though most Yakult ladies deliver to private homes, the team at the Osu Kannon center have corporate routes, meaning they’re dipping in and out of office buildings to hand off drinks to clients. They’re also supposed to stop and chat with anyone who strikes up a conversation on the street.
They may decide their own schedules, but Yakult ladies don’t have designated holidays or sick days. The company encourages them to manipulate their schedules to accommodate time off. Even with an electric bike, it can all take a physical toll, and the manager told me Yakult ladies need to “get creative” to make it work. That might not be worth it to some mothers.
It's absolutely emotional and physical labor. I couldn't do
salesdeliveries because I can't pull off "customer service voice/face" all day. And they're expected to be sociable to anyone.A manager saying "get creative" is a big red flag to me, personally.
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Comment on What are you no longer a fan of? in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentTamsyn Muir has similarly taken a long time to finish the Locked Tomb series. And if she never finishes I'll be sad but not angry. She's said she was still writing and is also dealing with her own...Tamsyn Muir has similarly taken a long time to finish the Locked Tomb series. And if she never finishes I'll be sad but not angry.
She's said she was still writing and is also dealing with her own mental health. Maybe she never hits a point where she can write the last book. Hopefully she does.But she's not out here promising chapters to fundraisers.
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Comment on What are you no longer a fan of? in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI'm empathetic to mental health and the difficulties of writing. I don't think I can forgive rothfuss for lying about having work done for the purpose of raising money for a charity - he never...I'm empathetic to mental health and the difficulties of writing. I don't think I can forgive rothfuss for lying about having work done for the purpose of raising money for a charity - he never released the chapter and at some point it's just fraud.
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Comment on What are you no longer a fan of? in ~talk
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI can't imagine having that much money and not funding charities and schools and everything. I'd burn through it if I somehow made it in the first place. It's much easier if you give it away.I can't imagine having that much money and not funding charities and schools and everything. I'd burn through it if I somehow made it in the first place. It's much easier if you give it away.
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Comment on Punching, slamming, screaming: A chef’s past abuse haunts Noma, the world’s top-rated restaurant in ~food
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI want to point out that this article explicitly highlights the physical violence. This chef was punching people. We gloss over all the things you listed because it's "worth it" but you can't omit...Ridiculously long shifts, few to no days off, enormous pressure, no room for anything but perfection, no life outside of work, huge mental stress, constant verbal abuse, comically bad pay, incredible ingredients and food.
I want to point out that this article explicitly highlights the physical violence. This chef was punching people. We gloss over all the things you listed because it's "worth it" but you can't omit the repeated physical violence/assault/abuse if we're going to talk about how worth it things are.
We shouldn't gloss over emotional and mental abuse, horrible work conditions, etc. either.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of March 2 in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentProbably for the best.Probably for the best.
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Comment on At the largest US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention camp, staff bet on detainee suicides in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae LinkDHS says he's lying. Sure. From the AP article Both articles are grim.Staff at the nation’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.
Owen Ramsingh, a legal permanent resident who spent several weeks at the Camp East Montana detention facility in Texas, told AP that he overheard a security guard talking about a betting pool for which detainee would next die by suicide. The guard said he had paid $500 into the pot, which would all go to the winner with the most accurate predictions on detainees harming themselves.
DHS says he's lying. Sure.
From the AP article
The talk was particularly jarring, he said, because he had contemplated suicide himself.
Both articles are grim.
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At the largest US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention camp, staff bet on detainee suicides
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Comment on Yakult ladies are an icon in Japan in ~life.women
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentThis seems even more like the piragua carts in NYC. Just a push cart, a giant block of ice and all the flavors for shaved ice.This seems even more like the piragua carts in NYC. Just a push cart, a giant block of ice and all the flavors for shaved ice.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of March 2 in ~society
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentNope, I'm wondering if I'm mixing up which conversations I had where as I don't have any comments showing in a deleted post. So I suspect I may have been a shitshow. But if not I really hate...Nope, I'm wondering if I'm mixing up which conversations I had where as I don't have any comments showing in a deleted post. So I suspect I may have been a shitshow.
But if not I really hate losing good discussions to deleted posts. (I hate losing bad ones too frankly.)
It does come up if you Google for it on Tildes though
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Comment on Proton Mail helped US FBI unmask anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ protester in ~tech
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentAgree, it pretty much avoids long complex sentences and is very direct. It could have been hit by grammarly's AI or something but it was curated if so. Now legal, they absolutely reviewed it...Agree, it pretty much avoids long complex sentences and is very direct. It could have been hit by grammarly's AI or something but it was curated if so. Now legal, they absolutely reviewed it heavily and so did marketing.
Plus, (someone on bsky pointed this out) if you Google many of those AI written phrases you'll find that humans also wrote them. The AI is only writing what humans already created.
Plagiarism machine plagiarizes and all that.