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social work at @umich, pastor at https://xitter.gq/t.co/sqBt2a8DVO, ethicist, theologian, musician, cats rule, go umich wbb, go toronto sports teams

Ann Arbor, MI
Joined March 2007
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"recursive self-improvement" oh you mean a self-fulfilling prophecy, a performative speech act?
the funniest part about this is that it suggests that all the doomer sci-fi stories on lesswrong and similar sites are literally causing the very behavior that frightens them so much. they're polluting the training data!
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There's 6 🇨🇦 in the ESPN women's college basketball top 50 players list. #10 - Toby Fournier #28 - Syla Swords #30 - Jordan Lee ( mother a 🇨🇦 ) #31 - Agot Makeer #32 - Jasmine Bascoe #42 - Skylar Forbes espn.com/womens-college-bask…
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There are two cats ahead of you in the queue for the radiator
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This may be the most Mississippi tweet I’ve ever seen.
We have to say “Mississippi” after each number
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I've only been inspired to create a player in a video game twice. The first time, it was Troy Bolton. The second? @umichwbball's Te'Yala Delfosse. inbox-and-one.beehiiv.com/p/…
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The first election a Pope has ever voted in and Republicans get wiped out. It's truly a sign from god.
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We have to say “Mississippi” after each number
Wtf takes Mississippi so gahdamn long to count votes??
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Brewers World Series victory has evidently closed the portal to Hell opened by the Cubs 2016 title. Our long national nightmare is over
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Well the one very real advantage to losing is not needing to share the stage with Cathy #wnbafinals
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This is why LLMs can’t write interesting and novel content, and won’t be able to for the foreseeable future
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The future of #ArtificialIntelligence is not pre-determined. As a technology developed by human beings, its future depends on the choices we make. We therefore have the responsibility to guide, change and, when necessary, reject its applications. A reliable system that serves the human person is of greater value than one that is exceptionally powerful but whose consequences cannot be adequately foreseen or controlled.
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DREAMERS, THIS ENERGY IS ELECTRIC! THAT'S HOW WE DO IT IN THE 🅰️ Dream lead 32-15 after one!
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The more things change, the more they stay the same. During the 2015 WNBA playoffs, while playing for the NY Liberty, we were forced to play back-to-back playoff games against Washington and Indiana. Fast forward to 2026, Game 6 of the WNBA Finals is being played at 12:30pm on a Thursday to accommodate an NBA regular-season game. Different circumstances, same underlying issue. At what point do we address the structural sexism embedded in women’s sports?
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Natalie Nakase’s adjustments from game 3 to games 4 and 5: Foul them all the time. The refs won’t call it.
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Barack Obama should be the next commissioner of the WNBA
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Fall of the Rebel Angels, by Orazio Gentileschi, 1601, 📸 by @noahgphotos
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Wolverines check in at No. 5 in the preseason @AP_Top25 poll - the highest preseason ranking in program history 〽️ #GoBlue
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I always considered myself a well-rounded person. Then I got a PhD and became an expert on a topic that only 7 people understand. Four of them think I’m an idiot.
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For a technology called *Single* Sign On, I sure find myself signing in a lot
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When we talk about the Atlanta Dream’s journey to the WNBA Finals, we have to talk about Naz Hillmon. 🏀🔥 Drafted 15th overall by the Atlanta Dream in 2022, Naz has been a key piece of this team’s growth from a franchise that struggled in 2021 to a team competing on the biggest stage in 2026. We often hear the word “glue” when describing a player who holds a team together. We hear about leadership, too. Naz embodies both. Her energy, consistency, toughness, and willingness to do the work that doesn’t always show up in the box score have made her an essential part of this team. Alongside Rhyne Howard, Naz arrived in 2022 and became part of the foundation of this new era of Atlanta Dream basketball. In 2025, she earned the WNBA Sixth Player of the Year award. This season, she has continued to show why her role matters so much to the team’s success. Championship journeys are built on more than star power. They’re built by players who bring everything they have to the team, every day. Naz Hillmon is one of those players. Let’s appreciate her impact and the role she’s played in bringing Atlanta to the Finals. 📸 by @KKHansbrough #AtlantaDream #WNBA #NazHillmon #WNBAFinals
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