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@savasavasava

academic. filmmaker. straight-presenting-bi. nyc asshole in toronto. she/her/auntiefa. acab. amuse|muse|use|us|u pfp: me holding up both my middle fingers banner: jealous gf meme with Marx, & Rom & Quark from ds9. Quark is jealous gf, marx is new hottie.

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rom comrade@savasavasava· 27d

air quality today holy shit

a scale bar for air quality going from light blue, to slightly darker blue, darker blue, yellow, orange, dark orange, light red, darker red, even darker red, very dark red, brownish red. the indicator is on the brownish red end and the scale is labeled Very High Risk 10+ with the 10+ in a circle the same brownish red colour as where the indicator on the scale is.

rom comrade@savasavasava· Jul 7

(from @lindseyadler.bsky.social)

Erling Haaland with a finger to his head and a goofy smile, a screenshot of someone asking him “Are you a boy or a girl” and his answer “my dad is a boy and my mom is a girl so I’m mixed xx 💋”

rom comrade@savasavasava· Jun 23

absolutely fucking not

screenshot announcing groupchats in bsky. there are some chat bubbles saying things like "did you hear the news? Bluesky has group chats now!" and "omg, no way" and "Wow, 50 people in one chat!" and "You can send invite links too!". below that it announces "Group Chats, Take the conversation private.", claiming that you can add people with a link, up to 50 ppl, and that you're in control. there are two buttons one saying "Got it" and the other saying "Start a group chat".

rom comrade@savasavasava· Jun 23

we already knew this, but just a reminder that @bsky.app supports nazi terfs!

Bluesky Moderation...
to me

09:11

Hi,
We've reviewed a Post on your account
(@savasavasava.myatproto.social) and found it violates Bluesky's Community Guidelines on [Respectful Discourse](https://bsky. social/about/support/community-guidelines#:~:text=
Respectful%20Discourse). We create a safe space for discussion by prohibiting threats and content meant to scare or intimidate people.
For example:
- Do not threaten others with death, serious harm, or express that others should be hurt or killed.
- Do not promote, glorify, or incite violence against individuals or groups.
- Do not share graphic violent content designed to shock, disturb, or intimidate others.
The following Post was removed:
> "I'm in the UK and ready to punch some nazi terfs"
Your post was classified as a Moderate Violation, adding 2 strikes to your account. You now have 2 total strikes.

rom comrade@savasavasava· Jun 22

my camera makes it look extra, but it’s nice to come home to the beautiful Toronto sunset

photo from the highway of a bright orange and pink sunset with streaks of clouds adding to the dramatic view. the camera has somewhat intensified the colours.

rom comrade@savasavasava· Jun 14

hi! here to see family and friends, like this lovely fella

a beautiful grey cat with amber eyes laying cutely on a black and white blanket.

rom comrade@savasavasava· Jun 11

how tho

directions for how to use a hand dryer in a public restroom. there are four illustrations.
1. wet hands shaking off water over a sink with the label “Egoutter. Drip”.
2. a hand being inserted into a hand dryer that looks like a garbage bin with the label “Insérer. Insert”.
3. and 4. a hand going into and out of the top of the hand dryer, with the label “Retirer lentement. Remove slowly”.

there is a tree near the last illustration, and the words, “NOS SÈCHE-MAINS FONT POUSSER DES ARBRES ! OUR HAND DRYERS GROW TREES!”

rom comrade@savasavasava· Jun 9

put it directly into my veins

a map of Paris transit on a curved tiled wall.

rom comrade@savasavasava· Jun 1

Lyon says Happy Pride!

a photo of Lyon from a bridge on the greenish river Saône. there are some buildings along the shore and some trees in the distance. the blue sky is dotted with wisps of clouds and two of the clouds are rainbows!

rom comrade@savasavasava· Jun 1

ate the most incredible croissant I have ever eaten. gentle crunch and then a delicate cloud of butter that melts in your mouth.

a photo of the inside of a croissant in cross section, being held up for the photo by my friend. you can see the delicate buttery layers of the croissant.

rom comrade@savasavasava· May 31

ate some cheese called “horrible goat cheese” in French at a local market. it is amazing. like licking the inside of a pungent old cave.

a photo of three blocks of cheese that look very old and crusty on a piece of parchment paper. a cheese scraper/slicer leans against one of the blocks.

rom comrade@savasavasava· May 29

a view of the sun and the Thames river and some London buildings distorted through the front window of the top a double decker bus.

rom comrade@savasavasava· May 24

went hedgie spotting with husbs tonight and I spotted two hedgies!! here’s a bad photo of one (it was dark and my phone brightened it)

photo of grass and if you look closely you’ll spot the little hedgehog in the middle of the photo pretty well camouflaged.

rom comrade@savasavasava· May 23

this is one of the most unnecessarily complicated things I have ever built

a completed bin hideaway sitting on a concrete patio along a brick wall beyond which is a low brick wall and some trees. the bin hideaway is grey with black trim and has three sections for three bins. the middle section’s door is open and the lid is also open. the lid has a chain thingy that attaches to the top of the bin’s lid and opens it when you open the nin hideaway’s lid. you might not notice the magnets on two different parts of the door. there is a smaller food bin outside the bin hideaway on the ground.

rom comrade@savasavasava· May 22

in case y’all thought I was kidding

a partially completed bin hideaway sitting on a concrete patio along a brick wall with some bins in the distance, beyond which is a low brick wall and some trees.

rom comrade@savasavasava· May 22

husbs and me all day today

an illustration from an instruction manual for building a thing we are building. there are various vertical poles and slats between the poles. there is a grey figure kneeling holding an electric screwdriver screwing a screw into a slat to connect it to a pole. there’s another figure in white standing behind the slats holding two of the poles in place for the grey figure. around them are multiple call outs indicated how and how many screws need to go in.

rom comrade@savasavasava· May 19

this is illustrative of that kind of thinking, related to the nobel winner who uses AI for her writing. (removing details from this post because they have a *much* bigger following than me and I don't want to get into that shit :) also, using chatgpt is not like talking to a pet wtf???)

[identity and other details of this post have been removed to protect everyone involved, including me. this is just for illustrative purposes]
Yeah, I'm somehow not worried about it with a writer of her calibre. It sounds like she's just doing some thinking out loud in a way that she gets a response. A bit like talking to a pet. I just don't think that ChatGPT could possibly write one of her novels.

rom comrade@savasavasava· May 19

😑 (lrt)

TP: We're using Claude Code, basically. We have all these weird datasets, so there's a lot more to it than that, but the core of it is Claude Code. There are other things we mess around with-like Windsurf or whatever-just to set up different experiments. But there's no work coming out anytime soon that's "made with Al."

rom comrade@savasavasava· May 17

a photo of a garden with lots of greenery and a smattering of purple flowers in one corner and rosebuds in another. but the star of the show is a lovely wood pigeon sitting on a terracotta bird bath in the midst of the greenery on a lawn. the late day sun peeks over the tops of some trees.

rom comrade@savasavasava· May 16

love this. and truly, everything should refocus to destroying authoritarianism. also, however 😒

screenshot from the website in the post I’m replying to.

Revisiting Wise & Schwarz's Provocations for CSCL

What Do *You* Think Is The Greatest Challenge?

Your perspective joins a live, growing picture of what our community believes matters most. All responses are stored, Al-analyzed for themes, and visualized in real time - and may inform a
longer journal article.

Share Your Perspective

What is the single most important challenge facing the Learning Sciences and/or CSCL in the next ten years?

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rom comrade@savasavasava· May 8

probably my favorite snack like I would pick this over chocolate any day

a photo of a small plastic bag of Ducky’s spicy tamarind balls. on the bag is a photo of brown balls of tamarind covered in sugar, with a graphic of a red chili with the word SPICY on it, and “Made Fresh” written under it. also visible are nutrition facts and a bar code. the general colour scheme is white and red.

rom comrade@savasavasava· May 8

“…” is a great unintentional emoticon that represents exactly how I want spam callers to feel when I don’t answer their call

screenshot of a voice message left by a spam caller. there’s a play button, a volume button, a call button, and a trash can button. the message is 12 seconds long. the transcription of the message is “…”

rom comrade@savasavasava· May 4

“infinitely patient and scalable low-level tutor” these kinds of people seem to have no idea what learning and teaching actually entail.

[author of post removed to reduce potentially backlash to me or to them]

I'm an Al optimist in that I think you have to be really willfully blind to not see the obvious potential for something like an infinitely patient and scalable low-level tutor, and an Al pessimist in that a variety of things make it more likely we get janky ed tech snakeoil instead in the near term
5:53 PM • May 4, 2026

rom comrade@savasavasava· May 3

my uni's LMS AI roll out is, at least on the surface, opt in. but I think I know better than to trust this fully. I will obviously be leaving this shit off and my students will not be able to use these features for my classes. but honestly? I think a lot of people are going to use it, sigh.

eclass updates pop up with info about AI features, in two screenshots. this is 1 of 2.

Al Features in eClass
Al Features in eClass - Information Notice

Some courses may include optional Artificial Intelligence (Al) features to support learning and teaching. These tools are designed to assist you by, for example:
• Answering questions about course content
• Summarising or explaining text

Examples may include an Al Course Assistant or built-in tools to explain or summarise content.

Use of these Al features are controlled by the instructor and are optional.

About Al-generated content
Al tools are intended to be helpful, but the information they provide may not always be complete or fully accurate.
Al-generated responses can vary depending on the context and the information available.

Always:
• Review Al-generated content critically
Verify important information using your course materials or by checking with your instructor

this is 2 of 2 screenshots.

How your data and content are handled
All user interactions and course data are handled in accordance with York University's privacy, security, and data governance standards.

• Your interactions with Al tools are processed securely on York University servers.
• Some Al features may rely on external Large Language Models (LLMs) to generate responses.
• No personal data is stored or retained by third-party Al providers.
• A record of Al interactions may be stored within eClass to support learning analytics, system improvement, and troubleshooting.

All stored data is managed according to York University's applicable privacy policies.

a red "I Acknowledge" button.

rom comrade@savasavasava· May 3

I’ve never felt more seen

two stills from Hacks. Ava says to the pulitzer prize winning Tony Kushner, “God, when I write, I just change out of my sleep pajamas…”

“… to my daytime pajamas.” and chuckles.

rom comrade@savasavasava· Apr 30

trapped by jesus? addiction sets free!

rom comrade@savasavasava· Apr 16

what a blessing to witness @thellpsx.bsky.social sharing from their new book of poems, “The Way Disabled People Love Each Other”, to a masked audience!

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha standing at a mic and reading one of their poems out. they are on a wooden stage with a carpet, a coffee table and two armchairs. they are wearing black tights, a yellow mini skirt, and a black t-shirt with the words “Thank God For Femme Tops” in white old timey font. they are wearing glasses, a black N95 mask, and have green hair, cascading down the side of their face. you can see tattoos on their arm. They are also holding a walking stick under their other arm, which is not as visible. behind them are two people — one standing, one sitting — who were signing through the event.

rom comrade@savasavasava· Apr 13

what is this item

a closeup of an image posted by OP of Trump as a faith healer, of a strange creature in the background of the image of figures coming out of clouds I think? this figure looks like some kind of bipedal demon maybe? they have a what appears to be three metal spikes for a head and maybe wings? or flagpoles?

rom comrade@savasavasava· Mar 20

I am by no stretch of the imagination well-versed in Audre Lorde's work, but this is some bullshit

“The street finds its own uses” is a statement about technopolitics. It acknowledges that yes, there are politics embedded in our technology, the blood in the machine, but these politics are neither simple, nor are they immutable. The fact that a technology was born in sin does not preclude it from being put to virtuous ends. A technology’s politics are up for grabs.

In other words, it’s the opposite of Audre Lorde’s “The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.” It’s an assertion that, in fact, the master’s tools have all the driver-bits, hex-keys, and socket sets needed to completely dismantle the master’s house, and, moreover, to build something better with the resulting pile of materials.

rom comrade@savasavasava· Mar 15

(I am, however, enjoying the aesthetic as it slowly leaves me)