Erin Elkin

Erin Elkin

@shadell.itch.io

Disaster trans woman with a PhD in media studies. I write stuff sometimes. (she/her) Buy my book: https://linktr.ee/Shadell13

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Erin Elkin
@shadell.itch.io

Idk, if we factor in Rolo’s Basilisk, this feels neutral value? Like, idk; is it a gain if you get out of purgatory a century faster but the ai overlord tortures your digital identical copy for an extra century in return?

The Almighty Tallest@spooknine.bsky.social

Babe wake up a new cheat code for Pascal's Wager just dropped

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Brad Reed
@bwreed.bsky.social

Here's Lula celebrating tonight with Erika Hilton, a transgender politician who led the drive to end the six-day work week in Brazil. Erika showed workers solidarity, they showed her solidarity back. Solidarity is how fascism loses.

Oliver Willis@owillis.bsky.social

“Democrats have to join Republicans in saying awful things about trans people to win in red and purple states” Citation?

Erin Elkin
@shadell.itch.io

There’re strong reasons that transmascs may narrate their childhoods vis a vis the sex system differently from trans women; at the same time I do think a lot of calls to things like afab solidarity or universal suffering of womanhood exist to elide class and race as much as to keep trans women out.

Erin Elkin
@shadell.itch.io

We saw this a lot in the second wave too, where many of the most virulently anti-trans voices were those who may have had reason to feel insecure around their own belonging to various parts of the women’s movement. It’s an argument that simultaneously creates an other and ties oneself to the group.

Erin Elkin
@shadell.itch.io

Beyond abhorrent. He had a sexual relationship with a fellowship mentee whose career he could massively influence, she reported him anonymously to the University and several other accusers came forward. And now she is being fined 6 million.

Science Magazine@science.org

A Massachusetts jury has awarded biologist David Sabatini $6 million—plus interest—in damages in his defamation case against Kristin Knouse, a former colleague at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. Read more: https://scim.ag/4zMbBXV

Erin Elkin
@shadell.itch.io

It’s also worth noting that socialization isn’t a single discretely bounded theory or process! Different disciplines spend a lot of time investigating it in different ways! You can’t just go “socialization!” like that necessarily produces a single deterministic outcome!!!

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Anarchy Goose
@anarchygoose.northsky.social

Since it is a day with a Y in it people are talking about bathroom bans not being important again and here we go:

Anarchy Goose@anarchygoose.northsky.social

So I'm just blocking this shithead and I know my followers don't need to hear this but I worry wider liberals find this kind of argument convincing and this is what they think it is all about so I'm going to break it down. Bathroom bills aren't just about 'getting to use your choice of bathroom'.

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Mallory Moore
@sexabolition.blog

"there's no ethical consumption under capitalism" really serves more as an excusatory framework for some people than it does as an explanatory framework for the limitations of personal choice.

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𖤓Demon Kitty Girl Melanie𖤓
@evelynnayyomi.bsky.social

Life has been kind of rough for a couple of months. Lost one of my jobs and the new job i got to replace it isn't paying as much. Little behind on rent and playing catch up. If anybody can help me out it'd be much appreciated. I think $600 will be enough. www.paypal.me/FallenPrinceA

paypal.mePay Ophelia Alastor using PayPal.MeGo to paypal.me/FallenPrinceA and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

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Meg Elison
@megelison.bsky.social

Please remember that for every VE Schwab and Stephen King, there are a lot of banned Black, queer, and POC writers you've never heard of, to whom it is maybe not a badge of honor but a denial of their voice. Being banned is not a marketing opportunity, unless one is already rich.

Kate Tuttle@katekilla.bsky.social

It's Banned Books Week. Please read widely and bravely.

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shaunt
@shaunvids.bsky.social

it was smart of jacob geller to only post about what he did to his 50k followers on here instead of to his 1.5 million youtube subs or on his patreon. that way fewer people know about it and he limits the financial hit

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April "Druid" Kassidy
@aprildruid.northsky.social

Finished A Little Vice by @shadell.itch.io 5/5 Read. Much like Magica Riot, it takes heavily from the brighter side of magical girl anime, delivering a story that leaves you wanting to give C a hug throughout. The Saints are great, but the problem with them is that they don't /get/ what C was-

Erin Elkin
@shadell.itch.io

Finally got this section of Carve in a state where it's almost ready to go! Ideally new chapters start again this Friday, but unless I decide I hate everything and need to revisit the draft again, definitely next at the latest.

Erin Elkin
@shadell.itch.io

Learning the dude who apparently started the genderbent Malfoy trend declared “I drew this (highschooler) to make guys yearn again” and has a timeline replete with blatant homophobia and horny art of 14 year old anime girls is… Honestly a little too on the nose.

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Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆
@chiitan.love

Chiitan loves transgender people 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Even a plain statement like this now brings slander and insults, but I think a society where people can live happily as themselves matters more than silence, so I will keep saying it until the account is gone. love everyone🤍

Erin Elkin
@shadell.itch.io

I believe very strongly in rehabilitative justice. But! If your first impulse to a prominent dude, or artist you like, getting accused of rape is to make a laundry list of reasons they should be forgiven, you’re not actually arguing for justice of any kind.

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M.J. Crockett
@mjcrockett.bsky.social

Yes. See also: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

nature.comProprietary LLMs impede scientific transparency and reproducibility - Nature Reviews PsychologyLarge language models (LLMs) are rapidly transforming the methods of psychological research, but the use of proprietary models poses risks to transparency and reproducibility. Prioritizing open models...
Lisa Messeri@lmesseri.bsky.social

one of the reasons that I warn researchers away from adapting commercial LLMs into their pipeline is that Big Tech has a history of sunsetting popular, usable products and replacing them with worse ones. (i'm trying to ween myself off of google scholar, but it is hard).

Erin Elkin
@shadell.itch.io

The authors don’t understand what a p-value is. While I don’t know the tools used specifically, I am almost certain that the error estimation is wildly wrong. l don’t really know or care if Erin Reed uses AI in writing, but it’s very obvious that this is just… not credible on its face.

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Erin Elkin
@shadell.itch.io

To be clear this is writing from the Needle about Erin Reed; not Erin Reed’s writing since the deleted context can kinda obscure that/

Erin Elkin
@shadell.itch.io

The authors don’t understand what a p-value is. While I don’t know the tools used specifically, I am almost certain that the error estimation is wildly wrong. l don’t really know or care if Erin Reed uses AI in writing, but it’s very obvious that this is just… not credible on its face.

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Erin Elkin
@shadell.itch.io

bsky.app/profile/ryan... to wit.

ryan fae@ryanfae.bsky.social

i don't believe this got enough attention: The Needle issued a retraction to an investigation from two weeks ago, following __EIGHT ERRORS__ that were uncaught before publication the single editor on the story was their "fiction and satire editor" (what the fuck? why?), who has stepped down god

Erin Elkin
@shadell.itch.io

The authors don’t understand what a p-value is. While I don’t know the tools used specifically, I am almost certain that the error estimation is wildly wrong. l don’t really know or care if Erin Reed uses AI in writing, but it’s very obvious that this is just… not credible on its face.

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Erin Elkin
@shadell.itch.io

Quote changes could easily be explained by shifts in what word processing was used, more technical writing might be driven by 1. Increasingly professional skills, 2. A focus on more technical issues, or several alternative causes.

Erin Elkin
@shadell.itch.io

The Needle (not Cross’s tbc) writing here is pure envy, wild speculation and misused stats. Again, that’s not exonerating per-say; I don’t have the specialized knowledge to judge the deeper claims, and the underlying statistical questions. But it’s very clear to me that neither does the Needle.

Erin Elkin
@shadell.itch.io

The authors don’t understand what a p-value is. While I don’t know the tools used specifically, I am almost certain that the error estimation is wildly wrong. l don’t really know or care if Erin Reed uses AI in writing, but it’s very obvious that this is just… not credible on its face.

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Erin Elkin
@shadell.itch.io

It’s, frankly, ludicrously irresponsible ‘journalism,’ and, given the sensitivity of the issue, the severity of the allegations and the lack of any expert involvement, imo boosting the story before validating the complicated, poorly chosen, statistical analyses is genuinely awful.

Erin Elkin
@shadell.itch.io

There’s a lot of analysis in this Gish-Gallup that could very easily have alternative causes. For instance, I used to use hyphens with spaces in some writing, then eventually memorized alt+0151 and stopped. That’s “AI” by these standards.

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🦇 Katra Scariello, Spooky Apple Audio 🦇🏳️‍⚧️
@katrafiy.bsky.social

Hey everyone, I'm really in a bind. I was just told earlier today that my job will be terminating me on October 13th, exactly one day before my upcoming requested paid medical leave to recover from bottom surgery. I intend to fight this in court, but I could really use some help in the meantime.

gofund.meDonate to Support Katra Through Bottom Surgery Recovery, organized by Katra ArielloHi, my name is Katra, and I’ve just been notified that I’ll be let go of… Katra Ariello needs your support for Support Katra Through Bottom Surgery Recovery

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Charlotte
@fireantprincess.bsky.social

hey peeps, we are still not doing well financially, and simultaneously not doing well physically, which always sucks because we are less able to cook and go grocery shopping, so everything is more expensive. I know everyone is struggling rn but I’d appreciate a share and a contribution if able

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Five / #2137
@five.yiff.ie

This is still ongoing. I have overdue bills and I need to pay for medication I can't currently afford. I hate asking and I hate the job market. If you know of any companies in need of an online marketing specialist, feel free to get in touch. I'm fucking *desperate* at this point

Five / #2137@five.yiff.ie

hey speaking of i'm struggling to make rent this month, if you could help out, it'd be greatly appreciated ko-fi.com/fivefivefiver

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