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crash@is.aaronbsmith.com

<p>► He/Him<br />► Teacher (K-8, Media Arts &amp; Technology)<br />► LLMs/AI trained on artists&#39; work without consent, compensation, or even citation is theft, and to endorse them anyway harms my students&#39; careers. <br />► Trans rights are human rights.<br />► Black Lives Matter.<br />► I GM/DM TTRPGs and turn some of my games into podcasts.<br />► I like to install Linux Mint on 2nd hand computers. I know just enough to break things.<br />► Hexagons are the bestagons.<br />► &quot;...does a lot with not nearly enough&quot; - <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://retro.social/@ajroach42" class="u-url mention">@<span>ajroach42</span></a></span></p>

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    A Library’s Hidden Cost (&amp;amp; How They Help You Avoid It) #Blaugust2026 https://academicaesthetic.com/a-librarys-hidden-cost-how-they-help-you-avoid-it-blaugust2026/

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    Free Play With A Plan #Blaugust2026 https://academicaesthetic.com/free-play-with-a-plan-blaugust2026/

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    Human Made Art is a Selling Point #Blaugust2026 https://academicaesthetic.com/human-made-art-is-a-selling-point-blaugust2026/

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    I Should Have Expected PBS.org to be This Good #Blaugust2026 https://academicaesthetic.com/i-should-have-expected-pbs-org-to-be-this-good-blaugust2026/

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    So help me if I am late to work because my cat is sitting on my lap I will learn nothing from this and allow him to make me late again. :sockethead:

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    Vertical or Horizontal? #Blaugust2026 https://academicaesthetic.com/vertical-or-horizontalblaugust2026/

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    Good, Cheap Computers Still Exist, Sort Of #Blaugust2026 https://academicaesthetic.com/good-cheap-computers-still-exist-sort-of-blaugust2026/

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    “Best” is Subjective #Blaugust2026 https://academicaesthetic.com/best-is-subjective-blaugust2026/

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    (This Blog’s) Life After #Blaugust2026 https://academicaesthetic.com/this-blogs-life-after-blaugust2026/

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    Old Isn’t Cheap https://academicaesthetic.com/old-isnt-cheap/

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    Anyway, good morning, friends. Got a heartwarming email from someone saying that because of one of my #Blaugust posts they&amp;#39;d donated a camera to https://www.the-dps.co.uk/ (the org was local to them, so no postage). It&amp;#39;s hard to think of a better result than someone deciding to make a local difference because of something I wrote.

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    I feel like I will need to retire before I feel comfortable writing a blog post about this, so instead I&amp;#39;ll simply share this article without comment. #education #teaching https://www.educationnext.org/public-schools-eye-of-sauron-student-surveillance-merrill-v-marana-unified-school-district/

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    “College &amp; Career Ready” is a Moving Goalpost #Blaugust2026 https://academicaesthetic.com/college-career-ready-is-a-moving-goalpost-blaugust2026/

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    Every time I get in a discussion with someone who is adamant on defending their AI use I eventually ask repeatedly for citations for their claims. I never get them. I only have these discussions with educators. Educators who cannot provide citations. Think about that.

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    I was going to curl up in a blanket, but my cat decided that it, like all things made of warm, was for him. :sockethead: But it&amp;#39;s OK, because I have a 2nd blanket ... under the first blanket.

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    &amp;quot;It&amp;#39;s here to stay&amp;quot; is the argument of AI apologists who don&amp;#39;t want to contend with the legitimate criticisms. Microplastics are here to stay as well, but I don&amp;#39;t see you downing a bowl of frosted, shredded polyester every morning.