The Unemployed Professor

How do you organize files?

Hierarchy in file system was a great invention, popularized by Unix. Files in directory, directory in directory. Creating a tree. Files get designated place in the file system. People are using in well functioning manners, at least as I think they are doing, and I am unable to.I have spend countless minutes to think just how I would put certain files, what would be the name of the directory, where should it be allocated, how would I access it, can it be done quickly, will I remember where I have

How long does it take you to get back into a project after a few days away?

I took 4 days off from a side project last week. When I came back, I spent almost 45 minutes just doing "archaeology" — scanning git history, re-reading code I wrote, trying to remember why I made certain decisions, what the next step was, what edge case I was worried about.The code told me what changed. Nothing told me why I was changing it, or what I was planning next.I ended up wasting most of the session just re-building context that had completely evaporated from my brain.Curious

Show HN: Ced – C REPL in 50 lines of POSIX shell

Yesterday, I found myself writing a little C throwaway script to test something out. That happens often enough to clutter my HOME and some other directories with these useless text files and binaries.So I thought that I can use a repl instead. Quick google search didn't find any good and tested solutions. So I wrote my own with help of a tcc compiler. Why POSIX Shell? Because it would be far too easy in a normal language (it'd probably take me ~10 minutes to rewrite this in Nim) and wh

Show HN: LaoTzu Writer Studio

Hello Hacker News!We bring to you today 2 things:1. Our passion project - LaoTzu Writer Studio - a modern writing application2. Thoughts on the abysmal state of Kickstarter - likely well known to you all, but having experienced it for the first time, it is dishearteningSo lets start with the good stuff:LaoTzu Writer Studio - LaoTzu helps you build the framework of a novel, but still leaves the writing for you to do. That means there are indeed AI elements - like our Guard section that flags inco

Suleika Jaouad: How to find creativity and purpose in the face of adversity

How can you find strength during life's most difficult moments? Author Suleika Jaouad's experience detailed in the documentary "American Symphony," an intimate portrait of her life as she grapples with illness, is a testament to finding a pathway to healing through artistic expression. In this sweeping conversation with TED's Susan Zimmerman, Ja...

How to Use AI to Help Write Your Next Creative Short Story

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Professors Try ‘Restrained AI’ Approach to Help Teach Writing

When ChatGPT emerged a year and half ago, many professors immediately worried that their students would use it as a substitute for doing their own written assignments — that they’d click a button on a ...

Billlie's agency denies plagiarism over AI‑assisted video as France's GOBELINS school threatens legal action

Billlie's agency, Mystic Story, has denied accusations that the girl group's new AI‑assisted animated video plagiarized a ...

Plagiarism in the Age of AI: New Challenges for Educators

Teachers have been fighting plagiarism since the dawn of time (since homework), but 2024-2026 has been a different story.

From detection to creation: Why education must move beyond AI plagiarism

The rapid emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) in education has triggered a predictable institutional response. Universities are tightening rules.

Mastering academic honesty in the AI era

With AI tools reshaping how students write, maintaining academic honesty has never been more complex. Universities now combine plagiarism and AI detection systems, while experts stress the importance ...

WWE Accused of Using AI Slop for NXT Video Package

WWE found itself in the middle of controversy once again after fans accused the company of showing “AI slop” during a video package on the April 28 episode of WWE NXT. What was supposed to highlight rising stars quickly turned into a big online debate about AI and how WWE is using it. The video […] The post WWE Accused of Using AI Slop for NXT Video Package appeared first on Wrestlezone.

Florida launches AI probe after USF murder suspect accused of using ChatGPT to research cover-up

Days after the remains of one of the two missing University of South Florida doctoral students were found, prosecutors say ...

Indiana Fever Accused of Using AI Again After Caitlin Clark Remark

Days after Caitlin Clark called out the Indiana Fever for using AI on social media, the team appears to have done it again.

The People Falsely Accused of Using AI

As AI-generated text floods the internet, people are getting falsely accused of using LLMs to write. Clean and precise prose has become a liability, and non-native English speakers and autistic writers are often paying the price.

Show HN: A visual planner for the Gridfinity modular storage system

Hiya HN, so I got a 3D printer for Christmas last year which kicked off a mild obsession with printing all the things. I soon discovered Gridfinity and went about organizing all the drawers in my workshop.Over the past few months, I've been building this open source tool to help me plan, catalog, and design complete drawer organization systems. One of the challenges as I got into this hobby is that I really suck at 3D modeling, but I know what good code looks like so it was easier for me to

How A.I. Killed Student Writing (and Revived It)

High school and college teachers are watching students write, in the classroom, in order to protect against the incursion of ...

APC governorship aspirant accused of using AI-generated photo to exaggerate crowd

Adnan Muktar accuses Ahmed Wadada of using an AI-generated photo to exaggerate turnout at a Nasarawa political event, ...

Send him to a lab: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi accused of using AI chip in his bat

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been accused of foul play.

Worker at swanky country club accused of using AI to create explicit photos of teen: police

Florida man Thomas Christopher Ball allegedly used AI to generate explicit photos of a teen co-worker and threatened her at a Boca Raton country club, police say.