I doubt that they'll complain if actual students sign up, but they aren't the whales here. The fraudsters are running multiple students each

Even if this tool doesn't catch on, profs should see that the LMSs aren't likely to win the AI arms race & are going to have to design around tools like this

Absolutely. None of that is a problem if you are using stolen information anyways, which makes me think this is marketed to students only because "We're here to help you commit financial aid fraud" as a slogan would instantly get them into hot water

'Ghost students' stealing millions in college financial aid | Investigation In 2025, the Community College of Philadelphia said it had more than 600 fraudulent applications, which is roughly 5% of all applicants.

Honestly, this sounds like it was created with financial aid scammers in mind

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✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1093rd unique final score in NFL history.

Chumbawamba’s “Tubthumping” turns 28 today.

The song “didn’t belong to an elite group of musicians,” said Boff Whalley. “It belonged to people. People at football matches, people singing along — people at parties drinking too much whiskey and tripping over the kitchen chairs. People like me.”

To fair, since X has stopped using it, they have effectively abandoned the trademark. Not a lawyer, but Google tells me that they will lose the trademark after 3 years of nonuse, which would be next year, I believe

So when I first saw the cover I didn't see the quotation marks and thought they were promoting you as, "One of the most enchanting (not to mention hilarious) writers around Stephen Fry," and I was desperately trying to figure out the significance of proximity to Stephen Fry when I noticed my mistake

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

‘It’s obviously retribution’: Supreme Court justices warn of Legislature’s judicial clampdown Two Utah Supreme Court justices warned that a host of bills targeting the courts are an attack on judicial independence.

Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Matthew Durrant says the Legislature is waging “a broad attack on the independence of the judiciary” with a suite of bills that would impose far more legislative influence on the courts.

The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.

Seems like information worth sharing with the ol' Blue Sky community.

Bluesky made it so difficult to get in that I got disgusted and gave up. But now I'm back, with news of my new book. It's about the power of preaching, and it's called *By The Word Worked*--a takeoff on the doctrine of "Ex opere operandi," by the work worked (as in baptism and the eucharist)

We’ve always been at war with East Asia.

Build Environmental Storytelling.

The Last Song in the World! I'm always looking to expand my poetry collection

IIRC the new episodes made weren't permanently HBO exclusives, so it's possible they didn't see it as valuable as something that people couldn't see on PBS later. I still think it's dumb as this was the only reason my family was consistently watching Max, but corporations gonna corporate, I guess 🤷🏻

Support Us - Sesame Workshop Individual donors and partners can have a major impact. Join Sesame Workshop’s Mission to Help Kids Everywhere Grow Smarter, Stronger, and Kinder.

HBO has declined to renew “Sesame Street” for new episodes. The series that’s been teaching generations of little kids since 1969 now has no studio.

Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.

🎶 You know mambo number one
Two, three, and four
You know mambo number six,
Seven, and more
But do you recall?
The most famous mambo of all?
*Lou Bega sidles in*

‘One Punch Man’ Season 3 Gets A Release Date Update At Last After two years, we have an update on the release date of One Punch Man season 3.

‘One Punch Man’ Season 3 Gets A Release Date Update At Last

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if you like christmas so much why don’t you merry it

Super insightful thread about what journalists might miss if they don’t specialize in religion.

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Just in time for gift-giving season, it's giveaway time!

I've got some free downloads of the audiobook of Missionary Diplomacy & would love to share. Repost to enter and I'll pass along codes to the winners. And if you don't win, you can order at the link below!

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University of Utah president warns of ‘extensive’ lawmaker scrutiny next year — beyond expected cuts Leaders at the University of Utah are bracing for a bruising legislative session — with expected budget cuts for higher education likely only the beginning.

Leaders at the University of Utah are predicting a bruising legislative session — with expected budget cuts for higher education likely only the beginning.

1/ Yesterday was the first Advent Sunday of this year. The theme of the first Sunday, as it is every year, is hope. The first day of Advent reminds us that we no longer have to echo Habakkuk's cry of "How long, Lord, must I call for help ..." because hope now points to the coming nativity.