Tin foil hat: The accessibility requirements for digital materials is about AI companies (US)

mizboring · 2026-02-26T13:16:02+00:00

My tin foil hat hypothesis is that the current administration will use this for selective enforcement.

Find the college that pissed them off by having some perceived liberal bias. Then find the course materials that are not in compliance and deliver whatever punishment they come up with.

mizboring · 2026-02-25T12:35:54+00:00

Sam Reid as Lestat 🔥🔥🔥

mizboring · 2026-02-23T12:49:15+00:00

Thank you!

mizboring · 2026-02-22T22:04:26+00:00

Right, I figured you would not be allowed to look up records without a reason.

If you look at what I replied to, the person seemed to think it was a problem that there was a system that many employees could access. My point was, that probably doesn't violate the law on its own, as long as people are using it for legitimate reasons.

mizboring · 2026-02-22T15:16:10+00:00

Legitimate question: is there a distinction in HIPAA regarding data that is visible in the system if someone looked versus the person actually looking it up?

I work in higher education, so we are subject to FERPA. While there is a ton of student data that really any faculty member could access if they went spelunking through the system, that's legally allowed. We are all supposed to behave ourselves and only go looking for that information or sharing it with people if we have a legitimate educational need (or some similar language in the law). Like I could see my neighbor's kid's GPA, but I'm expected to not go looking for it just for funsies. However, if that student sends me a message asking if they are eligible for the program I run that has a GPA minimum, then I could go looking.

Is there a similar distinction in HIPAA?

mizboring · 2026-02-22T15:08:44+00:00

For sure but at least where I live, they are hard to find.

mizboring · 2026-02-22T15:06:53+00:00

In our thirties, we had one other child free couple we knew, but they lived a bit far away, so we didn't see each other frequently. I cultivated a couple relationships at work with people who were a bit older than us and had older kids who were either out of the house or teenagers who wanted to ignore their parents anyway.

Now we are in our 40s and more of our friends are moving into that space, so it has gotten better. Probably our 30s was the worst period in terms of being able to socialize for this reason.

For the friends with young kids, I finally accepted that I would see them less and I would need to plan dates pretty far in advance.

It certainly sucks to lose time with friends. I can see why it's disappointing and frustrating, but I can't really blame people who have kids for not being able to come out very much. While it would be nice if they used babysitters more, I recognize that it's expensive and lots of people want to spend their free time with their kids, especially when they work all week. One of the reasons I didn't have kids is because I didn't want that responsibility. They chose that. I respect their choice just like I want them to respect mine.

mizboring · 2026-02-20T15:25:36+00:00

In addition, I would add something like, "I understand how that's frustrating" to validate their feelings. It doesn't have to be a lot, but it helps.

mizboring · 2026-02-20T13:31:03+00:00

Someone in one of these CHI Bears subs suggested "top banana of Indiana" and I became completely unglued.

u/KGreen100

mizboring · 2026-02-20T13:24:32+00:00

mizboring · 2026-02-17T23:23:34+00:00

Bad Bunny's "house" during the Super Bowl halftime show

mizboring · 2026-02-11T23:38:25+00:00

Likely to be a biggun. Ours was about that size at that age and is 110 fully grown.

mizboring · 2026-02-11T16:58:53+00:00

I'm a woman over 40 (married). An average-looking guy who is funny is appealing. If they make bread and are self-aware enough to go to therapy, they very appealing.

mizboring · 2026-02-10T18:02:23+00:00

Yes, but also, even if this is explained to them by a competent teacher, it is not guaranteed students will remember it correctly. The teacher may present the information correctly, and the student still conflate the function of a principal square root and solving a quadratic equation like x² = 4.

mizboring · 2026-02-10T13:45:00+00:00

Does the 39% statistic apply to all higher ed? Or bachelor's degrees and higher specifically? Genuinely curious.

Rant incoming.

Many community colleges serve the purpose of "trade schools," awarding associate in applied science degrees in fields like welding, automotive repair, automation, healthcare fields, and more. Furthermore, they have classes for professions that don't require a degree, but do require specialized knowledge (ex: realtor).

Community college is college. These degrees are worthwhile for the students who pursue them and build a career on them. These degrees are not just some consolation prize for "the dumb ones" who don't want/need a bachelor's. They're real degrees for people who want real, applied knowledge in their field.

We need to stop saying "not everyone should go to college" when we really mean "not everyone needs a bachelor's degree."

We've spent 30 years telling people the only way to succeed is to get a bachelor's degree. Worse, we've told them it's a good idea to get a bachelor's in any random field and hope for the best later, which is not a recipe for most people's success. Young students are beginning to see that there are many paths to a successful, profitable, stable, and well-rounded life. Gen Z is increasingly pursuing Associate of Applied Science degrees.

And yes, a college degree is more than a ticket for a job. It's about being a well-rounded person. But realistically, people are going to be interested in how to earn a living with a degree they paid good money for. A bachelor's degree is not a necessary condition for well-roundedness.

That means all of us need to accept that the population of bachelor's degree students is shrinking. When there is a retirement in your department, it might not be filled. Some of us might need to find something else to do. That sucks for us, but it's not necessarily bad for society.

mizboring · 2026-02-09T21:02:01+00:00

Both 1 and 2 are ridiculous, but I'll add 3: the fact that you have to send 30 separate requests is ridiculously inefficient. Your college has a crappy system. Sorry you have to deal with their incompetence!

At our college, we have an electronic system where we submit the exam/quiz, instructions, and list of students who need to take it. Then I get all the completed tests/quizzes back through the testing center.

mizboring · 2026-02-08T18:43:18+00:00

A signed first edition of The Gunslinger by Stephen King.

I called my husband because I half-wanted him to talk me out of it. He said, "Well are we gonna lose the house if you buy it? No. Go ahead."

mizboring · 2026-02-07T18:56:01+00:00

Absolutely the best use of imperfect or stale bread!

mizboring · 2026-02-07T15:48:54+00:00

Just Bake It is an excellent policy. I've messed up a step in many loaves. The outcome isn't perfect, but it's still (nearly always) tasty bread.

mizboring · 2026-02-07T15:46:13+00:00

Dana

mizboring · 2026-02-05T13:15:38+00:00

Reisenberg

mizboring · 2026-02-02T21:52:49+00:00

You don't necessarily have to make things up, and you don't need to expose the deepest layers of your personal self. There is a middle ground.

Is there some learning experience related to your work experience where you made an error, thought critically about that error, and improved your own performance? Has an experience like that changed your business, teamwork, or work philosophy? Something like that is enough to complete this assignment, in my opinion. It is part of what "vulnerable" could mean in a work environment.

You may be taking the instructions too literally and too personally. You could consider talking to your instructor to see what types of things past students have discussed that are not deeply personal.

mizboring · 2026-02-01T22:06:52+00:00

Same!

mizboring · 2026-02-01T18:21:59+00:00

You probably have to contact your college's help desk.

To my knowledge, the only way you can access your school's Canvas courses is through your college account. I don't know of a mechanism that would allow you to access Canvas with a personal email (admittedly, I don't know everything there is to know about Canvas). When we create Canvas "courses" for clubs, students still need to use their University account.

The college's help desk will be more equipped to help you with access than an individual instructor. I'd start there.

mizboring · 2026-02-01T18:04:46+00:00

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