two more ponderings... with coffee

 

 

A college instructor is fighting back against AI-written assignments by bringing typewriters into the classroom.

Students are now required to complete their work on actual typewriters instead of relying on tools like ChatGPT.

The move isn’t just about catching cheaters — it’s also about teaching valuable life lessons like patience, focus, and the satisfaction of creating something with your own hands.

It’s a refreshing push against the over-reliance on artificial intelligence in education. 

https://www.twincities.com/2026/03/31/college-instructor-typewriters-ai/ 

Once each semester, Grit Matthias Phelps, a German language instructor at Cornell University, introduces her students to the raw feeling of typing without online assistance. No screens, online dictionaries, spellcheckers or delete keys.

The exercise started in spring 2023 as Phelps grew frustrated with the reality that students were using generative AI and online translation platforms to churn out grammatically perfect assignments.

“What’s the point of me reading it if it’s already correct anyway, and you didn’t write it yourself? Could you produce it without your computer?” said Phelps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hodgetwins:

Elisio Melendez is accused of trying to push another person in front of a light rail train.

He was previously deemed mentally unable to stand trial for a stabbing incident, yet he was released back into the community.

This is another tragic example of the system failing to protect the public by repeatedly releasing dangerous individuals.

Many are saying enough is enough — the revolving door for violent and mentally unstable offenders has to end before more innocent people are hurt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quick coffee and a couple things to ponder... 4 I think. I'll be back!

 

When a society sinks this low... makes me ponder if we are going to get respectability back in our state leaders... ever.  Because, have they just sunk the bar so low it will never be raised to respectable, humans again?  

  

 

A House Democrat is facing scrutiny for posting a profanity-laced anti-Trump message on social media, including a wish for the Supreme Court to "f***" President Trump to his face.

The social media post by Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV), which was quickly deleted, referenced President Trump attending oral arguments Wednesday in a significant birthright citizenship case before the court. 

 

 

 

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offthepressnews:

🚨BREAKING: A former Capitol Police officer who now works for the CIA failed a polygraph test when asked if she placed pipe bombs in D.C. around the time of January 6, according to a new defense filing by attorneys representing the accused bomber.

Shauni Kerkhoff, who was a Capitol Police officer on January 6, failed the test when asked "did you place those pipe bombs" and "did you place those pipe bombs that evening," according to the filing.

 

 

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Warren Buffett has confirmed he completely cut off Bill Gates and hasn’t spoken to him since the Epstein files were exposed.

He admitted that Gates could have brought him to New York to meet Epstein, but said he’s “lucky” that never happened.

Buffett added: “I don’t want to be in a position where I know things… and get called as a witness.”
The clear distancing from Gates has raised eyebrows and added fuel to the ongoing speculation surrounding the Epstein connections. 

 

 

 

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Some tea with your coffee... kind of.

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller is reacting to news that Los Angeles County saw the largest population decline in the U.S. in 2025.

"LA has amazing weather year-round and one of the most beautiful coastlines and climates in the world. But decades of mass migration, and the dysfunctional government that came with it, means that even these immense natural advantages cannot stop population exodus," Miller said.

 

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thebasedmother  "

The r@pe of a 5 year old girl by an illegal alien on Long Island is revolting. But it barely made the news."  Yes, surgery was need for internal damage.  Democrats, where are ya?  Where is the outrage?  Where is the coverage?  Oh yeah, it doesn't fit the paid narrative.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Abdul Abubakar Ali, one of the key figures in the massive “Feeding Our Future” fraud scandal, has been sentenced to just one year and one day in prison.

He was accused of falsely claiming to have provided 1.3 million meals and collecting millions of dollars in reimbursement from taxpayer-funded programs.

The extremely light sentence has many people outraged, seeing it as another example of soft-on-fraud justice when billions are being stolen from programs meant to help those in need.

 

 

 

  

 

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gatewaypundit:  

It turns out that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new ‘free’ childcare program isn’t free at all. In fact, it’s going to cost $60,000 – Per child. Of course, it’ll be free for the people who get the service, but not for the taxpayers who are funding it.

 

 

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Jamie Trumpp was stabbed in the face by a repeat offender named Kwan Trezvant while she tried to stop him from kidnapping a child.

He had been released on only $5,000 bond for a previous crime, and this wasn’t his first run-in with the law — he has at least four arrests in the past two years.

The media is staying quiet on this one, but stories like Jamie’s show exactly why so many are demanding real accountability and stronger enforcement.