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ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Florida State University: On-screen and now IRL: FSU researchers find evidence of ChatGPT buzzwords turning up in everyday speech. “New research from Florida State University’s Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics, Department of Computer Science, and Department of Mathematics is revealing notable evidence that AI buzzwords overused by chat-based large language models aren’t just […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/28/on-screen-and-now-irl-fsu-researchers-find-evidence-of-chatgpt-buzzwords-turning-up-in-everyday-speech-florida-state-university/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/28/on-screen-and-now-irl-fsu-researchers-find-evidence-of-chatgpt-buzzwords-turning-up-in-everyday-speech-florida-state-university/</a></p>
Johanna Rothman<p>My Weekly <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WritingWIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingWIP</span></a>: 2025.30 Experience Reports Use Nested Stories<br><a href="https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/08/2025-30-experience-reports-use-nested-stories/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jrothman.com/mpd/2025/08/2025-</span><span class="invisible">30-experience-reports-use-nested-stories/</span></a><br>Video: <a href="https://youtu.be/Y_OQwSSiK8I" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/Y_OQwSSiK8I</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Speaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Speaking</span></a></p>
Kiwi PyCon<p>🚨 CFP Absolute Last Reminder! The call for proposals closes at midnight AoE on the 21st - that means you still have time to get your submission in if you haven't already!</p><p>👉 <a href="https://talks.kiwipycon.nz/kiwi-pycon-xiv-2025/cfp" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">talks.kiwipycon.nz/kiwi-pycon-</span><span class="invisible">xiv-2025/cfp</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CFP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CFP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechConf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechConf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CallForProposals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CallForProposals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Speaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Speaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechCommunity</span></a></p>
Sean Murthy<p>Jarring when people say "appreciate" when they mean to express gratitude or admiration.</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opinion</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>English</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/speaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>speaking</span></a></p>
Johanna Rothman<p>My Weekly <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WritingWIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingWIP</span></a>: 2025.29 Anonymize People in Your Stories<br><a href="https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/08/2025-29-anonymize-people-in-your-stories/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jrothman.com/mpd/2025/08/2025-</span><span class="invisible">29-anonymize-people-in-your-stories/</span></a><br>video: <a href="https://youtu.be/QNRzm4-aemg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/QNRzm4-aemg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Speaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Speaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a></p>
Bill<p>The CodeMash Call for Speakers is OPEN! You only have two weeks folx, so get a move on. </p><p>If you want help prepping an abstract, HMU.</p><p><a href="https://events.codemash.org/2026CodeMashConference#/CallForSpeakers" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">events.codemash.org/2026CodeMa</span><span class="invisible">shConference#/CallForSpeakers</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cfp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cfp</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/speaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>speaking</span></a></p>
Pepijn<p>In <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parenting</span></a>: our child now appears to speak three words.</p><p>The newest one is a bit of an accident (by me) as it is a rebranding of our dog "Juno" into, and I quote, "Pffffffff" [with spit]. I kinda know what happened and it's a, uhm, lesson for the future.</p><p>Video with sound for an exact pronunciation. I'll be away for work for some days so it'll be interesting to see how <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.green/@juliette" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>juliette</span></a></span> fixes this.. 🙂 🐕 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/child" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>child</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/speaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>speaking</span></a></p>
Johanna Rothman<p>My Weekly <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WritingWIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingWIP</span></a>: 2025.28 Offer Value to the Audience<br><a href="https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/08/2025-28-offer-value-to-the-audience/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jrothman.com/mpd/2025/08/2025-</span><span class="invisible">28-offer-value-to-the-audience/</span></a><br>video: <a href="https://youtu.be/uAmFFmLJdMA" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/uAmFFmLJdMA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Speaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Speaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a></p>
Adrian Segar<p>Nervous excitement is back! Here's what (I think) it is, why I feel it when I'm live on stage — and why it doesn't usually last long!</p><p><a href="https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2022/05/nervous-excitement" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">conferencesthatwork.com/index.</span><span class="invisible">php/event-design/2022/05/nervous-excitement</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/facilitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>facilitation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/speaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>speaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/excitement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>excitement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eventprofs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eventprofs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/assnchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assnchat</span></a></p>
Johanna Rothman<p>My Weekly <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WritingWIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingWIP</span></a>: 2025.27 Speaking Clarifies the Value and Quality of Your Ideas<br><a href="https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/08/2025-27-speaking-clarifies-the-value-and-quality-of-your-ideas/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jrothman.com/mpd/2025/08/2025-</span><span class="invisible">27-speaking-clarifies-the-value-and-quality-of-your-ideas/</span></a><br>video: <a href="https://youtu.be/5-cbkP7uOvI" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/5-cbkP7uOvI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Speaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Speaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a></p>
Johanna Rothman<p>My Weekly <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WritingWIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingWIP</span></a>: 2025.26 If In Doubt, Mic Up<br><a href="https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/07/2025-26-if-in-doubt-mic-up/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jrothman.com/mpd/2025/07/2025-</span><span class="invisible">26-if-in-doubt-mic-up/</span></a><br>video: <a href="https://youtu.be/eiipxZCxwr0" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/eiipxZCxwr0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Speaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Speaking</span></a></p>
Johanna Rothman<p>My Weekly <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WritingWIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingWIP</span></a>: 2025.25 Identify Your Subject Matter Expertise<br><a href="https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/07/2025-25-identify-your-subject-matter-expertise/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jrothman.com/mpd/2025/07/2025-</span><span class="invisible">25-identify-your-subject-matter-expertise/</span></a><br>video: <a href="https://youtu.be/O4qkoCkCy0Q" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/O4qkoCkCy0Q</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Speaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Speaking</span></a></p>
Nando161<p>Its strange, i listen to a <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/song" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>song</span></a> that has lyrics by a <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/rap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rap</span></a> artist and it says "i hear voices" yet in reality i enjoy this fucking song and my neighbours who must be deluded as fuck use this as ammunition against me for things that i dont experience personally. I dont hear fucking voices other than my own <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/dialogues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dialogues</span></a> meaning my own fucking voice and memories of other <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>people</span></a> in my life <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/speaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>speaking</span></a>. People are fucking stupid!</p>
Johanna Rothman<p>My Weekly <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WritingWIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingWIP</span></a>: 2025.24 Clarify the Introduction Timing<br><a href="https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/07/2025-24-clarify-the-introduction-timing/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jrothman.com/mpd/2025/07/2025-</span><span class="invisible">24-clarify-the-introduction-timing/</span></a><br>video: <a href="https://youtu.be/i0eFb9uidag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/i0eFb9uidag</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Speaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Speaking</span></a></p>
Johanna Rothman<p>My Weekly <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WritingWIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingWIP</span></a>: 2025.23 Network with Other Speakers<br><a href="https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/07/2025-23-network-with-other-speakers/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jrothman.com/mpd/2025/07/2025-</span><span class="invisible">23-network-with-other-speakers/</span></a><br>video: <a href="https://youtu.be/nBkdPrRSucQ" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/nBkdPrRSucQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Speaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Speaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Marketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Marketing</span></a></p>
Aral Balkan<p>Had my talk on Small Web accepted at <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/why2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>why2025</span></a> but I hadn’t realised (my bad) that not only do you have to cover your own travel and accommodation but you also have to buy a ticket to speak. I’m sorry, as part of a tiny two-person not-for-profit working for the common good, I can’t afford to pay to speak at events. I’m not Deloitte. So I sadly had to withdraw my talk.</p><p>If any conferences do want to hear about the Small Web and are willing to support our work by paying us to speak about it, please feel free to get in touch:</p><p><a href="https://small-tech.org/contact-us/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">small-tech.org/contact-us/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/SmallTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/SmallWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallWeb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/speaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>speaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>events</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/conferences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conferences</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/decentralisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralisation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/humanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/personhood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>personhood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/peerToPeer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peerToPeer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>web</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/dev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dev</span></a></p>
Adrian Segar<p>Why do people continue to speak for free at meeting industry conferences? Since they do, why would the organizers change their practice?</p><p><a href="https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-professionals/2021/01/speak-for-free" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">conferencesthatwork.com/index.</span><span class="invisible">php/event-professionals/2021/01/speak-for-free</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/speaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>speaker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/compensation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compensation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/presenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>presenting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/speaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>speaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eventprofs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eventprofs</span></a></p>
Johanna Rothman<p>My Weekly <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WritingWIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingWIP</span></a>: 2025.22 Become a Thought Leader<br><a href="https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/06/2025-22-become-a-thought-leader/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jrothman.com/mpd/2025/06/2025-</span><span class="invisible">22-become-a-thought-leader/</span></a><br>video: <a href="https://youtu.be/V3QNq3zGaR4" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/V3QNq3zGaR4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Speaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Speaking</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Gallaudet News: Gallaudet experts drive accessibility of speech tech for deaf voices . “Some people use their voices to control tech, from cell phones and remote controls to home appliances and in transportation. Voice command capabilities are made possible through training AI and machine learning. The Speech Accessibility Project is creating datasets of more diverse speech patterns, which […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/27/gallaudet-news-gallaudet-experts-drive-accessibility-of-speech-tech-for-deaf-voices/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/27/gallaudet-news-gallaudet-experts-drive-accessibility-of-speech-tech-for-deaf-voices/</a></p>
Johanna Rothman<p>My Weekly <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WritingWIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingWIP</span></a>: 2025.21 Think of Stories in Three Ways<br><a href="https://www.jrothman.com/mpd/2025/06/2025-21-think-of-stories-in-three-ways/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jrothman.com/mpd/2025/06/2025-</span><span class="invisible">21-think-of-stories-in-three-ways/</span></a><br>video: <a href="https://youtu.be/tsDW6TNqiVs" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/tsDW6TNqiVs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Speaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Speaking</span></a></p>
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