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   AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Friday, 17-Apr-2026 09:32:04 JST AI6YR Ben

   I'm currently teaching some college kids a class, and on Monday I had to explain about eight different things that they had never heard of or knew anything about (not fully related to the course material, but "general knowledge" things). I kinda felt bad.

   (mentioned something) "Has anyone heard of this?" (lots of head shaking)

   (,mention something else) "No one's heard about this, either"

   (things like: how you fish for tuna fish, what Humboldt Squid are, etc. etc.)

   #random

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     AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Friday, 17-Apr-2026 09:32:01 JST AI6YR Ben

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     • Susanna the Artist 🌻

     @superflippy Humboldt Squid are impressive... GIGANTIC... MEAN... Smart. Hate people.

     "2 meters long... 50 kilos in weight... voracious hunters" says David Attenborough

     https://www.bbclearninghub.com/videos/humboldt-squid

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     Susanna the Artist 🌻 (superflippy@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Friday, 17-Apr-2026 09:32:04 JST Susanna the Artist 🌻

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     @ai6yr I studied marine biology and I probably used to know what Humboldt squid are, but I’ve forgotten. Maybe if I still lived near the Pacific Ocean I’d remember.

     Steve's Place repeated this.