Down the Web Rabbit Hole With a Hammerhand

My wandering down into Web Rabbit Holes of interest happend much more frequently than the rate of blog posts. It’s where I find the most sanity in the pile of poop much (but not all) of the web is piled with. It started with a Mastodon post by Bonni Stachowiak referencing her own post on the metaphor of hammers and the hammering question of AI as “tool” Bonni Stachowiak bonni208@mastodon.social I reflect on a recent post by @mahabali and really dig deep into the hammer metaphor. Plus a song about hammers and the flowers Dave and I planted in the front yard, recently. Hammering My Way into AI-Related Metaphors and a Familiar Song: https://teachinginhighered.com/2026/06/07/hammering-my-way-into-ai-related-metaphors/#criticalAI #highered June 7, 2026, 7:59 pm 0 boosts 1 favorites And to trace the tunnel back, Bonni references the post by Maha Bali on Must-Read: AI is Not a Tool, It’s a Medium-Institution (Discover Abi Awomosu) itself referencing yet one link back another post critically…