University of Not-Bielefeld – The Blog About Fog

Slum landlord

Created in collaboration with ChatGPT, who actually did most of the heavy lifting. In the public domain.

I know that I’ve been picking on the environmental efforts of the University of Not-Bielefeld quite a bit lately, but, unlike Central Admin, they’ve been relatively productive of late. Well, productive in terms of generating content for this blog at least. I’ve poked fun at the exact same sign to the right before, pointing outContinue reading “Slum landlord”

BCD 21.06.2026

With the summer solstice upon us and daytime temperatures in Not-Bielefeld cresting 30 ºC, the University of Not-Bielefeld, and specifically its Department of Building Management, sent around an e-mail the other day with some tips on how to survive this heat wave. (Ok, 30 ºC might not sound like that hot to a lot ofContinue reading “BCD 21.06.2026”

Park Avenue

By Dean Hochman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/deanhochman/16161860403)

It simply wouldn’t be the University of Not-Bielefeld if there wasn’t another upcoming open forum to further discuss the University’s long-planned “parking space management system”. It’s been more than four years since the University kickstarted its much ballyhooed Environmental Upheaval Plan and what should be a slam-dunk decision to help increase sustainability has turned intoContinue reading “Park Avenue”

Disdainability

Finally created using ChatGPT from an initial prompt of "I need a photorealistic image of a furniture flea market in a European university setting. The furniture on offer should be ugly office furniture from the 1970s. Above the market, there should be a banner with the words "Sustainability market" on it. However, it should be clear that these words have been quickly added to the banner and are covering up the original words of "Cheap junk". The whole picture should be in widescreen format." In the public domain.

As I’ve mentioned more than too many times in this blog, the University of Not-Bielefeld has taken to increasingly bludgeoning us with its new-found environmental conscience. The latest foray here is in promoting the existence of numerous “sustainability markets” on campus. Now to those of us lacking spin doctorates, these markets are nothing more thanContinue reading “Disdainability”

Un-vital signs 09.01.2026

It’s finally happened! After literally years of being promised that the appropriate signs would be coming “very soon” or told that such signs were not necessary in the first place, the University of Not-Bielefeld finally put up signs on my campus late last year indicating that all dogs must be on a leash. Ok, signsContinue reading “Un-vital signs 09.01.2026”

Un-vital signs 02.10.2025

A few weeks ago, the following sign popped up on the garbage bin on campus that I pop my dog’s poop down every morning forbidding this practice in the future. Someone in Not-Bielefeld must be very proud of themselves. They need to work on their punctuation a little but did manage to use the genitiveContinue reading “Un-vital signs 02.10.2025”

Orna-mental health

Created by ChatGPT using the prompt " Create a photorealistic picture of a group-therapy session. The room should be large and featureless. The participants should be sitting in a circle and making flowery ornaments." In the public domain.

World Mental Health Day is on the horizon (October 10th), something that, quite frankly, is stressing me out a little. Not the day itself, of course, just the attempts of the University of Not-Bielefeld to capitalize on it. The background to this is a survey that the University recently conducted asking how its employees evaluatedContinue reading “Orna-mental health”

BCD 10.09.2025

As happens every couple of weeks or so, I got barked at again today for letting my dog walk off-leash at the University. The person complaining was new, but much of the conversation wasn’t. What was new, however, is that he volunteered the reason why all dogs on campus should be on a leash withoutContinue reading “BCD 10.09.2025”

Un-vital signs 05.09.2025

A hallmark of the University of Not-Bielefeld is how invested it is in teaching. Not in real teaching, of course, because that costs real money and if you want to build 1.4 million Euros worth of bike racks, something’s got to give, right? Instead, the University’s emphasis here lies much more on promoting its commitmentContinue reading “Un-vital signs 05.09.2025”

Implausible inactivity

Generated by the Jetpack AI using the prompt "A picture of a middle-aged person in a business suit asleep with their head on the steering wheel on a bright sunny day on a university campus."

An e-mail came around from the Vice President for Studying and Teaching here at the University of Not-Bielefeld the other week informing us about the increasing number of student reports reaching her office about examinations, and final exams in particular, being scheduled during the 14-week lecture periods instead of immediately after them like they shouldContinue reading “Implausible inactivity”