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Angela

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New here, just looking around and trying things out. @AngelaInBold on twtr PhD in math. Moved to computer science + data science. Recently left academia. Lover of: FFXIV, mechanical keyboards, karaoke

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Colin Carlson@colincarlson.bsky.social · 2d ago

year 1: there's still grant funding, but we may need to change how we talk about our work, or what we work on year 2: the government has disappeared one billion dollars of science funding. it is unclear why they did that or where that sits within concepts like "the rule of law"

Dan Garisto@dangaristo.bsky.social · 2d ago

Scoop: For nearly a year, NSF has struggled to make new grants. Now we know that it will not catch up. In fact, NSF will award just 6,100 new grants—a 30% y/o/y decline, itself down from a previous avg. of 11,000+. In fact, the last time NSF awarded so few grants was in the early '80s.

Tim Carmody@tcarmody.bsky.social · 2w ago

There are four kinds of music playlists/mix tapes: 1. One you make for yourself 2. One you make for someone you platonically like (pal, sibling, etc.) 3. One you make for someone where sex is a theoretical possibility 4. One you make for someone you know you’re gonna fuck

Angela@bourb.xyz · 2w ago

This post is bringing up some serious 2020 flashbacks for me. As someone who always stayed on top of advances in pedagogy, course design is huge but you can't design your way out of societal collapse.

Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 2w ago

I think we can agree that AI detectors are out. But universities are ignoring the fact that faculty cannot really out-design assessments to meet the challenges of this moment. We need sustained institutional support to be the best teachers we can be, and we aren't getting it.

Holly Brockwell@hollyqueenofspayeds.com · 2w ago

Smol Paul and his new sidekick Smolla Paula: the wobbly monochrome partnership in crime we all need right now. Thank you so much for contributing to our fundraiser so we could make this happen -- I can't stop laughing at their little faces!

Three pictures of the world's most ridiculous pair of wobbly dwarf hellraisers: Smol Paul and Smolla Paula! BildBild
Coach Finstock@coachfinstock.bsky.social · 3w ago

Yo you posted this on the wrong social media platform. All we do is talk about how we're broken as hell over here. You're thinking of LinkedIn

New York Magazine@nymag.com · 3w ago

On social media, a broad consensus is that you can’t admit to struggle — at least not while you’re struggling. Doing so represents a failure so profound it’s almost existential. How did it become mandatory to demonstrate perpetual growth and progress online?

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Angela@bourb.xyz · last mo.

I already deeply resent the standard ways gender and sex are conflated and confused on job applications. (Gender dropdown with the options M or F, maybe also "Trans M" and "Trans F" if the company wants to appear progressive) But this level of specificity in job-irrelevant questions is disgusting.

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Angela@bourb.xyz · last mo.

In the waiting room at my mechanic's shop, they're showing a fire hose of Family Feud. Almost no commercials, no two segments feature the same families, all the bullshit transitions edited out. I either love it or hate it, haven't decided yet.

Rikaku@beastmasterrika.bsky.social · last mo.

Fuck off. If anything is "millennial", it's those cool transparent colors our iMacs, Gameboys, and Tamagotchis came in. No fucking millennial likes the house flipper grey. Call it a millennial paint job when I can see through the exterior of a car because it's Glacier Purple like my GBA.

An image showing the colorful transparent plastic of various pieces of technology of the 90's and early 2000s, that were easily the popular choice of the millennial age bracket. Some of the tech is an iMac, Nintendo 64, Sega DreMcast, a PlayStation 2, a Gameboy color and Advance, and CD player.
Jack Saint@lackingsaint.bsky.social · last mo.

No fuck off we're not calling this "Millennial grey" this shit was dictated completely by boomer retiree house flippers we absolutely had NO say in this

Millennial grey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A kitchen with beige grey floors, drab walls, brushed steel appliances, and grey granite countertops. Grey floors and furnishings are said to appeal to Millennial tastes. Millennial grey refers to a desaturated colour scheme that is said to appeal to the interior design sensibilities of the Millennial Generation in the early 21st century.[1] Cultural historian Kassia St. Clair attributed its widespread adoption to a desire among Millennials for "a flexible, sensible choice that will last years, hide any stains, and can be adapted to different schemes."[1] Some have diagnosed Millennial grey as a reaction to the warm hues of the late 20th century.[2] Millennial grey is polarising, particularly when used with imitation-wood-texture sheet vinyl flooring, which many describe as depressing, soulless, or corporate.[3][4] Although attributed to Millennials, the grey colour scheme is often chosen by house flippers, vacation rental owners, or other people who do not actually live in the greyed properties.[3] Thus, the occupant of the property—Millennial or not—has little say in its colour scheme, particularly when deployed for fixtures such as flooring.[4] The greying may have been driven, in part, by a desire to prepare properties for sale in a manner thought to be least offensive to the average buyer.[5] Given the housing crises gripping many countries in the early to mid-21st century, buyers and renters may feel they have no choice but to accept a property decked in Millennial grey.[4] To the extent that Millennial grey is said to be enjoyed by Millennials, it is also said to be loathed by Generation Z.[1][2]
Angela@bourb.xyz · last mo.

Every time I think I'm ready to get more serious about my job search, something like "editor in chief of one of the most prestigious science publications doubles down on using LLMs" happens. I have been out of academia for 2.5 years now, and I am STILL burnt out and depressed.

Charlotte@fireantprincess.bsky.social · last mo.

the best way to heal imposter syndrome is just having any interaction with anyone in a position of power in any institution, there’s an inverse relationships between occupying positions of power and being qualified for them, it’s like hierarchy naturally creates a kind of anti-meritocracy

Holden Thorp@holdenthorp.bsky.social · last mo.

Hi, this is Holden emerging from my Bluesky hiatus to tell everyone that when checking the links in the piece, I used ChatGPT as my search engine (does anyone use Google anymore?). The piece was written by me and edited by humans. So all the links were checked by me and again by our copyeditors.

Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · last mo.

I am losing my mind. Chat isn’t a search engine. this isn’t normal. framing it as normative is slimy. Tone, vibes all bad.

Holden Thorp@holdenthorp.bsky.social · last mo.

Hi, this is Holden emerging from my Bluesky hiatus to tell everyone that when checking the links in the piece, I used ChatGPT as my search engine (does anyone use Google anymore?). The piece was written by me and edited by humans. So all the links were checked by me and again by our copyeditors.