#Patterns

For non-uni folx, I did a range of teaching for my students during lockdown, including live sessions, recorded sessions, 1:1s and small group classes. I *hope* my students felt supported
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Share your silly unpopular take on cycling / bikes - nothing serious, I only want the mildest lukewarm opinions here. Mine is that I think deep rim wheels look silly
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One of my problems with defining transmisogyny as the intersection of misogyny and transphobia is that, even if we are to define it just as combinations of more “fundamental” oppressions
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1/n Anyone else notice how many great software products for nontechnical users are all about shortcuts and “command-line like” functionality now? 2/n Of course shortcuts have existed in some “heavy
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It’s time for another #FractureFriday!! We return to the upper limb this week as we take a look at some of the fractures that can occur in the forearm –
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Dawn over Lake Superior in #Duluth this morning as severe storms roll across western #Minnesota, heading toward the Northland As so often happens, the best colors were well ahead of
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Ever know a married couple that announced a divorce that turned ugly? Here's why "not taking sides" is an abusers' dream come true. Abusers are not attached to their spouse
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Great read on an emerging topic. The reality is that the reach and implications of AI in healthcare decision making are vast and complex, so sweeping generalizations on “what to
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no shade but all facts? it’s super important to know your stones and marks of quality turquoise jewelry before selling it. just bc it’s hallmarked doesn’t mean it’s high quality,
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Anthropogenic (human-caused) seismic noise results from vehicle traffic, machinery, and other sources. Following #coronavirus lockdowns, anthropogenic noise on urban seismometers in Europe has decreased.... 1/?https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-0
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I’ve been posting a lot about what happened with the campaign against me in July, and I’ve posted a bit about whats happened in regards to harassment prior to that.I’ve
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Visual communication will dominate the 2020’s.Here’s 8 principles to improve your visual design from @JackButcher’s course.1/ Visuals prevent misunderstanding. When I say “dog" you imagine a different dog to me.
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Pattern 136: "Snakeshead", printed textile. William Morris, 1876.Printed: Wardle (Leek) and possibly Merton AbbeyImage: V&A 1876 was a particularly productive year for Morris, and Snakeshead is an example of that
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Self-promotion does not come naturally to me at all and I feel uncomfortable/conflicted about it. But I want to use this time to get over self-defeating patterns and start sharing
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thinking about lwj adopting baby a-yuan and reading in a child development book that children learn language by listening to adults talk, so he tries to overcome his life-long preference
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take the time to read through this thread, if you can. in my experience, spoon theory and boundaries wrt emotional labor are especially hard praxes to recognize and affirm as
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