It occurs to me that, since the demise of Twitter and the half-hearted move to Mastodon, most of my communication on social media is only with people I know. My brain is currently actively calculating if this is a good or a bad thing.
I do miss old Science Twitter, however. Is that still a thing here or elsewhere in another form? Is everyone partying without me? Leads welcomed. #Science#SciComm
My discipline, anthropology, is not seen as "growth" disciplines, and departments are being closed down. But the world needs Anthropology and Anthropologists now more than ever!
Here are my 8 reasons for this:
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At a time of polycrisis, when the destructive fallouts of capitalist modernity are ever more apparent, anthropology highlights that there are myriad alternative ways of thinking and living; that there is so much to learn from other peoples in the world. 1/n
I fear Pauline that you have described perfectly all the reasons why politicians would look to erase anthropology. It threatens their singular view of the world.
‘Six out of 10 people who died from COVID between March and July 2020 were disabled, according to the @ONS.’ @janemerrick23@theipaper. @covidinquiryuk@NHSEngland@PositiveaboutDS @mencap_charity@DHSCgovuk@NICEComms@Autism@DisRightsUK@sensecharity
My fellow #ActuallyAutistic folks; do you cycle through your fixations? Right now I'm fixated on gaming so much with all these special in-game events that I've put aside language learning. I've also been really into my writing/editing, which is very awesome. But sometimes I'll switch tracks, and I'm all like, "Learn all the languages! Make all the musics! Crochet all the blankets! Read all the books...at once!!" 🤣
The Who taught me the word "sack" in Substitute. The Stones taught me "politesse" in Sympathy for the Devil. Those guys didn't even have the internet. They were facile enough with those words to rhyme them.
Talkin’ Up to the White Woman: Indigenous Women and Feminism (20th anniversary edition) | UQP
In this ground-breaking book, Distinguished Professor Aileen Moreton-Robinson undertakes a compelling analysis of the whiteness of Australian feminism and its effects on Indigenous women.
@rowlandm it's a great book. If you're interested, I created @indigenousauthors so people can share/discuss books like this one. And I made another auto booster @auslit for Australian literature, in general
@technology Oh, for sure, they mention the App Store fees and extensive review process, but in my opinion involving the price of the iPhone and past history of Apple is strange (and seems to make the case weaker).
Eeeeehhhhhh… you can’t really fault a company for a previously unknown hardware defect going against their stated principles. That’s like faulting the devs of OpenSSH for their principle of security because CVE-2023-38408 existed for years.
Hate on Apple for legitimate things, of which there are many.
As a chronic people-pleaser, this is my advice for success.
Offer as little as possible. Be terse. Get rid of all those exclamation marks and tidbits about why you want to take a sick day. State your needs clearly and concisely without reason. Start saying “No, I’m unable.” more often. Say Thank You only when the other party deserves it.
Since I joined Mastodon in 2022, my library hold request list has constantly been maxed out because you all read such interesting books. Thanks for all the excellent recommendations #bookstodon 😄
@helenclayton@louisa_ if you don't know about it, follow the Bookstodon group @bookstodon People will tag the account in book posts and rebroadcast to all the followers.