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Nancy Baym

@nancybaym.bsky.social

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30+ years of digital media research. Wrote a few books. Dog, lake, and mountain lover, embroiderer, taker of nature snapshots, campervan enthusiast, sweet on music. She/her.

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Nancy Baym is an American scholar and senior principal research manager at Microsoft Research, formerly a professor of communication studies at the University of Kansas. She was a member of the founding board and former president of the Association of Internet Researchers, and serves on the board of several academic journals covering new media and communication. She has published research and provided media commentary on the topics of social communication, new media, and fandom. .. more

Communication & Media Studies 34%

Sociology 16%

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Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 12h

Lines I did not expect at Christmas dinner: “Pickleball is a great way to market audiology.”

Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 1d

Have yourself a merry sunrise

Closeup of branches of a Christmas tree with glass snowman and icicle ornaments. In the background bright orange sunrise glows through the window distorting the whole scene.

Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah this has been bothering me too. Glam shots every day. Gross gross gross.

Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 2d

meow

Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 2d

Came to our door just after midnight but didn’t ring the bell.

a mountain lion shines in the light of our night camera. She’s at the edge of the driveway looking out over the terrain. Her paws are enormous. She’s beautiful. But not really a good house guest.

Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 2d

I am told that announcing you make donations encourages others to do the same. So at the risk of virtue signaling, I will signal virtue by announcing I spent much of the day making sure I donated every penny my employer will match for 2025.

Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 3d

We are looking for advanced PhD student interns! Spend 12 weeks scratching a research itch in our Cambridge Massachusetts lab. Closes January 17.

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Research Intern - Sociotechnical Systems | Microsoft Careers

Research Interns put inquiry and theory into practice. Alongside fellow doctoral candidates and some of the world's best researchers, Research Interns learn, collaborate, and network for life. Researc...

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Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 3d

PhD and Postdoc positions drop! The Research Council of Norway funded MishMash Centre for AI & Creativity has announced 18 doctoral and 6 postdoc positions in arts and/or science. I’m a member of the Scientific Advisory Board and so pleased to see this happening.

mishmash.no/news/positio...

18 PhD and 6 Postdoc positions at MishMash/Norway

The first round of MishMash doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships are now announced.

mishmash.no

Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 6d

Just when you thought you were done with new weather words comes… grapuel.

Because why settle for snow, hail, or wintry mix.

Where do they come up with this stuff? Is there a dusty box of weather words in the attic they pull out when they get bored?

BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️⛈️ @bouldercast.com · 6d

Few late December showers coming over the Divide this morning from Boulder northward in response to some jet energy. Mostly light sprinkles but light grapuel possible also #cowx

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BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️⛈️ @bouldercast.com · 6d

Few late December showers coming over the Divide this morning from Boulder northward in response to some jet energy. Mostly light sprinkles but light grapuel possible also #cowx

Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 6d

The wind broke time.

hrbrmstr 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 🇨🇦 @hrbrmstr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 6d

TMW the wind destroyed time https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/nanog@lists.nanog.org/message/ACADD3NKOG2QRWZ56OSNNG7UIEKKTZXL/

In short, the atomic ensemble time scale at our Boulder campus has failed
due to a prolonged utility power outage. One impact is that the Boulder
Internet Time Services no longer have an accurate time reference. At time
of writing the Boulder servers are still available due a standby power
generator, but I will attempt to disable them to avoid disseminating
incorrect time.

The affected servers are:
time-a-b.nist.gov
time-b-b.nist.gov
time-c-b.nist.gov
time-d-b.nist.gov
time-e-b.nist.gov
ntp-b.nist.gov (authenticated NTP)

No time to repair estimate is available until we regain staff access and
power. Efforts are currently focused on obtaining an alternate source of
power so the hydrogen maser clocks survive beyond their battery backups.

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hrbrmstr 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 🇨🇦 @hrbrmstr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 6d

TMW the wind destroyed time https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/nanog@lists.nanog.org/message/ACADD3NKOG2QRWZ56OSNNG7UIEKKTZXL/

Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 6d

We had a (powerless) wind reprieve yesterday anyway. And then power turned on long enough for us to recharge our backup systems and reheat the house. Winds supposed to end tonight.

Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 6d

Learning new acronyms like PSPS* and PDS**

*Public Safety Power Shutoff
**Particularly Dangerous Situation

OMFG
PTSD
WTF

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BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️⛈️ @bouldercast.com · 6d

First 100+ MPH gust at NCAR Mesa in SW Boulder occurred at 11AM #COwx #Boulderwx

Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 6d

This is not particularly pleasant.

KRDO13 @krdo13.bsky.social · 6d

The National Weather Service has issued a Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warning for parts of Boulder and Jefferson Counties. This is a very rare designation, and a first-ever for Colorado. https://tinyurl.com/3x475czz

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KRDO13 @krdo13.bsky.social · 6d

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Kylie Jarrett @kylzjarrett.bsky.social · 7d

JOB FAIRY: Reminder that I am hiring a Senior Researcher (2 years postdoctoral experience - 5 year post) for the ERC funded LivePlatforms research project exploring how people make livelihoods in platform work in Ireland. Please apply or share widely! Closing date Jan 5. www.ucd.ie/ics/vacancie...

LivePlatforms: Livelihoods in the Platform Economy Ecosystem

www.ucd.ie

Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 7d

I think it’s gotta be pretty similar except instead of flood risk it’s wildfire risk

Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 7d

Still without power and now told there won’t be power tomorrow. This is fun.

Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 8d

We are now de-energizationized.

Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 9d

Today’s new word is “de-energization”

screen shot from power company post warning of pending “de-energization”

Nancy Baym @nancybaym.bsky.social · 9d

Just hanging out waiting to see if Xcel will preemptively shut down our power for… hours? days?

While continuing to charge for service of course.

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Margaret Mitchell @mmitchell.bsky.social · 9d

Was really challenging to participate in this, but I think I was able to pen something real, important, and personal to my experience in AI. Remember that GenAI is not *all* of AI nor all of what it should be.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/15/1...