Catherine Anderson
@candershamilton.bsky.social
learning, teaching, languaging, queering, parenting, unsettling
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February 7, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I too am not fan of travel but OTOH it’s pretty easy to get from YHZ to Montreal , Ottawa, Toronto, where there’s a big variety of art & cultural experiences. And it’s a lot simpler than international travel!
February 7, 2026 at 2:38 PM
I too am not fan of travel but OTOH it’s pretty easy to get from YHZ to Montreal , Ottawa, Toronto, where there’s a big variety of art & cultural experiences. And it’s a lot simpler than international travel!
You’ve posted occasionally about your art classes. A few years ago I stayed taking private singing lessons and it has been an immense joy.
February 7, 2026 at 2:37 PM
You’ve posted occasionally about your art classes. A few years ago I stayed taking private singing lessons and it has been an immense joy.
I’m guessing your students were already aware of the relative goodlookingness of their profs…
January 28, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I’m guessing your students were already aware of the relative goodlookingness of their profs…
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McMaster has a pool. So why is it hosting swim nationals in Markham?
McMaster has a pool. So why is it hosting swim nationals in Markham?
Hamilton doesn't have a facility that can accommodate a modern, elite-level meet. The city and its athletes are losing out as a consequence.
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January 27, 2026 at 12:15 PM
McMaster has a pool. So why is it hosting swim nationals in Markham?
It's Offense and Derogation week in Intro #linguistics class and I am here to say that the word 'clanker' is a very useful example for teaching these concepts without doing harm to my students.
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Word of the week: Clanker
Is it OK to use the C-word for AI?
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January 20, 2026 at 3:27 PM
It's Offense and Derogation week in Intro #linguistics class and I am here to say that the word 'clanker' is a very useful example for teaching these concepts without doing harm to my students.
fritinancy.substack.com/p/word-of-th...
@fritinancy.bsky.social
fritinancy.substack.com/p/word-of-th...
@fritinancy.bsky.social
Everyone knows everyone in the Hammer 💛
January 16, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Everyone knows everyone in the Hammer 💛
*honk*
I love nuthatches so much I tattooed one onto my body.
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I love nuthatches so much I tattooed one onto my body.
🪶
January 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM
*honk*
I love nuthatches so much I tattooed one onto my body.
🪶
I love nuthatches so much I tattooed one onto my body.
🪶
Introducing myself to my students, told them I like to play Wingspan. Figured that whatever else they infer about me from that fact will probably be accurate.
January 7, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Introducing myself to my students, told them I like to play Wingspan. Figured that whatever else they infer about me from that fact will probably be accurate.
Two bright spots on a grey morning:
1. male cardinal at the crown of an otherwise naked tree, surveying his domain
2. red star-shaped mylar balloon floating about two feet above the arts quad trash bin
1. male cardinal at the crown of an otherwise naked tree, surveying his domain
2. red star-shaped mylar balloon floating about two feet above the arts quad trash bin
January 6, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Two bright spots on a grey morning:
1. male cardinal at the crown of an otherwise naked tree, surveying his domain
2. red star-shaped mylar balloon floating about two feet above the arts quad trash bin
1. male cardinal at the crown of an otherwise naked tree, surveying his domain
2. red star-shaped mylar balloon floating about two feet above the arts quad trash bin
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A key point in this editorial, by Mount Allison president Ian Sutherland and student Lucas Orfanides, is that, along with possessing relevant (and essential) job skills, liberal arts grads are uniquely well positioned to deal with AI's ethical shortcomings.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: An AI future demands liberal arts agility
Graduates have the ethical and creative thinking skills that the AI-driven jobs of tomorrow will demand
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:53 PM
A key point in this editorial, by Mount Allison president Ian Sutherland and student Lucas Orfanides, is that, along with possessing relevant (and essential) job skills, liberal arts grads are uniquely well positioned to deal with AI's ethical shortcomings.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Calling in from the Land of Decidedly Middle Aged to report that I enjoy looking at birds just as much without writing them down. Maybe even more so?!?!
January 1, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Calling in from the Land of Decidedly Middle Aged to report that I enjoy looking at birds just as much without writing them down. Maybe even more so?!?!
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My latest comic breaking down the “generosity” of billionaires is live! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/the-genero...
December 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
My latest comic breaking down the “generosity” of billionaires is live! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/the-genero...
And put these two in your backpack to read a bit over the weekend 4 and 6 times respectively
December 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
And put these two in your backpack to read a bit over the weekend 4 and 6 times respectively
Both come in liquid form :
December 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Both come in liquid form :
Just realized there’s a step before 14 that I missed: scan for 48s and 49s and bump them up to D-
December 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Just realized there’s a step before 14 that I missed: scan for 48s and 49s and bump them up to D-
Yes, we have one week from the day of the exam to get grades submitted. It's Day 6 and I'm on step 12 of the process and I'm not leaving here today until I've clicked that "upload" button!
December 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Yes, we have one week from the day of the exam to get grades submitted. It's Day 6 and I'm on step 12 of the process and I'm not leaving here today until I've clicked that "upload" button!
14. Hold our breath, click Upload, and immediately turn on the autoreply so we won't see the email complaints until January. Pour ourselves a glass of something.
December 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
14. Hold our breath, click Upload, and immediately turn on the autoreply so we won't see the email complaints until January. Pour ourselves a glass of something.
13. Are we done? Check the distribution and see whether it makes sense for an intro class. For a class of this size at this level, I usually expect about 30% each of As, Bs and Cs, and 10% Ds or Fs.
December 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
13. Are we done? Check the distribution and see whether it makes sense for an intro class. For a class of this size at this level, I usually expect about 30% each of As, Bs and Cs, and 10% Ds or Fs.
12. Reweigh the totals for the students that had the project excused. Reweigh the totals for the different students that had an excused absence for the midterm.
December 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
12. Reweigh the totals for the students that had the project excused. Reweigh the totals for the different students that had an excused absence for the midterm.
11. Now we are ready to calculate total grades. Work some more spreadsheet magic. But more complications await us!
December 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
11. Now we are ready to calculate total grades. Work some more spreadsheet magic. But more complications await us!
10. Pick up that one remaining special exam and hand-grade both its components.
December 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
10. Pick up that one remaining special exam and hand-grade both its components.