Dave Klassen
@drklassen.bsky.social
Mars clouds scientist, physics and astronomy prof; Episcopal lay minister; genealogy, RPG, LotR, comics; he or they pronouns
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I'm in the camp that says the only things in the quote marks are the text being quoted. My punctuation isn't part of the quote!
I'm in the camp that says the only things in the quote marks are the text being quoted. My punctuation isn't part of the quote!
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Nerd-fight
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Nerd-fight
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November 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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I'm in the camp that says the only things in the quote marks are the text being quoted. My punctuation isn't part of the quote!
I'm in the camp that says the only things in the quote marks are the text being quoted. My punctuation isn't part of the quote!
OK, found the (academically) scariest pumpkin carving ever!
October 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
OK, found the (academically) scariest pumpkin carving ever!
Reposted by Dave Klassen
A "random" smattering: aerobics, doobie, ego trip, flower power, group home, heliosphere, ibuprofen, lunar module, midi, omega-3, Peter Principle, RV, spaghetti western, tachyon, word processing, wet bar, yada yada, zonked-out
If you wanna look up words that were first used in your birth year, too 🙂
www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/
www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/
Time Traveler by Merriam-Webster
When was a word first used in print? You may be surprised! Choose a year, and we'll show you the words that come from that date.
www.merriam-webster.com
September 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
A "random" smattering: aerobics, doobie, ego trip, flower power, group home, heliosphere, ibuprofen, lunar module, midi, omega-3, Peter Principle, RV, spaghetti western, tachyon, word processing, wet bar, yada yada, zonked-out
Name a non LOTR character who could resist the one ring.
August 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Name a non LOTR character who could resist the one ring.
“This has been the playbook all along — to issue things that I suspect the administration knows will be overturned by a court, but it doesn’t matter, because issuing it in the first place has the intended chilling effect,” added Gellman-Beer
www.chronicle.com/article/coll...
www.chronicle.com/article/coll...
Colleges Rushed to Comply With Trump’s Anti-DEI Guidance. A Judge Just Struck It Down. Now What?
The government’s missives sought to “substantially alter the legal obligations of schools and educators” without following the proper procedures, Thursday’s ruling said.
www.chronicle.com
August 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
“This has been the playbook all along — to issue things that I suspect the administration knows will be overturned by a court, but it doesn’t matter, because issuing it in the first place has the intended chilling effect,” added Gellman-Beer
www.chronicle.com/article/coll...
www.chronicle.com/article/coll...
So the Chronicle of Higher Ed is musing about why unis are "powerless" in their fight with trump and fall back on "they are decentralized" and "they just aren't used to fights".
No. It's because we have an administration that is actively *breaking* *the* *law* to try to make unis accept fascism.
No. It's because we have an administration that is actively *breaking* *the* *law* to try to make unis accept fascism.
July 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
So the Chronicle of Higher Ed is musing about why unis are "powerless" in their fight with trump and fall back on "they are decentralized" and "they just aren't used to fights".
No. It's because we have an administration that is actively *breaking* *the* *law* to try to make unis accept fascism.
No. It's because we have an administration that is actively *breaking* *the* *law* to try to make unis accept fascism.
We shouldn't make sure gun-carrying, citizen-killing cops aren't going to continue harming POC, but let's make sure we put consent decrees on colleges where nobody actually got hurt because the admin doesn't like protests.
UGH!
UGH!
The Justice Department is dropping police reform agreements with Louisville and Minneapolis, which came after the killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd
Justice Department to drop police reform agreements with Louisville, Minneapolis
The Justice Department said Wednesday it is moving to drop police reform agreements reached with the cities of Louisville, Kentucky, and Minneapolis.
abcnews.go.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We shouldn't make sure gun-carrying, citizen-killing cops aren't going to continue harming POC, but let's make sure we put consent decrees on colleges where nobody actually got hurt because the admin doesn't like protests.
UGH!
UGH!
For all my next gen friends:
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Again? Whatever. - Indexed
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May 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
For all my next gen friends:
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Just slashing science. They say this will allow more focus on science and less on administrative costs, but that's a lie. Because we'll now have to spend time and effort calculating percentages of larger costs into our proposals as direct costs.
www.chronicle.com/article/trum...
www.chronicle.com/article/trum...
Trump Halts Grants, Caps Indirect Costs at the National Science Foundation
No reason was given for the freeze, which is said to last “until further notice.”
www.chronicle.com
May 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Just slashing science. They say this will allow more focus on science and less on administrative costs, but that's a lie. Because we'll now have to spend time and effort calculating percentages of larger costs into our proposals as direct costs.
www.chronicle.com/article/trum...
www.chronicle.com/article/trum...
Watching the '73 Jesus Christ: Superstar and have to admit I never realized Herod (one of the best numbers) is the son of the late, great, Zero Mostel!
April 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Watching the '73 Jesus Christ: Superstar and have to admit I never realized Herod (one of the best numbers) is the son of the late, great, Zero Mostel!
Best take so far.
March 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Best take so far.
Found 5 of my papers here. I suspect Elsevier will be going after them...?
The physics and astronomy textbooks on which I am a co-author are among those that have been scraped by Meta. If you have any published works, including scientific papers, click on the link and search for your name! #meta #classaction 🧪🎢⚛️🪐🔭
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
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March 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Found 5 of my papers here. I suspect Elsevier will be going after them...?
What MAGA mob meant when they said they were voting on "the economy"
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Ivy League
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Ivy League
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March 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
What MAGA mob meant when they said they were voting on "the economy"
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New genealogy result, which seems apropos these days: I'm a 7th cousin twice removed from Winston Churchill (i.e. he and my grandmother were 7th cousins.
www.azquotes.com/quote/789714
www.azquotes.com/quote/789714
Winston Churchill Quote
The V sign is the symbol of the unconquerable will of the occupied territories, and a portent of the fate awaiting the Nazi tyranny.
www.azquotes.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
New genealogy result, which seems apropos these days: I'm a 7th cousin twice removed from Winston Churchill (i.e. he and my grandmother were 7th cousins.
www.azquotes.com/quote/789714
www.azquotes.com/quote/789714
I mean, it pretty much is just one time zone...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in...
Time in Europe - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I mean, it pretty much is just one time zone...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in...
In doing my genealogy hobby I have discovered that my 11G-grandfather was William Bradford, first signer of the Mayflower Compact and second governor of Plymouth Colony.
November 27, 2024 at 2:57 PM
In doing my genealogy hobby I have discovered that my 11G-grandfather was William Bradford, first signer of the Mayflower Compact and second governor of Plymouth Colony.