Jessie Reeder
@littlebark23.bsky.social
Victorianist. Parent of small ones. Enthusiast of plants, both indoor and out. Come on you Gunners. Putting one foot in front of the other at the end of the world.
people with kids should get extra vacation days they can use to clean the house
May 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
people with kids should get extra vacation days they can use to clean the house
Do you guys think that in the next fifteen years, writing will become like sewing is now? Nearly entirely automated except by a few holdout practitioners considered eccentric and old-fashioned?
May 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Do you guys think that in the next fifteen years, writing will become like sewing is now? Nearly entirely automated except by a few holdout practitioners considered eccentric and old-fashioned?
What a dark fucking day in the darkest of timelines.
These rumors have been confirmed, Blueskis.
I am enraged.
I am enraged.
Blueskis, I am hearing rumors that DOGE is at the NEH building.
- They will fire 50-70% of staff.
- Almost all open grants since 2021 will be closed.
- Almost all NEH Grant programs will be eliminated.
Note: this has not yet been confirmed.
What is confirmed: DOGE CAN GO FUCK THEMSELVES.
- They will fire 50-70% of staff.
- Almost all open grants since 2021 will be closed.
- Almost all NEH Grant programs will be eliminated.
Note: this has not yet been confirmed.
What is confirmed: DOGE CAN GO FUCK THEMSELVES.
March 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
What a dark fucking day in the darkest of timelines.
told my students today that i think catherine zeta-jones as eustacia and clive owen as wildeve in the 1994 return of the native were banger casting choices, and i don't think they knew who either of them are. 😬
February 19, 2025 at 3:21 AM
told my students today that i think catherine zeta-jones as eustacia and clive owen as wildeve in the 1994 return of the native were banger casting choices, and i don't think they knew who either of them are. 😬
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translation: he wants to lower inflation through mass unemployment
WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC ADVISER HASSETT: TRUMP WANTS TO FIGHT INFLATION BY INCREASING LABOR SUPPLY AND LOWERING AGGREGATE DEMAND -CNBC INTERVIEW
February 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
translation: he wants to lower inflation through mass unemployment
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i don't think we should lose the capacity to be galled by the fact that the President of the United States believes that a trade deficit is the same thing as a budget deficit
Trump during his Super Bowl interview: "I think Canada would be much better off being a 51st state because we lose $200 billion a year with Canada, and I'm not gonna let that happen."
February 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
i don't think we should lose the capacity to be galled by the fact that the President of the United States believes that a trade deficit is the same thing as a budget deficit
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Are they very stupid, or do they genuinely want economic collapse?
And I know this is a "por que no los dos" situation but which fucked up horse is pulling the cart here?
And I know this is a "por que no los dos" situation but which fucked up horse is pulling the cart here?
February 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Are they very stupid, or do they genuinely want economic collapse?
And I know this is a "por que no los dos" situation but which fucked up horse is pulling the cart here?
And I know this is a "por que no los dos" situation but which fucked up horse is pulling the cart here?
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I'll note again that it would have been pretty good if universities stood up for themselves and the value of education and research when they were under attack the last several years by these same forces, rather than folding like cheap tables.
From what I hear from multiple people in the space, the latest NIH indirect costs for medical research grants will basically mean the end most academic medical centers.
February 8, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I'll note again that it would have been pretty good if universities stood up for themselves and the value of education and research when they were under attack the last several years by these same forces, rather than folding like cheap tables.
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"steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king" bob dylan
窃钩者诛，窃国者侯。- 庄子
窃钩者诛，窃国者侯。- 庄子
Meta illegaly downloaded 80+ terabytes of books from LibGen, Anna's Archive, and Z-library to train their AI models.
In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded only 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta). Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.
In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded only 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta). Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.
February 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
"steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king" bob dylan
窃钩者诛，窃国者侯。- 庄子
窃钩者诛，窃国者侯。- 庄子
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Probably not the best sign that the Nazis had a word for it
There is a word for what we have been witnessing since January 20:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleichs...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleichs...
Gleichschaltung - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
February 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Probably not the best sign that the Nazis had a word for it
I just want to be a good mom, succeed in my career, maintain friendships, get exercise, pursue a couple of hobbies, save some money, and have a clean house. This shouldn't be literally impossible.
February 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I just want to be a good mom, succeed in my career, maintain friendships, get exercise, pursue a couple of hobbies, save some money, and have a clean house. This shouldn't be literally impossible.
UNC eliminates diversity gen eds. It's been 18 days since Jan. 20th. The speed of the capitulation is revolting.
February 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
UNC eliminates diversity gen eds. It's been 18 days since Jan. 20th. The speed of the capitulation is revolting.
How are y'all getting students to do the reading? I have strategies cobbled together from the years, but I feel like AI has changed the game and I'm a little stumped.
February 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
How are y'all getting students to do the reading? I have strategies cobbled together from the years, but I feel like AI has changed the game and I'm a little stumped.
Do all you 18C scholars just pretend people didn't write 3000-line poems about sheep shearing, or do you actually read those things?
January 22, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Do all you 18C scholars just pretend people didn't write 3000-line poems about sheep shearing, or do you actually read those things?
19C profs: I've got an "industrial literature" spot on a syllabus, where I usually put a Gaskell novel. Suggestions of shorter works that could do a similar job?
January 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
19C profs: I've got an "industrial literature" spot on a syllabus, where I usually put a Gaskell novel. Suggestions of shorter works that could do a similar job?
So here's the thing about my baby 🍭
January 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
So here's the thing about my baby 🍭
Since Only Murders in the Building, which gets chaotically more meta every season, is already the turducken of TV dramedies, how are they going to add another layer in season 5? Are the actors going to sit on my couch, in character, and watch with me?
January 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Since Only Murders in the Building, which gets chaotically more meta every season, is already the turducken of TV dramedies, how are they going to add another layer in season 5? Are the actors going to sit on my couch, in character, and watch with me?
If you haven't watched Severance yet, now is the time. Do it. Do it! DO IT!! Season 2 is finally about to drop.
Doooo itttttt.
Doooo itttttt.
January 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
If you haven't watched Severance yet, now is the time. Do it. Do it! DO IT!! Season 2 is finally about to drop.
Doooo itttttt.
Doooo itttttt.
I used to hate winter, but since having kids I really hate winter.
December 31, 2024 at 7:12 PM
I used to hate winter, but since having kids I really hate winter.
Merry Christmas to all the parents who've had a super long day today and are looking at the clock to discover it's not even noon.
December 25, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Merry Christmas to all the parents who've had a super long day today and are looking at the clock to discover it's not even noon.
If you're wondering what it's like to have kids, well, you know that feeling of sweet relief when you finish all your work on the last Friday before Christmas? Imagine that, but then someone releases feral raccoons into your house and you have to care for them every second until you go back to work.
December 23, 2024 at 6:29 PM
If you're wondering what it's like to have kids, well, you know that feeling of sweet relief when you finish all your work on the last Friday before Christmas? Imagine that, but then someone releases feral raccoons into your house and you have to care for them every second until you go back to work.
DIDN'T I *JUST* DO LAUNDRY??
December 7, 2024 at 4:38 PM
DIDN'T I *JUST* DO LAUNDRY??
My winter hot tip for parents of only kids (or with a big age gap) who want you to play in the snow with them:
Send them outside to throw snowballs at "you." But you are inside, standing at the window, drinking coffee in your soft pants and giving a 👍 when they hit the window.
Send them outside to throw snowballs at "you." But you are inside, standing at the window, drinking coffee in your soft pants and giving a 👍 when they hit the window.
November 30, 2024 at 10:16 PM
My winter hot tip for parents of only kids (or with a big age gap) who want you to play in the snow with them:
Send them outside to throw snowballs at "you." But you are inside, standing at the window, drinking coffee in your soft pants and giving a 👍 when they hit the window.
Send them outside to throw snowballs at "you." But you are inside, standing at the window, drinking coffee in your soft pants and giving a 👍 when they hit the window.