Grant
@syncingsinking.bsky.social
Married, three kids. White, cishet, he/him. Deaf in one ear. Math, disability, chess, LFC. In Illinois via Texas but born and raised in Cornwall 〓〓
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Grant
@syncingsinking.bsky.social
· Jun 15
I've wanted to write something about academic accommodations for a while, and in the absence of other inspiration, I'm just going to put it here.
I have a few points to make but first a bit of context about me. I'm profoundly deaf in my right ear. Basically can't hear anything in it. 1/
I have a few points to make but first a bit of context about me. I'm profoundly deaf in my right ear. Basically can't hear anything in it. 1/
Reposting with alt text because a skeet this good should be accessible
February 14, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Reposting with alt text because a skeet this good should be accessible
February 14, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Saw (at different cinemas) MOON and THE THING
This is an unapologetically sappy feel-good subject (at least, I guess, for people in a happy relationship”). So, to prepare for Valentine’s Day, what did you and your partner do for a first date?
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
On our first date, my spouse and I spent like an hour talking about footnotes.
February 13, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Saw (at different cinemas) MOON and THE THING
sadly informing 4yo that "peanut butter and jerry" is not a lunch option
February 13, 2026 at 6:27 PM
sadly informing 4yo that "peanut butter and jerry" is not a lunch option
is there a reason it was called big dairy and not the global egg-lite
February 13, 2026 at 2:25 PM
is there a reason it was called big dairy and not the global egg-lite
who's got two thumbs, for now at least
February 13, 2026 at 3:21 AM
who's got two thumbs, for now at least
how do you solve a problem like my ear
February 12, 2026 at 7:37 PM
how do you solve a problem like my ear
Pro tip: each time you finish a referee report, erase all records and your memory of it. Then congratulate yourself any time you read an acknowledgement of an anonymous referee
February 12, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Pro tip: each time you finish a referee report, erase all records and your memory of it. Then congratulate yourself any time you read an acknowledgement of an anonymous referee
the morning of my thesis defense I had to fix an argument regarding the reduction map from PSL(2,Z) to PSL(2,Z/NZ) which in hindsight was a congruence kernel panic
February 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM
the morning of my thesis defense I had to fix an argument regarding the reduction map from PSL(2,Z) to PSL(2,Z/NZ) which in hindsight was a congruence kernel panic
Reposted by Grant
Baby's first star ⭐🥲
www.publishersweekly.com/9780593241530
www.publishersweekly.com/9780593241530
Mother Tongue: A Memoir by Sara Novic
This stirring account from novelist and translator Nović (True Biz) explores the fraught intersections of deaf identity, eugenic...
www.publishersweekly.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Baby's first star ⭐🥲
www.publishersweekly.com/9780593241530
www.publishersweekly.com/9780593241530
The stonks are go up and you're *laughing*?
February 12, 2026 at 2:37 PM
The stonks are go up and you're *laughing*?
That knock at the door is Malcolm Gladwell with a certificate and a handshake
Mamoru Oshii, the director of legendary anime movie Ghost in the Shell, has said that he's played Fallout 4 for 10,000 hours while avoiding its main quest. https://bit.ly/4aud4Hh
February 12, 2026 at 2:00 AM
That knock at the door is Malcolm Gladwell with a certificate and a handshake
Since Very Old Dog passed, Food Aggressive Dog (now the only hound in town) has stopped inhaling her food and instead leaves the kibble all day in the hope of getting more of the good soft food. Feel like her life would have had less food stress if she'd been the only dog in a house sooner
February 11, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Since Very Old Dog passed, Food Aggressive Dog (now the only hound in town) has stopped inhaling her food and instead leaves the kibble all day in the hope of getting more of the good soft food. Feel like her life would have had less food stress if she'd been the only dog in a house sooner
[Steven Toast voice]:
Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student debt and may never own homes, but they’re splurging on gut-healthy juices and rotisserie chickens.
The Booming Business of Luxury Grocery Stores
A new crop of gourmet grocers has hit the city, drawing lines of trendy TikTokers, MAHA-curious health fiends and Instacart devotees who want to pop in for a treat.
on.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:12 AM
[Steven Toast voice]:
Posting a picture without alt text is one thing, doing that and turning off replies and quotes so no-one else can provide alt text while linking to the post is a choice
February 10, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Posting a picture without alt text is one thing, doing that and turning off replies and quotes so no-one else can provide alt text while linking to the post is a choice
An occasionally updated thread of songs I like that are not in English
1. Esanezin - Oraindik (Basque)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul4y...
1. Esanezin - Oraindik (Basque)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul4y...
Esanezin - Oraindik
YouTube video by Esanezin
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
An occasionally updated thread of songs I like that are not in English
1. Esanezin - Oraindik (Basque)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul4y...
1. Esanezin - Oraindik (Basque)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul4y...
"Drake Maye" sounds like the response when the Vice-Admiral asked himself "Maye Drake finishe this game of bowles before Drake taketh leave for to battle ye Spanishe Armada?"
February 8, 2026 at 11:30 PM
"Drake Maye" sounds like the response when the Vice-Admiral asked himself "Maye Drake finishe this game of bowles before Drake taketh leave for to battle ye Spanishe Armada?"