beautifulrobot
@beautifulrobot.bsky.social
uni instructor and workshop facilitator for grad students & academia (careers, diversity, mental health in academia). book enjoyer. serial creative project starter. mom of one very cute toddler. berlin. 🇩🇪🇺🇸
my cousin and my mom (women!) used to go to star trek conventions in the 70s and once made me call a college boyfriend during a family dinner at carmine’s to settle an argument about a star trek episode, tbh I grew up thinking it was a show for girls
October 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
my cousin and my mom (women!) used to go to star trek conventions in the 70s and once made me call a college boyfriend during a family dinner at carmine’s to settle an argument about a star trek episode, tbh I grew up thinking it was a show for girls
maybe try to do things because you personally enjoy doing them, not because you want other people to like them/you
October 22, 2025 at 8:11 AM
maybe try to do things because you personally enjoy doing them, not because you want other people to like them/you
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“well it’s only good if people actually put in the work in between these events”
yeah and how do you think they get the motivation to do that? sitting around and posting on the internet all day about how much everything sucks doesn’t seem to be very effective
yeah and how do you think they get the motivation to do that? sitting around and posting on the internet all day about how much everything sucks doesn’t seem to be very effective
October 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
“well it’s only good if people actually put in the work in between these events”
yeah and how do you think they get the motivation to do that? sitting around and posting on the internet all day about how much everything sucks doesn’t seem to be very effective
yeah and how do you think they get the motivation to do that? sitting around and posting on the internet all day about how much everything sucks doesn’t seem to be very effective
ooo I haven’t been to the NC fair in like 20 years, it’s a really hard time of year for us to get to the US. I love the giant vegetables and also the cow milking where they used to give us little boxes of not-gross milk after we struggled to get anything to come out of the cow 😭
October 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
ooo I haven’t been to the NC fair in like 20 years, it’s a really hard time of year for us to get to the US. I love the giant vegetables and also the cow milking where they used to give us little boxes of not-gross milk after we struggled to get anything to come out of the cow 😭
Ich kann es nicht lesen, verstehe aber die Bezug auf Homeoffice gar nicht (?)
October 14, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Ich kann es nicht lesen, verstehe aber die Bezug auf Homeoffice gar nicht (?)
the colors on that chart are terrible
October 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
the colors on that chart are terrible
there’s a lot of data that shows that this just isn’t productive or sustainable from the business side of things (people get sick more often, they burn out, they produce less) - there’s a reason that we require vacations in Germany and it is sadly not really because we want to be nice to employees
October 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
there’s a lot of data that shows that this just isn’t productive or sustainable from the business side of things (people get sick more often, they burn out, they produce less) - there’s a reason that we require vacations in Germany and it is sadly not really because we want to be nice to employees
I just assume they’re not real
September 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I just assume they’re not real
Otterbox! I drop my phone about 1-2 times a day on various surfaces and I’ve never had a screen break (ever).
September 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Otterbox! I drop my phone about 1-2 times a day on various surfaces and I’ve never had a screen break (ever).
me too i was like what
September 26, 2025 at 4:18 AM
me too i was like what
baby shark doesn’t really have challenging lyrics (or is there a different version?!)
September 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
baby shark doesn’t really have challenging lyrics (or is there a different version?!)
das ganze Inhalt auf dem sie basieren ist ja voll von massive Bias-Probleme, ist logisch finde ich
September 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
das ganze Inhalt auf dem sie basieren ist ja voll von massive Bias-Probleme, ist logisch finde ich
fedex collects taxes here in germany and sends bills after delivery to the recipient for VAT for example so it’s definitely something they can do (all services do, ups, dhl, etc)
September 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
fedex collects taxes here in germany and sends bills after delivery to the recipient for VAT for example so it’s definitely something they can do (all services do, ups, dhl, etc)
that’s how it works with value added tax here in germany
September 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
that’s how it works with value added tax here in germany
I don’t think Americans do really know this in their hearts, instead they sort of assume all will be fine because it’s always been fine
September 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I don’t think Americans do really know this in their hearts, instead they sort of assume all will be fine because it’s always been fine
aus Versehen, Autokorrektur 😭
September 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
aus Versehen, Autokorrektur 😭
it’s more like out of accident (aus versehen) or accidentally (versehentlich) :)
September 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM
it’s more like out of accident (aus versehen) or accidentally (versehentlich) :)
historically we have more experience here with what happens when the people in charge (retroactively) change the rules after they have all your data
September 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
historically we have more experience here with what happens when the people in charge (retroactively) change the rules after they have all your data
years ago i got in an argument with my US aunt who did not understand why (esp older) germans don’t want tracking of their health data & don’t usually register for things like protests, idk ppl from the US assume it’s harmless as long as they’ve not done anything wrong (but! who defines wrong?!)
September 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
years ago i got in an argument with my US aunt who did not understand why (esp older) germans don’t want tracking of their health data & don’t usually register for things like protests, idk ppl from the US assume it’s harmless as long as they’ve not done anything wrong (but! who defines wrong?!)
is this even a real person?
September 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
is this even a real person?
as a former high school teacher in the US, what even is this? he sounds like he’s just mad that he wasn’t one of the cool kids???
September 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
as a former high school teacher in the US, what even is this? he sounds like he’s just mad that he wasn’t one of the cool kids???
but it feels sometimes like they’re getting upset because their optimistic and positive worldview is being challenged idk
September 17, 2025 at 9:51 AM
but it feels sometimes like they’re getting upset because their optimistic and positive worldview is being challenged idk
from Germany I am often amazed at how easily Americans give up their data
September 17, 2025 at 9:50 AM
from Germany I am often amazed at how easily Americans give up their data