Laura
@draperies.bsky.social
Writer, parent, partner, friend to cats.
Current project is Prescriptive Communities: 18c Libraries and the Origins of Public Health.
Previously: https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5100/
Current project is Prescriptive Communities: 18c Libraries and the Origins of Public Health.
Previously: https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5100/
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One of the things to know about edtech is that many, many people involved in it have no experience teaching, and particularly not at the grade level the intervention is designed to target. They’re tech guys who think tech is Very Hard and teaching is a skill-free avocation for ladies.
January 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
One of the things to know about edtech is that many, many people involved in it have no experience teaching, and particularly not at the grade level the intervention is designed to target. They’re tech guys who think tech is Very Hard and teaching is a skill-free avocation for ladies.
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imagine if this was your roof
We've had some new friends follow us courtesy of the fabulous @themerl.bsky.social (🐑🐖).
We are the Merchant Adventurers' Hall and amongst other things, we have the best roof in the world.
No, we will not be taking questions at this time.
We are the Merchant Adventurers' Hall and amongst other things, we have the best roof in the world.
No, we will not be taking questions at this time.
January 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
imagine if this was your roof
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omg a student somehow accidentally wrote an email addressed to a faculty-wide NYU listserv and my inbox is now a master class on who understands the difference between a listserv and an email chain
December 30, 2024 at 12:25 AM
omg a student somehow accidentally wrote an email addressed to a faculty-wide NYU listserv and my inbox is now a master class on who understands the difference between a listserv and an email chain
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Someone just sent a photo of their dog, Onions, to an 11,000 person faculty listserv, adorable
December 30, 2024 at 1:43 AM
Someone just sent a photo of their dog, Onions, to an 11,000 person faculty listserv, adorable
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Eleven counts. The first two both invoking terrorism. The ruling class is treating killing one of their own, with the motive being related to the evils of our health care system, as a fundamentally different act than if you or I were to be murdered.
Breaking: A Manhattan grand jury has indicted Luigi Mangione on first-degree murder, second-degree murder as a crime of terrorism, and nine other offenses linked to the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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December 17, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Eleven counts. The first two both invoking terrorism. The ruling class is treating killing one of their own, with the motive being related to the evils of our health care system, as a fundamentally different act than if you or I were to be murdered.
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we bring news so big it nearly consumed the entire universe: you can now get the hog on our merch.
shöp now: merl-shop.co.uk/shop/livesto...
shöp now: merl-shop.co.uk/shop/livesto...
December 4, 2024 at 4:48 PM
we bring news so big it nearly consumed the entire universe: you can now get the hog on our merch.
shöp now: merl-shop.co.uk/shop/livesto...
shöp now: merl-shop.co.uk/shop/livesto...
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Massive away win for the little fella.
December 2, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Massive away win for the little fella.
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A large number of History posts at Britain's universities have already gone, and many more are under threat. In my view we could lose nearly a third of posts. The @royalhistsoc.bsky.social has prepared a toolkit for colleagues at risk, which is here: blog.royalhistsoc.org/2022/05/24/s...
Supporting History teaching and research in UK universities: a toolkit | Historical Transactions
blog.royalhistsoc.org
December 2, 2024 at 11:56 AM
A large number of History posts at Britain's universities have already gone, and many more are under threat. In my view we could lose nearly a third of posts. The @royalhistsoc.bsky.social has prepared a toolkit for colleagues at risk, which is here: blog.royalhistsoc.org/2022/05/24/s...
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👏This is a magnificent and necessary example of inclusion and accessibility in #STEM #AcademicSky 🧪⚛️
Rebecca Trager speaks to a US team developing a sign language lexicon for chemistry concepts that combines form with meaning to make the field more accessible for everyone 🧪👩🔬🥽 www.chemistryworld.com/features/the...
The new signs bringing greater understanding to organic chemistry
Rebecca Trager speaks to a US team developing a sign language lexicon for chemistry concepts that combines form with meaning to make the field more accessible for everyone
www.chemistryworld.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:48 PM
👏This is a magnificent and necessary example of inclusion and accessibility in #STEM #AcademicSky 🧪⚛️
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Acis and Galatea, by Luca Giordano, 17th century, 📸 by @ludemanphotos.bsky.social
December 2, 2024 at 4:27 AM
Acis and Galatea, by Luca Giordano, 17th century, 📸 by @ludemanphotos.bsky.social
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The greatest lie the devil ever told is that norms are the same thing as morals. Norms are contracts, and contracts can be broken by either party. If one party breaks a norm and the other still keeps it, all they are doing is abetting their own abuse under the auspices of certitude.
Thanks for your comment. But I don't think it should be a huge problem to explain and compare these pardon abuses as different actions on a negative continuum. Meaning what Biden did here is bad. What Clinton did was bad! What Trump has done and promises to do is really awful.
I respect your work on behalf of democracy, but I'm sorry, I must disagree on this issue. Pres Biden's pardon of his son is not in service of corruption, it's not a "henchmen pardon." It's nothing like Trump's pardons described in your linked piece.
December 2, 2024 at 4:27 AM
The greatest lie the devil ever told is that norms are the same thing as morals. Norms are contracts, and contracts can be broken by either party. If one party breaks a norm and the other still keeps it, all they are doing is abetting their own abuse under the auspices of certitude.
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The point is that at university you're meant to be taught by researchers. It's higher education because it's not just a static body of knowledge; researchers are the people who can teach you to make new knowledge yourself
King's vice-chancellor: "It’s not that we are going broke teaching our students,it's that we are going broke fulfilling our mission of doing research and doing research-led and research-informed teaching."
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Research-led teaching means UK universities ‘going broke’ - Research Professional News
King’s vice-chancellor warns current system “cannot continue” unless research time is protected
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 23, 2024 at 12:21 PM
The point is that at university you're meant to be taught by researchers. It's higher education because it's not just a static body of knowledge; researchers are the people who can teach you to make new knowledge yourself
Me: [hands each child a macaroon] now these are actually called macaroons—the other ones are called macarons. However, don’t correct other people if they use it incorrectly. Being pedantic isn’t worth it.
George (eating): Yes it is.
George (eating): Yes it is.
November 23, 2024 at 1:23 AM
Me: [hands each child a macaroon] now these are actually called macaroons—the other ones are called macarons. However, don’t correct other people if they use it incorrectly. Being pedantic isn’t worth it.
George (eating): Yes it is.
George (eating): Yes it is.
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more users are joining
and the hog grows longer
and the hog grows longer
November 21, 2024 at 12:51 PM
more users are joining
and the hog grows longer
and the hog grows longer
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I was eating some soup on the couch and she somehow bullied her way in beside me here and fell asleep. So I guess I can eat the soup later.
November 20, 2024 at 6:01 AM
I was eating some soup on the couch and she somehow bullied her way in beside me here and fell asleep. So I guess I can eat the soup later.
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Hey new bluesky friends- we see you sitting on that manuscript 👀 Are you nearing the end of the term with an article in hand? Looking for a home for your essay before you head home for the holidays? We welcome the opportunity to review your work: sel.rice.edu/submission-g....
a man is sitting at a table with his hand to his mouth and the word submit written on his face .
ALT: a man is sitting at a table with his hand to his mouth and the word submit written on his face .
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November 19, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Hey new bluesky friends- we see you sitting on that manuscript 👀 Are you nearing the end of the term with an article in hand? Looking for a home for your essay before you head home for the holidays? We welcome the opportunity to review your work: sel.rice.edu/submission-g....
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Sara Ahmed captioned a picture of a brick wall as "a job description" in 2012
November 19, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Sara Ahmed captioned a picture of a brick wall as "a job description" in 2012
Welcome, new friends! I post about #cats, #georgiapolitics, #18thcentury studies, my future astronomer children, and my love of #film (if you love a good long, slow plotless film, we definitely need to be friends)
November 19, 2024 at 3:01 AM
Welcome, new friends! I post about #cats, #georgiapolitics, #18thcentury studies, my future astronomer children, and my love of #film (if you love a good long, slow plotless film, we definitely need to be friends)
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If you’re new to BlueSky: just block trolls and MAGA accounts. Don’t engage, just report and block. We all learned the hard way back on Twitter that there’s nothing to be gained by engaging, not even dunking. Just blockity block block. Starve them out.
November 18, 2024 at 8:44 PM
If you’re new to BlueSky: just block trolls and MAGA accounts. Don’t engage, just report and block. We all learned the hard way back on Twitter that there’s nothing to be gained by engaging, not even dunking. Just blockity block block. Starve them out.
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The first known use of singular “they” is so old that not only does it pre-date singular “you,” it wasn’t even spelled with a “th”
When William and the Werewolf, in 1375 CE, used singular “they,” it was spelled with a Thorn
When William and the Werewolf, in 1375 CE, used singular “they,” it was spelled with a Thorn
November 17, 2024 at 3:28 PM
The first known use of singular “they” is so old that not only does it pre-date singular “you,” it wasn’t even spelled with a “th”
When William and the Werewolf, in 1375 CE, used singular “they,” it was spelled with a Thorn
When William and the Werewolf, in 1375 CE, used singular “they,” it was spelled with a Thorn
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Old English (all used today)
ac - oak
flacca - snowflake
heofon - sky (heaven)
heorot - deer (Hart)
pæþ - path
reġnboga - rainbow
treow - tree
Weald - Forest (Wald in modern German)
wudu - woodland
wuduweard - Forester (Warden)
All still recognisable
ac - oak
flacca - snowflake
heofon - sky (heaven)
heorot - deer (Hart)
pæþ - path
reġnboga - rainbow
treow - tree
Weald - Forest (Wald in modern German)
wudu - woodland
wuduweard - Forester (Warden)
All still recognisable
November 18, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Old English (all used today)
ac - oak
flacca - snowflake
heofon - sky (heaven)
heorot - deer (Hart)
pæþ - path
reġnboga - rainbow
treow - tree
Weald - Forest (Wald in modern German)
wudu - woodland
wuduweard - Forester (Warden)
All still recognisable
ac - oak
flacca - snowflake
heofon - sky (heaven)
heorot - deer (Hart)
pæþ - path
reġnboga - rainbow
treow - tree
Weald - Forest (Wald in modern German)
wudu - woodland
wuduweard - Forester (Warden)
All still recognisable
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You, boy! Which UK university has declared itself in financial crisis today?
November 18, 2024 at 11:30 AM
You, boy! Which UK university has declared itself in financial crisis today?
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For too long I wouldn't give to fundraisers if I could only afford $3-5, but now I know from running my own fundraisers that small donations really, truly add up and make a HUGE difference. If you have a few bucks to spare would you consider chipping in to help homeless animals? gofund.me/afd86126
Birthday Wishes for Potato Bears, organized by Molly Hodgdon
Hello! If you are here you probably already know that I'm Molly Hodgdon, the 'Cats of Y… Molly Hodgdon needs your support for Birthday Wishes for Potato Bears
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June 15, 2024 at 12:42 AM
For too long I wouldn't give to fundraisers if I could only afford $3-5, but now I know from running my own fundraisers that small donations really, truly add up and make a HUGE difference. If you have a few bucks to spare would you consider chipping in to help homeless animals? gofund.me/afd86126