hedwyg
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tech nerd working on software
epi nerd working on a phd
various other types of nerd as well
don't be nice; be kind
i love you all
#EDS #Disability #Kindness #shalom
https://en.pronouns.page/@hedwyg
epi nerd working on a phd
various other types of nerd as well
don't be nice; be kind
i love you all
#EDS #Disability #Kindness #shalom
https://en.pronouns.page/@hedwyg
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· Feb 17
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If you ever need a reminder of how awesome you are, how strong or beautiful or beloved, I'm here for you.
I just turned in the last assignment in the last class of my PhD coursework. What lies ahead of me now is research and dissertation. It's a little scary, but this is why I took the thesis option for my master's degree: I have done research and written a big paper. I can do it again. Only bigger. :)
November 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I just turned in the last assignment in the last class of my PhD coursework. What lies ahead of me now is research and dissertation. It's a little scary, but this is why I took the thesis option for my master's degree: I have done research and written a big paper. I can do it again. Only bigger. :)
I'm reading an article that has a puzzling history. It says: "Received: 07-06-2020, Accepted: 03-08-2020, Published online: 02-09-2020" So how was it accepted before it was received? and published online before it was accepted? 2020 was a strange year, but was it really THAT strange? 🤔
November 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I'm reading an article that has a puzzling history. It says: "Received: 07-06-2020, Accepted: 03-08-2020, Published online: 02-09-2020" So how was it accepted before it was received? and published online before it was accepted? 2020 was a strange year, but was it really THAT strange? 🤔
Happy Mole Day, to all who celebrate! Rock me, Avogadro!
Avogadro's number (6.022 x 10^23) is staggeringly freaking huge. I thought I'd try to imagine it as air molecules.
We breathe about 843 million (8.43 x 10^8) air molecules in a lifetime. Not nearly enough to make 1 mole.
So...
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Avogadro's number (6.022 x 10^23) is staggeringly freaking huge. I thought I'd try to imagine it as air molecules.
We breathe about 843 million (8.43 x 10^8) air molecules in a lifetime. Not nearly enough to make 1 mole.
So...
(1 / 13)
October 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Happy Mole Day, to all who celebrate! Rock me, Avogadro!
Avogadro's number (6.022 x 10^23) is staggeringly freaking huge. I thought I'd try to imagine it as air molecules.
We breathe about 843 million (8.43 x 10^8) air molecules in a lifetime. Not nearly enough to make 1 mole.
So...
(1 / 13)
Avogadro's number (6.022 x 10^23) is staggeringly freaking huge. I thought I'd try to imagine it as air molecules.
We breathe about 843 million (8.43 x 10^8) air molecules in a lifetime. Not nearly enough to make 1 mole.
So...
(1 / 13)
I got an email yesterday that I've been matched with the committee for my doctoral dissertation. Only three weeks left in my last term of coursework. I'm excited about my topic and looking forward to wrangling it into shape. The feels are 😱 and 🫣 and 💃.
October 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I got an email yesterday that I've been matched with the committee for my doctoral dissertation. Only three weeks left in my last term of coursework. I'm excited about my topic and looking forward to wrangling it into shape. The feels are 😱 and 🫣 and 💃.
Wow. Mateo Lopez just knocked the anthem out of the... racetrack... at the Formula 1 race at Circuit of the Americas. I didn't know that he is the youngest mariachi ever. That is one of the technically best Star Spangled Banners I've ever heard and young Mr. Lopez is only 10/11 years old. Just wow!
October 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Wow. Mateo Lopez just knocked the anthem out of the... racetrack... at the Formula 1 race at Circuit of the Americas. I didn't know that he is the youngest mariachi ever. That is one of the technically best Star Spangled Banners I've ever heard and young Mr. Lopez is only 10/11 years old. Just wow!
The wrapper on my throat lozenge is telling me to
GO FOR IT
and
BE UNSTOPPABLE.
Thank you, Hall's, I think I will!
GO FOR IT
and
BE UNSTOPPABLE.
Thank you, Hall's, I think I will!
October 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The wrapper on my throat lozenge is telling me to
GO FOR IT
and
BE UNSTOPPABLE.
Thank you, Hall's, I think I will!
GO FOR IT
and
BE UNSTOPPABLE.
Thank you, Hall's, I think I will!
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For anyone struggling tonight:
You matter.
You have value.
You are loved.
You do not need to prove your worth or justify your existence to anyone.
If you know someone who’s lonely, sick or struggling… reach out and say “how can I support you?”
Let them know someone cares
It makes a difference
You matter.
You have value.
You are loved.
You do not need to prove your worth or justify your existence to anyone.
If you know someone who’s lonely, sick or struggling… reach out and say “how can I support you?”
Let them know someone cares
It makes a difference
October 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
For anyone struggling tonight:
You matter.
You have value.
You are loved.
You do not need to prove your worth or justify your existence to anyone.
If you know someone who’s lonely, sick or struggling… reach out and say “how can I support you?”
Let them know someone cares
It makes a difference
You matter.
You have value.
You are loved.
You do not need to prove your worth or justify your existence to anyone.
If you know someone who’s lonely, sick or struggling… reach out and say “how can I support you?”
Let them know someone cares
It makes a difference
I made a strategic decision to look up Singapore on the map, to be sure I had the right place in my mental geography. This is always dangerous, because I can lose myself for more than an hour when I start map gazing.
In this case, I started moving westward and found...
(1 / 6)
In this case, I started moving westward and found...
(1 / 6)
October 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I made a strategic decision to look up Singapore on the map, to be sure I had the right place in my mental geography. This is always dangerous, because I can lose myself for more than an hour when I start map gazing.
In this case, I started moving westward and found...
(1 / 6)
In this case, I started moving westward and found...
(1 / 6)
Watching Cantor in a bunny costume and Rabbi dressed as a sloth for the Yom Kippur kids' service. Bunny hurt Slothy's feelings by always being too fast and making Slothy feel left out. It's freaking adorable.
October 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Watching Cantor in a bunny costume and Rabbi dressed as a sloth for the Yom Kippur kids' service. Bunny hurt Slothy's feelings by always being too fast and making Slothy feel left out. It's freaking adorable.
@cbsmornings.bsky.social A TRULY sexy man looks at you and says things like, "Girl, let ME wash the dishes tonight."
September 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
@cbsmornings.bsky.social A TRULY sexy man looks at you and says things like, "Girl, let ME wash the dishes tonight."
OMG, you just DON'T KNOW. While EBSCO was down yesterday, it was some of the darkest hours of my WHOLE LIFE! What do you DO with yourself when you can't instantly search for the social determinants of asthma among 11-year-old boys living in the fifth arondissement with single mothers?!?
I just saw a face on My Beloved which I normally associate with honeymoons, romance novels, and media rated as unsuitable before reaching a certain age. But we were in Panera, and fully clothed! What could it be? Why, of course it was the availability of an academic database after an outage! 😀
September 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
OMG, you just DON'T KNOW. While EBSCO was down yesterday, it was some of the darkest hours of my WHOLE LIFE! What do you DO with yourself when you can't instantly search for the social determinants of asthma among 11-year-old boys living in the fifth arondissement with single mothers?!?
It's in no way the same as being present for a live concert, I have come to enjoy one particular aspect of watching/listening to classical music concerts through streaming platforms at home: Getting to clap or cheer or laugh at totally inappropriate (for a concert hall) moments.
September 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
It's in no way the same as being present for a live concert, I have come to enjoy one particular aspect of watching/listening to classical music concerts through streaming platforms at home: Getting to clap or cheer or laugh at totally inappropriate (for a concert hall) moments.
I'm so fucking tired of the shit that gets dumped on trans and nonbinary folk because people in the gender and sexual majority don't understand and refuse to empathize.
For pete's sake, people: could you please spend 15 minutes to imagine how life might look if you weren't sure of your gender?
For pete's sake, people: could you please spend 15 minutes to imagine how life might look if you weren't sure of your gender?
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September 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I'm so fucking tired of the shit that gets dumped on trans and nonbinary folk because people in the gender and sexual majority don't understand and refuse to empathize.
For pete's sake, people: could you please spend 15 minutes to imagine how life might look if you weren't sure of your gender?
For pete's sake, people: could you please spend 15 minutes to imagine how life might look if you weren't sure of your gender?
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You probably need this injection of joy in your life today.
September 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
You probably need this injection of joy in your life today.
... although sometimes this comes at the end of 4 days of sleep dysregulation.
I have pretty good sleep hygiene, but three or four times this year, I've been completely exhausted. Took a sick day, went back to bed for a 3hr nap, took another 4hr nap in the afternoon, and slept 10hr overnight.
I have pretty good sleep hygiene, but three or four times this year, I've been completely exhausted. Took a sick day, went back to bed for a 3hr nap, took another 4hr nap in the afternoon, and slept 10hr overnight.
A 4 hr nap is great as long as you don't have anything to do for the next 4 days of sleep dysregulation.
September 9, 2025 at 10:59 AM
... although sometimes this comes at the end of 4 days of sleep dysregulation.
I have pretty good sleep hygiene, but three or four times this year, I've been completely exhausted. Took a sick day, went back to bed for a 3hr nap, took another 4hr nap in the afternoon, and slept 10hr overnight.
I have pretty good sleep hygiene, but three or four times this year, I've been completely exhausted. Took a sick day, went back to bed for a 3hr nap, took another 4hr nap in the afternoon, and slept 10hr overnight.
To anyone grumpy about all the attention on Swift and Kelce's engagement, please keep it to yourself. The world needs some damn joy right now. The joy of the couple and of all their fans is a beautiful light in a dark time.
August 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
To anyone grumpy about all the attention on Swift and Kelce's engagement, please keep it to yourself. The world needs some damn joy right now. The joy of the couple and of all their fans is a beautiful light in a dark time.
As a member of Virginia's disabled community, THANK YOU.
Today, at the start of Disability Pride Month, I’m fighting tooth and nail to protect services—like Medicaid—that millions of Americans with disabilities rely on as the GOP attempts to gut these services in their budget bill. I’m proud to stand with Virginia’s disabled community.
July 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
As a member of Virginia's disabled community, THANK YOU.
@markwarner.bsky.social Thank you for voting no.
My sister and I grew up in Virginia Beach, and she's dedicated her career to nutrition and health. Her work has helped make SNAP-ED amazing... and if this bill passes, she'll probably lose her job and millions will lose access to healthful food.
My sister and I grew up in Virginia Beach, and she's dedicated her career to nutrition and health. Her work has helped make SNAP-ED amazing... and if this bill passes, she'll probably lose her job and millions will lose access to healthful food.
July 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
@markwarner.bsky.social Thank you for voting no.
My sister and I grew up in Virginia Beach, and she's dedicated her career to nutrition and health. Her work has helped make SNAP-ED amazing... and if this bill passes, she'll probably lose her job and millions will lose access to healthful food.
My sister and I grew up in Virginia Beach, and she's dedicated her career to nutrition and health. Her work has helped make SNAP-ED amazing... and if this bill passes, she'll probably lose her job and millions will lose access to healthful food.
I just registered for my last term of classes. After it's over, I'm in the dissertation phase of my PhD.
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June 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I just registered for my last term of classes. After it's over, I'm in the dissertation phase of my PhD.
Oh my goodness. I just had a conversation in NotebookLM in which Gemini was sassy af. I've been working with it for several days to draft new versions of security policies. There's decisions I have to make, and there's guidance I can give on what I want it to just propose for me. And then...
1/
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June 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Oh my goodness. I just had a conversation in NotebookLM in which Gemini was sassy af. I've been working with it for several days to draft new versions of security policies. There's decisions I have to make, and there's guidance I can give on what I want it to just propose for me. And then...
1/
1/
I hate it when people say “You shouldn’t care what anyone else thinks of you.” It’s just not true. There are some people whose opinion is unimportant to me, but there are others whose regard really matters!
The trick is to know who those people are in your life.
The trick is to know who those people are in your life.
June 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I hate it when people say “You shouldn’t care what anyone else thinks of you.” It’s just not true. There are some people whose opinion is unimportant to me, but there are others whose regard really matters!
The trick is to know who those people are in your life.
The trick is to know who those people are in your life.
I am reminded that summer heat causes migraine for me. Yay.
June 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I am reminded that summer heat causes migraine for me. Yay.
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Lastly, if you didn’t already know, this administration is actively harming our trans and non-white service members. From trying to kick trans people out to policy changes specifically designed to embolden discrimination, a lot of people are suffering.
This information is crucial for them too.
This information is crucial for them too.
June 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Lastly, if you didn’t already know, this administration is actively harming our trans and non-white service members. From trying to kick trans people out to policy changes specifically designed to embolden discrimination, a lot of people are suffering.
This information is crucial for them too.
This information is crucial for them too.
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Please help me educate our service members, the human beings getting the orders they should never get.
Help me let them know they have legal options to navigate this horrific moment. Retweet this thread and/or text this information to someone you know.
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Help me let them know they have legal options to navigate this horrific moment. Retweet this thread and/or text this information to someone you know.
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GI Rights Hotline: Military Discharges and Military Counseling
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June 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Please help me educate our service members, the human beings getting the orders they should never get.
Help me let them know they have legal options to navigate this horrific moment. Retweet this thread and/or text this information to someone you know.
girightshotline.org
Help me let them know they have legal options to navigate this horrific moment. Retweet this thread and/or text this information to someone you know.
girightshotline.org