Mike Picollelli
@mal9thousand.bsky.social
Math professor at a state school, PhD, Millennial, mal9thousand on TikTok, funnier in person I swear
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#bonefacts an average adult human has 206 bones. This limit can be increased if they subscribe to Bones Pro or Bones Pro Ultimate
November 17, 2024 at 12:47 AM
#bonefacts an average adult human has 206 bones. This limit can be increased if they subscribe to Bones Pro or Bones Pro Ultimate
Unpopular opinion: I think email signatures are extremely lazy.
November 17, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Unpopular opinion: I think email signatures are extremely lazy.
Oh well what can ya do 🤷♂️
President-elect Trump won landslide support in much of farm country, but his embrace of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his plan for a tariff fight with China alarms many farmers and agriculture experts.
Some in the U.S. farm industry are alarmed by Trump's embrace of RFK Jr. and tariffs
President-elect Trump won landslide support in much of farm country, but his embrace of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his plan for a tariff fight with China alarms many farmers and agriculture experts.
www.npr.org
November 17, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Oh well what can ya do 🤷♂️
Oh he's bringing smallpox back
RFK Jr.: “Thank you [to the NIH] for public service. We’re going to give infectious disease a break for about eight years.”
Kennedy wants to take a “break” from studying infectious diseases like COVID-19 and measles.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Kennedy wants to take a “break” from studying infectious diseases like COVID-19 and measles.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
RFK Jr. comes ‘home’ to his anti-vaccine group, commits to ‘a break’ for U.S. infectious disease research
He has suggested without evidence that researchers and pharmaceutical companies are driven by profit to neglect chronic conditions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 17, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Oh he's bringing smallpox back
I was curious if the Dems would make up a new group to blame for their loss, like "Trump tankies," but like winning that was too much effort. They just decided to blame the *concept* of progressives. 🤷♂️
November 17, 2024 at 4:25 PM
I was curious if the Dems would make up a new group to blame for their loss, like "Trump tankies," but like winning that was too much effort. They just decided to blame the *concept* of progressives. 🤷♂️
I have 5 invite codes but now everyone I know knows better :(
December 24, 2023 at 9:39 PM
I have 5 invite codes but now everyone I know knows better :(
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"I can't find any results on the [Washington] Post website for "15-week abortion limit" until Sept. of this year. Prior to that it was exclusively "ban.""
Chris Ingraham flags a striking change in how his former employer refers to abortion bans "now that the GOP is working the refs on the language"
Chris Ingraham flags a striking change in how his former employer refers to abortion bans "now that the GOP is working the refs on the language"
October 26, 2023 at 4:14 PM
"I can't find any results on the [Washington] Post website for "15-week abortion limit" until Sept. of this year. Prior to that it was exclusively "ban.""
Chris Ingraham flags a striking change in how his former employer refers to abortion bans "now that the GOP is working the refs on the language"
Chris Ingraham flags a striking change in how his former employer refers to abortion bans "now that the GOP is working the refs on the language"
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Are you a dynamics (broadly defined) researcher at a PUI? Wanna give an invited talk at JMM 2024? I’m organizing an AIM sponsored session for dynamics researchers at PUIs, and if you are interested in being a part fill out this form!!
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July 27, 2023 at 12:00 AM
Are you a dynamics (broadly defined) researcher at a PUI? Wanna give an invited talk at JMM 2024? I’m organizing an AIM sponsored session for dynamics researchers at PUIs, and if you are interested in being a part fill out this form!!
https://forms.gle/FiKSWFftf1q1LfwZ9
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Before this week I never gave any thought to how dumb the name SpaceX is, just brand apocalypse behavior
July 25, 2023 at 3:22 PM
Before this week I never gave any thought to how dumb the name SpaceX is, just brand apocalypse behavior
So Elon really did make the Twitter logo just blackboard-bold X, no design or thought involved. Laziness absent imagination, amazing stuff.
July 24, 2023 at 2:51 PM
So Elon really did make the Twitter logo just blackboard-bold X, no design or thought involved. Laziness absent imagination, amazing stuff.
HOW TO ADDRESS AN ACADEMIC:
"Professor" - Inappropriate unless the person is a Full Professor®.
"Doctor" - Inappropriate unless the person holds a PhD or the equivalent. (JDs and MDs don't count.)
"Mr./Mrs./Ms." - Always inappropriate.
"Hey you" - Always appropriate.
"Professor" - Inappropriate unless the person is a Full Professor®.
"Doctor" - Inappropriate unless the person holds a PhD or the equivalent. (JDs and MDs don't count.)
"Mr./Mrs./Ms." - Always inappropriate.
"Hey you" - Always appropriate.
July 17, 2023 at 5:46 PM
HOW TO ADDRESS AN ACADEMIC:
"Professor" - Inappropriate unless the person is a Full Professor®.
"Doctor" - Inappropriate unless the person holds a PhD or the equivalent. (JDs and MDs don't count.)
"Mr./Mrs./Ms." - Always inappropriate.
"Hey you" - Always appropriate.
"Professor" - Inappropriate unless the person is a Full Professor®.
"Doctor" - Inappropriate unless the person holds a PhD or the equivalent. (JDs and MDs don't count.)
"Mr./Mrs./Ms." - Always inappropriate.
"Hey you" - Always appropriate.
Girl: Hey, I like you and all, but this is moving a bit too fast for me and I think I just want to keep it causal.
Tachyon: shit
Tachyon: shit
July 11, 2023 at 12:22 AM
Girl: Hey, I like you and all, but this is moving a bit too fast for me and I think I just want to keep it causal.
Tachyon: shit
Tachyon: shit
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It’s bizarre to me that anyone on scotus would be against court packing, because expanding the court would just mean more friends
July 8, 2023 at 9:21 PM
It’s bizarre to me that anyone on scotus would be against court packing, because expanding the court would just mean more friends
Bluesky is doing great things for my productivity. Loading it up to see what's new, reading all 3 new posts, and hey now I can get back to getting stuff done 👍
July 8, 2023 at 5:52 AM
Bluesky is doing great things for my productivity. Loading it up to see what's new, reading all 3 new posts, and hey now I can get back to getting stuff done 👍
Oh, I get it now: Threads got all the celebrities and Bluesky got all the content in Elon's latest divorce, of Twitter from its value.
July 6, 2023 at 10:33 PM
Oh, I get it now: Threads got all the celebrities and Bluesky got all the content in Elon's latest divorce, of Twitter from its value.
Lol
Marjorie Taylor Greene voted out of the far-right House Freedom Caucus after clashing with Lauren Boebert
Freedom Caucus Rep. Confirms Marjorie Taylor Greene Was Voted Out
Rep. Andy Harris called the move "an appropriate action” following her spat with Rep. Lauren Boebert last month.
www.huffpost.com
July 6, 2023 at 10:15 PM
Lol
About a third the way through and so far everyone is still taking a test, except for me
Liveskeeting my students' progress taking a final exam and let me tell you, I do not like "liveskeet"
July 6, 2023 at 9:51 PM
About a third the way through and so far everyone is still taking a test, except for me
Still going strong
Early update: they're quietly taking the exam
July 6, 2023 at 9:21 PM
Still going strong
Liveskeeting my students' progress taking a final exam and let me tell you, I do not like "liveskeet"
July 6, 2023 at 9:14 PM
Liveskeeting my students' progress taking a final exam and let me tell you, I do not like "liveskeet"
You don't know my life
July 6, 2023 at 2:16 PM
You don't know my life
But nobody has asked HoW dId tHeY mAkE a vAcCiNe sO fAsT so it's a wash
Last Ship rewatch update, early S2: still no antivaxxers, but there is a coordinated group of people trying to make everything worse for everyone so I'm counting that
July 6, 2023 at 1:35 AM
But nobody has asked HoW dId tHeY mAkE a vAcCiNe sO fAsT so it's a wash
Last Ship rewatch update, early S2: still no antivaxxers, but there is a coordinated group of people trying to make everything worse for everyone so I'm counting that
July 6, 2023 at 1:33 AM
Last Ship rewatch update, early S2: still no antivaxxers, but there is a coordinated group of people trying to make everything worse for everyone so I'm counting that
I know you can use a domain as your username but the only domain I own is eroticaptcha.org and I can't decide if that's a good thing or not
July 4, 2023 at 8:02 PM
I know you can use a domain as your username but the only domain I own is eroticaptcha.org and I can't decide if that's a good thing or not