Ted Weiland
@tedweiland.bsky.social
Community College Chemistry Prof and outdoor enthusiast. Believer in community service. Occasional poster of long thoughts. Captive Iowan who hails from Wisconsin.
Indicator of a hard winter?
November 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Indicator of a hard winter?
I didn't really see this until I got to grad school, and saw these relics haunting offices spaces and seminars; with more of a comment than a question.
November 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I didn't really see this until I got to grad school, and saw these relics haunting offices spaces and seminars; with more of a comment than a question.
I think we need all the information to battle AI as we can muster.
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I think we need all the information to battle AI as we can muster.
Would definitely be okay being on this list.
November 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Would definitely be okay being on this list.
Ours were mustard yellow, and I miss using them.
November 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Ours were mustard yellow, and I miss using them.
Reposted by Ted Weiland
Some say we shouldn't take actions we know will be met with legislative disdain. I say: do not comply in advance.
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Some say we shouldn't take actions we know will be met with legislative disdain. I say: do not comply in advance.
It’s one of the real advantages of being at a community college.
Occasionally you’ll get a double section, so it’ll be 48 people in a lecture, but a second lab section is added.
Occasionally you’ll get a double section, so it’ll be 48 people in a lecture, but a second lab section is added.
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
It’s one of the real advantages of being at a community college.
Occasionally you’ll get a double section, so it’ll be 48 people in a lecture, but a second lab section is added.
Occasionally you’ll get a double section, so it’ll be 48 people in a lecture, but a second lab section is added.
Three 55 min lectures and a 2 hour lab per week, which counts as 4 credits.
No recitation, but classes are limited to 24 students per section. Same professor teaches lecture and lab.
No recitation, but classes are limited to 24 students per section. Same professor teaches lecture and lab.
November 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Three 55 min lectures and a 2 hour lab per week, which counts as 4 credits.
No recitation, but classes are limited to 24 students per section. Same professor teaches lecture and lab.
No recitation, but classes are limited to 24 students per section. Same professor teaches lecture and lab.
Reposted by Ted Weiland
It goes even deeper than this. The vast bulk of red state agriculture is corn, soybeans or seed crops.
And most of it is not for US human consumption! We export 20% of our corn, half of our soybean and seeds. The rest?
Most of it becomes oil, animal feed or….ETHANOL.
The subsidized fuel additive.
And most of it is not for US human consumption! We export 20% of our corn, half of our soybean and seeds. The rest?
Most of it becomes oil, animal feed or….ETHANOL.
The subsidized fuel additive.
Half the fruits and vegetables in the US come from California, 75% of the nuts. The flyover states like to pretend they do much
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
It goes even deeper than this. The vast bulk of red state agriculture is corn, soybeans or seed crops.
And most of it is not for US human consumption! We export 20% of our corn, half of our soybean and seeds. The rest?
Most of it becomes oil, animal feed or….ETHANOL.
The subsidized fuel additive.
And most of it is not for US human consumption! We export 20% of our corn, half of our soybean and seeds. The rest?
Most of it becomes oil, animal feed or….ETHANOL.
The subsidized fuel additive.
Full Midwesterner status achieved.
October 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Full Midwesterner status achieved.
… and all indications point to a US Government response that will not meet the challenge and our neighbors will be worse because of it.
October 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
… and all indications point to a US Government response that will not meet the challenge and our neighbors will be worse because of it.