@jovanevery.bsky.social
I help academics protect time for writing and resist overwork. Meaningfulness matters. You are more than your job. I also make things with textiles, read romances, sing alto in a choir. Subscribe to my newsletter: JoVanEvery.co.uk/newsletter
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I have been working on jeans that fit with some success.
Also a huge fan of linen for summer.
Every once in a while I stop for some reason (usually because I need to find a new massage therapist) and I regret it every time.
I definitely recommend for everyone over 40 if they can manage it in their budget.
i am also a fan of tshirtsand jeans. I also avoid shopping for clothes by making my own.
Ouch. I know what that’s like. Monthly massage is so great
Nightingales. On their website.
unfortunate that that guy won’t be there when she gies back in 25 years for the next one. (My parents were travelling well into their 80s)
So many options 😩
My partner bought a one week pill box from a band he likes. That’s properly old 😂
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relationships are reciprocal. It’s ok to stop trying when your efforts are nit reciprocated. Why do people have so much trouble understanding this?!?!
Yay. I hope this holds true.
The worst danger of AI isn't that it exploits creators, nor that it guzzles energy, wastes water and hands power to an undeserving elite, but that it severs our links to each other. It discourages conversation, spontaneity, empathy, critical thinking: everything that makes us better than machines.
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The one thing no one misses when they leave.
sending strength
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Social media is great for learning that your weird thing is actually a thing. and Figuring out what to say/do to address it.
Bias in tech is not a mystery. Sure, we can forensically search for unbiased data sets and do ethical evaluations and impact assessments, but the foundational structures of Silicon Valley tech are based on fear of and contempt for everyone who doesn't fit the "People Like Us" template.
That’s a terrible place to be stuck. 🤞
Scaffolding going up! Solar panels and battery being delivered later. Installation Wednesday.
Exciting!!!
#TinyJoys
Sun out here too!! Was earlier though so who knows how long it’ll last🤞🤞
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This is what’s wrong with all of us right now. Not enough sunlight
I keep thinking if your “non-player countries” quip the other day. That seems to be rather prescient analysis
😂 yeah I dont get the sense that anyone did even basic prep. Despite threatening this for years.
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You get more than that for “voluntary” redundancy, which is similarly not so voluntary.
This isn‘t even meeting the lowest bar for pretending you aren’t deporting people
You are not alone. This is a wonderful image. Why would we not want that?
Happy birthday 🎶
Not at all right for them either.