Leslie Williams 💀 💀

@brashtech.bsky.social !!!!

Why do I have to pretend that I'm going to print something in order to save it as a PDF. Why do I have to engage in a little ruse.

Olympics Dog was chasing the motorized camera they have to capture the competitors at the finish line, then decided to chase some competitors instead

Data Portraits in Paris Deux - 2026 Stitchalong Before completing your purchase, please triple check that you are entering your email address correctly.Data Portraits in Paris Deux (DPIP2) is the sequel/companion/continuation of my 2022 release, Da...

Yes! I signed up for the last one but couldn't get my shit together in time to join. I am planning to work on my Shaded Stitchery DuBois Data Portraits stitch a thon! shadedstitchery.gumroad.com/l/DataPortra...

OMG you can make them JUMP!

@anthrofuentes.bsky.social could steer you the right way, I am sure.

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I could make a REALLY big necklace outta those

They are the glitter of physics labs, after all.

Open the box. What's the worst that could happen? Giant radioactive bead monsters attacking the science center?

Congratulations! I am excited to use these resources in my courses teaching undergraduates about data viz!

MIN S3AT STATEMENT FROM MATT MOBERG, CHAPLAIN OF THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES IF YOU'RE A CHURCH POSTING PRAYERS FOR PEACE AND UNITY TODAY WHILE MY CITY BLEEDS IN THE STREET, MISS ME WITH THAT SOFTNESS YOU ONLY WEAR WHEN IT COSTS YOU NOTHING. DON'T DRESS AVOIDANCE UP AS HOLINESS. DON'T CALL SILENCE "PEACEMAKING." DON'T LIGHT A CANDLE AND THINK IT SUBSTITUTES FOR SHOWING UP. TONIGHT AN ICE AGENT TOOK A PHOTO OF ME NEXT TO MY CAR, LOOKED ME IN THE EYE AND TOLD ME, "WE'LL BE SEEING YOU SOON." NOT METAPHOR. NOT HYPERBOLE. A THREAT DRESSED UP IN A BADGE AND A PAYCHECK. PEACE ISN'T WHAT YOU ASK FOR WHEN THE BOOT IS ALREADY ON SOMEONE'S NECK. PEACE IS WHAT THE POWERFUL ASK FOR WHEN THEY DON'T WANT TO BE INTERRUPTED. UNITY ISN'T NEUTRAL. UNITY THAT REFUSES TO NAME VIOLENCE IS JUST LOYALTY TO THE ONES HOLDING THE WEAPONS. STOP USING SCRIPTURE LIKE CHLOROFORM. STOP CALLING YOUR FEAR "WISDOM." STOP PRETENDING JESUS WAS CRUCIFIED BECAUSE HE PREACHED GOOD VIBES AND PERSONAL GROWTH. YOU DON'T GET TO QUOTE SCRIPTURE LIKE A LULLABY, WHILE INJUSTICE STAYS WIDE AWAKE. YOU DON'T GET TO ASK GOD TO "HEAL THE LAND" IF YOU WON'T EVEN LOOK AT THE WOUND. THERE IS A KIND OF PEACE THAT ONLY EXISTS BECAUSE IT REFUSES TO TELL THE TRUTH. THAT PEACE IS A LIE. AND LIES DON'T GROW ANYTHING WORTH SAVING. THE SCRIPTURES YOU LOVE WEREN'T WRITTEN TO KEEP THINGS CALM. THEY WERE WRITTEN TO SET THINGS RIGHT. AND SOMETIMES THE MOST FAITHFUL THING YOU CAN DO IS STOP PRAYING AROUND THE PAIN AND START STANDING INSIDE IT. IF THAT MAKES YOU UNCOMFORTABLE-GOOD. GROWTH ALWAYS IS.

Statement from the Minnesota Timberwolves team chaplain with alt text (ht @gregolear.bsky.social)

Just the nose, ear, and paw of a miniature dachshund peak out from under a Denver Broncos blanket.

Same here!

and by the way, i’m not just saying this as rhetoric. that is actually what the numbers are, and i’m qualified to say that, as someone in the field

OOooh thanks :-)

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I'm teaching in the SC this semester -- when should I make sure the window blinds are open to see the most bald eagles?

A four panel cartoon by Nathan Pyle. First, an adult putting up decorations tells a young one “We celebrate because we completed a revolution around the star.” Second, the young one comments “So it is identical to emergence day?” And the adult replies “Emergence day is for one individual’s survival”. In panel three, the adult continues “New Revolution’s Day celebrates collective survival.” “Oh” says the young one. The final panel shows the adult and young one, both wearing comical hats striped in spirals, with their arms high. The young one says “We did not die!”. The adult replies “Exactly”.

Happy New Revolutions Day. We did not die!

in the pit

This entire weekend

a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the woman is saying have fun storming the castle Alt: a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the man is saying "have fun storming the castle" - from Princess Bride

RIP Rob Reiner

Predicting that some universities will soon pledge to provide AI-free instruction, and that this will be an advantage in recruiting and training top students

Excellent posts - this will be a great resource for my maps and data viz course next semester!

This is so cool - combining three things I love: needlework, data viz, and WEB Du Bois!!!

As is right and good.

“Critical pedagogy is out… What’s sold as innovation is really surrender. As the university trades its teaching mission for “AI-tech integration,”… it risks becoming mechanically soulless. Genuine intellectual struggle has become too expensive of a value proposition.”

Recognizing the overuse of recognizing, because the brain won't shut off even when classes are ooovvveerrrr

Recognizing the privilege of that viewpoint, of course

All the time. I feel like grad school and then the tenure clock make it hard to feel ok finding time to do more doing* and less thinking
*(recognizing that doing also requires thinking, of course)

this is freaking amazing.

Exciting! This looks great for my mortuary archaeology class next fall!