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@malmeida.bsky.social

He/Him/His. Physics & Math teacher out in Western Mass. You'll also likely be subject to me regularly bringing up social justice-related things, music, and probably the Celtics. Oh and bread.

1,143 Followers  |  920 Following  |  3,250 Posts  |  Joined: 28.06.2023
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oh the copy button doesn't work bc I think of permissions re: accessing the clipboard especially when it's in an embedded iframe

04.03.2026 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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okay i admit it, i used genAI to do a thing #ITeachPhysics

04.03.2026 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They're just like me frfr

04.03.2026 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As soon as this dog gets up off me I'll put my phone down and go do some work is something I definitely thought to myself like an hour ago

04.03.2026 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Local officials come out against rent control Landlords and developers are organizing to oppose a grassroots ballot measure for statewide rent control, and they’re counting on elected officials to help them spread the word.

With eight months left until Mass voters may decide at the ballot box to implement rent control statewide, some local officials are picking sides. By Jonathan Gerhardson: theshoestring.org/2026/03/03/l...

03.03.2026 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Hameed stays ready.
YouTube video by Mohammed Amer Hameed stays ready.

This gets referenced at home like once a week (warning: language, guns)

youtube.com/shorts/N-knh...

03.03.2026 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lol got me

03.03.2026 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can I ask why? Change my mind. I think I feel slightly annoyed (internally) when students do it - I get it but just feels like it plays into the whole gaming school vibe

03.03.2026 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

All about hibiscus iced tea in the summer.

03.03.2026 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Never too late to hate on him

03.03.2026 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

class warfare (and other stuff) all the way down

03.03.2026 03:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

honestly i'm with her πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

03.03.2026 03:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I told my students as they were packing up that we'd be talking about matrix factorization tomorrow and they were weirdly excited i dont know what to do with this

03.03.2026 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“£ Nobody πŸ“£ frickin' πŸ“£ wants πŸ“£ this

03.03.2026 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Might get more students stopping by for office horses

03.03.2026 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I told one of my bosses I was thinking of taking a personal day when snow impacted my travel plans to see family on our recent break and he urged me too, basically taking 0.5 personal days in a decade here

03.03.2026 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If my kid died because of the stupid actions of these [redacted] I'd get in front of every camera possible yelling about they see the troops as disposable -- it would be my life's mission

03.03.2026 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I mentioned the colloquia too, esp as a way to potentially find summer research opportunities/find a grad school PI

02.03.2026 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I guessed correctly it was something you write bc of then Jonathan Richman reference

02.03.2026 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't worry, number one on my list. Also good to help professors get to know you for recs, etc

01.03.2026 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, definitely mentioned REUs but good point about connecting with people a couple years ahead to get acquainted with the path

01.03.2026 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! Plenty of overlap but some things I didn't explicitly mention

01.03.2026 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for rubbing it in that the show near me sold out before I got a chance to get tickets 😭

01.03.2026 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
P.U.N.K. Girl
YouTube video by Heavenly - Topic P.U.N.K. Girl

Heavenly released a new album this week so enjoy this throwback #DailyTrack

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIyE...

01.03.2026 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Right? Put me down for a monthly donation right now!

28.02.2026 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Assumption, by Landowner 12 track album

Gonna hype up a local band #DailyTrack
landowner.bandcamp.com/album/assump...

28.02.2026 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

(and these are the things you understand to have changed since based on my interactions w profs on platforms line this). Is there a go-to hidden curriculum you have ready to share with such or have some advice of your own? Tagging #ITeachPhysics and #ITeachMath TIA

28.02.2026 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

A senior asked me for some advice re: majoring in a stem-related field. I offered some based on my experience with the caveat that he and I enter w vastly different experiences as freshman, some of it was unique to physics/math, and it was *mumbles* years ago

28.02.2026 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Forget taco trucks on every corner, I need Ethiopian restaurants in every town!

28.02.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!

28.02.2026 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0