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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.

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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‘ 0    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‘ 3    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‘ 2    πŸ” 0    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
Preview
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

I love my cat's yawn cry

27.02.2026 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That color choice Michael 🀣

27.02.2026 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

yes please

27.02.2026 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Bulet Bill descends a vertical distance of 16 m/s at the top of which he was moving at 2m/s. He is going to collide with the silhouette of a man holding his child

Bulet Bill descends a vertical distance of 16 m/s at the top of which he was moving at 2m/s. He is going to collide with the silhouette of a man holding his child

Here you go, make a perfectly inelastic collision problem

27.02.2026 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#ITeachPhysics

27.02.2026 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image Post image Post image

Some quick questions for your #ITeachPhysics class

26.02.2026 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Tibetan Pop Stars
YouTube video by Hop Along - Topic Tibetan Pop Stars

Somebody tell Hop Along to release a new album. #DailyTrack

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Val...

26.02.2026 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The surprising science of squeaky sneakers
YouTube video by nature video The surprising science of squeaky sneakers

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwL1... #ITeachPhysics

25.02.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
bjΓΆrk : hidden place (HD)
YouTube video by bjΓΆrk bjΓΆrk : hidden place (HD)

A student requested Bjork during today's class so I opted for Vespertine. #DailyTrack

www.youtube.com/watch?v=54LQ...

25.02.2026 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Should probably turn him over at least so he doesn't aspirate if that's the one that threw up

25.02.2026 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0