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A diagram titled "US Ph.D. Program Timeline" presents a vertical sequence of milestones for doctoral students: "Meet with advisor," "Research proposal," "Qualifying exams," "Propose dissertation," and "Research and write dissertation." The expected steps "Submit dissertation" and "Defend dissertation" are crossed out and replaced with a parallel sequence in red text: "Get grabbed off the sidewalk outside your home by masked government agents," followed by "Be whisked out of the state before a judge has time to intervene," ending with "????". A side graph shows coursework decreasing and research increasing over time.

#withalttext Damn

Seems fine to me, once I refreshed the page.

Nothing like enjoying the first few moments of having freshly cleaned glasses before they are covered in magically appearing fingerprints once again

“The experts said no; the entirety of computer science says no; but what if this completely outlandish and silly notion were actually true?”

Hi I used to work at Starbucks customer service: if you call or email about this, they are absolutely tracking those numbers, and a sufficient amount of public pushback does make them rethink shit sometimes, so now would be an EXCELLENT time to let them know they’re being ableist shitheads

Call to physicians: we need to find a way to start covertly documenting this in medical records that still gets people the care they need but make it less efficient to search for data should this go thru. Protect our patients. #medsky

Some of us just never get better.

I’m fighting a daily battle and just trying to keep going despite how loudly and badly my own government clearly wants folx like me to die.

My shit is bad, and I suffer enough without having to battle #eugenics and #ableism AGAIN.

#disabled
#chronicpain

Time for a hot take.

It's become a common stance that tank controls make horror games scarier. People proudly state it like it's a mark of artistic integrity to hold this position.

Tank controls have never made a game scary to me. What they do is frustrate and annoy the shit out of me.

This red-winged blackbird is letting me know to refill the feeder. Quite insistent little dude. 🪶

I have zero patience for “do climate work but just don’t call it that”.

I am not talking in code about an existential threat bc a handful of Americans like profiting off oil and gas & have managed to brainwashed another handful of Americans.

Don’t capitulate. They’ll take your funding anyway.

Ryan PT 22 / ST.3 Recruit photo by Milan Janičina Private | Ryan | PT 22 / ST.3 Recruit | N59GD | Slovakia, In Flight - Slovakia ( - ) | Photo taken by Milan Janičina

#Ryan #PT 22 / ST.3 Recruit , #Private (N59GD) by Milan Janičina (#In Flight - Slovakia) #Warbirds (WW2 and before) #aviation #photography #avgeeks

💫 Sonic Supernova is now accepting creator sign-ups! 💫

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I've also never joined an event like this before so I have basically no idea what I'm doing. The info on the website definitely helps but I'm still kinda lost and confused on what's happening.

And for the mature work thing, I just genuinely don't have a preference at all so even if I can switch it feels weird to have to lean one way or the other initially. I'm down for whatever rating if the idea is interesting.

Yeah, cuz like, I have a fun idea myself, I could be a primary creator, but I also don't want to fully commit to that before I see if there's some idea someone else has that would be more fun to support on in a team. Because the idea I have COULD work with just me, it'd just be enhanced with help.

It's mainly just... I'm on page 4, and like, I'm supposed to know if I want to write a mature work and know if I want to be a primary or support creator before knowing what options there are to support? Like, if I want to support, how will I know that before I know what I can support?

This sounds really interesting!

It seems like the sign up form requires me to have a lot of information that I just don't have and requires me to fully commit to things before knowing what I'm committing to, so I probably can't join this. I'm excited to see what comes out of it, though!

I don't understand. Those aren't humans, those are cookies.

North American Harvard/Texan (AT-6, 16, SNJ series) photo by Martin Thoeni - Powerplanes Private | North American | Harvard/Texan (AT-6, 16, SNJ series) | HB-RTA | Switzerland, In Flight - Switzerland ( - ) | Photo taken by Martin Thoeni - Powerplanes

#North American #Harvard/Texan (AT-6, 16, SNJ series), #Private (HB-RTA) by Martin Thoeni - Powerplanes (#In Flight - Switzerland) #Warbirds (WW2 and before) #aviation #photography #avgeeks

I'm surprised the drop was that small.

These look like toys that would only exist in a dream that a character in a TV show is having.

Laughing out loud at this tariffs photo I found on Instagram:

#aviation

Stinson L-5 Sentinel photo by SkyDave Private | Stinson | L-5 Sentinel | N489TS | USA - Wisconsin, Oshkosh - Wittman Regional (OSH - KOSH) | Photo taken by SkyDave

#Stinson #L-5 Sentinel, #Private (N489TS) by SkyDave (#Oshkosh - Wittman Regional) #Warbirds (WW2 and before) #aviation #photography #avgeeks

I'm personally interested in why I'm me and not someone else. Why is my consciousness from the perspective of the person(s) in THIS body, rather than a different one? Am I actually everyone simultaneously but am completely cut off from myselves?

How cochlear implants create sound for the hard of hearing The cochlear implant is a tool for restoring hearing to those with hearing loss. Dive into the inner workings of this technology and learn how it uses electrical stimulation to send sound signals t…

Cochlear implants restore hearing to those with hearing loss.

Dive into the inner workings of this technology and learn how it uses electrical stimulation to send sound signals to the brain: pennneuroknow.com/2025/04/08/h...

#neuroskyence #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧪

I high key love that Star Trek chose to respond to the idea that "in the future disability will be erased" with " in the future disability will be accommodated for without stigma." From left to right characters, Geordi LaForge, Detmer, Dr. Miranda Jones, and Melora Plaznar

So many reasons to love Star Trek, but where should I start?...

What is this wink emoji meant to imply?

I'd be interested in trying this sort of flavour, I've never heard of it

That's not so much "the issue" as another very serious issue. There are many. Sooooo many. Big cars are awful, car-centric design is awful, car culture is awful, placing profits above people is awful, it's all a mess.

The Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of Baden-Württemberg (🇩🇪), is actively blocking Brazilian accounts and deleting hundreds of comments on Instagram and BlueSky.
Why?
Because Brazilians are demanding the return of Irritator, a fossil that was illegally taken from 🇧🇷. #IrritatorBelongstoBR🧪