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Associate Professor of Psychological Science at Vassar College. Personality and disorders, social network analysis, interpersonal functioning. http://personalitystudies.org/

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This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal

18.02.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 23720 πŸ” 5065 πŸ’¬ 486 πŸ“Œ 642
Dr Kareem Carr
man: i wish to publish
@kareem_carr
Jan 21
reviewer 2: your paper is no good
man: i'll do anything to improve
reviewer 2: it's simple. you must read the work of the great scientist Pagliarini
man: *bursts into tears* but i am Pagliarini
Andre Pagliarini
@apagliar
Jan 21
a first: in rejecting an article I submitted to a journal, reviewer 2 noted I failed to engage the work of one Andre Pagliarini
Jan 21, 2026 β€’ 3:47 PM UTC

Dr Kareem Carr man: i wish to publish @kareem_carr Jan 21 reviewer 2: your paper is no good man: i'll do anything to improve reviewer 2: it's simple. you must read the work of the great scientist Pagliarini man: *bursts into tears* but i am Pagliarini Andre Pagliarini @apagliar Jan 21 a first: in rejecting an article I submitted to a journal, reviewer 2 noted I failed to engage the work of one Andre Pagliarini Jan 21, 2026 β€’ 3:47 PM UTC

I just thought everyone should see this

22.01.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 25531 πŸ” 6052 πŸ’¬ 43 πŸ“Œ 236

I have to say that Hush was a little out there.

22.01.2026 18:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Chappie makes him happy

20.01.2026 03:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of R code installing the "ordinal" package. The last line just says "libs"

A screenshot of R code installing the "ordinal" package. The last line just says "libs"

Updating my R packages to own the libs

13.01.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty sure that's the fastest I've ever backed a game.

19.12.2025 02:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is great! Adding this to my undergrad personality class reading list.

07.11.2025 19:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She wouldn’t have questioned it if you consulted the OED

07.11.2025 03:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
KNOWLEDGE WINS
A solider following a trail of books to an illuminated city
PUBLIC LIBRARY  BOOKS ARE FREE


AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

KNOWLEDGE WINS A solider following a trail of books to an illuminated city PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOKS ARE FREE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

Dan Smith β€œKnowledge Wins” World War I Propaganda Poster (American Library Association, 1918)
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02.11.2025 16:55 πŸ‘ 322 πŸ” 118 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6

Thousands of dollars less than Apple TV!

30.10.2025 17:11 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The plans were clearly on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying β€˜Beware of the Leopard.’

22.10.2025 21:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What is this? A monument for ants?!?

16.10.2025 20:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A section of a Wikipedia article about Jane Goodall:

In popular culture
Gary Larson cartoon incident

One of Gary Larson's Far Side cartoons shows two chimpanzees grooming. One finds a blonde human hair on the other and inquires, "Conducting a little more 'research' with that Jane Goodall tramp?"Goodall herself was in Africa at the time. The Jane Goodall Institute thought the cartoon was in bad taste and had its lawyers draft a letter to Larson and his distribution syndicate in which they described the cartoon as an "atrocity". They were stymied by Goodall herself: when she returned and saw the cartoon, she stated that she found the cartoon amusing.

Since then, all profits from sales of a shirt featuring this cartoon have gone to the Jane Goodall Institute. Goodall wrote a preface to The Far Side Gallery 5, detailing her version of the controversy, and the institute's letter was included next to the cartoon in the complete Far Side collection. She praised Larson's creative ideas, which often compare and contrast the behaviour of humans and animals. In 1988, when Larson visited Goodall's research facility in Tanzania, he was attacked by a chimpanzee named Frodo.

A section of a Wikipedia article about Jane Goodall: In popular culture Gary Larson cartoon incident One of Gary Larson's Far Side cartoons shows two chimpanzees grooming. One finds a blonde human hair on the other and inquires, "Conducting a little more 'research' with that Jane Goodall tramp?"Goodall herself was in Africa at the time. The Jane Goodall Institute thought the cartoon was in bad taste and had its lawyers draft a letter to Larson and his distribution syndicate in which they described the cartoon as an "atrocity". They were stymied by Goodall herself: when she returned and saw the cartoon, she stated that she found the cartoon amusing. Since then, all profits from sales of a shirt featuring this cartoon have gone to the Jane Goodall Institute. Goodall wrote a preface to The Far Side Gallery 5, detailing her version of the controversy, and the institute's letter was included next to the cartoon in the complete Far Side collection. She praised Larson's creative ideas, which often compare and contrast the behaviour of humans and animals. In 1988, when Larson visited Goodall's research facility in Tanzania, he was attacked by a chimpanzee named Frodo.

I was sad to learn that Jane Goodall died today, but happy to learn about Gary Larson being attacked by a chimpanzee named Frodo.

01.10.2025 18:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.

29.09.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 5844 πŸ” 1685 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 64

Well, since you made it so easy, now I'm going to include that paper!

29.09.2025 17:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

https://www.thefire.org/news/we-are-cancel-culture-part-tragedy-cycle

13.09.2025 20:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Image of labubu doll labeled labubu next to image of spiky labubu doll labeled lakiki

Image of labubu doll labeled labubu next to image of spiky labubu doll labeled lakiki

::slowly stands while clapping::

10.09.2025 23:07 πŸ‘ 1018 πŸ” 260 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 11

Terrific explanation, thank you! I'll be including this video in my class next week as a timely and relevant example of p-hacking.

06.09.2025 15:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Apparently I've been singing along with REM correctly all these years

03.09.2025 14:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've included this poem by Joseph Fasano in all of my syllabi this year. It says so much that our students need to hear.

28.08.2025 14:36 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

I think about this poem at least once a day. I'm planning to include it in my syllabus statement on academic integrity this semester (with attribution of course).

25.08.2025 19:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
You know, your own imagination is far more wonderful 

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

You know, your own imagination is far more wonderful Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

Than any computer could ever be. You know why?

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

Than any computer could ever be. You know why? Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

You’re a living human being. And a computer is just a machine.

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

You’re a living human being. And a computer is just a machine. Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

Human beings are far more wonderful than machines.

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

Human beings are far more wonderful than machines. Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

Mister Rogers never misses

02.01.2025 20:38 πŸ‘ 24980 πŸ” 8279 πŸ’¬ 197 πŸ“Œ 366

Why don’t you just write a couple of episodes of a sitcom to pay for the private school?

18.07.2025 16:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What about a trombone that happens to be broken off?

10.07.2025 02:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Johnny Costa plays Won't You be My Neighbor? (1986)
Johnny Costa plays Won't You be My Neighbor? (1986) YouTube video by Rufus The Pink Elephant

That's pretty great, but for iconic Pittsburgh jazz pianists, how about Johnny Costa? youtu.be/Xx-ncTtaOJY?...

12.06.2025 17:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWe’re recording this a day early, so of course something big is going to happen on Thursday.”

You did this!

06.06.2025 11:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
SDCC 2014: Jim Steranko Vs. Bob Kane
SDCC 2014: Jim Steranko Vs. Bob Kane YouTube video by Infinite Midlives

Batmin, you should watch this video about Jim Steranko punching Bob Kane. (And what a sweetheart Little Billy Finger was.) youtu.be/fadzZwx85e0

27.05.2025 15:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Spoken like a true Rizzlord

26.05.2025 16:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s a clumsy portmanteau

25.05.2025 03:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0