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Lily 'KINGS WAY' Valley

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Community College Physics teacher, nerd, Episcopal gay, I teach superheros. #NOLATwitter, #AcademicChatter Sci Fi, NASA #SwS #BwB, she / her / hers

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100% THIS. BOULDERS for those who engage in this behavior when you are reading a book, working, or taking a call outside.

06.03.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ Just steer clear of the R bar at night. The ferns are prettier in the daytime anyway.

05.03.2026 21:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

FRIDAY NIGHT.
@laurenrayesnow.bsky.social at SATX’s Flight Gallery. (Soft opening tonight.) FREE. Be there. πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ cc: @sacurrent.bsky.social

05.03.2026 12:52 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh My God...

05.03.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
05.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We haven't gotten our guidance yet. I'm at Delgado.

05.03.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Half of Fort Vancouver High’s teachers walk out over safety concerns prompted by social media posts About half of Fort Vancouver High’s teachers walked out of school Wednesday morning because of safety concerns raised by social media posts.

#academicsky www.columbian.com/news/2026/ma...

04.03.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#Academicsky the K-12 teachers of Vancouver, Wa (outside Portland) are walking out tomorrow. Like all academics, they are forbidden to speak to the press.

04.03.2026 08:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#AcademicSky there's a position open at a college that I would be very interested in 5+ years from now (pension related hesitation). Would it be incredibly unprofessional to apply and just see if I can make it past the first round of interviews?

27.02.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The recipe for the stew I just made called for "5 potatoes, cubed."

Correct me if I'm wrong, but 125 potatoes seems a little bit excessive.

26.02.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

You have a couple eligible!

25.02.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Poem in the Shape of the Poet Beating Henry Kissinger to Death with Their Bare Hands by Felix

25.02.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 5305 πŸ” 1936 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 69

Oh yeah.

19.02.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The community note is the icing on the cake.

13.02.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 11688 πŸ” 2553 πŸ’¬ 522 πŸ“Œ 115

Really sorry to hear that. I lost one about a decade ago. It hurts. They're my history.

12.02.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wish. Nothing more relaxing than checking in with a bear at rest. Y'all eat more than cats, though.

12.02.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#nolasky Dian Xin has been closed. ICE raid at the chefs residence. May re-open Friday.

12.02.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚ I'm dead. I have a whole shelf of cat books.

06.02.2026 01:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A list of names of black history figures 

BLACK ASS HISTORY

1. Anna Julia Cooper

2. Phylis Wheatley 

3. Alice Coachmar

4. Amanda Gorman

5. Shirley Chisolm

6. Carter G. Woodson

7. Bryant Gumble

8. Fred Grav Sr.

9. Dariel HalΓ© Williams

10. Dr. Patricia Bath

11. Althea Gibson

12. Sister Rosetta Tharpe

13. Gordon Parks

14. Marsha P. Johnson

15. Garrett Morgan

16. Josephine Baker

17. Gladys West

18. Tina Turner

19. Hiram Rhodes Revels

20. Octavia E. Butler

21. Alice Ball

22. Sheryl Swoopes

23. Jane Bolin

24. Lewis Latimer

25. Henrietta Lacks

26. Mark Dean

27. Fisk Jubilee Singers

28. Floyd Norman

A list of names of black history figures BLACK ASS HISTORY 1. Anna Julia Cooper 2. Phylis Wheatley 3. Alice Coachmar 4. Amanda Gorman 5. Shirley Chisolm 6. Carter G. Woodson 7. Bryant Gumble 8. Fred Grav Sr. 9. Dariel HalΓ© Williams 10. Dr. Patricia Bath 11. Althea Gibson 12. Sister Rosetta Tharpe 13. Gordon Parks 14. Marsha P. Johnson 15. Garrett Morgan 16. Josephine Baker 17. Gladys West 18. Tina Turner 19. Hiram Rhodes Revels 20. Octavia E. Butler 21. Alice Ball 22. Sheryl Swoopes 23. Jane Bolin 24. Lewis Latimer 25. Henrietta Lacks 26. Mark Dean 27. Fisk Jubilee Singers 28. Floyd Norman

Meant to post this the other day. The kid is doing a month long learning expedition for BHM. Here is her list in case anyone wants to follow along on her journey #blackhistory

05.02.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 8
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5 Most Common Reasons Why Your Paper Was Rejected If your paper was rejected without review, it may not be obvious to you as the author what the reasons were for the desk-rejection by the journal. In order for you to know what your next steps are to get that paper published somewhere else, this article helps you analyse why your paper got desk-rejected.

If you're an academic grappling with desk rejection, whether it's by 1, 2, or even 14 journals, then this blog post is for you.

What you learn from the dreaded desk-rejection and how to move forward with your paper:
https://rpst.page.link/bd1t

#AcademicSky #PhDLife #PhDchat

05.02.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

04.02.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Slide from presentation by Jamie Zvirzdin, shows a white lightbulb on black background.
Our Own Neural Networks
Your brain is the ultimate multipurpose problem-solving machine:
-adaptable,
-fast (~1 exaFLOP*),
-robust,
-creative, and
-energy-efficient (20 watts vs. 20 megawatts).

Have a little faith in it when it comes to writing!

*1 exaFLOP = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 floating-point operations per second (FLOPS).

Links to NIST, PCMag, DOE, and Wikipedia

Slide from presentation by Jamie Zvirzdin, shows a white lightbulb on black background. Our Own Neural Networks Your brain is the ultimate multipurpose problem-solving machine: -adaptable, -fast (~1 exaFLOP*), -robust, -creative, and -energy-efficient (20 watts vs. 20 megawatts). Have a little faith in it when it comes to writing! *1 exaFLOP = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 floating-point operations per second (FLOPS). Links to NIST, PCMag, DOE, and Wikipedia

Have a little more faith in your own neural network.

Learn to write well in science. We need honest, good science writing. Doesn't have to be perfect.

All slides from the workshop "Psst . . . Your AI Is Showing: How to Put Your Own Voice in Scientific Papers" are here:

doi.org/10.5281/zeno... πŸ§ͺπŸ”­βš›οΈ

04.02.2026 12:43 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was lead to believe that sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous.

04.02.2026 13:17 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We are all really busy with Dungeon Crawler Carl.

03.02.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why can't he close his mouth? Adenoids?

03.02.2026 22:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Student Balloon Course – LaACES

LSU has some open source materials on keeping a lab notebook for project based courses that are GREAT. The lab notebook lecture is in Unit 1 found here:
laspace.lsu.edu/laaces/stude...

03.02.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pork Chop too. He's got the yayas with this zesty weather.

31.01.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lol! It's always reviewer 2. If we swing and miss this year, I'm hopeful the criticism and feedback will help us for next year! My budget is in good shape, my institution is a good candidate, but there's a lot of details to hammer out.

31.01.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#iteachphysics #academicsky
I'm prepping for my first NSF proposal and reading some of these education research papers has me so excited I keep shouting in my kitchen. I love being a scientist.

30.01.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've got a hard sell as a community college phys prof with my students. It ends when I bust out photos of the total eclipse seen from an Ozark mountain resort with my dad, my best friend, and 42 students. Can't buy having a life. ❀️. No path is easy, but they're all great.

29.01.2026 05:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0