@brandonhacha
(HACK-uh) Posts are my thoughts, which means at least half of them are about The Boss. Ph.D. Candidate at UW-Madison studying topological photonics I’m essentially a physicist with the fun and charisma of a chemist. And an ego obviously of a physicist.
The university is sending a lot of “you need to upload your health information to this portal” emails but not a lot of “here are your requested records about our deal with said portal” ones
Many times the villains were like funny cartoon ones and I miss that. It’s so hard to hear about the oldest developments in the AP chemistry teaching world now.
I agree with the other answers to see if you can get a different bottle. In my experience, it’s very hard to ruin oil with redder light on the microscope but very easy for a bottle to get contaminated or go bad somehow.
I think the article has some good points about needing to ensure independence from donors, but I think the overall message should be “don’t fraternize with funders” as opposed to “ensure that all funds come from people you endorse and support”
“But DoD grants aren’t gifts!”
They’re contracted work. Is it more “good” to do contracted work towards a “bad” organization’s goals than it is to accept a donation from a “bad” person? That feels backwards to me!
The problem here is the relationship, and it’s obviously not unique to academia.
The Epstein situation is bad and it’s clear that he was doing some terrible things and there’s no good reason for so many high-profile people to associate with him, but I don’t see how this is a broad academia problem.
With this proposal who becomes the arbiter of goodness? Is the DoD “good”?
I think these are mainly failings on the part of individuals who valued funding more than morals. The Epstein case is unique in that he was obscenely rich, his crimes were known, and both of those worlds overlapped. If this is a systemic issue, why aren’t we naming other known donors who are bad?
“What is missing is systematic scrutiny of whether a donor’s reputation aligns with an institution’s mission, values and public obligations”
No, I don’t think it’s helpful to add a vague and easily misused level of approval bureaucracy to academia.
NCIS addressed the infamous “two people typing on the same keyboard” thing in a new episode, which proves my suspicion that they’re going all-in on camp now that Mark Harmon is gone.
Thank goodness I don’t live in IL-09 because I’ve thought Abughazaleh is a carpet-bagging unserious populist until this email. Now I don’t actually know.
Good luck Mnookin
I dislike zoom meetings now in general, but I do love shitposting in the chat during subgroup meetings
I like Guinness, but there’s a giant gap between its appearance and taste. It looks like a magical undefinable drink when it’s being poured but then it tastes like a dark beer.
lol I’ve never thought about that and now I have to agree
I found some data in the CRC that I couldn’t find with google. The book has earned its (large) spot on my shelf for sure.
These three ICE agents, welcome to the resistance.
(I requested records about the university’s new portal for uploading vaccine documentation)
Sometimes I submit a public records request and feel a little bad because my request probably sounds like a Republican grifter trying to start a scandal. But, alas, the records are public and it’s my right to know about how decisions are made (even when I agree with them)
Remarkable: Majority of working class voters oppose deportations of undocumented immigrants with jobs/no criminal records, per new Marquette data.
Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
It will be pretty funny though if Mnookin drops the (stupid) blowback in the interim president’s lap and heads off to Columbia.
The university announced today that it’s asking all students to upload vaccination records (MMR, TDAP, etc) or confirm they’re unvaccinated by March 12th. This is good, but it also feels like something that the state legislature is going to go nuts about
Harry Styles having two U.S. listening parties and choosing L.A. and Madison, WI is
the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time.
This makes sense when I think of literally any Wolves fan I know.
It could be even more regional than that, but the only thing I have to go off of is that my dad also ate them growing up in (northern) Indiana
Growing up, our school lunches would pair chili with peanut butter and lettuce sandwiches. Judging by the reactions of people I’ve talked to, the PB and lettuce sandwich does not exist outside of Indiana
From an electoral perspective, charisma is the most important trait for an executive branch politician and bragging about accomplishments is the best use for it.
Look at how much love Mamdani is getting for announcing a survey!
Of course, I can rationalize this to myself as a defense of bureaucracy:
Several steps of the process are done very quickly with great communication by excellent bureaucrats and the only reason it’s an issue is because of the slow and non-communicative ones.
Our Workday-based purchasing system is making it extremely hard for me to continue being a bureaucracy defender. It actually fills me with rage.
I’m happy that Giannis is staying in Milwaukee but I would be ecstatic if the Bucks fired Doc Rivers
