Padraig2112
@isomorphism.net
If you're going to follow/DM, have a profile and at least one post, please.
Ed and technology policy, former grad student working on Information Systems for untrained responders in big disasters
Ed and technology policy, former grad student working on Information Systems for untrained responders in big disasters
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Padraig2112
@isomorphism.net
· Nov 9
Advice that applies to more than just information technology: a thread.
If you're simplifying a complex problem, you're likely doing it wrong.
If you're simplifying a complex problem, you're likely doing it wrong.
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you call it diarrhoea I call it
November 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
you call it diarrhoea I call it
This is actually a pretty fun game
November 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This is actually a pretty fun game
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Banning street hockey in Canada?
This isn’t about protecting kids. It’s about protecting drivers from having to think about kids.
This isn’t about protecting kids. It’s about protecting drivers from having to think about kids.
Get outside kids, enjoy the fresh air with your friends!
Just kidding, stay the F inside.
Just kidding, stay the F inside.
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Banning street hockey in Canada?
This isn’t about protecting kids. It’s about protecting drivers from having to think about kids.
This isn’t about protecting kids. It’s about protecting drivers from having to think about kids.
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Seen on Reddit:
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
November 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Seen on Reddit:
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
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ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Happy Chompsgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Happy Chompsgiving!
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There is talk going around that DHS is now arresting people who fly *domestically* if they have final orders of removal.
Undocumented youth should consider consulting a lawyer to find out what their record is -- especially those whose parents had prior interactions with immigration.
Undocumented youth should consider consulting a lawyer to find out what their record is -- especially those whose parents had prior interactions with immigration.
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
There is talk going around that DHS is now arresting people who fly *domestically* if they have final orders of removal.
Undocumented youth should consider consulting a lawyer to find out what their record is -- especially those whose parents had prior interactions with immigration.
Undocumented youth should consider consulting a lawyer to find out what their record is -- especially those whose parents had prior interactions with immigration.
The worst American Thanksgiving tradition is that the Lions and the Cowboys always play on Thanksgiving.
November 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The worst American Thanksgiving tradition is that the Lions and the Cowboys always play on Thanksgiving.
Hey if you want a recommendation for something for the kids 8-14 to watch in the game room that isn't a Marvel movie or a cartoon I have a suggestion:
November 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Hey if you want a recommendation for something for the kids 8-14 to watch in the game room that isn't a Marvel movie or a cartoon I have a suggestion:
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JD Vance loves nothing more than telling insane lies about this nation’s history
VP JD Vance stood before a crowd and tried to falsify history, claiming Christians ended widespread mass child-sacrifice practices among Native Americans
November 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
JD Vance loves nothing more than telling insane lies about this nation’s history
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health.
November 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health.
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please give me your funniest Thanksgiving medical stories and mishaps, medical professionals and others of Bluesky
November 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
please give me your funniest Thanksgiving medical stories and mishaps, medical professionals and others of Bluesky
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Collective, racist punishment.
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Collective, racist punishment.
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sure but there's a reason why there's a lengthy wikipedia article about a fight between a couple dozen chimpanzees in the 1970s. it's because a fight between a couple dozen chimpanzees is extraordinary! a fight between a couple dozen humans is just "the parking lot at any Dodgers game"
November 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
sure but there's a reason why there's a lengthy wikipedia article about a fight between a couple dozen chimpanzees in the 1970s. it's because a fight between a couple dozen chimpanzees is extraordinary! a fight between a couple dozen humans is just "the parking lot at any Dodgers game"
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Ideas to devalue your £2m home:
Install an outdoors glass cubicle toilet on your front drive and make sure you use it regularly. Keep eye contact with anyone who sees you using it.
Install an outdoors glass cubicle toilet on your front drive and make sure you use it regularly. Keep eye contact with anyone who sees you using it.
November 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Ideas to devalue your £2m home:
Install an outdoors glass cubicle toilet on your front drive and make sure you use it regularly. Keep eye contact with anyone who sees you using it.
Install an outdoors glass cubicle toilet on your front drive and make sure you use it regularly. Keep eye contact with anyone who sees you using it.
Off to bed all the china is cleaned and the serving dishes are cleaned basically the only things left on my share of the to-to is assemble the charcuterie plate and polish up the bathroom.
Happy Turkey Day Eve everybody.
Happy Turkey Day Eve everybody.
Well I have crossed off the majority of my to-dos early but at some point I am going to be told the sink is free and to get on the china washing how's your prep work going
November 27, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Off to bed all the china is cleaned and the serving dishes are cleaned basically the only things left on my share of the to-to is assemble the charcuterie plate and polish up the bathroom.
Happy Turkey Day Eve everybody.
Happy Turkey Day Eve everybody.
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
Whatever you think about "necessary courses of action" you need to remember this administration is obsessed with collective punishment and will act accordingly.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump calls for reinvestigation of all Afghan refugees who entered under Biden admin after National Guard shooting.
November 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Whatever you think about "necessary courses of action" you need to remember this administration is obsessed with collective punishment and will act accordingly.
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this oughta do the trick
November 27, 2025 at 1:35 AM
this oughta do the trick
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I'm biased in favor of finding power laws interesting (those familiar with my research will know why). But even if I wasn't, I still think the latest Veritasium video about power laws would be worth your time if you're interested in relations across different domains
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBlu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBlu...
This Graph Changes The Way You View The World
YouTube video by Veritasium
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I'm biased in favor of finding power laws interesting (those familiar with my research will know why). But even if I wasn't, I still think the latest Veritasium video about power laws would be worth your time if you're interested in relations across different domains
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBlu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBlu...
Well I have crossed off the majority of my to-dos early but at some point I am going to be told the sink is free and to get on the china washing how's your prep work going
November 27, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Well I have crossed off the majority of my to-dos early but at some point I am going to be told the sink is free and to get on the china washing how's your prep work going
People, plural?
Now that's got to involve some stupendously bad decision making
Now that's got to involve some stupendously bad decision making
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
People, plural?
Now that's got to involve some stupendously bad decision making
Now that's got to involve some stupendously bad decision making
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This.
Whenever local government reviews the library budget and asks, "Why should we give you money?"
We want the library to be able to say, "Because we provide a valuable service used by many people!"
Libraries are like muscles, using them more makes them stronger. 💪
Whenever local government reviews the library budget and asks, "Why should we give you money?"
We want the library to be able to say, "Because we provide a valuable service used by many people!"
Libraries are like muscles, using them more makes them stronger. 💪
Anybody who is like “Piracy is activism!”—trust me, supporting your local library is about 1000% more effective activism, and it’s still free for you and authors still get paid!
November 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This.
Whenever local government reviews the library budget and asks, "Why should we give you money?"
We want the library to be able to say, "Because we provide a valuable service used by many people!"
Libraries are like muscles, using them more makes them stronger. 💪
Whenever local government reviews the library budget and asks, "Why should we give you money?"
We want the library to be able to say, "Because we provide a valuable service used by many people!"
Libraries are like muscles, using them more makes them stronger. 💪