RDS (formerly shawphd)
@rds773.myatproto.social
Former historian, current indexer. She/her, cis. Cats, nature, crafts, sci fi/fantasy. Covid aware. Chicago parent. GenX. West Coast ex-pat. I block & mute freely.
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Need an index for your book in the humanities or social sciences? DM me.
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Need an index for your book in the humanities or social sciences? DM me.
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What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
More than half the CO₂ emissions of the Industrial Age have been pumped into the atmosphere since 1990.
More than half the CO₂ emissions of the Industrial Age have been pumped into the atmosphere since 1990.
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
Literally nothing is 'carbon neutral'. It is a physical impossibility. If someone's telling you their product has zero climate impact, they're actively deciding to lie to you.
Literally nothing is 'carbon neutral'. It is a physical impossibility. If someone's telling you their product has zero climate impact, they're actively deciding to lie to you.
What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
Indexes in books are written by actual humans and cannot be done automatically by computers
Indexes in books are written by actual humans and cannot be done automatically by computers
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Cardinal! Tree! Chicago!
November 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Cardinal! Tree! Chicago!
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James Bond answers the question, "what if a Rube Goldberg machine was just a guy walking around?"
November 30, 2025 at 4:29 AM
James Bond answers the question, "what if a Rube Goldberg machine was just a guy walking around?"
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At some point, something actually has to change. Either Dems have to actually fight for the things they say they stand for, or their voters have to stop enabling them to attain power without feeling a responsibility to use it to advance that platform.
November 30, 2025 at 4:14 AM
At some point, something actually has to change. Either Dems have to actually fight for the things they say they stand for, or their voters have to stop enabling them to attain power without feeling a responsibility to use it to advance that platform.
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
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Pen and ink drawing of an owlet - from the deep CLM Archives ...
November 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Pen and ink drawing of an owlet - from the deep CLM Archives ...
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when people used to care about protecting themselves and their community from the spread of a mass-disabling virus.
What's a charming memory you have from the worst period of the pandemic?
November 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
when people used to care about protecting themselves and their community from the spread of a mass-disabling virus.
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stylish sweater boy knows a good aesthetic when he sees one.
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 AM
stylish sweater boy knows a good aesthetic when he sees one.
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We gotta revive the ‘80s style family sitcom so we can have Very Special Episodes about sports gambling apps and letting AI talk you into eating a handgun and whatever else this evil ass culture is doing to kids. People my age still cut up plastic rings to save sea life, that shit 100% worked
November 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
We gotta revive the ‘80s style family sitcom so we can have Very Special Episodes about sports gambling apps and letting AI talk you into eating a handgun and whatever else this evil ass culture is doing to kids. People my age still cut up plastic rings to save sea life, that shit 100% worked
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Unvaccinated infants are the second most likely group to get hospitalized for Covid after older adults. Any effort to minimize the effectiveness for kids is evil.
November 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Unvaccinated infants are the second most likely group to get hospitalized for Covid after older adults. Any effort to minimize the effectiveness for kids is evil.
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Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.
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statistically a lot of you won’t know about ocellated turkeys, so, here you go
November 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
statistically a lot of you won’t know about ocellated turkeys, so, here you go
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I come with yarn tidings: Knit Picks is giving away interchangeable needle sets with orders over $100 rn (there’s a code), AND everything is 30% off. I stocked up on Tree-Rex yarn big time ☺️
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November 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I come with yarn tidings: Knit Picks is giving away interchangeable needle sets with orders over $100 rn (there’s a code), AND everything is 30% off. I stocked up on Tree-Rex yarn big time ☺️
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It's Small Business Saturday! And I run a small business! Here's a little rundown of what I've got . . .
November 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It's Small Business Saturday! And I run a small business! Here's a little rundown of what I've got . . .
They plowed the sidewalks in the small town I lived in in Minnesota
It’s embarrassing that a major city like Chicago can’t figure it out
It’s embarrassing that a major city like Chicago can’t figure it out
But *how* will they #PlowTheSidewalks? With what technology?
November 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
They plowed the sidewalks in the small town I lived in in Minnesota
It’s embarrassing that a major city like Chicago can’t figure it out
It’s embarrassing that a major city like Chicago can’t figure it out
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saw a woman today wearing a shirt that said:
WARNING
I match energy
so you decide
how we gon act
WARNING
I match energy
so you decide
how we gon act
November 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
saw a woman today wearing a shirt that said:
WARNING
I match energy
so you decide
how we gon act
WARNING
I match energy
so you decide
how we gon act
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Keep calling. Ask for if any of your purchases are risking your credit card with the rules being enforced, and ask for clarity as to what is being blocked by the processor. But don't do it aggressively. Do it kindly, but firmly.
Morale at paypros call centers is in the toilet right now. It’s not just normal Black Friday stress, they’re being pounded. Corporate is pressuring bosses to end the paypros call campaigns. Source familiar w/ internals at MC stressed that folks should stand their ground but be kind to agents (1)
November 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Keep calling. Ask for if any of your purchases are risking your credit card with the rules being enforced, and ask for clarity as to what is being blocked by the processor. But don't do it aggressively. Do it kindly, but firmly.
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BIG NEWS, I'm open for pet commissions!! Feel free to message me for more info!✨ Limited spots available!
Also shares would be greatly appreciated, help a struggling artist get through the winter lol
#commissions #petportrait #christmasgift
Also shares would be greatly appreciated, help a struggling artist get through the winter lol
#commissions #petportrait #christmasgift
November 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
BIG NEWS, I'm open for pet commissions!! Feel free to message me for more info!✨ Limited spots available!
Also shares would be greatly appreciated, help a struggling artist get through the winter lol
#commissions #petportrait #christmasgift
Also shares would be greatly appreciated, help a struggling artist get through the winter lol
#commissions #petportrait #christmasgift
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This is one of those places that are more majestic, evocative, moving, from a distance, as here. We did go inside and through (amid crowds), climbed up to top, the view was superb, but the glory is seeing it from a ways away. The imagination set free. San Gimignano is like that for me, too.
November 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is one of those places that are more majestic, evocative, moving, from a distance, as here. We did go inside and through (amid crowds), climbed up to top, the view was superb, but the glory is seeing it from a ways away. The imagination set free. San Gimignano is like that for me, too.
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Hello Sunshine, by @keezyyoung.bsky.social.
Closeted jock Noah has fallen in love with artistic Alex.
But the troubled boy suddenly disappears and only his boyfriend, his brother Jamie, Jamie's girlfriend Izzy & their childhood friend Sky keep looking for him.
[1/3]
#queer #comics #pub2025 #reviews
Closeted jock Noah has fallen in love with artistic Alex.
But the troubled boy suddenly disappears and only his boyfriend, his brother Jamie, Jamie's girlfriend Izzy & their childhood friend Sky keep looking for him.
[1/3]
#queer #comics #pub2025 #reviews
Hello Sunshine (A Graphic Novel)
In this lush and romantic queer horror graphic novel, a troubled teen disappears from his small town—sending his loved ones on a paranormal journey to brin...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Hello Sunshine, by @keezyyoung.bsky.social.
Closeted jock Noah has fallen in love with artistic Alex.
But the troubled boy suddenly disappears and only his boyfriend, his brother Jamie, Jamie's girlfriend Izzy & their childhood friend Sky keep looking for him.
[1/3]
#queer #comics #pub2025 #reviews
Closeted jock Noah has fallen in love with artistic Alex.
But the troubled boy suddenly disappears and only his boyfriend, his brother Jamie, Jamie's girlfriend Izzy & their childhood friend Sky keep looking for him.
[1/3]
#queer #comics #pub2025 #reviews
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I have a couple of t-shirts from Canis Ovis and every single time I’m out, I get comments on how cool they are.
Don’t you want people to think you have good taste and wear cool things?
Look no further. Go check out Canis’ Etsy and buy something. Be cool.
Don’t you want people to think you have good taste and wear cool things?
Look no further. Go check out Canis’ Etsy and buy something. Be cool.
It’s Small Business Saturday!
I’ve got prints, shirts, and stickers up on my Etsy shop that you can find here:
www.etsy.com/shop/canisovis
Hope y’all have a good weekend!
I’ve got prints, shirts, and stickers up on my Etsy shop that you can find here:
www.etsy.com/shop/canisovis
Hope y’all have a good weekend!
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I have a couple of t-shirts from Canis Ovis and every single time I’m out, I get comments on how cool they are.
Don’t you want people to think you have good taste and wear cool things?
Look no further. Go check out Canis’ Etsy and buy something. Be cool.
Don’t you want people to think you have good taste and wear cool things?
Look no further. Go check out Canis’ Etsy and buy something. Be cool.
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While at the time leaving academia was traumatic, I am now grateful I’m not having to navigate this stuff
While at the time leaving academia was traumatic, I am now grateful I’m not having to navigate this stuff
I have been reading all the "students these days" threads from various sides and I have an essay's worth of thoughts -- there's a lot of complexity and heterogeneity that is hard to communicate on social media. There are a couple of things I will say here though. 1/
November 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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While at the time leaving academia was traumatic, I am now grateful I’m not having to navigate this stuff
While at the time leaving academia was traumatic, I am now grateful I’m not having to navigate this stuff
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It takes me 3x as long to grade assignments now, because I have to explain gently and effectively why ChatGPT style writing is boring -- they swim in this stuff now even when they don't use the tools. Maybe no one has even told them their own voice matters, so that is down to us. 3/
November 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It takes me 3x as long to grade assignments now, because I have to explain gently and effectively why ChatGPT style writing is boring -- they swim in this stuff now even when they don't use the tools. Maybe no one has even told them their own voice matters, so that is down to us. 3/
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rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 AM
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
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Went through a few migration pics from last week and like this one with the trees. I have a job to get through all the migration pics, but it's fun. I'll post them as I get thru them.
#birds #SandhillCranes
#birds #SandhillCranes
November 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Went through a few migration pics from last week and like this one with the trees. I have a job to get through all the migration pics, but it's fun. I'll post them as I get thru them.
#birds #SandhillCranes
#birds #SandhillCranes