Grant
@syncingsinking.bsky.social
Married, three kids. White, cishet, he/him. Deaf in one ear. Math, disability, chess, LFC. In Illinois via Texas but born and raised in Cornwall 〓〓
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Grant
@syncingsinking.bsky.social
· Jun 15
I've wanted to write something about academic accommodations for a while, and in the absence of other inspiration, I'm just going to put it here.
I have a few points to make but first a bit of context about me. I'm profoundly deaf in my right ear. Basically can't hear anything in it. 1/
I have a few points to make but first a bit of context about me. I'm profoundly deaf in my right ear. Basically can't hear anything in it. 1/
"My hearing's fine," he claimed, after spending five minutes looking for toothpaste when Spouse asked him for toothpicks
November 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"My hearing's fine," he claimed, after spending five minutes looking for toothpaste when Spouse asked him for toothpicks
I have had multiple students miss class because they got a flat tire driving to their second part-time job
Financial precarity. Yes university students have always been living on their last 20 bucks, but the number of students I talk to now who have *multiple* jobs in addition to being fulltime students, some of whom are taking care of family members' survival needs as well as their own, is shocking. 5/
November 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have had multiple students miss class because they got a flat tire driving to their second part-time job
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On the flip side, I feel like in the last three semesters, I've had the most motivated students yet. They come to my class with a WIDE range of background knowledge or experience, but they are earnestly trying to succeed. There are exceptions of course, but they're very few in number.
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
On the flip side, I feel like in the last three semesters, I've had the most motivated students yet. They come to my class with a WIDE range of background knowledge or experience, but they are earnestly trying to succeed. There are exceptions of course, but they're very few in number.
Well, it's been a while since I last performed an exorcism, and this equipment is not what we typically use, but let's give it the old college of cardinals try
November 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Well, it's been a while since I last performed an exorcism, and this equipment is not what we typically use, but let's give it the old college of cardinals try
connote (n) document explaining heist
November 29, 2025 at 3:03 AM
connote (n) document explaining heist
The Magic Mountain Goats
Jonathan Richman, The Thief, His Wife and Her Modern Lovers
Oliver Notwist
Jonathan Richman, The Thief, His Wife and Her Modern Lovers
Oliver Notwist
November 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The Magic Mountain Goats
Jonathan Richman, The Thief, His Wife and Her Modern Lovers
Oliver Notwist
Jonathan Richman, The Thief, His Wife and Her Modern Lovers
Oliver Notwist
Grateful that almost every review of EU5 takes pains to say how complicated the game is, giving me flashing red warning "you absolutely do not have time for this" signs
November 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Grateful that almost every review of EU5 takes pains to say how complicated the game is, giving me flashing red warning "you absolutely do not have time for this" signs
It's never hell-sent or heaven-bent
November 28, 2025 at 3:36 AM
It's never hell-sent or heaven-bent
Excited for the new season of statistical software glitches, Strange R Things
November 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Excited for the new season of statistical software glitches, Strange R Things
[Gollum voice] Has it holessssss, precious?
ruin your thanksgiving by reading new york magazine's take on mathematics
![The Ten Most
Ridiculous-Sounding
Math Classes Currently
Offered at Liberal-Arts
Colleges
By Jessica Pressler, Janelle Zara, and Emily Watkins Rachel Stein andAviva Shen OCT. 19, 2010
Every year, liberal-arts majors anxiously scour their college's course listings looking for classes that will fulfill their math requirement but aren't so, you know, math-y. Here's what they're signed up for this year.
10. Topology: The Nature of Shape and Space: "In geometry we ask: How big is it? How long is it? But in topology we ask: Is it [Sarah Lawrence
9. The Mathematies of Chance: "Most topics are introduced ina case-study fashion, usually by reading an article in a current periodical such as the New York Times. [Bard]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreieq6gmwmropzlvjkaaxk6d2smd4tv4dy7qar66uoyv6mhs6naa3fu@jpeg)
![8. Mathematics in Many Cultures: "Mathematical ideas are found in many cultures, among both literate and non-literate peoples. This course examines both mathematics and the role it plays in the cultures. Examples chosen from the mathematical ideas of present-day peoples of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, as well as historic Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Islam and China." [Pomona]
7. The Magic of Numbers: "This course will explore the beauty and mystery of mathematics through a study of the patterns and properties of the natural numbers 1, 2, [and] 3." [Harvard
6. Models of Life: In particular, we will ask such questions as: How do you model the growth of a population of animals? How can you model the growth of a tree? How do sunflowers and seashells grow?" [Kenyon]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreic3c4ox53ouwr3ij3wsmvetmuknu2u2jai7hlvuigco3ahppeoabi@jpeg)
![5. Mathematical Origamist's Toolkit: "Topics include modular origami and how this models the creation of polyhedra and coloring of graphs, comparison of origami-axiomatic constructions to straight-edge and compass constructions, the combinatorics of possible crease patterns, the mathematics of origami design (circle packing, optimization), matrix models for paperfolding, spherical geometry, Descartes' Theorem, and Gaussian curvature." [Hampshire]
4. Mathematics and Narrative: "Many literary works (Arcadia, Proof, and Uncle Petros and the Goldbach Conjecture) use mathematics as an integral part of their narrative. Movie and television narratives such as Good Will Hunting and Numb3rs are also mathematically based. Nonfiction works about mathematics and mathematical biographies like Chaos, Fermat's Enigma, and A Beautiful Mind provide further examples of the connection between mathematics and narrative." [Vassar]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreigyk5tqjszw3fodt7ivmszq7mozpta55o7c552oyzpbqyphl26x7m@jpeg)
![3. Borges and Mathematics: "Jorge Luis Borges was one of the most important writers of the 20th century. Many of his short stories and essays were concerned with philosophical, metaphysical, and mathematical questions. The thesis motivating this course is that if we know the mathematies that Borges referred to, then we will read him differently, and we will read him better." [Bennington 2. Mathematics and Science as Art in Contemporary Theatre: "Playwrights such as Tom Stoppard, Rinne Groff, Michael Frayn, and others have effectively explored mathematical and scientific themes for artistic purposes. Through readings and exercises, and by conducting labs and staging scenes, this class will gain some first-hand insight into the complementary ways in which science and art aim to seek out their respective truths." [Middlebury]
1. Meaning, Math, And Motion: "Quoting a charming articulation by Kinsman (a mathematician-turned-oceanographer, in the preface to Wind Waves): "To the beginner, science is a conversation that has been in progress for a very long time. Our collective work is to catch up on the conversation. [Evergreen]
This is why Asia is winning, by the way.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreihglx3kxej43i22j4vggyoutp2oyomivtmmvgp6uvslqemm4hhpci@jpeg)
November 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
[Gollum voice] Has it holessssss, precious?
Hoping to see lots of juicy turkey pictures
Onlytryptophans
November 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Hoping to see lots of juicy turkey pictures
[movie trailer voice] This Thanksgiving, make your Hausdorff topology a *Home*dorff topology
November 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
[movie trailer voice] This Thanksgiving, make your Hausdorff topology a *Home*dorff topology
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When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
November 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
November 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
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Somebody once told me that Fall was gonna roll me
I don't have any rakes in the shed
I don't have any rakes in the shed
November 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Somebody once told me that Fall was gonna roll me
I don't have any rakes in the shed
I don't have any rakes in the shed
I might be misremembering, but I think Kenny once said that when he was struggling as manager, he wishes he'd taken, or been able to take, a temporary break from managing #LFC and been able to return as manager once he got his head straight. I hope that is something on the table for Slot now
November 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I might be misremembering, but I think Kenny once said that when he was struggling as manager, he wishes he'd taken, or been able to take, a temporary break from managing #LFC and been able to return as manager once he got his head straight. I hope that is something on the table for Slot now
Somebody once told me that Fall was gonna roll me
I don't have any rakes in the shed
I don't have any rakes in the shed
November 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Somebody once told me that Fall was gonna roll me
I don't have any rakes in the shed
I don't have any rakes in the shed
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I made a li'l cookbook! *After the Feast* suggests ways to use up leftovers from your big turkey dinners.
The PDF is FREE. If you buy a print copy, $2 will support food security initiatives through the Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre.
Please spread the word! 🍗
ivacheung.com/2025/09/afte...
The PDF is FREE. If you buy a print copy, $2 will support food security initiatives through the Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre.
Please spread the word! 🍗
ivacheung.com/2025/09/afte...
After the Feast: A Turkey Leftovers Cookbooklet - Iva Cheung
After a couple decades of editing and indexing cookbooks, I took a stab at writing (a small!) one. After the Feast brings together 25-ish of my favourite ways to use up the leftovers from big turkey d...
ivacheung.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I made a li'l cookbook! *After the Feast* suggests ways to use up leftovers from your big turkey dinners.
The PDF is FREE. If you buy a print copy, $2 will support food security initiatives through the Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre.
Please spread the word! 🍗
ivacheung.com/2025/09/afte...
The PDF is FREE. If you buy a print copy, $2 will support food security initiatives through the Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre.
Please spread the word! 🍗
ivacheung.com/2025/09/afte...
professor of thinking about my little puzzles
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
professor of thinking about my little puzzles
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Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
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Every single person in Britain: "the chippy" or, if we're being fancy, "the chip shop"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Every single person in Britain: "the chippy" or, if we're being fancy, "the chip shop"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"