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/
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Do you know #deaf or hard of hearing kids ages 8-16 (any modality) who could benefit from being surrounded by other deaf and hard of hearing people?
Encourage them to come to Camp Sertoma in NC!
campsertomaclub.org
Encourage them to come to Camp Sertoma in NC!
campsertomaclub.org
Camp Sertoma for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
campsertomaclub.org
February 2, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Do you know #deaf or hard of hearing kids ages 8-16 (any modality) who could benefit from being surrounded by other deaf and hard of hearing people?
Encourage them to come to Camp Sertoma in NC!
campsertomaclub.org
Encourage them to come to Camp Sertoma in NC!
campsertomaclub.org
Reports that the Reds are now looking to bring in another defender to partner Jacquet named Langlands remain unconfirmed
Liverpool and Rennes have agreed a £55m +£5m deal for defender Jeremy Jacquet to move to Anfield in the summer.
February 2, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Reports that the Reds are now looking to bring in another defender to partner Jacquet named Langlands remain unconfirmed
no I'm not one of those professors asking terrible people for research funding, I'm the other kind, a
professor of thinking about my little puzzles
February 1, 2026 at 9:36 PM
no I'm not one of those professors asking terrible people for research funding, I'm the other kind, a
@ BigJBP @ MySchoolPres
If I were a blue state governor, I’d be looking into adding a bunch of tenure lines at my state schools.
I know that seems like “kick ‘em when they’re down,” but it’s more like “let academics who can escape to where they can do real work.”
Builds up your own schools AND protect US academic output.
I know that seems like “kick ‘em when they’re down,” but it’s more like “let academics who can escape to where they can do real work.”
Builds up your own schools AND protect US academic output.
The governor of Texas is rapidly turning world-class universities into minor regional ones. Example:
January 31, 2026 at 5:13 PM
@ BigJBP @ MySchoolPres
no kids k-pop k-hive and k-hole are all different k's
January 31, 2026 at 4:18 PM
no kids k-pop k-hive and k-hole are all different k's
[showing up at dawn having been challenged to a duel, offering bread] oh sorry I thought you said bunfight
January 30, 2026 at 8:09 PM
[showing up at dawn having been challenged to a duel, offering bread] oh sorry I thought you said bunfight
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my son is five, same age as Liam Ramos. you don't need to have a child the same age to be fucking horrified by the violence we are doing (and HAVE BEEN doing) upon immigrant children in this nation. but that he keeps asking for his spidey backpack is the kind of detail that rips my heart in two.
January 29, 2026 at 8:32 PM
my son is five, same age as Liam Ramos. you don't need to have a child the same age to be fucking horrified by the violence we are doing (and HAVE BEEN doing) upon immigrant children in this nation. but that he keeps asking for his spidey backpack is the kind of detail that rips my heart in two.
Five jobs I've had:
1) Kitchen Porter
2) Sales Associate
3) Coffee Grinder
4) Visiting Assistant Professor
5) Math Journal Referee
1) Kitchen Porter
2) Sales Associate
3) Coffee Grinder
4) Visiting Assistant Professor
5) Math Journal Referee
January 29, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Five jobs I've had:
1) Kitchen Porter
2) Sales Associate
3) Coffee Grinder
4) Visiting Assistant Professor
5) Math Journal Referee
1) Kitchen Porter
2) Sales Associate
3) Coffee Grinder
4) Visiting Assistant Professor
5) Math Journal Referee
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Celimar Rivera Cosme will make history and bring Puerto Rican Sign Language to the Super Bowl.
I love that Bad Bunny recognizes the deep, deep need to keep our roots strong.
www.hola.com/us/entertain...
I love that Bad Bunny recognizes the deep, deep need to keep our roots strong.
www.hola.com/us/entertain...
Celimar Rivera Cosme is set to make Super Bowl history alongside Bad Bunny: Here’s how
For the millions watching around the world, it will be a landmark moment for deaf representation
www.hola.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Celimar Rivera Cosme will make history and bring Puerto Rican Sign Language to the Super Bowl.
I love that Bad Bunny recognizes the deep, deep need to keep our roots strong.
www.hola.com/us/entertain...
I love that Bad Bunny recognizes the deep, deep need to keep our roots strong.
www.hola.com/us/entertain...
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Disabled academics: how often are you made to pay for accommodations out of your ProD account (money that your colleagues get to put toward research travel, conferences, etc.)?
January 28, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Disabled academics: how often are you made to pay for accommodations out of your ProD account (money that your colleagues get to put toward research travel, conferences, etc.)?
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New Rural Alberta Advantage song 🥰 youtu.be/xkLj8Kp9lRA?...
The Rural Alberta Advantage - The Hunt in Edson
YouTube video by The Rural Alberta Advantage
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 3:51 PM
New Rural Alberta Advantage song 🥰 youtu.be/xkLj8Kp9lRA?...
Autocaptions still mostly call her Kristy Gnome
January 28, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Autocaptions still mostly call her Kristy Gnome
thinking of opening a pre-k which teaches vector calculus
January 28, 2026 at 3:16 AM
thinking of opening a pre-k which teaches vector calculus
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If I see you use this word, I'll block you. If you use it "satirically" I'll block you. Using it at all today is a really fine test of character.
I've had some of my books edited because I used it twenty years ago and I'm ashamed today of having used it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
I've had some of my books edited because I used it twenty years ago and I'm ashamed today of having used it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
The ‘R-Word’ Returns, Dismaying Those Who Fought to Oust It
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM
If I see you use this word, I'll block you. If you use it "satirically" I'll block you. Using it at all today is a really fine test of character.
I've had some of my books edited because I used it twenty years ago and I'm ashamed today of having used it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
I've had some of my books edited because I used it twenty years ago and I'm ashamed today of having used it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
4yo has a colorful goofy hat and a spider-man backpack just like that kid who was taken. Lots of these stories hurt but that's one of the worst for me
January 27, 2026 at 4:26 AM
4yo has a colorful goofy hat and a spider-man backpack just like that kid who was taken. Lots of these stories hurt but that's one of the worst for me
did you know: his full name is Charles Entertainment Schumer
January 27, 2026 at 3:21 AM
did you know: his full name is Charles Entertainment Schumer
