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W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD

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Adventures With Emmy - Lead Developer #ITeachPhysics - Physics Education Researcher, Asst Professor of Physics and Education #Pathfinder2e - Infinite Master, We're Strong Together No Kings or concentration camps in America. #SaveNSF I say banned words.

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W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · Oct 17

Hello, newcomers! I'm a physics education researcher and I write products for Pathfinder Infinite. I also post pics of my cooking and share anecdotes about my kids.

#ITeachPhysics

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W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 1h

Requiring the other party to "pause demands" is the opposite of negotiating.

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W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 6h

If the show really is the next turning of the Wheel of Time, I really want to believe Lan is "doing better next time."

W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 6h

Just learned of the term "60-year curriculum" to describe lifelong learning and as far as catchphrases/buzzwords go, I kind of like it.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 1d

The truth about the administration’s threat federal employees won’t get paid when shutdown ends. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...

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Grace Lindsay @neurograce.bsky.social · 16h

Your university's website immediately after signing the compact

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W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 8h

It occurs to me that someone (not me) needs to make a Wheel of Time video specifically summarizing the differences between the show and books 1-4 just enough so people can pick up with 5. Asking them to retread ground might lose potential readers.

Tim Smedley @timsmedley.bsky.social · 20h

Ok, Wheel of Time fans. If I want to pick up the books from where the cancelled TV series 3 finished off - what book do I need? Need some escapism back in my life...

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James L. Sutter @jameslsutter.bsky.social · 15h

I try to be very focused and specific when calling my reps, but tonight it feels like:

"Hi, I'm a constituent from Seattle, and I'd like to ask the senator to please FIGHT ALL OF THIS! YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON! IT'S EVERYWHERE! LOOK OUTSIDE! PICK AN ISSUE AND DO SOMETHING! Thank you."

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Social Justice Skitterpunk @thestubbs.bsky.social · 8h

If you see this, post a robot.

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W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 8h

If you see this, post a robot.

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Jeff Turner 🦋🌈🦋🌈@loveneverhate @loveneverhate.bsky.social · Mar 31

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W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 8h

For Book Lan that's a lot of emotion.

Show Lan makes it more obvious, as does the soundtrack.

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Social Justice Skitterpunk @thestubbs.bsky.social · 10h

Happy United Paizo Workers Day!

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 20h

Multiple airports are now announcing they will refuse to play Kristi Noem’s government-funded video blaming “Democrats” for the government shutdown.

“We believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” one airport said.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 19h

If you're wondering whether or not to get a flu shot, I didn't get one in time, and I just had a fever dream where I was in the Drew Carey Show because several days ago I was on the Wikipedia page for the Drew Carey Show. You don't have to do this to yourself.

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Laprofmme @laprofmme.bsky.social · 20h

What good is preferential treatment if everyone is preferred?

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W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 19h

American faculty who won Nobel Prizes are leaving the country. He's literally hemorrhaging Nobels.

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 20h

Oh hey, remember the heroes of that movie The Martian, their real-life analogues are all getting canned because of Trump

Reuters @reuters.com · 23h

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.

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W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 1d

Is peoples frog?

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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 1d

Halloween decor on the southwest side of Chicago 2025

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

NEW: Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization that will provide funding to these students.

Education Dept. Reverses Decision to Halt Funds for Deafblind Student Programs

Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization that will provide funding to these students.

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W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 1d

Oh yes of course the q tip is being held by a second hand off screen why would anyone think the generically modified frog was practicing light sabers that would be silly

Nature @nature.com · 1d

Conservationists debate the pros and cons of using synthetic biology techniques to alter wild species.

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Should genetically modified wildlife be banned? Scientists weigh the risks

Conservationists debate the pros and cons of using synthetic biology techniques to alter wild species.

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W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 1d

This is why Griffiths defines a separation vector distinct from r hat.

W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 1d

Not the same phenomenon but the fact that the Dominion is first introduced in a Ferengi episode always gets me.

W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 1d

"It's times like these I reflect on an important introspective question I was often asked at school... Why *am* I trying to hit myself?"

W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 1d

Introduce yourself using one food you refuse to eat, one movie you'll never watch again, and one song you can't stand.

Fish
Maleficent
Hallelujah

Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 1d

Introduce yourself using one food you refuse to eat, one movie you'll never watch again, and one song you can't stand.

Beets
Platoon
Imagine

drmaB🎃🎃 @drmag00.bsky.social · 1d

Introduce yourself using one food you refuse to eat, one movie you'll never watch again, and one song you can't stand.

Bananas
The Royal Tenenbaums
Crash Into Me

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