Andi Lassiter
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Super fun episode of Water Talk out today! Whether you like them fresh or canned, cranberries are both well-loved and mysterious. Leslie Holland and Amaya Atucha, UW Madison, tell us about cranberry bogs v marshes and why cranberries float. Bonus: recipes! www.watertalkpodcast.com/episodes/epi...
Episode 78: Inside the Working Cranberry Marsh — Water Talk
A conversation with Professors Leslie Holland and Amaya Atucha (University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Extension) about cranberry production, water use, recycling, and enjoyment. Released Novembe...
www.watertalkpodcast.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Super fun episode of Water Talk out today! Whether you like them fresh or canned, cranberries are both well-loved and mysterious. Leslie Holland and Amaya Atucha, UW Madison, tell us about cranberry bogs v marshes and why cranberries float. Bonus: recipes! www.watertalkpodcast.com/episodes/epi...
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True nostalgia is the pain of knowing what's gone for good. When a small town loses its school, it's the only word that applies. And yet the lasting value of rural places are not in bricks, but in the people who are still here, doing what must be done.
Brown: As a small Minnesota town mourns its only elementary school, opportunity grows from loss
"I knew this feeling well. My rural elementary school closed when I was in second grade, adding an hour to my bus ride. My kids’ small town elementary school was bulldozed shortly after they moved up ...
www.startribune.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM
True nostalgia is the pain of knowing what's gone for good. When a small town loses its school, it's the only word that applies. And yet the lasting value of rural places are not in bricks, but in the people who are still here, doing what must be done.
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TIL: I’m one of the authors being ripped off too.
I had no idea. Take a moment to check for your academic papers. Consider making it easy for lawyers to find you as their class action suit proceeds.
I had no idea. Take a moment to check for your academic papers. Consider making it easy for lawyers to find you as their class action suit proceeds.
Me: this is great, glad to see authors ripped off by AI getting their due.
Me after using the search tool: I am one of these ripped off authors.
Academics, it only takes a minute. Seven of my papers are in this and I had no idea.
Me after using the search tool: I am one of these ripped off authors.
Academics, it only takes a minute. Seven of my papers are in this and I had no idea.
There are tons of graphic novels, academic papers, film and TV scripts, & prose novels/nonfiction on the LibGen list Anthropic used.
As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how
Part 1: is your work in Libgen?
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how
Part 1: is your work in Libgen?
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
August 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
TIL: I’m one of the authors being ripped off too.
I had no idea. Take a moment to check for your academic papers. Consider making it easy for lawyers to find you as their class action suit proceeds.
I had no idea. Take a moment to check for your academic papers. Consider making it easy for lawyers to find you as their class action suit proceeds.
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The dismantling of the research apparatus that made America the science and tech giant it's been over the past century is the greatest own-goal in history. We haven't even begun to calculate or feel the losses
NEW: NSF will be kicked out of their building. Announcement will be made tomorrow by HUD Sec. and Governor of VA. HUD will take over the NSF building over the next two years.
NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."
NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."
June 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The dismantling of the research apparatus that made America the science and tech giant it's been over the past century is the greatest own-goal in history. We haven't even begun to calculate or feel the losses
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The sun will rise in #Minneapolis #SaintPaul #Minnesota tomorrow at 5:25, 0 seconds later than the day before.
It will set at 21:01, 23 seconds later than the day before.
It will set at 21:01, 23 seconds later than the day before.
June 16, 2025 at 2:06 AM
The sun will rise in #Minneapolis #SaintPaul #Minnesota tomorrow at 5:25, 0 seconds later than the day before.
It will set at 21:01, 23 seconds later than the day before.
It will set at 21:01, 23 seconds later than the day before.
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As I wrote earlier: slaughtering your golden goose (science & research, by gutting government research agencies and kneecapping non-government research institutions) is a good way to lose the 21st century
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | How to lose the 21st century, in three easy steps
Trump is throwing away what could have been the next great American century.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
As I wrote earlier: slaughtering your golden goose (science & research, by gutting government research agencies and kneecapping non-government research institutions) is a good way to lose the 21st century
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Kids grow up so fast.
You hear about.
Then you live it.
Days are long.
Years are fast.
You hear about.
Then you live it.
Days are long.
Years are fast.
May 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Kids grow up so fast.
You hear about.
Then you live it.
Days are long.
Years are fast.
You hear about.
Then you live it.
Days are long.
Years are fast.
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As a surgeon, could not agree more with these reflections that Pope Francis wrote this in the Hospital.
“The walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churches...
They have witnessed far more sincere kisses than those in airports...
1/8
“The walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churches...
They have witnessed far more sincere kisses than those in airports...
1/8
April 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
As a surgeon, could not agree more with these reflections that Pope Francis wrote this in the Hospital.
“The walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churches...
They have witnessed far more sincere kisses than those in airports...
1/8
“The walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churches...
They have witnessed far more sincere kisses than those in airports...
1/8
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UBC is re-opening admission to a bunch of programs for US citizens looking for grad opportunities. You can check it out via the link below 🇨🇦
“From April 14-18, select UBC graduate programs at UBC Vancouver will re-open their applications for US citizens to be considered for Sept 2025 or Jan 2026 entry - they are ready to provide quick admissions decisions for these applicants“ #gradstudent #gradschool
www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
US Applicant Week
www.grad.ubc.ca
April 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM
UBC is re-opening admission to a bunch of programs for US citizens looking for grad opportunities. You can check it out via the link below 🇨🇦
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Sorry I haven’t been very active on here the last week my 11 year old has been describing a video game to me.
February 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Sorry I haven’t been very active on here the last week my 11 year old has been describing a video game to me.
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Also, a big thing people leave out of all of these discussions is that inequality is a driver of unhappiness. Regardless of whether living conditions are improving in general since hundreds of years ago, if inequality increases that impacts happiness and conflict
February 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Also, a big thing people leave out of all of these discussions is that inequality is a driver of unhappiness. Regardless of whether living conditions are improving in general since hundreds of years ago, if inequality increases that impacts happiness and conflict
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This is a very long thread, and you should read it all if you need a reminder of all the people in the world still going out of their way to help others.
Update on my life: Last year, I joined my kids' school's PTA, because they needed a treasurer and I'm good enough with numbers. It was a straightforward, self-contained job: balancing the checkbook for an organization that only did a few fundraisers each year.
February 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This is a very long thread, and you should read it all if you need a reminder of all the people in the world still going out of their way to help others.
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Researching and reporting my story about how truly horrible Facebook has become genuinely rattled me, and changed how I looked at the internet permanently. It's important to understand how messed up they are.
www.wheresyoured.at/killingfaceb...
www.wheresyoured.at/killingfaceb...
November 28, 2024 at 1:44 AM
Researching and reporting my story about how truly horrible Facebook has become genuinely rattled me, and changed how I looked at the internet permanently. It's important to understand how messed up they are.
www.wheresyoured.at/killingfaceb...
www.wheresyoured.at/killingfaceb...
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Is it too early to crave Mouth Trap cheese curds? Tickets for the 2025 Minnesota State Fair are available for $14 in a one-day sale.
Minnesota State Fair tickets are being sold at lower price for one day
Fair officials say tickets being sold online for 2025 won’t get any lower.
www.startribune.com
November 26, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Is it too early to crave Mouth Trap cheese curds? Tickets for the 2025 Minnesota State Fair are available for $14 in a one-day sale.
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We're heating up! Just added yet another county, Polk, to reset the 24 hour clock to 8 p.m. tomorrow.
A quick PSA for folks playing along at home. Likes here, unlike that other site, don't amplify the post by showing it to your followers. I appreciate the likes, but am more grateful for reposts.
A quick PSA for folks playing along at home. Likes here, unlike that other site, don't amplify the post by showing it to your followers. I appreciate the likes, but am more grateful for reposts.
November 21, 2024 at 1:58 AM
We're heating up! Just added yet another county, Polk, to reset the 24 hour clock to 8 p.m. tomorrow.
A quick PSA for folks playing along at home. Likes here, unlike that other site, don't amplify the post by showing it to your followers. I appreciate the likes, but am more grateful for reposts.
A quick PSA for folks playing along at home. Likes here, unlike that other site, don't amplify the post by showing it to your followers. I appreciate the likes, but am more grateful for reposts.
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Fun fact: In the mid-80s, my friend Mitch (@jma48.bsky.social) made 24 (!) Huey Lewis and The News covers, note by note, using a Commodore 64.
35 years later, he unearthed the long-forgotten disks, which still worked. Enjoy.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
35 years later, he unearthed the long-forgotten disks, which still worked. Enjoy.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Commodore 64 plays Huey Lewis (1985-86) - YouTube
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October 7, 2024 at 2:37 AM
Fun fact: In the mid-80s, my friend Mitch (@jma48.bsky.social) made 24 (!) Huey Lewis and The News covers, note by note, using a Commodore 64.
35 years later, he unearthed the long-forgotten disks, which still worked. Enjoy.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
35 years later, he unearthed the long-forgotten disks, which still worked. Enjoy.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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People liked when I made these for Tokyo, so let’s do it again for Paris. Here’s what I have my eye on Saturday, Day 1.
July 27, 2024 at 12:10 AM
People liked when I made these for Tokyo, so let’s do it again for Paris. Here’s what I have my eye on Saturday, Day 1.
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UNPRECEDENTED. Like, this is literally the first time a court has ruled that denying someone their birth control prescription amounts to sex discrimination. It’s about time.
First-of-its-kind decision finds pharmacist discriminated in not filling a valid emergency contraception prescription - Gender Justice
www.genderjustice.us
March 18, 2024 at 8:19 PM
UNPRECEDENTED. Like, this is literally the first time a court has ruled that denying someone their birth control prescription amounts to sex discrimination. It’s about time.
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6. To put it somewhat bluntly, we just happen to be dismantling an HigherEd infrastructure which has long been the envy of the world for the edification of billionaires at exactly the moment when it is about to start serving a predominantly non-white population of students.
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March 3, 2024 at 2:23 PM
6. To put it somewhat bluntly, we just happen to be dismantling an HigherEd infrastructure which has long been the envy of the world for the edification of billionaires at exactly the moment when it is about to start serving a predominantly non-white population of students.
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This may be the most important piece of journalism in the entire pandemic. Brilliant detective work by scientists; compellingly told.
www.wired.com/story/the-te...
www.wired.com/story/the-te...
The 60-Year-Old Scientific Screwup That Helped Covid Kill
All pandemic long, scientists brawled over how the virus spreads. Droplets! No, aerosols! At the heart of the fight was a teensy error with huge consequences.
www.wired.com
October 25, 2023 at 8:31 PM
This may be the most important piece of journalism in the entire pandemic. Brilliant detective work by scientists; compellingly told.
www.wired.com/story/the-te...
www.wired.com/story/the-te...
I'm here.... is this the place?
July 15, 2023 at 6:42 PM
I'm here.... is this the place?