Chelsea Sharon
@csharon.bsky.social
New social, who this? Astronomer, recent SG to PDX transplant, community college professor, she/they, lover of cats and warm weather, opinions my own.
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Story about how California is super lenient on DUI cases and rarely imposes ignition interlock device requirements on repeat offenders. And how that ends up killing people
15 DUIs, still driving: California's failure to take repeat drunk drivers off the road
As alcohol-related roadway deaths spike across the state, a CalMatters investigation finds California has some of the weakest DUI laws in the country.
calmatters.org
December 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Story about how California is super lenient on DUI cases and rarely imposes ignition interlock device requirements on repeat offenders. And how that ends up killing people
Also, some of the Smart Telescopes are figuring out how to do planets. I haven’t done extensive testing, but I got some good images on my eVscope (by Unistellar) of the Moon. Unistellar also has citizen science campaigns you can join which seems great for the aspiring astrophysicist! Pricey tho.
December 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Also, some of the Smart Telescopes are figuring out how to do planets. I haven’t done extensive testing, but I got some good images on my eVscope (by Unistellar) of the Moon. Unistellar also has citizen science campaigns you can join which seems great for the aspiring astrophysicist! Pricey tho.
Yeah, it’s amazing what headaches you solve by just NOT having timed tests, having them be take-home so students can take the exam in whatever environment is best for them, etc. I have to be a bit more creative and the grading may take longer, but it’s net worth it for everyone!
December 3, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Yeah, it’s amazing what headaches you solve by just NOT having timed tests, having them be take-home so students can take the exam in whatever environment is best for them, etc. I have to be a bit more creative and the grading may take longer, but it’s net worth it for everyone!
So it turns out there is this thing called “universal design” where you actually design your courses from the get-go with accessibility in mind… I am not going to pretend that’s perfectly accomplished, but 95% of the accommodations I see just don’t apply to my classes. Easy solve for me.
December 3, 2025 at 5:51 AM
So it turns out there is this thing called “universal design” where you actually design your courses from the get-go with accessibility in mind… I am not going to pretend that’s perfectly accomplished, but 95% of the accommodations I see just don’t apply to my classes. Easy solve for me.