Support Ukraine, Time to step up

The Ukrainians are the reliable piece in all of this"

"We are the unreliable ones. And that's shocking"

- Timothy Snyder

#Ukraine 🇺🇦 #SlavaUkraini
#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

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I'm not sure how to order these thoughts, so I'll just start.

I am not comfortable in any way being associated with Asperger's or Aspie, as a term, as a concept.

That's an I sentence. Judging such a thing for other people who have habit and context that I don't is outside my scope.

I'll tell you why, though.
Fuck a hierarchy.

There are certain words that give me the squigs because, at their inception, contained "better than" in the definition. Mahayana is another example.

I can't, for myself, imagine reclaiming a word that exists only to wedge a marginalized group.

I am #ActuallyAutistic . So are many other people with very different presentations to mine. I am human. So are other people with different presentations to mine. I'm not comfortable with any "more capable [of what, exactly? fuck you.] than other humans" labels, either.

I give no fucks about what pronouns people address me with. I'm not going to say others shouldn't. It's different things that pluck my strings and make sweet or discordant resonances. Same as anyone.

I'm always concerned when exchanges with other scientists reveal them to believe their latest paper is the definitive, final answer to any given question, and that they are the unquestioned - and unquestionable - leaders in the field.

Science is a process of progress. Very few things we are certain about today actually remain settled truths.

Humility is a key trait. Many of today's scientists need to learn it.

#science

It's so handy having a respirator around. I originally got it for working with UV resin for my #3DPrinting, but it should really be a thing that everyone has around the house.

Any time I'm working with smelly chemicals around the house, e.g. making a repair with two-part epoxy I'll throw it on and be able to focus on the task at hand without the nagging worry that I'm breathing in literal cancer.

#DIY #Respirator #Tools #PPE #Safety

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