Charlie (Deanna) Hooper

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* Chaotic disaster queer    , my pronouns are they/them
* Moved around Europe a lot, now settled in Finland 🇫🇮
* Host of CupOfCosmology science outreach show
* Postdoc at Helsinki Institute of Physics
* Occasional poet. I also love baking, listening to music, and travelling
* Dealing with long covid since 2020
* Trying to leave things better than I found them

Formerly @dchooper91

Homepagehttps://dchooper.com
YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/CupOfCosmology
I took an extended break from being online, but today #CupOfCosmology returns 😁! I'll be live at 19:00 CET, come and join the conversation! https://www.youtube.com/live/yxsVn2_qMCc
#outreach #science #live
Cup of Cosmology: let's talk about the universe!

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* dusts off social media accounts *

Hi Fedi, it's been a while 😄

@p16r Hi, I appreciate the check-in! Life has been very busy the last couple of months (but mostly good things going on!), so Cup of Cosmology has been on a break. I was hoping to do a stream this weekend, but I got sick 😅. I'll try to restart streams in two weeks, and then I think I'll be back to semi-regular streams again 😄
This week #CupOfCosmology, my livestream show about the universe, turns 10 years old! Come celebrate with me in this special stream today at 19:00 CEST: https://www.youtube.com/live/kuUweyTtcNA
#outreach #science #live
Cup of Cosmology: celebrating ten years!

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@BlotchedEmerald Thanks for checking in! It's been a busy summer, but it was great to get back to Cup of Cosmology yesterday. Hopefully now I'll go back to more regular streams again! 😁
@gretared I have found it to be very useful as an addition to other learning methods, but not by itself. I started using it to learn more German vocabulary while I was living in Germany and actively using the language daily (now at level B1-B2). I've also used it for French and I can manage some very basic conversations. More recently I've been using it to review the concepts covered in my Swedish and Finnish courses, and I feel like it has been useful in that regard too.
@Nigel_Lake I haven't found a good app alternative, but I'm moving back into trying to learn a language by consuming media and speaking to people in the language - mixed results so far, though! 😅
Yesterday I broke my 2600 day streak on Duolingo and deleted my account, due to their recent move to replace contract workers with AI. I do not think teaching a language can or should be automated, and I'm tired of seeing companies force AI everywhere. 😖

Things we didnt do
-Start the fire
-Shoot the deputy

Things we did do
-Tried to fight it
-Shot the Sheriff
-Built this city on Rock and Roll

Things we will do
-Survive
-Rock You

Things we wont do
-Get fooled again
-Back Down
-That
-Give You Up
-Let you down
-Desert you

I realised today my macrame crafts have changed a bit over the years.
How it started: I'm going to make cute Christmas ornaments 🌲
How it's going: I wonder if I can make a choker 🤔
#crafting