Ray Chill

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Writer, student, advocate, parent. Pencils and/or crochet hooks in hair. Beginner spinner & wannabe weaver. I also like tools and electronics, and take satisfaction in fixing things. I find it challenging to pick apart and prioritise the bits of myself to put in pithy descriptions. 
Sort of homed. Lucky enough to be on Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar <3 I am grateful to the Elders I've met who've made me feel welcome, and to past and present Elders for their custodianship and guidance.
PronounsShe/her
AlignmentChaotic Good
Show threadRay ChillSep 14, 2023
@Sheril (so called) Australian here. I came across a post and got lost in your wonderful timeline this morning. Thank you for your thoughtful and informative posts!
Ray ChillSep 14, 2023
Sheril KirshenbaumAug 11, 2023

I haven’t been sharing interviews here, but it was an absolute delight to join Kate Lister on #BeTwixtTheSheets to talk about the #history & #science of kissing.

Yes, I’m a scientist focused on policy, sustainability & communication, but 12 years ago, I wrote a book called The Science of Kissing. We contain multitudes.

https://play.acast.com/s/betwixt-the-sheets/history-of-kissing-why-do-we-lock-lips

History of Kissing: Why do we lock lips?

A good old smooch. It’s something that we do on a daily basis in one form or another (if we’re lucky), and yet have you ever stopped and wondered why we do it? Wonder no more. On today’s Betwixt the Sheets we’re joined by Emmy award-winning scientist and author of The Science of Kissing, Sheril Kirshenbaum, to find out answers to questions such as, why has the letter X has come to mean a kiss? What role has the colour of our lips played in our evolution? And why do men prefer kissing with more saliva? This episode was edited and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long. If you're enjoying Betwixt please vote for us at the British Podcast Awards here: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting. It would mean the world to us! Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free original podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians like Kate Lister, Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Lucy Worsley, Mary Beard and more. Get 50% off your first 3 months with code BETWIXT. Download the app on your smart TV or in the app store or sign up at historyhit.com/subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ray ChillJul 10, 2023

@wakehamAMR "But you're ace, so you fit in this convenient box of x by y dimensions and clearly never experience anything ever at all" /sarcasm

Stuff I don't generally discuss: my toy collection well outstrips that of my anything-but #asexual collegues/friends/relatives, and it's noone's business if they're still in the box or not :oP

Ray ChillJun 16, 2023
Mitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي)Jun 15, 2023
nerds, we really gotta get it together and stop using the word 'refugee' to describe someone who left a website for another one.
Ray ChillJun 16, 2023

Hey #Perth Fediverse people: if you’re hunting for a home and willing to consider sharing with a single parent with 2 early-mid teenagers SOR, hit me up. Please boost. Looking basically Freo to Murdoch, which works for Notre-Dame, Murdoch, SAE, and even UWA depending on the place.

Asking because I had someone point out to me that they’re paying $280/week for a furnished room with shared bathroom and no say whatsoever in the 4 other housemates who live there. I’d be looking for at least a 4x2 (probably around $300/week +/- $50) and my housemate gets the ensuite, I can probably furnish the room, and if we choose the right place they might even get a theatre room, or balcony, or courtyard that is designated theirs. Beats living in a tiny dingy 70s era flat without even a balcony at $400!

Ray ChillJun 8, 2023
Coach GowronJun 7, 2023
A polite bigot is a bigot nonetheless. A true warrior knows that courteous words do not dilute the poison, but only serve to conceal it until it has spread. Civility in the service of hate deserves no polite response.
Show threadRay ChillMay 20, 2023
@mike good solution. Some people I know would have replaced the plasterboard sheet 🙄
Ray ChillMay 13, 2023
arclightMay 4, 2023
"Free but registration required" is not free. Publish or don't, but don't pretend that handing over contact info isn't a cost.
Ray ChillMay 12, 2023

Renting: the only situation you’re asked to make a $20000++ commitment based on a 10 minute window to inspect.

(++figure based on $380/week property over 12 months , or $750/week for 6 months) #HousingCrisis

Ray ChillMar 24, 2023
Charles 𝄢 HMar 24, 2023

British #university #students who are regularly skipping classes: can I ask you a few questions?

Are you happy?
Are you getting what you want from university?

Do you see your absence as a barrier, as a reflection of a barrier, as ok, as a problem?

Can you say more about this?

Is there something missing from your classes that makes them unappealing? Or something there you wish wasn't?

Is there anything your lecturers could change that would cause you to attend more often?

Is there anything the administration could change?

Is there anything in the wider world that, if changed, would increase your attendance?

Boosts appreciated. I want to understand what's going on with the students that I don't see, but I can't ask them because I don't see them.