Mastodawn

Vanessa L Fuller [she/her]Jul 11, 2023

Random musings and a few photos of some of the feathered creatures which inhabit our neighbourhood in Helsinki.
https://atropicalfishoutofwater.com/2023/07/11/scenes-from-an-evening-stroll/

Scenes from an evening stroll

Random musings and a few photos of some of the feathered creatures which inhabit our neighbourhood in Helsinki.

A Tropical Fish Out of Water

Vanessa L Fuller [she/her]Jun 2, 2023

Random musings on a series of lasts.
#instructorslife
https://atropicalfishoutofwater.com/2023/06/02/a-series-of-lasts/

A series of lasts

Random musings on navigating a series of last class meetings and closing a chapter I’d rather continue writing.

A Tropical Fish Out of Water

Vanessa L Fuller [she/her]Mar 29, 2023

FediTips has moved!Mar 28, 2023

One of the leading independent news outlets on the Fediverse, the Texas Observer, unexpectedly finds itself having to fight to stay open.

They've been a progressive news source since 1954, and have recently been promoting the Fediverse as a way for news media to escape corporate capture.

If you want to help them stay alive, here are some options:

- Give a donation at https://www.gofundme.com/f/laid-off-texas-observer-journalists-and-staff

- Boost their appeal for help at https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver/110098765781725050

- Follow them at @TexasObserver

Vanessa L Fuller [she/her]Mar 29, 2023

Ketan Joshi Mar 28, 2023

Me and a few other climate folks on Twitter have noticed a very clear new prominence of climate deniers and delayers

So with some help, I gathered up some data and checked - it turns out that denial/delay, pro-fossil disinformation accounts have seen massive growth in their audience, while pro-climate-action accounts have either stagnated or shrunk.

Elon Musk is reshaping Twitter into a safe space for right-wingers, and in doing so, empowering climate change deniers, delayers and pro-fossil advocates more than ever before.

New post:

https://ketanjoshi.co/2023/03/28/musk-is-remaking-twitter-into-a-climate-denier-sanctuary/

Musk is remaking Twitter into a climate denier sanctuary

I got some data that analyses how climate deniers have changed their audience size, relative to pro-climate accounts, on Musk’s Twitter. It’s….not good.

Ketan Joshi

Vanessa L Fuller [she/her]Mar 28, 2023

There were several moments in my own graduate level education when life circumstances impacted my ability to really focus on work as a graduate student. I was so, so fortunate in my choice of mentors. ALL of them are simply amazing human beings and serve as models for my own attitude towards the students I work with.
Kindness is everything. And, it guides me more in my approach to working with PhD candidates than any other single thing.

https://www.science.org/content/article/professors-we-can-and-should-prioritize-compassion-our-students

Professors, we can—and should—prioritize compassion with our students

This professor, whose father died when she was an undergrad, supports her students as she wishes she had been

Vanessa L Fuller [she/her]Mar 21, 2023

Heikki Wilenius Mar 21, 2023

A view from outside the conference venue. Not bad, huh? #FAS23 #anthropology.

Vanessa L Fuller [she/her]Mar 20, 2023

My manager today. I definitely completed my to-do list.

Have you seen that face?!

#cats #CatsOfMastododon

Vanessa L Fuller [she/her]Mar 6, 2023

Brosephine Wires Mar 5, 2023

• if you need an abortion (or had one) in a state where it’s illegal, don’t discuss it on social media at all, but ESPECIALLY not on Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp)
• if you need abortion pills, DO NOT search for them on Google. It sucks anyway. Use DuckDuckGo or another search engine.
• if you buy abortion pills, do it through a trusted third party who lives in a blue state.
https://www.businessinsider.com/police-getting-help-social-media-to-prosecute-people-seeking-abortions-2023-2