@Marvinthemartian A well-informed and engaged population is certainly a vital thing to support.
The defining feature of democracy, though, is that everyone gets an equal vote. We're failing on that count. The National Popular Vote compact is almost 2/3 of the way to success.
An easy way to make democracy fairer and simpler: the National Popular Vote.
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A resume strategy I've learned from students:
If your resume will encounter a sorting algorithm, paste the job description in the footer of the document at .25 font and in a white color. It doesn't make a bit of difference to human readers but the algorithm picks up the resume.
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Detained indefinitely. Children. In camps. Unconscionable. https://twitter.com/nbcnews/status/1037706135170699264
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Hedgehog Bowling https://vine.co/v/MrHEbHhwM22
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Photographer Puts Dogs And Their Owners Side By Side, The Resemblance Is Uncanny https://www.sadanduseless.com/dog-and-owner-comparison/
@River The books are even better than the show (which is not always the case).
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The scene outside Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing this morning. #SCOTUS
"As long as there’s money to be made, Silicon Valley has shown that it has no actual principles."
https://gizmodo.com/google-developing-censored-search-engine-for-china-rep-1828019588
Mastodon and the challenges of abuse in a federated system
https://nolanlawson.com/2018/08/31/mastodon-and-the-challenges-of-abuse-in-a-federated-system/
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Hey CS (or STEM) faculty/teachers! Back-to-school season reminder of my list of concrete, actionable, often 5-min-quick tips for making your classroom more inclusive, welcoming all students! Easy-to-remember URL is (remove spaces): bit . ly / inclusiveCS http://bit.ly/inclusivecs
CS professor, game designer, and fire dancer ordinaire.