Jaime Derringer

#Psychology #professor at #UIUC, gender, sexuality, identity, #personality, assessment, behavior genetics, #rstats. Anti racism, anti fascism, pro open access, #actuallyAutistic, Jewish, anti genocide, mosh pit ready.

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Bastian Greshake Tzovarasgedankenstuecke@scholar.social
2025-06-24

«The original paper confidently and without discussion labelled millions of tweets based on what Dave (and some others) said about the website in the tweet, but the original authors have almost certainly never heard of Dave. […] Dave's opinions must take on a form totally independent of Dave, because the original authors would never have taken this dataset seriously had it been presented as "Dave's thoughts on media." This is the spectacle of computation.»

@theluddite

theluddite.org/post/spectacle-

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pokarimpokarim
2025-06-24
A tranquil twilight sky with soft blue hues and scattered pink clouds, silhouetted by dark treetops below.
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Jonty Wareingjonty@chaos.social
2025-06-23

What the hell is in this soap dispenser

A soap dispenser mounted above a sink, underneath it the sink has been eroded into a deep grooveA deep groove eroded into a sink by a soap dispenser
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Unicorn RiotUnicornRiot
2025-06-23

As Unicorn Riot eclipses 10 years of media making, we’re always looking to improve. We have a web survey in which we’re seeking your opinions and ratings on our website. It's very short and takes just minutes. 🙏🦄

Survey: tinyurl.com/urwebsurvey
Website: unicornriot.ninja

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Feral Aunt Nessie :v_bi:farah@beige.party
2025-06-23

I don’t wanna name names but people who who call sparrows, pigeons and crows - ‘trash birds’ are not your friends

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2025-06-23

The real terrorists were the governments we made along the way.

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Executive dysfunction is spending *several years* tolerating and working around a handful of fairly disruptive issues with your computer's software setup, instead of occasionally just taking a moment to fix some of them, despite knowing perfectly well what needs to be done.

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2025-06-22

Have 15-20 minutes to think about gender? Participate in my lab’s latest #surveyResearch on gender expression across contexts to help develop new, better assessments of ✨ diverse gender experiences ✨ illinois.qualtrics.com/jfe/for please boost for reach, thank you!

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2025-06-22

Today would be a really good day to verify the restorability of backups of data and configs you care about.

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Derek Caelin is writing a bookderek@social.coop
2025-06-22

I wrote my undergraduate thesis on #Iran's nuclear program. I learned two things:

- All countries, including Iran, have a right to peaceful nuclear power.

- Whether the U.S. condemns a country's covert nuclear weapons program depends largely on whether we are allies with the country. Israel's program is illegal, and destabilizing, but they are allies, so...🤷

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myrmepropagandistfuturebird@sauropods.win
2025-06-22

@rakoo @Em

Iran isn't building a nuclear weapon and there was no urgency about them being on some "verge" I agree.

Further I think this question of who can and can't have ... UH *technology* isn't something many speak about with maturity or realism.

However, I don't think Iran is interested in atomic energy for purely academic reasons. Also obvious.

But, the idea that the words "Iran nuke" should make me an ordinary American cry with fear is dead. They played it out.

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myrmepropagandistfuturebird@sauropods.win
2025-06-22

If you don't understand why the US is doing something, if you are confused and think "it makes no sense..." you are not undereducated on foreign policy.

You are correct. It makes no sense. Stop looking for what just isn't there.

"Surly they would never-"

"No. They would. And they have before."

Don't waste time in this particular way.

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The Trevor Project continues to answer calls and texts. If you or any LGBTQ+ person is in crisis, they are ready to listen and they are 100% free of any cost. Times are tough. Help is available for you.

thetrevorproject.org/Get-Help/

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2025-06-22

The street that my mum lives in is a one-way street, but wasn't marked as such on #Google Maps. This caused many drivers to drive the wrong way. I have tried to edit it on Google Maps (there is such functionality), but to no avail. No matter how often I submitted a change (with photos of street signs!), Google said "Sorry, we could not verify it".

Solution: Edit the street on #OpenStreetMap! A few months after I did this, Google seems to have stolen the data, as it regularly does, and now the street is correct in both datasets!

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2025-06-22

I'll take any excuse to encourage people to check out WarGames (1983). What a flick!

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pokarimpokarim
2025-06-22
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2025-06-21

"i got your nose", a kid friendly introduction to body horror

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2025-06-21

Ok! Settle an argument I'm having with autocorrect:

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Since it's almost Midsummer...

A giant, red, goat-headed demon sits on a stone throne in a subterranean chamber.
"So, it is decided: on midsummer's eve, my words shall spew forth across the land like black fire!"

"We prefer to call it 'publication day'" says his publicist.

"..And we were hoping you might do some social media to to promote the book?"

Things turmn dark, the demon's goat eyes glow
"I cannot fathom the accursed opiate screens that so enthral your kind."

"Yeah, some of our other authors feel that way, but that's why we have Toby: he's an absolute whiz!" she replies, introducing a small man. 

"I'll set you up on twitter and you'll be corrupting Souls in no time!" says Toby.

A caption reads: "An hour later"

The demon now has his head in his hands and moans:
"I can endure this Foul parade of doltish barbarity No longer! Please deactivate My account, wizard Toby"
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2025-06-21

Tip on de-stinking from a second-hand shopper and former library lady:

If you need a no-water option for any secondhand item that can’t be washed, like cashmere or books* etc:

Take a plastic bin with a lid that’s several times larger than the stinky thing. Sprinkle some baking soda in the bottom.

Loosely crumple and ball individual sheets of non-glossy newspaper until it fills the bottom of the bin.

Place the stinky thing on top of the layer of crumpled newspaper, and add another loose layer on top and around it.

Close the bin and set it in a sunny spot.

Throughout the day give it a little gentle shake so the baking soda in the bottom gets stirred a bit.

It can take a few days, and you’ll have faster success if you take it out in the evening and let it air outside then use fresh newspaper and baking soda in the bin when you put it in the sun again the next day.

*For books: Lay them inside opened and change up which page it is opened to once in a while so the funk and humidity etc have an easier time escaping.

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