Vanessa @Vanessa@octodon.social
Likes cats, neural networks, cupcakes, and super computing access. May or may not be a robot, but it would definitely be rude to ask.
alpha male (n.): a man whose behavior is not considered stable enough for public demonstration.
It takes so little wine to reach that point where I réalisé it is not the best idea to write more code. Conveniently there are photos to edit and (hopefully?) the bar for that is different.
I'm:
⚪️ a man
⚪️ a woman
🔘 a snake wearing a human suit
and I'm looking for:
⚪️ a man
⚪️ a woman
🔘 mammals to consume
Delusions of Gender by Cordelia Fine does an excellent job of examining and synthesizing research on gender and debunking commonly held beliefs about aptitudes for mathematics and language. I'm planning to reread it soon and have been recommending it a lot recently. (I consumed it as an audio book, but I believe I saw a free PDF version at some point as well.)
#Brazil Racist #Facebook comments appear on billboards near users' homes
'...The group identifies offensive remarks, locates the places where the comments were posted using geotag tools, and then displays them on billboards near those locations. The names and faces of the authors are blurred to keep their identities private...'
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/peoples-racist-facebook-comments-appear-on-billboards-near-users-homes
Ah yes good. Spilling water all over my desk was just what in needed. Yes everything is great now. 😐
That migraine got way worse before the first band would theoretically have finished so I'm super glad I stayed home. I'm grateful for triptans and pleased to be in bed listening to the rain.
Feeling nonsensically guilty for not attending a show due to very mild migraine. It makes no sense. No one is going to mind, and it would obviously make me more sick to drag myself over and attend. But still having a hard time shaking the feeling that I should try harder somehow today. It's entirely illogical.
Support a trans woman and my work by grabbing my music on Bandcamp & this Friday Bandcamp will toss their cut of sales over to the Transgender Law Center
I heard you like supporting trans people so now you can support trans people while supporting trans people
on your list of bandcamp buys for today, add my coworker's band, DC feminist punk outfit Hemlines: https://hemlines.bandcamp.com/
on top of the Trans Law donation Bandcamp is making, Hemlines is donating 100% of their share for today to Casa Ruby https://twitter.com/CasaRubyDC
My behemoth article about pan-Asian responses to Taiwan's same-sex marriage ruling is up! https://www.autostraddle.com/in-their-own-words-lgbtq-asia-responds-to-taiwans-same-sex-marriage-ruling-388259/
This is possibly the longest, most in-depth thing I've written (that's not a NaNoWriMo novel) so I'd appreciate shares, comments, and reads!
Thank you :D
Super soft lace body suit. 💙 (Image is pretty tame but marked sensitive for glimpse of nipples. But am I just giving in to the unreasonable and imbalanced standards of the most prude social media? Or is there some utility to doing so here? I guess there are people in some countries who unfortunately have work environments where it is a problem?)
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this Friday, Bandcamp is donating 100% of every sale to the #Transgender Law Center. there are several Mastodon musicians on there, myself included, that would also appreciate the support.
more info: https://daily.bandcamp.com/2017/07/31/this-friday-stand-with-bandcamp-in-support-of-trans-rights/
my label: https://brownianemotions.bandcamp.com/
my own work: https://brownianmotion.bandcamp.com/
one of those tracks (att leva och dö i norden) was in support of a transgender friend via a label of another transgender friend, but it seems deleted :(
Would you find my absence easier to forgive if my face were perfectly symmetrical?
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"Tu es très jolie." (Slowly makes hourglass shape with hands) "Est-ce que tu fais du burlesque?"
#LinesThatAreSomehowPerfectlyCharmingWhenSaidByFrenchWomen
Pro tip: The key to having no problem remembering your assigned seat is for it to match your bra size.
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hey, I'm putting together a bibliography of research on the experiences of #queer and/or #trans people in #STEM fields, if anybody's interested in that.
Current version is here (see how short it is... research is scarce): http://txti.es/queer-trans-stem-research-cites
The list is heavy on stuff about physics academia, because that's where I am & could find sources. But if you know of other good shit out there, please tell me-- it doesn't need to be about physics or about about academia specifically.
Apparently I'm the sort of nerd who is moved to tears by downloading a neurology article if the author was Oliver Sacks.
