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1. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Friday, 03-Jul-2020 12:11:09 EDT Stephen Sekula

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   Heavy Metal? Quantum Mechanics? A "This is Spinal Tap" reference? YES PLEASE. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1944648526/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1279083901579902977/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/65885
2. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Friday, 03-Jul-2020 12:11:04 EDT Stephen Sekula

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   From BrookhavenLab https://twitter.com/BrookhavenLab on Twitter: #OnThisDay in 1999, a particle beam made the first complete lap around one of #RHIC's two accelerator rings. #RHIC20 https://twitter.com/BrookhavenLab/status/1279083240477855746/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/65882
3. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Friday, 03-Jul-2020 12:10:59 EDT Stephen Sekula

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   Tested out of "Canvas LMS training" the other day. Irony: the quiz to test out checks only rote memorization of technical details (like how to load an image into a page), rather than on demonstrating how you learn to use Canvas, or on translating a course into Canvas. Sigh.
4. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Friday, 03-Jul-2020 12:10:56 EDT Stephen Sekula

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   From wfaa https://twitter.com/wfaa on Twitter: "Teachers don't really think that their input has been heard about how they are going to need to feel safe," said Alliance-American Federation of Teachers President Rena Honea. https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/dallas-isd-teachers-getting-anxious-as-plans-to-resume-schooling-in-45-days-still-not-released/287-1b3b7bfb-83ff-4035-972f-dd55083fd610
5. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Friday, 03-Jul-2020 11:20:48 EDT Stephen Sekula

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   "USC reverses robust fall reopening plans, asks students to stay home for online classes." USC has traditionally been upheld as an institution to which my own "aspires." Let's see if that is still true. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-02/usc-will-move-most-undergraduate-classes-online-cancels-reopening
6. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Friday, 03-Jul-2020 07:00:50 EDT Stephen Sekula

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   As coronavirus cases skyrocket across Texas, hospitals grapple with patient influxes Our Lombardy or New York moment is approaching. This was preventable. Protect our medical workers by staying home, avoiding crowds, wearing a mask. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/as-coronavirus-cases-skyrocket-across-texas-hospitals-grapple-with-patient-influxes/2020/07/02/53a9f5fe-b9a9-11ea-80b9-40ece9a701dc_story.html
7. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Jul-2020 22:10:51 EDT Stephen Sekula

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   As young people drive infection spikes, college faculty members fight for the right to teach remotely https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/07/01/college-professors-fall-remote-teaching/
8. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Jul-2020 21:40:40 EDT Stephen Sekula

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   Fauci: Mixed Messaging On Masks Set U.S. Public Health Response Back https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/07/01/886299190/it-does-not-have-to-be-100-000-cases-a-day-fauci-urges-u-s-to-follow-guidelines
9. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jun-2020 09:20:53 EDT Stephen Sekula

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   From Astropartigirl http://status.hackerposse.com/url/21461 on Twitter: Sorry to interrupt your feed but SOLAR ECLIPSE FROM ANOTHER PLANET!! Taken by my favorite rover, @MarsCuriosity, the first image is Mars's moon Phobos eclipsing the Sun, and the second, Deimos. OMG this is SO COOL Mars eclipse pics cred: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/MSSS/@kevinmgill http://status.hackerposse.com/…
10. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Monday, 29-Jun-2020 08:12:35 EDT Stephen Sekula

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    Science is better when we open our doors to immigrants All should be welcomed, encouraged, supported to engage in science. Our institutions in general do not do this. Fostering rewarding a culture aimed at this goal would be a good start. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/25/science-is-better-when-we-open-our-doors-immigrants/
11. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jun-2020 20:30:49 EDT Stephen Sekula

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    Here's how to stop the virus from winning Humans have three things viruses really dont: communication, cooperation, and compromise. If we used these tools, and did so effectively, the virus wouldnt stand a chance against us. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/06/how-to-stop-coronavirus-surges-from-winning-the-war-cvd/
12. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jun-2020 20:00:41 EDT Stephen Sekula

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    "The vegetable aisle" We are taking our home garden a bit more seriously this year. The pandemic, and poor health practices by shoppers at the local grocery store, have made it more important to offset time spent in the aisles by planting at home. If C-day was the day Texas leadership abandoned its people, unarmed, to a new â*¦ Continue reading "The vegetable aisle" htt…
13. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jun-2020 09:20:52 EDT Stephen Sekula

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    We went inside Parklands COVID unit during its worst week as coronavirus cases spike in North Texas To paraphrase the writer, better walking around alert with a piece of cloth on your face than a tube down your throat under heavy sedation. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/commentary/2020/06/28/we-went-inside-parklands-covid-unit-during-its-worst-week-as-coronavirus-cases-spike-in-north-texas/
14. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jun-2020 08:50:59 EDT Stephen Sekula

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    Kudlow: Were like, 1.5% growth...that number was...45% months ago....[as if] your stock portfolio increasing in value from $10M to $10.1M is less important than when it increased from $50 to $75. That 50% jump in value...resulted in $25, not $100,000. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/25/ridiculous-coronavirus-denialism-trumps-top-economic-adviser/
15. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jun-2020 20:10:40 EDT Stephen Sekula

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    Honestly, you could have stopped that headline at "rien" and been accurate while simultaneously saving on ink. https://twitter.com/tdgch/status/1277030081475428352
16. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jun-2020 17:50:43 EDT Stephen Sekula

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    From COVID19Tracking https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking on Twitter: You can see the ways that the outbreak has shifted since March in this timeline of cases per million people. https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1276993664669999104/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/65827
17. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jun-2020 08:50:56 EDT Stephen Sekula

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    I thought Id be safe waiting out the coronavirus in Texas. I was wrong. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/26/i-thought-id-be-safe-waiting-out-coronavirus-texas-i-was-wrong/
18. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Friday, 26-Jun-2020 19:51:18 EDT Stephen Sekula

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    Somebody has finally understood the most basic lessons of exponential growth. It's a start. "Texas Gov. Greg Abbott closes bars, dials back restaurants to half-capacity, shuts river rafting" https://www.dallasnews.com/news/public-health/2020/06/26/texas-gov-greg-abbott-closes-bars-dials-back-restaurants-to-half-capacity-shuts-river-rafting/
19. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Friday, 26-Jun-2020 19:50:57 EDT Stephen Sekula

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    Serves us right. "Europe prepares to reopen to foreign travelers, but Americans dont even figure into the discussion" That said, this will greatly complicate US involvement at CERN in preparations for LHC Run 3 and upgrades. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/europe-prepares-to-reopen-to-foreign-travelers-but-americans-dont-even-figure-into-the-discussion/2020/06/26/6232dff8-b7b2-11ea-9a1d-d3db1cbe07ce_story.html
20. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Friday, 26-Jun-2020 19:10:45 EDT Stephen Sekula

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    From COVID19Tracking https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking on Twitter: Here's a map of the number of new cases reported today. Note that Ohio and Alabama both almost broke 1,000. https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1276646821381562369/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/65821

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