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1. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Sunday, 05-Jul-2020 20:40:46 EDT Stephen Sekula

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   From NPR https://twitter.com/NPR on Twitter: At least 112 fraternity house residents at the University of Washington, as well as nine additional students identified as close contacts, have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Sunday. https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/05/887458298/121-university-of-washington-students-infected-in-greek-row-outbreak?utm_source=twitter.com
2. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Saturday, 04-Jul-2020 21:20:40 EDT Stephen Sekula

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   "Because not all have yet secured the blessings of liberty" On this July 4, when we are ravaged by pandemic and incompetent leadership masquerading as populist monarchy, it is good to remind ourselves of the declaration that was made in a different age â** on July 4, 1776. Then, the Second Continental Congress adopted what is now referred to as the â**Declaration of Ind…
3. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Saturday, 04-Jul-2020 09:20:54 EDT Stephen Sekula

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   12 inconvenient truths about schools and kids that should be considered before reopening from a teacher These are for K-12 but many apply to college. I see my colleagues grappling with many of these issues already: change of classroom, halls, etc. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/07/03/12-inconvenient-truths-about-schools-kids-that-should-be-considered-before-reopening-by-teacher/
4. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Friday, 03-Jul-2020 18:50:54 EDT Stephen Sekula

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   I guess the future phrase that historians might use to summarize this period of U.S. history is going to be ... "He golfed while America suffocated."
5. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Friday, 03-Jul-2020 18:40:53 EDT Stephen Sekula

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   So clarifying to see the head of Collin County, TX, my home county, hasn't the courage to lead in a time of crisis. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/public-health/2020/07/03/these-north-texas-counties-are-balking-at-abbotts-statewide-mask-order/
6. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Friday, 03-Jul-2020 18:40:51 EDT Stephen Sekula

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   When it comes to new cases during a pandemic... A straight, positive-sloped line on a logarithmic plot is a bad sign (it signals exponential growth). An exponential, positive-curved line on a log-plot is ... the stuff of nightmares. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/public-health/2020/07/03/dallas-county-reports-over-1000-new-coronavirus-cases-in-new-single-day-high-during-what-officials-say-is-the-deadliest-week-of-the-outbreak-so-far/ https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1279180687355138048/photo/1 https://chirp.cooleysekula.net/attachment/65889
7. Stephen Sekula (steve)'s status on Friday, 03-Jul-2020 18:20:40 EDT Stephen Sekula

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   <sarcasm> Nice to see Tarrant County taking a pleasant holiday weekend from disseminating health data on COVID-10. Because the virus will probably take a few days off, so why not? </sarcasm> https://www.dallasnews.com/news/public-health/2020/07/03/dallas-county-reports-over-1000-new-coronavirus-cases-in-new-single-day-high-during-what-officials-say-is-the-deadliest-week-of-the-outbreak-so-far/
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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.
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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/
15. 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
16. 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/…
17. 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/
18. 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/
19. 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…
20. 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/

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