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nxskok

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I teach applied statistics with #rstats at U of Toronto Scarborough. Otherwise, follow soccer and rugby league, ride transit, walk. Grew up in UK with 80s pop.

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beatnikprof, to academicchatter
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Controversial opinion:
Search committees shouldn’t request letters of recommendation from candidates until the phone interview stage, at the earliest. Take the pressure off of the candidates, their mentors, and the committee members.
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nxskok,
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@_sorcha @academicchatter @emmalbriant @beatnikprof I've had that (in Canada) only for non-academic jobs: a phone call or an email with questions to answer about the candidate.

cyrilpedia, to random
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'Concerns about the decline of X as a source of reliable information extends beyond the scientific and academic communities. During the apparent coup attempt in Russia in June, journalists noticed its relative uselessness at helping them find real-time, breaking information from the ground and sifting fact from fakery, due in part to Musk’s trashing of its account verification system.'

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-08-25/column-scientists-used-to-love-twitter-thanks-to-elon-musk-theyre-giving-up-on-it

nxskok,
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@gpollara @cyrilpedia @academicchatter "the ability to curate... or followers to accept" is exactly what Mastodon enables users to do.

writingmonicker, to academicchatter
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This line in Barbara Baig's writing book triggered a memory: "most adults are very self-conscious about learning anything new."

Years ago I took an ink painting class at my local arts center. A middle-aged woman cried because she wasn't immediately good at it. To me this is a convincing case for .

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nxskok,
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@writingmonicker @academicchatter to me this is a convincing case for learning to understand a low grade as "you haven't mastered this yet".

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@josh @academicchatter I would like a four-year sabbatical to catch up on sleep so that I can stay awake long enough to read everything that's accumulated on my bookshelf.

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