Alaina Henry

I study galaxies. Member of the JWST/NIRSpec team @stsci. Mom to a crazy toddler. Rejecting diet culture, one day at a time.

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@cfroning I don't know; he went with his dad last time. I bet it is hysterical though.

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Oh, sure! Preschool basketball at 5pm? It's not like I have a day job or anything.

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The data *are*....
Another hill I will die on.

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@scorfano It is brilliant! And subversive.

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@scorfano I'm reading this: https://t.co/oNb321JfdU

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@scorfano .... it was capitalism all along.

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I just put something on my to-do list for next May. 😭

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This is your friendly annual reminder that no one "graduates college" (or high school/whatever). People "graduate FROM" things.

I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL.

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@RadPlanets adderall

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@BenneHolwerda As soon as you figure out how to hire someone to do your email, let me know.

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@astrogrant I'm right there with you.

[Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas on Bluesky ☁️ @SusanRinkunas]

PSA, especially to people in states with abortion bans:
“Women are reporting unexpected pregnancies while taking [Ozempic] — even if they’ve struggled with infertility or are using birth control”
https://t.co/Aj4G6j7UQW

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hot take: I finally tried ChatGPT, and the only reason it is supposedly indistinguishable from real humans is because y'all are bad writers.

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Near daily conversation in my home:

4yo: (makes mess)

Me: Who's gonna clean that up?

4yo: Lady can do it.

Me: Lady only comes on Fridays. Today is (not Friday).

4yo: (No comment. Leaves mess.)

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Like I've been saying... Sheryl Sandberg, her three nannies, and the people she pays to do her email have been telling damaging lies.

I can't wait.

[If Books Could Kill @IfBooksPod]

Tomorrow!

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@scorfano 76% here. I understand that they're trying to open up a wedge for Habworlds. But I feel like I'm being asked to do my job with both hands tied behind my back.

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Actually, as it turns out, I have to replace the entire toilet.

Still not fixed!

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This week in parenting: I tried to stop my three year old from flushing a decorative gourd down the toilet, but he was really fast.

Now I need a plumber.

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@Kevin_Hainline I found the Easter Bunny.

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@MBKplus A while ago I saw a rough breakdown of what it costs to run a preschool. Then I stopped complaining about tuition. Nobody's getting rich.

A lack of transparency allows us to dump the blame on teachers and schools, when the problem is divestment from social supports.

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@MBKplus This article contains several of my pet peeves, all rolled into one. Acting like universities are tuition in --> fancy new buildings and huge administrator salaries out.... is just asinine.

Can somebody just *actually* look at what is the budgets?