Shreshta

Inactive account.

[Robbie Netzorg @RNetzorg]

A lot of the time I really feel like I have no idea what to do with my life, but then, every so often, I get this hit of joy while doing research that feels like some kind of euphoria

The future is scary but maybe that joy is something worth listening to

[Alex Hanna (اليكس حنٌا) @alexhanna]

Bro please read at least one STS book

[Noah Giansiracusa @ProfNoahGian]

In addition to pausing AI for 6 months, I propose pausing carbon emissions for 6 months so we can solve climate change during that time.

[UAW 4811 @uaw_4811]

https://t.co/xQcC42cSug

“Workers are asking for a base salary of $54,000, more than double their current average pay. UC officials have offered a 7% raise for some workers in the first year and 3% each year after. While officials say they cannot financially meet workers’ full 1/

[MMitchell @mmitchell_ai]

When you're rolling your eyes at how AI ethics people are wet towels, please just realize we have to keep repeating the same things louder and louder because much ML just keeps doing the most obvious dumb things over and over.

[@emilymbender.bsky.social @emilymbender]

ML enthusiasts: You can't just raise problems without also proposing solutions.
Us: For one thing, yes we can. For another, @Abebab did: the solution is don't do the thing.

[@emilymbender.bsky.social @emilymbender]

Learning how to approach science & scholarship without turning everything into a leaderboard with one winner at the top.

[Rachel Thomas @math_rachel]

Reminder: being *emotional* doesn't make you any less *rational*

The myth that emotional implies irrational has often been used to discredit women discussing sexism or Black people discussing racism

[Shreshta @angry_ramen]

@beesympathizer @techreview @cmcilwain It's getting better 😟

[Shreshta @angry_ramen]

@sou_tweeting Happpy birthdayy

[sick @sickw0rm]

to all of them who are defending the #boyslockerroom situation

[Shreshta @angry_ramen]

@raskinscale131 @SheRatesDogs Yuck what even

[Indulekha Aravind @Indulekha_A]

It was just very, very inspiring to speak to these women in science &tech, doing amazing work which they are so passionate about! They chose to return to India rather than work abroad, fought gender bias -overt & covert - & stayed the course #womeninSTEM
https://t.co/nLtN4iNHQs

[Shreshta @angry_ramen]

@raskinscale131 @ellle_em @inaquietraj ABSOLUTELY, YES.

[Shreshta @angry_ramen]

@hankgreen @guzzler123

[Olivia Lanes @Liv_Lanes]

I asked my boyfriend to edit the introduction of my thesis and he actually had the audacity to edit it and not just tell me it was excellent.

[Dr. Nina Harawa (she/her) @Harawa_PhD]

This quote from a grocery worker interviewed on MSNBC news tonight got to me: "I feel like 'essential' just stands for exhausted and expendable."

[MIT CSAIL @MIT_CSAIL]

"The Computer Girls," was a 1967 Cosmopolitan piece about a strange new field dominated by women. It was called programming: https://t.co/4NadS6BxLy

#TBT #SheIsWhyICode

[The Wire @thewire_in]

"You write injustice on the earth;
We will write revolution in the sky."

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters read out a translated verse from the poem 'Sab Yaad Rakha Jayega' written by Aamir Aziz.

He described the CAA as ‘fascist and racist’.

https://t.co/ftWgnzwR0G

[Henry Sotheran Ltd @Sotherans]

"I bought another book"
- transactional
- people will ask if you REALLY need more books
- reminds you of your bank balance

"I paid a terrible price for this knowledge"
- classy Faustian vibes
- intimidating
- implies all books are priceless treasures. which they are.