emma 'phoebe fan' mckay

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[emma 'phoebe fan' mckay @electroweak]

The education grad students at McGill were on strike from in-person classes for over 10 weeks this term. We were refusing unsafe teaching & learning conditions in the presence of a disabling & deadly virus.

A short recap thread of #McGillOnStrike in Winter 2022:

[emma 'phoebe fan' mckay @electroweak]

@RedThunderAudio yeah welcome to mtl, city of metro sweat

[emma 'phoebe fan' mckay @electroweak]

what if bees are the ones imitating hoverflies

[emma 'phoebe fan' mckay @electroweak]

@nick_farina it is certainly a hard line to hold inside industry and research work!!

[emma 'phoebe fan' mckay @electroweak]

i want people reporting on quantum stuff, doing quantum stuff, thinking about quantum stuff to speak up more about the presence of the military in their spaces. what might we be able to do with all the anti-imperialists together??? i want to see it happen!!!

[emma 'phoebe fan' mckay @electroweak]

on implicit militarization in quantum:

we have a recent APS News article on developing a quantum workforce. it starts with uses of quantum tech, including sensors. the rest covers how hard it is to teach, new ed programs, etc.

many of these sensors will be used in the military!

[emma 'phoebe fan' mckay @electroweak]

this is not unique! this society is structured to produce violence at large scales! often to do so quietly! quantum spaces are no different!

[emma 'phoebe fan' mckay @electroweak]

suuuper interesting that even quantum chemistry looks like it won't be all that useful!! https://t.co/jUC4DDAmzu

regardless, we'll improve healthcare with internationalist political systems which prioritize health over profit, not with computers!!

[Sophia Chen @sophurky]

Quantum computers get a lot of hype, and @electroweak serves up the skepticism. We dive into their opinions about whether society should be investing in them at all.

Read our chat here:
https://t.co/2vChBvB67V

[emma 'phoebe fan' mckay @electroweak]

@RedThunderAudio from americans. my informal data shows it's more of a gross-weather vs. nice-weather divide tho

[no cops no mines @RedThunderAudio]

Quackers are really good listeners who accidentally worship ducks

[no cops no mines @RedThunderAudio]

Lol muting the word telescope

[emma 'phoebe fan' mckay @electroweak]

would space-based astro collapse if space agencies divested from arms manufacturers? cf. Hubble's primary contractor was Lockheed, JWST was Northrop Grumman, etc.

[emma 'phoebe fan' mckay @electroweak]

@ResearcherRende big fart noises to all those ppl

[emma 'phoebe fan' mckay @electroweak]

join DARPA to envision the world of 2030

[emma 'phoebe fan' mckay @electroweak]

specifically! from high school students

[emma 'phoebe fan' mckay @electroweak]

reading about the military