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Mission: work on cool stuff.

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Anyone interested in the history of comic strips should consider supporting the How Comics Were Made kickstarter: https://t.co/88fhYMZoBd

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@TotherAlistair @MehdiFalamarzi As a cis man myself, I was just as unaware. Probably someone more qualified can help with figuring out how to use this example in a sensitive and inclusive way.

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@TotherAlistair @MehdiFalamarzi Maybe you could change “we thought differently, about…”, to something like, “I, as a cis-person, was unaware of the debate around sex and gender, and issues faced by the trans community, at the time”

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@neilhimself I asked my daughter to check the Madison Airport bookstore for me, and she replied with, "I have a fun new book to read!"

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Go Emily - you're great! #MGograd

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@mythgardian Any idea when last week's class (class 15) will be posted?

[Pathfinder @Pathfinder]

Very sad to learn that @rivenhomewood just passed away yesterday. A wonderful person as well as a pioneering librarian in virtual worlds.

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@rivenhomewood do you have a link to this supposed tweet?

[Democrat & Chronicle @DandC]

TRAFFIC ALERT: Portions of Route 490 closed downtown due to protest creating gridlock https://t.co/NTMdJ1mZku

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@jonathanstray All I'm trying to say is that it's hard to see the article as reasonable, when it seems based on a false premise.

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@jonathanstray Article says "Liberals ... say that the best solution is to entirely isolate them from the world" Who says that?

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@jonathanstray the burden to change always seem to be placed on the vulnerable population, that has managed to gain some amount of control.

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@jonathanstray Also: why is the reasonable approach not "Here is how to present your controversial ideas in a safe space?"

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@jonathanstray Maybe, but safe spaces provide a base from which to learn how to confront those ideas in other venues.

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@jonathanstray what I mean is that critics are attacking a straw man.Are supporters saying they never want to confront opposing view points?

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A class on Lord of the Rings held in-game, with custom built lecture hall. https://t.co/qgt41htDjq

[Mythgard Institute @mythgardian]

Get details on @tolkienprof’s Exploring The Lord of the Rings using @LOTRO as a “branch campus" starting Jan 3
https://t.co/XUUTO0Omow

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@jonathanstray My understanding was that safe spaces are a tool to enable a free discussion of different ideas

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@jonathanstray Do you have references (other than from opponents) defining safe spaces as a way to continually avoid opposing viewpoints?

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@TrevorFSmith that was good stuff!