Ray op'tLand, PhD

on masto and bsky. see ya there

[The Logic @the_logic]

MEC’s incoming CEO says store closures and changes to its range of merchandise are coming after a deal to take the iconic Canadian co-op private. https://t.co/ZcYxUDfey1

["Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @BretDevereaux]

So everyone is talking about UNC's COVID-19 mess - and all that criticism is perfectly valid.

But we also need to talk about why the uni-administration probably had no choice.

Buckle up and let's talk about university finances and the 4 horsemen of the academipocalypse. 1/lots?

[Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience]

Two theories of #police misconduct:

Bad cops are "bad apples" and if we find them we can root them out to fix the issue.

Police misconduct emerges from structural and systemic issues.

According to @AVPapachristos, the third middle way is "bad GROUPS of cops." Networks matter.

[Ray op'tLand, PhD @RayOptLand]

A critical example for Alberta too.

[HackSpace magazine @HackSpaceMag]

Researchers at MIT have developed a way of creating breadboards curved into any shape using 3D printing and injectable conductive silicone. https://t.co/r0TGtQnHG5 What do you think?

[Andrew Kimmel @andrewkimmel]

Here is my interview with Mike Hastie shortly after he got pepper-sprayed by DHS paramilitary. He was an Army medic for the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam, recipient of the Bronze Star, and is also a retired RN. #PortlandProtest

[Paul Nightingale @Nightingale_P]

The LA times did a good piece as well with a nice quote from Teitelbaum who did a good book on it.

https://t.co/pIT1ld7xGL

[Michael Marz @MichaelMarz1]

#mnwx you’re gonna wanna watch this one @ReedTimmerAccu @spann @JYuhasKSTP @ialto86 @JimCantore

[Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe]

If you want to be a truly public intellectual, you need the capacity for introspection and self-criticism, and a thick skin. If you can’t take the heat, you’re in the wrong profession.

[Ray op'tLand, PhD @RayOptLand]

Read the whole thread.

[Paul Nightingale @Nightingale_P]

I was going to do a thread on how to understand the risks of Covid-10 infection. But it all got too complicated, so I’m going to summarise what I have read by tweeting a bit about something else:

Bats.

And why knowing about bats helps you know about Covid.

[james myers @arsetechnica]

If, when 1/3 of the world has it, all its potential mutations become unlocked. That’s a risky game. https://t.co/vVbvs1Qkes

[Andy Greenberg (@agreenberg at the other places) @a_greenberg]

A beautiful piece by @brbarrett about the finite time in a human life, and how we choose to use it: https://t.co/aR9IyzqOGv

[Jeremy Howard @jeremyphoward]

So do these non-medical masks we're all meant to be wearing actually do anything?

Well yes, yes they almost certainly do. Here's a thread about the current science.

Let's start by explaining this striking picture of a researcher speaking in a laser scattering chamber.
1/n

[Iain Martin @iainmartin1]

The AI hype is starting to unravel. https://t.co/7LtKx1mgrw

[Adam Bunch @TODreamsProject]

1. This is the Queen's Hotel. It once stood on Front Street in Toronto. During the American Civil War, it was filled with Confederate soldiers and spies — from there, they plotted to win the war & preserve slavery.

Here's a thread about Torontonian support for the Confederacy.

[terrisenft @terrisenft]

I made some sexy disinformation teaching infographics because that is what I do. :)