Ree Mellema

PhD student at Umeå Universitetet, doing research into socially aware AI (she/they)

[Ree Mellema @remellema]

After several years of interested but not knowing which server to pick, I'm now also part of the #TwitterMigration and have made a #Mastodon account. You can find it at https://t.co/w9Rm6O7X24

[Ree Mellema @remellema]

@spacermase I moved to Mastodon, and that seems to work out well

[Hank Green @hankgreen]

A lot of people who say they want "free speech" actually just want to be the one in charge of which speech is free.

[Cat Hicks @grimalkina]

One of the most pernicious misconceptions that the tech industry has about human psychology is a strong belief in essentialist, deterministic, "born with it" personality traits that map cleanly onto homogenous, quantity-stable productivity outputs.

[www.TransLucent.Org.UK @TransLucent_Org]

Self-ID?

Not an issue in Belgium, India, Pakistan, France, Denmark, Greece, Iceland, Argentina, Brazil, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, New Zealand, Chile, Luxembourg etc, etc.

Saying #NoToSelfID is morally indefensible.

Say NO to the haters and defend #HumanRights!

[Lianne Kleinjan @liannekleinjan]

Sinds wanneer heeft men trouwens een paspoort nodig om een kleedkamer in te mogen?

[Kate Manne @kate_manne]

It's striking how many of the fights that matter most now--for trans justice, for reproductive justice, for non-whites, fat folx, and women--are for the simple, crucial recognition that a person's body is for them, and nobody else to fuck with, police, coerce, control, or exploit

[Ree Mellema @remellema]

@BordeKock Het is haast alsof het ze niet om feiten gaat, maar gewoon om mensen onderdrukken of hun wereldbeeld niet willen bijstellen. Lijkt bijna zo.

[Ree Mellema @remellema]

Nieuws van het debat van gisteren nalezen is erg zorgwekkend. Van sommige partijen had ik niet anders verwacht, maar de “bezwaren” die worden opgeworpen zijn allemaal vrij standaard en hebben we elders eerder gezien (en weerlegd)
Erg hardnekkige mythes

[Simon Otjes @SimonOtjes]

Linkshandigheid nam tussen 1900 en 1960 toe. Niet omdat links-zijn trendy was maar omdat linkshandigheid niet langer werd afgestraft.
De huidige groei van het aantal transpersonen komt niet omdat het trendy is maar omdat er meer ruimte is voor transpersonen om zichzelf te zijn.

[Loesje v/d Posters @LoesjeNL]

** transgender

niet omdat ik
anders wil zijn

maar omdat ik
mezelf wil zijn **

#transgenderwet #loesje

[Ree Mellema @remellema]

Over the past week I also made a Twitter list with social simulation people. However, I’m sure to have missed some, so also feel free to send me more additions https://t.co/JBsng2xibt

[Ree Mellema @remellema]

I was looking at the public transport map at the tram stop this morning, and then this friendly Italian asked me where I need to go. He then shows me a route half en hour faster than what the official route planner gave me ☺️

[Saul Kripke Center @KripkeCenter]

We mourn the passing but celebrate the life and achievements of Saul Aaron Kripke (Nov. 13, 1940–Sep. 15, 2022). His family and friends ask for privacy at this time.

[worms cited @christapeterso]

i am not immediately finding other stuff by this guy and i really like the idea that he just was like “well. why not change sex??” in Newsweek in 1976 and then just carried on with other activities

[Ree Mellema @remellema]

I had not expected to hear a talk on relativistic space time so we can model interactions with alien societies, but it’s actually an interesting exercise on modelling assumptions
#SSC2022

[Ree Mellema @remellema]

That took a while, but I think I voted. Here’s hoping I made no mistakes

[Ree Mellema @remellema]

This is the longest I’ve ever had to queue to vote (~20 min) and I’m almost at the official start of the queue. Wondering how long the full wait will be