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Author Archives: Shannon Quinn
An open letter to Gov. Scott Walker: stop perpetuating the myth of the lazy professor
Originally posted on The Contemplative Mammoth:
Dear Gov. Walker, Last week, you told professors at the University of Wisconsin that they needed to “work harder.” You were making a case that the Wisconsin state budget crisis could be ameliorated by increasing employee…
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For the love of all things good, get vaccinated
Read any news outlet–measles, a disease declared in 2000 to have been eradicated in the United States, has now infected nearly 100 people across at least a dozen states with no sign of slowing down just yet. The single glimmer … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Real Life
Tagged antivax, denialism, fallacies, flu, for the love of all things good get vaccinated, get vaccinated, get vaccinated dammit, hate the messenger but get vaccinated, i have yet to read a blaze article that made any sense, influenza, libertarians, risk assessment, science based medicine, slippery slope fallacy, the blaze, tone police, vaccines
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Cutting distractions loose
I recently made an unpleasant decision after a very unpleasant confrontation, and though I do regret the immediate impetus for my decision, I also recognize that this decision probably should have been made long before reaching this point. Allow me to … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Graduate School, Real Life
Tagged arguing on the internet, bad apples, coding horror, cpcb, disagreements in a group are inevitable, google groups, group dynamics, kickass faculty position, one does not simply unsubscribe OH BUT THEY DO, self awareness, someone is wrong on the internet
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2014: One for the books
As the sun sets on 2014, it takes with it easily the most action-packed year of my short life. I’ll spare you the gory details of in-depth retrospectives that I’m probably still too close to objectively give, and instead just provide … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Exercise, Graduate School, Holidays, i ken make living plz
Tagged academia, athens, crazy year in review, dissertation defense, five years' worth of stuff crammed into one, goodbye pittsburgh, half marathon, happy new year, i'm a ramblin' wreck from georgia tech and a helluvan engineer, job hunt, mawwage is what bwings us togethah today, moving, new year, personal record, pittsburgh, publications, publish or publish, running, the best dissertation defense is a good dissertation offense, would totally do it all over again, year in review
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To Pittsburgh
For those not in the know–The Lady and I just completed our 12-hour journey (yes I know GMaps says 9.5, but GMaps doesn’t have checkboxes for “traveling with cat” and “include pileup on a bridge in Virginia”) from our 4.5-year … Continue reading
The toxicity of Facebook
Of course, everything I discuss here can be generalized beyond Facebook, but it is arguably the biggest perpetrator, and therefore the easiest example. I’ve made similar posts before, but today’s content is decidedly more personal. Why Facebook brings out the … Continue reading
Posted in Graduate School, i ken make living plz, Occupation, Real Life, The Lady
Tagged building connections more like building political hatred, even though i would love nothing more than to perma-delete my facebook with extreme prejudice, facebook, facebook is le suck, important things shouldn't go on facebook, ipso facto nothing should go on facebook, oversharing, pittsburgh, reality would seem to dictate i have an account, we heart pittsburgh
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Hashtag please stop
“So this SEO copywriter walks into a bar, grill, pub, public house, Irish bar, bartender, drinks, beer, wine, liquor” This is supposed to be a joke. But sometimes I wonder. WARNING: This post is going to feature my pragmatism in … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, random, The Lady
Tagged every other possible combination of hashtag, hashtag, hashtag hashtag hashtag, hashtag overload, hashtag saturation, i heart the oatmeal, in case you were wondering these tags are ironic because good luck finding this tag anywhere else, my goal in life is to use internet services literally in the opposite way they were intended to be used, quinnwitz ftw
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Necks are absolutely essential
Because without them, I would’ve forgotten my head somewhere by now. But probably wouldn’t have even realized it yet. This week has been a whirlwind. My collaborators and I are trying to get a research paper out (or, at least, … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Graduate School, Mathematics, Programming, Real Life, The Lady
Tagged brute force search, combinatorics fail, i wonder if the nsa has zettabyte storage, mawage is what bwings us togethah, n choose k, powerset, python, scatterbrained, strugglebug, yes i could have used a python generator thank you captain useless input, zettabyte
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Weddings: the best and worst
Everything you hear about wedding planning really is true; obviously there’s a continuum and everyone’s mileage will inevitably vary, but you’ll more than likely run into some person or another airing their dirty laundry. It sucks. It sucks that the … Continue reading
Posted in Real Life, Religion, the fam, The Lady
Tagged bible thumpers, catholicism, christianity, fundamentalism at its worst, hate hate hate the subservience line, i can respect beliefs i don't agree with but i can't respect illogical arguments, judaism, literal interpretation of the bible: you're doing it wrong, receptions, religion, save the drama for your mama, this isn't even interpreting the bible literally it's making shit up out of thin air, weddings
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Theatre of Consciousness 