#Knowledge

In this thread, I will discuss a forgotten text "A synopsis of science in Sanskrit and English" by a brilliant Indologist - James Robert Balantyne. I think this text is
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Terry Pratchett was a fantasy author in that he wrote about magical, fantastic, and impossible things, like good policemen and benevolent dictators. Sure, in a fantasy world where academics are
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I'm covering Lessons in Equity from Culturally Specific Museums feat. @dbroxton of @MOAD_SF, @stephacunning of @museumhue, Nicole Lim of @CalIndianMuseum, and Lisa Sasaki of @SmithsonianAPA starting soon - 12:30pm CT.
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1/ This week woke academics dedicated themselves to arguing that 2+2=5 (they're still going, see screenshots)As that played out, a Medical Doctor had his life ripped apart and his job
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Now that @GovCanHealth has approved Pfizer for adolescents, I think it is timely to have a conversation about pediatric autonomy in healthcare decision making.A thread...(I invite other experts and parents
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I reported this privilege escalation w/ arbitrary code execution vuln to @Backblaze in Oct 2019. Instead of following my recs to fix it, they apparently cheesed in some broken mitigations
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I do not argue with people about "should I have access to birth control". Birth control and access to it is about policing healthcare, and yes, whether or not a
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Now I'm usually at work today. I don't want my bookselling skills to get rusty, so for every like this post gets, I will fling out a book recommendation into
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A: (THREAD): Once again, today we remember my mom’s brother, Arkadiusz „Aram” Rybicki, who perished 2010/04/10 in #SmoleƄsk (), aboard the presidential , in an totally unnecessary/avoidable plane crash.
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How to build a path to Financial Freedom?A take on decision making from perspective of cognitive process, how it can be improved and used to achieve financial freedom.Long Thread
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50 rookie mistakes to avoid as a stock market beginner - a thread. 1. Watching CNBC and acting on the recommendations provided by the "analysts", "experts" and "fund managers" who
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"female-centric character" is just a dog-whistle for both the sjw type of SW fan and the incel type. it’s just prodding them to fight and generate publicity. Both of these
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(Loooong thread) Two recent bad takes on NZ universities both contained the idea that students want learning that is "just in time and just for me/them." It's such a specific
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a siren's song is all about their victim's greatest desires.siren!chuuya's song is somehow unable to affect human!dazai?? so they end up having a bet as to whether chuuya can eventually
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Jumping off this thread to add a general point: there's a lot of talk about "institutional" and "systemic" problems at Barça, but at least based on typical social media chatter,
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Taking stock of COVID in October - for followers, in particular journalists. My scope is broadly across Europe, with a particular focus in the UK. Context: I am an expert
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