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drbenomycin.bsky.social

Pākehā lecturing chem @ University of Waikato Ex-academic precariat, still in the fight. NZAS council and NZSR editorial board Rides a 💖pink💖 bicycle. he / him

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Step 1) Let CR know you're intimidated by his presence by banning him Step 2) Wilt in face of criticism and eventually relent Step 3) ????? Is there no strategy? Just vibes?

submitted 56 minutes ago • 0 comments

Chalk this up as one of the weirdest spam/phishing emails I've ever received...

submitted 2 hours ago • 0 comments

Why do we persist with this culturally stunted, procedurally problematic version of parliament? The answer can't be tradition, because that brings the question "of whom?" And we cycle back to the culturally stunted. 😵‍💫

submitted 4 hours ago • 0 comments

I keep putting this off because Current Events but I can't any longer: it's the 2025 Marsden PhD stipend graph! 🧪

submitted 2 days ago • 4 comments

Congratulations to the 28% of applicants who got their Marsden through to the full proposal! 2 out of every 7... savage!

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

With Mother's day around the corner, if you're stumped about what to buy your mother... can I suggest a Women's Refuge Safe Night? I did this last year... and if I recall correctly by the time I actually gave the card to my Mum the night had already been used 💔

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

I'm always completely bemused by businesses that don't reply to queries about purchasing something from them. Especially ones listed as all of government preferred suppliers... How do you actually still exist?

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

I know pay equity is rightly taking up all the airtime tonight but 3/6 of the newly announced members of the Science and Technology Council have backgrounds in dairy specifically? No disrespect to the individuals in question but that's just embarrassing for us as a country

submitted 8 days ago • 9 comments

Kirikiriroa fog alert! 🥰 Where ya been buddy?

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Sometimes I think I should do an: "I'm an academic who used to work in a paper mill - AMA" post just for the LOLs at the confusion until people realize it was a literal paper making factory. The counterpoint to my daily confusion about how AI can up paper production 🤦

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

7 year old asked me what my favourite cartoon was as a kid. I said DuckTales and she just quietly says "oh, yes, DuckTales... that's a classic" 🫣

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

I'm on a totally human support chat and the "agent" just said: "Let me maximize my resources here Ben. Please allow me at least 2-3 minutes to check." 😂

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Watching a lecture recording from the same time last year and I'm wearing a jumped... 😶 Very not the weather vibe right now...

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