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phdhurtbrain.bsky.social
Time Machines. Temporality. Ecology. Robots. Education. Associate Professor of 19th century British Literature.
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Baseball teams should hug and kiss whenever one of their guys hits a homer

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'William Morris & Art from the Islamic World', exhibition at the William Morris Art Gallery, Walthamstow, until 9 March.

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if a game has fishing, I will not progress the main storyline until I’ve maxed out my fishing skill and/or caught one of every fish available

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I gave chatgpt a bunch of my writing and asked it to tell me which fictional villain I would be and it told me Victor Frankenstein. I was very pleased.

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I did my MA here, and it’s difficult to fully articulate what a gem of higher education Pitt is in so many ways

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Percy Shelley: I propose a ghost story contest! What is the SCARIEST story concept??? Mary Shelley: a guy creates another guy Byron: I don’t get it Mary Shelley: (*looks directly into the camera)

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I arrived at UW-Madison in 2010, right as Scott Walker & Republican state reps began cracking down on unions, denigrating pub service & coming for workers’ benefits, & defunding the UW system. Glenn Grothman is a scourge. It’s a travesty he is still in office. This is long overdue. Love to see it.

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You might be on to something here! 🤔

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Part of being a parent is developing very strong pencil and pencil sharpener opinions.

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Percy Shelley: I propose a ghost story contest! What is the SCARIEST story concept??? Mary Shelley: a guy creates another guy Byron: I don’t get it Mary Shelley: (*looks directly into the camera)

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The ol “how to stop a vampire” trick still slaps

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The ol “how to stop a vampire” trick still slaps

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“A consequence of the restriction of thought to organization and administration . . . is the stupidity which afflicts the great as soon as they have to perform tasks other than the manipulation of the small.” – Horkheimer and Adorno, *Dialectic of Enlightenment*

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That magical moment in checking which browsing tabs you have open when you see when you could no longer find the tab you wanted and just start opening a second copy of the same set of tabs.

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The time has come! The Call for Papers for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - A Companion, the follow-up volume to our recent Looking-Glass Companion, is open! Please share widely! 🦤Full CFP here tinyurl.com/WonderlandCo... 🦤Abstract submission form here forms.gle/XUsmPfBsXju2... (due 15 May 2025)

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Postdoc opportunity at the School of Information Sciences, Urbana-Champaign. Teaching one course a semester. Application deadline April 1, but they recommend conversation with potential faculty mentors in advance of that date. Renewable for a second year. Pls RT! ischool.illinois.edu/research/pos...

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the kids did it — and showed more courage at that moment than anybody who’s running their school

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If you have not seen the latest issues of @victorianpoetry.bsky.social you are missing out, folks! The most recent issue, just out, is open access. (New lewk, too. 💅) muse.jhu.edu/issue/53644

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We are suffering from a dearth of credible, stylish disdain. Only cheap unearned disdain on tap everywhere. Bring back the appropriate cutting remark!

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It doesn’t feel like rubber gets nearly the attention that steel and fossil fuels get in the Industrial Revolution narrative 🤔

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JOB KLAXON: Come work with me in Atlanta! We’re extending the search for a rare book librarian. This role is primarily a cataloging position. If you want to know more: info session on 2/27, or feel free to reach out to me directly

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It doesn’t feel like rubber gets nearly the attention that steel and fossil fuels get in the Industrial Revolution narrative 🤔

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🤎 you guys! @tedunderwood.me & @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social

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