iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

An army of TAs is also not a magical solution because someone then has to manage said army of TAs and that is a whole different job equivalent to an additional class

130 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

It's been a while since I read it so I'm not sure about that specifically. I definitely felt less alone after reading it though. This has happened to me

030 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

"Devaluation" was the word I needed in my vocabulary. This is important work

010 0

Reposted by Renée Link

Katie Spoon @kspoon.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

We found that the most gendered experience wasn’t work-life balance, the focus of most retention efforts. It was feeling devalued, in formal evaluations, but particularly in everyday interactions. Unlike every other topic, the gender gap in devaluation was larger among more senior faculty.

10946286 0

Reposted by Renée Link

Katie Spoon @kspoon.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

As a PhD student designing my first survey, I added what I thought was a throwaway question at the end. To my surprise, thousands of academics answered it! The paper is out today: doi.org/10.1093/pnas...

592144705 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

It earned its name on more than one occasion

150 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I had an old toaster but had to get rid of it. It's nickname was Sparky

270 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

"With shifted equilibrium" (Was gonna go with perturbed equilibrium but thought it might be too much) "With thoughts formed in situ"

071 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The amount of alt text I need to write for a single image also flags as a problem on the accessibility checker that we have, so that's fun

230 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Did they have any suggestions about the formatting issues for super visual fields like ours with other types of documents?

100 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I tried to make an accessible version of a quiz key for organic last night. It took me 3 times as long to make than drawing it out and the formatting keeps getting messed up so that the images are in the wrong place. I'm doing my best for this but I have huge doubts about any of it working

030 0

Reposted by Renée Link

Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 09/10/2026

We can still get 3k+ whistles out the door to people in need in under 24 hours and they are free.

5492260 0

Reposted by Renée Link

Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 09/10/2026

Seriously, please don't be too shy or polite to ask for ICE whistles if you need them, especially in SoCal. A bunch of us have stockpiles all ready to go in case of surges, if you have the ability to pass them out, we have the whistles!

12927459 0

Reposted by Renée Link

Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 09/10/2026

People in California who are facing a terrible ICE surge: remember that if you need whistles, we are still sending them out for free. In fact, we just passed 1.7 million whistles sent out. linktr.ee/3Dwhistles

linktr.ee

3D Printed Whistles | Linktree

We ship community protection whistles for free. Need some? Click the email link below & tell us how many you need (between 100 - 3000) & where to send them.

81550883 0

Reposted by Renée Link

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/10/2026

a livestreamed execution is just a lynching

285103572010 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

One of the Poltergeist sequels at 8 was a bad decision

010 0

Reposted by Renée Link

Rachel W. Martin @rwmartin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I think I just got the academic equivalent of the book club scam. It says "My name is [name], and I am an independent researcher in Texas developing a literature-grounded research question involving [extremely specific thing that sounds like it was lifted from a specific paper of mine]."

1163 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Did you have a Thomas guide when you lived in San Diego? Those things were amazing. I think I still have one

110 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

97 and still climbing in Southern California

010 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

One of the most ridiculous parts of that saga was facilities accusing the person of letting the bees in

160 0

Reposted by Renée Link

Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

my deeply felt opinion ('felt' being the operative word): for assistant professor positions, small colleges and universities should STOP preferring postdoctoral experience as soon as possible you are asking for more training under more onerous conditions for more time for lower long-term wages

3407 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

There are so many good ones in the replies but this one might be my favorite bsky.app/profile/elfs...

040 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Alternatively, if you have to check a bag, ALWAYS keep essential toiletries and a change of socks and underwear with you. Lessons learned from years of airplane roulette flying standby on a friend's benefits

020 0

Reposted by Renée Link

Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

181141136481 0

Reposted by Renée Link

Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 20/09/2026

everyone who cancelled Murder Besties should walk into a volcano

33520120 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Please alert me immediately if you find them!

010 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I like that it tagged me as Delaware, a place that I have never even visited, but New Orleans is at the top of my least like, and I actually lived there

110 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I have never even been to Delaware. I also struggled to answer the questions because I know so many words and pronunciations that I tend to swap them depending on who I'm talking to. I couldn't even answer the plural you question because my answer was Yes

A dialect quiz outcome map with red areas around (most like you) California, Florida, and parts of the East Coast and then blue sections (least like you) in the Dakotas and Louisiana. Text included "You talk most like someone from Delaware -about 53% or your answers match a typical resident." Most similar cities are Miami, FL (53%), San Francisco, CA (52%), Los Angeles, CA (52%). Least similar cities are New Orleans, LA (47%), Houston, TX (47%), and Dallas, TX (48%).

120 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Ok this has convinced me to finally join Ravelry

220 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I miss the RiteAid pharmacies with Thrifty ice cream. They used to give out free ice cream scoop coupons with vaccines, which is quite good if you can't locate a friend to get cake with

020 0

Reposted by Renée Link

Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Assignment desk: what happened to the academics who left the United States because of the stem cell research ban?

0102 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

As I have lived in the south, in Chicago, and in western PA, my plural you repertoire includes all of these options!

140 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This deserves some kind of award

130 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

You're inspiring me! I have been considering piano lessons. I played a wind instrument in the past, can still read music (though much slower now), and can make something resembling music happen with a piano, but actual lessons with techniques would be smart

110 0

Reposted by Renée Link

Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 28/08/2026

Anyway I personally think that one thing I want my elected officials to perform is that EVERY TIME they are given the option, they should vote against fascism. Not just some of the time. Every time.

337146 0

Reposted by Renée Link

Ashley Juavinett, PhD @ashleyjuavinett.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Weird, I shout into the void about 3x as much now

071 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Perfect timing! I just wrote down in my notes to discuss at my primary visit next week"wtf is going on with updated COVID shots for fall"

020 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Current you just reminded current me that past me forgot to leave a note about a lab lecture video I need to fix. Thanks!

010 0

Reposted by Renée Link

MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026

We’re not changing it.

17506224911508 0

Reposted by Renée Link

Sotrue Bestie @cheatlines.co · 27/08/2026

why does he act like the villain in a geography game for children (pc/mac compatible)

1021542 0

Reposted by Renée Link

Will @popher.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I think its whats done with the system, right? Its the same as computers, the internet, automation, robotics and AI -- its an opportunity to make everyones life better... but in practice, workers quality of life doesnt improve, and the benefits only go to the bosses/billionaires.

051 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I have managed to learn how to keep (most of) my house plants alive, finally. I found moisture indicator sticks

000 0

Renée Link @chemprofrenee.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

All of us who teach labs joke about putting go-pros on students because we absolutely can't work out how they make experimental procedures that are rigged to work actually fail

220 0