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I can see how that would have been a surprise!

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Funny how this sort of thing always happens before a whole team meeting about new work structures and processes.

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Had the *worst* night’s sleep in that I was awake for hours in the middle of it, and what sleep I had was restless and had stress dreams.

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David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 4h

Can you tell I had a crying student doing a research proposal assignment yesterday?

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You can teach people (eg psych students) all the stats you want, but as soon as you ask them to design a research project, you’ll find it’s never enough. One tiny tweak to their idea will necessitate a stats procedure they’ve never heard of and don’t know how to talk about.

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David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 5h

Once, I sat in on a maths lecture and the lecturer asked the room a question and nobody answered. I whispered to one of the students, “Why didn’t you answer?” He replied, “Because whatever I said it wouldn’t have made a difference to what would happen next.” I think about that often.

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David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

A course like Abstract Algebra or Real Analysis is wild because the entire assessment is based on writing poetry for people who in general can’t put their finger on what makes a good poem but know what they don’t like.

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David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 5h

Wordle 1,944 4/6. 1: b b b G b … 2: b b b G G … 3: b G b G G … 4: G G G G G … Third day in a row with no yellows. Feels a bit weird.

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David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 15h

Realised I could push myself unreasonably hard to do the thing I said I would do two weeks ago before the meeting tomorrow, or just apologise for not doing it. I apologised for not doing it. Proud of myself.

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Halley Valentine 🏳️‍⚧️ @halleyvalentine.bsky.social · 23h

The only device I have connected to a network of any kind is my printer, I keep a gun next to it so I can shoot it if it makes a noise I don't recognize.

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Tom from Weaklung @perefex.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Oh boy. This is… actually a very smart way to approach life in 2026

"Oh God," muttered Ford, slumped against a bulkhead. He started to count to ten. He was desperately worried that one day sentient life forms would forget how to do this. Only by counting could humans demonstrate their independence of computers.

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Momo @heyheymomo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Did you know you only need a small brain to make silly little drawings?

4 panel comic: Panel 1: pink blob guy on a table, pencil in their hands. Grey circle on a piece of paper and a glass of water on the table. They say “look here” Panel 2: Proudly, they hold up the drawing of a grey blobby character on two stick legs up in the air. The pink blob says “I drew this!” Panel 3: Satisfied they sit back down on the table. They now go “it’s not much, but..” The grey drawing looks a bit peeved because the drawer is calling it “not much” Panel 4: But it’s okay, because now the pink blob is very pleased finally. He says “it came from my brain!” Holding the pencil up. The grey drawing blob is happy again, too. End well, all well!

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Cats with Jobs ⚒️ @catworkers.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I'd listen to his debut single.

Long-haired gray-and-white cat named Bungle curled inside a perforated black laundry basket, triangular holes casting a dotted tunnel of light.

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David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Wordle 1,943 4/6. 1: b b b b b … 2: G b b b b … 3: G b b G G … 4: G G G G G … I was stumped for quite a while after Guess 2, but I am proud of figuring it out by myself.

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David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

It's now two years since I started writing observations of the world around me. I've made a second edition of my little book "What I noticed along the way" with all 431 observations. The journey has brought me such joy and I hope it brings you joy too. drive.google.com/file/d/11TUl...

drive.google.com

What-I-Noticed-Along-The-Way-David-K-Butler-Oct-2026.pdf

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David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

A very small girl sits on the train watching her dad’s phone, which she holds carefully with both hands. The sound is lost in the noise of the train, but for a moment the noise subsides enough to hear, “Hello? I’m stuck in the bath, can you rescue me? I’m sorry Daddy Pig, I’m rescuing a tortoise.”

David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

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A man leans against the fence on the train platform, unwrapping the last bubblegum in a pack. He puts the gum in his mouth and lets the paper fall to the ground, where there is already a whole pack’s worth of wrappers scattered around.

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David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I want to tell the students that they don’t have to earn the right to support. They don’t have to be “bad enough” to need support and they don’t have to be a “good enough” student to deserve support.

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Matt Salomone @matthematics.com · 12/10/2026

Ford Focus

Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) holds a precisely weighted sand bag in one hand and stares down the precious idol on the booby-trap pedestal in front of him that he needs to quickly swap out for it

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David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Here is a graph of the number of characters per observation across time in my little book "What I noticed along the way". drive.google.com/file/d/11TUl...

A scatter plot.
The title reads "What I noticed along the way. Observation length across 2025 & 2025".
The x-axis has a date lined up with each vertical gridline, the first of each month from 1/10/2024 to 1/11/2026.
The y-axis is labelled "Number of Characters". It starts at 0 and has numbers in 50's up to 350.
A cloud of blue dots is scattered across the graph, with most between 100 ad 200, and none below 50 or above 300.
Some months have more observations in them than others.

W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

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These issues are surprisingly connected.

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"these researchers published a paper on something that literally any of us could have told you 🙄" ok well my supervisors wont let me write something in my thesis unless I can back it up with a citation so maybe it's a good thing that they're amplifying your voice to the scientific community in a way that prevents people from writing off your experiences as annecdotal evidence
they did the research in the first place because they believed you and wanted to tell people about it. they are not our enemies.

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people always go "Instead of spending all that time on a study they could have just listened to us when we said these thing happen"

they did listen, that's how studies work, they asked people about their experiences and put all the data together in a nice package that can be cited

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David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for Tax Purposes

David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Pro tip: It is rude to respond to someone’s thing they figured out or made by immediately telling them to figure out a new problem or make something new.

David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I love that the three solutions so far to @howiehua.bsky.social’s Mental Math Monday are all different.

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David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I know 1/8 is half of 1/4 And halfway between a half and 1 is 3/4. So the number I need is 3/4 of 1/4. 3/4*1/4=3/16

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David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Wordle 1,942 3/6. 1: b b G G b … 2: G b G G G … 3: G G G G G … That was a very lucky second guess!

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David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

A man walks off the path clambers through the garden bed to stand in the middle of a big green bush. He pulls a bicycle helmet from between the leaves and straps it on. Then he wheels a big black bike out from the bush and rides it sway.

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A young man sits on a piece of gym equipment staring thoughtfully into space. He is completely motionless except for the fingers of one hand stroking his chin.

David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

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A woman and a tiny curly-haired dog stand on the grass looking at each other. The dog has one front leg enrobed in a big white bandage. The woman has a hoodie on which are the words, “You are enough.”

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Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 12/10/2026

Remember to celebrate Gulliver in the manner of your choosing: - fighting over which end of the egg to open - pissing on government buildings - finding a giant lady to hug you - hiring someone to hit you with a balloon when you get distracted - running away from humanity to talk to horses

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David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I’ve never once seen a textbook suggest to shade the outside! (I am in Australia.) But nevertheless its how I help students make sense of regions with multiple rules. Though what I usually do is extremely roughly sketch the edges and shade the outside, then draw a neat sketch and shade the inside.

David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

A young man sits on a piece of gym equipment staring thoughtfully into space. He is completely motionless except for the fingers of one hand stroking his chin.

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David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I have just finished listening to the entire @lazydoctorwho.bsky.social cial podcast back catalogue. It was most enjoyable and thank you so much Erika and Steven. However I don't like being in the position of suddenly caring how long there will be between episodes.

David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Here is a graph of the number of characters per observation across time in my little book "What I noticed along the way". drive.google.com/file/d/11TUl...