Karen Atom (she/her) @karenatom.bsky.social · 17/07/2026"Data are usually collected through qualitative and quantitative methods." Are! Lah-dee-dah! 😂 000 0
Karen Atom (she/her) @karenatom.bsky.social · 16/07/2026This puts me in mind of that Python sketch where they're betting on who will be the next of their colleagues to jump off the roof. "Come on, Parkinson!" "Don't be stupid, man!" 000 0
Karen Atom (she/her) @karenatom.bsky.social · 12/07/2026They're not hilarious -- they're absurd. "Is this really as serious and meaningful as everyone thinks?" A man with his trousers down isn't particularly funny, but imagine if Hitler had been obliged to stand next to one while delivering his speeches. 011 1
Karen Atom (she/her) @karenatom.bsky.social · 09/02/2024A million people join Bluesky and suddenly I can't log in to my main account. 000 0
Karen Atom (she/her) @karenatom.bsky.social · 06/02/2024Been watching too much semi-pro YouTube. I just want to grab everyone's scripts and give them a good hard editing. 000 0
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)Nowhere Girl @gwynnion.bsky.social · 05/02/2024People react with horror to the thought of women being forced to seek "back alley" abortions but not to trans people being forced to seek black market hormones and surgery even though the risks and the principle of bodily autonomy are the same in each case. 630482 304
Karen Atom (she/her) @karenatom.bsky.social · 23/01/2024Damn it, I'm in a doctor's waiting room 000 0
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 19/01/2024We are in the middle of the second-largest COVID surge of the pandemic. This decision is not based on science, it’s based on worker exploitation.ktla.comCalifornia health officials shorten COVID isolation period to 1 dayCalifornia health officials have shortened the COVID-19 isolation guidelines for those who test positive as the department aims to focus more on people who are the most at risk of severe illness wh… 31995431 995
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)Parker @jeffparker.bsky.social · 17/01/2024Any sufficiently advanced writing session is indistinguishable from goofing the fuck off 437262 372
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her) Josh Dobbin @joshdobbin.bsky.social · 17/01/2024the muppet arcana 16984295 984
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)merr-itt came from outer space @merrittk.com · 13/01/2024My mind: Oh no everyone is more successful and attractive and cool than me Me: Thank u for that thought. Now I am going to imagine a frog who is a conductor of a steam train 1934538 345
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)Roxi Horror 💀🌸 @roxiqt.com · 13/01/2024I was supposed to see my dude in October but he got COVID. I was gonna see him for Christmas but the relative who'd watch his kids got COVID. He was gonna drive here tonight finally but the new person who'd watch his kids? Just tested positive for COVID. Mask up. The pandemic is far from over. 819828 198
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 09/01/2024Same! If an editor says "I suggest you make this change here" what they mean is "that bit doesn't work for me, as it is: please fix it", along with their idea of a fix. They're almost certainly right about it not working, but you're the author, it's your job to come up with a *better* fix. 2182 18
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 07/01/2024A report from the ground that COVID is spreading rapidly in Gaza. Gaza is a public health crisis. We need a ceasefire now, and world leaders to stop denying that the pandemic is still going. 8596294 596
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 05/01/2024Normalize virus reports like weather reports. We appreciate weather reports even if they bring us bad news, as they help us plan ahead and avoid accidents. We need to stop being in denial about airborne viruses spreading. Sharing data helps us prepare and makes our lives easier. 5644214 644
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)Simon Bralee @simonbralee.com · 19/12/2023Went to the Royal Academy today & discovered Interior by Armand Guillaumin featuring a statuette of the goddess Sekhmet perhaps dating from the reign of Amenhotep III c. 1390-1352 BCE, showing both the exoticisation of ancient Egypt & British colonialism (created during the the veiled protectorate) 021 2
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 30/12/2023People who are disabled, chronically ill, higher risk etc. have every right to be angry about being abandoned by multiple governments. And they have every right to express that anger in whichever way they choose. Period. We should all humbly listen to them and act. 6732222 732
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 28/12/2023Re: Haley When we think of whiteness as ideology, we move beyond expectation that only those who think themselves white can be tempted by its affordances. I shared this on Twitter while ago—reply to student who asked how Jan 6 could be abt whiteness if there was smattering of non-whites there. 620058 200
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 28/12/2023Remember the ban on trans women playing in women's chess? Turns out there's only one trans woman playing chess at a competitive level internationally. Yosha Iglesias of France is feeling singled out as an intentional ban turns out to impact literally just her.assignedmedia.orgThe BBC Found One (1) Trans Woman Impacted by Trans Ban in Chess — AssignedYosha Iglesias is the only trans woman currently playing competitive chess. 14544207 544
Karen Atom (she/her) @karenatom.bsky.social · 28/12/2023My first thought was "no", but then I remembered the times that I was surprised to realise that the author or character was of a different gender of the one that I had presumed, *and the voice changed*. 010 1
Karen Atom (she/her) @karenatom.bsky.social · 27/12/2023The lyrics everyone's posting are driving me nuts because I recognise so many of them, but can't place them. It's like when you get a fragment of a song stuck in your head, and you KNOW you know it, but for the life of you you can't summon up the rest of the song. 000 0
Karen Atom (she/her) @karenatom.bsky.social · 27/12/2023A paper on supernovae happening 10^32000 years in the future: "Unfortunately, due to the time-scales involved there are few observable consequences for this work". 000 0
Karen Atom (she/her) @karenatom.bsky.social · 27/12/2023Post a banger that isn't in English SHINee -- Sherlock www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kyG...youtube.comhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kyG5tTZ1iE 021 2
Karen Atom (she/her) @karenatom.bsky.social · 27/12/2023We got the flow, it's break your naughty 010 1
Karen Atom (she/her) @karenatom.bsky.social · 27/12/2023Most people here in Sydney don't wear a mask. They can't all be fuckheads. They've been told they don't need to worry about COVID any more, and the people around them aren't masked, so that proves it! Which doesn't detract from your central point. (We don't have mandatory air filtration, either.) 120 2
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 27/12/2023The healthy unhealthy motivation. 10807122 807
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)R.J. Anderson @rj-anderson.com · 23/12/2023No no, let him iron #taemin #kpop 171 7
Karen Atom (she/her) @karenatom.bsky.social · 23/12/2023tl;dr renewables cheapest, nuclear most expensive 110 1
Karen Atom (she/her) @karenatom.bsky.social · 22/12/2023The Battle of Kadesh, 13th Century BCE. The Egyptians and the Hittites clash to finally decide who'll be in charge of the ancient Middle East. But it's a draw. They put up an inscription saying the gods want the Egyptians and Hittites to be best buds. 191 9
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 19/12/2023So the darkness or faintness of a home COVID test line does correlate with viral load, and taking a few tests in a row can show whether somebody's getting better or sicker 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-f...scientificamerican.comDo Fainter Lines on Home COVID Tests Mean You're Getting Better?The colors of lines on COVID tests can show whether you’re getting healthy or staying sick—if they’re interpreted the right way 14378153 378
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 19/12/2023This (from Cory Doctorow) is the crux of the AI dilemma, that everyone in Silicon Valley wants you to ignore. What AI does well is cheap stuff like clickbait web copy. Minimal savings there. So who will actually pay for costly AI when investors stop subsidizing? locusmag.com/2023/12/comm... 10449174 449
Karen Atom (she/her) @karenatom.bsky.social · 19/12/2023I wonder if a good example of the authoritarian personality and its horror of "weakness" is the parade of alt-righters who can dish it out but not take it. They attack others' perceived softness, in denial about their own natural, human vulnerability. 010 1
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 19/12/2023If you’re going to be gathering with people over the holidays, you can potentially save your loved ones a lot of pain and grief by doing a rapid test first and staying away if you test positive or feel at all unwell. Missing out is no fun but being the cause of someone else’s illness would be worse! 512086637 2.1K
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)Karen Atom (she/her) @karenatom.bsky.social · 18/12/2023Oh gods, me too! 001 1
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)Brian M. Ross @oldblackcrow.bsky.social · 16/12/2023Good morning BlueSky! 🌄 Happy Saturday to everyone! With a visit to the Detroit Metropolitan Museum, I snapped some pretty cool images, like this one of Sekhmet. Even the kids liked this museum! 🏺 4649 64
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)Elizabeth Sandifer @eruditorumpress.com · 17/12/2023Pleased to say that Patrons have my podcast with Kate Orman and Jon Blum on The Giggle, and non-Patrons have another reason to fret over their obvious inferiority. www.patreon.com/posts/erudit...patreon.comEruditorum Presscast: The Giggle | Elizabeth SandiferGet more from Elizabeth Sandifer on Patreon 0114 11
Karen Atom (she/her) @karenatom.bsky.social · 16/12/2023I've been using the Internet Archive heavily in recent days while I research one of my favourite subjects -- Ancient Egypt. They have some amazing stuff, from important out-of- copyright works to more modern books to borrow. 011 1
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 15/12/2023It's been 50 years since Doctor Who aired "The Time Warrior" and gave us Sarah Jane Smith—forever an icon, an influence so profound it took just until last week for the show to truly acknowledge the disbelief that she couldn't be here forever. Happy 50th to our Sarah Jane.gizmodo.com50 Years Ago Today, Sarah Jane Smith Changed Doctor Who ForeverThe late, great Elisabeth Sladen made her first appearance in "The Time Warrior," and helped define the legacy of Doctor Who companions for decades after. 1376 37
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 14/12/2023The idea is to show women that any man could do this to us at any time, anywhere, with impunity 12358105 358
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)Jesse Farrell @jfsculpts.bsky.social · 13/12/2023Damn, Ryu, same. 1283 28
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)Lance Parkin @lanceparkin.bsky.social · 12/12/2023Dropbox defaults to 'AI partners sift through your stuff', but you can turn it off. 034 4
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 12/12/2023Respiratory viruses are rebounding in the United States on the precipice of the end-of-year holidays, with emergency room visits for covid-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus collectively reaching their highest levels since February.washingtonpost.comCovid and flu rising ahead of holidays, increasing ER visitsCombined covid, influenza and RSV emergency room visits are the highest since February. 610852 108
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)Dr. Jen Irwin @drjenirwin.bsky.social · 12/12/2023Still masking against COVID-19? “A small team of feminist disability justice researchers want to hear from you! Consider participating in a short survey with researchers at York University and Athabasca University. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... “ 31548457 548
Reposted by Karen Atom (she/her)kc green @kcg.bsky.social · 12/12/2023found the original layered file and this is what it looks like without my line-art or white spaces 271288316 1.3K
