Notices by George Dinwiddie (gdinwiddie@mastodon.social)

@inthehands
I've never found a student's survey about technical attitudes that I can answer honestly. They don't allow answers they didn't anticipate, and they don't do a good job anticipating because they don't have broad enough experience.

@grimalkina @sue
I'm not sure I have the links to our sources of this idea, but at NIH they found that they got more value from their research bucks using a lottery than by having "experts" select from the grant proposals. The experts are attracted to more of the same, rather than new ideas.

@grimalkina @sue
WRT selection, we use a random selection process at AgileDC (https://www.agiledc.org/https/wwwagiledcorg/agiledc-program-selection) and the results are wonderful. It's also much easier.

@rebeccawb @grimalkina @sue
Another example of how advertising is given more weight than substance.

@sue @rebeccawb @grimalkina My point is that they are less “known quantity” than “known reputation.” That’s what makes it easier.

It’s kinda like the old saying “nobody ever gets fired for recommending IBM.”

@phaedral
See https://blog.archive.org/ and @textfiles

@VeroniqueB99

@sjvn
Is that a bowl of petunias falling from the sky?

A friend shared this thought with me, and, to be honest, I find it a little depressing.

@jeffowski
That's not what "political correctness" refers to.

@jeffowski
What's called "political correctness" is mostly being polite to people who are already being oppressed.

If you stand with the oppressors, so be it.

@jeffowski

Fight ignorance!

@mousefriend @baldur
Yes, to put it in a different perspective, I've had people tell me that global warming is natural and not man-made.

My response is "Don't you still think it's a good idea to keep the planet habitable?"

I think the same response fits this question.

Reminder: The Republican VP candidate's real name is James Donald Bowman.

Why is it OK for him to change his name but right-wingers insist on dead-naming others?

#JDVance

@bmacDonald94
It’s Yusuf Islam’s 76th birthday today.

@paninid The last summer I spent in Augusta GA there was a 6 week period where the temperature didn’t go below 90 degrees and the humidity didn’t go below 90%, day or night. I was living in a poorly insulated frame house with no AC on a lot with no trees.

I think of that when I’m tempted to complain about the weather.

@ryanhoulihan
Stereotype much?

@seachanger
People would be wise to read The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy
by Anand Giridharadas

@jeffowski