very very grateful for the past 5 years I’ve spent building community and doing science with so many wonderful people ❤️

omg!! it made its way all the way to michigan!!!!! ♥️

Thank you!!! 😱 ♥️

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For people who are concerned about having their devices seized at US airports starting Monday when ICE "assists" the TSA, EFF has this guide: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

An Open Letter to Georgetown Students, In Response to Recent Announcements about "Generative AI" Image source: Bibliothèque nationale de France An Open Letter to Georgetown Students, In Response to Recent Announcements by the University about “Generative AI” Dear students, As you know, in …

Solidarity with Emily Tucker and her open letter to students. Tucker writes, "But the great thing is, you don’t have to go along with this, and I urge you not to. You can refuse to use the chatbot. You can tell your professors that you don’t want them to use it or to require you to use it."

the fact that's recorded is heinous lol

once again, i’m not *not* crying 🥹

the states are small! we gotta cram cities in them somehow!!

tysm!! good news is i won't be going far from boston and i will def still be in your corner ♥️

I'm not *not* crying 🥹
Thank you!!!

Thank you!!!

In the fall, I'll be starting as an assistant professor of Statistics & Data Science in the department of Mathematics & Computer Science at the College of the Holy Cross, in Worcester. I'm so excited for this new chapter and so grateful for the past 5 years of learning & growth.

A picture of me (a mixed Japanese & white woman with a lot of arm tattoos wearing all black) gesturing in front of a Powerpoint that says "Introduction & Motivation"

Yesterday I successfully defended my dissertation, so I am now officially (ish) Dr. Alyssa. I'm so grateful for the support of my committee -- @michaelann.bsky.social, @kennyjoseph.bsky.social, @foucaultwelles.bsky.social, & @davidlazer.bsky.social -- as well as my family, friends, and labmates.

that is an understatement!

Poppy, a white pitbull type dog with brown ears and faces pots, is sitting like a human on the couch. She is gazing down at the camera with a bewildered yet judgemental expression on her face

i told the dog you were developing in C on the weekend to talk to hardware and this is what she said

whymst? on a saturday no less??

we were supposed to demonstrate understanding of foundational concepts in the ✨ canon of network science ✨ but unfortunately i am still not sure what that is 🤷‍♀️

i know so many centrality measures tho

Looking for something ✨network-y ✨ to do the Sunday before NetSci 2026 starts? How about 𝗔 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿-𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻? We'll explore the Bluesky starter pack dataset from 𝘼 𝘽𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 (doi.org/10.3886/ICPS...).
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excited that @wins-society.bsky.social once again will have a satellite at @netsciconf.bsky.social where our mentorship program is back by popular demand! you can submit at this link: forms.gle/nFivVAiE4gdE...

hi come join the highest-order hackathon ever! yay networks!!!
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Hi all, I'm leading a study! We're looking to understand transfem experiences searching for information related to transitioning online, setting transition-related goals, and making decisions based on the information acquired in these searches.

NEW STUDY!

@juliahusar.bsky.social and I have a grant to build trans health and wellbeing tech, and we need input from other trans women and transfems to make sure it serves us all well. This is research BY transfems FOR transfems and we're inviting y'all to be part of it. Also, we're paying!

Two queer women with a 6 year old in school today stopped to film ICE and for their bravery ICE agents murdered one before the other’s eyes. The grief in the survivor’s voice is a knife to the gut. Destroying people and their bonds is what ICE has always done.

It appears ICE murdered someone in cold blood today and their plan is — per usual — to create a fog of lies so the killer does not face justice. We simply can't let that happen. The shooter has to be arrested and so does Bovino. They can't just kill people on the street.

Algospeak Will Be the Unaliving of Me Maybe we want to bare our teeth.

Reading this piece by @sesmith.lol made my (Gen X) head spin. You, too, should definitely read it.

"The concern arises when algospeak also reflects a larger softening of language, one driven by the desire to pursue safety over reality, dilution over strength."

never a good sign when you’re on hold trying to get your specialty medication long enough that you figure out when the hold music loops

We didn’t spend free time on ERGs because we thought it would benefit shareholders, it was because it made our lives slightly less miserable as a cog in the machine and it let us consolidate what little power we had.

hi i’m a tiny crumb of peanut dust

a light blue knitted cowl in the shape of a mobius strip (seed stitch, so it looks bumpy, and the yarn is light blue with speckles of darker blue mixed in)

more cozyposting: just knit a chunky mobius strip cowl

a large jigsaw puzzle on a coffee table with a waterfall cascading between two large colorful trees. there are raccoons standing by the waterfall, especially near the bottom, and some boulders throughout the water elements. below the trees and next to the waterfall are plants that look kind of like rhododendrons.

we’re done!! there’s a bit of glare from the overhead light, so i’ll take a better photo tomorrow when it’s light out again.