2020 10 01 tweets
RT @tressiemcphd: Everyone using these tools should get a priest, go to confession, and then immediately stop teaching human beings. I am p…
RT @brennacgray: @tressiemcphd Have you seen that Proctorio is suing an educational technologist from UBC for warning about these issue? Su…
RT @humcommons: Christopher P. Long, Dean of the College of Arts & Letters, Michigan State University, on how the Commons supports scholars…
This day.
Replying to @BerondaM
Seriously!
Replying to @kamrannaim
You are not kidding.
Replying to @sharonmleon
I’ll be right there.
Replying to @kaythaney
I’m so sorry, KT. It’s just awful.
I would be curious to know what percentage of you have been running around with Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” on repeat in your heads for the last several days?
Replying to @kfitz
I mean, I’m not complaining, it drove out a FAR worse 70s-era pop ballad that I was having a really hard time getting rid of.
Replying to @dfreelon
It is an easier proposition to address precisely because it doesn’t require rethinking the basic economic structures of academic publishing. Just flip the payment from the consumer side to the producer side, and the middleman continues as usual!
Replying to @dfreelon
Never mind that it exacerbates \(at times, I believe, intentionally\) the inequities in who gets to speak, while opening up whole new audiences for those who can afford them.
Replying to @dfreelon
Yep. As well as independent scholars, scholars in non-university jobs, scholars in the global south…
Replying to @alexwade
Call it a hunch.
So here’s where I think we are: either they’re indiscriminately throwing heavy-duty drugs at a mild case in hope of expediting recovery, or they’re lying about the gravity of his condition.
Replying to @kfitz
Malpractice or lying. Or both! More or less where we’ve been for the last 3.75 years.
RT @Bob_Wachter: The more I think about it, the more concerned I am about 25th Amendment issues & Trump's mental status. We know he was "le…
Replying to @SheilaABrennan, @JenHoward, @brettbobley and @sharonmleon
+1 for seeing about the possibility of your mom’s. I bought three huge Staub cocottes when Chefs catalog was going out of business, and just love them.
Replying to @veek
Indeed. Huge congratulations again, V!
RT @CALMSU: The Emergency Response Archive of Puerto Rico, led by #MSUCAL Assistant Professor Christina Boyles, received a Mellon Foundatio…
RT @humcommons: Joseph A. Salem, Dean of Libraries MSU, Michigan State University, on the advancing of digital work and equal access to inf…
RT @brianklaas: Two things that these housekeepers don't have in common with President Trump:
1) If their cases get serious, they won't ge…
RT @DHatMSU: Tomorrow! 12PM - 1:15PM Eastern, we are pleased to join @vszabo who will be presenting the 2020 DH Distinguished Lecture: "The…
OMG I don’t know whose MacArthur to be most happy about! @tressiemcphd! @nkjemisin! @marylgray! What an amazing cohort!
RT @akaGladys: WE MADE IT FREE, Y'ALL.
Students, contingent workers, un\(der\)employed folks, and everyone in between, join us! https://t.co…
This is the meanest thing anyone has said to me all day. \(And it’s been a day\.\) https://twitter.com/SarahEBond/status/1313529133910065155
Replying to @SarahEBond
That is just the question.
RT @NEH_ODH: Congratulations @humcommons! We in @NEH_ODH are proud to have been early supporters of the Humanities Commons CORE, the open-a…
RT @humcommons: As the Commons expands, we’re expanding our team! We’re seeking a technical lead to help us grow. https://sustaining.hcommons.org/2020/10/08/come-work-with-us/ h…
RT @humcommons: More about the position is available in this presentation \(https://docs\.google\.com/presentation/d/192YIBDcu53xxkcaAOL0HlMdUS8M7lkB9evZ\-vupr5Zk/edit?usp\=sharing\) and applications will be accepted throu…
RT @BobbyChesney: This is a system-blinking-red moment. Horrific enough that these terrorists \(that is EXACTLY what they are\) sought to kid…
Mayor Pete wasn’t my candidate, but boy is he good at this. He just keeps talking with those even Midwestern tones and that sweet Opie face right up until you realize that he’s completely cut your liver out of your body while you weren’t looking. https://twitter.com/PeteButtigieg/status/1314212949255319556
Example two. The second and a half of dead silence when they cut back to the studio is the moment of realization that key internal organs are suddenly gone. https://twitter.com/FredTJoseph/status/1314156225572024320
RT @CALMSU: Congratulations to @MSUEnglish Professor @aprilbakerbell who received the @ncte George Orwell Award! This award recognizes out…
Replying to @k8dee16
Completely agreed.
Replying to @firegythia
I am so happy to hear this. I had a ginormous Russian Blue who was consistently fat-shamed by the vet right up until he suddenly developed hyperthyroidism and became a bag of bones. Big cats are big.
Replying to @firegythia
\(He lived to be 18 and the worst things he suffered from — hyperthyroidism aside — were orneriness and tooth decay\.\)
Replying to @firegythia
He was pretty awesome.
RT @terrainsvagues: I am so excited to post this position! 4-year position, DH specialist w/interest in emerging tech. Come work with me, @…
Replying to @BerondaM
Huge congrats! I can’t wait to read it!
So looking forward to reading this! https://twitter.com/BerondaM/status/1314626686974001153
This is SO GREAT. Huge congratulations to @shanakimball and friends for creating such a shareable, user-friendly resource! https://twitter.com/shanakimball/status/1314650320564297728
Replying to @LibSkrat and @paigecmorgan
I just got a prescription for computer-specific glasses that I haven’t gotten filled yet. For me, it was less about the effects I’m sensing on my eyesight \(tho that too\) than the effects getting my progressives centered right is having on my neck.
RT @humcommons: Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Director of Digital Humanities, Michigan State University, on how the Commons supports openness and a…
RT @DHatMSU: All #MSUDH, @MSUGenCen people, and others @michiganstateu: the CFP for Locus: Intersections of Digital Technology and Gender S…
Replying to @amandalicastro, @upennlib, @jadedid and @terrainsvagues
Wow!!! Huge congratulations — and well done, UPenn!
This totally made my morning. Thank you!!! https://twitter.com/camisantistevan/status/1316012780869173249
RT @humcommons: The Commons is seeking a new technical lead! \(Also, the position listing has been corrected\!\) https://careers.msu.edu/cw/en-us/job/504100/technical-lead-the-commons-information-technologist-ii
RT @humcommons: Please share this posting widely, and contact us with any questions you may have about the position. https://careers.msu.edu/cw/en-us/job/504100/technical-lead-the-commons-information-technologist-ii
I think they call this fleeing the jurisdiction? https://twitter.com/davidmackau/status/1317263811737432064
Replying to @CathyNDavidson
Good question!
Replying to @tcarmody
Now *that* would be television worth watching.
Y’all. I found myself really needing to make some progress on a writing project. In order to do so, I needed to clear both my head and my schedule. https://kfitz.info/retreat
RT @mannahattamamma: Unplug, people. It will be okay. Maybe even better than ok. @kfitz with some wise words
RT @humcommons: We're committed to a platform with a sustainable future that has room to grow. Find out more about the future of Humanities…
RT @martin_eve: On the second day of open access week, my true love gave to me... The open access edition of _Reassembling Scholarly Commun…
RT @martin_eve: The book features essays from Bruno Latour, Thomas Nkoudou, @kfitz, @jfwinters, @nowviskie, @lawsonstu, @pennyb, @JohnWill…
Replying to @jcmeloni
I’ve still got the Gowalla t-shirt I snagged at SXSW way back when!
Replying to @jcmeloni and @JenServenti
It was the greatest. But yeah, 2020. I shall try to remain cautious in my optimism.
RT @UBC_PH: We're pleased to cohost this upcoming talk with @ubcLibrary. @KFitz, Director of @DHatMSU, will explore the ideas in her influe…
RT @humcommons: With the transfer to @michiganstateu Humanities Commons is implementing a new Terms of Service. You can find the updated te…
Replying to @veek
I had vague awareness of the dancing baby, for me it’s either Badger Badger Badger or The End of Ze World. Can’t remember which order they came in.
RT @humcommons: As the Commons expands, we’re expanding our team! We’re searching for a technical lead to join us. Applications are open un…
RT @humcommons: For more information about the position: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/192YIBDcu53xxkcaAOL0HlMdUS8M7lkB9evZ-vupr5Zk/edit?usp=sharing
Hear, hear! Thanks for the invitation, @MikeFurlough, and for the great discussion, @UNC_Librarian @pmhswe and @lisalibrarian! https://twitter.com/pmhswe/status/1319364682436796416
Replying to @firegythia
Not I. My cravings are all starch and salt.
Replying to @firegythia
God, I’m so sorry. I woke up with a migraine this morning and have been miserable all day — but I have one every couple of months. I hope you get a break soon!
RT @tressiemcphd: A model for Deans and University Presidents https://twitter.com/NBCNewsPR/status/1319348765094969345
Replying to @hels
Omfg. I’m glad I didn’t see this 7 hours ago or I’d have been mad all day.
This is what I mean when I talk about the importance of academy-owned infrastructure. https://twitter.com/BiellaColeman/status/1320088068041355270
The key component of academy -owned infrastructure is governance. It’s the only means of ensuring our platforms serve our values. Put another way: if you’re not at the table, you’re the meal. https://twitter.com/ProfKFranke/status/1319813405314895872
MUCH too on the nose:
Evangeline Merchant. https://twitter.com/mikechenwriter/status/1319856509145108487
Replying to @SarahEBond
Had a terrifying moment of assuming this was going to be about MSU.
Replying to @rmounce and @martin_eve
Exactly. And imagine if universities were willing and able to contribute time and effort \(in addition to $\) to helping make it better for everyone.
Replying to @billhd
Ha! I’m constantly finding out I’m older than I think I am.
I've got a new project -- and I need your help with it: Leading Generously. https://kfitz.info/leading-generously/
RT @humcommons: Learn more about the future governance of Humanities Commons on our Sustaining the Commons website, including how you can g…
Replying to @pubkat
I am SUPER excited about this. :)
Replying to @knupsky and @ProfMSCaballero
Thank you so much for this! I really appreciate it, especially this morning.
Replying to @edrabinski
Yeah, there’s a big difference between “voting for candidate X produced tangible evidence of a better world” and “voting against candidate Y helped forestall the apocalypse.”
It's more than a little painful to be posting this today, but I don't know what else to do. Here's the first part of Leading Generously, the draft introduction. I'll look forward to hearing any thoughts or advice or questions you may have. https://kfitz.info/lg1-introduction/
Replying to @BerondaM
So much! I am so looking forward to Lessons from Plants, and to someday getting to emerge from our houses for another happy hour.
RT @humcommons: A reminder that we’re hiring! We’re seeking a technical lead to head up Commons development at MSU. The position is remote,…
RT @humcommons: More on the position here, too: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/192YIBDcu53xxkcaAOL0HlMdUS8M7lkB9evZ-vupr5Zk/edit?usp=sharing And feel free to contact us with any questions!
Replying to @HopeGraceFury
This is SO important — thank you for sharing! Would you be up for a conversation about your experience at some point?
RT @veek: Oh, man. @kfitz is writing a book called Leading Generously, as a follow on to her excellent Generous Thinking. I wish I could pu…
Replying to @jamescummings and @veek
Ahahahaha yes, 2020. :)
RT @YarnyLibrarian: Powerful paragraph from @kfitz: “Sacrifice tends to roll downhill, and to accelerate in the process. This is how we win…
We’d love any pointers! https://twitter.com/laurenfklein/status/1321147907177930752
Replying to @SheilaABrennan
That would work if we didn’t need to break it up sometimes. :-/
Replying to @matthewdlincoln and @SheilaABrennan
That’s a good way of framing it, because it is mostly sorting by last name that we’re concerned about.
Replying to @TerriGivens
Ooh, this sounds amazing! Thanks for the link, and I’ll look forward to reading the book!
RT @walshbr: Already getting a lot out of this new project from @kfitz. https://twitter.com/kfitz/status/1321092185597616128
RT @amandaelaan: "Sacrifice tends to roll downhill, and to accelerate in the process. This is how we wind up with furloughs and layoffs amo…
RT @gmbritton: As an editor, I always look for books that argue with each other. It’s rewarding when a reviewer spots those conversations.…
Replying to @tressiemcphd
This is dead-on. Add to her beauty a voice that is highly marked for femininity, and you get someone that many would love to look at and hear saying “let me get you another beer,” but when she actually says what she actually says the illusion is broken, and they hate her.
RT @astrotoya: A Professor said one time; “You all have a little bit of ‘I want to save the world’ in you, that’s why you’re here, in colle…
Thoroughly looking forward to this! https://twitter.com/UBC_PH/status/1322231090875035648