2022 04 01 tweets
RT @actualham: In six hours, join @PSUOpenCoLab for this free virtual keynote from @kfitz, exploring generosity as a radical approach to sa…
I had the pleasure of being part of Digital American Studies townhall this morning and took the opportunity to revisit the notion of "neoliberal tools." https://kfitz.info/revisiting-neoliberal-tools/
We had a conversation in the townhall just this morning about concerns among junior scholars that they can’t say no to extractive publishing contracts. YOU CAN SAY NO. https://twitter.com/carolinepennock/status/1509466601208360962
RT @dexterauthor: This sentiment also applies to book contracts with an academic publisher, by the way, not just journal articles https://t…
RT @ArchivalGossip: Morning for some, afternoon for others 😄
But yes, either way, one of many topics discussed during our #DASI #DGfA town…
Replying to @sharonmleon
Hooray! @electricarchaeo had alerted me to its development so I’m delighted that it’s now readily available. Can’t wait to explore!
I find myself eating these words. In the last two weeks I've had five migraines \(after a lifetime of never ever having more than one a month\) and I'm now trying to minimize the effects of my chronic \(and career\-mandated\) screen overuse in any way I can. https://twitter.com/kfitz/status/1468692576005992454
Replying to @kfitz
I'll be honest: I hate it. I find the white characters glowing out of dark backgrounds super irritating. But so far at least \(based on approximately 1 hour of migraine hangover use\) it does seem like it might be better.
Replying to @kfitz
So @mkirschenbaum, you were completely right. I still stand by the idea that the corporate software world embraced dark mode so quickly because it enables most users to keep working beyond capacity, but I get that it's necessary to allow some users \(that is, me\) to work at all.
Replying to @ctitusbrown
I'm glad to hear yours have decreased! And I do think screen time is a big culprit. I'm not sure what's causing this for me \(crappy MI weather; "Change of Life"\) but I've got to do whatever I can to manage this.
Replying to @ctitusbrown
There is a definite upside to older age, and more chill is a big part of it.
Replying to @firegythia
Thank you! I do too, needless to say. I appreciate the LED info… I’ll have to keep an eye on that, so to speak.
Replying to @BerondaM, @PlantLessons and @Harvard_Press
Such a brilliant book, and such an important year. I can’t wait to see what you do in the year ahead!
Replying to @CJ_Daugherty
Yes, totally. But the book that scarred me is the Amityville Horror, which I read when jetlagged in Belgium away from my mother at age 11, and I have never been the same since.
Replying to @CJ_Daugherty
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Replying to @tripleblip
Ugh, I am so sorry. I’m hearing this from a lot of people. :( I hope it treats you relatively easily.
Huge, huge congratulations to Dr. @JustinWigard, who today brilliantly defended his playable dissertation, LEVEL 101! It’s been an absolute joy to get to follow this project — and I can’t wait to see what’s next! @MSUEnglish @CALMSU
Replying to @chutry
Congratulations!
Replying to @sharonmleon
I swear I spent two full minutes staring out the window thinking “is that pollen? is that snow?” Michigan in April is a land of mystery.
Having one of those brilliant Saturday mornings when, in amidst the laundry, I get to read something in a field not my own that begins to radically restructure an argument I’ve been trying to make. I’m filled with gratitude for all of it.
Replying to @katinalynn
Ha! Matt Brim, Poor Queer Studies. 😁 Looking forward to discussing it with you!
Replying to @FranoisLachanc2
Ah, only if the masses are as micro as the theatre!
Replying to @lportwoodstacer
I did this with my last book because I knew things were going to be tight. The press was moving fast to try to hit an expedited publication date and I wanted to be sure not to cause any delays. They gave me a projected schedule, I blocked out time, and we all got it done.
This thread is filled with excellent advice, says the person who is currently \(mumblemumble\) late on delivering a manuscript to a very understanding editor. https://twitter.com/lportwoodstacer/status/1512797915273576452
Replying to @katinalynn and @mattbrimnyc
Really looking forward to talking about it!
Replying to @jvinopal
I’ve played on two different devices on the same day and gotten different words.
Replying to @tripleblip
The movie or the party game? Or both?
Replying to @shannonmattern
Okay, that hypercolor on cars freaks me out. I saw one the other day that was like a rolling sharkskin suit.
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EMILY!!!! I am *delighted*! And I can’t wait to see what you do, @edrabinski!!! https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1514307830009974796
This is such a great day. Congratulations all around! https://twitter.com/sharonmleon/status/1514320980671401984
RT @NEH_ODH: Infrastructure and Capacity-Building Challenge Grants help organizations fundraise for digital infrastructure.
@bishopmuseum…
I am not sure why I find this quite this hilarious. https://twitter.com/TerribleMaps/status/1514372598146248717
My most ridiculous current pet peeve: The weather widget on my watch thinks that the day’s high/low temperatures should be literally determined: the highest and lowest temps during the present 12:00am to 11:59pm period.
Replying to @kfitz
The problem arises with a day like today: it was 63F at midnight, and then the temp dropped to about 39 by 6am. This afternoon it’ll go up to about 52. High today: 63.
Replying to @kfitz
I mean, literally, yes, the high temperature for the day we describe as April 14 will have been 63 degrees. But when I want to know today’s high, that’s not what I’m asking.
Replying to @kfitz
Same with lows. If it’s 25F at 12:01am, but only going down to 35F during the night ahead, I want to be told that the overnight low will be 35.
Replying to @kfitz
It is a small and ridiculous thing, but it irritates me a LOT.
Replying to @aktange
Exactly!
Replying to @familyunequal
Yes, definitely: what should I be prepared for?
Replying to @firegythia
Oh Lyn, I’m so sorry. It’s been so terrible this year. Take care of yourself!
Replying to @firegythia
I would happily agitate for that.
The @msulibraries and @meshresearch are hiring a front-end developer! We want someone to help shape the future of our web-based projects. Let me know if you have questions about what it’s like to work with us. https://careers.msu.edu/cw/en-us/job/510032/information-technologist-i
I am reminded today that just because a scholar has published amazing social justice focused work does not necessarily mean they’re a human being you want to emulate.
cc @BatsInLavender https://twitter.com/midwestern_ope/status/1514631792770355210
It’s like no one has ever watched a movie. https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1514735248197750787
Having been raised a very good Catholic girl, I can state authoritatively that this is nothing short of hilarious. https://twitter.com/Caolanmcaree/status/1514695455082491916
Replying to @FranoisLachanc2
That was exactly it for me.
Replying to @electricarchaeo
This is pretty amazing. I’ve got the infoheader template working brilliantly, but for some reason it’s not extracting annotations as expected.
Replying to @BerondaM
This situation is deeply displeasing.
Replying to @cplong, @BerondaM, @CALMSU, @MSUHC, @jsalem75 and @mzyw
I am trying to remind myself that today, Tax Day, I am paying for the glories of June in Michigan.
I am SUUUUUUUPER happy about getting on a plane on Sunday, let me tell you.
Replying to @CJ_Daugherty and @AvaGlassBooks
SUPER. EXCITED.
I got fitted for new contact lenses today, and so far, I don’t hate them. It would be lovely to be able to go back to contacts! In other news, I may be in search of a new under-eye cream. And a concealer.
Replying to @CJ_Daugherty
Oooooh thank you <3
RT @finiteeyes: A return to @kfitz's "Generous Thinking", to ideas of care and equity from @Jessifer, to wondering about how to live in a p…
I just love this. Academia needs more administrations capable of being *this* filled with joy. https://twitter.com/elizabethmunch/status/1517541508718600192
Replying to @tressiemcphd
You know, if I ever start wishing that I got more recognition or attention or whatever, all I have to do is watch how some people respond to you on here and I can shrink contentedly back into my semi-invisibility. Some people are the worst.
Bon courage, toutes et tous.
Replying to @kfitz
Phew.
This… is dismaying. https://twitter.com/samoore_/status/1518214892054249472
Memory is a strange, strange thing, venticinque anni fa. https://kfitz.info/venticinque-anni-fa/
Replying to @kfitz
Ahahahahahah it’s not only not 25 years, it’s not 24 either. It’s THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO. I am OLD.
Aside from my inability to do simple math, I'm still pretty tickled with this post. <strike>Venti</strike>Trentacinque Anni Fa. https://kfitz.info/venticinque-anni-fa/
I am not sure what universe I thought I was in that it seemed a doable thing to hold my last class of the semester remotely from Europe, where the session will begin at 10pm and I haven’t really slept since Saturday.
Replying to @kfitz
Also I think that sentence was written in English, but I cannot be sure.
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