Rob Ricci

How it started / how it's going

Maybe I'm just being particular here, but I just don't think my government should be killing people, period

I need university administrators (and probably some other people too, but definitely university administrators) to understand something: you cannot motivate your faculty to do more research or better teaching. They are already maximally motivated people. They did not get the job by being unmotivated. A good chunk of them have more motivation than is healthy for them. Any action you take to "motivate" them is going to be demotivational. Any of them. Yes, even that one that you just thought of. Yes, even the one you heard about from one of your peers at a different institution that you're jealous of. Lean in close, here's the secret: all you have to do is (a) support them in doing their jobs, and (b) not fuck things up.

I would like a moment of silence. Not cause anything bad happened, I just need a moment of silence

"average person counts ℵ₀ sets a year" factoid actualy just statistical error. average person counts 0 sets per year. Georg Cantor, who lives in cave & counts over ℵₐ each day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted

TIL that kubernetes and cybernetics have the same root. (guess which one I'm reading about)

I got a ceramic dumpling. My spouse does not understand. "What, Rob are you going to do with a ceramic dumpling". But you, discerning reader, you understand: I am going to enjoy having a ceramic dumpling.

I have some new folks following me this week, so an extended explanation of #Monsterdon : When this post is about two hours old, at 7 MST (UTC -7), a bunch of folks, organized by @npub156w3...0jx0 , will be watching a movie together and posting about it live. You are welcome to join us! It's a good week to do it because this week, Monsterdon is saving Christmas! Check out the #monsterdonsaveschristmas hashtag for details on the fundraiser! And #monsterdonalerts for details on this, and all the future, movies. This week, we're watching Tales From The Crypt (1972), which is streaming free on Tubi and maybe some other places. Just start the movie on time, watch the hashtag, and post along with us! You can just do it: it's free and no one can stop you! If you don't want to see a bunch of snarky posts about a bad movie, you can mute the hashtag. In the Mastodon web UI, you do this by clicking on the hashtag, selecting the option to mute it, and making a new filter to hide all posts with the hashtag. You'll make the Baby Godzilla cry but it's okay, Godzilla is tough and all. Not even the entire Japanese army, air force, and navy working together can get Godzilla down, not really.