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Alison Hofer

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Chicago native. coffee, sci-fi, running, documentation enthusiast, mom, and more coffee.

Boston, MA
Joined October 2010
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@arxiv
arXiv.org
2 years
The rumors are true - arXiv now has HTML versions of papers! đź‘€Experimental for now & only available on new papers, but we're working on bringing it to all of arXiv. HTML is important for #accessibility in research - more on the blog:
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@womensart1
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'Fishing Otter' linocut and silkscreen print by Angela Harding, contemporary artist based in the UK #WomensArt
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@womensart1
#WOMENSART
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Gina Birch, contemporary UK painter, singer and musician and founding member of post-punk band The Raincoats who influenced Nirvana #WomensArt
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@womensart1
#WOMENSART
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Painter Betty Acquah, one of Ghana's new generation of pioneering artists #womensart #FridayFeeling
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#WOMENSART
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Frida Kahlo...with her pet hawk, 1939 (photo by N. Muray) #WomensArt
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@neiltyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson
2 years
Sometimes I wonder whether alien space vessels are inherently fuzzy & out-of-focus (that would be terrifying). And whether they love the @USNavy (that would be charming). If so, it would explain a lot.
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'Wild Poppies' by Colleen Parker, contemporary artist and illustrator #WomensArt
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@womensart1
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Portland-based artist Yellena James creates kaleidoscopic, biomorphic artworks that resemble colourful ecosystems #WomensArt
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@Deggans
Switching Codes with Eric Deggans
3 years
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $6.4 million in funds to repair safety issues at public broadcasting facilities…
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floridapolitics.com
A total of $6,435,609 in capital improvements made the veto list.
@HillaryHolley4
Hillary Holley
3 years
@Deggans Yep. And Brian Kemp cut public funding to Georgia Public Broadcast by 10% this year. We just lost a pivotal political podcast that was instrumental to policy work in the Capitol. Sigh.
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@Deggans
Switching Codes with Eric Deggans
3 years
That’s also why public media, which is free, remains so important.
@stengel
Richard Stengel
3 years
Democracy dies behind paywalls. When only the wealthy can pay for quality news, that undermines the free speech clause of the First Amendment: the press is protected to protect all of us. We need the widest possible audience for political news.
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'Tied rocks' by artist Shizu Okino, using traditional Japanese knotting techniques #WomensArt
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Canadian fiber artist Janis Ledwell-Hunt creates textile sculpture exploring the cycle of life #WomensArt
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@electricalWSOP
regular steve albini
3 years
As a school child in the 60s and 70s I also learned about LGBTQ people. We had a playground game where whoever caught a ball got tackled and pummeled until they gave it up, called "smear the queer." We learned that the worst name to be called was "cocksucker."
@JasonMercier
Jason Mercier
3 years
Quite often I’m in my own bubble, living my life… not watching the news, not talking to friends about world issues or what’s happening in the world. This more recent LGBTQ ideology being pushed into schools and upon young children is one of the most insane things I think 1/4
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@amyfaithho
Amy Faith Ho, MD MPH
3 years
Here’s the dirty secret of emergency medicine: We don’t have to do prior auth. Like ever. We just order what the patient needs, and the patient gets it done in the ED. But here’s why we care about prior auth anyways: B/c not a shift goes by where a patient doesn’t land in the
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@drjenwolkin
Dr. Jen Wolkin | ADHD + Trauma Therapist
3 years
Happy MATTER DAY to those: •who lost a mom •who lost a child •who have a deep “mother wound” •who yearn to be a mother •struggling with infertility •who yearn to know a birth mother • “step” moms •single moms •pet moms •trans moms who’re still called dad
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Portuguese installation artist Joana Vasconcelos wrapped a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar in a cotton crochet pattern #WomensArt 🎸
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Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1864–1933), artist and designer, was one of the 'Glasgow Girls' and whose Art Nouveau work influenced many #WomensArt
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@womensart1
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Pippa Dyrlaga is a paper cutting artist and print maker based in England #WomensArt
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@alisontwiky
Alison Hofer
3 years
Too soon.
@TheOnion
The Onion
3 years
NPR Launches New Podcast Exploring Lives Of Employees They Just Laid Off https://t.co/pJiWXvQ0ER
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