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lindamciver

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Educator, Writer, Troublemaker, Computer Scientist. Not necessarily in that order. Warning: "May attack the education system if left unsupervised (supervision might not be sufficient)" (quote credit: Solara) She/Her, living and working on unceded Wurundjeri/Bunurong land. ED of the Australian Data Science Education Institute, author of Raising Heretics. Podcaster at Make Me Data Literate.

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I love this. This is a word cloud made from the quotes I noted down from episodes of Make Me Data Literate Podcast. Apart from the colours and the shape, I didn't tweak it at all, and what's the word at the centre of it all? People. It's so perfect. Data for its own sake is meaningless, but used to help us solve problems and make the world a better place? It's all about people! I love that there's nothing technical about this word cloud. It's all about impact!

There are some fabulous episodes coming up, but meanwhile there's a back catalog consisting of amazing folks like Ellen Broad, Polly Hemming, Owen Churches, Alan Duffy, Linden Ashcroft, Richard Denniss, 🧐 Laura Summers, Greg Jericho, Larene Le Gassick, Antony Green, Margaret Hellard, Juliette O'Brien OAM, Kate Carruthers, Paola Oliva-Altamirano, Jarrod Hughes, Ketan Joshi, and more! oh my goodness! It's been an extraordinary ride with incredible people who have been incredibly generous with their time and expertise. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts, or at https://adsei.org/podcast/

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Post the scariest photo from your camera roll

lindamciver,
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@thomasfuchs

lindamciver, to random
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There is a difference between not being able to guarantee flights, and selling seats on flights that you can guarantee will not fly.

lindamciver, to random
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This, tech industry. This is why we can't have nice things. https://adsei.org/2023/10/26/an-indictment-of-the-tech-industry/

lindamciver, to random
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I need jokes and cute pictures, please. Here is a picture of Emerald being beguiling for tax.

lindamciver,
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@melissabeartrix that is quite the look!

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New episode of Make Me Data Literate just out, with the fascinating @kcarruthers on accidentally becoming a data person, and the people side of data.

https://adsei.org/podcast/kate-carruthers-on-data-governance-and-the-people-side-of-data/

lindamciver,
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@kcarruthers such a pleasure! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and expertise :-)

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If you see something, say something. It's time for us all to become science communicators.

https://adsei.org/2023/10/14/if-you-see-something-say-something/

lindamciver, to random
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I would like a label on books, especially romances, that says “the main protagonists in this book display emotionally intelligent and rational communication and conflict resolution styles most of the time “ or, more succinctly: “you are unlikely to need to throw this book through a window”

lindamciver,
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@Korny mmm probably, in some moods :)

lindamciver, to random
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I honestly think there should be penalties for deliberate lies. The garbage the no campaign has been getting away with is fucking outrageous.

https://www.themonthly.com.au/the-politics/rachel-withers/2023/10/12/mistruth-be-told

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Imagine if there was a disease that became endemic. A virus that was unavoidable, that everyone gets, over and over. And imagine if that virus, if it didn’t prove fatal, stole just a little every time. A bit of energy here. A bit of immune function there. A bit of cognitive function somewhere else. Imagine what the impact of that might be on society, on workplaces, on people. Then look around you. What do you see? Do you see a new level of struggle? Of systems, and people, cracking under the strain?

https://adsei.org/2023/10/09/what-if/

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Chatbots such as ChatGPT and Bard are an evolutionary dead end. They are not “on the cusp of a breakthrough”. They are fabulous marketing tools. Wonderfully sparkly smoke and mirror machines.

https://adsei.org/2023/09/21/there-is-no-existential-threat-chatgpt-is-an-evolutionary-dead-end/

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My GP clinic has a sign at the door saying they encourage everyone to wear masks, for the safety of the whole community. There are three admin staff at the front desk, none of whom are masked.

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What's your preferred audio transcription software/service? Free or low cost, for preference. I won't need to do more than two or three files per month.

lindamciver,
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@brainwane oooh this looks great, thank you!!
I'm currently testing two different ones that both claim to identify speakers and fail dismally, so doing that myself might not be a bad idea!

lindamciver,
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@brainwane There also seems to be a downloadable macos app, but it's either hung or incredibly slow. We'll see!

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is there such a thing as a cheap but reasonably accurate CO2 sensor, preferably with some form of data logging? I'm thinking cheap enough for class sets to be affordable.

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Higher than normal call volumes are the new normal.

lindamciver,
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I did finally get through to someone, who couldn't help me. But he did say, if I wanted to call back and not be helped again, calling between 6:30pm and 8pm will give me shorter wait times. So that's helpful!

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Also, I want the post call survey to include an option for: Your staff member was fabulous, but your system is irretrievably borked, why do you hate your customers?

lindamciver,
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@brainwane that is such a good perspective

lindamciver,
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@brainwane I feel a blog post coming on

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recommendations for portable co2 meters/monitors?

lindamciver,
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@brainwane this is one of the most useful and comprehensive things I have read about covid prevention in ages. possibly ever! thank you!!

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