Flattered because I was mentioned in a #followfriday which I naturally i have to reciprocate, so here is a list of nice people around here (probably overdoing this)
@nancylwayne
@pengzell
@deNew_John
@dynarski
@Datendealerin
@markus_quandt
@perspektivbrocken
@michelnivard
@AlexMitterle
@JonnyT
@CarinaCornesse
@xlejx_rodsxn
🚨JOB ALERT🚨
At the Econ department at the University of Essex, we will be hiring several people at the AP + Associate level. You can find the ad here: econjobmarket.org/positions/8902.
I moved to Essex last year. Here, I will briefly explain to you why I think you should apply
https://t.me/liveukraine_eng/735 ⚡️🇺🇦Ukrainian troops fire artillery at Russian positions near Bakhmut, November 8, 2022. (PHOTO) #Ukraine #News #War #Russia
Via Euronews: Russians forces are 'inhumane' and use torture, famous Mariupol survivor says https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/11/10/russians-are-inhumane-and-use-torture-famous-mariupol-survivor-says
Money can buy happiness for households earning up to $123,000, study suggests
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/can-money-buy-happiness-study-rcna56281
NEW: Data shows Ontario's pediatric ICUs are operating over capacity, with the number of children receiving care exceeding the number of available beds.
"Ontario hospitals have been directed to use adult hospital capacity to support pediatric surges."
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/11/10/ontario-pediatric-icu-beds-capacity/
Hey everyone. Just making sure everyone knows that direct messages on here are not end-to-end encrypted. They work more like a post, with visibility set to the person/people you tag.
This means an admin (like me), can read these by looking at the database/in backups.
I promise never to do this.
If that's not good enough (which is fine, obviously), please use something like signal for DMs
p.s. Twitter DMs are also not encrypted and anyone there can read them too.
Have just realised that #academics can use @ORCID_Org to
#verify themselves.
Just include your full mastodon link (like this: https://mas.to/@marekmcgann) in the "Websites and Social Links" section in ORCID, then include link to your ORCID record in your Mastodon profile.
Hurray for distributed digital identities!
#Bitcoin now below 2017 peak. Messing up lots of "buy on the dip" memes
Just like with military aid, #Ukraine needs strong financial support to win this war.
The #EU must lead the way.
RT @vonderleyen: The EU continues to stand in solidarity with Ukraine.
We propose an €18 billion support package for 2023.
Funding in regular tranches to help recovery in the short-term and strengthen institutions.
Preparing the ground for a reconstruction of 🇺🇦 progressing on the EU path.
Did my best Steve Kornacki impression before sitting down to doomscroll -- It's still Halloween
A Maru public opinion survey released on Tuesday finds that 59 per cent of polled Ontarians side with the union (CUPE) while 41 per cent are in the corner of the Doug Ford government when it comes to the ongoing labour battle
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/11/08/public-union-province-maru-poll/
#introduction by the way I am @maximananyev on the bird site as well, and this is my biggest hit from there.
Less exposure to estrogen could dramatically lessen risk of endometrial cancer, study finds
The agony of not knowing, as Mariupol mass burial sites grow https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63536564
PSA: A prominent Cold War historian and nice & knowledgeable person Sergey Radchenko (https://mas.to/@radchenko) is now on this elephant site.
Follow him!
Professor of Economics, Melbourne Institute, Univ of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia #Economics #Econometrics #HealthEconomics #LabourEconomics #LaborEconomics #FinancialWellbeing #Stata #Rstats #GLABOR.ORG Dr.oec.publ. Uni München 1995 MA Econ Univ of Toronto 1988 BA Hons Carleton Univ Ottawa 1987 I speak #OotEnglish #PottDeutsch #FrançaisCanadien Please only consider following me if you have a social conscience, and/or want to do good in the world, and/or were/are a rescue pet animal owner.