The below is an off-site archive of all tweets posted by @texttheater ever

March 19th, 2020

pronounced_ing Elon Musk saying "I'll make ventilators IF there's a shortage" is like your partner looking at you holding a screaming baby, in front of a stove, with a sink full of dirty dishes, and saying "Of course I'm here to help you IF you need it" as he walks off to play video games.

via Twitter Web App (retweeted on 8:53 PM, Mar 19th, 2020 via Twitter Web App)

AlexHardwick95 THREAD: In the last few days, my timeline and inbox have been filled with suggestions. Online/remote teaching/recording platforms. Shared collections of PDFs, remote-accessible library collections.

It's okay to feel overwhelmed. It's okay to need a break... (continued, 1/4)

via Twitter Web App (retweeted on 8:19 PM, Mar 19th, 2020 via Twitter for Android)

PerryFellow when people tell me not to get political pic.twitter.com/RuaeFKqRSs

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 7:59 PM, Mar 19th, 2020 via Twitter Web App)

mjpost we talk about "breaking out of your bubble" and "reaching across the aisle", but if you use "src/tgt" instead of "src/trg", I'm not sure what there is to say to you

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asayeed is singlehandedly going to destroy the free travel perk of the underpaid life academic.

via Twitter Web App (retweeted on 7:29 PM, Mar 19th, 2020 via Twitter for Android)

yEvb0 @VerbingNouns Conferences are still* a very delicate walk for me between "I'm so inspired! I'll renew my effort!" and "I'm so intimidated! I should quit now!"

*when I was a great student I was intimidated by the profs; now I'm intimidated by the grad students

via Twitter for Android (retweeted on 7:29 PM, Mar 19th, 2020 via Twitter for Android)

random_walker Journalists and scholars: please avoid the overuse of the word algorithm to describe bureaucratic rules and processes. We're talking about high-level guidelines devised by humans for other humans to implement, with exceptions made whenever convenient. twitter.com/zryanverse/sta…

via Twitter Web App (retweeted on 7:28 PM, Mar 19th, 2020 via Twitter for Android)

_noujoum Nach 5 Tagen Home Office ist das der am häufigsten wiederholte Dialog bei uns:

Ich: "Stört es Dich wenn ich...[Klavier spiele/telefoniere/Holz hacke/ein Schiff vom Stapel lasse]?"

Er (schaut verständnislos): "Ich bin in einem Großraumbüro groß geworden. Mich stört GAR NICHTS"

via Twitter for Android (retweeted on 6:16 PM, Mar 19th, 2020 via Twitter for Android)

fmailhot RIP Aaron Swartz twitter.com/JSTOR/status/1…

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wellformedness I think it would be nice to have a term that allowed us to distinguish between politely asking that we preserve existing useful lexical distinctions and full-blown ideologically-driven prescriptivism (wellformedness.com/blog/not-presc…)

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MasoudJasbi is making a great case for virtual conferences more generally

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 4:14 PM, Mar 19th, 2020 via Twitter Web App)

passantino Iceland has tested a higher proportion of its citizens for coronavirus than anywhere else in the world. Its found about half of those who tested positive are non-symptomatic
buzzfeed.com/albertonardell…

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SamuelSokol An Israeli man walks his dog via drone (source: Facebook) pic.twitter.com/tLt5VVD94u

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Peter_Ahrens Verkäuferin im Edeka: "Icke bin ja jetzt systemrelevant." Ich: "Jetzt müssten Sie nur noch systemrelevant bezahlt werden." Sie: "Der Mann ist jut. Neue Bestimmung: Nette Leute dürfen ab sofort den Laden nicht mehr verlassen." Berlin.

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lenakmeth In the endless war between /dʒɪf/ and /ɡɪf/, the French have decided to call it a /ʒif/ and I've never been more disgusted in my life.

via Twitter Web App (retweeted on 3:59 PM, Mar 19th, 2020 via Twitter Web App)

skglas Charité veröffentlicht App zum Symptome-Selbst-Test:

covapp.charite.de

"Entscheidungshilfe für COVID-19-Test" - Ärzteblatt: aerzteblatt.de/nachrichten/11…

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BuckRivera JOKER:
Der Totlacher

via Twitter Web App (retweeted on 2:24 PM, Mar 19th, 2020 via Twitter for Android)

primamuslima Burka oder Niqab war für viele hier das schlimmste auf der Welt, hat so viele Menschen beschäftigt und belastet. Und jetzt wo da ist, ist es doch nicht so schlimm, wenn man das Gesicht eines Menschen nicht sieht. So lange es nichts mit dem Islam zu tun hat ist alles ok.

via Twitter for Android (retweeted on 1:36 PM, Mar 19th, 2020 via Twitter Web App)

primamuslima Mag jetzt blöd klingen, aber was mich echt anpisst ist, die Zahl der Muslime, die ihren Job verloren haben oder angefeindet wurden, weil sie jemandem die Hand nicht geben wollten. Und jetzt ist es wegen natürlich plötzlich super legitim und okay.

via Twitter for Android (retweeted on 1:36 PM, Mar 19th, 2020 via Twitter Web App)

Kurfuerstin Hab mir die Begrüßungsformel "Nice to meet you, let's not shake hands" angewöhnt und würde die auch gern für immer beibehalten.

via Twitter for Android (retweeted on 1:02 PM, Mar 19th, 2020 via Twitter Web App)

"I don’t know whether I carry the Plague. I have exchanged fluids with people. Has it travelled to me? My blood is being pored over somewhere, by someone. My doctor will inform me." eveningoflight.nl/subspecie/the-…

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sarnthil we've all been there. twitter.com/standupmaths/s…

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zeitweise Ob die Leute sich weiter treffen, ist doch oft gar keine individuelle Entscheidung, sondern hat viel mit sozialem Druck zu tun. Ist halt ein großer Unterschied, ob das soziale Umfeld sagt: Bist du irre, dass du dir alles verbieten lässt? oder Bist du irre, dass du rausgehst?

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 10:26 AM, Mar 19th, 2020 via Twitter for Android)

wayfu Warum heißt es Notaufname wenn man dann doch sagen soll wie man heißt

via Twitter for Android (retweeted on 8:42 AM, Mar 19th, 2020 via Twitter for Android)

megantiu Things I have done while attending the virtual this week:

* Washed dishes
* Folded laundry
* Cooked dinner
* Cuddled my dogs

Remote conferences are better than I could've imagined! Allows me to keep my hands busy while my mind engaged.

via Twitter Web App (retweeted on 12:58 AM, Mar 19th, 2020 via Twitter for Android)

tha_rami I honestly didn't think I'd ever see a photo that looks like this in my life. pic.twitter.com/gVmspeefKm

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