All's not what it seems

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The latest entries into the pit of despair

Disobeying disclaimer directives
29 March

I've received one identical message from Anna prior to this, and didn't give it much thought. It's not the usual predatory shitnitz; it's neither incompetent—other than being completely irrelevant to me—nor offensive…nor particularly interesting. And she's not egregiously lying to me, unlike that bitch Gillian Francis. So Anna has not incurred my wrath, and is not deserving of my puerile telling-her-she's-a-ho-without-saying-she's-a-ho shtick.

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unsolicited commercial email
Planned accident
28 March

Fifteen years ago, the son of a Yemeni billionaire killed a Norwegian student in London, then fled the country. He recently admitted his guilt in a telephone interview with a BBC reporter.

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crime & punishment; random thoughts & brain farts
Have we reached peak stupidity yet?
27 March

haven't stopped crying since an hour ago. my balls still hurt so bad. Said no woman, ever.

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pandering; quoted for WTF?
Abnormal students
27 March

A BBC story of cyber bullying on Chinese social media is most notable for bringing the existence of East China Normal University to my attention. I wonder what courses are taught at East China Abnormal University? (thinking)

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edumakayshun; random thoughts & brain farts; teh soshull notwerk
Anus horribilis
25 March

Following a sixth-grade art lesson at Tallahassee Classical School, FL, a parent complained that the students had been exposed to pornography when shown Michelangelo's statue of David. As a result, the school's principal was forced to resign or be fired.

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culture; edumakayshun; in the news; quoted for WTF?

The latest updates to past woes

Meet heads
(Coalesce Research Group)
29 March

Rachel/Rashida artfully avoids my amorous advances, the little tease. Either that, or she really believes meat and two veg refers to the dining menu, rather than [cough] room service.

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predatory publishing & conferences
Roboclot
29 March

Charan returns, this time without a tracker in her message. Unfortunately, although my day has just started, I'm a little hungover to have started it with a happy smile. But it's the thought that counts, I guess.

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predatory publishing & conferences
All the news that's fit to 3D print
(Scisynopsis Conferences)
28 March

Bloody hell, that was quick. And her reply made me laugh. Whether she understood the piss-take—either of the quality of the event or her professional standing lying flat on her back—is another matter entirely. She does, however, provide further clarification that her original invitation was misleading: I was not invited as a speaker.

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predatory publishing & conferences; teh soshull notwerk
Remarkable innovations
(Open Access Text)
26 March

I'm not sure how a chemistry webcomic can be interdisciplinary; chemistry is one discipline with several subdisciplines (bio-, nano-, nuclear- etc.). At least I think so. But I'm not a chemist, so what the hell do I know? Besides, I'm probably overthinking the shit churned out at gOATse.

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predatory publishing & conferences
Don't cry for me, Argentina
25 March

How drear. The answer as to whether Alonso's departure was due to her activism, or post-production deficiencies affecting the MCU's box office performance of late, may be neither. Instead, it might have been a response to a breach of contract and conflict of interest. But that could yet all be smoke and mirrors, with Disney's legal eagles simply finding a convenient but reasonable justification for her sorry arse being kicked out the door and down the road. Given her status as a LGBTQIABC+FLAPFLAPFLAP woman of [cough] colour, they had to be very careful in building their case. So what this means in terms of future strategy is still unclear.

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entertainment; if schadenfreude didn't exist, it would have to be created; the rumour mill

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