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Andrew Shields

@AndrewShields@mas.to

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Michigander, Basler, Comp Lit PhD, English teacher, German and French speaker, translator, poet, songwriter, guitarist, mandolinist, father, husband. He/him

206 Followers

246 Following

8 Posts

Joined November 07, 2022

Andrew Shields @AndrewShields@mas.to

· 5mo ago

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@ZachWeinersmith I don’t know, but if I may be allowed to be nepostic, I learned linear algebra from the 1980 edition of my father’s textbook, and I thought it was excellent: Elementary Linear Algebra, by Paul C. Shields. Of course, I had the advantage of being able to consult with the author. 😉

Andrew Shields @AndrewShields@mas.to

· 12mo ago

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@mythologyandhistory@mas.to There’s a wonderful link between Bell’s pulsar work and a poem by Adrienne Rich. https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2021/08/heartbeat-of-pulsar-adrienne-richs-1968.html

andrewjshields.blogspot.com

Andrew Shields @AndrewShields@mas.to

· 9mo ago

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@tzimmer_history One thing I’ve noticed with switching from Blogspot to Ghost for my blog is the considerable decrease in random hits from the internet. But of course that’s not a matter of how many subscribers there are. In any case, I’ll stick with you, and I’ll keep sharing your posts, which are as good as ever!

Andrew Shields @AndrewShields@mas.to

· 12mo ago

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@tzimmer_history@mastodon.social I’ve been looking forward to the opportunity to pay for your work for months now, and I’m glad to hear that you’ve finally been able to set something up that works well for you and your plans! I might not have a moment to sign up for a paid subscription for a few days, but I do have time to agree with you: “Onward. Forward!"

Andrew Shields @AndrewShields@mas.to

· 8mo ago

Don Q watches demonstrators and falls asleep. #111Words #DonQ #Vanza #Plunderland #Otherland #Demonstrators #USPolitics https://111-words.ghost.io/don-q-watches-demonstrators-and-falls-asleep/

111 Words

Don Q watches demonstrators and falls asleep

Don Q looked at the window painted on the wall of the Offender’s Office at Hush Money House, saw demonstrators and police fighting in the streets, and shouted in all caps, “We must support the people of Otherland fighting for their freedom!” When Vanza told him the demonstrators were

Andrew Shields @AndrewShields@mas.to

· 8mo ago

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@bourgwick Beautiful, Jesse. Here’s my first note after hearing of his death (another one has followed in the meantime). https://111-words.ghost.io/memories-of-bob-weir-at-ventura-county-fairground-1983-and-1984/

111 Words

Memories of Bob Weir at Ventura County Fairground, 1983 and 1984

The Grateful Dead played "Cassidy" on a sunny afternoon at Ventura County Fairground on Saturday, 29 July 1983, and Bob Weir (1947-2026) sang: "Flight of the seabirds, scattered like lost words." I watched the seagulls flying above the beach. Back there again the next summer on Sunday, 22 July

Andrew Shields @AndrewShields@mas.to

· 11mo ago

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@stancarey A few months ago, I read a Substack post by cognitive scientist and AI-critic Gary Marcus about his amusement at a use of his name as a verb. Someone using his arguments against AI had “Gary Marcus’d” someone hyping it. I tried to find GM’s post for you, but it didn’t come up in searches on his Substack.

Andrew Shields @AndrewShields@mas.to

· 25mo ago

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@D_J_Nathanson@mastodon.social I live in Basel, where Z&A are from. Originally, it was a one-man album by Manuel Gagneux. Nobody noticed the album here, but it got enough international success that Manuel had to put together a band to perform the music, and then the band won the local Basler Pop Prize. – Perhaps you knew all this already!