@jillianefoley

spec fic & history of cryptography, computers, and information. find me at https://xitter.cf/t.co/S64W3BZSCV. writing most regularly on my newsletter

 Chicago, IL
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Joined March 2010
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Last week I wrote some thoughts and more questions about rush and algorithms with much credit due to @annehelen buttondown.email/jillianefol…

On RushTok and algorithms

Thinking It's been about a month since the conclusion of sorority rush at the University of Alabama, aka #RushTok, but I still find myself thinking about it....

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and speaking of midwifery ... I have been pretty mad about this for the past month. Love to find out your healthcare providers are getting laid off by way of neighborhood gossip. chicago.suntimes.com/news/20…

Midwife crisis: Swedish Hospital changes program after more than 2 decades

The new model means patients will no longer get to choose if a midwife or doctor supervises their pregnancy. Instead, midwives and doctors will work together.

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Midwives are the best. It's a real shame so many hospitals can't see it and the healthcare system isn't set up to support them!
WBEZ@WBEZ20 Sep 2023
Research shows midwives help improve outcomes for both parent and child. But hospitals across the Chicago area are not investing in midwife programs. trib.al/0MQV8WE

Midwives could help prevent more deaths. Why don’t more Chicago-area hospitals have them?

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an update on the goofiest shit in aviation: washingtonpost.com/transport…

Dulles mobile lounges, once slated for retirement, getting makeover

The much-maligned passenger transfer vehicles will be rebuilt and engineered for the future, further solidifying their presence at the airport.

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Finally wrote a second 2023 newsletter. If you've been curious about my dissertation, it includes my abstract! (which I wrote in ~20 minutes exclusively because ProQuest needed one, whatever): buttondown.email/jillianefol…

Officially PhDone

Well, 2023 is more than half over, and I'm finally sending a second newsletter out. But it comes with good news: I successfully defended my PhD dissertation...

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Eight years, three moves, two babies, two masters' degrees, and one pandemic later: I'm done with the PhD!
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does anyone know the amount of money involved that resulted in universities requiring everyone to hand over their dissertations to ProQuest?
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Dr Danny Bate@DannyBate411 Jun 2023
"'Ha ha' and 'he he' signify laughter in Latin and in English, because they are cried out when laughing." Wonderful evidence here in Ælfric's Grammar that 'ha ha' has been the sound and spelling of laughter in English since at least the 11th century and the Old English period.
Black-ink handwriting on parchment. Four lines of Old English. Harley MS 3271, page 85r.

ALT Black-ink handwriting on parchment. Four lines of Old English. Harley MS 3271, page 85r.

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@Suntimes10 Jun 2023
Several streets in Grant Park are beginning their transformation into a high-speed race track as the city prepares for the NASCAR race. Here’s a breakdown of planned closures by day: trib.al/RGlmgDw

NASCAR street closures continue as race weekend approaches. Here’s where to avoid.

Several streets in Grant Park are being transformed into a high-speed race track as the city prepares for the NASCAR race and related events the first weekend in July.

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I’m trying to buy a gift subscription to a SFF short fiction magazine and why on earth do none of these websites have a giant SUBSCRIBE button on them???
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I am honestly so baffled by this. Why is this so difficult?
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an excellent opinion piece on the problems with the doctor cartel and american healthcare. yes it's about birth control (important) but more importantly it succinctly summarizes one of the root problems of our system. nytimes.com/2023/05/22/opini…

Opinion | The F.D.A.’s Birth Control Decision and Breaking the Medical Monopoly Over Health...

The F.D.A. has an important decision to make.

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I want to know what universe the @HelloFresh recipe writers live in where caramelizing onions takes “6-9 minutes”
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you can always tell how close i am to the end of a project by the exponential explosion of browser tabs and open windows. NO TIME TO ORGANIZE, MUST OPEN ALL THE THINGS
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Love when I can manage to turn unhinged notes to myself into a coherent point
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a corollary to the argument of my dissertation
Rachel Metz@rachelmetz8 May 2023
just your semi-regular reminder that the future of technology is not inevitable.
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tfw the ritalin hits while you are on amazon dot com
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The lit review of this dissertation is frozen in time at the year I did my proposal. Who on earth has time to keep up with new relevant books when you're writing a book?
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and with two kids since then it's been a miracle if I can read one single fast-paced novella a month, let alone a monograph.
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