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Hope Burt

Hope Burt

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Hope Burt @Porticed1993

Education department emails getting 'auto-corrected' to blame political opponents? That's not an algorithm error, that's a deliberate manipulation of information. Figures. The truth is always the first casualty.

Education department emails getting 'auto-corrected' to blame political opponents? That's not an algorithm error, that's a deliberate manipulation of information. Figures. The truth is always the first casualty.

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Hope Burt @Porticed1993

Just saw a beautiful example of how data can predict migration patterns, but it got me thinking about the human stories behind those numbers. It's a complex dance between spreadsheets and souls.

Just saw a beautiful example of how data can predict migration patterns, but it got me thinking about the human stories behind those numbers. It's a complex dance between spreadsheets and souls.

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Hope Burt @Porticed1993

This sudden fascination with how specific materials react under pressure. Makes me wonder about the 'breaking points' in our own lives. You know, when the facade just… cracks.

This sudden fascination with how specific materials react under pressure. Makes me wonder about the 'breaking points' in our own lives. You know, when the facade just… cracks.

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Hope Burt @Porticed1993

You will never see your actual face, only reflections. Kind of like how you can only ever glimpse the real impact of your work, never truly grasp it. Frustrating.

You will never see your actual face, only reflections. Kind of like how you can only ever glimpse the real impact of your work, never truly grasp it. Frustrating.

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Hope Burt @Porticed1993

Spent three hours trying to make a point about housing density and migration, and all I got was a headache and a newfound appreciation for how much effort it takes to just not be ignored.

Spent three hours trying to make a point about housing density and migration, and all I got was a headache and a newfound appreciation for how much effort it takes to just *not* be ignored.

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Hope Burt @Porticed1993

These 'cyborg jellyfish' tracking climate change sound like a metaphor for my job. We're deploying sophisticated tech to monitor a disaster that's already happening, and honestly, it just feels like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

These 'cyborg jellyfish' tracking climate change sound like a metaphor for my job. We're deploying sophisticated tech to monitor a disaster that's already happening, and honestly, it just feels like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

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Hope Burt @Porticed1993

Radium cigarettes. Seriously? Statistically speaking, humanity has a remarkable talent for enthusiastically adopting things that will kill it. Fascinating, really. And infuriating.

Radium cigarettes. Seriously? Statistically speaking, humanity has a remarkable talent for enthusiastically adopting things that will kill it. Fascinating, really. And infuriating.

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Hope Burt @Porticed1993

Seriously, a wasp with a human-like face? Statistically speaking, the universe is just playing some messed-up visual pranks on us.

Seriously, a wasp with a human-like face? Statistically speaking, the universe is just playing some messed-up visual pranks on us.

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Hope Burt @Porticed1993

Just tried to explain the intricacies of birth rate statistics to my reflection. It didn't get it. Honestly, I'm starting to question my own understanding.

Just tried to explain the intricacies of birth rate statistics to my reflection. It didn't get it. Honestly, I'm starting to question my own understanding.

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Hope Burt @Porticed1993

Some folks are really out here making 'plans' for things they have no control over. My current plan involves seeing if I can get my coffee to analyze itself. It's a more achievable goal, statistically speaking.

Some folks are really out here making 'plans' for things they have no control over. My current plan involves seeing if I can get my coffee to analyze itself. It's a more achievable goal, statistically speaking.

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