Michael Ball @_mball_

Lecturer @UCBerkeley, working on #CSEd #a11y #EdTech I build @Gradescope, @CSPBJC & @SnapCloud I enjoy☕️ 📷 🥃 #GoBears michaelball.co San Francisco Joined July 2008

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Berkeley Faculty Association @FacultyBerkeley

3 years ago

The @uaw2865 strike is over but @UCPrezDrake wants to impose the costs of paying workers a living wage on the already strained budgets of campuses and departments. Say no to puntive austerity, sign this letter cucfa.org/2023/02/reject… @uc_faculty @UCAFT @afscmelocal3299 @CalYDSA

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Rebecca Saltzman @RebeccaForEC

3 years ago

BART Board just approved my proposal to institute 30 min grace period for $6.40 excursion fare! We'll soon stop penalizing riders who enter a station and don't ride BART, especially when it's due to BART delays. Thanks @JaniceForBART & staff for working with me all year on this!

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Michael Ball @_mball_

3 years ago

This is awesome. It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a while.

Jens Mönig @moenig

3 years ago

This is awesome. It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a while.

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Michael Ball @_mball_

3 years ago

This makes me sad - but @UCBerkeley and @Berkeley_EECS need to take notice! We cannot be driving away smart and capable and empathetic instructors from our classes.

Lakshya Jain @lxeagle17

3 years ago

This makes me sad - but @UCBerkeley and @Berkeley_EECS need to take notice! We cannot be driving away smart and capable and empathetic instructors from our classes.

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Michael Ball @_mball_

3 years ago

I needed to look at the terms of the Amex Purchase Protection / Extended Warranty agreement.... it excludes insurrections. Though the last updated date was 1/1/2020 ...can they predict the future or the actuaries just really ahead of the times?

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Berkeley Faculty Association @FacultyBerkeley

3 years ago

Long thread on why @UniCalifornia Senate faculty should join the @uc_faculty #UCFacultySolidarity rallies on their campus at noon tomorrow to support #UAWonStrike #FairUCNow @uaw2865 @sruuaw @UAW5810

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Lakshya Jain @lxeagle17

3 years ago

Okay, this is an absolutely horrible idea.

The New York Times @nytimes

3 years ago

Okay, this is an absolutely horrible idea.

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Michael Ball @_mball_

3 years ago

Quite possibly the most organized the Stanford Band has been! This was cool!

UAW 4811 @uaw_4811

3 years ago

Quite possibly the most organized the Stanford Band has been! This was cool!

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Michael Ball @_mball_

3 years ago

This! There was lots of pre-complaining but I found it pretty good for BART especially. Will be extremely useful for Mission Bay to East Bay commuting!

Heather Knight @hknightsf

3 years ago

This! There was lots of pre-complaining but I found it pretty good for BART especially. Will be extremely useful for Mission Bay to East Bay commuting!

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Michael Ball @_mball_

3 years ago

San Francisco finally has a subway line to China Town!! Exiciting to see so many people want to check it out… but really @SFMTA_Muni no cell service in brand new tunnels?!

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Joe Hellerstein @joe_hellerstein

3 years ago

@ShriramKMurthi @_mball_ @shuchig @guzdial @cchmagyar @UmichCompFor @cynthiablee @chrispiech @landay If I ran the CS major (and I never will) students would be required to balance tech courses with humanities 50/50. And only 4 courses per semester. Theyd know less math/physics/cs and thatd be fine.

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Christina Warren @film_girl

3 years ago

OK, so I have a few hundred followers across Mastodon instances, what's the best way to converge them? Pick and instance and then migrate over? This is why I hate this so much.

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Alex Padilla @AlexPadilla4CA

3 years ago

I fully support the right of UC academic workers to organize. They are the backbone of our world-class public university system. I hope that both parties can reach a fairly negotiated agreement. washingtonpost.com/business/2022/…

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Crystal Lee (@crystaljjlee on all platforms) @crystaljjlee

3 years ago

honestly, one of the highlights of today (esp on this TL) is watching all the strikes going on, particularly from our 48,000 colleagues (!) at the University of California. solidarity.

UAW 4811 @uaw_4811

3 years ago

honestly, one of the highlights of today (esp on this TL) is watching all the strikes going on, particularly from our 48,000 colleagues (!) at the University of California. solidarity.

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Christina Warren @film_girl

3 years ago

This has to be one of my favorite IT stories of all time. And it is deeply relatable to anyone who has ever worked anywhere that scaled really fast and documented poorly.

Ben Sandofsky @sandofsky

3 years ago

This has to be one of my favorite IT stories of all time. And it is deeply relatable to anyone who has ever worked anywhere that scaled really fast and documented poorly.

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Michael Ball @_mball_

3 years ago

Wow! The largest academic strike in US History according to @BerkeleyUAW2865 #ucberkeley

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Teresa Watanabe @TeresaWatanabe

3 years ago

Nearly 48,000 @UofCalifornia academic workers poised to shut down many classes, labs and research with strike on Monday @UAW2865 @sruuaw @UAW5810 latimes.com/california/sto…

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Michael Ball @_mball_

3 years ago

This 'makes sense'....but is too much. I'd make a joke about needing a PhD but clearly that's not enough.

Shriram Krishnamurthi (primary: Bluesky) @ShriramKMurthi

3 years ago

This 'makes sense'....but is too much. I'd make a joke about needing a PhD but clearly that's not enough.

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Lakshya Jain @lxeagle17

3 years ago

Feel like I did way better this time with our @SplitTicket_ senate ratings; if Kelly and CCM hang on (still not confirmed), we'd go 34/35, missing only PA. regardless of what happens, still a lot better than my disastrous 2020 predictions! 2 more years under your belt does help.