Anindita Basu Sempere
@anindita.org
PM at Performant Software. PhD & MFA. Digital Humanities, place, poetics, Elizabeth Bishop, poetry, children's lit. She/her. Lived in Lausanne for over a decade and now relearning the US.
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Anindita Basu Sempere
@anindita.org
· Nov 10
Welcome new folks! Happy to see so much activity here. I’m interested in place-related work, writing, all things Elizabeth Bishop, pedagogy and learning, poetry, children’s lit, crafting, nature & soccer/football. I’m a professional digital humanist. I love to hear about what people are working on.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I think my millennial friends group chat just realized how close to feral Gen Xers are...
(It's me, hi. 👋🏽 I'm the Gen Xer.)
(It's me, hi. 👋🏽 I'm the Gen Xer.)
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I think my millennial friends group chat just realized how close to feral Gen Xers are...
(It's me, hi. 👋🏽 I'm the Gen Xer.)
(It's me, hi. 👋🏽 I'm the Gen Xer.)
“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.”
Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.”
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Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender-affirming care saves lives
Woke up with Titanium stuck in my head for about the 15th time this month. I don’t know why.
I’ve already told M “T’es sus” this morning after we disagreed about the use of passé composé vs. l’imparfait.
I feel like it’s going to be a day…
(Fire away fire away)
I’ve already told M “T’es sus” this morning after we disagreed about the use of passé composé vs. l’imparfait.
I feel like it’s going to be a day…
(Fire away fire away)
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Woke up with Titanium stuck in my head for about the 15th time this month. I don’t know why.
I’ve already told M “T’es sus” this morning after we disagreed about the use of passé composé vs. l’imparfait.
I feel like it’s going to be a day…
(Fire away fire away)
I’ve already told M “T’es sus” this morning after we disagreed about the use of passé composé vs. l’imparfait.
I feel like it’s going to be a day…
(Fire away fire away)
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Oh my goodness -- a neighbor's dog got out (workers left the gate open by accident). Text went out to the neighborhood -- and the dog has been found! This still -- after all of these years -- *gets* me.
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Oh my goodness -- a neighbor's dog got out (workers left the gate open by accident). Text went out to the neighborhood -- and the dog has been found! This still -- after all of these years -- *gets* me.
The British Library Secret Maps exhibition looks so cool! I wish I could go see it! events.bl.uk/exhibitions/...
Secret Maps | British Library
Step into the shadows at Secret Maps, a major new exhibition revealing the stories hidden in some of history’s most mysterious maps.
events.bl.uk
November 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The British Library Secret Maps exhibition looks so cool! I wish I could go see it! events.bl.uk/exhibitions/...
My poor family. Me: So, I'm going to virtually attend tonight's open school committee meeting, which looks like it'll be 3 hrs long? And we may reschedule next week's board meeting to Tuesday so that people can attend the in-person Town Meeting on Monday. And I have a PTO meeting next Wednesday.
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
My poor family. Me: So, I'm going to virtually attend tonight's open school committee meeting, which looks like it'll be 3 hrs long? And we may reschedule next week's board meeting to Tuesday so that people can attend the in-person Town Meeting on Monday. And I have a PTO meeting next Wednesday.
I didn't think it was possible for me to dislike the current Wellesley admin more after their strikebreaking tactics earlier this year, and yet I do. They've completely lost sight of the college's motto: Non Ministrari sed Ministrare -- not to be served, but to serve.
Faculty & students are still 💯
Faculty & students are still 💯
With zero explanation, Wellesley College closing down a beloved and successful (and donor-funded) environmental justice program that (among other things) helps Indigenous students. thewellesleynews.com/22287/news-i...
Paulson Initiative to close, Suzanne Langridge dismissed
Wellesley College rejected Paulson Initiative donor Wendy Judge Paulson ’69’s renewed offer of donation, prompting the Paulson Ecology of Place Initiative to close at the end of the academic year. Pro...
thewellesleynews.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I didn't think it was possible for me to dislike the current Wellesley admin more after their strikebreaking tactics earlier this year, and yet I do. They've completely lost sight of the college's motto: Non Ministrari sed Ministrare -- not to be served, but to serve.
Faculty & students are still 💯
Faculty & students are still 💯
Is anyone continuing Proust in the new year? Turning #AContinuation25 into #AContinuation26?
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Is anyone continuing Proust in the new year? Turning #AContinuation25 into #AContinuation26?
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
November 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
Feels ridiculous to pick up a turkey at the store when 35 of them were wandering through people’s yards yesterday, but here we are 🤷🏾♀️
November 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Feels ridiculous to pick up a turkey at the store when 35 of them were wandering through people’s yards yesterday, but here we are 🤷🏾♀️
I love goal contributions by keepers.
November 23, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I love goal contributions by keepers.
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Big kid has had to explain to friends why they're not allowed on Roblox and it goes a bit like "because my dad works in tech"
Every parent whose career has to do with online safety also bans Roblox.
Every game designer parent I know bans Roblox for their kids
November 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Big kid has had to explain to friends why they're not allowed on Roblox and it goes a bit like "because my dad works in tech"
I love the term “adversarial poetry” but then my S.M. thesis was titled “Full-Contact Poetry” so I may just be a fighter for words.
Our greatest tool for fighting AI might actually be poetry.
Can “adversarial poetry” save us from AI?
Turns out, the Terminator movies would have been more realistic if Sarah Conner had a poetry MFA. In a new paper titled “Adversarial Poetry as a Universal Single-Turn Jailbreak Mechanism in Large L…
buff.ly
November 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I love the term “adversarial poetry” but then my S.M. thesis was titled “Full-Contact Poetry” so I may just be a fighter for words.
Drove across town to get the kid from a friend’s place — listening to LUX loudly in the car, and the sky is half storm clouds, half gold, striking sharp rays through bare trees — and the car in the opposing lane, Christmas tree strapped to roof, stops. I do, too.
November 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Drove across town to get the kid from a friend’s place — listening to LUX loudly in the car, and the sky is half storm clouds, half gold, striking sharp rays through bare trees — and the car in the opposing lane, Christmas tree strapped to roof, stops. I do, too.
Was able to do a little of each — gave my hands a break between embroidery and writing (which I do longhand) by reading.
Ooh what should I do tonight? Read, write, or embroider?
November 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Was able to do a little of each — gave my hands a break between embroidery and writing (which I do longhand) by reading.
From the vague and horrified posts this morning, it seems I should 1) not click any links or read anything and 2) stay offline for at least another day?
November 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
From the vague and horrified posts this morning, it seems I should 1) not click any links or read anything and 2) stay offline for at least another day?
Ooh what should I do tonight? Read, write, or embroider?
November 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Ooh what should I do tonight? Read, write, or embroider?
I’m always grumpy about having to take my kid to practice on Fridays after school/work, but then I hang out for like 10 minutes and the whole week disappears. I adore these kids and their families.
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I’m always grumpy about having to take my kid to practice on Fridays after school/work, but then I hang out for like 10 minutes and the whole week disappears. I adore these kids and their families.
Kid has a book talk in school today.
Last night: Okay, let me know when you’re done revising, and then you can stand right there and practice, like Deb auntie did with her TED talk.
*pause*
Sometimes the most ridiculous things pop out of my mouth.
Last night: Okay, let me know when you’re done revising, and then you can stand right there and practice, like Deb auntie did with her TED talk.
*pause*
Sometimes the most ridiculous things pop out of my mouth.
November 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Kid has a book talk in school today.
Last night: Okay, let me know when you’re done revising, and then you can stand right there and practice, like Deb auntie did with her TED talk.
*pause*
Sometimes the most ridiculous things pop out of my mouth.
Last night: Okay, let me know when you’re done revising, and then you can stand right there and practice, like Deb auntie did with her TED talk.
*pause*
Sometimes the most ridiculous things pop out of my mouth.
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text-annotator-js – our JavaScript library for text and PDF annotation – is looking for a new name.
Something shorter, nicer and more memorable. (Current favourite: "leuchtmarker" – German for "highlighter pen".) Got ideas? Drop them below!
github.com/recogito/tex...
Something shorter, nicer and more memorable. (Current favourite: "leuchtmarker" – German for "highlighter pen".) Got ideas? Drop them below!
github.com/recogito/tex...
Better Project Name · Issue #238 · recogito/text-annotator-js
The name "Recogito Text Annotator" was actually meant as a temporary working title. As always with working titles, it stuck... IMO it's both land and a bit too verbose. Also: it's currently under t...
github.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
text-annotator-js – our JavaScript library for text and PDF annotation – is looking for a new name.
Something shorter, nicer and more memorable. (Current favourite: "leuchtmarker" – German for "highlighter pen".) Got ideas? Drop them below!
github.com/recogito/tex...
Something shorter, nicer and more memorable. (Current favourite: "leuchtmarker" – German for "highlighter pen".) Got ideas? Drop them below!
github.com/recogito/tex...
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I really can't stress how important it is for progressive and leftists to contend for school, library, water, etc etc boards. Hyper local involvement in our communities where we can actually influence lives.
Following the recent election, leadership will be changing in many districts where conservative values previously dominated school board meetings and community actions.
epgn.com/2025/11/18/v...
epgn.com/2025/11/18/v...
Voters shift school boards toward LGBTQ+ inclusion across PA and N.J. - Philadelphia Gay News
School boards in PA and NJ are shifting fast—LGBTQ+ leaders are winning, conservatives are losing, and policy battles are heating up.
epgn.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I really can't stress how important it is for progressive and leftists to contend for school, library, water, etc etc boards. Hyper local involvement in our communities where we can actually influence lives.