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Cody Kirkpatrick

@cody.im

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🏢: Atmospheric scientist and educator. 😀: Sports, computer ratings, and rain. ☕️: Just happy to be here.

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Cody Kirkpatrick @cody.im · Oct 18

Hi 👋 to new followers! If you're looking for only weather content, apologies in advance. I'm a whole person w/hot takes of all kinds. E.g.: Super Mario Bros 2 is my favorite. Computer rankings should help decide the college football playoffs. Your students are better than you give them credit for.

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 14h

when UNC scored on the first possession of the first game and Colin Cowherd immediately posted this, and then UNC lost by 34

Wasn’t really sure what to expect from Chapel Bill. But after that drive, I have him as second best college coach I’ve ever seen, just below Saban.

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Cody Kirkpatrick @cody.im · 22h

Spring enrollment starting in days, new calendar just arrived. It’ll be 2026 before you know it. 😬

Part of the cover of a 2026 Super Mario calendar

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austin @aparker.io · 1d

for as much as people complain about large language models not being good with context it sure seems like people are pretty bad at it too sometimes

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Cody Kirkpatrick @cody.im · 1d

Don’t fret, everyone. The next bus to Curry Pike will be here in infinity minutes. 🕰️

Arrivals board at the Bloomington bus terminal.
Arrivals
Route
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• 1 North Fee Lane BHS North
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• 2 South Rogers
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• 2 West 11th St via Showers Complex

• 3 East College Mall / IU Health Hospital
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• 3 West Highland Village / Curry Pike
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• 4 South High Street / Sherwood Oaks
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• 4 West Bloomfield Road
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• 5 Sare Road
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• 7 South Walnut / Clear Creek
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• 13 Park 48 - Ivy Tech
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Cody Kirkpatrick @cody.im · 1d

I love these “half of town is getting soaked, and half of town is sunny” style rain showers. 😃

(Really big drops, but not that many of them, over here at the mall.)

Screenshot of radar showing a large moderate range shower over part of Bloomington

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 2d

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 2d

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Cody Kirkpatrick @cody.im · 1d

“All ready for school? Do a good day’s work, and act like somebody.” One of my favorite moments from the show. (Season 2, episode 2)

Photo of part of a computer monitor, showing The Andy Griffith Show in a window.

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 2d

Got yelled at by my university for posting on LinkedIn that I'm open to jobs abroad because things are looking bleak in the US. Somehow this was interpreted as a bad look for the university? I'm just saying what everyone recognizes as reality.

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Chris “BOO! 👻 DISASTER! WHAT A SCARY IDEA 🎃!” Dobbertean @bracketdobber.net · 2d

Nextdoor: still undefeated

katie dzwierzynski @kdzwierzynski.bsky.social · 2d

this took a turn halfway through

post in a neighborhood facebook group that says:

“Hello neighbors! A friendly question for y'all with excessively spooky Halloween decorations- are you aware that this holiday is mostly celebrated by young children seeking candy? can we perhaps agree to treat the decorations like your genitals. Would it be ok if they were seen by another willing adult but not by a small kid who simply has to pass by your house to get to school 2x/day? If yes, those are decorations to enjoy inside! Sincerely, a tired parent whose kids don't need more nightmares.”

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Cody Kirkpatrick @cody.im · 2d

Should be required to move to Atlanta if you say anything like that 🤣

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Kevin Scharfenberg @wxkev.bsky.social · 2d

The Enderlin, ND tornado from 6/20/25 has been upgraded to EF5.

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nixCraft @cyberciti.biz · 3d

A recent fire destroyed a South Korean government's cloud storage system, reportedly leaving no backups. This incident is a critical reminder for everyone: You must keep verified backups in multiple locations. Please follow the standard 3-2-1 backup strategy if you care about your personal data

NIRS fire destroys government's cloud storage system, no backups available

A fire at the National Information Resources Service (NIRS) Daejeon headquarters destroyed the government’s G-Drive cloud storage system, erasing work files saved individually by some 750,000 civil se...

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 3d

happy sunday, remember that you are completely expendable to your employer and that when you die they will forget you ever existed within weeks and easily replace you

Work really hard and one day this can be you (followed by graffiti of a headstone that says “RIP worked really hard” on it

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Cody Kirkpatrick @cody.im · 3d

Beautiful day for a country drive in southern Indiana. (Somewhere between Spencer and Bloomfield)

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Cody Kirkpatrick @cody.im · 4d

Friendly, really attractive neighbor but he has a badly, badly behaved dog:

a man in a blue shirt is standing in front of an open refrigerator and says undateable

ALT: a man in a blue shirt is standing in front of an open refrigerator and says undateable

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ca-dmv-bot @ca-dmv-bot.bsky.social · 6d

Customer: WORK VAN, THE T IS SILENT.
DMV: TWERK VAN

Verdict: DENIED

California license plate with text "TWRKVAN".

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Jeff Holland @jholland444.thedirtroad.net · 7d

A conference just oozing with money and they can't resist selling out to an equity firm that will bleed them dry or compromise them in some other way....for just a little bit more money.

Bill Connelly @espnbillc.bsky.social · 7d

I always assumed the Big 12 would end up being the one who invited the vampire into the house, but the Big Ten always likes to be the trendsetter...

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Cody Kirkpatrick @cody.im · 6d

We're not just outright embracing the long-debunked idea of "learning styles" in press releases now, are we? Tell me we're not doing that, please.

(And even worse, not using learning styles as a motivation to be more accessible.)

Web link: https://today.iu.edu/live/news/47528-digital-accessibility-to-course-materials-benefits
Title: Digital accessibility to course materials benefits all learners, regardless of ability
Author line: By Kirk Johannesen October 01, 2025
First line: Students vary in how they learn. Some absorb it better by reading, others by listening or seeing visual aids.

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Cody Kirkpatrick @cody.im · 7d

Ha! Yeah, definitely used & shared exams w/ friends as an undergrad. And my counter these days is that my students get to keep their exams... walk out of the room with the question sheet, that's fine. Just put it all out there, may as well.

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Cody Kirkpatrick @cody.im · 7d

A potential headache tonight was when we were counting out exams for each row (12 each). There are multiple versions, so I want to be careful with those. "I need one more." "What version?" "I don't know." "No. That means you miscounted. Start over." Annoying! But fewer problems in the end. [2.01/2]

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Cody Kirkpatrick @cody.im · 7d

I've gotten my large-class exams down to a "process." The exams have mult. choice and short answer sections, so it can be overwhelming for a first time viewer. But doing things in order, and w/ careful attention to detail, actually reduces the places where it can all go wrong. [2/2]

Exam grading task checklist
Fill in version number on submitted answer sheets
Scan multiple choice section
Review scans for errors, missing, etc., bad stats
Finalize multiple choice grading
Print out answer pages with correct multiple choice answers
Alphabetize scanned multiple choice pages
Enter scores for multiple choice section in Canvas
Meeting to develop rubrics for short answer questions
Grade short answer questions
Total up short answer scores
Answer sheets must have been alphabetized by now
Enter scores for short answer section in Canvas
Alphabetize all remaining papers
Return prior to class -- 1 week after exam

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Cody Kirkpatrick @cody.im · 7d

I love watching the reactions as my GTAs experience proctoring an exam in my 140-person class for the first time. "The cheating is most likely in this part of the room, go stand over there." "No, stack the papers this way." "No, only one person does this, the other person stays over there." 🤯 [1/2]

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austin @aparker.io · 7d

this was before it’s time. bring this shit back today and call it Pepsi Death and they’d move a billion units

Discontinued FOoOoOoOods! 🎃🍫👻🍬 @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · Mar 27

Pepsi A.M. (1989-1990): Pepsi Cola with 28% more caffeine, marketed as a morning drink to replace coffee or tea. Available in regular or 1-calorie diet

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Cody Kirkpatrick @cody.im · 7d

Man, leaded gasoline cause so many problems back then.

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Bruce Webber @drbrucewebber.bsky.social · 7d

"The greatest danger to our future is apathy. ... What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." - Vale Jane Goodall (1934-2025).

Jane Goodall in a tall rainforest looking up into the canopy with binoculars in her hands.

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