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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

Teaching assistant Memes

Posts tagged with Teaching assistant

The Blind Leading The Slightly More Blind

Academia Lab-life Research Science
10 months ago 19.2K views 0 shares
The Blind Leading The Slightly More Blind
The eternal paradox of academia captured in penguin form! One confused little captain penguin desperately trying to look like they know what they're doing, while three innocent undergrads follow with complete confidence. The blind leading the slightly more blind! Every TA has experienced that moment of existential panic when students look at you like you're Einstein reincarnated, but inside your brain is just playing the Windows shutdown sound. The impostor syndrome is strong with this one! Next time your TA stumbles over an explanation, remember they're just a penguin in a captain's hat trying their best.

The Significant Figure In Your Lab

Physics Academia Lab-life Science
1 year ago 22.3K views 0 shares
The Significant Figure In Your Lab
The ultimate physics dad joke! This meme is playing with the double meaning of "significant figures" - in science, it refers to the precision of a measurement, but here it's referring to the PhD student as a "significant figure" despite listing their supposedly impressive credentials. It's that classic self-deprecating academic humor where the punchline is basically "I'm highly educated but still just a teaching assistant." Anyone who's survived a physics lab knows the TA is the true hero - explaining why your experiment failed for the fifth time while silently questioning their career choices!

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My Arduino spins faster when Claude burns more tokens

Repurposed a broken Stirling-engine chassis as a desk toy that spins when Claude Code is busy and dies when I lock my Mac. Arduino + Kasa + Python. Read article →

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