Skip to main content



#introduction

Hi all,
I am a Group Leader at HHMI Janelia Research Campus, working on the systems #neuroscience of flexible behavior and #learning, #brain-body communication, #microscopy, #computation, #astrocytes, and large #networks.

We enjoy collaborating, including with computational neuroscientists who want to take a look at whole-brain neuron + behavior data! Get in touch 😀

Websites: ahrenslab.org/
janelia.org/lab/ahrens-lab
Google Scholar: scholar.google.com/citations?u…


in reply to Muse

@Bob Lai Exactly. Classic Roddenberry slam of racism. And yes, racism really does look that stupid to the rest of us.


"Podemos empezar por pensar en Gobernar los algoritmos contra el hechizo tecnocrático, presionar por el acceso a los datos y que los algoritmos rindan cuentas, es decir, que sean auditables." - via @sursiendo

sursiendo.org/2022/10/hay-un-s…



Image uploads slow again and I see we have 20k background jobs queued (everything like posting, liking a post, boosting, etc. is a job that the server has to execute and it takes resources to be able to do this; more users = more jobs = more resources).

Every time I upgrade the server a 'slot' to get extra resources, it costs 40 EUR. Right now we're on 280 a month.

Any donation help, once off or recurring, is *very* much appreciated:

mastodon.art/@Curator/10822555…



I’ll fly away, oh glory
I’ll fly away in the morning
When I die hallelujah by and by
I’ll fly away

👻 -------------- 👻

Join us for the season finale of AM 800 - WRTH: Capitol Theatre

cyberpunklibrarian.com/podcast…

Unknown parent

mastodon - Link to source
Cyberpunk Librarian
@scissortail You’re welcome! It’s one of my old bluegrass favourites too!
@Kiki


@skepticsbookoflists
A skeptic friend used to say "I'll believe that when pigs fly!" This flying pig was seen somewhere over the rainbow way above Dobbstown. Cheers and welcome.
:jrbd: :cnsp: 🐖




Amazingly, I am a part of an article submission today and a resubmission this week.

Neither article is my area of expertise, per se, but I made substantial contributions to both and learned a lot.

It's a great reminder that #science is a team sport. It's better and more productive to work together!

#Agriculture #Agroecology #SciWrit #Academia #Research



My Web-surfing entry for the day:

elainemcmillionsheldon.com/

Elaine McMillion Sheldon is an amazing documentary journalist whose work "Hollow" was what first captured my attention. Gobsmackingly good. Unfortunately the website for that project is no longer operative, but you can at least view the videos from that project here: vimeo.com/channels/hollow (and I suggest you give yourself time to check out some of the other pieces on Vimeo or check out her links from her main site.)

Happy viewing.

in reply to Geoffrey Gevalt

I thought her name was familiar when you shared that link. I remember Hollow and had it as one example (of likely mostly dead links) when I was interested in interactive web documentaries lab.cogdogblog.com/i-docs/

Geoffrey Gevalt reshared this.

in reply to Alan Levine

@cogdog yes. That’s right. You can piece together the project in her Hollow Collection on Vimeo. It is outstanding work. She was nominated for an Academy Award on one of her other docs.
in reply to Alan Levine

@cogdog by the way that page of docs is amazing. I am going to spend a lot of time following those links. thanks.

(Outside readers, here's a great compilation of excellent documentaries: lab.cogdogblog.com/i-docs/)

in reply to Geoffrey Gevalt

Alas, very likely then Hollow is now a Deeply Buried Hollow.

I've fiddled some with ruffle.rs/ but never with success.

in reply to Alan Levine

@cogdog it’s a shame really. So many cool sites were created in Flash; never could figure out why Adobe couldn’t have dug in and figured how to solve the security issues.
in reply to Geoffrey Gevalt

there’s some epic saga that laid it all out having to do with a battle with adobe over postscript in printers. I think. There was an open letter Jobs and apple published (deleted from apple.com) that more or less laid it out that they would never allow Flash on mobile devices. The war was over there


That big project I did last month is finally up online! ted.com/talks/laura_ritchie_mu… Music is as real as your heart. - me, my cello, and words I mean with all I am. You make a difference. - please do watch and share. It starts with a 2 min extract from Jill Jarman’s ‘Resonance’ before I speak, and these are the images I spent so long making… and this might be the most elaborate live ‘kareoke’ you see. #YesICan #music
in reply to Laura Ritchie 🌸

I so enjoyed watching this again. Thanks. Am always moved by your energy, optimism and postive, forward thinking.

As a long practitioner of the "Yes I Can" philosophy of life, I can tell you my current goal: To Write A Good Fucking Novel.

I am progressing, after 3 years on my 5th draft which is now at my editor's. Publishing plans all set, and site begun: geoffreygevalt.substack.com (feel free to visit if you want to read/hear a sample; FYI subscription is free.)

in reply to Geoffrey Gevalt

@GeoffreyGevalt yay!! There was a new one this year - I got to go to LA and do another (different one) in person ! It was SO FUN !!! Like the very best fun ever.

and yes, I want to go back. (and I am sure I will!)



Hi all, I'm now making a small monthly donation to my Mastodon host via patreon.com/mastodon/. If you have the means, please consider donating to your host. Cheers! <img class=" title=":mastodon:"/> 👍 😁 #SupportMastodon


#introduction I'm a former PhD student in evolutionary biology who has remained passionate about #scicomm and now enjoy reviewing academic books over at inquisitivebiologist.com
in reply to The Inquisitive Biologist

yeah when I imported my good reads into Bookwyrm I got a list of things that failed to import. That was a slight pain. The database seems to be able to import now from others so there is some improvement on that front. I'm not sure about the status of more academic titles in the database is though. Anyhoo, I'll keep an eye out for (links to?) your reviews here 😁
in reply to Danny (he/they)

@danwchan Thanks, please do! Just chugging my way through an almighty large book that is taking weeks, but hopefully a new review in a while. I'll keep an eye on BookWyrm and see how it develops.


Robert, @blindscribe, has excellent guides for orientation for users with disabilities. Remember that getting started with Twitter uses to be hard, too. It gets easier with time blindjournalist.wordpress.com/…


Debloating Linux Is Just A Waste Of Time #Linux #YouTube youtu.be/a4Lz2wbdWMQ


Drew I've already got too many things too talk about this week, couldn't throwing crypto projects under the bus have waited till next week sourcehut.org/blog/2022-10-31-…
in reply to Brodie Robertson

You really embraced the role of being the Linux / open source / free software drama channel!



Was braucht es in Zeiten wie dieser? Richtig, mehr Kunst an der wir uns erfreuen können. Daher gibt's jetzt das neue Projekt #oneLeahADay (to keep the doomscrolling at bay), bei dem ich jeden Tag versuche ein Bild oder vielleicht auch mal andere Kunst von mir zu posten.


If you would like to help fund the development of <img class=" title=":pixelfeed:"/>, feel free to donate or become a patreon! Every dollar helps.

patreon.com/dansup

paypal.me/dansup



✨ Hi to all our new followers!

We're an open source photo sharing platform that is compatible with Mastodon and other fediverse projects!

iOS App - testflight.apple.com/join/5HpH…

Open <img class=" title=":pixelfeed:"/> - fedidb.org/network?s=pixelfed&…

#pixelfed #fediverse

This entry was edited (3 years ago)


We need to find a way to get the @pixelfed developer Patreon higher.... @dansup needs to cover more development time to get that platform stable.

I could imagine him taking a percentage point off meta stock if we have enough people migrate from Instagram, and stay around.

patreon.com/dansup

This entry was edited (3 years ago)



in reply to Muse

Hmm, never had the connection with cute pertaining to the last one:

cute had become a receptacle for all these related ideas: aesthetic charm, minuteness, childhood, femininity


In my book a sharp dressed young boy in a wicked Halloween costume is also soundly cute, and very much not feminine 😉 But the bones of the tale are clear, American use has it tangled up into femininity and the use of the term as a description of someones idea or plan are derogatory, that is to say, nowadays. I liked the 'old way' a lot better..
It makes you wonder how a term used to describe someone sharp, witty and smart became almost the opposite, and in general totally focused on appearance.



Oh wow! Oh wow! Did I just say, "Oh wow?" Let me say it again!
youtu.be/EBCYvoC4muc


Don't buy audiophile network switches.

#scamming #audio

youtu.be/NMFQ3YvR3Eo



Right to Repair explained – FTC rulemaking testimony from Louis Rossmann

youtube.com/watch?v=qCFP9P7lIv…





Go, Bernie!
youtu.be/fOXFoX5SKtw


Gosh darn it! I want to see the rest of this review, but more importantly I want to see this film.
I absolutely love the Heartstopper graphic novels AND the Netflix TV series. This looks more than a little like it's in a similar category.

Hollywood’s first gay date movie flopped in the US — but it’s actually a winner
thetimes.co.uk/article/bros-th…



Time for another #introduction for the newcomers 😀 I'm an astronomer and science communicator at the European Southern Observatory.

In my previous life I used to study how galaxies form and evolve. I also helped my peers get their data as a support astronomer at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile. I now work full time as Media Officer at ESO's HQ in Germany.

I'm also an avid astrophotographer! Below is a pic of my previous "office" in Chile. 🤩

#astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography



#OSICU2022
Tetiana Yaroshenko talks about #OpenAccess #OpenScience #OpenData and the 20th anniversary of #BudapestOpenAccessInitiative. How it was and where we are going budapestopenaccessinitiative.o… acknowledges the role #OpenSocietyFoundations
played in the OA movement #BOAI20 #OAWeek #Science #News



🤯 10K Followers here!
😍 That's amazing, thank you, thank you, thank you!
#krita #mastoart


@helpers mal ne doofe Frage. Ich hab mich nun bei opensocial.at (friendica) registriert. Sieht auch alles erstmal schön leer und sauber aus. Wie kann ich denn andere Server finden? Und vor allem.... wie finde ich andere Leute?

Danke euch!👍

in reply to derAlff.TV

@derAlff_iot Klicke auf das kleine Dreieck rechts neben Deinem Avatar in der oberen Leiste. Das sind Einstellungen und so. Gehe auf Directory unter Kontakte. Was da auf Deutsch steht, weiß ich nicht. Globales Userverzeichnis???


Because I am awaiting my editor to review the latest draft of my novel, I am 'surfing' the Web for cool stuff I had forgotten about.
Today's entry: Wesley Lindamood (lindamood.org) who I met when we were presenters at a Digital Creators conference a lifetime ago. He is now the user experience designer at Library of Congress. He had been with NPR. Here is one story he helped with which is absolutely stunning, still: apps.npr.org/tshirt/#/title


R u dead? Try: github.com/EsmailELBoBDev2/Dea…


Lo, thar be cookies on this site to keep track of your login. By clicking 'okay', you are CONSENTING to this.