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Synnøve 🌻 @syndestad.bsky.social · 18h

The freezer is unplugged

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Ewan Birney @ewanbirney.bsky.social · 2d

I am hiring! - looking for a Staff Scientist to co-run my research group with me. Staff Scientist is a senior professional scientist role at EMBL. Please forward to people you might know who could be interested! embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...

Staff Scientist

About EMBL-EBI EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute is a data powerhouse, utilised on a global scale to advance scientific discovery through bioinformatics and solutions to some of the world’s mos...

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 4d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Synnøve 🌻 @syndestad.bsky.social · 12d

Jeg ønsker meg at scrollesakene kan utgies også i tekst-utgave så jeg kan lese teksten uten alle bildene og scrolle meg ihjel for å finne et budskap. Jeg klikker meg nesten alltid ut fra scrollesaker fordi jeg ORKER IKKE! Denne saken hadde fortjent mer dybde.

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Synnøve 🌻 @syndestad.bsky.social · 15d

The lost boys.
Har ikke sett den på et par tiår, så er spent på om den holder seg!

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 16d

I spoke with analyst Gil Luria at D.A. Davidson, asking if the capital existed to build OpenAI's promised 17GW of data centers.

He said "of course there isn't enough capital for all of this," but "enough capital to do this for a at least a little while longer."

www.wheresyoured.at/openai-onetr...

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Reuters @reuters.com · 17d

U.S. President Donald Trump said that he had signed a proclamation allowing the death penalty to be pursued in certain Washington, D.C. prosecutions.

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Synnøve 🌻 @syndestad.bsky.social · 18d

Hva med å innføre faste stillinger der forskeren ikke er ansvarlig for å skaffe sin egen og resten av gruppen sin lønn?

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Synnøve 🌻 @syndestad.bsky.social · 18d

If you see this post a concert pic you took

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Synnøve 🌻 @syndestad.bsky.social · 19d

Ja. De er mystisk blinde på det øyet. Rebecca sin video er litt kortere (Via PZ Mayers blog). Jeg får sette på 2x hastighet en dag for å komme meg gjennom den lange versjonen også!

freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2...

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Synnøve 🌻 @syndestad.bsky.social · 19d

Da jeg så Elevatorgate utspille seg mistet jeg helt troen på Dawkings. Så ble det verre.

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Synnøve 🌻 @syndestad.bsky.social · 19d

Det er ingen som tvinger de til å ta imot pappapermen om de ikke vil ha den. Om hun vil være hjemme i ulønnet permisjon så er det ingen som hindrer de. Foreldrepermisjon er et veldig generøst tilbud fra staten de kan velge å ta imot.

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Synnøve 🌻 @syndestad.bsky.social · 23d

Its Friday, time to cheer up!
Throwback to when this show had some MDs going through a printed stack of DNA sequences by hand to find a mutation.
"How is this even going to work?"

#noDNAsortingsoftware

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Synnøve 🌻 @syndestad.bsky.social · 24d

Gjorde meg klar til en R vs Julia vs Python showdown her når jeg så noen tvile på moderniteten til R i et plot. Det blir alltid bråk og jeg var klar for popkorn. Kontekst! 😆

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Synnøve 🌻 @syndestad.bsky.social · 26d

Nøyaktig så 🤏 langt på kartet.

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Synnøve 🌻 @syndestad.bsky.social · Sep 7

Years of practice using my cell phone to take images of cell lines through the microscope finally paid off. Behold! A lunar eclipse captured with my cell phone through binoculars! 🌚

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Synnøve 🌻 @syndestad.bsky.social · Aug 30

Barbie knows.

Barbie is sitting on a bench crying. Barbie says:"She thinks i'm a fascist? But I don't control the railways or the flow of commerce."

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Simon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · Aug 29

A reminder that there is no scientific basis for attempts to define people in terms of “good” or “bad” genes - these are discredited views in service of racist ideologies. For the consensus from the experts, see e.g. this 2020 @geneticssociety.bsky.social statement:
www.ashg.org/publications... 🧬🧪

Statement from the American Society of Human Genetics in 2020, countering the myth of "good genes". It reads as follows:
"Genetics demonstrates that humans cannot be divided into biologically distinct subcategories or races, and any efforts to claim the superiority of humans based on any genetic ancestry have no scientific evidence. Moreover, it is inaccurate to claim genetics as the determinative factor in human strengths or outcomes when education, environment, wealth, and health care access are often more potent factors. There is no factual basis for attempts to define communities or regions of people with "good" or "bad" genes and a century of science has debunked such claims, which can feed discredited views and racist ideologies. Unchecked, unethical application of false genetic "theories" have resulted in past atrocities from forced sterilizations to the Holocaust and can still fuel unethical social policies worldwide today. Over the decades, our field also has reflected on its own role in such now-condemned ideas, and we speak out vocally as a community and as individuals to combat their resurgence.
We must protect and advance the ethical use of genetics and genomics knowledge for the profound good it can realize, including better, more precise healthcare that leverages what we are discovering about human genetic commonality and diversity. The human genetics community dedicates itself to this goal each day, and today we are improving and saving hundreds of thousands of lives. As the ASHG community focuses on realizing the benefits of human genetics and genomics research for people everywhere, we also urge societal attention to address profound educational, economic and health inequalities that fuel differences in human experience and well-being. By pursuing all of these activities, humans can celebrate our common heritage as one people, embrace and fully tap our valued diversity, and help achieve optimal life outcomes for all."

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John Hatchard @johnhatchard.bsky.social · Aug 28

The Techlords and Their Ideology Are Mortal Enemies of Humanity:

The techlords intend to bring humanity to the brink of collapse and then, in a magic trick, rise to power, saving the species or themselves as the last specimens.

Article BASE thread 🧵 (10 min) 📖🍿🔊

The Techlords and Their Ideology Are Mortal Enemies of Humanity | Common Dreams

The techlords intend to bring humanity to the brink of collapse and then, in a magic trick, rise to power, saving the species or themselves as the last specimens.

www.commondreams.org

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Synnøve 🌻 @syndestad.bsky.social · Aug 27

Det var noe dårlig stemning når en av mine skulle lage sylteagurk i m&h. Så ble stemningen verre når det viste seg å være syltet løk istedet. 😆
Men sånn generelt er safting, sylting og hermetisering fine teknikker å kunne.

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Hel Eline @heleline.bsky.social · Aug 16

If you live in a EU member country that does not explicitly oppose this legislation, please contact your representatives and try to convince them to oppose this.

If you do not, please share this with someone who does.

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Synnøve 🌻 @syndestad.bsky.social · Aug 22

"In July, CBP put out a request for information for new data analytics systems to help the agency with “processing forensically acquired electronic data” seized from travellers for investigative purposes, “including but not limited to text, contacts, video and image data.” 💀

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Synnøve 🌻 @syndestad.bsky.social · Aug 22

Bermuda-registrert selskap som drives fra Sveits.

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Synnøve 🌻 @syndestad.bsky.social · Aug 21

Dette er kjempefarlig for alle i marginaliserte grupper!

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