Diogo Melo
@damelo.net
Evolutionary biologist, programmer, crappy musician. Assistant professor at the University of São Paulo. Formerly a postdoc at Princeton EEB. damelo.net
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🔥Hot🔥 new preprint: Amoeba happily replicating at 63°C
Led by @hbrappap.bsky.social and @oliverio.bsky.social, with @jgi.doe.gov’s Tomáš Tyml and @fmschu.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Led by @hbrappap.bsky.social and @oliverio.bsky.social, with @jgi.doe.gov’s Tomáš Tyml and @fmschu.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🔥Hot🔥 new preprint: Amoeba happily replicating at 63°C
Led by @hbrappap.bsky.social and @oliverio.bsky.social, with @jgi.doe.gov’s Tomáš Tyml and @fmschu.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Led by @hbrappap.bsky.social and @oliverio.bsky.social, with @jgi.doe.gov’s Tomáš Tyml and @fmschu.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Oh come the fuck on
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Oh come the fuck on
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“It is not acceptable to recruit a variety of students into the laboratory, subject them to a variety of stress tests and abuses, and then keep the students who thrive under abuse and get rid of the students who aren't able to thrive in the lab. That's straight-up exploitation.”
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You know those labs that keep harming students, again and again? Some reflections on why it's so hard to stop this from happening and where our responsibilities lie.
scienceforeveryone.science/bad-mentors-... 🧪
scienceforeveryone.science/bad-mentors-... 🧪
Bad mentors hurt people
What to do about bad mentors?
scienceforeveryone.science
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 AM
“It is not acceptable to recruit a variety of students into the laboratory, subject them to a variety of stress tests and abuses, and then keep the students who thrive under abuse and get rid of the students who aren't able to thrive in the lab. That's straight-up exploitation.”
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when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean
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Vou contar a fofoca do serviço pra vocês passarem raiva junto comigo:
- um sheik muito rico comprou as ararinhas para seu zoológico particular
- esse cara cansou dos pássaros
- uma ong resolveu repatriar
- a gente já sabia que as aves estavam doentes
- a ong repatriou mesmo assim e queria soltar
- um sheik muito rico comprou as ararinhas para seu zoológico particular
- esse cara cansou dos pássaros
- uma ong resolveu repatriar
- a gente já sabia que as aves estavam doentes
- a ong repatriou mesmo assim e queria soltar
November 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Vou contar a fofoca do serviço pra vocês passarem raiva junto comigo:
- um sheik muito rico comprou as ararinhas para seu zoológico particular
- esse cara cansou dos pássaros
- uma ong resolveu repatriar
- a gente já sabia que as aves estavam doentes
- a ong repatriou mesmo assim e queria soltar
- um sheik muito rico comprou as ararinhas para seu zoológico particular
- esse cara cansou dos pássaros
- uma ong resolveu repatriar
- a gente já sabia que as aves estavam doentes
- a ong repatriou mesmo assim e queria soltar
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Exactly. Just copying two research topics from the website will not cut it. Even worse if applicants additionally want to benefit from my "exquisite leadership" at our "eminent institution". It is best to write like a real person with real interests. We are recruiting people, not LLMs, to our labs.
Students applying for grad school, or reaching out to professors. I have an important piece of advice for you: STOP DOING THIS 👇 (a thread) #STEM #PhD #gradschool #academictips
November 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Exactly. Just copying two research topics from the website will not cut it. Even worse if applicants additionally want to benefit from my "exquisite leadership" at our "eminent institution". It is best to write like a real person with real interests. We are recruiting people, not LLMs, to our labs.
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Students applying for grad school, or reaching out to professors. I have an important piece of advice for you: STOP DOING THIS 👇 (a thread) #STEM #PhD #gradschool #academictips
November 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Students applying for grad school, or reaching out to professors. I have an important piece of advice for you: STOP DOING THIS 👇 (a thread) #STEM #PhD #gradschool #academictips
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I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
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Cara, que LOUCURA!
A BOSTA do governo BOLSONARO rifou os cuidados da ARARINHA AZUL, entregou pra uma ONG ALEMÃ e agora todas estão infectadas com um vírus mortal que NÃO EXISTIA NO BRASIL!
A DESGRAÇA DO GOVERNO DE DIREITA AINDA FAZ ESTRAGOS!
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A BOSTA do governo BOLSONARO rifou os cuidados da ARARINHA AZUL, entregou pra uma ONG ALEMÃ e agora todas estão infectadas com um vírus mortal que NÃO EXISTIA NO BRASIL!
A DESGRAÇA DO GOVERNO DE DIREITA AINDA FAZ ESTRAGOS!
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Todas as ararinhas-azuis soltas por projeto que tenta salvar espécie estão infectadas com vírus letal, diz governo
OUTRO LADO: empresa responsável não comenta; órgão ambiental aplica multa de R$ 1,2 milhão
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November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Cara, que LOUCURA!
A BOSTA do governo BOLSONARO rifou os cuidados da ARARINHA AZUL, entregou pra uma ONG ALEMÃ e agora todas estão infectadas com um vírus mortal que NÃO EXISTIA NO BRASIL!
A DESGRAÇA DO GOVERNO DE DIREITA AINDA FAZ ESTRAGOS!
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A BOSTA do governo BOLSONARO rifou os cuidados da ARARINHA AZUL, entregou pra uma ONG ALEMÃ e agora todas estão infectadas com um vírus mortal que NÃO EXISTIA NO BRASIL!
A DESGRAÇA DO GOVERNO DE DIREITA AINDA FAZ ESTRAGOS!
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100% when Trump said that he had spoken to Bolsonaro "just last night" that was just, he's senile, folks, he doesn't know who you're talking about and he's just grasping for a generic "oh yeah we've been talking" sort of response, there was no escape plan, Trump doesn't remember who Bolsonaro is.
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
100% when Trump said that he had spoken to Bolsonaro "just last night" that was just, he's senile, folks, he doesn't know who you're talking about and he's just grasping for a generic "oh yeah we've been talking" sort of response, there was no escape plan, Trump doesn't remember who Bolsonaro is.
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Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
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George Oates, founding executive director of @flickrfdn.bsky.social, is leading the effort to preserve Flickr's history for the next century.
@rabble.nz, creator of diVine, reflects on how much culture disappeared when Vine shut down with no archive to protect it.
Full episode out now.
@rabble.nz, creator of diVine, reflects on how much culture disappeared when Vine shut down with no archive to protect it.
Full episode out now.
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
George Oates, founding executive director of @flickrfdn.bsky.social, is leading the effort to preserve Flickr's history for the next century.
@rabble.nz, creator of diVine, reflects on how much culture disappeared when Vine shut down with no archive to protect it.
Full episode out now.
@rabble.nz, creator of diVine, reflects on how much culture disappeared when Vine shut down with no archive to protect it.
Full episode out now.
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Por curiosidade, visitei os perfis de diversos humoristas "politicamente incorretos" e não vi nenhuma piada sobre a prisão do Bolsonaro. Parece que hoje eles finalmente encontraram o limite do humor.
November 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Por curiosidade, visitei os perfis de diversos humoristas "politicamente incorretos" e não vi nenhuma piada sobre a prisão do Bolsonaro. Parece que hoje eles finalmente encontraram o limite do humor.
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"aggressive accounting" is a fun euphemism
This feels like one of those stories you're going to look at a year from now and say to yourself, "Why didn't I move more of my portfolio into cash?" **
** (This post is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as financial or any other advice.)
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www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ai...
** (This post is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as financial or any other advice.)
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www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ai...
AI Meets Aggressive Accounting at Meta’s Gigantic New Data Center
Favorable treatment off the balance sheet hinges on some convenient assumptions.
www.wsj.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"aggressive accounting" is a fun euphemism
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On the one hand, you can't judge a book by its cover.
On the other hand, if you form a mental picture of "former Venmo CEO who's turned Pinterest into an AI slop bucket that's alienating users" and then see the photo of the actual guy, you will go, yep, that's him.
On the other hand, if you form a mental picture of "former Venmo CEO who's turned Pinterest into an AI slop bucket that's alienating users" and then see the photo of the actual guy, you will go, yep, that's him.
Pinterest is leaning hard into AI. The strategy appears to be backfiring | CNN Business
Abigail Wendling, 23, uses Pinterest to curate everything in her life, from recipes to wallpapers. At least until she saw a one-eyed cat when searching for a wallpaper. In another instance, a search f...
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November 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
On the one hand, you can't judge a book by its cover.
On the other hand, if you form a mental picture of "former Venmo CEO who's turned Pinterest into an AI slop bucket that's alienating users" and then see the photo of the actual guy, you will go, yep, that's him.
On the other hand, if you form a mental picture of "former Venmo CEO who's turned Pinterest into an AI slop bucket that's alienating users" and then see the photo of the actual guy, you will go, yep, that's him.
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I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
AirBnB CEO calling it “vibe revenue” just 👨🍳 😘
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
November 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
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O 8 DE OUROS É ELE TENTANDO QUEBRAR A TORNOZELEIRA
Se preparem pra tiragem mais engraçada que eu ja fiz: se o bolsonaro vai violar a prisão domiciliar
VAI PQ ELE EH BURRO
VAI PQ ELE EH BURRO
November 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
O 8 DE OUROS É ELE TENTANDO QUEBRAR A TORNOZELEIRA
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Completely indestructible. Other parents can’t believe we hand their kids glasses made of glass. Stoked they’re now employee-owned. A wonderful housewarming gift. They didn’t even pay me to write this. They don’t know I exist. Notice me, Duralex-senpai
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n... If you’re of a certain age, you know, and if you don’t they are worth seeking out. I’ve had mine for almost 40 years. I now only wish I knew about all of the great colors. 🍜🍽️
‘The French people want to save us’: help pours in for glassmaker Duralex
The brand, which evokes nostalgia and pride, hit its €5m fundraising target within hours and orders have soared
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Completely indestructible. Other parents can’t believe we hand their kids glasses made of glass. Stoked they’re now employee-owned. A wonderful housewarming gift. They didn’t even pay me to write this. They don’t know I exist. Notice me, Duralex-senpai
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Pior que a escolha da policial com tom de tia da creche que pegou a criança que derreteu um negócio brincando com fogo foi acertada demais. Parabéns pro departamento de casting da Polícia Federal.
No momento da troca da tornozeleira eletrônica, Jair Bolsonaro foi questionado sobre pq ela estava tão danificada. Ele responde que, por “curiosidade”, usava o ferro de solda desde a tarde 👇🏾
November 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Pior que a escolha da policial com tom de tia da creche que pegou a criança que derreteu um negócio brincando com fogo foi acertada demais. Parabéns pro departamento de casting da Polícia Federal.
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Agora é beber até a tornozeleira conversar comigo.
November 23, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Agora é beber até a tornozeleira conversar comigo.
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Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
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Calma que tem mais...
November 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Calma que tem mais...
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Get ready, folks: Brazilian BlueSky's gonna be LIT today.
Far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro arrested in Brazil
Far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro arrested in Brazil
Politician reportedly taken from his villa into custody at a federal police base about 7 miles from the capital
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Get ready, folks: Brazilian BlueSky's gonna be LIT today.