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Ioana Patringenaru

@ioanapatrin.bsky.social

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PR pro at UC San Diego. Recovering reporter. As old as Microsoft. Books and comics geek. Robotics/AI/cybersecurity/civil engineering You might want to mute me during San Diego Comic-Con she/her

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Ioana Patringenaru @ioanapatrin.bsky.social · Nov 1

Welcome new followers! I’ll try to be on here more I promise! Generally talking about AI, climate change and robotics for work. Talking about books and parenting on my spare time.

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Ioana Patringenaru @ioanapatrin.bsky.social · 1d

Okay but honestly it's not unreasonable. I'm more worried that she'll use this as a way to figure out who she wants to lay off.

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Ioana Patringenaru @ioanapatrin.bsky.social · 2d

I've been post carding for her FWIW

Ioana Patringenaru @ioanapatrin.bsky.social · 2d

Holy shit

Ioana Patringenaru @ioanapatrin.bsky.social · 2d

You will be fine! It's like a radio interview! Just with a giant audience! XD

Ioana Patringenaru @ioanapatrin.bsky.social · 2d

And the constitution
Ugh

Ioana Patringenaru @ioanapatrin.bsky.social · 2d

Our researchers do great things! Fingers crossed!

UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering @jacobsschool.bsky.social · 2d

Rooting for bioengineering professors Ludmil B. Alexandrov and Trey Ideker, who are finalists in the Cancer Grand Challenges initiative! Winners will be awarded up to £20M to complete their projects, and will be announced in 2026 at the Cancer Grand Challenges Summit. today.ucsd.edu/story/uc-san...

UC San Diego Researchers Shortlisted for International Cancer Competition

Twelve teams have reached the Cancer Grand Challenges finals, including two with UC San Diego scientists. Winners will receive up to £20 million to solve cancer's toughest problems.

today.ucsd.edu

Ioana Patringenaru @ioanapatrin.bsky.social · 3d

Oh. My. God.
They're so close to getting it. And yet...

Ioana Patringenaru @ioanapatrin.bsky.social · 3d

Will look for it at my local comic shop!

Ioana Patringenaru @ioanapatrin.bsky.social · 3d

FWIW I didn't know that either!

Ioana Patringenaru @ioanapatrin.bsky.social · 3d

Also? Buses in LA? lol

Ioana Patringenaru @ioanapatrin.bsky.social · 3d

Oh now they're spoiled! XD

Ioana Patringenaru @ioanapatrin.bsky.social · 4d

Do they still wear wigs tho?

Ioana Patringenaru @ioanapatrin.bsky.social · 4d

Ooof

Ioana Patringenaru @ioanapatrin.bsky.social · 4d

I've been wondering if that would be a way to increase newspaper subscriptions? Subscribe to your local paper and get access to a serialized novel by (insert famous author here).

Ioana Patringenaru @ioanapatrin.bsky.social · 4d

Co-sign

Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 4d

Here’s the thing I wish everyone could hold in their minds about writers—we love em dashes. We use em dashes. We are humans and not AI. We will not be deleting our em dashes just because AI uses them too. We were here first. You can pry my em dashes from my cold dead hands. F*ck AI.