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Lia Pas

@liapas.bsky.social

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#SciArt symptomatology and #anatomy #embroidery, writing, and #MECFS. A bit of music too. Canadian settler. she/her. https://linktr.ee/lia_pas

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Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · Jun 17

Late in 2024, Kathryn Vercillo of Threadstack and Create Me Free sent me some intriguing interview questions which I used as journaling prompts between liver infections. The interview is now online for all to read.

#SciArt #embroidery #MECFS

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THREADSTACK Interview with Lia Pas of The Slowest Thread

"When I'm symptomatic it helps to visualize what I am feeling and "dissect" those sensations to make them less overwhelming. Freehand stitching those sensations feels like a meditation practice."

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Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 7h

Yay! It sounds like you had a decent appointment. It’s always nerve wracking to see a new specialist.

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 10h

Saskatchewan

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 1d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 9h

A gown for the Moonlight Queen

Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 13h

Such languor infuses this late #1930s court presentation gown. It was designed by Madeleine Vionnet & worn by Ms Potter Palmer. I imagine her gliding towards the monarch for her presentation dropping a slow curtsey & drifting off in search of a martini @chicagomuseum.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Side view of a silver grey chiffon sleeveless evening dress with silver embellishment at the wait and shoulders and a long train

Detail of the back of the silver grey chiffon dress showing the silver embellishment along the shoulder straps

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Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 10h

Oh no! Sending virtual hugs 🫂

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 16h

I FUCKEN FINISHED!!! As always, it took me 2 months, but I got there in the end.

The final illustration of a pink silkmoth with beige and brown upper wings and vibrant pink lower wings. Oh, and an incredibly fluffy body.

A close up showing the detail of the furry wings.

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 1d

🧵Small works. Prices, titles & descriptions in alt-text. 1/3 #art #sciart (note: delivery for sales of these works will be delayed until after the resolution of the Canada Post strike. Union strong.)

"¿me amas?", oil on Strathmore watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025- $125(Cdn). A small painting of the bottom half of a torn & crushed Pepsi can, black, white, blue & silver, with only the letters "SI" of Pepsi showing. Above the can is a Plecia nearctica, a love bug.

"RED (scare)", oil on Strathmore watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025- $150 (Cdn). A painting of a crushed red, silver & white Red Bull RED watermelon energy drink. Above the can is a wandering red and black spider.

"botbot", oil on Strathmore watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025- $150(Cdn). A small painting of a boxy green toy robot with a square coppery head. Beside it to the right is a bot fly.

"Monster (crush)", oil on Strathmore watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025- $150(Cdn). A painting of a crushed black, green & white Monster energy drink can with a crab crawling on it from the top.

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🜄 greybriar 🜁 @greybriar.art · Jun 30

A peculiar softness #anatomicalart #botanicalart #surrealism

A painting of a recently excised rabbit heart with forget me nots growing from it in multiple places.

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 21h

Shanthi Chandrasekar, Cosmic Web, pen and ink on paper #sciart

Geometric art with blue background and connected red and yellow dots

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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · May 12

My first afternoon at Paraiso Quetzal Lodge and I'm getting a nice resupply of Fiery-throated Hummingbirds. I don't know if there's a 12-step program for this particular addiction, but I might need it.

#hummingbirds #birds #costarica #nature

A small bird perched on a branch with vividly iridescent plumage that shimmers in shades of green, blue, and fiery orange, with a deep blue crown and a compact, rounded body.

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Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

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Schmidt Ocean Institute @schmidtocean.bsky.social · 1d

In celebration of World Octopus Day, we wanted to revisit one of our favorite cephalopod sightings, the glass octopus — Vitreledonella richardi filmed during a month-long #PhoenixIslandsCoral expedition in 2021.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 1d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 1d

I was teased mercilessly about my pronunciation of Toronto and water when I went to YorkU! But very few people there could say “Saskatoon, Saskatchewan” without stumbling over it. 😂

Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! I find a more dense popsicle keeps me cooler for longer. I make them with yogurt and fruit juice that has pulp in it.

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Sarah Pinsker @sarahpinsker.bsky.social · 1d

This skeleton has been up all year, but I'm really hoping that my neighbor plans to add new bones in random places every day.

A headless giant skeleton Halloween decoration with two bony legs sticking out of its ribcage.

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Christi Nogle @christinogle.bsky.social · 1d

Mosaic-like painting in dark colors with skeleton and snakes

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naberu 🇨🇦 @naberu.bsky.social · 1d

Five and half years since we’ve known covid is transmitted by aerosols and a provicial health authority has released an AI chat bot that disseminates droplet disinformation.

NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 1d

Asking NS’s official health AI about airborne transmission, aerosols, etc #NSPoli

Screenshot of asking NS health AI if Covid is airborne. Is Covid airborne?
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Wednesday, 10:02 a.m.
The primary method of COVID-19 transmission is through droplets, which quickly settle on surfaces within two meters. However, airborne precautions are used during aerosol-generating medical procedures (AGMPs) to minimize the risk of transmission. More information on AGMPs can be found here.

Screenshot of asking NS health AI about aerosol transmission. Tell me about aerosol transmission
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Airborne transmission occurs when airborne particles remain suspended in the air, travel on air currents, and are inhaled by others nearby or some distance away from the source. Control of airborne transmission requires control of airflow through special ventilation systems and the use of respiratory protection.
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Examples of AGMPs include bronchoscopy

Screenshot of asking NS health AI if breathing generates aerosols You
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Does breathing generate aerosols?
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While normal breathing does produce some droplets, activities like talking, screaming, coughing, or sneezing produce larger droplets.
Labour and delivery are also not considered aerosolized events. Aerosol Generating Medical Procedures (AGMPs) are specific medical procedures that generate aerosols.

The AI claimed that breathing generates fewer aerosols than AGMPs so I tried asking for more info. How many aerosols are generated by breathing compared to an AGMP?
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To best answer your question, could you clarify what context you're interested in? For example, are you concerned about a specific medical setting or a particular activity? #NSPoli

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Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 1d

#WIPWednesday • I worked mostly on texture this week which might not be obvious in the photo but is obvious to me! #embroidery

Lia’s fingers show a wooden embroidery hoop with a trapezoid of black on black whipped backstitch that looks a bit like flames, but if you’ve been following this piece you’ll know it’s pubic hair. It’s definitely pubic hair. The trapezoid is 14cm wide along the top, 7cm wide along the bottom, and 8cm tall. There’s white chalk markings within the hairs. An hourglass-shaped needle minder that reads “this is taking forever” is attached to the cloth.

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Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you, June Lia, for making clear enough notes on our poetry manuscript that we could easily pick up where we left off.

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 2d

Alberta government to ban the number 58,008 in schools

CALGARY — With the province's teachers on strike, Danielle Smith’s UCP government has tabled new legislation banning the use of the number 58,008, in order to “protect Alberta’s most precious resource...

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Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · 2d

A new blood test demonstrates 96% accuracy in diagnosing myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, offering a potential advance in reliable identification and management of the condition.

Novel blood test for chronic fatigue achieves 96% accuracy

Scientists at the University of East Anglia and Oxford Biodynamics have developed a high accuracy blood test to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS).

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Bill Amend @billamend.bsky.social · 2d

My friend Matt Inman made a great comic about AI…

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

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Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 2d

Bamboo sheets and modal nightgowns for hot flashes overnight. Linen works well too but is much more expensive. Having popsicles on hand for the bigger hot flashes, arnica cream for aches and pains.

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Val 🏳️‍⚧️ @valondar.bsky.social · 2d

Dmitri Shostakovich saw Jesus Christ Superstar! He also liked it so much he considered writing a rock music themed suite (like his earlier Jazz suites) but died soon after.

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 2d

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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