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AF the Virologist

@afthescientist.bsky.social

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Virologist, PhD, collector of hobbies & plants, 🏳️‍🌈, 🐈‍⬛, currently in career & prof dev for scientists, AuDHD & hypermobile, she/her Pfp: sassy sketch of me - white woman with a shaved head wearing pearls & cateye glasses by @atlastalos.bsky.social

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AF the Virologist @afthescientist.bsky.social · Dec 13

I just want to live in a world where it’s safe for people to exist. Exist as themselves and who they want to be without hatred and vitriol and violence everywhere they turn.

I just want there to be more kindness in the world.

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AF the Virologist @afthescientist.bsky.social · Jul 25

Barf

AF the Virologist @afthescientist.bsky.social · Jul 25

Okay I think I’m taking a bluesky break at least for the weekend.

Don’t forget to take care of yourselves, friends. You can’t pour from an empty cup.

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AF the Virologist @afthescientist.bsky.social · Jul 25

Encouraging update!

Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · Jul 25

I got through to Mastercard and the supervisor I spoke to said they're actually aware of this, they've received multiple calls and it's been escalated to their global HQ and they're awaiting a response. KEEP CALLING!!

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haunted Je-ride 🎃 grampy radish @naptime.theolive.garden · Jul 25

if you have a license that interacts with these system please contact your board and make a collective stand against participating in these systems

haunted Je-ride 🎃 grampy radish @naptime.theolive.garden · Jul 24

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AF the Virologist @afthescientist.bsky.social · Jul 25

Archer meme:

Do you want food poisoning? Because that’s how you get food poisoning.

AF the Virologist @afthescientist.bsky.social · Jul 25

*sobs in microbiologist*

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AF the Virologist @afthescientist.bsky.social · Jul 25

It’s so frustrating.

AF the Virologist @afthescientist.bsky.social · Jul 25

As someone pointed out, it’s a monetization model for YouTube which I know. But if something is that long, I’m definitely not staying especially if it’s not interesting or informative. It’s usually just rambling nonsense.

Hence why I avoid YouTube.

AF the Virologist @afthescientist.bsky.social · Jul 25

I know that but it doesn’t make it any less frustrating.

AF the Virologist @afthescientist.bsky.social · Jul 25

Oh and the tv video didn’t even confirm where to find it, just where it could be found.

I ended up just unplugging the damn thing and resetting it. And later found the button and its secret sequence to get it to work.

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AF the Virologist @afthescientist.bsky.social · Jul 25

All of the countless videos my spouse has watched of reviews for guitars, guitar parts, or something similar - most are ridiculously long for no reason while barely playing the instrument they are reviewing.

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AF the Virologist @afthescientist.bsky.social · Jul 25

This week our tv remote got out of sync. I looked up options to fix it. The on/off switch on the tv is the least obvious thing ever so had to look up where to find it.

This one guy’s video was 5 minutes and the first 3 was just explaining that he was making a video to find the on/off button.

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AF the Virologist @afthescientist.bsky.social · Jul 25

I have never been a big fan of YouTube for this reason.

Why do you need a 15 minute build up to get to the point? Argh. 2 minutes total would have been too much.

I would rather read.

Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · Jul 25

Pivot to video was such a curse. Now everything’s like obviously you’d rather watch a 40 minute video than read a sentence.

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Catsdanceatmidnight @midnitecat.bsky.social · Jul 24

Yeah, I worked in customer support and, if it's a 'peak' of one day, they will not care. They'll wipe their hands and say "ok, volumes are back to normal, it's fixed"
If after a week they are still receiving pressure... Then they'll begin to get nervous

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Jul 24

we are going to need to keep up this 'yelling at payment processors' energy for more than just today

Ideally, we will need to keep up this pressure over a span of a few weeks

As many people as possible, each making 2-4 calls a day, for a few weeks, is going to make the biggest impact

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AF the Virologist @afthescientist.bsky.social · Jul 25

The end was Q&A which was filled with mostly specific questions.

I think overall this was not that informative for me, though, there were pieces that were. The places that I wanted more information, there just wasn’t. 😕

AF the Virologist @afthescientist.bsky.social · Jul 25

Sorry i will never not complain about how awful the weather prediction is in my area after having great weather prediction growing up

AF the Virologist @afthescientist.bsky.social · Jul 25

Them: it might rain maybe tonight possibly?

Reality: storms this morning, storms this afternoon

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AF the Virologist @afthescientist.bsky.social · Jul 25

Lol the weather app is once again extremely wrong forcing me to delay mowing yet again.

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Katie Wilkinson @drkwilkinson.bsky.social · Jul 25

Calling all scientists-join @faseborg.bsky.social on their August recess advocacy challenge. You don’t need to be a member to participate. Congress doesn’t seem willing to cut science funding as deeply as the White House wants but needs to hear from you 🧪 www.faseb.org/journals-and...

a man says call your senators with his hands folded

Alt: a man says call your senators with his hands folded

media.tenor.com

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AF the Virologist @afthescientist.bsky.social · Jul 25

Talking about electric device searches now by CBP

AF the Virologist @afthescientist.bsky.social · Jul 25

Okay there was an oral warning for people needing visa renewal

AF the Virologist @afthescientist.bsky.social · Jul 25

Talking about general guidelines and yes people don’t need to panic but also not speaking enough about risk and what to do to minimize it. Ugh.

AF the Virologist @afthescientist.bsky.social · Jul 25

EB-5 green card option- just an investment of $800k 🫠

AF the Virologist @afthescientist.bsky.social · Jul 25

The next person is informative but not explaining enough of the terminology making it not super helpful

AF the Virologist @afthescientist.bsky.social · Jul 25

Oh dang there’s a new J-1 transfer option to private industry.