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Ferran Cardoso
@ferranc96.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy
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Computational Senior Scientific Officer at the ICR

Tech | Nature | Omics and Data Analysis

#academia #Bioinformatics #computationalbiology #omics

[bridged from https://fosstodon.org/@ferranc96 on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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jon.gruene.social.ap.brid.gy
I am starting a new little service - predominantly on LinkedIn as it's full of rail bullshit - but cross posted here

My "Bullshit Meter"

A quick reaction to a rail story, assessing whether it will happen or not

Here are a few examples...

Want me to assess a story? Send it over!
Jon Worth's Rail Story Bullshit Meter Dubai to build 1500km under water rail tunnel to India VERDICT Bullshit Not a hope in hell this one can work. Too far, too costly, too unsafe. Forget it Jon Worth's Rail Story Bullshit Meter Portugal-Spain night trains to return in 2025 VERDICT Good idea, don't believe it Not enough detail yet to know if this will work, and when, and no way in 2025 Jon Worth's Rail Story Bullshit Meter Milano - Paris high speed services to re-start 1 April 2025 VERDICT Should happen Everything is in place to make this happen. Barring some last minute snag, this will go ahead. Jon Worth's Rail Story Bullshit Meter A new Gorizia Nova Gorica train to start 8 Feb 2025 VERDICT Will happen Everything is ready. Book your tickets and get ready to travel!
January 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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mastodon.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Today Mastodon is taking another step towards its founding ideals: independence and non-profit ownership. We're transferring ownership of key assets to a new, European not-for-profit entity, ensuring our mission remains true to a decentralised social web, not corporate control […]
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mastodon.social
January 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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stux.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy
Zuckerderp is going more and more into the Musk direction with his "plans"

Twitter is filled with bots, Mark also adds bots

Twitter removes fact checkers, Mark also plans to remove fact checkers

Keep going dude and you'll end up on the suspension list if you bring that crap to Threads since […]
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mstdn.social
January 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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birdsaredinosaurs.bsky.social
At its heart, Star Trek is a utopian fantasy about a society so advanced that they are capable of holding productive meetings that last no longer than three minutes
A TNG scene. We're in the Enterprise conference room, where Picard is holding a meeting with Data, Troi, and Dr Crusher. Barclay is also there, for unknown reasons. Maybe he wandered into the meeting and just sat down, and everyone was too polite to mention it. That happened to me once. I was visiting an office location I didn't normally go to and I wasn't quite sure which conference room I was supposed to be in. I walked into one and sat down and it took me five minutes to realize I was in the wrong meeting. From the perspective of the people in that room, halfway through that meeting, a stranger walked in, sat next to the boss, took notes for five minutes, then walked out without saying a word.
December 3, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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thomasw.toot.bldrweb.org.ap.brid.gy
Do you know of any #rstats teams who could use some help in 2025?

I'm a freelance consultant with 10yrs of experience in #datasci, #dataeng, #dataops, and providing #sysadmin for related tools. I primarily work with R, but I have enough SQL and Python knowledge to get by. I know my way around […]
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toot.bldrweb.org
December 27, 2024 at 7:41 PM
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jerry.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy
Do you have a big monitor and often lose your mouse pointer on the screen?

Are you in denial about being old enough to turn on mouse trails?

Well, I have the solution for you!

A desk kitten!

Desk kittens can locate your lost mouse pointer in […]

[Original post on infosec.exchange]
December 26, 2024 at 4:18 PM
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ruth-mottram.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
Make Vinland great again..

(HT @hart for the meme)
December 24, 2024 at 7:11 PM
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stux.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy
If something seems to good to be true, it often is

Like with the browser add-on #honey from #PayPal

Something was itching

It seems the browser extension does replace affiliate references in links so PayPal gets commission on online purchases. Also replacing links from other affiliates […]
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mstdn.social
December 22, 2024 at 12:34 AM
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samwho.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
What does it mean for something to be Turing complete?

I answer this question, and more, through a series of fully interactive Turing machine simulations! Play, pause, step forwards and backwards, and even write your own Turing machine programs in my latest […]

[Original post on hachyderm.io]
December 21, 2024 at 6:23 AM
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raul.mastodon.in4matics.cat.ap.brid.gy
@Flipboard llança @surf: Una nova app per navegar les xarxes socials descentralitzades.

https://www.fastcompany.com/91248612/flipboard-surf-app?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/apps

#flipboard #surf #surfflipboard #descentralitzat #xarxessocials #socialnetworks
December 19, 2024 at 7:11 AM
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marcrr.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy
"Il est difficile de savoir ce que deviendront Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, LinkedIn ou TikTok. Il est plus facile d’imaginer que Mastodon restera durablement vivable, en raison de son architecture décentralisée et de ses règles de modération différenciées selon les « instances », comme celle […]
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ecoevo.social
December 17, 2024 at 5:07 PM
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stux.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy
Holy shit.

The Russian gov send in an abuse request for the @Bellingcat to be removed from mstdn.social :amaze:

I am not gonna comply, and have replied to Hetzner

No way I'm gonna let the evils of the gremlin dictate stuff on anything I host
We have received an abuse report from 398- fz@rkn.gov.ru for your IP address 49.13.236.103. Notification is sent about a violation of the distribution of information posted at the following URLs (record ID: 1088855-HB): https://mstdn.social/@Bellingcat The hosting provider or another person ensuring the placement of the specified information resource on the Internet is obliged: 1) immediately after receiving this notice, inform the owner of the information resource about the need to immediately delete the information disseminated in violation of the law; 2) in case of refusal or inaction of the owner of the information resource to delete the information disseminated in violation of the law, after 24 hours from the date of receipt of this notification, restrict access to the specified information resource. The owner of the information resource is obliged to delete information disseminated in violation of the law within 24 hours from the date of receipt of the relevant notification from the hosting provider or another person. Sincerely, The Federal service for supervision of communications. information technology. and
December 14, 2024 at 6:06 PM
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kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
Petition: Ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700024
Advertisements encourage the use of products and sponsorship promotes a positive reputation & creates a social licence of trust & acceptability. In 2003 a ban on all tobacco advertising was […]
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mastodon.scot
December 9, 2024 at 8:44 AM
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handle.invalid
So a crazy thing happened. In a crime thriller film called Les chambres rouges (Red Rooms, 2023) there is a scene where the hacker protagonist is attempting to purchase a snuff film in online auction. The auction happens via IRC or IRC-like chatting […]

[Original post on mementomori.social]
A movie scene from Red Rooms, a lady is looking at the screen A scene from the movie, nicknames rolle and mustikasoppa are bidding BTC A closeup chat scene from the film Red Rooms, rolle bids 6 BTC and saying something like "Yeah, but I'm already". Mustikasoppa proceeds to bid 7 BTC A scene from the film, online poker table with 5 cards that have skulls in them
December 8, 2024 at 3:46 PM
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streetartutopia.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy
This.
A chalkboard sign with a hand-drawn sailboat at the top displays the following message in colorful chalk: "We are NOT all in the same 'BOAT'. We are in the same 'STORM'. Some have yachts, some have canoes, and some are 'DROWNING'. Just be kind & HELP when you can!" The words "NOT," "STORM," and "DROWNING" are highlighted in red, while the rest of the text alternates between white and yellow. The sign is framed in wood, conveying a meaningful reminder about empathy and kindness.
November 25, 2024 at 7:09 PM
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kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed
https://theconversation.com/car-tyres-shed-a-quarter-of-all-microplastics-in-the-environment-urgent-action-is-needed-244132
Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of […]
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mastodon.scot
November 29, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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edent.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Why yes, I have just send an FoI to find out more about this beer!

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/house_of_lords_lager_at_the_wool
November 29, 2024 at 11:34 AM
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edent.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Programmers: 80 character width code displays are just a naturally good line length.

Historians: Errrr…

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/11/book-review-ibm-and-the-holocaust/
Dehomag officials wondered whether all the data the Reich needed could be accommodated on the 60- column cards they were using. Dehomag declared in a company newsletter that it was willing to move to an 80- column format for the census, if required "for political reasons." Soon the Reich could begin the identification process—who was Aryan and who was a Jew.
November 29, 2024 at 10:03 AM
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tschfflr.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
So this week I participated in a workshop for academics on how to support their team's mental health. I thought it was very useful, even though of course there are no magic solutions.
I was asked to report back so here are my observations (very general, as the whole thing itself is of course […]
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fediscience.org
November 28, 2024 at 7:44 AM
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edent.tel
Random sampling of the Firehose just to see what custom domains people are using.

Unsurprisingly, the Fediverse bridge is hugely popular. It allows Mastodon users to post here, and for BSky users to send to Mastodon.

If you want your posts to be seen on both services, follow @ap.brid.gy
Long list of domain names.
November 20, 2024 at 12:16 PM
ferranc96.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy
Glad to join the Crick Bioimage Analysis Symposium for the second time (first in person!). Looking forward to two days of cool science, analyses, and technologies! @thecrick

#cbias2024 #ImageAnalysis #bioinformatics #napari #pathology #pathomics
Intro slide for CBIAS 2024 at the Crick. David Barry is standing in front of the audience and talking about a slide with a QR for the programme.
November 25, 2024 at 7:04 PM
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kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
Catalonia's holiday rental ban may not be allowed under EU law as Airbnb pushes back
https://www.euronews.com/travel/2024/11/20/catalonias-airbnb-bar-breaches-eu-law-complaint-alleges

Time to start taxing Airbnb fully...
November 20, 2024 at 9:26 AM
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maartje.dev
Why chose blahaj.social over Bluesky?

* We are hosted in rural Belgium, sourcing as much green energy and efficient cooling as we can 🌳
* We are managed by @sysadmin and I, both are willing to bite to defend your data :rosahaj_knife:
* 100% Bilionaire free […]

[Original post on blahaj.social]
Haj looking at a server rack Haj on top of a server rack
November 18, 2024 at 8:12 AM