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Ferran Cardoso
@ferranc96.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy
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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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!
January 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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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 […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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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 […]
Original post on mstdn.social
mstdn.social
January 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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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
December 3, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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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 […]
Original post on toot.bldrweb.org
toot.bldrweb.org
December 27, 2024 at 7:41 PM
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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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Make Vinland great again..

(HT @hart for the meme)
December 24, 2024 at 7:11 PM
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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 […]
Original post on mstdn.social
mstdn.social
December 22, 2024 at 12:34 AM
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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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"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 […]
Original post on ecoevo.social
ecoevo.social
December 17, 2024 at 5:07 PM
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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
December 14, 2024 at 6:06 PM
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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 […]
Original post on mastodon.scot
mastodon.scot
December 9, 2024 at 8:44 AM
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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]
December 8, 2024 at 3:46 PM
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This.
November 25, 2024 at 7:09 PM
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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 […]
Original post on mastodon.scot
mastodon.scot
November 29, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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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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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/
November 29, 2024 at 10:03 AM
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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 […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
November 28, 2024 at 7:44 AM
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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
November 20, 2024 at 12:16 PM
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
November 25, 2024 at 7:04 PM
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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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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]
November 18, 2024 at 8:12 AM