Jeff Gentry
@geoffjentry.bsky.social
Noted curmudgeon. Software, biotech, food & drink. All opinions my own, no one else wants them anyways.
I keep waiting for them to announce they've sequenced Lord British's genome
Ultima Genomics latest news (reposted from original) open.substack.com/pub/albertvi...
Ultima Genomics latest news (free post)
Ultima Genomics & Illumina - Customer Perspective
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I keep waiting for them to announce they've sequenced Lord British's genome
Every year I make Kenji's braised turkey legs & use the braising liquid to make the gravy. This year I used purple carrots in the braise (why? cuz i had purple carrots in the fridge).
Wanna know how to wind up with purple gravy? That's how you wind up with purple gravy.
Wanna know how to wind up with purple gravy? That's how you wind up with purple gravy.
a man says who would have thought in front of a framed picture
ALT: a man says who would have thought in front of a framed picture
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Every year I make Kenji's braised turkey legs & use the braising liquid to make the gravy. This year I used purple carrots in the braise (why? cuz i had purple carrots in the fridge).
Wanna know how to wind up with purple gravy? That's how you wind up with purple gravy.
Wanna know how to wind up with purple gravy? That's how you wind up with purple gravy.
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I monitor our Claude Code usage and when I see a devs usage spike I interview them to see what cool stuff they’ve figured out how to do. Every single one has figured out meta-prompting: having the model help them write a thorough prompt first. That unleashes a lot of cool usage.
November 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I monitor our Claude Code usage and when I see a devs usage spike I interview them to see what cool stuff they’ve figured out how to do. Every single one has figured out meta-prompting: having the model help them write a thorough prompt first. That unleashes a lot of cool usage.
My local has a Bloody Mary featuring Malort. For other ingredients it mentions sorrow, regret, and remorse
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
My local has a Bloody Mary featuring Malort. For other ingredients it mentions sorrow, regret, and remorse
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Kudos to the Michelin Guide for giving Papa Gino’s the first star in Boston. Well deserved.
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Kudos to the Michelin Guide for giving Papa Gino’s the first star in Boston. Well deserved.
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As a metalhead of a certain age, this was my introduction to @flavorflav.bsky.social and still kicks massive amounts of ass.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl1h...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl1h...
Anthrax & Public Enemy - Bring The Noise (Official Video)
YouTube video by Anthrax
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November 13, 2025 at 9:34 PM
As a metalhead of a certain age, this was my introduction to @flavorflav.bsky.social and still kicks massive amounts of ass.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl1h...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl1h...
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Some colleagues can to do everything and make it look effortless. This teammate reflects on balancing humility with confidence, and the power of giving your mind space to wander. By the end, you’ll feel like you’ve met us - or want to.
Meet Alison Meynert: blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/meet-aliso...
Meet Alison Meynert: blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/meet-aliso...
Meet Alison Meynert
Between the Lines of Code and Conversation
blog.fulcrumgenomics.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Some colleagues can to do everything and make it look effortless. This teammate reflects on balancing humility with confidence, and the power of giving your mind space to wander. By the end, you’ll feel like you’ve met us - or want to.
Meet Alison Meynert: blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/meet-aliso...
Meet Alison Meynert: blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/meet-aliso...
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Sessions give you something to talk about with a complete stranger; they are essential for learning — even senior people can learn a thing or two if they can put their hubris away for a second and pay attention; and they give you ready access to a potential expert in a topic you're invested in.
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Sessions give you something to talk about with a complete stranger; they are essential for learning — even senior people can learn a thing or two if they can put their hubris away for a second and pay attention; and they give you ready access to a potential expert in a topic you're invested in.
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Personally, I do things not because they’re easy, but because I incorrectly thought they’d be easy
November 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Personally, I do things not because they’re easy, but because I incorrectly thought they’d be easy
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how do we feel about putting JSON in the INFO field of a VCF?
November 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
how do we feel about putting JSON in the INFO field of a VCF?
David Ortiz should sue Gregory Bovino for copyright infringement
November 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
David Ortiz should sue Gregory Bovino for copyright infringement
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For when your old windows machine catches fire?
November 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
For when your old windows machine catches fire?
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The last two minutes of baseball….absolutely fuckin insane
November 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
The last two minutes of baseball….absolutely fuckin insane
blake snell still looks like that stoner kid from high school
November 2, 2025 at 3:37 AM
blake snell still looks like that stoner kid from high school
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How often do these sorts of threats work? They always make me way more interested in seeing the story.
“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. Read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. Read the story that he wanted dropped:
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
November 2, 2025 at 3:06 AM
How often do these sorts of threats work? They always make me way more interested in seeing the story.
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I don’t care what any metric says. The answer is th we y should have kept him
The Betts trade has been an abject disaster for half of a decade, but the vision behind the philosophy of trading him may finally be taking shape. on.nbcboston.com/ps5JOPt
Did Red Sox actually make the right call on Mookie Betts?
The Mookie Betts trade has always been looked at like a Babe Ruth-sized error for the Red Sox. Yet ... it starting to make sense now?
on.nbcboston.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I don’t care what any metric says. The answer is th we y should have kept him
Have to admit the chatter around the local mayoral election hasn't been nearly as annoying as I had feared. Tho based on the upsurge in astroturfing for one of the 2 candidates the past week or so, I have to imagine he's getting bad news from their polling.
October 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Have to admit the chatter around the local mayoral election hasn't been nearly as annoying as I had feared. Tho based on the upsurge in astroturfing for one of the 2 candidates the past week or so, I have to imagine he's getting bad news from their polling.
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New career path: Telling everyone that I use generative AI for everything (and then just half-assing it with my own brain) so people I don’t respect throw piles of money at me and are cool with the final product being bad.
October 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
New career path: Telling everyone that I use generative AI for everything (and then just half-assing it with my own brain) so people I don’t respect throw piles of money at me and are cool with the final product being bad.
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Today we feature a teammate whose way of thinking connects games and science. It’s that mix of strategy and lightness that makes working with him such a pleasure. By the end we hope you’ll feel like you’ve met us — or want to.
Meet Zach Norgaard: blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/meet-zach-...
Meet Zach Norgaard: blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/meet-zach-...
Meet Zach Norgaard
Seeing the Whole Board
blog.fulcrumgenomics.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Today we feature a teammate whose way of thinking connects games and science. It’s that mix of strategy and lightness that makes working with him such a pleasure. By the end we hope you’ll feel like you’ve met us — or want to.
Meet Zach Norgaard: blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/meet-zach-...
Meet Zach Norgaard: blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/meet-zach-...
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This is some early concept art that artist Peter Ledger did for Babylon 5. Show creator J. Michael Straczynski used the art to shop the show around to potential buyers. It’s interesting to note that Delenn was originally going to be a “he”.
#dailynerdpic #babylon5
#dailynerdpic #babylon5
October 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is some early concept art that artist Peter Ledger did for Babylon 5. Show creator J. Michael Straczynski used the art to shop the show around to potential buyers. It’s interesting to note that Delenn was originally going to be a “he”.
#dailynerdpic #babylon5
#dailynerdpic #babylon5
While out of town, had a convo with someone who asked me about the riots we're having in Boston, as they'd seen it on the news. I told them that there was no such thing.
But this is apparently what's running as a story in the rest of the country
But this is apparently what's running as a story in the rest of the country
October 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
While out of town, had a convo with someone who asked me about the riots we're having in Boston, as they'd seen it on the news. I told them that there was no such thing.
But this is apparently what's running as a story in the rest of the country
But this is apparently what's running as a story in the rest of the country
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"Scala 3 / Match Types"
Scala has a neat new feature, resembling TypeScript's "conditional types", but more powerful.
#Languages #Programming #Scala #Scala3 #TypeScript
alexn.org/blog/2025/10...
Scala has a neat new feature, resembling TypeScript's "conditional types", but more powerful.
#Languages #Programming #Scala #Scala3 #TypeScript
alexn.org/blog/2025/10...
Scala 3 / Match Types
Scala has a neat new feature, resembling TypeScript’s “conditional types”, but more powerful.
alexn.org
October 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"Scala 3 / Match Types"
Scala has a neat new feature, resembling TypeScript's "conditional types", but more powerful.
#Languages #Programming #Scala #Scala3 #TypeScript
alexn.org/blog/2025/10...
Scala has a neat new feature, resembling TypeScript's "conditional types", but more powerful.
#Languages #Programming #Scala #Scala3 #TypeScript
alexn.org/blog/2025/10...
It kind of breaks my brain to be in an area of the country where the uber driver is 7 miles away and it’s normal, not way out in the hinterlands
October 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
It kind of breaks my brain to be in an area of the country where the uber driver is 7 miles away and it’s normal, not way out in the hinterlands