Patrick Cherry
@pcherry.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
Molecular biology, bioinformatics, tech, & culture enthusiasm outlet. Drinking from the fire hose, shouting into the void. he/him👨🔬🧬👨💻🧗♂️🏳️🌈
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Reposted by Patrick Cherry
San Francisco famously has never had a significant earthquake, so surely Waymo has no need to consider the public safety impacts in a major disaster.
December 21, 2025 at 5:26 AM
San Francisco famously has never had a significant earthquake, so surely Waymo has no need to consider the public safety impacts in a major disaster.
Reposted by Patrick Cherry
Ok can confirm: Waymo’s are just fully bricked at any intersection with a light. The city is gonna slowly just get totally clogged with Waymo’s stopped at intersections.
#sanfrancisco
#sanfrancisco
December 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Ok can confirm: Waymo’s are just fully bricked at any intersection with a light. The city is gonna slowly just get totally clogged with Waymo’s stopped at intersections.
#sanfrancisco
#sanfrancisco
RE: https://mastodon.social/@netblocks/115754888860394155
Wow pervasive electrical outages in San Francisco are visible from internet connectivity.
Wow pervasive electrical outages in San Francisco are visible from internet connectivity.
mastodon.social
December 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@netblocks/115754888860394155
Wow pervasive electrical outages in San Francisco are visible from internet connectivity.
Wow pervasive electrical outages in San Francisco are visible from internet connectivity.
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Ran into a problem in prod?
Just generate a fake cloudflare error page and blame it on them - gives you time to fix.
#foss #devops #cloudflare #infosec
Just generate a fake cloudflare error page and blame it on them - gives you time to fix.
#foss #devops #cloudflare #infosec
December 16, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Ran into a problem in prod?
Just generate a fake cloudflare error page and blame it on them - gives you time to fix.
#foss #devops #cloudflare #infosec
Just generate a fake cloudflare error page and blame it on them - gives you time to fix.
#foss #devops #cloudflare #infosec
This is going to live rent-free in my head for decades.
https://loops.video/v/cq6L8PhpC0
Linus Torvalds calls a spade a spade
https://loops.video/v/cq6L8PhpC0
Linus Torvalds calls a spade a spade
Linus Torvalds calls a spa... - @Leander | Loops.video
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loops.video
December 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This is going to live rent-free in my head for decades.
https://loops.video/v/cq6L8PhpC0
Linus Torvalds calls a spade a spade
https://loops.video/v/cq6L8PhpC0
Linus Torvalds calls a spade a spade
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I'm sympathetic to #NIH-funded authors who want to publish in #APC-based #openaccess journals and can't find the money to pay the APCs. But it's false to say that they must publish in those journals, in any other APC-based OA journals, or even in OA journals. Shame on _Inside Higher Ed_ leaving […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
December 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I'm sympathetic to #NIH-funded authors who want to publish in #APC-based #openaccess journals and can't find the money to pay the APCs. But it's false to say that they must publish in those journals, in any other APC-based OA journals, or even in OA journals. Shame on _Inside Higher Ed_ leaving […]
RE: https://tech.lgbt/@LilahTovMoon/115607730380727836
It could be great if Nvidia finally induces new rules / laws stopping the claiming of revenue as organic when you invested / gave money to that company in exchange for its business.
This has long been a problem in synthetic biology, and it […]
It could be great if Nvidia finally induces new rules / laws stopping the claiming of revenue as organic when you invested / gave money to that company in exchange for its business.
This has long been a problem in synthetic biology, and it […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
RE: https://tech.lgbt/@LilahTovMoon/115607730380727836
It could be great if Nvidia finally induces new rules / laws stopping the claiming of revenue as organic when you invested / gave money to that company in exchange for its business.
This has long been a problem in synthetic biology, and it […]
It could be great if Nvidia finally induces new rules / laws stopping the claiming of revenue as organic when you invested / gave money to that company in exchange for its business.
This has long been a problem in synthetic biology, and it […]
Quick update on #openenrollment HDHPs / HSAs: benefits from employers seem to be broadly getting worse. And this has implications for whether an HDHP will pay off.
https://pcherry.io/posts/2025_11_14-open_enrollment_evaluate_hdhp
https://pcherry.io/posts/2025_11_14-open_enrollment_evaluate_hdhp
Open enrolllment: re-evaluating a high-deductible health plan – Frameshift
A blog of indeterminate subject matter and publication frequency from a bioinformatician and data scientist by way of molecular biology.
pcherry.io
November 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Quick update on #openenrollment HDHPs / HSAs: benefits from employers seem to be broadly getting worse. And this has implications for whether an HDHP will pay off.
https://pcherry.io/posts/2025_11_14-open_enrollment_evaluate_hdhp
https://pcherry.io/posts/2025_11_14-open_enrollment_evaluate_hdhp
Reposted by Patrick Cherry
I’ve been testing a theory: many people who are high on #ai and #LLMs are just new to automation and don’t realize you can automate processes with simple programming, if/then conditions, and API calls with zero AI involved.
So far it’s been working!
Whenever I’ve been asked to make an AI flow […]
So far it’s been working!
Whenever I’ve been asked to make an AI flow […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Imagine buying a payment card network that has a low acceptance rate, especially abroad, and explaining to customers that they should lower the expectations but try anyway
November 14, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Imagine buying a payment card network that has a low acceptance rate, especially abroad, and explaining to customers that they should lower the expectations but try anyway
Wow, I’m in the minority of independent web browser users—even among fediverse users.
https://infosec.exchange/@Luminex/115538789753221264
https://infosec.exchange/@Luminex/115538789753221264
Luminex (@[email protected])
Gecko-engine browser users, which browser do you use? #geckobrowserengine #GeckoEngine #firefox #iceraven #ironfox #firefoxfork #firefoxforks #weblibre #weblibrebrowser #mull #mullvadbrowser #mullvad_browser #mullvadfirefox #librewolf #librewolfbrowser #mozilla #mozillafirefox #mozilla_foundation #fennec #firefoxfocus #askfedi #poll #polls [ ] Official Mozilla browser [ ] Fork of Firefox
infosec.exchange
November 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Wow, I’m in the minority of independent web browser users—even among fediverse users.
https://infosec.exchange/@Luminex/115538789753221264
https://infosec.exchange/@Luminex/115538789753221264
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@randahl/115513890753953838
Stealing a list from the thread:
txt - unaffected
html + AFFECTED
odt - unaffected
pdf - unaffected
epub + AFFECTED
rtf - unaffected
docx - unaffected
adding:
markdown - unaffected
and, also noting only monsters export gDocs to their […]
Stealing a list from the thread:
txt - unaffected
html + AFFECTED
odt - unaffected
pdf - unaffected
epub + AFFECTED
rtf - unaffected
docx - unaffected
adding:
markdown - unaffected
and, also noting only monsters export gDocs to their […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@randahl/115513890753953838
Stealing a list from the thread:
txt - unaffected
html + AFFECTED
odt - unaffected
pdf - unaffected
epub + AFFECTED
rtf - unaffected
docx - unaffected
adding:
markdown - unaffected
and, also noting only monsters export gDocs to their […]
Stealing a list from the thread:
txt - unaffected
html + AFFECTED
odt - unaffected
pdf - unaffected
epub + AFFECTED
rtf - unaffected
docx - unaffected
adding:
markdown - unaffected
and, also noting only monsters export gDocs to their […]
PSA: as you think about open enrollment for next year, Morningstar published a review of the common HSA (health savings account) providers […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
PSA: as you think about open enrollment for next year, Morningstar published a review of the common HSA (health savings account) providers […]
[National politics, memes]
Some people right now
Some people right now
November 6, 2025 at 6:42 AM
[National politics, memes]
Some people right now
Some people right now
Reposted by Patrick Cherry
(2/2)
The one thing that surprised me, though, was "no PhDs". I've seen multiple jobs now with an explicit statement that "candidates with a PhD will NOT be considered". These were pretty senior positions, though not director level.
I've no idea what's up with that.
The one thing that surprised me, though, was "no PhDs". I've seen multiple jobs now with an explicit statement that "candidates with a PhD will NOT be considered". These were pretty senior positions, though not director level.
I've no idea what's up with that.
October 30, 2025 at 3:29 AM
(2/2)
The one thing that surprised me, though, was "no PhDs". I've seen multiple jobs now with an explicit statement that "candidates with a PhD will NOT be considered". These were pretty senior positions, though not director level.
I've no idea what's up with that.
The one thing that surprised me, though, was "no PhDs". I've seen multiple jobs now with an explicit statement that "candidates with a PhD will NOT be considered". These were pretty senior positions, though not director level.
I've no idea what's up with that.
Reposted by Patrick Cherry
Notes from a biotech job search:
1. AI this, ML that, fuckin' slop is everywhere.
2. A tough economy really brings out the predators -- I get scam calls and/or emails every day.
3. Lots of companies moving away from full time jobs and offering hourly wage contracts with limited terms and […]
1. AI this, ML that, fuckin' slop is everywhere.
2. A tough economy really brings out the predators -- I get scam calls and/or emails every day.
3. Lots of companies moving away from full time jobs and offering hourly wage contracts with limited terms and […]
Original post on chaos.social
chaos.social
October 30, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Notes from a biotech job search:
1. AI this, ML that, fuckin' slop is everywhere.
2. A tough economy really brings out the predators -- I get scam calls and/or emails every day.
3. Lots of companies moving away from full time jobs and offering hourly wage contracts with limited terms and […]
1. AI this, ML that, fuckin' slop is everywhere.
2. A tough economy really brings out the predators -- I get scam calls and/or emails every day.
3. Lots of companies moving away from full time jobs and offering hourly wage contracts with limited terms and […]
Reposted by Patrick Cherry
Are we doing "The ACA Sucks" Discourse again?
I'm going to guess most people hating on it from the left have never received a hospital bill the size of book; I put the apple there for scale.
That's the $1.3 million bill my kid incurred in his first ~94 days. Why does that make me respect the ACA?
I'm going to guess most people hating on it from the left have never received a hospital bill the size of book; I put the apple there for scale.
That's the $1.3 million bill my kid incurred in his first ~94 days. Why does that make me respect the ACA?
October 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Are we doing "The ACA Sucks" Discourse again?
I'm going to guess most people hating on it from the left have never received a hospital bill the size of book; I put the apple there for scale.
That's the $1.3 million bill my kid incurred in his first ~94 days. Why does that make me respect the ACA?
I'm going to guess most people hating on it from the left have never received a hospital bill the size of book; I put the apple there for scale.
That's the $1.3 million bill my kid incurred in his first ~94 days. Why does that make me respect the ACA?
Reposted by Patrick Cherry
If you couldn't tell, I've been photographing a lot of Scottish mountains lately. Here's one from a rather turbulent day on a remote peak in the northwest highlands. There's something about the folklore and history of these spaces that deeply interests me. Images like […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
October 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
If you couldn't tell, I've been photographing a lot of Scottish mountains lately. Here's one from a rather turbulent day on a remote peak in the northwest highlands. There's something about the folklore and history of these spaces that deeply interests me. Images like […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
Me trying to be better at social media
October 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Me trying to be better at social media
100% agree with this based on my experience in Biological Data Science and Bioinformatics interacting with Devs with limited scientific experience.
From: @djnavarro
https://hachyderm.io/@djnavarro/115206179359894951
From: @djnavarro
https://hachyderm.io/@djnavarro/115206179359894951
Danielle Navarro (@[email protected])
I think I might go so far as to suggest that the reason so many software engineers hate R is that it's a language built to serve analysts, and engineers have never once considered the possibility that a programming language might not be built for *them*
hachyderm.io
September 15, 2025 at 3:28 AM
100% agree with this based on my experience in Biological Data Science and Bioinformatics interacting with Devs with limited scientific experience.
From: @djnavarro
https://hachyderm.io/@djnavarro/115206179359894951
From: @djnavarro
https://hachyderm.io/@djnavarro/115206179359894951
Currently obsessed with 'types of plots friends don't let friends make in certain situations': https://github.com/cxli233/FriendsDontLetFriends
GitHub - cxli233/FriendsDontLetFriends: Friends don't let friends make certain types of data visualization - What are they and why are they bad.
Friends don't let friends make certain types of data visualization - What are they and why are they bad. - GitHub - cxli233/FriendsDontLetFriends: Friends don't let friends make certain ty...
github.com
September 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Currently obsessed with 'types of plots friends don't let friends make in certain situations': https://github.com/cxli233/FriendsDontLetFriends
Reposted by Patrick Cherry
Reposted by Patrick Cherry
vibe coders have discovered "coding"
July 29, 2025 at 4:23 AM
vibe coders have discovered "coding"