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Tim Fennell @tfenne.bsky.social · 20d

@nilshomer.com, Yossi Farjoun and I will be attending ASHG in Boston this year on behalf of Fulcrum Genomics. Let us know if you'll be there too!

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Tim Fennell @tfenne.bsky.social · 20d

We're attending ASHG in Boston this October - if you're going too, let us know!

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Ragnar {Groot Koerkamp} @curiouscoding.nl · Aug 30

Just released Sassy 0.1.4, which now supports macos/arm NEON instructions :)

Also some smaller fixes by @tfenne.bsky.social.

github.com/RagnarGrootK...

GitHub - RagnarGrootKoerkamp/sassy: Fast approximate string searching

Fast approximate string searching. Contribute to RagnarGrootKoerkamp/sassy development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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Fulcrum Genomics @fulcrumgenomics.com · Jul 23

We love working with people who notice how things fit together, who make unwieldy problems work better. The 'Meet the Team' series spotlights humans behind our bioinformatics work. We hope you'll feel like you've met us — or want to. Meet Erin McAuley: blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/meet-erin-...

Meet Erin McAuley

Scaling Science Without Losing the Plot

blog.fulcrumgenomics.com

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Fulcrum Genomics @fulcrumgenomics.com · Jun 3

We’re lucky to work with people who are not just skilled, but thoughtful, curious, and quietly surprising. This series of short interviews offers a window into who we are. By the end, we hope you’ll feel like you’ve met us — or want to. Meet Ted Brookings: blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/meet-ted-b...

Meet Ted Brookings

Playing the Long Game: Built for Uptime Not Just Launch

blog.fulcrumgenomics.com

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Becky Hammer @beckyhammer.bsky.social · May 31

Never change, Penzeys

A Penzeys Spices promo for chicken taco seasoning that says "Chicken T.A.C.O! No reason. Just saying." With a bunch of percentage discounts corresponding to previously proposed tariffs crossed off

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Tim Fennell @tfenne.bsky.social · May 27

I have the power?

Nils Homer @nilshomer.com · May 27

By the power of Grayskull...

blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/create-con...

Create conda recipes with Grayskull

Master the Conda Universe

blog.fulcrumgenomics.com

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Fulcrum Genomics @fulcrumgenomics.com · May 13

We believe in leaving things in a better state than we find them. Founding Partner @tfenne.bsky.social shares how our team contributes back to the open source ecosystem, strengthening the foundations on which many scientific and technical projects are built.
blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/recent-ope...

Fulcrum Genomics logos forming a gold star

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Fulcrum Genomics @fulcrumgenomics.com · May 2

Our people are our greatest asset — sharp, thoughtful, and pretty fun to get to know. We have short interviews on our blog to offer a view of each of our colleagues. By the end, we hope you’ll feel like you’ve met us — or want to.

Please meet Jason Fan: blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/meet-jason...

Meet Jason Fan

Good work holds together

blog.fulcrumgenomics.com

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Tim Fennell @tfenne.bsky.social · May 1

Nice blog post by @charlottetolonen.bsky.social from a couple of weeks ago about how to use conda for #bioinformatics without running afoul of anaconda licensing:
blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/anaconda-l...
🧬 🖥️

Anaconda Licensing Changes

How to use Conda without running afoul of Anaconda licensing.

blog.fulcrumgenomics.com

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · Apr 25

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Mar 23

Welcome to all our new followers! 💚

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Mar 21

We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado.

11,000 people showed up.

Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · Mar 21

Overflow crowd for Bernie/AOC rally in Greeley, CO — the small one today, big one is in Denver later

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warrior cop @wyattprivilege.bsky.social · Mar 20

The only fair way to handle this is to appoint a team of teenagers to tear this company limb from limb until we find out what kind of financial damage they are hiding and where

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Nils Homer @nilshomer.com · Mar 14

fqgrep release 1.1.0 now speeds up searching FASTQ files!

Thank-you to both Markus Schlegel from @activegroupgmbh.bsky.social for updating seq_io and Nicholas D. Crosbie of grepq for some competition and inspiration.

See more: github.com/fulcrumgenom...

GitHub - fulcrumgenomics/fqgrep: Grep for FASTQ files

Grep for FASTQ files. Contribute to fulcrumgenomics/fqgrep development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Mar 14

KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.

☎️: (202) 224-3121

Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.

The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.

Call retiring Senators too!

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Mar 4

SOTU seats are not assigned. There are general seating areas for each body (House, Senate, SCOTUS,etc) but there are honored seats for each party’s leadership and they’re even trying to squat those.

If it doesn’t sort out, be aware you may see applause on both sides of the aisle but they may be GOP

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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · Mar 2

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · Feb 26

RNA xkcd.com/3056

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Feb 23

Since Trump has claimed Elon doesn’t run DOGE, we wanted to make sure you know who is running our government. This list has been updated with 15 names.

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Tim Fennell @tfenne.bsky.social · Feb 13

If you have bioinformatics challenges, or would like to learn more about what Fulcrum does, please reach out to me or Nils.

Tim Fennell @tfenne.bsky.social · Feb 13

Excited to be headed to AGBT later this month, and looking forward to reconnecting with all the people I haven't seen in person in years!

Fulcrum Genomics will be at AGBT, February 23-26 2025. Let's talk!

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jan 31

It would be fantastic if major federal institutions would acknowledge that the executive branch cannot legally unilaterally cancel or redistribute congressionally appropriated funding on ideological grounds and thus they have no legal obligation to comply with such directives

Trump funding freeze a blatant violation of Constitution, federal law: Legal experts

The Constitution, federal law and court decisions make it clear: President Donald Trump's order to pause federal funding is against the law, legal experts tell ABC News.

abcnews.go.com

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Tim Fennell @tfenne.bsky.social · Jan 28

Why @americanexpress.bsky.social, do I have to pick up a phone, get bounced around hold menus and CSRs, and then listen to someone recite the benefits of my card ... just to close the account?!

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · Jan 28

If Trump doesn't reverse course, millions could lose healthcare, food assistance, childcare, and even emergency services.

We've heard reports of Medicaid portals being shut down and childcare funds being frozen. Trump is steering the US into a disaster of his own making.

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