Erika Hall

Every AI evangelist makes it sound like I’m basically gonna be a witch in a decade because I can still tell time, make change, write cursive, read/write/speak multiple languages, read maps, hold focus for longer than two seconds, do math in my head, engage with culture

A do-or-die moment for the scientific enterprise Reflecting on our paper “The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient, and growing rapidly”

Today, our article "The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient, and growing rapidly" is finally published in PNAS. I hope that it proves to be a wake-up-call for the whole scientific community.

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Wily, brown and black striped brindle dog with dark muzzle and pointy brown ears walking on the street

People on #PawBoost have spotted our #lostdog Wily. She was seen near 22nd and Rhode Island heading south. We’re calling into SFACC. Please if you’re in that general area look out for her. #sfdogs

I’m just so glad she’s out there and ok right now, and I can put the worst fears behind me for a bit.

"All children are our children."

This is about as morally crystal-clear as you can get, if you ask me.

It's a tailcoat.

I do really think that being unable to give full throated support to Mamdani is a nice test of who should be primaried.

Lost dog in SF. If spotted text John 8572340177 or call animal control 4155546364. Very shy. Do not chase! Dog pictured is about 35 pounds, lean, brown brindle coat with black stripes, large pointed ears like a heeler, and dark muzzle.

SF, please help me find my dog. She was lost by her sitter in the mission. But when she escaped 2 years ago, she made it all the way to Golden Gate Park. She is very sweet but very shy.

I am very worried about her getting hurt while she’s loose.

The moon blew up without warning and for an apparent reason.

always click until you hear the cluck

If choosing yourself is too much, you can just scroll through the appraisals of others: clickens.chicken.pics/results/1

Which is more wanton? A painting of a rooster among dandelions A painting of a red chicken close up

Everything remains stupid. Time to take a break for your Monday clickens. clickens.chicken.pics

Just a polite reminder that we owe the concept of zombies to voodoun/Haitian cultures as an externalization of the fear of being compelled to labor beyond what was supposed to be the Absolute Freedom of death.

Everything's on the table.

Republicans are using every method they can, whether it's cheating or breaking the law.

We've got to do everything we can to stand up and fight back — we're not sitting around and complaining from the sidelines when we have the ability to stop them.

Yes and…”Wrapped, your year of genitalia in review” will remain an intrusive thought.

A purple package of woken espresso pods Decisio blend wakes you up with vigor and vision

We inherited a pod espresso machine from someone who moved away, so I had to get the woke compostable pods. Plastic pods are the tampon applicators of coffee.

I’ll let you know if this blend improves my executive function.

Similar in London, slightly fewer kindles and more actual books. Still 50:1 vs phones but noticeable

I have a good memory of reading Don Quixote mostly on daily crowded N-Judah rides in SF. The Decameron too!

A painting of a small brown and white dog with a belled collar. Dog with a Biscuit and a Chinese Cup by Giovanna Garzoni, 1640s

A painting of a beetle and some figs

A painting of a plate of figs Piatto di fichi – Giovanna Garzoni

Giovanna Garzoni, Cherries in a Dish, a Pod, and a Bumblebee, ca. 1642-51. gouache on parchment, 24.5 x 37.5 cm, Galleria Paletina, Florence.

So I saw this dog painting going around as a meme and, me being me, I tracked down the source. Giovanna Garzoni (1600-1670), a woman painter who did kickass still life.

Gouache goals.

It's cool that the reward for being financially successful is apparently being in rooms with a lot of dudes who don't read, or you know, think good.

Should have added "again".

it's also totally acceptable to carry/display the book you want to promote or make other people think you're reading, even if actually reading a book in a moving vehicle is a nope.

I am across all formats depending on the context and the context.

I've started seeing more people reading printed books while riding transit.

"Spotify for genitals" lives in my head now.

KEXP started playing The Lightning Seeds while I was posting this, so I am having a whole aesthetic moment.

Anyway, read Automatic Noodle. 🤖🍜💖

A copy of Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz

Look at that gorgeous cover! these are the vibes we need

Annalee Newitz in a dark blue tailcoat, and magenta tuxedo trousers with a contrast stripe, and silver shoes, reads from a lectern on a highly polished wood floor two step dais in a church in front of a stained glass window depicting the story of the good samaritan. Alex Hanna wearing a yellow top and jeans is sitting on a chair to Annalee's right reading along. A person the foreground is wearing a black hoodie with no face from Spirited Away, so this is obviously a very cool, smart, and fun crowd who likes good things.

Yesterday I attended the first stop of the Automatic Noodle book tour where @annaleen.bsky.social instructed us from the lectern in immaculate drip.

@alexhanna.bsky.social was a terrific interlocutor. I am excited to read The AI Con. This event on a sunny day decreased my ambient despair by 75%.

Obviously…

"If you want a vibrant city, you need people who can live here and work here" is just as true for San Francisco.

elizabeth warren constantly trolling cnbc with her appearances gives me life. its a hostile booking i endorse.

Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change. Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.

“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”

Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability & quality of life.

Common sense.

Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.