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Daniel Asarnow

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Postdoctoral scholar in Veesler Lab @ UWa. Former UCSF Biophysics & SFSU & UCSC Biochemistry student & Exploratorium Explainer. He/him. I take tiny pictures, in 2 & 3 dimensions. https://github.com/asarnow

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We shouldn't overvalue Einstein either imo ๐Ÿ˜‰

01.11.2025 19:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
List of countries by number of scientific and technical journal articles - Wikipedia

Canada would have to expand funding ~400% just to match the US per-capita, for example, and many of the other countries on this list do not appear to be headed in the right direction

01.11.2025 19:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It seems like such a misconception among non-scientists. If Europe and China *really* step on the gas we might only lose 20 years at the low end

01.11.2025 19:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"A pheasant, peasant? What a pleasant present!" ๐ŸงŒ

01.11.2025 18:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
PubCrawler Web Service PubCrawler - a free Update AlertingService for PubMed and GenBank (Home Page)

What Alexis said (the bot has a wide net topic-wise, which is good) plus Google scholar alerts, but if you don't want to miss anything in a defined area the best option may be pubcrawler

pubcrawler.gen.tcd.ie

01.11.2025 18:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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GitHub - Sikarugir-App/Sikarugir: A user-friendly tool used to make wine wrapped ports of Windows software for macOS. A user-friendly tool used to make wine wrapped ports of Windows software for macOS. - Sikarugir-App/Sikarugir

It entirely depends on what it is, simple applications and older games (eg Diablo 1, Deus Ex) often work great through WINE. You can create portable/reproducible wrappers with sikarugir & there are libraries of such "wineskins" for popular software & vintage games

machow2.com/how-to-use-k...

01.11.2025 17:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks! Reminds me of Dennett on "zombies" in a way...and one of my best D&D experiences

01.11.2025 16:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mine had exactly one house that gave out king-size candy, and to this day almost any ~25 to 50 yr old from my town can lead you right to it. A lifelong memory for literally thousands of people

01.11.2025 06:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Burning all your prep could be a pretty stiff lesson (but...know when to roll behind the screen...)

01.11.2025 06:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Remember what the screen is really there for ๐Ÿ˜‡

01.11.2025 06:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Characters die, but something more interesting tends to happen than TPK. Actually have been sole survivor in old world Call, but idk if mistakes were made per se. The others were murdered/eaten by hill cultists & the motile, carnivorous plants at a masseria-style resort. I did go mad, of course

01.11.2025 06:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In seriousness, none of my groups have had a GM (inc me) who was purely the players' adversary, or very stoked to discard their prep, plus by starting in elementary school, you're never inexperienced in adult games where it's really on the table

01.11.2025 06:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I always make it out alive

01.11.2025 05:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Something else I notice about bluesky is that I see a lot of users/posts from geographic areas I'm connected to, which is great. Dunno if it's overrepresentation of Seattle & SF or something natural about non-algorithmic social media

01.11.2025 01:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Are those not controlled by the advanced moderation service settings?

01.11.2025 01:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Maybe they bet big on sidewalk sheds decades ago

31.10.2025 20:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A BLI without the keg & tap accessory kit

A BLI without the keg & tap accessory kit

That's just what this instrument needs! Sartorius please fix

31.10.2025 17:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

OTOH at this point refinement would be innovative

31.10.2025 07:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

People are confused about the title. It's only the first entry of a 10-part, 36-hour immortalization of Frank's journey

31.10.2025 05:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There should be something about Frank ๐Ÿคฉ

31.10.2025 05:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Strange no politician decried the shortage of books, dearth of Petri dishes, or famine of pipette tips, that must have necessitated all those cuts ๐Ÿค”

30.10.2025 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A stately owl, atop a sign that says BUMP, on a Seattle street in the dead of night

A stately owl, atop a sign that says BUMP, on a Seattle street in the dead of night

The owl departs in the manner of its arrival, unaccountably, with a rustle of feathers

The owl departs in the manner of its arrival, unaccountably, with a rustle of feathers

Evenin', guv

30.10.2025 05:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yet the school argues taxation is absolutely indispensable, via its quintessential parable about business cards and a handgun

30.10.2025 02:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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California's State Budget Reserves Explained Learn when funds may be withdrawn from the state's budget reserves, the amount that can be withdrawn, and how funds may be used.

California does have reserve accounts & I think the "rainy day fund" has ~11B in the current budget. But as you might imagine they're subject to different requirements & prior entanglements; the current budget already drew down the stabilization fund significantly for example

29.10.2025 23:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

CA again, prop 62 of 2016 (53-47) ๐Ÿค“

29.10.2025 20:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Since Newsom was mentioned, it's also been unconstitutional in California since 1996

29.10.2025 20:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If supply has a major role in a moderate inflation crisis, hitting the brakes (whichever) may not be what you want

29.10.2025 19:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Average letter to the editor in 1999

29.10.2025 18:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

AFAICT there's basically one guy who seems to genuinely argue we "should" have a purely fiscal monetary policy (Wray)

29.10.2025 18:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If "they" means MMT-associated economics professors, they differ pretty significantly on that

29.10.2025 18:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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