We shouldn't overvalue Einstein either imo ๐
01.11.2025 19:49 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@dabiophysicist.bsky.social
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
We shouldn't overvalue Einstein either imo ๐
01.11.2025 19:49 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Canada 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 ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0It 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 ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0"A pheasant, peasant? What a pleasant present!" ๐ง
01.11.2025 18:44 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0What 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
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...
Thanks! Reminds me of Dennett on "zombies" in a way...and one of my best D&D experiences
01.11.2025 16:57 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Mine 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 ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Burning all your prep could be a pretty stiff lesson (but...know when to roll behind the screen...)
01.11.2025 06:25 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Remember what the screen is really there for ๐
01.11.2025 06:14 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Characters 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 ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0In 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 ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I always make it out alive
01.11.2025 05:32 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Something 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 ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Are those not controlled by the advanced moderation service settings?
01.11.2025 01:26 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Maybe they bet big on sidewalk sheds decades ago
31.10.2025 20:07 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A BLI without the keg & tap accessory kit
That's just what this instrument needs! Sartorius please fix
31.10.2025 17:04 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0OTOH at this point refinement would be innovative
31.10.2025 07:53 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0People 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 ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0There should be something about Frank ๐คฉ
31.10.2025 05:18 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Strange no politician decried the shortage of books, dearth of Petri dishes, or famine of pipette tips, that must have necessitated all those cuts ๐ค
30.10.2025 18:45 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A 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
Evenin', guv
30.10.2025 05:00 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Yet the school argues taxation is absolutely indispensable, via its quintessential parable about business cards and a handgun
30.10.2025 02:07 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0California 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 ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0CA again, prop 62 of 2016 (53-47) ๐ค
29.10.2025 20:38 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Since Newsom was mentioned, it's also been unconstitutional in California since 1996
29.10.2025 20:36 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0If 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 ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Average letter to the editor in 1999
29.10.2025 18:54 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0AFAICT 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 ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0If "they" means MMT-associated economics professors, they differ pretty significantly on that
29.10.2025 18:23 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0