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Mitchell Tillman

@tillmn8r.bsky.social

Ph.D. in biomedical engineering. Former martial artist, current nerd. I enjoy developing software tools to enhance the pace of research. mitchelltillman.com

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GitHub - microsoft/markitdown: Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown. Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown. - microsoft/markitdown

This is awesome! You can make your existing Word docs smaller and future proof (plain text) with this tool: github.com/microsoft/ma...

07.01.2025 04:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed on both points, but beyond that definition, personally πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ. Also, intention is represented in the *desired* state term mentioned above. I mentioned it explicitly because it’s what differentiates, for example, a sprinter getting into starting position (hands on ground), as not a fall.

05.12.2024 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think that - using the framework that @birdbiomech.bsky.social outlined - a fall has occurred when a body part makes contact with a support surface due to misalignment between the *actual* and *desired* body state (other than the feet, which would be a trip). This definition captures intention!

05.12.2024 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

- is angular momentum about COM (vs. COP or other point) a useful metric?

20.11.2024 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the links! I was unaware of this broader convo outside my field.

19.11.2024 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@jay.bsky.team loving the concept of starter packs to support the rise of Bluesky - how can the starter packs be converted to feeds? They seem great for initial community building, and I'd love to be able to create a feed directly from a starter pack to maintain that community connection over time.

19.11.2024 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also to answer the question of how we should better educate students: I think that looking at a topic only once from one point of view is a disservice. In research, we examine the same topic repeatedly from many points of view, and that should appear in school curricula as well in my opinion.

19.11.2024 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In my field of motor control, "physics of living systems" has long been a goal. Mark Latash and others have been standard bearers, see for example: d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/45409261/Acq...

19.11.2024 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a command line tool. You can try it out on your own Zotero library (locally on your computer) by running `pip install zotero-utils`. My favorite command is the timeline `zotero-utils show-timeline-date-published`

19.11.2024 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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GitHub - mtillman14/zotero_utils Contribute to mtillman14/zotero_utils development by creating an account on GitHub.

Hi all,
I made a small Python utility to give some basic visualizations of item/author counts and a timeline of my Zotero library: github.com/mtillman14/z...
If this seems useful, or you have any suggestions, please let me know!

19.11.2024 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I liken this idea to the sensation of preparing for a strenuous movement like a pull up. You can often tell before you even begin the movement whether it will be successful or not - are the muscles strong enough (affordances), are you in a sufficiently mechanically advantageous position, etc.

18.11.2024 06:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think from a mechanics-based perspective that sensation of balance involves sensation/perception of three separate components: the gravity vector, affordances (all possible movements given physiological & environmental constraints), and the current mechanical context (base of support & momentum).

18.11.2024 06:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’d like to be added too please!

18.11.2024 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0