So, in looking for the source and checking against newer stuff (it's been a bit since I was digging into science economics) - some good news is that things are getting better in this domain! While male mice are still used oodles, there's better regulation around gender inclusion and ratios!

"Don't kiss the bus shelter! Even if it has kitties on it!" <- phrases I never thought I'd say, but parenting brings to life.

At best many studies are testing for transgender female mice. (*will need to validate which source went into this problem)

Which, hey, transgender healthcare needs more studies! ….

…. But that means dosing of ADHD meds can be wrong and cycle dependent. And other fun side effects.

It’s basically the mice equivalent to facial recognition training on predominately white, male faces and then wondering why the results are biased. Gee, the input data was…

Learning about science history and economics is a practice in pissing myself off at systemic biases shoved under the rug. It’s so they won’t have pesky “hormones” to influence the studies. Male mice are cheaper.

Yes!!! Another person who can only remember if it’s written down!

My husband calls it the memory hole. Things go in and it’s a little random when stuff comes out. Importance is irrelevant.

I’ve gotten my kid’s birthday wrong, my name and birthday vanished, etc.

Now, female mice are often actually transgender mice for studies because it’s cheaper? That stuck 🤦🏻‍♀️

Swastika and "Soon to be Ohio" Canada all in one awful photo - real winners.

After seeing projects grow from student after student add-ons... I think I would like badly programmed shell scripts doing this, potentially somehow doing this as root or some intern's account-that-should-die-but-it-works-this-way, over any AI wrangling of sensitive information as students.

"Are you free now to talk?" and other such texts are more likely to have people assume it's a bad number and reply.

The hook for a scammer is if they can trigger 'hot' reactions like fear, curiosity, wanting to help, etc, than skips the thinking brain. Args to poopy head manipulators!!

KITTY!!!

"do I sell this fun data to bad people?", "should I store SSN/SIN and drivers licenses to //checks notes, provide electricity to a building" (NS Power hack!), "should I leave this wide open and mix all the PII together in this data soup," <- how I think of it. Others may have other ideas.

Or, entertainingly quirky with a Teddy Bear!

(*delusional. Working either in ethics or(/and) security, I think, requires a bit of being delusional)

I die a little inside when people spend oodles on skincare products but skip SPF. Why. WHY. 🥲

Sunscreen is the only one that could be considered 'anti-aging' and the rest *sometimes* have benefits for short-term appearances. Some have benefits but how they're being layered with others negates them because chemistry is mean.

Wash, moisturizer, spf, exfoliate - the rest is bonus 🤷🏻‍♀️

I do consider 20-25 year old books historical when it comes to technology - even popular sources 🥲 (tears of how fast things change and keeping up)

Markdown reference notes in Zotero that syncs to Obsidian to avoid my ADHD trap of working in Obsidian. Also included is the object-oriented approach to my knowledge system.

BUUUT! Not your hands on their keyboards forever afterwards. ... Well, depends on where you land in security 😅

That’s because they’re mine. All mine-y.

Instead of using heading 3 to start, please just format heading 1. For the love of Teddy bears!!!

Be kind.

The post striking for the second time in a year is hard; not just for confidence in using the post, but for businesses that rely on it. The people provide an essential service.

A few folks have mention testing them and finding hit and miss quality. Best of luck shopping!

Finally, a clear night while travelling to see the Milky Way better!

iPhone 13 camera results :)

“I need to pee!!!” - said the kid who didn’t need to pee at the rest area in the Cobequid Pass.

At least Teddy finally got to check out the giant blueberry in Oxford. You know, 10-20 minutes after we left the first bathroom 👀