Nicholas Bauer PhD
@bioturbonick.net
Computational biology and superresolution microscopy. Tech and politics nerd. Promoter of rationality. Progressive. Somerville, MA
Signal: BioTurboNick.24
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Or pirates we would be training.
November 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Or pirates we would be training.
I think among the last big tells is that fine detail in the background gets weird (bottles, here), and fine detail in the foreground is smoothed over when they should be perfectly in focus and sharp.
November 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I think among the last big tells is that fine detail in the background gets weird (bottles, here), and fine detail in the foreground is smoothed over when they should be perfectly in focus and sharp.
It gets weird when there's a direct and great answer to a question available, but the politician just ignores it for the talking point.
"I would have loved to. Sadly we have underfunded trains for decades. We need to boost all public transit, and in NYC I'm starting with..."
"I would have loved to. Sadly we have underfunded trains for decades. We need to boost all public transit, and in NYC I'm starting with..."
November 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It gets weird when there's a direct and great answer to a question available, but the politician just ignores it for the talking point.
"I would have loved to. Sadly we have underfunded trains for decades. We need to boost all public transit, and in NYC I'm starting with..."
"I would have loved to. Sadly we have underfunded trains for decades. We need to boost all public transit, and in NYC I'm starting with..."
New cool plane tested by NASA. X-59, meant to make sonic booms much quieter.
www.nasa.gov/centers-and-...
www.nasa.gov/centers-and-...
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
New cool plane tested by NASA. X-59, meant to make sonic booms much quieter.
www.nasa.gov/centers-and-...
www.nasa.gov/centers-and-...
The bar for Democrats meeting Trump in the Oval Office is low.
November 20, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The bar for Democrats meeting Trump in the Oval Office is low.
Orphan Black: Echoes popped up on Netflix and thought I would give it a try.
I didn't know it was set in future Boston.
The waterfront is entirely identical but all these bad CGI skyscrapers have popped up behind them.
I didn't know it was set in future Boston.
The waterfront is entirely identical but all these bad CGI skyscrapers have popped up behind them.
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Orphan Black: Echoes popped up on Netflix and thought I would give it a try.
I didn't know it was set in future Boston.
The waterfront is entirely identical but all these bad CGI skyscrapers have popped up behind them.
I didn't know it was set in future Boston.
The waterfront is entirely identical but all these bad CGI skyscrapers have popped up behind them.
Aurora got brighter for a few min in Boston/Somerville! Some clouds moving in though.
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Aurora got brighter for a few min in Boston/Somerville! Some clouds moving in though.
The right way to deal with the time change - flying south.
November 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The right way to deal with the time change - flying south.
October 28, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Just noticed I picked the blurry photo. Here is the sharp one.
October 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Just noticed I picked the blurry photo. Here is the sharp one.
The Harvard Coop bookstore has a sad, gaudy AI picture book generator kiosk.
October 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The Harvard Coop bookstore has a sad, gaudy AI picture book generator kiosk.
Dr. Ebright, ladies and gentlemen. xcancel.com/R_H_Ebright/...
October 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Dr. Ebright, ladies and gentlemen. xcancel.com/R_H_Ebright/...
I blocked him, but this is worth preserving.
October 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I blocked him, but this is worth preserving.
And saying a model discovered it strikes me as wrong.
Researchers used a giant statistical model of existing data to generate some ideas and the researchers selected one of them. They notably don't talk about the ones they tested that failed.
Researchers used a giant statistical model of existing data to generate some ideas and the researchers selected one of them. They notably don't talk about the ones they tested that failed.
October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
And saying a model discovered it strikes me as wrong.
Researchers used a giant statistical model of existing data to generate some ideas and the researchers selected one of them. They notably don't talk about the ones they tested that failed.
Researchers used a giant statistical model of existing data to generate some ideas and the researchers selected one of them. They notably don't talk about the ones they tested that failed.
I mean, come on. How do you screw this up?
October 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I mean, come on. How do you screw this up?
The preview promotional image in Android Play store shows it but it has a W in the image too.
October 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The preview promotional image in Android Play store shows it but it has a W in the image too.
Thr Andor Season 1 4K blu-ray discs have gorgeous menus with stylized, lightly animated concept art on the menu.
October 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Thr Andor Season 1 4K blu-ray discs have gorgeous menus with stylized, lightly animated concept art on the menu.
One of these companies is not like the others.
October 8, 2025 at 10:41 PM
One of these companies is not like the others.
The streak of smog on the approach to Logan is particularly atrocious this evening. It doesn't photograph very well though.
October 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The streak of smog on the approach to Logan is particularly atrocious this evening. It doesn't photograph very well though.
Alright this moron got personal in the comments so I'm posting his shame here where it can be appreciated.
September 29, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Alright this moron got personal in the comments so I'm posting his shame here where it can be appreciated.
It's cool to use computers, but don't let the computers use you.
September 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
It's cool to use computers, but don't let the computers use you.