Kevin McKnight
@kevinlmcknight.bsky.social
Dog father | US South entrenched | gardener | retired PhD scientist | molecular virologist | Read about my scientific contributions: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/kevin.mcknight.2/bibliography/public/ | I most assuredly won't use the Chat function
This sauce is excellent drizzled over fried green tomatoes.
Every word of that description is true where has this been all my life LOL
January 10, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This sauce is excellent drizzled over fried green tomatoes.
I abandoned my account a few years ago just before I retired, due to the login chicanery. The benefit of the account didn't come close to bypassing the pain of just logging in.
Pro tip: NEVER log into My NCBI with more than one 3rd party option. It creates a whole new account that can’t be deleted. I apparently did this once with the ORCiD login (as opposed to normal eRA login) and now I can’t link my ORCiD ID to my SciENcv. I have to ask the Help Desk to merge accounts. 🫠
January 10, 2026 at 12:16 PM
I abandoned my account a few years ago just before I retired, due to the login chicanery. The benefit of the account didn't come close to bypassing the pain of just logging in.
I'd like to be able to block the annoying 'bottom line' crap. That stream of nonsense at the bottom of the screen is so freaking distracting.
If there was one announcer that you could mute... who would it be?
awfulannouncing.com/peacock/enha...
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Peacock adding enhancements that may allow fans to mute announcers, control crowd noise
Peacock is introducing a series of new Dolby products that may allow fans to control audio levels for announcers and crowd noise.
awfulannouncing.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:48 AM
I'd like to be able to block the annoying 'bottom line' crap. That stream of nonsense at the bottom of the screen is so freaking distracting.
Just to clarify. HBO will be dropping the new season on a weekly basis.
THE PITT SEASON 2 DROPS THIS THURSDAY???! this is excellent news.
January 4, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Just to clarify. HBO will be dropping the new season on a weekly basis.
The Big12 does still have a chance to shine though.
Given the SEC's postseason performance it seems pretty clear that every single conference was garbage tier
January 1, 2026 at 12:37 PM
The Big12 does still have a chance to shine though.
Regardless of this sex pesting advice, if I ask the lady out, I am paying. Unless there is some sort of unusual issue at play. It's part of my Southern upbringing and it will likely have to be beaten out of me.
Yes where else could men possibly receive this scorching insight
December 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Regardless of this sex pesting advice, if I ask the lady out, I am paying. Unless there is some sort of unusual issue at play. It's part of my Southern upbringing and it will likely have to be beaten out of me.
NPR released David Byrne's Tiny Desk Concert earlier this AM. All I can say is what a great way to start this Monday morning...
www.npr.org/2025/12/01/g...
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David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert
In matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime."
www.npr.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:26 PM
NPR released David Byrne's Tiny Desk Concert earlier this AM. All I can say is what a great way to start this Monday morning...
www.npr.org/2025/12/01/g...
www.npr.org/2025/12/01/g...
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C'mon guys, do not make spitting on each other a thing in football games...
www.espn.com/college-foot...
C'mon guys, do not make spitting on each other a thing in football games...
www.espn.com/college-foot...
CSU QB, OL suspended after spitting incident
Colorado State quarterback Darius Curry and offensive lineman Liam Wortmann have been suspended for the Rams' final regular-season game for spitting on Boise State Broncos players during the second ha...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
😣
C'mon guys, do not make spitting on each other a thing in football games...
www.espn.com/college-foot...
C'mon guys, do not make spitting on each other a thing in football games...
www.espn.com/college-foot...
That is disappointing. Of course, I'll still watch.
NEWS: Darryn Peterson will not play for Kansas tonight in the big game against Duke in the Champions Classic, Bill Self told CBS Sports. A big blow: Duke is a heavy favorite and it robs the matchup of Peterson and Cam Boozer—maybe the top two 2026 NBA picks—of playing vs. each other.
November 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
That is disappointing. Of course, I'll still watch.
I always thought Pottersville looked like a whole lot more fun. <ducks>
For reasons I needed to watch Its a Wonderful Life again last night.
Will do a thread closer to Christmas about it, but next time you watch it, remember this:
Both Capra and Stewart had just come back from WW2. Consider every directing, script and acting decision with that context in mind.
Will do a thread closer to Christmas about it, but next time you watch it, remember this:
Both Capra and Stewart had just come back from WW2. Consider every directing, script and acting decision with that context in mind.
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I always thought Pottersville looked like a whole lot more fun. <ducks>
Given the current price of coffee, it seems that all home brewing of that beverage isn't cost saving. Buyers in bulk easily win at this moment.
the fun thing about home espresso brewing is it will absolutely not save you money, especially if you are the kind of person who tends to become obsessive about technical details
November 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Given the current price of coffee, it seems that all home brewing of that beverage isn't cost saving. Buyers in bulk easily win at this moment.
How can one tell this from their normal behavior? They're always disconcerted.
Look out, folks, they’re “disconcerted” thehill.com/homenews/sen...
October 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
How can one tell this from their normal behavior? They're always disconcerted.
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somewhere in portland, there's one person, or a small handful of people, who came up with the inflatable costume idea, and I feel like they deserve our immense respect for defining the obvious developing aesthetic of the contemporary battle against fascism
October 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
somewhere in portland, there's one person, or a small handful of people, who came up with the inflatable costume idea, and I feel like they deserve our immense respect for defining the obvious developing aesthetic of the contemporary battle against fascism
The facts of this as I have read so far...the investigation of Bolton started under Biden...Bolton did do something really wrong by including sensitive info in emails that were later hacked...and most surprisingly, the Trump investigation up to this point has followed a very normal and legal path
BREAKING: Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland, CNN reports
October 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The facts of this as I have read so far...the investigation of Bolton started under Biden...Bolton did do something really wrong by including sensitive info in emails that were later hacked...and most surprisingly, the Trump investigation up to this point has followed a very normal and legal path
How did historians get this Columbus thing so wrong?
Pretty sure I say this every Columbus Day, but getting hauled back to Spain for excessive brutality in 1500, just as the Inquisition was really getting fired up, is some genuinely Evil Guys Hall of Infamy material
October 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
How did historians get this Columbus thing so wrong?
Seems to be a rash of angry white men doing angry things, recently.
Five US soldiers shot at Georgia base, suspect a fellow soldier, official says reut.rs/46Lxonc
Five US soldiers shot at Georgia base, suspect a fellow soldier, official says
The man suspected of shooting and wounding five U.S. soldiers on Wednesday at the Fort Stewart base in the state of Georgia is also a U.S. soldier, a U.S. official told Reuters.
reut.rs
August 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Seems to be a rash of angry white men doing angry things, recently.
Been there, many times. Not on an airplane, mind you, but close.🤬
July 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Been there, many times. Not on an airplane, mind you, but close.🤬
Just won some recognition at the American Dairy Science Association’s ice cream contest...
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cals.ncsu.edu/news/howling...
July 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Just won some recognition at the American Dairy Science Association’s ice cream contest...
cals.ncsu.edu/news/howling...
cals.ncsu.edu/news/howling...
My three favorite things are eating out my friends and not using commas.
July 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
My three favorite things are eating out my friends and not using commas.
This is a very detailed accounting of possible pandemic origins. Kudos to the author.
I really like this piece, particularly the paragraph near the beginning that talks about it *not actually mattering*. Good ideas for enhanced zoonotic virus surveillance and enhanced biosafety are welcome regardless of the origins of Covid. gidmk.substack.com/p/pandemic-r...
Pandemic Revisionism, Part One: COVID-19 Origins
Because people keep getting this very wrong.
gidmk.substack.com
July 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This is a very detailed accounting of possible pandemic origins. Kudos to the author.
Why? Did they regard the election like some sort of Lucha Libre? How do they feel about their choice now? Totally cool with things as long as there is UFC on the White House lawn?
July 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Why? Did they regard the election like some sort of Lucha Libre? How do they feel about their choice now? Totally cool with things as long as there is UFC on the White House lawn?
This is outstanding. Hopefully the endorsements are proclaimed very LOUDLY!
78 medical societies, including the American Medical Association, strongly endorsed existing seasonal vaccination guidelines.
The leading coalition of American health insurers also committed to providing uninterrupted coverage for these same vaccines.
Civil society is standing up 💪
The leading coalition of American health insurers also committed to providing uninterrupted coverage for these same vaccines.
Civil society is standing up 💪
June 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This is outstanding. Hopefully the endorsements are proclaimed very LOUDLY!
Congratulations and a big-time thank you to all NYCers.
June 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Congratulations and a big-time thank you to all NYCers.