Matthijs Dorst
@mattneuro.dorst-lab.org
Neuroscientist in Oslo. Former Editor. Mucking about with Voltage Imaging and patching. Aiming for a mix of fun, science, and funny science. Trying to be kind. He/him. https://dorst-lab.org/
For those of you keeping score at home: that is now 3 times Helthjem as attempted to deliver the same package to me, forgetting to actually bring it along each time.
Mail delivery in Norway and Sweden is truly comically bad.
Mail delivery in Norway and Sweden is truly comically bad.
November 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
For those of you keeping score at home: that is now 3 times Helthjem as attempted to deliver the same package to me, forgetting to actually bring it along each time.
Mail delivery in Norway and Sweden is truly comically bad.
Mail delivery in Norway and Sweden is truly comically bad.
Past me: "I am going to cable-manage this setup properly, not let it devolve into a tangled mess of cable-spaghetti!"
Current me: *quiet sobbing*
Current me: *quiet sobbing*
November 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Past me: "I am going to cable-manage this setup properly, not let it devolve into a tangled mess of cable-spaghetti!"
Current me: *quiet sobbing*
Current me: *quiet sobbing*
New behaviour setup is starting to come together though!
November 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
New behaviour setup is starting to come together though!
"Nah, I won't need to bring my notebook, I just need to take this one measurement"
November 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"Nah, I won't need to bring my notebook, I just need to take this one measurement"
In case this helps: under Tools -> Developer -> Style Editor, you can define your own citation style in Zotero.
It is not the easiest thing to do, but in theory, there is no reference system it cannot implement. If the journal is close to an existing style, making minor tweaks is pretty doable.
It is not the easiest thing to do, but in theory, there is no reference system it cannot implement. If the journal is close to an existing style, making minor tweaks is pretty doable.
November 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
In case this helps: under Tools -> Developer -> Style Editor, you can define your own citation style in Zotero.
It is not the easiest thing to do, but in theory, there is no reference system it cannot implement. If the journal is close to an existing style, making minor tweaks is pretty doable.
It is not the easiest thing to do, but in theory, there is no reference system it cannot implement. If the journal is close to an existing style, making minor tweaks is pretty doable.
And that's the first real print done! Whipped up a little box in AutoCAD to hold an Arduino and various associated accoutrements; printed in just over an hour, and seems fairly dimensionally accurate.
Of course, the real test will come when I try more difficult filaments than PLA.
Of course, the real test will come when I try more difficult filaments than PLA.
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
And that's the first real print done! Whipped up a little box in AutoCAD to hold an Arduino and various associated accoutrements; printed in just over an hour, and seems fairly dimensionally accurate.
Of course, the real test will come when I try more difficult filaments than PLA.
Of course, the real test will come when I try more difficult filaments than PLA.
So far, I only printed one thing with it (a build-in program for a scraper), but my initial impressions are positive. The surface finish is miles ahead of the old Prusa Mk3 I used before, and it handled the filament running out perfectly.
Will have to see how it handles more difficult filaments.
Will have to see how it handles more difficult filaments.
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
So far, I only printed one thing with it (a build-in program for a scraper), but my initial impressions are positive. The surface finish is miles ahead of the old Prusa Mk3 I used before, and it handled the filament running out perfectly.
Will have to see how it handles more difficult filaments.
Will have to see how it handles more difficult filaments.
For anyone wondering: if you need to send a bunch of analog signals around a setup, you can totally misuse ethernet for an easy plug-and-play connection.
I've somehow managed to already use all 8 wires for this one, so please, nobody give me any more experiment ideas.
I've somehow managed to already use all 8 wires for this one, so please, nobody give me any more experiment ideas.
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
For anyone wondering: if you need to send a bunch of analog signals around a setup, you can totally misuse ethernet for an easy plug-and-play connection.
I've somehow managed to already use all 8 wires for this one, so please, nobody give me any more experiment ideas.
I've somehow managed to already use all 8 wires for this one, so please, nobody give me any more experiment ideas.
They really have come a long way; look at it go! That's real-time!
November 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
They really have come a long way; look at it go! That's real-time!
Considering how much I have been using other people's 3D printers over the years, this was probably inevitable
November 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Considering how much I have been using other people's 3D printers over the years, this was probably inevitable
Today is a good day to visit the National History museum in Oslo! Especially since university employees get free access 😎
November 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Today is a good day to visit the National History museum in Oslo! Especially since university employees get free access 😎
Strong opening by @mohebial.bsky.social for today's @swebags.bsky.social seminar!
October 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Strong opening by @mohebial.bsky.social for today's @swebags.bsky.social seminar!
Taking precautions after that last AWS outage
October 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Taking precautions after that last AWS outage
I've solved this problem by having roughly the same number of followers on either platform 😎
October 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I've solved this problem by having roughly the same number of followers on either platform 😎
Breadboards are a scam by Big Board.
October 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Breadboards are a scam by Big Board.
Updated Matlab to 2025a, and.. what the f*ck @mathworks.bsky.social ?
Let me guess: the enshitification will continue until all your customers have jumped ship? It wasn't enough to be down for weeks last year because someone vibe-coded your firewall?
Let me guess: the enshitification will continue until all your customers have jumped ship? It wasn't enough to be down for weeks last year because someone vibe-coded your firewall?
October 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Updated Matlab to 2025a, and.. what the f*ck @mathworks.bsky.social ?
Let me guess: the enshitification will continue until all your customers have jumped ship? It wasn't enough to be down for weeks last year because someone vibe-coded your firewall?
Let me guess: the enshitification will continue until all your customers have jumped ship? It wasn't enough to be down for weeks last year because someone vibe-coded your firewall?
In the Norwegian Research Council system, if your grant scores too poorly, you are barred from applying again for up to three years*.
I expect this reduces the amount of hastily LLM-ed together proposals.
* 1 year waiting period + 2 years submission restriction
I expect this reduces the amount of hastily LLM-ed together proposals.
* 1 year waiting period + 2 years submission restriction
October 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
In the Norwegian Research Council system, if your grant scores too poorly, you are barred from applying again for up to three years*.
I expect this reduces the amount of hastily LLM-ed together proposals.
* 1 year waiting period + 2 years submission restriction
I expect this reduces the amount of hastily LLM-ed together proposals.
* 1 year waiting period + 2 years submission restriction
In "I, Frankenstein", a couple of electrophysiologists get up to a certain degree of hubris?
October 16, 2025 at 10:23 AM
In "I, Frankenstein", a couple of electrophysiologists get up to a certain degree of hubris?
"You must register with the police within three months!"
The police:
The police:
October 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"You must register with the police within three months!"
The police:
The police:
Just a few more, just for you.
October 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Just a few more, just for you.
Today was grey and rainy; the perfect time to grab a camera and go outside.
Please enjoy a little Autumn timeline cleanse!
Please enjoy a little Autumn timeline cleanse!
October 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Today was grey and rainy; the perfect time to grab a camera and go outside.
Please enjoy a little Autumn timeline cleanse!
Please enjoy a little Autumn timeline cleanse!
Well, for one, because a recent study found that while developers *think* AI makes them faster, it actually made them slower.
metr.org/blog/2025-07...
metr.org/blog/2025-07...
September 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Well, for one, because a recent study found that while developers *think* AI makes them faster, it actually made them slower.
metr.org/blog/2025-07...
metr.org/blog/2025-07...
Well there's something you don't see every day.
Unless you're a German firefighter, I guess.
Unless you're a German firefighter, I guess.
September 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Well there's something you don't see every day.
Unless you're a German firefighter, I guess.
Unless you're a German firefighter, I guess.
Much appreciate coffee legend @jameshoffmann.bsky.social explaining why voltage imaging is such a bugger
September 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Much appreciate coffee legend @jameshoffmann.bsky.social explaining why voltage imaging is such a bugger