Paul Orwin
@paulmorwin.bsky.social
I guess we’ve found the new twitter!
Hates traitorous republican Magats, loves microbiology...and also sports, lots of sports
Hates traitorous republican Magats, loves microbiology...and also sports, lots of sports
Big dot-com bubble bursting energy...
“.. Every group chat I’m in, everyone wants to know who blew up. .. You can’t make sense of it all now. There’s a general malaise with no exact catalyst to say this is why.”
@wsj.com #Crypto
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@wsj.com #Crypto
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November 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Big dot-com bubble bursting energy...
Hmm, I wonder why David Brooks has written an op-ed about why everyone should stop caring about the Epstein files? Probably just his genuine concern for civic discourse.
Big "My tee-shirt proclaiming i've never met Jeffrey Epstein is raising a lot of questions answered by my tee-shirt" energy...
Big "My tee-shirt proclaiming i've never met Jeffrey Epstein is raising a lot of questions answered by my tee-shirt" energy...
November 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Hmm, I wonder why David Brooks has written an op-ed about why everyone should stop caring about the Epstein files? Probably just his genuine concern for civic discourse.
Big "My tee-shirt proclaiming i've never met Jeffrey Epstein is raising a lot of questions answered by my tee-shirt" energy...
Big "My tee-shirt proclaiming i've never met Jeffrey Epstein is raising a lot of questions answered by my tee-shirt" energy...
This is such a great way to seal your trip to the World Cup. Congrats to Scotland!
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From the Scotland community on Reddit: Let's see that one again!
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November 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This is such a great way to seal your trip to the World Cup. Congrats to Scotland!
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goddamn they really ran the Epstein Files ad during Monday Night Football
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 AM
goddamn they really ran the Epstein Files ad during Monday Night Football
There is something magical about hearing "Flower of Scotland" to start a match at Murrayfield. No other anthem comes close...
November 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
There is something magical about hearing "Flower of Scotland" to start a match at Murrayfield. No other anthem comes close...
Look Oregon was always gonna win this game but that makes 2 touchdowns gifted to them by the refs.
November 15, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Look Oregon was always gonna win this game but that makes 2 touchdowns gifted to them by the refs.
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Opening for a tenure-track biology Assistant Professor at the University of Washington's Bothell campus, just northeast of Seattle.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Opening for a tenure-track biology Assistant Professor at the University of Washington's Bothell campus, just northeast of Seattle.
Had a really great few days in Portland at the @asm.org Conference on Biofilms. Lots of fascinating presentations, gave me a ton of ideas! Also a lot of hope for the future of science, because the kids out there are doing amazing things!
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Had a really great few days in Portland at the @asm.org Conference on Biofilms. Lots of fascinating presentations, gave me a ton of ideas! Also a lot of hope for the future of science, because the kids out there are doing amazing things!
@markowenmartin.bsky.social I'm sitting here at ASM biofilms, just heard Jo Handelsman talk (she gave you a little shoutout), and now hearing your former student Ruth Isenberg talk about E. faecalis! she is now working in the building i did my phd in which is a real "small world thing"!
November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
@markowenmartin.bsky.social I'm sitting here at ASM biofilms, just heard Jo Handelsman talk (she gave you a little shoutout), and now hearing your former student Ruth Isenberg talk about E. faecalis! she is now working in the building i did my phd in which is a real "small world thing"!
#LUFC fans understandably are upset but everyone needs to remember what the survival strategy is; win at home against bottom half opposition, get a couple of smash and grab wins away, get some draws against the top half. That’s the path to 40 points and survival. 1/2
November 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
#LUFC fans understandably are upset but everyone needs to remember what the survival strategy is; win at home against bottom half opposition, get a couple of smash and grab wins away, get some draws against the top half. That’s the path to 40 points and survival. 1/2
The NYT, with its finger on the pulse of American culture, has discovered the "Don't create the Torment Nexus" meme
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/m...
Why Does So Much New Technology Feel Inspired by Dystopian Sci-Fi Movies?
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November 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The NYT, with its finger on the pulse of American culture, has discovered the "Don't create the Torment Nexus" meme
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/m...
OMG Chicago Bears WTAF are you doing?
November 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
OMG Chicago Bears WTAF are you doing?
I mostly don’t care about either one of these teams (OAKLAND A’s fan till I die) but I do feel bad for Geddy Lee.
November 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I mostly don’t care about either one of these teams (OAKLAND A’s fan till I die) but I do feel bad for Geddy Lee.
since i'm saturday sports posting, this @scottishrugby.bsky.social vs @usarugby.bsky.social match is men against boys. I am a big supporter of Scotland Rugby, but its making me a bit sad. The "Tier 1 vs Tier 2" rugby nations feels pretty accurate today.
November 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
since i'm saturday sports posting, this @scottishrugby.bsky.social vs @usarugby.bsky.social match is men against boys. I am a big supporter of Scotland Rugby, but its making me a bit sad. The "Tier 1 vs Tier 2" rugby nations feels pretty accurate today.
worst performance of the year (and I'm including the Arsenal game) for #LUFC. They were passive and slow to the ball, looked like a Carabao Cup match between a PL side and a League One side until the last 10 minutes when Brighton were coasting. hard to watch
November 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
worst performance of the year (and I'm including the Arsenal game) for #LUFC. They were passive and slow to the ball, looked like a Carabao Cup match between a PL side and a League One side until the last 10 minutes when Brighton were coasting. hard to watch
good rule of thumb. when the phrase "sophisticated financial engineering" is used, grab your wallet with both hands...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Here’s How the AI Crash Happens
The U.S. is becoming an Nvidia-state.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
good rule of thumb. when the phrase "sophisticated financial engineering" is used, grab your wallet with both hands...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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31 years ago today, no TV and no beer made Homer Simpson something something. “Treehouse of Horror V” premiered October 30, 1994.
October 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
31 years ago today, no TV and no beer made Homer Simpson something something. “Treehouse of Horror V” premiered October 30, 1994.
I don’t think I have ever been this happy not to be watching a Gopher game. What. Is. Happening…
October 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I don’t think I have ever been this happy not to be watching a Gopher game. What. Is. Happening…
I’m not a Warriors fan, but if you haven’t seen it in awhile it is simply incredible to watch Steph Curry play basketball. Gotta respect it
October 24, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I’m not a Warriors fan, but if you haven’t seen it in awhile it is simply incredible to watch Steph Curry play basketball. Gotta respect it
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CBS poll on Prop 50 in California (the redistricting amendment): Yes 62%, no 38% among likely voters.
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October 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
CBS poll on Prop 50 in California (the redistricting amendment): Yes 62%, no 38% among likely voters.
www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-new...
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It feels like our current situation as a society (political, social, and economic) is summed up in this one GIF
Brooklyn99 Brooklyn Nine Nine GIF
Alt: Brooklyn99 gif woman surprised that her actions have consequences
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October 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
It feels like our current situation as a society (political, social, and economic) is summed up in this one GIF
Still a couple of formatting things that need fixing (this is a "pre-proof") but our genomes paper is now available online! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Really happy to see it out there, I hope people find it useful/interesting!
Really happy to see it out there, I hope people find it useful/interesting!
Completed genomes from Variovorax provide insight into genome diversification through horizontal gene transfer
Approximately 10% of all bacterial genomes sequenced thus far contain a secondary replicon. This property of bacterial populations vastly increases ge…
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October 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Still a couple of formatting things that need fixing (this is a "pre-proof") but our genomes paper is now available online! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Really happy to see it out there, I hope people find it useful/interesting!
Really happy to see it out there, I hope people find it useful/interesting!