Lana Sinapayen
@sinalana.bsky.social
京都で人工生命の研究してます。Kyoto. ALife researcher https://lanasina.github.io/
Artificial Life, Astrobiology, Visual Illusions; views my own. Research @ Sony CSL, National Institute for Basic Biology.
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Artificial Life, Astrobiology, Visual Illusions; views my own. Research @ Sony CSL, National Institute for Basic Biology.
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There used to be a 10m one in roppongi, Japan!
November 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
There used to be a 10m one in roppongi, Japan!
Any nihonga specialist knows what bird this is? It looks like a dove who inherited a miniature cormorant beak.
November 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Any nihonga specialist knows what bird this is? It looks like a dove who inherited a miniature cormorant beak.
A request for biologists (reposts appreciated): do you have any images of "reduction spots" like those in the Mars biosignature paper, but on Earth and 100% confirmed to be caused by life?
Also welcome: pic of any "leopard spots" patterns caused by colonies of organisms.
Also welcome: pic of any "leopard spots" patterns caused by colonies of organisms.
October 24, 2025 at 6:55 AM
A request for biologists (reposts appreciated): do you have any images of "reduction spots" like those in the Mars biosignature paper, but on Earth and 100% confirmed to be caused by life?
Also welcome: pic of any "leopard spots" patterns caused by colonies of organisms.
Also welcome: pic of any "leopard spots" patterns caused by colonies of organisms.
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The closest one is "PMC_0003_MCC_i" and j (1st image) but still the texture does not map to the picture correctly. It's too low and possibly too short. What am I getting wrong?
The closest one is "PMC_0003_MCC_i" and j (1st image) but still the texture does not map to the picture correctly. It's too low and possibly too short. What am I getting wrong?
October 20, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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The closest one is "PMC_0003_MCC_i" and j (1st image) but still the texture does not map to the picture correctly. It's too low and possibly too short. What am I getting wrong?
The closest one is "PMC_0003_MCC_i" and j (1st image) but still the texture does not map to the picture correctly. It's too low and possibly too short. What am I getting wrong?
Specifically, I would like to know what are the differences between these columns representing the locations of the x-ray beam, and why none of the values seem to map exactly to the picture taken by the MCC (the values map to completely different areas, and the scale seems slightly incorrect)
October 20, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Specifically, I would like to know what are the differences between these columns representing the locations of the x-ray beam, and why none of the values seem to map exactly to the picture taken by the MCC (the values map to completely different areas, and the scale seems slightly incorrect)
I don't imagine there's any evidence for this, but it would be funny if it was true. Because what is the predator of vultures supposed to be, and what bird is supposed to have a giant face like that? A pterodactyl? 😂
![Screenshot of a vulture posing. Its neck is naked and looks like a giant face. Text reads: Himalayan griffon vulture showing off it's [typo] fake eyes to scare the other species](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kbon33dkvzr7kjfibz6n27vq/bafkreigu3wcx6fieoa2ffxademxc2m5gcr4nsnqkmin6kpkxjq2dj3nzvu@jpeg)
October 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I don't imagine there's any evidence for this, but it would be funny if it was true. Because what is the predator of vultures supposed to be, and what bird is supposed to have a giant face like that? A pterodactyl? 😂
finally found that stupid Mars data, it only took HOURS of digging in nonsensically named files :/
October 15, 2025 at 12:14 PM
finally found that stupid Mars data, it only took HOURS of digging in nonsensically named files :/
Kitchen gliders doing what they do best
October 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Kitchen gliders doing what they do best
If you haven't yet, come see our poster designed by my coauthor Harrison.
Tl;dr: if some lifeforms were going around terraforming planets, we could detect them* even without a working definition of "life" or "habitability"
*terms and conditions apply
Tl;dr: if some lifeforms were going around terraforming planets, we could detect them* even without a working definition of "life" or "habitability"
*terms and conditions apply
October 8, 2025 at 6:41 AM
If you haven't yet, come see our poster designed by my coauthor Harrison.
Tl;dr: if some lifeforms were going around terraforming planets, we could detect them* even without a working definition of "life" or "habitability"
*terms and conditions apply
Tl;dr: if some lifeforms were going around terraforming planets, we could detect them* even without a working definition of "life" or "habitability"
*terms and conditions apply
"Hi Lana,
You've been living in Japan for the entire history of your gmail address, and you've never been to Oregon.
Therefore we have decided to change your account region to Oregon. If you don't like it fill this form, that will reject your request because your account is already in Japan."
You've been living in Japan for the entire history of your gmail address, and you've never been to Oregon.
Therefore we have decided to change your account region to Oregon. If you don't like it fill this form, that will reject your request because your account is already in Japan."
October 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Hi Lana,
You've been living in Japan for the entire history of your gmail address, and you've never been to Oregon.
Therefore we have decided to change your account region to Oregon. If you don't like it fill this form, that will reject your request because your account is already in Japan."
You've been living in Japan for the entire history of your gmail address, and you've never been to Oregon.
Therefore we have decided to change your account region to Oregon. If you don't like it fill this form, that will reject your request because your account is already in Japan."
Very convincing. I am convinced. Is this satire?
October 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Very convincing. I am convinced. Is this satire?
They've started installing the gliders in my kitchen
October 7, 2025 at 3:29 AM
They've started installing the gliders in my kitchen
@elizabethtasker.bsky.social when will JAXA have some merch at the same high level as NASA?
October 6, 2025 at 11:04 AM
@elizabethtasker.bsky.social when will JAXA have some merch at the same high level as NASA?
I want this data from this paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
But all I have is a bunch of DOIs leading to a bunch of pages leading to the same page leading to this directory with a lot of probably unrelated data.
But all I have is a bunch of DOIs leading to a bunch of pages leading to the same page leading to this directory with a lot of probably unrelated data.
October 2, 2025 at 6:54 AM
I want this data from this paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
But all I have is a bunch of DOIs leading to a bunch of pages leading to the same page leading to this directory with a lot of probably unrelated data.
But all I have is a bunch of DOIs leading to a bunch of pages leading to the same page leading to this directory with a lot of probably unrelated data.
Hi! So I've created the rule, but it's still capturing lowercase "alife" posts and adding it to the feed. Am I doing something wrong?
September 29, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Hi! So I've created the rule, but it's still capturing lowercase "alife" posts and adding it to the feed. Am I doing something wrong?
UMAP gives very aesthetic results on different slices of this dataset. My favorite is this broccoli and ketchup one
September 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
UMAP gives very aesthetic results on different slices of this dataset. My favorite is this broccoli and ketchup one
Interesting data analysis moment today, trying to cluster a 10 dimensional dataset.
The raw data shows neat separation on one axis, but PCA mashes it together. tnse gave me a plate of beans, and UMAP found 3 clean clusters.
The raw data shows neat separation on one axis, but PCA mashes it together. tnse gave me a plate of beans, and UMAP found 3 clean clusters.
September 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Interesting data analysis moment today, trying to cluster a 10 dimensional dataset.
The raw data shows neat separation on one axis, but PCA mashes it together. tnse gave me a plate of beans, and UMAP found 3 clean clusters.
The raw data shows neat separation on one axis, but PCA mashes it together. tnse gave me a plate of beans, and UMAP found 3 clean clusters.
You need to see him eating a banana for the first time
September 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
You need to see him eating a banana for the first time
They all certainly have interesting follows for only following 4K people
September 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
They all certainly have interesting follows for only following 4K people