Queen kitty
@wolfpots.bsky.social
who lives on in her devoted human. I will graciously allow new kitty to make an appearance here as well as other feline goddesses. What does my human know? She is old enough to know that a walk in the woods is good for the soul.
Pinned
Reposted by Queen kitty
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
July 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
Reposted by Queen kitty
🧪🧪 Great Lakes Ship Goo Is Actually An Undiscovered Life Form 😲😲
Read More: www.jalopnik.com/1906461/grea...
Read More: www.jalopnik.com/1906461/grea...
Great Lakes Ship Goo Is Actually An Undiscovered Life Form - Jalopnik
Researchers who docked a vessel for an "unanticipated repair" last September found the cause of the problem wasn't just unanticipated, it was downright bizarre.
www.jalopnik.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
🧪🧪 Great Lakes Ship Goo Is Actually An Undiscovered Life Form 😲😲
Read More: www.jalopnik.com/1906461/grea...
Read More: www.jalopnik.com/1906461/grea...
Reposted by Queen kitty
Where is the money going? In the case of for-profit publishers it's very clear:
Your open access fees fund corporate profit margins.
Profit margins for large academic publishers can far exceed those of household names like Amazon and Apple.
chart source: bit.ly/4leULKi
#scipub #academicsky
Your open access fees fund corporate profit margins.
Profit margins for large academic publishers can far exceed those of household names like Amazon and Apple.
chart source: bit.ly/4leULKi
#scipub #academicsky
July 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Where is the money going? In the case of for-profit publishers it's very clear:
Your open access fees fund corporate profit margins.
Profit margins for large academic publishers can far exceed those of household names like Amazon and Apple.
chart source: bit.ly/4leULKi
#scipub #academicsky
Your open access fees fund corporate profit margins.
Profit margins for large academic publishers can far exceed those of household names like Amazon and Apple.
chart source: bit.ly/4leULKi
#scipub #academicsky
Reposted by Queen kitty
🧪 Scientists take advantage of bats' extraordinary fondness of mutual grooming to develop a highly effective oral rabies vaccine. Way to go scientists!
This is really cool! A rabies vaccine, applied as a gel to fur, spreads quickly among bats as they lick and groom each other. That prevents rabies outbreaks in other animals. www.science.org/content/arti...
Vampire bats' mutual grooming helps spread innovative rabies vaccine
A gel that bats lick off one another’s fur could help prevent rabies outbreaks in cattle, a growing problem in Latin America
www.science.org
July 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
🧪 Scientists take advantage of bats' extraordinary fondness of mutual grooming to develop a highly effective oral rabies vaccine. Way to go scientists!
Reposted by Queen kitty
Science 🧪 fair of knowledge lost due to grant terminations. Why isn’t this being live-streamed? How do we - the people - get to watch?
nasawatch.com/congress/con...
nasawatch.com/congress/con...
Congressional Event: A Science Fair of Canceled Grants
The Things We’ll Never Know: A Science Fair of Canceled Grants.
nasawatch.com
July 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Science 🧪 fair of knowledge lost due to grant terminations. Why isn’t this being live-streamed? How do we - the people - get to watch?
nasawatch.com/congress/con...
nasawatch.com/congress/con...
Reposted by Queen kitty
Yeah. I like to use em-dashes, and my entire legal blog is in every major LLM because it is in Common Crawl.
I don't write like the LLM; the LLM stole my work so it could write like me.
I don't write like the LLM; the LLM stole my work so it could write like me.
I can’t believe people are still saying this. The reason LLMs use m-dashes is bc they were trained on human writing, and a particular style of writing makes heavy use of m-dashes. In journo school we used to meme about how much we all loved the m-dash. Guess what’s oversampled in AI training data?
July 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Yeah. I like to use em-dashes, and my entire legal blog is in every major LLM because it is in Common Crawl.
I don't write like the LLM; the LLM stole my work so it could write like me.
I don't write like the LLM; the LLM stole my work so it could write like me.
Reposted by Queen kitty
There are no red states, no blue states, only purple, from Idaho fuchsia to Vermont violet. And in every state there are children, non-citizens, and prisoners who can't vote. In every state where one candidate won, a bunch of people voted for the other candidate. And so forth.
July 6, 2025 at 5:42 AM
There are no red states, no blue states, only purple, from Idaho fuchsia to Vermont violet. And in every state there are children, non-citizens, and prisoners who can't vote. In every state where one candidate won, a bunch of people voted for the other candidate. And so forth.
Reposted by Queen kitty
This is a new image from JWST.
The six-pointed features are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything else is a galaxy.
The six-pointed features are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything else is a galaxy.
June 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This is a new image from JWST.
The six-pointed features are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything else is a galaxy.
The six-pointed features are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Reposted by Queen kitty
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Reposted by Queen kitty
NIH cuts have life and death consequences.
How a cancer patient became collateral damage to Trump’s purge of the federal workforce, @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social reports wapo.st/44ntbo4
How a cancer patient became collateral damage to Trump’s purge of the federal workforce, @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social reports wapo.st/44ntbo4
His custom cancer therapy is in an NIH freezer. He may not get it in time.
The purge of probationary federal workers included skilled lab personnel who would have finalized a customized cell immunotherapy for cancer patients.
wapo.st
June 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
NIH cuts have life and death consequences.
How a cancer patient became collateral damage to Trump’s purge of the federal workforce, @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social reports wapo.st/44ntbo4
How a cancer patient became collateral damage to Trump’s purge of the federal workforce, @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social reports wapo.st/44ntbo4
Reposted by Queen kitty
Today 🧵 of whimsical things I’ve made that would make cute gifts…
First. AN FWOG
15cm linoprint on handmade deckle-edged paper. my first lino carve! A FUKKIT Fwog where I forgot to reverse the text. ON BRAND error that just feels RIGHT!
ko-fi.com/s/4a0780ad67
#bsnm #frog #linoprint #ukgiftam
First. AN FWOG
15cm linoprint on handmade deckle-edged paper. my first lino carve! A FUKKIT Fwog where I forgot to reverse the text. ON BRAND error that just feels RIGHT!
ko-fi.com/s/4a0780ad67
#bsnm #frog #linoprint #ukgiftam
June 1, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Today 🧵 of whimsical things I’ve made that would make cute gifts…
First. AN FWOG
15cm linoprint on handmade deckle-edged paper. my first lino carve! A FUKKIT Fwog where I forgot to reverse the text. ON BRAND error that just feels RIGHT!
ko-fi.com/s/4a0780ad67
#bsnm #frog #linoprint #ukgiftam
First. AN FWOG
15cm linoprint on handmade deckle-edged paper. my first lino carve! A FUKKIT Fwog where I forgot to reverse the text. ON BRAND error that just feels RIGHT!
ko-fi.com/s/4a0780ad67
#bsnm #frog #linoprint #ukgiftam
Reposted by Queen kitty
Scientists once hoarded pre-nuclear steel, and now we’re hoarding pre-AI content arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/w...
Scientists once hoarded pre-nuclear steel, and now we’re hoarding pre-AI content
Newly-announced catalog collects pre-2022 sources untouched by ChatGPT and AI contamination.
arstechnica.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Scientists once hoarded pre-nuclear steel, and now we’re hoarding pre-AI content arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/w...
Reposted by Queen kitty
My 7 year old Granddaughter had an idea last night. She wanted me to take pictures of bubbles made by a bubble maker toy she got for her birthday. So she made the bubbles and I took the pictures! Strikes me as a happy, hopeful picture. And a good distraction from the news. #Photography
June 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
My 7 year old Granddaughter had an idea last night. She wanted me to take pictures of bubbles made by a bubble maker toy she got for her birthday. So she made the bubbles and I took the pictures! Strikes me as a happy, hopeful picture. And a good distraction from the news. #Photography
Reposted by Queen kitty
“The artist’s task is to save the soul of mankind; and anything less is a dithering while Rome burns. Because of the artists, who are self-selected, for being able to journey into the Other, if the artists cannot find the way, then the way cannot be found.”
Terence McKenna
#stunday
#classicmono
Terence McKenna
#stunday
#classicmono
June 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“The artist’s task is to save the soul of mankind; and anything less is a dithering while Rome burns. Because of the artists, who are self-selected, for being able to journey into the Other, if the artists cannot find the way, then the way cannot be found.”
Terence McKenna
#stunday
#classicmono
Terence McKenna
#stunday
#classicmono
Reposted by Queen kitty
I kid you not, my work knows that I do drawing on the side and someone in the office told me AI could save me time and my response was "but I like drawing" and it broke them. They didn't know how to answer, they just couldn't comprehend that people make art because they like making art.
June 13, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I kid you not, my work knows that I do drawing on the side and someone in the office told me AI could save me time and my response was "but I like drawing" and it broke them. They didn't know how to answer, they just couldn't comprehend that people make art because they like making art.
Reposted by Queen kitty
Great timing. I should do this for upcoming preprint figures. 🧪
Pro tip, folks: if you make a figure for a publication, don’t just hand the copyright over to the publisher. Post it on OSF first and then give yourself permission to use it in the first publication and then all future publications. That way, no permissions issues.
June 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Great timing. I should do this for upcoming preprint figures. 🧪
Reposted by Queen kitty
We’re finally entering the era where we can map precisely how gut microbes modulate human health.
A new study just revealed one such pathway. A fungal microbe inhibits a gut enzyme, decreasing ceramide and inflammation. = new and better drug targets!🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#microbiome
A new study just revealed one such pathway. A fungal microbe inhibits a gut enzyme, decreasing ceramide and inflammation. = new and better drug targets!🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#microbiome
May 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
We’re finally entering the era where we can map precisely how gut microbes modulate human health.
A new study just revealed one such pathway. A fungal microbe inhibits a gut enzyme, decreasing ceramide and inflammation. = new and better drug targets!🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#microbiome
A new study just revealed one such pathway. A fungal microbe inhibits a gut enzyme, decreasing ceramide and inflammation. = new and better drug targets!🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#microbiome
Reposted by Queen kitty
Ever wondered how to get your work out there? In our latest feature on Young Poets Network, we're offering six top tips for publishing your poems and getting your work out there, plus a handy glossary of terms.
Find the feature at bit.ly/GetYourWorkOutThere ✏️
Find the feature at bit.ly/GetYourWorkOutThere ✏️
May 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Ever wondered how to get your work out there? In our latest feature on Young Poets Network, we're offering six top tips for publishing your poems and getting your work out there, plus a handy glossary of terms.
Find the feature at bit.ly/GetYourWorkOutThere ✏️
Find the feature at bit.ly/GetYourWorkOutThere ✏️
Reposted by Queen kitty
You better get ready, because we just snort bits of a party bag of measuring systems and roll with it.
The chart explains it better than I do, because part of being Canadian is being perpetually confused about measuring shit...
The chart explains it better than I do, because part of being Canadian is being perpetually confused about measuring shit...
March 23, 2025 at 7:09 AM
You better get ready, because we just snort bits of a party bag of measuring systems and roll with it.
The chart explains it better than I do, because part of being Canadian is being perpetually confused about measuring shit...
The chart explains it better than I do, because part of being Canadian is being perpetually confused about measuring shit...
Reposted by Queen kitty
I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me, rolled the AI out to the whole agency, and implied the AI can do my job and the jobs of the others they've fired.
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
March 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me, rolled the AI out to the whole agency, and implied the AI can do my job and the jobs of the others they've fired.
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
Reposted by Queen kitty
Recently, several photographers have written about photographing iconic spots, and how it doesn't excite them or that it is becoming an issue of a “bucket list” mentality. I thought that I'd re-up this essay that I wrote on the topic.
open.substack.com/pub/bryanhan...
open.substack.com/pub/bryanhan...
Photos that Echo Photos that Others Took
I was recently going through some of Galen Rowell’s old essays and came across “Beyond Coincidence” in the Inner Game of Outdoor Photography. Rowell was an inspiration for me when I was learning photo...
open.substack.com
March 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Recently, several photographers have written about photographing iconic spots, and how it doesn't excite them or that it is becoming an issue of a “bucket list” mentality. I thought that I'd re-up this essay that I wrote on the topic.
open.substack.com/pub/bryanhan...
open.substack.com/pub/bryanhan...
Reposted by Queen kitty
If you didn't see my previous post, a lynx came up the driveway yesterday. Then, about 2 hours later, this one came through the backyard!!
It's not the same lynx. I think it's the one in the driveway's kitten starting to make its own way in Mom's territory. I can't believe I saw two in one day! 🌿🦊
It's not the same lynx. I think it's the one in the driveway's kitten starting to make its own way in Mom's territory. I can't believe I saw two in one day! 🌿🦊
March 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
If you didn't see my previous post, a lynx came up the driveway yesterday. Then, about 2 hours later, this one came through the backyard!!
It's not the same lynx. I think it's the one in the driveway's kitten starting to make its own way in Mom's territory. I can't believe I saw two in one day! 🌿🦊
It's not the same lynx. I think it's the one in the driveway's kitten starting to make its own way in Mom's territory. I can't believe I saw two in one day! 🌿🦊
Reposted by Queen kitty
“Our next generation of researchers are now poised on the edge of this cliff, not knowing if there’s going to be a bridge that’s going to get them to the other side, or if this is it”
Musk and Trump are blowing up science careers for every STEM student.
Musk and Trump are blowing up science careers for every STEM student.
Not only are we limiting our medical research and advancement of new treatments, but NIH cuts are affecting ability of universities to take on grad students, limiting our future workforce @altcdc.altgov.info @altnih4science.bsky.social #science #cuts #resist
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Universities are facing big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it's a time for 'damage control'
Facing the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, Duke University is preparing for the worst.
apnews.com
March 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
“Our next generation of researchers are now poised on the edge of this cliff, not knowing if there’s going to be a bridge that’s going to get them to the other side, or if this is it”
Musk and Trump are blowing up science careers for every STEM student.
Musk and Trump are blowing up science careers for every STEM student.