To further my quest to convince everyone (well, at least psychologists and neuroscientists) that "just enough" #BIDS (@bidsstandard) can be very good for dataset management, I wrote a pair of blog posts; the first is https://mvpa.blogspot.com/2026/05/just-enough-bids-1-introduction-and-six.html; a combined pdf version is at https://osf.io/w7zkc/files/aqsg3

If you prefer to listen to me talk about BIDS, there's a recording at https://osf.io/w7zkc/files/ycgd3

BIDS stands for Brain Imaging Data Structure, and is probably still most widely used for human #fMRI data. But it's also great for organizing behavioral, #EEG, and other datasets, too. Data sharing, quality control, analysis, etc. is so much more straightforward when you know where to look for the data (and what format to expect).

"just enough" BIDS 1: introduction and six top-level directories

I'm a very big fan of organizing datasets (and not just fMRI datasets) following "just enough" of the BIDS standard . We now have a strategy...

#Subastas #Bids #Incunables #Incunabula #MedievalSky #CielitoAzulMedieval Por si a algún multimilloniario le sobran unas 15 000 libritas, Christie's subasta un magnífico ejemplar del 'Confutatorium errorum' de Jiménez de Préjamo, impreso en Toledo en 1486 www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6...

Working with large microscopy collections, e.g., full experiment series? #OMIO includes #BIDS-like batch conversion workflows that can traverse project trees and convert datasets automatically while applying the same semantic rules to every file. No format-specific batch scripts required.

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Nova Scotia plans for annual call for bids for offshore wind
Nova Scotia’s first call for bids for offshore wind licences has yet to open, but the province is already thinking about doing it again — and again and again.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-plans-for-annual-offshore-wind-call-for-bids-9.7204822?cmp=rss

Nothing reinvigorates my appreciation of #BIDS for organizing datasets more than attempting to find specific info from a nearly 20 year old study led by someone else.

#iykyk

N.S. government receives analysis of bids for onshore gas drilling
The technical committee charged with evaluating bids from companies interested in exploratory drilling for onshore natural gas in Nova Scotia has forwarded its analysis to the provincial government.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/dalhousie-university-fracking-natural-gas-onshore-tim-houston-9.7193042?cmp=rss
I am going to be working more - we have so much work i had to send my boss an email detailing it all for reference and i probably forgot some stuff as well. too much work is not a bad problem to have in moderation. the days are so long now it is peak time for construction, you can get quite a bit done. #bids #volunteer work #rococo
Ford government plans new police detachment based at Ontario Place in Toronto
The province began soliciting bids to build a new Ontario Provincial Police detachment on Ontario Place's east island, near a spa and concert venue.
#Politics #Fordgovernment #OntarioPlace #OntarioProvincialPolice
https://globalnews.ca/news/11816196/ford-government-opp-ontario-place/
Ford government plans new police detachment based at Ontario Place in Toronto
The province began soliciting bids to build a new Ontario Provincial Police detachment on Ontario Place's east island, near a spa and concert venue.
#Politics #Fordgovernment #OntarioPlace #OntarioProvincialPolice
https://globalnews.ca/news/11816196/ford-government-opp-ontario-place/

We are pleased to announce that BIDS Extension Proposal 32 - Microelectrode Electrophysiology is open for community review!

https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-specification/discussions/2406

The review period is open from April 20 - May 1.
#bids #neuroimaging #electrophysiology

Community Review: BEP032 - Microelectrode Electrophysiology · bids-standard/bids-specification · Discussion #2406

We are pleased to announce the community review period for BIDS Extension Proposal (BEP) 032! BEP032 extends the BIDS standard to describe microelectrode electrophysiology data. The draft specifica...

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