Patrick Boyle

@patrickboyle
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I was a Synthetic Biologist before it was cool. Head of Codebase at Ginkgo Bioworks. Ask me about cell programming, biosecurity, or cats

@p_maverick_b on twitter

@patrickboyle yeah, like I get why you might think I want all salads. But that’s not why I’m at the bakery
While I'm griping about Mastodon, the interface seems purposely designed to dampen engagement, e.g. most interfaces hide the number of reblogs/favs a toot has. Toots don't really seem to build momentum as a result - maybe some people see that as a feature but I need my dopamine hit
My mastodon feed feels like a conference poster session where the wine hasn't come out yet...
Dreams are tools for organizing ourselves. Nightmares are easier to shout but hide a cost; collective action requires enough believe the nightmare is real (e.g., "climate change" as a narrative frame has & will make "climate emergency" inevitable). Positive dreams are harder to organize but enable collective action in advance of reality (e.g., MLK Jr. et al.). Let us imagine "climate opportunity" leading to "climate awesome" etc.
@patrickboyle at risk of revealing part of our super secret #dna sequencing strategy, here is a key part of our platform. #OxfordNanopore
As a high-powered exec my job is to do stupid stuff that drives positive organizational change:
Visions of the solarpunk future when social media is finally good
At last a forum where I can speak the truth about bean bag chairs (many are filled with non beans) without fear of retaliation from my enemies in the bean bag chair industry
Mood
Is there a “good” iOS client I should be using? The default one doesn’t let me go straight to someone’s profile when I get a follow notification, which is really annoying