Simon White

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Bioinformatics engineer from the UK living in the bay area
Previously worked at the Wellcome Trust Sanger institute and BCM HGSC. Now at Helix
In London with a few friends reminding ourselves that allies are better than lies #MarchForRejoin
@jannem @bestmacfly @grumpygamer Ah! the Atari ST, I remember that, underrated if you ask me.
@jgrg congrats James, I am sure they will be happy to have you back
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Planet Earth or Planet Ocean?

Take a look at this fascinating data visualization of countries by their share of Earth’s surface.

There are over 510M square kilometers of area, but <30% is covered by land. Over 70% is the ocean.

Image by Nicholas LePan for Visual Capitalist. Details at https://www.visualcapitalist.com/countries-by-share-of-earths-surface/ #nature #science

Visualizing Countries by Share of Earth’s Surface

There are 510 million km² of area on the Earth, but less than 30% of this is land. Here's the share countries make up of the Earth's surface.

Visual Capitalist
@85MR2 @CynthiaA I figured it was toot from the multiverse where I had lived a different life
@CynthiaA Thats ok - though I was a bit confused for a moment there :)
@leaujacques @not2b yeah I wondered that too...
@georgetakei I am thrilled how you have embraced #mastodon. As an ex-pat living in California, I am really enjoying seeing your posts from London.
I feel writing the word "American" on the can is somewhat redundant.