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Tamar Sofer Apr 26, 2023

Micro SF/F by O. Westin Apr 26, 2023

"I want," the man said to the art robot, and then described an image in some detail.
"Certainly," said the art robot. A printout came out of its chest.
"Thank y- Hey! What's this?"
"A list of artists who make images of the kind you describe, and who are accepting commissions."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

Tamar Sofer Apr 22, 2023

Sean Gibbons Apr 22, 2023

RT @segal_eran
Our new @Cell_Metabolism paper: Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) of 7,000 non-diabetics, the largest such cohort, and the first map of CGM-derived reference values in healthy people

Data is part of the Human Phenotype Project, and accessible here: http://humanphenotypeproject.org >>>

Human Phenotype Project - HOME

The Human Phenotype Project

Tamar Sofer Apr 22, 2023

Andrew Iwaniuk Apr 22, 2023

Had to make the difficult decision to let a student go this month. There have been issues with them playing loud music in the hallway, not training other students properly, lack of communication with me, leaving the lab space a mess, not following protocols and not coming into work when they knew I was away. It is never fun to be the bad guy, but the negative impacts on other lab members and disrespect was too much. #academia

Tamar Sofer Apr 12, 2023

ted byfield Apr 12, 2023

Every once in a while a top-notch observation disguised as a meme comes around, and I think this is one.

Tamar Sofer Apr 10, 2023

Per Axbom Apr 9, 2023

I think what scares me the most about the ”AI” tools that have been hyped over the past few months is that they all appear to emphasise the elimination of thinking.

All while manufacturers falsely claim that this is what is going on inside the machine.

As if the time and effort between information retrieval and making sense of it is inconsequential to the growth of the human mind and the validity of the end result.

As if thinking is a nuisance.

#AIHype #AIEthics #DigitalEthics

Akkoma

Tamar Sofer Apr 8, 2023

readysaltedcode Apr 8, 2023

Adding #altText to all images and tables in my #phd. A slow but essential task. Not long until I submit! Whoop

Tamar Sofer Apr 6, 2023

jrm4 Apr 6, 2023

Okay, seems to me that a good *plan* for dealing with twitter (as opposed to all the "if you use twitter you're literally a Nazi" BS that people *here* like to spew)

One thing I'm seeing over there is the almost certainly artificial boosting of e.g. "Black folks who think Kamala Harris does nothing"

That's a good direct place to start -- Over at twitter you are being *lied to*. by means of algorithms. Get them over here.

#blackfedi #blackmastodon #mastodon

Tamar Sofer Apr 6, 2023

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Senator Paula Simons🇨🇦Apr 5, 2023

Here, btw, is a photo of that first known English language Haggadah, printed by Alexander Alexander in 1770, and held by the National Library and Archives of Canada. You can see the wine stains on the pages. #Haggadah #Passover #Pesach #Seder #London #Ottawa #yow #LowyCollection #Jewish #Yiddishkeit #JewishHistory #GeorgeIII