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David Hofer

@hofer.bsky.social

I work on software for tracking genome sequences, edits and variants. Cat dad. Boston, MA

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Helen Rosner @hels.bsky.social · yesterday

Can someone tell me a cool thing to buy at H-Mart that i might not have tried before, i need to feel alive

David Hofer @hofer.bsky.social · 3d ago

So did the Democrats have to pick up Texas by the panhandle to flip it

Octopus Energy @octopus.energy · 5d ago

🚨 BLADES ON THE MOVE 🚨 At one of our Octopus Energy Generation sites in rural France, we’re “repowering” old turbines by replacing them with more efficient, modern and bigger turbines. And huge blades = HUGE LOGISTICS to get these bad boys up and running. (🧵1/5)

David Hofer @hofer.bsky.social · 6d ago

Unfortunately, when it comes to meal times, cats don’t understand daylight savings

Andrew @athomashemlock.bsky.social · 2w ago

Every single article about solar power and battery tech is like "We put solar panels on the Hellmouth and the Hellmouth is now reciting poetry and smells like peppermint and teaching young orphaned birds how to fly. Also we can power a small city block."

Ada Palmer@adapalmer.bsky.social · 2w ago

Solar farms in the Gobi are cutting dust storms. A study of 17 farms found the panels slow surface winds by more than 9% and make soil up to 17% less erodible, reducing springtime dust by about 352,000 tonnes a month. RenewEconomy buff.ly/bambHT8 #ShareGoodNewsToo

David Hofer @hofer.bsky.social · 4w ago

Something cool happened on the New England grid last Tuesday. Fossil gas production decreased to 12%, less than one gigawatt. All the rest was nuclear, renewable, and hydropower. (We imported some too, but in practice that’s hydro from Quebec.)

A screenshot of the breakdown by source of electricity production on the New England grid last Tuesday afternoon. It shows 43% nuclear, 33% renewables, 12% natural gas, and 20% imports.

depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · last mo.

The Phantom of Heilbronn, also referred to as the Woman Without a Face, was a presumed female serial killer whose existence was inferred from DNA evidence found at 40 crime scenes across Austria, France and Germany from 1993 to 2009.

In March 2009, investigators concluded that the supposed serial killer did not exist, and the DNA belonged to a woman who worked at a factory that made the cotton swabs used for collecting DNA samples

Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The image is of a four panel comic.
The title above the first two panels reads, "Dog Toys".
The first panel shows Sarah, the protagonist, holding a bone shaped dog toy. She says, "Look!"
The second panel shows a dog wagging its tail. There is a speech bubble leading back to Sarah saying "It squeaks!"
The title above the last two panels reads, "Cat Toys".
In panel three we see Sarah again. She says "Come, child."
Panel four shows a cat raising its paws in glee. We see Sarah's hands holding cat nip. We see a speech bubble leading back to Sarah saying "It is time to do drugs".

David Hofer @hofer.bsky.social · last mo.

Was at the world cycling championship women’s elite race in Montreal today. Demi Vollering won; I got a picture of her and the top three finishers on the last lap. One thing they don’t show on TV is the sweep car

Keifer @dannyvegito.bsky.social · 10mo ago

[guy who can’t fully remember that Gramsci quote] it’s Monster Time

David Hofer @hofer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Toledo is enjoying a nap

David Hofer @hofer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Turkeys (the bird) are named in most languages after the place they are believed to have come from. In England they were imported from the Ottoman Empire. In Turkey, they are called “Indias”. In India, they are called “Perus”.

Katelyn Burns@katelynburns.com · 2mo ago

Tell me a fun fact.

David Hofer @hofer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Went hiking in the Adirondacks this weekend, then hung out by a river

Me in front of the summit of Haystack mountain

David Hofer @hofer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My solar + electric system just crossed over to being a net exporter for the year to date. It’ll probably go back to being a net importer in November or December, but I’m enjoying it for now

My solar electric system production/import/export numbers for the year

Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 3mo ago

If you missed the solar eclipse, this is what it looked like:

David Hofer @hofer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Was in New Bedford today, they have a huge awesome sculpture of a rooster made from discarded materials and trash

arcadus @birdapp.rip · 3mo ago

A scene from The Odyssey where Penelope stands before the suitors, but Tim Robinson has been added in. It’s a reference to I Think You Should Leave. Penelope says “Ronnie, I feel like you’re just here for the zip line” and Tim Robinson says “what?”

Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Vanquished by the baby you washed is some Athena bullshit

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Messi goes super saiyan in the last 20 of every match and every opposing coach is like, what if he didn’t and we could just defend a narrow lead until the whistle

David Hofer @hofer.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Just read this morning there’s an effort to get rideshare drivers in Massachusetts to use EVs because they drive far more miles on average than anyone else, and I like how pragmatic my state is, overall