Andy 🏳️🌈🇺🇦🧶
@microknitter.bsky.social
Microbiologist, knitter, reader, dog lover. Resist today’s GOP, trump for prison. COVID is real, vaccinate and mask. RFK Jr will kill more people than Trump did. Give me all the coffee!
The house is quiet and I’m luxuriating in reading a bit in bed. Hubs, Bodo, and Poppy are all gently snoring. The position of the dog beds mean that I’m getting it all in surround sound. #snore #snoring
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The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
My books will be on my shelves where they belong. A few friends used to laugh at me for keeping what they called obsolete things like vinyl records and old books. They all agree it was a good idea now.
Amazon turned on Alexa AI shopping and there's apparently no way to turn it off under account settings. I do not want AI - I'm perfectly capable of shopping with out it. For Firefox and Chrome users, there's an extension available, Adios Alexa, that will disable it. #fuckai #alexa #adiosalexa
Oh great. An untreatable, possibly fatal virus passed by ticks is spreading in the USA. Good thing we have the CDC looking out for us, am I right?
First Case of Bourbon Virus, Which Is Untreatable and Potentially Fatal, Confirmed in New York
The first confirmed case of the tick-borne Bourbon virus, which is extremely rare and potentially fatal, has been identified in New York.
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Watching Sheep Detectives. So far, very cute and enjoyable. #sheepdetectives Emma Thompson looks just beautiful.
This week’s #showmeyourknits prompt is shawls. The first one that I ever knit and one a few years later. Sadly, I didn’t keep track of the patterns. #knitting
Fifty years ago this week. This is why I avoid produce misters in supermarket and decorative fountains. #legionnairesdisease #Legionellapneumophila
I've said that I have PTSD from working in healthcare during COVID but felt like I didn't "deserve" it because I didn't work I didn't work in direct patient care. No direct patient care, but I worked 16-hr days coordinating and performing COVID testing, fighting for supplies, etc.
Success!!! The lighting makes this look medium grey/blue but it’s really navy blue. Hardest part was seeing the stitches. #knitting
Dancing Ent Creature of the foggy forest. Madeira #landscapephotography ##landschaftsfotografie #fog
Here we are in 2026 and this song is just as relevant now as it was when it was created. ‘Stop, Hey What's That Sound’ Buffalo Springfield Released December, 1966
For #showmeyourknits 2nd anniversary, the prompt is patterns we’ve knit at least twice. These are basic sock recipe socks-no real pattern-but I’ve probably knit at least 20 pair. Second is the Academie sweater by Trico Design. Nice, simple V-neck sweater. #knit #knitting
Watching Project Hail Mary and have really been enjoying it. Until. Until he just ran an unbalanced centrifuge. A microcentrifuge, true, but still... Completely took me out of the movie. Yes, I know, but I was successfully suspending my disbelief until that scene. #ProjectHailMary #centrifuge
Have been thinking a lot about this. I have a visceral reaction to AI because it’s based on stolen intellectual property. When done ethically, though, it could -and does-have benefits. AI enhanced Gram stains of clinical material for example. Too bad that LLMs have been unethical.
That guy@stuartbayens.bsky.social · 2w agoA federal judge has approved a US$1.5 billion copyright settlement in which artificial intelligence company Anthropic will pay thousands of authors about US$3,000 per book after using pirated copies of their works to train its Claude chatbot.
Not sure what reminded me but early in my career, we'd go to the patient units to collect blood first thing in the morning. Stuck a patient once whose breath had a peculiar odor - not normal morning breath. Back in the lab, reading cultures, had this patient's sputum culture. Pure growth
Newly released audio reveals David Brouillette, the ICE agent who murdered a man in Maine, threatening to slit his ex-wife’s throat: “Every single female in your bloodline is nothing but a disgusting, fat c__t. All of you should have your throats slit.” Exactly the type of assassin ICE hires.
Gillian Anderson has officially revealed the upcoming 1,478-piece LEGO set for THE X-FILES. The set is centered on Mulder’s office, paired with a forest clearing scene and a hovering UFO. Includes 8 minifigures, featuring Mulder, Scully, The Flukeman & more. August 4.
For #ShowMeYourKnits this week, this is my little knitting notions bag. I used to try to find the perfect project bags w/ pockets, etc. now, I use a kid’s pencil case with everything I might need and I just move from bag to bag as needed. #knitting
Absolutely worth the read!
Ariaa®@ariaa.bsky.social · 2w agoAs a 33 year cellular memory pioneer, this case demonstrates that memories are passed down through generations. A 10-year-old child's experiment proved that memories can be passed down through generations. Story worth reading: www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/but... #science #cellularmemory
As a 33 year cellular memory pioneer, this case demonstrates that memories are passed down through generations. A 10-year-old child's experiment proved that memories can be passed down through generations. Story worth reading: www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/but... #science #cellularmemory
