Dino Martens
@mtstudy.bsky.social
Still stuck in space and time but doing fun projects. Proud to be a 'work in progress' #academicsky
Data folks. Please help! In Excel, Countifs formulas don’t work at all with cells that have a descriptive entry with the word black, unless I changed it to B, Blk, or Black group etc. Why?! The cells are not colour coded. Thought I was going out of my mind (early on in 2025)! 🫣
January 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Data folks. Please help! In Excel, Countifs formulas don’t work at all with cells that have a descriptive entry with the word black, unless I changed it to B, Blk, or Black group etc. Why?! The cells are not colour coded. Thought I was going out of my mind (early on in 2025)! 🫣
My supermarket Christmas pudding has a best before date of June 2026. Should I be scared? 😆🎄
December 8, 2024 at 11:15 AM
My supermarket Christmas pudding has a best before date of June 2026. Should I be scared? 😆🎄
A night of comical auto transcription. ‘More governance’ became ‘Moral dominance’. 😂 Oh, Word. You do struggle with certain speech pattern-accent combo. Or perhaps you’re on to something…..
December 5, 2024 at 11:22 PM
A night of comical auto transcription. ‘More governance’ became ‘Moral dominance’. 😂 Oh, Word. You do struggle with certain speech pattern-accent combo. Or perhaps you’re on to something…..
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And as this gains attention outside of scientific circles, as it surely will, @deevybee.bsky.social will undoubtedly face a great deal of harassment. Other fellows of the @royalsociety.bsky.social will have to decide whether she faces it alone or not.
Dorothy Bishop lambasts world’s oldest scientific academy as she quits in protest “I’m not willing to treat Elon Musk ‘collegially and with courtesy’,” she says. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Royal Society fellow resigns over Elon Musk membership - Research Professional News
Dorothy Bishop lambasts world’s oldest scientific academy as she quits in protest
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 25, 2024 at 5:51 PM
And as this gains attention outside of scientific circles, as it surely will, @deevybee.bsky.social will undoubtedly face a great deal of harassment. Other fellows of the @royalsociety.bsky.social will have to decide whether she faces it alone or not.
The algorithms on that Bird site are so funny. My 5-year old tweet that referenced my age range keeps attracting bots pretending to be young women. Sinister.
October 21, 2024 at 8:08 AM
The algorithms on that Bird site are so funny. My 5-year old tweet that referenced my age range keeps attracting bots pretending to be young women. Sinister.
It can be so frustrating to encounter a poorly conceived referee form from academic or research institutions! Just saying.
October 9, 2024 at 12:36 PM
It can be so frustrating to encounter a poorly conceived referee form from academic or research institutions! Just saying.
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CJEU hearing yesterday on whether Danish "ghetto law" is racially discriminatory www.euractiv.com/section/poli...
EU top court to review Denmark's 'ghetto law' for potential breach of anti-discrimination rules
On Monday (30 September), the EU supreme court will hear arguments on whether the Danish law limiting the concentration of ethnic minorities in certain neighbourhoods violates EU anti-discrimination l...
www.euractiv.com
October 1, 2024 at 7:20 AM
CJEU hearing yesterday on whether Danish "ghetto law" is racially discriminatory www.euractiv.com/section/poli...
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Turns out iPhones and Apple Watches do not like Helium! This is good to know if, like some STEM academics and folks in industry, you are sometimes around evaporating helium.
www.ifixit.com/News/11986/i...
www.ifixit.com/News/11986/i...
iPhones Are Allergic to Helium
This is the kind of tale that you don’t hear every day. During the installation of a new MRI machine, a technician started getting calls that iPhones weren’t working—but Androids wer...
www.ifixit.com
September 15, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Turns out iPhones and Apple Watches do not like Helium! This is good to know if, like some STEM academics and folks in industry, you are sometimes around evaporating helium.
www.ifixit.com/News/11986/i...
www.ifixit.com/News/11986/i...
Friday essay: Bad faith FOI requests can be annoying. Discuss.
September 13, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Friday essay: Bad faith FOI requests can be annoying. Discuss.
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CJEU hearing upcoming Oct 15
Did Hungary breach EU law by voting against the agreed common EU position on reclassifying cannabis at the UN?
Main arguments by the Commission here - eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/L...
Did Hungary breach EU law by voting against the agreed common EU position on reclassifying cannabis at the UN?
Main arguments by the Commission here - eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/L...
a man with his hands on his head says yeah well you know that 's just like your opinion man ..
ALT: a man with his hands on his head says yeah well you know that 's just like your opinion man ..
media.tenor.com
September 12, 2024 at 5:15 PM
CJEU hearing upcoming Oct 15
Did Hungary breach EU law by voting against the agreed common EU position on reclassifying cannabis at the UN?
Main arguments by the Commission here - eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/L...
Did Hungary breach EU law by voting against the agreed common EU position on reclassifying cannabis at the UN?
Main arguments by the Commission here - eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/L...
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BREAKING
Our new paper: Independent Inquiry finds serious governance failures at RCP London. Read this and weep.
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
Our new paper: Independent Inquiry finds serious governance failures at RCP London. Read this and weep.
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
Independent inquiry finds serious governance failures at the Royal College of Physicians of London
> “… a range of collective failures in leadership” (page 3)
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> “… a clear lack of accountability and due process.” (page 4)
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> “[T]here is a pervasive lack of trust and confidence in the College’s...
www.bmj.com
September 10, 2024 at 2:14 PM
BREAKING
Our new paper: Independent Inquiry finds serious governance failures at RCP London. Read this and weep.
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
Our new paper: Independent Inquiry finds serious governance failures at RCP London. Read this and weep.
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
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Subpostmasters can now appeal the financial redress they received if they think unfair #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666099...
Post Office scandal victims given route to appeal unfair financial ...
Subpostmasters that feel they received inadequate financial redress in the Horizon Shortfalls Scheme can appeal the settlements through independent appeals process.
www.computerweekly.com
September 9, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Subpostmasters can now appeal the financial redress they received if they think unfair #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666099...
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Calling philosophers and cognitive scientists. Six, four year postdocs available at the University of Stirling for interdisciplinary work on place and memory with John Sutton. www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-a...
Vacancy details | About | University of Stirling
www.stir.ac.uk
September 8, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Calling philosophers and cognitive scientists. Six, four year postdocs available at the University of Stirling for interdisciplinary work on place and memory with John Sutton. www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-a...
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Tribunal criticises BSB for prosecuting “sleeping” barrister zurl.co/A95v
Tribunal criticises BSB for prosecuting "sleeping" barrister
A disciplinary tribunal has sharply criticised the Bar Standards Board for how it approached the prosecution of a barrister who struggled to stay awake during an inquest.
zurl.co
August 27, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Tribunal criticises BSB for prosecuting “sleeping” barrister zurl.co/A95v
Transcription fun. Word algorithm appears to have a ‘modesty’ filter?! Snowballing was replaced by asterisks. What did the algorithm think it was? Or is that an euphemism that I’m not aware of? 😆 #balls
August 24, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Transcription fun. Word algorithm appears to have a ‘modesty’ filter?! Snowballing was replaced by asterisks. What did the algorithm think it was? Or is that an euphemism that I’m not aware of? 😆 #balls
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Huge win for Amazon drivers and the teamsters at the nlrb
Federal labor regulator says delivery drivers are Amazon employees
The decision in a Palmdale, Calif. National Labor Relations Board case could widen Amazon’s legal liabilities and force it to bargain with the Teamsters.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 23, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Huge win for Amazon drivers and the teamsters at the nlrb
Lots of stigma in academia. This example is hard to read. Many congrats! She’s @viscidula on the other site.
Overcoming stigma as an academic with schizophrenia
I've finally secured tenure after a bumpy road through academia. I overcame the stigma and discrimination but others weren't so lucky.
www.publicsource.org
August 23, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Lots of stigma in academia. This example is hard to read. Many congrats! She’s @viscidula on the other site.
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'I need to protect and grow the basic, curiosity-driven part of the science work — which I think is so fundamental — while making sure we bolster the ability to translate that into development and economic success.' Good interview with Science Minister Patrick Vallance www.nature.com/articles/d41...
UK’s new science minister on budget battles, Brexit and AI leadership
Former clinical scientist Patrick Vallance speaks to Nature about his priorities as the minister overseeing the nation’s research. Former clinical scientist Patrick Vallance speaks to Nature about his...
www.nature.com
August 19, 2024 at 4:39 PM
'I need to protect and grow the basic, curiosity-driven part of the science work — which I think is so fundamental — while making sure we bolster the ability to translate that into development and economic success.' Good interview with Science Minister Patrick Vallance www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process. - Vincent van Gogh. [Signature]
August 19, 2024 at 6:10 PM
I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process. - Vincent van Gogh. [Signature]
Magnificent - both the experience and the recounting. Appreciate this! #MondayMood
A small story for you, Bluesky, in my occasional series of Things that Happen in London.
So my daughter (just turned 17) and two friends were on a late train the other night. Also present: an exceedingly drunk lady returning from Taylor Swift, snoozing in the opposite seat. /1
So my daughter (just turned 17) and two friends were on a late train the other night. Also present: an exceedingly drunk lady returning from Taylor Swift, snoozing in the opposite seat. /1
August 19, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Magnificent - both the experience and the recounting. Appreciate this! #MondayMood
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Fair comment.
So I'll share @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social's great Substack on long COVID with Independent SAGE. It's a summary of her Lancet review with colleagues, published this month.
She's now active on BlueSky again, part of the Xodus. Perhaps MedSky will rise like UK LegalSky.
So I'll share @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social's great Substack on long COVID with Independent SAGE. It's a summary of her Lancet review with colleagues, published this month.
She's now active on BlueSky again, part of the Xodus. Perhaps MedSky will rise like UK LegalSky.
August 19, 2024 at 9:07 AM
Fair comment.
So I'll share @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social's great Substack on long COVID with Independent SAGE. It's a summary of her Lancet review with colleagues, published this month.
She's now active on BlueSky again, part of the Xodus. Perhaps MedSky will rise like UK LegalSky.
So I'll share @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social's great Substack on long COVID with Independent SAGE. It's a summary of her Lancet review with colleagues, published this month.
She's now active on BlueSky again, part of the Xodus. Perhaps MedSky will rise like UK LegalSky.
Explains a lot. Will retire early if I can.
Scientists find humans age dramatically in two bursts – at 44, then 60
US findings suggesting ageing is not a slow and steady process could explain spikes in health issues at certain ages
www.theguardian.com
August 18, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Explains a lot. Will retire early if I can.
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A non-paywalled version of the story on X closing operations in Brazil to avoid compliance with court orders
www.reuters.com/technology/x...
www.reuters.com/technology/x...
X to close operations in Brazil 'effective immediately'
X claims a judge threatened one of its legal representatives with arrest if it did not comply with orders to take down some content.
www.reuters.com
August 17, 2024 at 6:56 PM
A non-paywalled version of the story on X closing operations in Brazil to avoid compliance with court orders
www.reuters.com/technology/x...
www.reuters.com/technology/x...
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Want to catch up on the WHO paper on new terminology for airborne respiratory infections? Read this cracking blog by
Joe Vipond 🧪
healthydebate.ca/2024/04/topi...
Joe Vipond 🧪
healthydebate.ca/2024/04/topi...
Droplet or airborne? WHO says it’s ‘through the air’ - Healthy Debate
The WHO is slowly moving forward on airborne transmission. But language changes seem forced and unnecessary.
healthydebate.ca
April 19, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Want to catch up on the WHO paper on new terminology for airborne respiratory infections? Read this cracking blog by
Joe Vipond 🧪
healthydebate.ca/2024/04/topi...
Joe Vipond 🧪
healthydebate.ca/2024/04/topi...