Amanda Falke
@amanda-machina.bsky.social
Mathematician, Software engineer, musician, distracted magician specializing in losing keys
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Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
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New Study Too Frightening To Release
New Study Too Frightening To Release
PALO ALTO, CA–Researchers at Stanford University are refusing to release a comprehensive three-year interdisciplinary study on the grounds that the results are "too terrifying to reveal to the public ...
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March 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
New Study Too Frightening To Release
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Trump Orders All Children Born Under Biden To Be Renamed After Confederate Generals
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Trump Orders All Children Born Under Biden To Be Renamed After Confederate Generals
WASHINGTON—In an effort to restore what he said were traditional American values that the previous administration had attempted to destroy, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday decreeing that all children born while President Joe Biden was in office would be renamed after Confederate generals. “Parents across the country were shamed by angry liberals […]
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March 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Trump Orders All Children Born Under Biden To Be Renamed After Confederate Generals
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The Elon techbro ethos: “things I don’t know about are stupid/useless/easy to understand” - could have some really nasty results.
Tune into Joe Rogan's show tomorrow, where he'll have the politically-tribeless political commentator DickNutz1488 on to talk about how the people totally voted for this.
February 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Elon techbro ethos: “things I don’t know about are stupid/useless/easy to understand” - could have some really nasty results.
Fed employees now experiencing what tech is like - “move fast break things” bros, setting up mattresses in the office, layoffs and random firings, mostly of women and PoC. Sad to see.
February 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Fed employees now experiencing what tech is like - “move fast break things” bros, setting up mattresses in the office, layoffs and random firings, mostly of women and PoC. Sad to see.
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There is no such thing as “masculine energy.” It’s imprecise because it’s a euphemism. He is saying there are too many women in the workforce.
My favorite part of Zuckerberg's Joe Rogan interview is when he suggests there is not enough masculine energy at his company, where two out of every three employees is a man.
January 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
There is no such thing as “masculine energy.” It’s imprecise because it’s a euphemism. He is saying there are too many women in the workforce.
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My favorite part of Zuckerberg's Joe Rogan interview is when he suggests there is not enough masculine energy at his company, where two out of every three employees is a man.
January 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
My favorite part of Zuckerberg's Joe Rogan interview is when he suggests there is not enough masculine energy at his company, where two out of every three employees is a man.
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How's everyone else's night going?
January 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
How's everyone else's night going?
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We’ve got to repopularize rich guys settling their grievances via pistol duels instead of being catty bitches on podcasts.
January 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
We’ve got to repopularize rich guys settling their grievances via pistol duels instead of being catty bitches on podcasts.
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I have worked at a bunch of tech companies. Not a single one needed more "masculine energy," whatever the fuck that even means. Not one of them have had an equal number of female engineers, and most have been 90% or greater male engineers.
Turns out, Zuck is just an asshole. Always has been.
Turns out, Zuck is just an asshole. Always has been.
Only 10% of Fortune 500 CEOs are female and only 13% of venture funding goes to female founders. Companies are pretty goddamn male already. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Zuckerberg Says Most Companies Need More ‘Masculine Energy’
Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of “culturally neutered” companies that have sought to distance themselves from “masculine energy,” adding that it’s good if a culture “celebrates the aggression a bi...
www.bloomberg.com
January 12, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I have worked at a bunch of tech companies. Not a single one needed more "masculine energy," whatever the fuck that even means. Not one of them have had an equal number of female engineers, and most have been 90% or greater male engineers.
Turns out, Zuck is just an asshole. Always has been.
Turns out, Zuck is just an asshole. Always has been.
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I spent too long on this.
December 28, 2024 at 4:49 AM
I spent too long on this.
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❄️🦌 Enter a winter wonderland with Sierra On-Line's "A Computer Christmas" (1986). 🎄💾 This charming vintage software showcases early PC graphics & underscores the importance of preserving our digital history.
Enjoy the full classic. ➡️ archive.org/details/sier...
#preservation
Enjoy the full classic. ➡️ archive.org/details/sier...
#preservation
December 22, 2024 at 9:50 PM
❄️🦌 Enter a winter wonderland with Sierra On-Line's "A Computer Christmas" (1986). 🎄💾 This charming vintage software showcases early PC graphics & underscores the importance of preserving our digital history.
Enjoy the full classic. ➡️ archive.org/details/sier...
#preservation
Enjoy the full classic. ➡️ archive.org/details/sier...
#preservation
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the foundational myth of the tech industry is that smart people can't be evil
December 23, 2024 at 3:59 AM
the foundational myth of the tech industry is that smart people can't be evil
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God To Delete Several Million Humans Due To Inactivity
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December 15, 2024 at 10:04 PM
God To Delete Several Million Humans Due To Inactivity
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i’m definitely the best shopper in this dunning-kroger
December 11, 2024 at 4:39 PM
i’m definitely the best shopper in this dunning-kroger
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the brand emails are becoming increasingly frantic
November 30, 2024 at 7:35 PM
the brand emails are becoming increasingly frantic
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Looking through Trump’s nominees my first reaction is that Pauley Shore is really getting left out here. Not fair.
November 19, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Looking through Trump’s nominees my first reaction is that Pauley Shore is really getting left out here. Not fair.
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Time to re-up compelling studies on power and talking time by Tori Brescoll @yalesom.bsky.social, which includes comparisons of male and female U.S. Senators:As men become more powerful, they speak more. Not women. Talkative powerful women get backlash, not men!
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Who Takes the Floor and Why: Gender, Power, and Volubility in Organizations - Victoria L. Brescoll, 2011
Although past research has noted the importance of both power and gender for understanding volubility—the total amount of time spent talking—in organizations, t...
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November 19, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Time to re-up compelling studies on power and talking time by Tori Brescoll @yalesom.bsky.social, which includes comparisons of male and female U.S. Senators:As men become more powerful, they speak more. Not women. Talkative powerful women get backlash, not men!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Oklahoma Law Requires Ten Commandments To Be Displayed In Every Womb
Oklahoma Law Requires Ten Commandments To Be Displayed In Every Womb
OKLAHOMA CITY—In an effort to provide all developing fetuses in the state with a thorough grounding in Judeo-Christian values, a new bill was signed into law Tuesday that requires the Ten Commandments...
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November 16, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Oklahoma Law Requires Ten Commandments To Be Displayed In Every Womb
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Some angry lady just yelled at me and rolled down her window. “I’m gonna make your life a living hell”!
I yelled back, “no thanks. I’m not looking for a relationship.“
I yelled back, “no thanks. I’m not looking for a relationship.“
November 15, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Some angry lady just yelled at me and rolled down her window. “I’m gonna make your life a living hell”!
I yelled back, “no thanks. I’m not looking for a relationship.“
I yelled back, “no thanks. I’m not looking for a relationship.“
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Sharing music is a love language
November 15, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Sharing music is a love language
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Jake Paul fight RFK Jr. next
November 16, 2024 at 5:41 AM
Jake Paul fight RFK Jr. next
Great concert last night! Oregon Symphony w Philip Glass Ensemble performing Koyaanisqatsi at Arlene Schnitzer
November 15, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Great concert last night! Oregon Symphony w Philip Glass Ensemble performing Koyaanisqatsi at Arlene Schnitzer
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I get wanting Spotify to pay higher royalties so artists can make money but they’re never going. Spotify’s purpose is to make money for shareholders and they lose money when they pay royalties. If you want to support artists, you have to buy music and merch from them and go see them when they tour.
Spotify just reported record-breaking profits.
In totally unrelated news, Spotify stopped paying nearly 90% of artists on the service ANYTHING (no royalties for songs w <1k streams/year)
In totally unrelated news, Spotify stopped paying nearly 90% of artists on the service ANYTHING (no royalties for songs w <1k streams/year)
Spotify Hits 252M Premium Subscribers, On Track For First Full Year of Profitability
"We’re where we set out to be — if not a little further — and on a steady path toward achieving our long-term goals," said CEO Daniel Ek.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 13, 2024 at 7:29 PM
I get wanting Spotify to pay higher royalties so artists can make money but they’re never going. Spotify’s purpose is to make money for shareholders and they lose money when they pay royalties. If you want to support artists, you have to buy music and merch from them and go see them when they tour.