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Ariel M.
@byarielm.fyi
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PhD candidate @ UBuffalo • NSF GRFP
ChemE doing computational systems biology
Multi passionate bean with too many ideas
🫶 Lover of cats, code & crafts

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decided to start with some #art instead of work because i don’t wanna get off my comfy chair

#design #logo #wish-bsky-client-had-hidden-tags #tumblr-hashtags-were-better-should-i-join-wafrn-lol
Photo of my computer screen showing Inkscape with a design of an at symbol with two fireflies on either side. It is colorized with a cyan to purple to pink to orange gradient. Yellow glow butts are a WIP. This will be part of the logo for ATlast, a tool to help you find your connections from other social media platform in the ATmosphere (i.e. on the AT protocol).
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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I could make it pretty but I’m not gonna now. Here’s one that isn’t “just bluesky client” — all have their own lexicons and non-bsky content.

Also let me be honest: I made this out of spite against the disdain for things that are “just bluesky clients” as if that’s not a benefit of ATproto
Screenshot of iPhone home screen showing ATmosphere apps. List of apps: stream.place tangled.org popfeed.social semble.so bluesky.app leaflet.pub recipe.exchange nooki.me protopro.blue anisota.net germ.network smokesignal.event grain.social roomy.space 2048.blue cartes.app pipup.social paperbnd.club rocksky.app bluecast.app flushes.app skyrdle.com yoten.app dropanchor.app
November 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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I think @ngerakines.me might be attending some events

Could be wrong though
Screenshot of Bluesky app on the @proto feed with the top four posts being from Nick Gerakines, all says “I’m going to…” followed by links to events on Smoke Signal
November 8, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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powerpoint did automated alt text for the figure on my screen. the alt text?

“A map of different colors”

Not three UMAP plots. Not three plots of different colors. Just “A map….of different colors”

it’s so bad 😭 #accessibility #ai-fail
Glorified screenshot via my camera of computer screen showing a PowerPoint slide. The slide contains three bioinformatics UMAP plots: one for condition, one for location, and one for cell clusters. The alt text generated is shown on the right panel by clicking the image, and reads: “A map of different colors. AI-generated content may be incorrect.” The recommendations in that alt text panel say: “How would you describe this object and its content to someone who is blind or low vision? The subject(s) in detail, the setting, the action or interactions, and other relevant information. 1-2 detailed sentences recommended.
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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relatable
COMMITS from start to end: - add oauth with postgres - corrected db url env name - attempt to fix oauth:') Commits from start to end continued: - add client-metadata incl. scope to nodeouthclient - add specification of jwk auth signing - fix handle passing - fix specifying both jwks_uri and jwks object - add jwks signing algorithm to metadata - fix jwk public storage - gemini said this would fix oauth it's prob wrong but *shrug* - fix oauth storage layer - fix db session store - crying in oauth - updating frontend to see if auth storing correctly - update client-metadata for preview - maybe fix oauth for preview idk - fix for preview deploy - dynamic client metadata generation - fix clientld to fully dynamic - confirmed oauth working in preview and redirects to preview
November 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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I have a lot 😬 I use the first 5 the most
Screen shot of my feeds - “All the feeds you've saved, right in one place” Following Only Text Only Pics Good Vibes @proto ATProto@ For You Logseq Chatter PKM Notes Chatter CatSky - Cat Pics CatSky Videos 💡 Pug Pics Science Discussions Popular Science Desk Setups Graze Social Mentions AT Toolbox Leaflet Reader Science find vids Graze Nation 🐮 Touch Grass Videos For You Science Videos PhD Chatter Your PDS Latest Leaflets Leaflet Discover Simclusters
November 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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how many unfinished art pieces or challenges or whatever do you think i have and do you think it outweighs the number of completed pieces?

also i’m gonna post more art, even tho i don’t do it as often due to nerve pain and having 8000 hobbies, bc tbh I have some cool pieces i wanna share

#artsky
Sketchbook showing pen drawings of different types of trees. I was following a book for these illustrations, though I don’t recall its title or authors. Created circa 2013 maybe.
November 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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do you think this will convince them to join atproto?
Screenshot of a message chain. Top post is a reply to a message from “You” (which is me, Ariel) that contains a BlueSky link, where the reply says “requires authentication” I replied with “get authentic then”
November 2, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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okay wait i did a lil procreate magic to try and i think this sketch is better
sketch of a black and white spotted cow with a big head and snoot. and one nipple larger than the rest in honour of chloe the pug and her long nipple
November 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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drawing cows is hard @baileytownsend.dev but i’m trying for pds moover

dear #artists pls tell me why this still looks off, i can’t figure it out, it’s something about the head??

#procreate #art
sketch of a black and white spotted cow with a big head and snoot. and one nipple larger than the rest in honour of chloe the pug and her long nipple
November 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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this was my lunch all week, ty to my amazing chef man partner.

and happy halloween 👻
Jasmine rice dyed black with squid ink on the left, sage butternut squash vegetable mash in orange on the right, and some chicken in the top right.
October 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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So I bother doing this UI change?? Something else?? #atdevs pls help u r all wizards

There are some specific things about the current one I don’t like and can’t find an alt I like, so I’ve been playing with new alternatives to get around it lol.
Screenshot of ATlast UI mockup in Claude. Results page has a top nav bar for different social media platforms. This screenshot shows Twitter results either the Twitter username on top, followed by the top match and an optional “show more” for other matches. Another user searched is below. Screenshot of ATlast UI mockup in Claude. Upload Following Data page shows square icons for Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, Tumblr, Twitch, and more.
October 30, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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Made this for TT but tbh it deserves a place here. And I wanna float a UI change before I bother (see reply) bc it does mean having to redo the accessibility, but also will be more friendly for later features…also #HelloSkylight

also this was soon after getting my braces lol.
October 30, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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Here’s two from setup 🙃

And unfortunate (I don’t follow a lot of ppl I might chat with lol I like taking advantage of feeds + lists), but glad it will open.

Will the DM link thing be able to move to the website slot for user bios when @bsky.app finally releases it l?
Germ DM update bio page with text exceeding limit. The “I’m on Germ DM 🔑” is half hidden due to weird UI bug or something Germ atproto pairing showing @byarielm.fyi with .bsky.social to the left (as if all handles are .bsky.social idk)
October 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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i love her sm
ADORABLE fawn pug (her name is Chloe) a minute after running downstairs to lay in my lap. I’m smiling down at her fondly.
October 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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happy belated cbe (chemical and biological engineering) symposium day 🧪💻 🧬
Ariel, a woman wearing a black blazer and blue blouse, smiles to the right of her scientific poster titled “Systems Biology Approaches to Unravel Guy-Immune-Bone Pathways Altered by Estrogen Loss and Dietary Intervention” Details of the bone results are unpublished and therefore obscured. 11 people, all members of the Systems Biomedicine and Pharmaceutics Lab led by Dr. Ashlee Ford-Versypt, smiling before a poster session. They are standing in front of the Buffalo Center for the Arts gallery. Ariel (the post creator) is third from the left, wearing black blazer and trousers with a blue blouse. Wide screen shot of a projected screen showing three presenters at the University at Buffalo CBE (chemical and biological engineering) symposium. Two student presenters: Shika Selenki, “Molecular Separation of Polyolefins for Plastic Recycling Applications” and Eduardo Andres Chacín Ruiz, of the Dr. Ford Versypt Lab, “Computational Modeling of Bevacizumab Distribution in the Human Eye and Controlled Release from Bi-Layered Microspheres” And guest speaker David Ford presenting “My Journey in Academia: Thoughts on Teaching, Research, and Service” My partner left a yellow sticky note on my SAD lamp that says “You’re the posteress with the mosteress” and a heart drawn underneath. He snuck it on there after i went to bed so I woke up to it. :) A purple axolotl sits on top of the SAD lamp with a Dinos and Comics framed print above it.
October 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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actually funny: buffalo science museum’s event signup form
Screenshot of “Title” dropdown that has the options Dr., Mr., Mrs., Ms., Mx., and Tony
October 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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oh no new #atproto idea: online card against humanity port. the potential to make it more powerful with shared new card sets.

kinda wanna do this ngl but i should really finish my other projects ughhh
photo of my computer screen showing pyx-1.pretendyoure.xyz/ game, an online card against humanities game
October 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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I have enter OAuth hell for @atlast.byarielm.fyi but at least I can go pet the dog when it gets too annoying
Fawn pug laying with eyes half closed with my blue toe socks pointed at her cuz she cute. My laptop is blurred in the foreground with split screen showing ATlast login and VS code terminal on the left.
October 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Friday evening at the Buffalo Museum of Science. We explored the museum and got to see Saturn and stars through different telescopes ✨

#engineering #photography #adventures #WomenInSTEM 🧪
Ariel on the right holding her arms in a sideways V open left to showcase a child size building she assembled out of foam blocks at the Buffalo Museum of Science Ariel at the top with her arms folded in to her face in a “look at me” way to present a child size building she assembled out of foam blocks at the Buffalo Museum of Science Ariel frowning behind a child size building she assembled out of foam blocks at the Buffalo Museum of Science because she is “in jail”. Black and white iPhone photography of Buffalo city skyline from the rooftop of the Buffalo Museum of Science
September 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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lookin good
zoom in of whiteboard from original post, which showed brainstorming session for Semble with various notes, including this gem: “doesn’t share assholes”
September 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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She was really *not having it* when I tried putting my laptop in my lap 💀 Shoved her little face into my lap and now here we are — it works 😅

#WFH #DeskSetup #PugLife
Little fawn pug with her snout just sticking out above a fuzzy blanket on my lap. Laptop and ergonomic mouse are on a grey lap pad balancing on my knee and a structured dog bed placed on the couch.
September 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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i forgot upgrading my laptop RAM was (1) something I always planned on, (2) should have been done ASAP upon the nitwit's election.

anyway pls camelcamelcamel come thru telling me there's a deal ASAP i cannot deal with doing single-cell analysis on 16 gb RAM :')
Screenshot of CamelCamelCamel data for crucial 64gb ddr4 ram kit (2x32gb) 3200mhz from amazon over the last year. Blue line is the one of interest (red and green show unavailable since Apr and Jun, respectively). Blue line goes from ~$80-120 from Sep 2024 to Jun 2025 when it spikes in quick steps up to ~$200 with two drops back down to ~$110-125.
September 1, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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made this while applying for phd programs and 4 months before an adhd diagnosis
Meme by me. Top: “My stress level normally” with photo of green-yellow-red semi-circle from left to right where the dial points to the red. A drawing a someone with longer hair is underneath with a single tear going down their face. Bottom: “My stress level after I start rearranging stuff” with the same dial but the dial points to the green. The person underneath is just smiling.
August 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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happy saturday morning ✨ yes it’s 1pm yes it’s morning
Fawn pug named Chloe curled up in my lap, which has a fuzzy blanket over it. She put herself here. I’m wearing a pink hoodie with a black and white cat on it and blue swirls around the cat.
August 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM