DrLachie
@drlachie.bsky.social
BioImage Analyst at @WEHI_research. Foodie, geek, Dad. Functions on coffee and red wine. Bringer of #MicroscopistsNightmares. He/Him
Looking up prices of stationery and regretting that I didn't buy more in Japan. ✒️
Also, I think I like EF nibs now...
Also, I think I like EF nibs now...
November 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Looking up prices of stationery and regretting that I didn't buy more in Japan. ✒️
Also, I think I like EF nibs now...
Also, I think I like EF nibs now...
When I realise I have to leave Japan tomorrow and my normal life doesn't include 24 hour ramen.
November 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
When I realise I have to leave Japan tomorrow and my normal life doesn't include 24 hour ramen.
Holidays are great for escaping reality. But you can never escape laundry.
November 3, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Holidays are great for escaping reality. But you can never escape laundry.
Farewell Kobe! Thanks @globias.bsky.social , I've had a great time, met some cool people, caught up with old friends, had some productive discussions, drank some sake. What more could you want from a conference?
October 31, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Farewell Kobe! Thanks @globias.bsky.social , I've had a great time, met some cool people, caught up with old friends, had some productive discussions, drank some sake. What more could you want from a conference?
I did a thing. Same restaurant, 15 years and 4 days later.
October 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I did a thing. Same restaurant, 15 years and 4 days later.
Bought a new fountain pen and ink, but made the strategic mistake of accepting the offer of doing it duty free. Now I can't use it until I get home!
October 26, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Bought a new fountain pen and ink, but made the strategic mistake of accepting the offer of doing it duty free. Now I can't use it until I get home!
Still get kind of nervous when I'm travelling solo. But I got here, and I got ramen.
October 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Still get kind of nervous when I'm travelling solo. But I got here, and I got ramen.
Presented without comment
October 18, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Presented without comment
Hard not to feel old when things I owned are in literal museum displays. I played the original on a Mac classic after school while my Mum was in staff meetings. I honestly believe that it is at least partially the reason I ended up where I am today - but that's a long story.
October 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Hard not to feel old when things I owned are in literal museum displays. I played the original on a Mac classic after school while my Mum was in staff meetings. I honestly believe that it is at least partially the reason I ended up where I am today - but that's a long story.
After a pretty ordinary week (to put it mildly) decided to go hard on the hot sauce with Friday pizza night. I may have over done it.
October 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
After a pretty ordinary week (to put it mildly) decided to go hard on the hot sauce with Friday pizza night. I may have over done it.
Maybe I won't go for that morning swim.
September 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Maybe I won't go for that morning swim.
Annual photo of waking up in my happy place.
September 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Annual photo of waking up in my happy place.
Abby demonstrating how your email finds me.
September 16, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Abby demonstrating how your email finds me.
For those that don't know what a kakapo is. Tell me the world wouldn't be a better place without more of these:
September 12, 2025 at 9:19 AM
For those that don't know what a kakapo is. Tell me the world wouldn't be a better place without more of these:
I did it. I am whelmed.
September 12, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I did it. I am whelmed.
Have you seen the Zeiss axio cafe?
September 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Have you seen the Zeiss axio cafe?
Look, LLMs can definitely speed up a lot of my work, but let's not pretend they "know" anything. I asked two networks to explain the same thing:
September 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Look, LLMs can definitely speed up a lot of my work, but let's not pretend they "know" anything. I asked two networks to explain the same thing:
Ahh Melbourne. Never change. Or do, and then rapidly change again.
August 29, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Ahh Melbourne. Never change. Or do, and then rapidly change again.
I'm concerned that I'm causing a SyntaxError. If one of you in the northern hemisphere could have a glass that closes the bracket I'd appreciate it.
August 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I'm concerned that I'm causing a SyntaxError. If one of you in the northern hemisphere could have a glass that closes the bracket I'd appreciate it.
Gave a talk today about the AI tools I've used over the last decade and one slide showed how computationally expensive a network maxing out my 16G of RAM.
We've come a long way baby.
We've come a long way baby.
August 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Gave a talk today about the AI tools I've used over the last decade and one slide showed how computationally expensive a network maxing out my 16G of RAM.
We've come a long way baby.
We've come a long way baby.
In case anyone needs to hear it.
August 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
In case anyone needs to hear it.
Pfft, chat-gpt saying: "Yes, you could code it like that, however a safer option is to...."
August 14, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Pfft, chat-gpt saying: "Yes, you could code it like that, however a safer option is to...."