Konrad Rudolph
@klmr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Bioinformatician & software engineer
#genomics #bioinformatics #fair #code #rstats #cpp #python (he/him)
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#genomics #bioinformatics #fair #code #rstats #cpp #python (he/him)
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According to WaPo’s termination letter my post referencing Kirk’s views on Black women was not even brought up.
The Post’s stated reasons are *worse*.
Read the termination letter for yourself.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
The Post’s stated reasons are *worse*.
Read the termination letter for yourself.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
September 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
According to WaPo’s termination letter my post referencing Kirk’s views on Black women was not even brought up.
The Post’s stated reasons are *worse*.
Read the termination letter for yourself.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
The Post’s stated reasons are *worse*.
Read the termination letter for yourself.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
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The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
www.thenation.com
September 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
This is just embarrassing.
(To expand, this is the official product support page, the product name is “Zolo”, this is the only search option, and it finds no manuals. Yet I got to this page by scanning the QR code labelled “User Guide” on the product box. — […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
(To expand, this is the official product support page, the product name is “Zolo”, this is the only search option, and it finds no manuals. Yet I got to this page by scanning the QR code labelled “User Guide” on the product box. — […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
June 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This is just embarrassing.
(To expand, this is the official product support page, the product name is “Zolo”, this is the only search option, and it finds no manuals. Yet I got to this page by scanning the QR code labelled “User Guide” on the product box. — […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
(To expand, this is the official product support page, the product name is “Zolo”, this is the only search option, and it finds no manuals. Yet I got to this page by scanning the QR code labelled “User Guide” on the product box. — […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
#rstats hivemind: can I simplify the following code using only base R? substitute() can’t do splice interpolation, and bquote() can’t inject package names (because of weird `::` syntax rules). So it seem like I need both. — But the code is an abomination […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
May 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
#rstats hivemind: can I simplify the following code using only base R? substitute() can’t do splice interpolation, and bquote() can’t inject package names (because of weird `::` syntax rules). So it seem like I need both. — But the code is an abomination […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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The "science critic to far-right-darling"-pipeline is surprisingly short and reliable. As a German, Hossenfelder will be familiar with "Wes Brot ich ess, des Lied ich sing" (the German equivalent of "who pays the piper calls the tune") […]
Original post on scholar.social
scholar.social
May 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The "science critic to far-right-darling"-pipeline is surprisingly short and reliable. As a German, Hossenfelder will be familiar with "Wes Brot ich ess, des Lied ich sing" (the German equivalent of "who pays the piper calls the tune") […]
Happy “fascist loser shoots himself in the face” day to those who celebrate it.
You … *are* all celebrating this, right?
You … *are* all celebrating this, right?
April 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Happy “fascist loser shoots himself in the face” day to those who celebrate it.
You … *are* all celebrating this, right?
You … *are* all celebrating this, right?
So the pope will rise again in three days, did I understand that correctly?
April 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
So the pope will rise again in three days, did I understand that correctly?
Nature abhors a vacuum, and nature has the tendency to evolve a crab.
The conclusion, I believe, is inescapable.
The conclusion, I believe, is inescapable.
April 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Nature abhors a vacuum, and nature has the tendency to evolve a crab.
The conclusion, I believe, is inescapable.
The conclusion, I believe, is inescapable.
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The Chaos Computer Club, Europe‘s largest community of #hackers, has released a declaration on what is incompatible with the club’s values: “Those who aim to destroy coexistence in society and work toward an alternative society with principles based on chauvinism and nationalism are working […]
Original post on mastodon.xyz
mastodon.xyz
April 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The Chaos Computer Club, Europe‘s largest community of #hackers, has released a declaration on what is incompatible with the club’s values: “Those who aim to destroy coexistence in society and work toward an alternative society with principles based on chauvinism and nationalism are working […]
I tried the method of cooking eggs via periodic cooking (https://doi.org/10.1038/s44172-024-00334-w).
(Unfortunately I currently don’t have an immersion cooker so I had to constantly refill cold water to keep the 30 °C bath stable.)
And, what can I say? It […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
(Unfortunately I currently don’t have an immersion cooker so I had to constantly refill cold water to keep the 30 °C bath stable.)
And, what can I say? It […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
April 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I tried the method of cooking eggs via periodic cooking (https://doi.org/10.1038/s44172-024-00334-w).
(Unfortunately I currently don’t have an immersion cooker so I had to constantly refill cold water to keep the 30 °C bath stable.)
And, what can I say? It […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
(Unfortunately I currently don’t have an immersion cooker so I had to constantly refill cold water to keep the 30 °C bath stable.)
And, what can I say? It […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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Update. From #miketaylor (@mike): "#Musk…in the last few months has possibly done more to impede the progress of science worldwide that literally any other person in history…I will not submit any of my papers to #royalsociety journals, as I have done in the past, and I urge others to take the […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
April 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Update. From #miketaylor (@mike): "#Musk…in the last few months has possibly done more to impede the progress of science worldwide that literally any other person in history…I will not submit any of my papers to #royalsociety journals, as I have done in the past, and I urge others to take the […]
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Last night, I caught a sleeper train from Vienna to Hamburg. This time, I travelled in one of ÖBB’s new Mini Cabins: one-person compartments, similar in concept to a Japanese capsule hostel pod.
Here are my impressions. (tl;dr: I strongly recommend it and would do it again.) 🧵
Here are my impressions. (tl;dr: I strongly recommend it and would do it again.) 🧵
April 1, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Last night, I caught a sleeper train from Vienna to Hamburg. This time, I travelled in one of ÖBB’s new Mini Cabins: one-person compartments, similar in concept to a Japanese capsule hostel pod.
Here are my impressions. (tl;dr: I strongly recommend it and would do it again.) 🧵
Here are my impressions. (tl;dr: I strongly recommend it and would do it again.) 🧵
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I have resigned as a reviewer for the Royal Society. I encourage others to do the same.
Dear editors,
Today I saw some news about the Royal Society which made me very uncomfortable. As a result, I am afraid I will withdraw my voluntary reviewing work for Royal Society. I will not after all be […]
Dear editors,
Today I saw some news about the Royal Society which made me very uncomfortable. As a result, I am afraid I will withdraw my voluntary reviewing work for Royal Society. I will not after all be […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
March 27, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I have resigned as a reviewer for the Royal Society. I encourage others to do the same.
Dear editors,
Today I saw some news about the Royal Society which made me very uncomfortable. As a result, I am afraid I will withdraw my voluntary reviewing work for Royal Society. I will not after all be […]
Dear editors,
Today I saw some news about the Royal Society which made me very uncomfortable. As a result, I am afraid I will withdraw my voluntary reviewing work for Royal Society. I will not after all be […]
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Rumeysa Ozturk's
March 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Rumeysa Ozturk's
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Now I'm glad I turned down an invitation to a Royal Society event yesterday, citing, among other things, not taking action against the individual posing the biggest threat to science today.
"Royal Society decides not to take disciplinary action against Elon Musk" […]
"Royal Society decides not to take disciplinary action against Elon Musk" […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
March 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Now I'm glad I turned down an invitation to a Royal Society event yesterday, citing, among other things, not taking action against the individual posing the biggest threat to science today.
"Royal Society decides not to take disciplinary action against Elon Musk" […]
"Royal Society decides not to take disciplinary action against Elon Musk" […]
Can we just briefly talk about the statement by an ex UK army officer that #signal is “easy to hack into”?! 😳 @signalapp
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cg70xgxl3vmt?post=asset%3A00e98043-cf97-4a3b-b3d7-b79f866a6dcf#pos
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cg70xgxl3vmt?post=asset%3A00e98043-cf97-4a3b-b3d7-b79f866a6dcf#pos
Signal
Signal is an end-to-end encrypted messaging app. Privacy isn’t an optional mode, it’s just the way that Signal works. Every message, every call, every time.
Signal is independent and not for profit; a different kind of tech from a different kind of organization.
mastodon.world
March 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Can we just briefly talk about the statement by an ex UK army officer that #signal is “easy to hack into”?! 😳 @signalapp
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cg70xgxl3vmt?post=asset%3A00e98043-cf97-4a3b-b3d7-b79f866a6dcf#pos
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cg70xgxl3vmt?post=asset%3A00e98043-cf97-4a3b-b3d7-b79f866a6dcf#pos
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March 25, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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From Marc Elias of @democracydocket, sent to members today. Note the line I’ve circled!
![Marc Elias writes
‘I woke up on Saturday morning to a flood of texts and emails. Overnight, the White
House had issued a memorandum directing the Attorney General to seek sanctions
against lawyers challenging the administration in court.
The memo begins: "Lawyers and law firms that engage in actions that violate the laws
of the United States or rules governing attorney conduct must be efficiently and
effectively held accountable." And it only gets worse from there.
As has often been the case recently, the memo goes out of its way to attack me by
name. In fact, the entire second paragraph is a long-winded screed against me,
accusing me — among other things — of "grossly unethical misconduct." I wear
Donald Trump's scorn like a badge of honor.
The accompanying fact sheet states that the memo aims to "hold attorneys and law
firms accountable for unethical conduct when litigating against the federal
government or pursuing baseless partisan attacks." Unsurprisingly, it specifically calls
out litigation that "threatens [...] election integrity."
The memo's message is clear:’](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:f3pguncl2htlex4qz7z6jxil/bafkreidt76y3pqaiukyf5viuyx3ovwr3i5pckglqehpzucj5jtcwg3ctw4@jpeg)
March 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
From Marc Elias of @democracydocket, sent to members today. Note the line I’ve circled!
Carcinisation (n): the many attempts of programmers to rewrite their software in Rust.
March 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Carcinisation (n): the many attempts of programmers to rewrite their software in Rust.
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Five years ago today, as the Bay Area began lockdowns, the first human trials of a COVID-19 vaccine started. Only 66 days after the first death. That unprecedented development speed was made possible by a new technology: mRNA.
Today: The NIH has advised grant applicants to not mention mRNA if […]
Today: The NIH has advised grant applicants to not mention mRNA if […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
March 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Five years ago today, as the Bay Area began lockdowns, the first human trials of a COVID-19 vaccine started. Only 66 days after the first death. That unprecedented development speed was made possible by a new technology: mRNA.
Today: The NIH has advised grant applicants to not mention mRNA if […]
Today: The NIH has advised grant applicants to not mention mRNA if […]
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"Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)" is perhaps Mike Masnick's most important TechDirt post -- which is saying something given how long he's been publishing this essential-reading blog […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
March 6, 2025 at 4:32 AM
"Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)" is perhaps Mike Masnick's most important TechDirt post -- which is saying something given how long he's been publishing this essential-reading blog […]
You have a coding assistant with 500 billion parameters. I have a rubber duck. We are not the same.
February 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
You have a coding assistant with 500 billion parameters. I have a rubber duck. We are not the same.