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Couch potato. Tennis, Jdramas, some video games, news, weather, climate. 日本語勉強中.
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ofcodeskeys.bsky.social @ofcodeskeys.bsky.social · Oct 17
Hello to anyone curious enough to click on my profile.

I post occasionally about whatever I'm currently reading/watching/playing.

This has mostly been Jdramas and JRPGs recently, because I've been learning Japanese.

My other topics of interest are pro tennis, weather, science, news, & SF/F.
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donmoyn.bsky.social
Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back.
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
My resignation letter from CDC. Dear Dr. Houry, I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business. I am happy to stay on for two weeks to provide transition, if requested. This decision has not come easily, as I deeply value the work that the CDC does in safeguarding public health and am proud of my contributions to that critical mission. However, after much contemplation and reflection on recent developments and perspectives brought to light by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., I find that the views he and his staff have shared challenge my ability to continue in my current role at the agency and in the service of the health of the American people. Enough is enough. While I hold immense respect for the institution and my colleagues, I believe that it is imperative to align my professional responsibilities to my system of ethics and my understanding of the science of infectious disease, immunology, and my promise to serve the American people. This step is necessary to ensure that I can contribute effectively in a capacity that allows me to remain true to my principles. The recent change in the adult and children’s immunization schedule threaten the lives of the youngest Americans and pregnant people. The data analyses that supported this decision have never been shared with CDC despite my respectful requests to HHS and other leadership. This lack of meaningful engagement was further compounded by a “frequently asked questions” document written to support the Secretary’s directive that was circulated by HHS without input from CDC subject matter experts and that cited studies that did not support the conclusions that were attributed to these authors. Having worked in local and national public health for years, I have never experienced such radical non-transparency, nor have I seen such unskilled manipulation of data to achieve a political end rather than the good of the American people. It is untenable to serve in an organization that is not afforded the opportunity to discuss decisions of scientific and public health importance released under the moniker of CDC. The lack of communication by HHS and other CDC political leadership that culminates in social media posts announcing major policy changes without prior notice demonstrate a disregard of normal communication channels and common sense. Having to retrofit analyses and policy actions to match inadequately thought-out announcements in poorly scripted videos or page long X posts should not be how organizations responsible for the health of people should function. Some examples include the announcement of the change in the COVID-19 recommendations for children and pregnant people, the firing of scientists from ACIP by X post and an op-ed rather than direct communication with these valuable experts, the announcement of new ACIP members by X before onboarding and vetting have completed, and the release of term of reference for an ACIP workgroup that ignored all feedback from career staff at CDC. Their desire to please a political base will result in death and disability of vulnerable children and adults. Their base should be the people they serve not a political voting bloc. I have always been first to challenge scientific and public health dogma in my career and was excited by the opportunity to do so again. I was optimistic that there would be an opportunity to brief the Secretary about key topics such as measles, avian influenza, and the highly coordinated approach to the respiratory virus season. Such briefings would allow exchange of ideas and a shared path to support the vision of “Making America Healthy Again.” We are seven months into the new administration, and no CDC subject matter expert from my Center has ever briefed the Secretary. I am not sure who the Secretary is listening to, but it is quite certainly not to us. Unvetted and conflicted outside organizations seem to be the sources HHS use over the gold standard science of CDC and other reputable sources. At a hearing, Secretary Kennedy said that Americans should not take medical advice from him. To the contrary, an appropriately briefed and inquisitive Secretary should be a source of health information for the people he serves. As it stands now, I must agree with him, that he should not be considered a source of accurate information. The intentional eroding of trust in low-risk vaccines favoring natural infection and unproven remedies will bring us to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive and many if not all will suffer. I believe in nutrition and exercise. I believe in making our food supply healthier, and I also believe in using vaccines to prevent death and disability. Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated and is derivative of a legacy that good medicine and science should continue to shun. The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud. I am resigning because of the cowardice of a leader that cannot admit that HIS and his minions’ words over decades created an environment where violence like this can occur. I reject his and his colleagues’ thoughts and prayers, and advise they direct those to people that they have not actively harmed. For decades, I have been a trusted voice for the LGBTQ community when it comes to critical health topics. I must also cite the recklessness of the administration in their efforts to erase transgender populations, cease critical domestic and international HIV programming, and terminate key research to support equity as part of my decision. Public health is not merely about the health of the individual, but it is about the health of the community, the nation, the world. The nation’s health security is at risk and is in the hands of people focusing on ideological self-interest. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the opportunities for growth, learning, and collaboration that I have been afforded during my time at the CDC. It has been a privilege to work alongside such dedicated professionals who are committed to improving the health and well-being of communities across the nation even when under attack from within both physically and psychologically. Thank you once again for the support and guidance I have received from you and previous CDC leadership throughout my tenure. I wish the CDC continued success in its vital mission and that HHS reverse its dangerous course to dismantle public health as a practice and as an institution. If they continue the current path, they risk our personal well-being and the security of the United States.
August 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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durtmchurtt.bsky.social
The person who invented the video game joystick has disappeared, they down right up and left.
July 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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katrinal10n.bsky.social
Today's terminology management tip: a word or phrase is not a term because of its FREQUENCY in the text; it's a term because of its NATURE.

Even if a character only shows up once in the volume, their name is still a term! You never know when they'll show up again!

(Link: my guide to term bases.)
Terminology Management 101: Yes, you need a term base!
Let’s talk terms. Anime, manga, game, and light novel translators, we need to talk.Y’see, there’s something very, very important a lot of ya’ll aren’t in the habit of …
katrina-l-translation.online
June 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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tomgauld.bsky.social
A cartoon reminder that it’s probably Mother’s Day tomorrow unless you are in the UK.
Title: Just in time for Mother's Day: Classic literature with added Mums Panel 1: Moby Dick "Ahab! Moby! Enough of this nonsense. Apologise to each other and if you can't get along, stay apart." says Ahab's mother, standing in a little boat and looking sternly into Moby's eye, while her son sits chastened behing her. Panel 2: Casino Royale. "Vodka martini, shaken not stirred... And a sweet sherry for my mother." says James Bond. His mother calls over feom their table "Just a little one." Panel 3: The Lord of the Rings. "You can look for your ring after you tidy your room and walk the dog, Sauron." says Sauron's mother, holding out the dog lead to her son, who replies "Aw, mum!".
May 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
ofcodeskeys.bsky.social
Currently watching:

Hot Spot (2025) ep 9
Anpan (2025) ep 10
Mikami-sensei (2025) ep 4
Ryomaden (2010) ep 26
Ruroken (2024) ep 20

Finished:
Shiroi Kyoto (2003)
Shinkansen Daibakuha (2025)

Another slow month for watching stuff.
ofcodeskeys.bsky.social ofcodeskeys.bsky.social @ofcodeskeys.bsky.social · Apr 12
Currently watching:

Hot Spot (2025) ep 9
Anpan (2025) ep 7
Shiroi Kyoto (2003) ep 9
Mikami-sensei (2025) ep 4
Ryomaden (2010) ep 26
Ruroken (2023) ep 16

Finished:

Kujaku no Dance (2025)
Yamato Nadeshiko (2000)
Wakamonotachi (2014)
Orange Days (2004)
ofcodeskeys.bsky.social ofcodeskeys.bsky.social @ofcodeskeys.bsky.social · Feb 28
Currently watching:

Hot Spot (2025) ep 4
Mikami-Sensei (2025) ep 4
Kujaku no Dance (2025) ep 5
Shiranakute Ii Koto (2020) ep 4

Slightly behind on the new shows, it's just been that kinda month.

I did finish Nemureru Mori (1998) in the meantime though.
May 8, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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garius.bsky.social
If you ask someone today to name the builder of Hadrian's Wall, they would give you a funny look. But historical memory is odd, and right up to the 1800s we forgot who built it.

Until in 1840 John Hodgson, an obscure Northumbrian clergyman, published the LONGEST footnote in history... 1/22
long stretch of worked roman stone on Hadrian's Wall.
January 5, 2024 at 11:17 AM
ofcodeskeys.bsky.social
Currently watching:

Hot Spot (2025) ep 9
Anpan (2025) ep 7
Shiroi Kyoto (2003) ep 9
Mikami-sensei (2025) ep 4
Ryomaden (2010) ep 26
Ruroken (2023) ep 16

Finished:

Kujaku no Dance (2025)
Yamato Nadeshiko (2000)
Wakamonotachi (2014)
Orange Days (2004)
ofcodeskeys.bsky.social ofcodeskeys.bsky.social @ofcodeskeys.bsky.social · Feb 28
Currently watching:

Hot Spot (2025) ep 4
Mikami-Sensei (2025) ep 4
Kujaku no Dance (2025) ep 5
Shiranakute Ii Koto (2020) ep 4

Slightly behind on the new shows, it's just been that kinda month.

I did finish Nemureru Mori (1998) in the meantime though.
ofcodeskeys.bsky.social ofcodeskeys.bsky.social @ofcodeskeys.bsky.social · Jan 31
Currently watching:

Hot Spot (2025) ep 3
Mikami-sensei (2025) ep 2
Kujaku no Dance (2025) ep 1

Somehow I'm watching new releases again.

Gokusen S2 seems to be on hold, though I fully intend to get back to it at some point.
April 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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xkcd.com
Anachronym Challenge xkcd.com/3075
April 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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lauraehall.bsky.social
Really enjoying this classic Sesame Street segment, two minutes of freestyle jazz riffing on saxophone factory footage
March 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
ofcodeskeys.bsky.social
Shiranakute Ii Koto (2020):

Was interested in this drama because of Hikaru Kimi e.

It shines in its portrayal of reporters working for a weekly magazine (shukan), hunting down scoops etc.

Yoshitaka Yuriko plays an intrepid journalist and Emoto Tasuku a cameraman who happens to be her ex.
March 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
ofcodeskeys.bsky.social
Wait, I forgot. Managed to squeeze in Ichikei no Karasu (2021) and a rewatch of Nodame Cantabile (2006) as well (!!)

Both shows were a good time.

I'm kind of interested in watching Hero (the 2000 one) now.
February 28, 2025 at 6:31 AM
ofcodeskeys.bsky.social
Currently watching:

Hot Spot (2025) ep 4
Mikami-Sensei (2025) ep 4
Kujaku no Dance (2025) ep 5
Shiranakute Ii Koto (2020) ep 4

Slightly behind on the new shows, it's just been that kinda month.

I did finish Nemureru Mori (1998) in the meantime though.
ofcodeskeys.bsky.social ofcodeskeys.bsky.social @ofcodeskeys.bsky.social · Jan 31
Currently watching:

Hot Spot (2025) ep 3
Mikami-sensei (2025) ep 2
Kujaku no Dance (2025) ep 1

Somehow I'm watching new releases again.

Gokusen S2 seems to be on hold, though I fully intend to get back to it at some point.
ofcodeskeys.bsky.social ofcodeskeys.bsky.social @ofcodeskeys.bsky.social · Jan 10
Currently watching:

Shinjuku Yasen Byoin (2024) ep 8
29-sai no Christmas (1994) ep 1
Gokusen S2

Very slow progress this week as everything ratcheted up to 100 very quickly now that the new year is upon us.

I might put 29-sai on hold as my listening alone isn't quite up to the task :(
February 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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tennisreads.bsky.social
sports.yahoo.com/article/insi...
Inside the doping deal for tennis' world number one
How did Jannik Sinner’s drugs ban deal come about and where does it leave the fight against doping in tennis?
sports.yahoo.com
February 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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auntietennis.bsky.social
“Forget the problematic doping decisions, the crazy new balls, the abusers, and all the rest. You know what change tennis needs? The addition of another Grand Slam.” said no #tennis fan ever
February 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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grundislav.games
I see people saying this sort of thing often, and quite frankly it makes me sad. The truth is, more people are making good adventure games now than were ever made during the “golden age” of the 90s. For example: 🧵
Screenshot from a comment in a Discord server, the text reads “It’s so sad hardly anyone is making good point and click adventure games anymore. The Dig, Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Grim Fandango, these are all etched into my soul.
February 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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hedahlbergdodd.bsky.social
My article on Mock Foreigner speech is now available open access at Language and Communication! In it, I build on the mock language framework to explain what's up with the linguistic features used to invoke (white) foreignness in a Japanese media context.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Mock foreigner speech and the reification of mediatized (white) foreignness in Japanese media
This article examines the metapragmatics of ‘Mock Foreigner’ speech and its associated characterological figure in a Japanese popular media context. M…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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hildabast.bsky.social
Hate that it has come to this, but it's time to consider PubMed vulnerable to enshittification. My latest post @plos.org discusses the lines we need to fight to hold – and alternatives we can rely on internationally:

absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...

#medlibs
What if We Can't Rely on PubMed? - Absolutely Maybe
PubMed is incredibly reliable. And a lot depends on it. It’s an ecosystem built around MEDLINE, the steady feed of new publications…
absolutelymaybe.plos.org
February 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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carlbergstrom.com
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.

I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
ofcodeskeys.bsky.social
Ooh all episodes of Kamen Rider Build will be available on Toei's official youtube.
February 7, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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nizet.bsky.social
summary of where we stand at the moment

www.science.org/content/blog...
What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF
www.science.org
February 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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musicnotation.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 1:49 AM
ofcodeskeys.bsky.social
Currently watching:

Hot Spot (2025) ep 3
Mikami-sensei (2025) ep 2
Kujaku no Dance (2025) ep 1

Somehow I'm watching new releases again.

Gokusen S2 seems to be on hold, though I fully intend to get back to it at some point.
ofcodeskeys.bsky.social ofcodeskeys.bsky.social @ofcodeskeys.bsky.social · Jan 10
Currently watching:

Shinjuku Yasen Byoin (2024) ep 8
29-sai no Christmas (1994) ep 1
Gokusen S2

Very slow progress this week as everything ratcheted up to 100 very quickly now that the new year is upon us.

I might put 29-sai on hold as my listening alone isn't quite up to the task :(
ofcodeskeys.bsky.social ofcodeskeys.bsky.social @ofcodeskeys.bsky.social · Dec 26
Currently watching:

Shinjuku Yasen Byoin (2024) ep 1
29-sai no Christmas (1994) ep 1
Love Generation (1997) ep 1
Gokusen (2002) S1 SP

Mostly ep 1s, tennis is starting, and I may have acquired a bunch of variety show episodes yesterday. This is going to take a while...
January 31, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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science.org
“The impact of the collective executive orders and directives appears devastating.” scim.ag/40ureTO
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
scim.ag
January 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
ofcodeskeys.bsky.social
Hotspot ep 1:

Here for Bakarhythm's script. The dialog and narration are fun.

For me, it's perhaps not as strong an episode as the first of Brush Up Life in terms of getting its hooks in, but don't get me wrong, I'm definitely going to continue.
ofcodeskeys.bsky.social ofcodeskeys.bsky.social @ofcodeskeys.bsky.social · Jan 20
Also checked out episode 1 of Hotspot and part of episode 1 of Mikami-sensei from the 2025 winter season.

More thoughts when I finish the latter.
January 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM