Paulo Cesar Siqueira, PhD
@pcsiqueira.academics.blue
Assistant professor at UFRRJ. Speech-language pathologist from Rio de Janeiro. Computational chemist. My thing is inorganic and photochemistry. I do some python. I play some blues. This is my personal account. Opinions are my own.
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"To all the teachers, I would like to say—believe in us! Please don’t assess [autistic] potential based entirely on our outward behavior or what we may not be able to say verbally. There is a lot more under the surface than you might initially see" -Sid Ramaswamy, at TPGA:
tinyurl.com/SidRamaswamy
tinyurl.com/SidRamaswamy
This deserves to be pinned!
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Routine immunizations are staving off seemingly unrelated illnesses in older people, research shows.
Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew
Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found.
nyti.ms
January 8, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Routine immunizations are staving off seemingly unrelated illnesses in older people, research shows.
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Not a very good shot tonight since there were clouds covering it but here it is anyways.
#SantaBarbara #MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150mm x 600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/9
Exposure time: 1/640
ISO: 1600
#Moon phase: Waning 99%
#SantaBarbara #MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150mm x 600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/9
Exposure time: 1/640
ISO: 1600
#Moon phase: Waning 99%
January 4, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Not a very good shot tonight since there were clouds covering it but here it is anyways.
#SantaBarbara #MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150mm x 600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/9
Exposure time: 1/640
ISO: 1600
#Moon phase: Waning 99%
#SantaBarbara #MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150mm x 600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/9
Exposure time: 1/640
ISO: 1600
#Moon phase: Waning 99%
Difficulties in communication and social interaction are *central and defining characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)*, present in varying degrees, from challenges in initiating conversations and making eye contact to absence of speech.
January 2, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Difficulties in communication and social interaction are *central and defining characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)*, present in varying degrees, from challenges in initiating conversations and making eye contact to absence of speech.
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Reposted by Paulo Cesar Siqueira, PhD
Look who got a shiny new *.academics.blue handle! 🎓
Congrats @pcsiqueira.academics.blue!
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#bluesky
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#bluesky
January 2, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Look who got a shiny new *.academics.blue handle! 🎓
Congrats @pcsiqueira.academics.blue!
Want one too? Head to https://vanity.blue
#bluesky
Congrats @pcsiqueira.academics.blue!
Want one too? Head to https://vanity.blue
#bluesky
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Age verification mandates are spreading rapidly, despite clear evidence that they do not work and actively harm the people they claim to protect. 2026 will be the year we push back harder. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
January 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Age verification mandates are spreading rapidly, despite clear evidence that they do not work and actively harm the people they claim to protect. 2026 will be the year we push back harder. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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We published thousands of puzzles in 2025. The editors, writers and community managers who make Games run got together to share the ones that stuck with us. See all 25 of our editors’ picks here: nyti.ms/4sf46pv
Every puzzle we featured is free for a limited time.
Every puzzle we featured is free for a limited time.
NYT Games: 25 Memorable Puzzles from 2025
Solve the Crosswords, Connections, Strands and other puzzles that the Games team can’t stop thinking about.
nyti.ms
December 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
We published thousands of puzzles in 2025. The editors, writers and community managers who make Games run got together to share the ones that stuck with us. See all 25 of our editors’ picks here: nyti.ms/4sf46pv
Every puzzle we featured is free for a limited time.
Every puzzle we featured is free for a limited time.
Completely wild to me that people allow their own computers to display advertisements.
December 29, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Completely wild to me that people allow their own computers to display advertisements.
When John Mastodon was born, it's the doctor who cried.
December 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
When John Mastodon was born, it's the doctor who cried.
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CBD oil may help manage certain symptoms associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
December 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
CBD oil may help manage certain symptoms associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
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That’s why as mental health professionals we say “if you’ve met one autistic person, you’ve met one autistic person.”
December 20, 2025 at 5:19 AM
That’s why as mental health professionals we say “if you’ve met one autistic person, you’ve met one autistic person.”
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How did you do in Connections today? Players must select four groups of four words without making more than three mistakes. nyti.ms/3YaaMY5
December 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
How did you do in Connections today? Players must select four groups of four words without making more than three mistakes. nyti.ms/3YaaMY5
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Keep digging, everyone.
Having spoken with a dev affiliated with Critical Reflex, there's a lot of rot under the surface.
Having spoken with a dev affiliated with Critical Reflex, there's a lot of rot under the surface.
With Critical Reflex being such a major player in the indie space, these accusations of covered up sexual harassment and unfair labour practices are all deeply disappointing and distressing. I hope this all gets tackled quickly and decisively.
noisypixel.net/critical-ref...
noisypixel.net/critical-ref...
Former Critical Reflex Employee Alleges Harassment And Unfair Labor Practices
Ex-employee Evelina Zemljic accuses Critical Reflex of sexual harassment, unpaid labor, and poor working conditions in a revealing YouTube exposé.
noisypixel.net
December 21, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Keep digging, everyone.
Having spoken with a dev affiliated with Critical Reflex, there's a lot of rot under the surface.
Having spoken with a dev affiliated with Critical Reflex, there's a lot of rot under the surface.
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The RAM shortage is here to stay, raising prices on PCs and phones www.theverge.com/news/848199/...
The RAM shortage is here to stay, raising prices on PCs and phones
The RAM shortage comes for everyone.
www.theverge.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The RAM shortage is here to stay, raising prices on PCs and phones www.theverge.com/news/848199/...
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We are only at the beginning of the "enshittification" process, which will develop over time. Doctorow himself has already written about this. Bluesky has shareholders. Nobody invests without expecting a financial return.
As a journalist, I can guarantee that history tends to repeat itself.
As a journalist, I can guarantee that history tends to repeat itself.
Bluesky and enshittification
No one is the enshittifier of their own story.
doctorow.medium.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
We are only at the beginning of the "enshittification" process, which will develop over time. Doctorow himself has already written about this. Bluesky has shareholders. Nobody invests without expecting a financial return.
As a journalist, I can guarantee that history tends to repeat itself.
As a journalist, I can guarantee that history tends to repeat itself.
Congratulations, PSG - Paris Saint-Germain! 🥳 🥂
December 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Congratulations, PSG - Paris Saint-Germain! 🥳 🥂
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Journalist Brian Deer "found that not one of the 12 cases reported in the 1998 Lancet paper was free of misrepresentation or undisclosed alteration, and that in no single case could the medical records be fully reconciled with the descriptions, diagnoses, or histories published in the journal."
Never forget that Andrew Wakefield’s article linking MMR vaccine and autism was fraudulent. "Clear evidence of falsification of data should now close the door on this damaging vaccine scare." YOU'D THINK SO, WOULDN'T YOU? TY @briandeer.com:
www.bmj.com/content/342/... #VaccinesWork #AutisticHealth
www.bmj.com/content/342/... #VaccinesWork #AutisticHealth
Wakefield’s article linking MMR vaccine and autism was fraudulent
Clear evidence of falsification of data should now close the door on this damaging vaccine scare
“Science is at once the most questioning and . . . sceptical of activities and also the most trusting,...
www.bmj.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Journalist Brian Deer "found that not one of the 12 cases reported in the 1998 Lancet paper was free of misrepresentation or undisclosed alteration, and that in no single case could the medical records be fully reconciled with the descriptions, diagnoses, or histories published in the journal."
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Maybe he thinks that all of South America is Venezuela? (except him *possibly* remembering Argentina (bailout money) and Brazil (Bolsonaro) exist?)
December 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Maybe he thinks that all of South America is Venezuela? (except him *possibly* remembering Argentina (bailout money) and Brazil (Bolsonaro) exist?)
Gary Numan is 13 days older than Gary Oldman. I don't even know what to believe any more.
December 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Gary Numan is 13 days older than Gary Oldman. I don't even know what to believe any more.
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To be honest given that The Game Awards completely axed and abandoned the whole Future Class program when the alumni organized to demand the show acknowledge Palestinian genocide, it's IMMENSELY embarassing how many people in our industry still support it, attend it, or even give it the time of day.
December 12, 2025 at 4:42 AM
To be honest given that The Game Awards completely axed and abandoned the whole Future Class program when the alumni organized to demand the show acknowledge Palestinian genocide, it's IMMENSELY embarassing how many people in our industry still support it, attend it, or even give it the time of day.
Is "⚠Invalid Handle" a bug permanent, @pfrazee.com?
December 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Is "⚠Invalid Handle" a bug permanent, @pfrazee.com?
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Listen, all I have to say is care
December 8, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Listen, all I have to say is care