Paul Gardner
@ppgardne.bsky.social
Bioinformatics, RNA, benchmarking & educating to fund kayaking and fishing. Ōtepoti/Dunedin, Aotearoa/New Zealand. From Whāngārā.
Anyone that thinks email is a secure means of communication is kidding themselves.
October 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Anyone that thinks email is a secure means of communication is kidding themselves.
Shockingly apt. Monday morning gift from @petermace.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Shockingly apt. Monday morning gift from @petermace.bsky.social
There's a Dunedin-Ōtepoti based crime series?! Yes please! Thanks @vandasymon.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
There's a Dunedin-Ōtepoti based crime series?! Yes please! Thanks @vandasymon.bsky.social
Who says statisticians don't have fun?
September 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Who says statisticians don't have fun?
One for the rowers. This is called being too ambitious in the 2025 World Rowing Virtual Series. 8x (1min+1m rest). 10m penalty for every metre difference from round 1. share.google/oTYXRmnAPdQ3...
September 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
One for the rowers. This is called being too ambitious in the 2025 World Rowing Virtual Series. 8x (1min+1m rest). 10m penalty for every metre difference from round 1. share.google/oTYXRmnAPdQ3...
Yesterday, fishing, not catching.
September 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Yesterday, fishing, not catching.
Are you looking for a lectureship in biochemistry, molecular genetics, or bioinformatics? Come and enjoy the greatest place for kayak fishing and a fun research+teaching career.
*there are other fun things to do here too.
*there are other fun things to do here too.
September 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Are you looking for a lectureship in biochemistry, molecular genetics, or bioinformatics? Come and enjoy the greatest place for kayak fishing and a fun research+teaching career.
*there are other fun things to do here too.
*there are other fun things to do here too.
Funny looking dogs on this beach. #popoikore #pakake
August 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Funny looking dogs on this beach. #popoikore #pakake
That is such a sweet ride! I didn't get any shots of this morning, but here's one from a few weeks ago of our slightly more function focused yaks (mine has a breadboard rudder).
August 24, 2025 at 5:22 AM
That is such a sweet ride! I didn't get any shots of this morning, but here's one from a few weeks ago of our slightly more function focused yaks (mine has a breadboard rudder).
Dammit -- thanks for the catch!
![#curl -L "https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.STP,DSD_MSTI@DF_MSTI/NZL+AUS+USA+GBR+CAN+IRL+DNK+FIN+SWE+NOR+KOR+ISR+JPN+DEU+FRA+OECD+EU27_2020.A.G.PT_B1GQ._Z._Z?startPeriod=1980&dimensionAtObservation=AllDimensions&format=csvfilewithlabels" -o r_and_d.csv
#Sort on year, find replace:
#European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
#New Zealand
#United Kingdom
#United States
rd <- read.table(file="r_and_d-sorted.csv",sep=",",header=T)
lands<-c(
'Australia',
'Canada',
'Denmark',
'EU',
'Finland',
'France',
'Germany',
'Ireland',
'Israel',
'Japan',
'Korea',
'Norway',
'NZ',
'OECD',
'Sweden',
'UK',
'USA'
)
pdf(file="r_and_d.pdf", width=10, height=10)
par(cex=1.5)
plot(NA,NA,xlim=c(1980,2025),ylim=c(0,6.2),main="%GDP for expenditure on R&D",xlab="Year",ylab="%GDP for R&D")
for(i in 1:length(lands)){
lines( rd$TIME_PERIOD[rd$Reference.area == lands[i]], rd$OBS_VALUE[rd$Reference.area == lands[i]], col=i, lwd=5, lty=(i%%3)+1)
}
points(2023,1.54, pch='x', col=13)
#Additional data point from:
#https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/research-and-development-survey-2024/
text(2023,1.54,"Stats NZ\n2024 report",pos=1, col=13, cex=0.7)
legend("topleft", lands, col=1:length(lands), lty=(1:length(lands) %%3)+1, lwd=3, cex=0.7)
dev.off()](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7zpku2fz5c5zeewgzn7yfsr5/bafkreihvd4tuogloznv2wb4vesybaxvr2jdlnicsqu5tv4hpdwiynmgtum@jpeg)
August 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Dammit -- thanks for the catch!
That extra data point does not make me happy, but confirms a suspicion.
![Plot showing gross expenditure on research and development as a proportion of GDP for Australia, Canada, Denmark, EU, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Korea, Norway, NZ, OECD, Reference, Sweden, UK, USA from 1980 to 2024.
Data provenance+R code:
#curl -L "https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.STP,DSD_MSTI@DF_MSTI/NZL+AUS+USA+GBR+CAN+IRL+DNK+FIN+SWE+NOR+KOR+ISR+JPN+DEU+FRA+OECD+EU27_2020.A.G.PT_B1GQ._Z._Z?startPeriod=1980&dimensionAtObservation=AllDimensions&format=csvfilewithlabels" -o r_and_d.csv
#Sort on year, find replace:
#European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
#New Zealand
#United Kingdom
#United States
rd <- read.table(file="r_and_d-sorted.csv",sep=",",header=T)
lands<-c(
'Australia',
'Canada',
'Denmark',
'EU',
'Finland',
'France',
'Germany',
'Ireland',
'Israel',
'Japan',
'Korea',
'Norway',
'NZ',
'OECD',
'Sweden',
'UK',
'USA'
)
pdf(file="r_and_d.pdf", width=10, height=10)
par(cex=1.5)
plot(NA,NA,xlim=c(1980,2025),ylim=c(0,6.2),main="%GDP for expenditure on R&D",xlab="Year",ylab="%GDP for R&D")
for(i in 1:length(lands)){
lines( rd$TIME_PERIOD[rd$Reference.area == lands[i]], rd$OBS_VALUE[rd$Reference.area == lands[i]], col=i, lwd=5, lty=(i%%3)+1)
}
points(2023,0.97, pch='x', col=13)
#Additional data point from:
#https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/research-and-development-survey-2024/
text(2023,0.97,"Stats NZ\n2024 report",pos=1, col=13, cex=0.7)
legend("topleft", lands, col=1:length(lands), lty=(1:length(lands) %%3)+1, lwd=3, cex=0.7)
dev.off()](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7zpku2fz5c5zeewgzn7yfsr5/bafkreid3gh7edbt4owi4ifg6s3ubidp6ux2ckumylc3lu5kvk6xntpr74e@jpeg)
August 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
That extra data point does not make me happy, but confirms a suspicion.
Yup, 2021 is on the plot. Prov: curl -L "https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.STP,DSD_MSTI@DF_MSTI/NZL+AUS+USA+GBR+CAN+IRL+DNK+FIN+SWE+NOR+KOR+ISR+JPN+DEU+FRA+OECD+EU27_2020.A.G.PT_B1GQ._Z._Z?startPeriod=1980&dimensionAtObservation=AllDimensions&format=csvfilewithlabels" -o r_and_d.csv
August 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Yup, 2021 is on the plot. Prov: curl -L "https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.STI.STP,DSD_MSTI@DF_MSTI/NZL+AUS+USA+GBR+CAN+IRL+DNK+FIN+SWE+NOR+KOR+ISR+JPN+DEU+FRA+OECD+EU27_2020.A.G.PT_B1GQ._Z._Z?startPeriod=1980&dimensionAtObservation=AllDimensions&format=csvfilewithlabels" -o r_and_d.csv
Catlins, Aotearoa-NZ, this morning. ❤
July 26, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Catlins, Aotearoa-NZ, this morning. ❤
I'm working on new lecture slides. The juxtoposition of this figure and a recent reviewer's comment still makes me chuckle (emphasis by me).
July 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I'm working on new lecture slides. The juxtoposition of this figure and a recent reviewer's comment still makes me chuckle (emphasis by me).
This is an interesting strike against institutions supporting the papermills and fraudulent research.
sites.aub.edu.lb/lmeho/ri2/
sites.aub.edu.lb/lmeho/ri2/
July 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This is an interesting strike against institutions supporting the papermills and fraudulent research.
sites.aub.edu.lb/lmeho/ri2/
sites.aub.edu.lb/lmeho/ri2/
If you see this, post a shark that isn't from jaws.
July 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
If you see this, post a shark that isn't from jaws.
I was paddling through this last week. It was cold, wet, and hard work. I wish I was still there. ;-)
July 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I was paddling through this last week. It was cold, wet, and hard work. I wish I was still there. ;-)
PS. alignment download options for hmmsearch results appears to be broken:
June 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
PS. alignment download options for hmmsearch results appears to be broken:
I'd come to a metasci talk! Rhis end of the country is more picturesque too. 😉
May 31, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I'd come to a metasci talk! Rhis end of the country is more picturesque too. 😉
International researchers, can you spend your valuable time reviewing one of NZ's premier and most competitive research grants? 🤔
May 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
International researchers, can you spend your valuable time reviewing one of NZ's premier and most competitive research grants? 🤔
Some very light editing of the Sboner et al "The real cost of sequencing: higher than you think!" figure for my undergraduates: genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
May 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Some very light editing of the Sboner et al "The real cost of sequencing: higher than you think!" figure for my undergraduates: genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Happy Otago morning. 🙂
May 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Happy Otago morning. 🙂