the other Rebecca, PhD
@rebelipar.bsky.social
Schadenfreude appreciator, cat person, terminally online, bike commuter, amateur (film) photographer, EmoryUnite! (SEIU/WU Local 29) bargaining committee member-emeritus, postdoc at CHOP in my spare time. About to live in Philly. (She/her)
Me this morning: gonna do these maxi preps, an hour, tops
Me at 5:30pm: if this third centrifuge and third set of tubes doesn't work, I am going to explode
Me at 5:30pm: if this third centrifuge and third set of tubes doesn't work, I am going to explode
November 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Me this morning: gonna do these maxi preps, an hour, tops
Me at 5:30pm: if this third centrifuge and third set of tubes doesn't work, I am going to explode
Me at 5:30pm: if this third centrifuge and third set of tubes doesn't work, I am going to explode
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The importer, Rad Power Bikes Inc., of Seattle, Washington has refused to agree to an acceptable recall. Given its financial situation, Rad Power Bikes has indicated to CPSC that it is unable to offer replacement batteries or refunds to all consumers.
November 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Possibly two years ago (or one? Who can say) my mom asked what she should get me for Christmas, and I said this giant tube of Burt's Bees filled with 52 Burt's Bees.
One of the best decisions I have ever made. Living in LUXURY. Can't find my Burt? Grab another
www.burtsbees.com/product/mega...
One of the best decisions I have ever made. Living in LUXURY. Can't find my Burt? Grab another
www.burtsbees.com/product/mega...
www.burtsbees.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Possibly two years ago (or one? Who can say) my mom asked what she should get me for Christmas, and I said this giant tube of Burt's Bees filled with 52 Burt's Bees.
One of the best decisions I have ever made. Living in LUXURY. Can't find my Burt? Grab another
www.burtsbees.com/product/mega...
One of the best decisions I have ever made. Living in LUXURY. Can't find my Burt? Grab another
www.burtsbees.com/product/mega...
Imagine thinking that grant peer review is currently fair. Like, imagine that being your mind. Wild.
November 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Imagine thinking that grant peer review is currently fair. Like, imagine that being your mind. Wild.
Really excited to move to Philadelphia in January but I will miss this tree
November 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Really excited to move to Philadelphia in January but I will miss this tree
63 Chinese Cuisines: the Complete Guide
YouTube video by Chinese Cooking Demystified
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Every time a university gives an endowed professorship (in the memory of a dead child) to a known abusive asshole (like seriously just ask ANYONE), several recent grads become more emboldened in their distaste for academia
November 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Every time a university gives an endowed professorship (in the memory of a dead child) to a known abusive asshole (like seriously just ask ANYONE), several recent grads become more emboldened in their distaste for academia
It is 3pm, the Devil's Hour, when the urge for an iced coffee grows just as swiftly as the surety of the negative effects
November 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It is 3pm, the Devil's Hour, when the urge for an iced coffee grows just as swiftly as the surety of the negative effects
Don't even have my diploma yet but I have gotten two review requests this week and it is Wednesday. They aren't even that related to my PhD work. I think this is just my life now.
November 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Don't even have my diploma yet but I have gotten two review requests this week and it is Wednesday. They aren't even that related to my PhD work. I think this is just my life now.
Me last night: oh, it's 11:30, I should watch something to get ready to go to sleep
*Puts on Werner Herzog's documentary about capital punishment INTO THE ABYSS*
I liked it, though.
*Puts on Werner Herzog's documentary about capital punishment INTO THE ABYSS*
I liked it, though.
November 19, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Me last night: oh, it's 11:30, I should watch something to get ready to go to sleep
*Puts on Werner Herzog's documentary about capital punishment INTO THE ABYSS*
I liked it, though.
*Puts on Werner Herzog's documentary about capital punishment INTO THE ABYSS*
I liked it, though.
The people will come for me, but I think I prefer The White Stripes version of Jolene 😬
Hot take: Most covers of songs are not good.
Some covers are better than the originals, but this is rare.
What are your fave covers that are better than the originals?
Some covers are better than the originals, but this is rare.
What are your fave covers that are better than the originals?
November 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The people will come for me, but I think I prefer The White Stripes version of Jolene 😬
I biked to work even though it's cold. Please clap.
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I biked to work even though it's cold. Please clap.
Also the story of electric cars?
In retrospect, perhaps everyone should have recognized they were evil when Altria made it clear they liked the idea
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Also the story of electric cars?
I would like to give a giant "what the fuck is wrong with you?" to whoever is in charge of the renovations and signage at Five Points station.
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I would like to give a giant "what the fuck is wrong with you?" to whoever is in charge of the renovations and signage at Five Points station.
Why did they cancel my flight now, tho. They had all day and they waited until we were all here
November 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Why did they cancel my flight now, tho. They had all day and they waited until we were all here
Reposted by the other Rebecca, PhD
Scientific breakthroughs are rarely unique; someone else would’ve made them soon enough. But when prominent scientists cause harm, that harm isn’t inevitable; the world might simply have been better had the harm not been inflicted.
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
James Watson in his own words
“Some anti-Semitism is justified” “Whenever you interview fat people, you feel bad, because you know you’re not going to hire them” “Japan should be bombed for d…
liorpachter.wordpress.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Scientific breakthroughs are rarely unique; someone else would’ve made them soon enough. But when prominent scientists cause harm, that harm isn’t inevitable; the world might simply have been better had the harm not been inflicted.
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
Getting a free shot of really tasty mezcal from the bartender 🥲
November 7, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Getting a free shot of really tasty mezcal from the bartender 🥲
Reposted by the other Rebecca, PhD
If we go on strike, our union of 12,000 workers are calling on customers to NOT BUY STARBUCKS.
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
If we go on strike, our union of 12,000 workers are calling on customers to NOT BUY STARBUCKS.
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
Will I get trapped in Philadelphia? Only time will tell
Yeah so they’re cutting flights at the 40 busiest airports starting with 4% on Friday and ramping up to 10% through the weekend, and that includes ATL. If you’re attending #KubeCon and you aren’t threat modeling around this and making contingency plans already, strongly recommend starting now
So, uh, KubeCon attendees: how we feeling about the threat model of them shutting down the airspace? Are we all moving to Atlanta
November 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Will I get trapped in Philadelphia? Only time will tell
Reposted by the other Rebecca, PhD
My go-to college meal:
Saute chicken, onions, garlic, and bell pepper in olive oil. Add smoked paprika. Have that with hummus (I added a lil pool of lemon juice and olive oil) and pita. Can add a lil salad. Bam.
Saute chicken, onions, garlic, and bell pepper in olive oil. Add smoked paprika. Have that with hummus (I added a lil pool of lemon juice and olive oil) and pita. Can add a lil salad. Bam.
IT IS TIME FOR BLUESKY RECIPE POSTING
do you have a cheap, healthy, low-cost recipe? post it here! or quote tweet this post. or dunk on me for something I don't care just post easy meals that people can make right now.
do you have a cheap, healthy, low-cost recipe? post it here! or quote tweet this post. or dunk on me for something I don't care just post easy meals that people can make right now.
November 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
My go-to college meal:
Saute chicken, onions, garlic, and bell pepper in olive oil. Add smoked paprika. Have that with hummus (I added a lil pool of lemon juice and olive oil) and pita. Can add a lil salad. Bam.
Saute chicken, onions, garlic, and bell pepper in olive oil. Add smoked paprika. Have that with hummus (I added a lil pool of lemon juice and olive oil) and pita. Can add a lil salad. Bam.
This is such an interesting contrast to the NIH F31/NRSA, which recently stopped requiring/allowing grades. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
And then while the GRFP stopped allowing 2nd yrs to apply, F31s are usually applied for in 2nd yr and resubmitted in 3rd year (at least here).
And then while the GRFP stopped allowing 2nd yrs to apply, F31s are usually applied for in 2nd yr and resubmitted in 3rd year (at least here).
November 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This is such an interesting contrast to the NIH F31/NRSA, which recently stopped requiring/allowing grades. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
And then while the GRFP stopped allowing 2nd yrs to apply, F31s are usually applied for in 2nd yr and resubmitted in 3rd year (at least here).
And then while the GRFP stopped allowing 2nd yrs to apply, F31s are usually applied for in 2nd yr and resubmitted in 3rd year (at least here).
People who put ABC-order/non-QWERTY keyboards in apps (and voting machines, evidently): why???
November 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
People who put ABC-order/non-QWERTY keyboards in apps (and voting machines, evidently): why???
All I want to do is get a quote for moving without making a phone call, and I think this is an impossible task
October 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
All I want to do is get a quote for moving without making a phone call, and I think this is an impossible task