Ricardo Segurado
@red-concrete.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Fresh bread and biostatistics; keyboards and ukulele; genetics and longitudinal models; universities and freedom.
Dublin, Ireland
[bridged from https://mastodon.social/@red_concrete on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Dublin, Ireland
[bridged from https://mastodon.social/@red_concrete on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
If only people working on human gene-mapping had follow-through as good as this...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08891-6
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08891-6
April 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
If only people working on human gene-mapping had follow-through as good as this...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08891-6
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08891-6
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And the vast majority academics, who societies reward with tenure exactly so they can maintain independence and speak to power, are basically mute on all of this. Six figure salaries and jobs for life, but they refuse to even acknowledge the problems, content in their little "most cited" awards.
April 25, 2025 at 7:56 AM
And the vast majority academics, who societies reward with tenure exactly so they can maintain independence and speak to power, are basically mute on all of this. Six figure salaries and jobs for life, but they refuse to even acknowledge the problems, content in their little "most cited" awards.
Trump was captured in a hot-mic moment mentioned to Bukele how "home growns" should be next. He said: "The home growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."
https://davidgate.substack.com/p/say-the-words-american-concentration
https://davidgate.substack.com/p/say-the-words-american-concentration
SAY THE WORDS: AMERICAN CONCENTRATION CAMP
We are sending people there and they are not coming back.
davidgate.substack.com
April 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Trump was captured in a hot-mic moment mentioned to Bukele how "home growns" should be next. He said: "The home growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."
https://davidgate.substack.com/p/say-the-words-american-concentration
https://davidgate.substack.com/p/say-the-words-american-concentration
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It is not only ok for you to say when you don't understand something, it's critical. Experts know their limits, almost by definition. Novices get swept up in hype.
April 22, 2025 at 5:32 AM
It is not only ok for you to say when you don't understand something, it's critical. Experts know their limits, almost by definition. Novices get swept up in hype.
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I work in a wooly mammoth related job (lol), so when the mouse story came out, i was told about it, and i proceeded to research this company. They are total nutjobs, what they are doing should 1000% be illegal. These animals they are "bringing back" are nothing more than modern species that did […]
Original post on tech.lgbt
tech.lgbt
April 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I work in a wooly mammoth related job (lol), so when the mouse story came out, i was told about it, and i proceeded to research this company. They are total nutjobs, what they are doing should 1000% be illegal. These animals they are "bringing back" are nothing more than modern species that did […]
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Many thanks to @vcornelius.bsky.social and @gsmaclennan.bsky.social for coming to Cork and sharing their wisdom on clinical trials today.
March 31, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Many thanks to @vcornelius.bsky.social and @gsmaclennan.bsky.social for coming to Cork and sharing their wisdom on clinical trials today.
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Massive result in Dutch parliament just now. They passed 10 separate motions to enhance digital resilience, run more of our own servers & reduce dependency on US cloud technology.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-parliament-calls-end-reliance-us-software-2025-03-18/
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-parliament-calls-end-reliance-us-software-2025-03-18/
March 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Massive result in Dutch parliament just now. They passed 10 separate motions to enhance digital resilience, run more of our own servers & reduce dependency on US cloud technology.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-parliament-calls-end-reliance-us-software-2025-03-18/
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-parliament-calls-end-reliance-us-software-2025-03-18/
In February when things started to really look bad for US science, I took the very practical step of going through all my slides.
I replaced PubMed links with EuropePMC. (thankfully)
I checked all the National Library of Medicine links and made a list of reading materials to replace (reports […]
I replaced PubMed links with EuropePMC. (thankfully)
I checked all the National Library of Medicine links and made a list of reading materials to replace (reports […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
March 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
In February when things started to really look bad for US science, I took the very practical step of going through all my slides.
I replaced PubMed links with EuropePMC. (thankfully)
I checked all the National Library of Medicine links and made a list of reading materials to replace (reports […]
I replaced PubMed links with EuropePMC. (thankfully)
I checked all the National Library of Medicine links and made a list of reading materials to replace (reports […]
Lazy Saturday morning, 7-year old playing in the next room, singing to herself.
Suddenly: "🎵I've been told... That you've been bold... With Harry, Mark and John🎵"
Suddenly: "🎵I've been told... That you've been bold... With Harry, Mark and John🎵"
February 15, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Lazy Saturday morning, 7-year old playing in the next room, singing to herself.
Suddenly: "🎵I've been told... That you've been bold... With Harry, Mark and John🎵"
Suddenly: "🎵I've been told... That you've been bold... With Harry, Mark and John🎵"
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February 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Digital nomads and visitors in #lisbon who are willing to help offset some of the damage being caused —yes, I'm looking at you, American expats paying exorbitant rents—, please take a look here ;) https://www.gofundme.com/f/disgraca
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www.gofundme.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Digital nomads and visitors in #lisbon who are willing to help offset some of the damage being caused —yes, I'm looking at you, American expats paying exorbitant rents—, please take a look here ;) https://www.gofundme.com/f/disgraca
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Academics outside the US: were you accepted to present at a conference in the US but are now reconsidering your participation?
February 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Academics outside the US: were you accepted to present at a conference in the US but are now reconsidering your participation?
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tenemos que volver a enlazar el artículo de @Albertlloreta (ahora en inglés) porqué, 4 días después del boicot de Twitter, sigue siendo la pieza más definitiva que hemos leído, y leyendo a la poca gente que se quedó allá, sus argumentos caen uno tras otro contra este texto […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
tenemos que volver a enlazar el artículo de @Albertlloreta (ahora en inglés) porqué, 4 días después del boicot de Twitter, sigue siendo la pieza más definitiva que hemos leído, y leyendo a la poca gente que se quedó allá, sus argumentos caen uno tras otro contra este texto […]
LOL only joking, editors!
(I wouldn't do it for money either)
(I wouldn't do it for money either)
January 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
LOL only joking, editors!
(I wouldn't do it for money either)
(I wouldn't do it for money either)
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If the term "Real World" is supposed to be a short cut for saying the results of a study will be more widely applicable, then that's already something experts need to think about regardless of whether the data were collected in an RCT or an electronic health record.
January 14, 2025 at 5:49 AM
If the term "Real World" is supposed to be a short cut for saying the results of a study will be more widely applicable, then that's already something experts need to think about regardless of whether the data were collected in an RCT or an electronic health record.
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An Open Letter to All European Politicians and Leaders to Abandon X/Twitter:
"By abandoning X/Twitter, leaders can reduce its credibility, promote fairer alternatives, and take a stand against the spread of disinformation, ensuring democratic principles are upheld."
H/T to @everton137 for […]
"By abandoning X/Twitter, leaders can reduce its credibility, promote fairer alternatives, and take a stand against the spread of disinformation, ensuring democratic principles are upheld."
H/T to @everton137 for […]
Original post on social.coop
social.coop
January 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
An Open Letter to All European Politicians and Leaders to Abandon X/Twitter:
"By abandoning X/Twitter, leaders can reduce its credibility, promote fairer alternatives, and take a stand against the spread of disinformation, ensuring democratic principles are upheld."
H/T to @everton137 for […]
"By abandoning X/Twitter, leaders can reduce its credibility, promote fairer alternatives, and take a stand against the spread of disinformation, ensuring democratic principles are upheld."
H/T to @everton137 for […]
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[Meta (as in the shitty company)]
Ever since I saw how ActivityPub + a culture of using codes of conduct can result in a global network of small communities who sociotechnically band together, I thought to myself, there is no way we can continue to pretend that corporate social media can […]
Ever since I saw how ActivityPub + a culture of using codes of conduct can result in a global network of small communities who sociotechnically band together, I thought to myself, there is no way we can continue to pretend that corporate social media can […]
Original post on aoir.social
aoir.social
January 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
[Meta (as in the shitty company)]
Ever since I saw how ActivityPub + a culture of using codes of conduct can result in a global network of small communities who sociotechnically band together, I thought to myself, there is no way we can continue to pretend that corporate social media can […]
Ever since I saw how ActivityPub + a culture of using codes of conduct can result in a global network of small communities who sociotechnically band together, I thought to myself, there is no way we can continue to pretend that corporate social media can […]
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Hi friends. If you are working in a UK CTU, can you please tell me how many statistician FTEs your CTU currently employs? Many thanks.
November 25, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Hi friends. If you are working in a UK CTU, can you please tell me how many statistician FTEs your CTU currently employs? Many thanks.
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Still laughing hours after I read this. So true so true
March 6, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Still laughing hours after I read this. So true so true