Devin Strickland
@rvadevin.bsky.social
Solution Architecture @ Elucidata. Making biological data AI-ready. Protein design, synthetic cell biology, industrial biotechnology.
This is a really basic concept.
February 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This is a really basic concept.
The agencies authorizing the payments are natural place for this data to reside.
February 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The agencies authorizing the payments are natural place for this data to reside.
And having data in two places is not great, because they records can become out of sync.
February 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
And having data in two places is not great, because they records can become out of sync.
So the data is just in the wrong place.
February 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
So the data is just in the wrong place.
The bank, internally, just doesn't care why you're making a payment. And you wouldn't want them acting on this information because they lack context.
February 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The bank, internally, just doesn't care why you're making a payment. And you wouldn't want them acting on this information because they lack context.
It might seem useful, but when one of your payments was late because the do-not-pay list wasn't updated...not so great.
February 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
It might seem useful, but when one of your payments was late because the do-not-pay list wasn't updated...not so great.
It's like asking your bank to keep a do-not-pay list or data on the reasons for payments. It's not their concern, and they are not the source of truth for this information.
February 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
It's like asking your bank to keep a do-not-pay list or data on the reasons for payments. It's not their concern, and they are not the source of truth for this information.
It's a joke, but they were pretty adamant about the tariffs being good. There was a whole editorial about how price increases from tariffs aren't "inflation."
February 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It's a joke, but they were pretty adamant about the tariffs being good. There was a whole editorial about how price increases from tariffs aren't "inflation."
We were told it would just be face licking.
February 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We were told it would just be face licking.
The middle is that he did these things in a way that provoked intense backlash, even from some otherwise close political allies. It's not that hard. But it's also not enough. You have to provide an alternative and bring those people into the fold. That's the only way the math works.
February 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The middle is that he did these things in a way that provoked intense backlash, even from some otherwise close political allies. It's not that hard. But it's also not enough. You have to provide an alternative and bring those people into the fold. That's the only way the math works.
I don't think anyone is giving up so much as acknowledging that what didn't work last time isn't going to work this time.
February 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I don't think anyone is giving up so much as acknowledging that what didn't work last time isn't going to work this time.
So why is repeating _that_ playbook going to work better this time?
February 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
So why is repeating _that_ playbook going to work better this time?
Trump won because people in the middle who are not engaged looked back and said "you know there was all this drama about authoritarianism, Russia, telephone calls, and a bunch of stuff I don't care about, but mostly my life was fine and I want that back."
February 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Trump won because people in the middle who are not engaged looked back and said "you know there was all this drama about authoritarianism, Russia, telephone calls, and a bunch of stuff I don't care about, but mostly my life was fine and I want that back."
There isn't some constitutional cavalry that is going to ride in if we just scream "dictator!" loud enough. The only possible strategy is to pick off people in the middle, and to do that you have to throw punches that land.
February 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
There isn't some constitutional cavalry that is going to ride in if we just scream "dictator!" loud enough. The only possible strategy is to pick off people in the middle, and to do that you have to throw punches that land.
I mean, it hasn't even been two weeks and already a major cabinet appointee has withdrawn, several others are just squeaking by, if they will be confirmed at all, and a high profile executive order was rescinded after a massive backlash. If that's not success, then what does success look like?
February 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I mean, it hasn't even been two weeks and already a major cabinet appointee has withdrawn, several others are just squeaking by, if they will be confirmed at all, and a high profile executive order was rescinded after a massive backlash. If that's not success, then what does success look like?
I by "talking about inflation" you mean explaining, in real time, how all of this is stupid and incompetent and wrecking peoples lives, then yes. But it's a good plan!
February 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I by "talking about inflation" you mean explaining, in real time, how all of this is stupid and incompetent and wrecking peoples lives, then yes. But it's a good plan!
So much this. It's unbelievable how much the book foreshadows all of this. And it was a complete disaster at Twiter!
February 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
So much this. It's unbelievable how much the book foreshadows all of this. And it was a complete disaster at Twiter!
I never stop being amazed how much the topline metrics are the opposite of what Republicans say should happen, and everyone just keeps pretending this isn't true. Storytelling!
January 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I never stop being amazed how much the topline metrics are the opposite of what Republicans say should happen, and everyone just keeps pretending this isn't true. Storytelling!
I don’t know about clinical trials per se, but given how precious and often encumbered real data is, the use of simulated data for testing systems, including, I think, model assumptions, should be a standard practice IMO.
December 5, 2024 at 12:24 PM
I don’t know about clinical trials per se, but given how precious and often encumbered real data is, the use of simulated data for testing systems, including, I think, model assumptions, should be a standard practice IMO.