Christian Wilms @ChrisWilms23@qoto.org

Come see us at #sfn2023 #sfn #sfn23 https://sites.google.com/internationalbrainlab.org/iblsfn23/

Björn Höcke ist und bleibt ein Nazi. Das sagt auch die Hamburger Staatsanwaltschaft. 👉 https://taz.de/Verfahren-wegen-Beleidigung-eingestellt/!5968418/

A sobering thought! #statistics #analytics more at timoelliott.com/blog/cartoons

It's an oldie but a goodie, re-upping it for #Halloween2023 - the #9types of horror lab. Happy Hallowe'en! 🎃 👻

http://totalinternalreflectionblog.com/2022/10/31/the-9-types-of-horror-lab/

Reading up on dyes, I see that the widely-used Alexa 594 performs poorly in #2Photon #imaging above about 850 nm.

We want a dye that works well at 1040 nm. According to this nice @biophysj paper, it looks to me like A546 would be a good choice, at least twice as good as A594. Do you have a favourite?

#fluorescence #cellbiology #neuroscience

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000634951200063X

@ChrisWilms23

The reason it doesnt work for people on QOTO is because QOTO isnt mastodon, its a fork.

@mapto @neilhoskins @helenczerski @davidho @gabipurcaru

@mapto @ChrisWilms23 @neilhoskins @helenczerski @davidho @freemo The way Followgraph is implemented is meant to preseve privacy: it uses inauthenticated requests to make sure Followgraph does not need to receive or store user data.

Specifically, it uses this API endpoint: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/accounts/#following

The documentation says "**OAuth:** Public". Some implementations accept inauthenticated requests, but some choose not to.

This is why Followgraph doesn't always work.

Update on tracking neurons across days in #Neuropixels recordings: @EnnyvBeest gave a nice talk on it, where she explains UnitMatch. It's a brief talk and it's available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c_dgTZcBaQ&list=PLfhWmWntvjl7kljKozClpjS29DoY8V5pB&index=23&ab_channel=MatteoCarandini

The lectures of the 2023 UCL Neuropixels course are now on YouTube:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfhWmWntvjl7kljKozClpjS29DoY8V5pB&si=UjCmdEFyjZR5BE6Z

They are a great way to get an introduction to #Neuropixels, and to get up to speed on the latest developments.

The list of lectures is at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/neuropixels/training/2023-neuropixels-course. They are brief (typically 10-20 minutes) and packed with information. Click on the lecture title for the video.

Thank you to @EnnyvBeest and Celian Bimbard for organizing a fantastic course, and to the lecturers for doing an amazing job!

Extremely relevant article: https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/a-new-hope-taming-the-satellite-swarm-in-our-skies/?utm_source=cc&utm_medium=newsletter

Great quote from @planet4589: "The concern is that eventually they will start colliding (however spiffy their automatic avoidance algorithms are) and generating a lot of debris"

Hey folks, I've seen a lot of talk going around about adblockers lately. I worked in the advertising technology and security industry for five years and the one core piece of advice I have is:

Holy fuck never give an advertiser your data. You cannot believe how bad it is. Don't. I run three layers of ad block protection and I'd run more if it was feasible. If you want to support creators give them money.

We thought Google hit rock bottom with #privacy.

Its new beta feature on Google Files for #Android called “Smart Search" is the trap door.

This creepy new feature on by default & scans every file on your phone. Why is this bad? Because it could potentially ruin your life. (1/3)