Dr Michelle @Drosmel@qoto.org

We currently have a call for support that has gone out to European labs, to support FlyBase-UK. We are asking our colleagues from labs in the US and other countries to wait for a similar call to them that will go out in the near future, to support the US sites. We thank you for your patience.

European fly labs can contribute here https://www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-cambridge/physiology-development-and-neuroscience/drosophila-genetic-database

Quite a door!
Jürgen Weber: West Portal (1966, bronze, in the #Baroque sandstone portal)
St. Jacobi, Jakobikirchhof 22, 20095 #Hamburg (Old Town)

Mount Etna erupting.

Does anyone have *any* of those. online "learn programming" type things they like and would actually recommend?

I've not been a professional software developer for well over a decade, and the last code I wrote other than my own personal stuff was mostly just fixing up other people's HTML/CSS/JS, not starting from scratch.

Hoping for something that doesn't shove AI slop at me, and ideally something for either Ruby or PHP.

I've tried boot.dev -- it's fun, but Python and AI slop in places now.

A PhD student asked if this conference could be interesting and now I am trying to find out if it is a predatory conference and...this is surprisingly hard. Any tips/advice?

UPDATE! Verdict: predatory. Pictures are also used for other conferences, thanks @DanielleVossebeld for pointing this out. And thanks to many suggestions for red flags to look for!

https://www.worldcmc.org/
#AcademicChatter

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth just realized, Ukraine destroyed more than 40 strategic bombers on Russian airbases, and The Atlantic was not even invited to the group chat.

Heard a loud pop, turned around, and saw that Sakurajima erupted behind me. Time to get back on the ferry!

Job hunting is a truly soul-sucking experience, so I'm posting my CV here just incase one of you needs a technical leader with web standards, dev advocacy, or strategy experience. Please save me from the 4th circle of hell (aka Linkedin)

Thanks to everyone sharing this!

Just to say, I’d also be very open to browser engineering. I’m new but I’m working on contributing Close Watcher to Servo atm.

You can see my CV in full: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f5IxnxRhPKcoObPgW82RgiG3BLt6cgnW5NHYvqpy6cE/edit?usp=sharing

#GetFediHired #Remote #UK #Europe #America

#cat #cats #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #CatsOMastodon #CatsOfPixelfed #alt #humor

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Sticky situation in the nucleolus?

A new study shows that the ‘Treacle’ protein forms liquid-like condensates that organise nucleolar structure and keep ribosome production flowing. #Genetics #CellBio
https://elifesciences.org/articles/96722?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic

I’m 37 years old and living with end-stage kidney disease in Oregon. I urgently need a living kidney donor. My blood type is A+. NKR covers all costs—travel, lodging, medical, and time off work.

Please visit https://www.nkr.org/PZG643 to learn more. Even if you can’t donate, sharing this post could help me find a match. #KidneyDonation #OrganDonation #ESKD #DonateLife #GiveLife #ShareYourSpare #BeADonor #Transplant #MedicalMiracle

'nuff said ...

New FlyBook paper!
Origin and establishment of the germline in Drosophila melanogaster https://academic.oup.com/genetics/article/229/4/iyae217/8105730

̶A̶ ̶f̶r̶i̶e̶n̶d̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶m̶i̶n̶e̶ ̶l̶o̶s̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶i̶r̶ ̶h̶o̶u̶s̶i̶n̶g̶.̶ ̶D̶o̶e̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶y̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶a̶ ̶r̶o̶o̶m̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶r̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶o̶r̶ ̶a̶r̶o̶u̶n̶d̶ ̶P̶o̶r̶t̶l̶a̶n̶d̶?̶ ̶
̶I̶t̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶u̶r̶g̶e̶n̶t̶.̶

Update: Happy to report she is in a room! Thank you very much!

#PDX

If anyone knows anyone who’s looking for two days of casual work in Manchester, supporting a disabled professional (that would be me), please drop me a line. It should be a day in June (probably 13th) and a day in July (probably 10th). Would suit a student or someone interested in research, but anyone capable would be great. The role will involve coming to venues with me, setting up a small amount of equipment, being a ‘runner’ (e.g. fetching coffees, talking to reception if minor things go wrong), taking notes, helping with basic tech, possibly helping other disabled people with similarly small tasks (when I can’t). The support worker will be paid well above minimum wage (I can discuss that with them), and I can do travel costs (up to a negotiable maximum) if they’re coming from outside Manchester. There’s a possibility of future casual work if/when Access to Work finally comes through. Thanks in advance if you know of anyone!

Well, I'm desperate, so here we go...

If anyone is in need of a copywriter or knows of any openings, I need a job. I've got 18 years of copywriting/copyediting/communications experience across a range of industries.

Remote positions are preferable.

#FediHired #GetFediHired