Arindam Basu @arinbasu@qoto.org
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Professor, Epidemiologist. Doctor (ENT specialist). Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.
Interests: lego MOCs, wood carving, mountain biking, tramping.
Joined Apr 2022
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Sea level rise is accelerating around the globe, now twice as fast as two decades ago: 4.4 mm per year https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/eight-warmest-years-record-witness-upsurge-climate-change-impacts #moa
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Mastodon friends -- a fun weekend query!
What's an example of a food that was unknown to you as a child, but which, now, is something you've come to love?
For me, it's the szechuan peppercorn. The first time I had it, maybe just 10 years ago, the weird numbing-tingling-spiciness blew my mind. "What the heck is this, and can I please have it all the time???"
According to the Wikipedia entry, there is even distinctive word for the taste in Chinese: "málà (Chinese: 麻辣; "numb-spiciness")
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@edutooters @aus_teach @stefanhansen that Obsidian, i will try out! I usually rely on Stackedit.io since it is web based. I will try these out!
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Estimating the Incidence of Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) in The State of Michigan https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.11.11.22282229
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New blog post: How I (try to) keep up with learning in machine learning.https://vickiboykis.com/2022/11/10/how-i-learn-machine-learning/
The post is pretty meaty but the tl;dr is:
1. Learn broadly
2. Then narrow your focus and learn deeply
3. Don’t be afraid to use multiple resources to learn the same concept from different angles
4. Do projects to reinforce your learning
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A priest, a monk, and a rabbit were driving down the freeway and they had a terrible accident. At the hospital, a nurse asks the rabbit what their blood type is.
The rabbit says, I must be a type O.
@BengaliBabuspeaketh
চমৎকার ব্যাপার জিতাংশু!
চালিয়ে যান মশাই!
Bengali language post alert: ফেডিভারসের প্রথম পাঠ
আমি নিজে একটা ফেডিভারস সার্ভার বানালাম লেখালিখি আর কথাবার্তার জন্য।
ম্যাসটোডন নয়, তবে সহজতর।
Post in Bengali: ফেডিভারসে স্বাগতম!
এটা একান্তভাবে নিজেদের বাংলা ভাষায় বা নিজেদের মধ্যে আলাপচারিতার জন্য বানালাম। আপনি স্বাগত!
ঠিকানা:
https://social.arinbasu.online
Bengali language post alert: ফেডিভারসের প্রথম পাঠ
ফেডিভারস কি ও কেন এই নিয়ে একটা ছোট লেখা লিখলাম, এটা জানলে ম্যাসটোডন ধরণের সামাজিক মাধ্যমে লেখালিখি করার সুবিধা হতে পারে জনগণের, এই কথা ভেবে শুরু করা,
Attention:
@hutomp
@BengaliBabuspeaketh
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"Removing of mask mandates was associated with an additional 44.9 Covid cases per 1,000 students and staff members, corresponding to an estimated 11,901 cases during the 15-week period, the scientists concluded."
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The R Foundation is now on Mastodon. Follow us for official news about the R Project for Statistical Computing. #rstats
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🤖 Android + Pixelfed
Our android mobile app beta will be rolling out later this week!
Spread the word 😉 #pixelfed
Ha ha! Good one!
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I've found this social media site called Twitter.
It's like Mastodon but you can pay $8 to pretend you're someone of significance, everyone hates each other and you're posts are monitored by a billionaire who wants to run the whole thing by himself but doesn't have a clue how to.
It's all rather entertaining.
@jellycrystals
Hear hear!
Fountain pens and pencils (wood+graphite) are perhaps the one most important change one can adopt to do one's bit at a personal level to address effects of #climate change.
Besides, there are so many advantages and fun of using #fountainpens:
* Coloured inks
* Slowing down writing
* Control your lines
* Drawing
* Ink that can last for years
* Changing nibs
...
We could go on.
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I have just realised how wasteful #pens are. Looking for #ecofriendly substitutes. My handwriting is terrible, so the obvious choice is a #fountainpen but I fear the ink smudge. Happy to be enlightened. I have had a look on here; https://www.treehugger.com/best-eco-friendly-pens-5201425 but hoping for something in #Australia to #supportlocal
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Hello Mastodonners! The org I co-run, New_ Public, is organizing a learning session for folks new to Mastodon and the fediverse this coming Tuesday at 12pm ET. We'll be joined by the brilliant @cfiesler @wilf and @jeffjarvis -- and you are welcome too.
Noobs (like me) who want to learn and long-timers are all welcome. Sign up here, and boost if you're willing to help find other interested folks. https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvc--uqzIrGd3viRbTltC0dXmDkaidAJc-?_x_zm_rtaid=we6EIiy7SVC4ko6U7Unicw.1668089335856.e548e65efba05ec79cde9656bf3f20a1&_x_zm_rhtaid=249
- Orcid Profile
- https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2326-2292
- Images (pixelfed)
- https://pixelfed.social/i/web/profile/424715601356972526
- Join me in Matrix Chat
- https://matrix.to/#/@arinbasu:qoto.org
Professor, Epidemiologist. Doctor (ENT specialist). Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.
Interests: lego MOCs, wood carving, mountain biking, tramping.
Joined Apr 2022
