Simon @spoltier@qoto.org

I'm looking for a new job (remote or #PDX), please boost!

I am a research software engineer with 11 years experience developing interdisciplinary scientific software that is robust, #accessible, and user-friendly.

I have experience in population genetics, #BioInformatics, #ReproducibleResearch, and #PublicHealth. My main language is #RStats, but I can also speak #Python, #JavaScript, #Lua, #C, #XML, etc.

#GetFediHired #RSEng

The following thread describes why you want me on your team

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It took me two tries to actually read through this article properly, because editing text on a phone is so horrible that I do it so seldom that the subtleties are lost on me. I just agree that it sucks: https://jenson.org/text/

Why is this important? It has been argued that phones "aren't intended" for extended text entry, so this is a non-problem. I have the option of switching to a computer with a keyboard. But phones are the only computer that many people in the developing world can access.

Anne Frank was same-sex attracted https://thevelvetchronicle.com/omitted-anne-frank-was-same-sex-attracted/

(Thanks to @nosvoixtrans @jena for teaching me something)

Infosec friends are unanimous: if you're using Chrome, you want to visit chrome://settings/adPrivacy and turn off Ad Topics, Site-Suggested Ads, and Ad Measurement.

IMPORTANT: you must do this for each of your Chrome profiles, since it's not a global setting.

#chrome #privacy #enshittification

A short spell of Golden hour light over Heiterwanger See

#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography #Austria #Alps

I took this photo of my kid playing with his blocks the other day, and when I realized it reminded me of something, well...I had to make this.