Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

Dear Twitter ex-pats. When we all flounced out of Twitter loudly proclaiming we were going to Mastodon this sent a message to trolls, nazis that they could set up servers & come here.

If anyone gets harrassed with hatespeech pls note that that is not the culture of Mastodon. Please report & block those users. If you notice a pattern from the same weird domain, block that domain, write a post of the server name w/ a hashtag fediblock so your server admin can follow up & block it for everyone.

What if a simple drug could make everyone less selfish?

Pessimists' take: what if a simple drug could make everyone even more selfish?

https://thenextweb.com/news/what-if-simple-drug-could-make-everyone-less-selfish

"A team of researchers from the Italian Institute of Technology recently published a ground-breaking study wherein they identified the brain neurons associated with prosocial and selfish behavior in mice. And then they figured out how to turn those neurons on and off."

#science

I joined Mastodon a bit over four years ago. Many of my generation seem to fear that Mastodon will become like Twitter with all the new people. I do not.

The idea seems to be that Mastodon is so nice because its people are nice. I believe most people are nice. Twitter has been set up in a way to make us into monsters and to make the worst monsters look like average folks.

The design choices of Mastodon do the reverse. We will become a bit more like Twitter, but mostly stay Mastodon by design.

CRISPR Cancer Trial Success Paves the Way For Personalized Treatments - A small clinical trial has shown that researchers can use CRISPR gene editing to a... - https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/11/11/0817247/crispr-cancer-trial-success-paves-the-way-for-personalized-treatments?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #science

New tutorial for #Blender3d!
How to properly create UVs for #geometrynodes based pipes and cables.
Node tree is included!
This is a must-watch for anyone creating similar assets as it seems common that fully functional UVs are often overlooked or not deemed important.
Big thanks to @3DBystedt for the leading hint to solve this.
#b3d #3d
https://youtu.be/vpLnt2IZvZw

A quick painting from Scotland earlier this year

RT @HPC_Guru@twitter.com

Everything you wanted to ask about the Grace Hopper Superchip

@nvidiadeveloper@twitter.com does an in-depth dive on its architecture

https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-grace-hopper-superchip-architecture-in-depth/

#HPC #AI #ARM #GPU #SC22

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/HPC_Guru/status/1590835602551083009

The Fire Brigade
In this episode we muse about the role of the military in a world without war. What comes next for these highly trained individuals and groups? How might they turn those skills toward new types of community service?

🇮🇷 😶 Panel discussion: Online #censorship in #Iran

What role does online communication play for the protesters? How are Iranian activists manoeuvring the digital space and its limitations? Which implications do sanctions have for the activists in Iran? What is the responsibility of international tech companies in providing secured communication channels?

#privacy #activism

https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=GaAfE6mo8ac&local=true

Hi All,

I haven't been here for a long time, since migrating to my own personal instance, but wanted to poke my head in since the migration and see what's going on:)

Oh, I've apparently been working at PCMag for 10 years this week.

Huh. Well. Hmm.

I'm teaching a workshop for PhD students next week about using social media to for #scicomm. I'm going to add a slide on Mastodon - what advice would you offer for early-career scientists sharing their work on here? What do you think are the pros and cons of using Mastodon for science communication?

Just got tone-policed and told I should go back to Twitter by someone who joined Mastodon… *checks notes*… three days ago.

Welcome to the fediverse. Please leave your entitlement at the door. Thank you.

*smh*

I remember Mastodon being a quiet place, an exclusive club with only a handful of members. Now, look at this place!

We're starting to get some data on the @Raspberry_Pi hosting this instance.Would you rather see ...

#introduction
Hi I am Erik. I am a computational biophysicist/-chemist at Uppsala University, Dept of Chemistry – BMC. My interests are broad, and span a multitude of artistic subjects as well, where 3D modelling and rendering is becoming increasingly relevant for me as it combines well with my endeavours in the molecular sciences. Music and Brazilian Jiu Jistu are also close to my heart.

#moleculardynamics #massspectrometry #blender #blender3d #science

We've just crossed 1k followers!

❤️ A special thanks to our Mastodon community

Many in vitro #CRISPR knock-in approaches use small molecule drugs to improve the efficiency of homology-directed repair, but these drugs may or may not be safe in vivo. In this paper from #NatureBiotechnology, the authors find that an FDA-approved therapy, fludarabine, can be used for a similar purpose. Still a long ways to go before any genetic knock-ins are routinely done in vivo, but making progress toward doing so safely: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-022-01240-2 #science #medicine #GeneEditing #AAV

Yes, it's possible to make artificial gravity with a spinning spacecraft - but there's a big problem if the size is too small - the Coriolis force.

https://www.wired.com/story/the-problem-with-spinning-spacecraft/

#physics #space #gravity #science