Tavo @tavoglc@social.cleverlibre.org

A man goes into a library and asks for a book on cliffhangers.

The librarian says;

We have had 3 more instances sign up to the United Federation of Instances in the last 24 hours or so.

Still around 200K members but I really am getting excited at all this momentum.

Setup a cool little verified link system too where members of the UFoI can add a verified link to their profile.

If you are an instance admin and want to join, whether your instance is 1 user or 100000, just let me know, as long as you follow our code of ethics I can add you and you will show as a founding member on the website once we launch.

#UFI #UFoI @ufoi

The French Open Science Committee publishes in English its guide to Rights Retention Strategy. #openscience https://www.ouvrirlascience.fr/release-of-the-english-version-of-the-rights-retention-strategy-guide/

As part of our NWO funded Open Science project we are improving our #raincloudplots package - We have a new beta R package release, and would love feedback on whether it installs/loads ok, any bugs, clarity of the vignette etc. Do tell us the good, bad and ugly #datascience #rstats #openscience #datavis #dataisbeautiful https://github.com/njudd/ggrain

#COVID19 #VariantDashboard - #UnitedStates
TOP lineages (15-DAY TRENDS):

16.4% BQ.1.1
12.4% BQ.1
5.7% XBB.1
3.6% BA.5.2.1
3.3% XBB.1.5
2.8% BQ.1.1.4
2.6% BQ.1.3
2.5% BA.5.2
2.5% BQ.1.14

Tracker: http://tinyurl.com/mryj4uu7

#OmicronUpdates 12/04/22
1/n

Covid is associated with a >60% increased risk of newly diagnosed diabetes
A systematic analysis replicated by 2 independent groups
https://nature.com/articles/s41598-022-24185-7…
https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-022-02656-y…

A friend shared this with me. Solidarity! :)

The most toxic person in your life will tell you to cut toxic people out of your life

Hello all!

I'm a PhD biologist working on using localization microscopy to build a new sequencing technology using the Julia language at a startup in Cambridge, MA.

Apart from science, my posting interests include liberal/progressive politics, current events, science fiction, video/computer/board games, and technology.

Also this is my pup, Willow. She is named after the character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. 🙂

#introduction

“Make no mistake: if Russia wins its terrible gamble, it will not be the only one to feel empowered. Others will also be tempted by the same dark agenda.”
A fine speech by @MarinSanna the the Lowy Institute in Sydney.
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/event/sold-out-address-sanna-marin-prime-minister-finland

4 lectureships in #neuroscience in Bristol, UK. (2 junior, 2 senior).

Offers £39,745 - £68,823. (Not a typo, unfortunately.)

Not wanting to single out Bristol here, note all UK universities offer these ridiculously low salaries. The expectation, I can only guess, is that your partner with a higher salary subsidises the university via the institution of marriage, or you are independently wealthy, or choose not to have a family.

https://www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/details/?jobId=297479

My team at work just launched new research on the #TwitterMigration: We analyze which platforms are growing - especially #Mastodon, #Tumblr & #Post.

We look at which sites users are adding to their Twitter bios, posting to their friends about & downloading apps for.

Please do boost this, and love to hear any comments or feedback on it!

Download it here:
https://is.gd/lqGw9q

A lot of Mastodon instance admins are either getting their first hosting bill or getting a very increased bill from extreme growth and usage. Some may be experiencing bill shock.

Please make sure your paying/supporting them!

Twitter was free because you were the product. Mastodon doesn't work this way.

Many instances list a patreon or donation links on their about page.