SRLevine

SRLevine, 7 hours ago to random

To my great shame since I started at UCI and have a UCI owned computer I haven't been using a reference manager (mostly because I haven't been doing any primary writing, plenty of secondary writing and editing, but I haven't been managing the references for any of the papers I've been on). I think I need to install zotero before the situation gets any worse, so pray for me...

(I used zotero on my personal laptop, but the version I was using is pretty out of date at this point)

SRLevine, 9 hours ago to random

Going to brag a little bit here about one of the graduate students: she's getting her PhD in slightly less than 4 years!!! w00t!!!

She's a biologist who started basically at the same time I did in the Spitale lab and then moved to the Paegel lab and if you'd like to see a defense that should be excellent (I did some synthetic chemistry for both projects so I'm biased) it will be streamed on zoom at 2PM Pacific time today

https://pharmsci.uci.edu/calendar_event/dissertation-defense-callie-fredlender/

futurebird, 11 hours ago to random

I’m still not at all clear why “box and whisker” plots have nothing to do with cats.

SRLevine, 21 hours ago to random

To the jerk that felt the need to zip past me on a residential street only to brake and double park as soon as you got in front of me: I hope tomorrow has a problem just large enough that it ruins your weekend.

SRLevine, 1 day ago to random

Newly discovered problem with the cast iron pan. That 8" pan is measured on the bottom and not the top. And the usual lid I use to cover a pan and finish my egg and cheese sandwich (melt the cheese and slightly toast the bread after adding the egg) doesn't really fit right since it's basically sitting on the bottom. I might need to buy a pot lid specifically for this pan? Ugh (the one I use is the lid for my largest pot).

ETA: I have larger lid I forgot about! Thanks @NilaJones

textfiles, 2 days ago to random

Do you have a family cookbook in PDF or as a series of scans? Boy, I'd love to help you put them on the archive. DM or ping me.

SRLevine, 2 days ago to random

This cooking in cast iron thing is definitely going to require a bit of practice (my egg stuck to the pan).

SRLevine, 5 days ago to hnom

That looked really painful, hopefully Rodrigues is ok (an elbow to the head/neck area and he went down really hard since he was moving with a lot of speed), he did make it off the ice under his own power, which is a good sign.

@hnom

SRLevine, 5 days ago to bookstodon

Just finished a book where I was clearly not the target audience, but it was a compelling read. I think there were some drawbacks to it being YA (there were some time jumps and lack of exposition at times), but the whole concept was really cool.

17 year old Malik starts college at an HBCU that is only open to Black people with magic. It's got some plot twists regular YA readers will see coming, and some you won't.

"Blood at the Root" by LaDarrion Williams

@bookstodon

StillIRise1963, 6 days ago to random

Sweatpants jeans? Really? Come on.

mike, 7 days ago to random

McDavid alone with the goalie down and out chokes. I know it's tough at game speed, but that's the game on your stick. Don't make me regret my patronage. #HNOM #NHLOilers

eclectech, 8 days ago to random

It's time to get organised for the Friday Sparkly Dance Party!

Here's what you need to do if you'd like to join in:

1. Pick a dance (all 50 so far are below)
2. Film yourself doing the dance step a few times
3. Upload the clip to Mastodon, tagging me in and noting the dance number
4. Have a laugh with it, it's just for a bit of silly fun 🕺 💃

1 / 4

#FridaySparklyDanceParty

A vertical grid of 15 blocks of different colours, each numbered (1-15). Each box contains a simple animated black and white figure doing something resembling a dance move.
A vertical grid of 15 blocks of different colours, each numbered (16-30). Each box contains a simple animated black and white figure doing something resembling a dance move.
A vertical grid of 15 blocks of different colours, each numbered (31-45). Each box contains a simple animated black and white figure doing something resembling a dance move.
A square grid with 7 blocks of different colours numbered 46-52. Boxes 46 to 50 contain a simple animated black and white figure doing something resembling a dance move. 51 and 52 haven't been made yet, so are just question marks.

inquiline, 9 days ago to random

Serious question: when and in which contexts did calling people "individuals" emerge as a common practice, as a synonym for people? Or "an individual" for "a person"?

I ask because I'm noticing it in student writing, and I associate it with police-speak. I don't know if it's in some corners of social science or medicine too

??

SRLevine, 9 days ago to random

A theoretical question about the Microsoft Recall thing I'm not sure I've seen floating around. My knowledge of these things isn't extensive and it might be silly however.

Many health care providers use Zoom or similar services for remote visits. If recall isn't storing things in an encrypted format is that a massive potential HIPPA violation?

SRLevine, 11 days ago to random

Other people who live in humid climes and buy garlic powder in the large containers: how do you keep it from becoming a giant unusable mass. This is my second container since I moved here, I thought since the first was powder rather than granulated that was the problem, but the granulated does it too.

(Don't @ me about using garlic powder, it's one of the secrets to a great egg & cheese sandwich and I eat a lot of those, ok?)

SRLevine, 11 days ago to random

The time has come to admit I don't have a good idea of what to use these jars of olive brine for and recover the space in my fridge.

I'm currently trying to convince myself to actually throw it out and not just consolidate to fewer jars.

It's ok to point and laugh at me over this.

sundogplanets, 14 days ago to random

Here comes a thread on light pollution from satellites, with a concrete action that you all can take to help push for regulation of satellites in orbit!

Astronomers have been worried about light pollution from satellites (if you've been following me for more than 24 hours, you've perhaps heard a bit about this). Astronomers spent SO much time and effort begging and pleading with Starlink to make their satellites fainter, with mixed results.

inquiline, 4 months ago to random

The obligatory person-versus-huge-truck photo. This person (me) is just shy of 5'8", definitely 5'8" in those shoes. Disaster.

*1.72 meters I guess