Posts by dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
(DIR) Post #ARN4fCqVd2OayYuQmO by dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
2023-01-06T16:00:00Z
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@penguin42 good question! We mention that as an option, but we wanted to focus on the Arduino because it's cheaper, has a nice set of libraries available and can be used independent of the Pi logging direct to SD cards if they don't care about viewing on a monitor and remote VNC
(DIR) Post #ARpBoxBDOhowMaJV8i by dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
2023-01-19T21:57:24Z
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Fungi are truly maniacal and you have to respect it.'Carnivorous oyster mushrooms can kill roundworms with “nerve gas in a lollipop”'https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/carnivorous-oyster-mushrooms-can-kill-roundworms-with-nerve-gas-in-a-lollipop/
(DIR) Post #AS4zZHCl5UIAuo9VwW by dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
2023-01-27T20:18:55Z
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Science is hard and there's a lot of bullshit and nonsense to fight through, but nothing beats those moments when you write another researcher and ask them "Heard of this thing? I want to know about it, actually HAVE to know about it, have you studied it?" And they're like "dude I KNOW, how weird is that, let's study it" and suddenly you got a collab goin
(DIR) Post #ASFLuQlDtNFADcDk80 by dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
2023-02-01T20:27:20Z
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When you forget the salad dressing for your lunch and look at the acetic acid in the chemical cabinet longingly
(DIR) Post #ASS8astwmbpvM386Sm by dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
2023-02-08T00:29:36Z
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@john *peeks out from behind PiHole, private DNS, and uBO*
(DIR) Post #ASSKnfhuLgqLeFMWSu by dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
2023-02-08T02:46:32Z
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@lowqualityfacts took me 5 years and a lot of tears but I got one. #picsoritdidnthappen
(DIR) Post #ASVzooTXuf3uj9Bg12 by dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
2023-02-09T21:10:18Z
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@lowqualityfacts I know it wuz you, Fredo. You broked my heart. You broked my heart!
(DIR) Post #ASdw81ovo7K7C5fSoi by dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
2023-02-13T17:05:46Z
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@clive @pluralistic Facebook apps generally run terribly on my phone. Instagram doesn't scale correctly to my screen, gets stuck after posting a story needing reset. The other day I discovered posting multiple pictures is just broken entirely. FB has become too sprawling to maintain QAQC
(DIR) Post #ASeCBwyTMiwUaa1Soy by dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
2023-02-13T20:02:27Z
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@clive @pluralistic I only use them when there's no alternative to keep in touch with family
(DIR) Post #AT0wqJ6lMX8kBiCUGe by dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
2023-02-24T19:32:59Z
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@lowqualityfacts giant clams actually do this #highqualityfact
(DIR) Post #ATcV9o8VUM9FRGGCtU by dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
2023-03-14T20:42:12Z
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@thomasfuchs it's almost like deaths are rising as cars become heavier, less maneuverable with poorer visibility
(DIR) Post #AUY44a31Bge0FpVcXI by dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
2023-04-11T16:51:33Z
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@lowqualityfacts plausible
(DIR) Post #AV5MYLUlCTEs9KzbFI by dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
2023-04-27T18:02:23Z
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Clams help protect us from harmful algae! In mesocosm experiments (300 L tanks simulating the natural environment), quahogs were able to draw down Aureococcus populations from tens of thousands of cells/L to zero within a couple days. The degree of decline was related directly to the number of clams present! Aureococcus causes "brown tides" which cause millions of dollars of damage to fisheries every year, and the clams help us fight them for free! Thanks clams! #clamFacts
(DIR) Post #AVMYd9anNp8vorC2vw by dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
2023-05-06T01:29:21Z
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My cat is a Small Language Model. His outputs include yelling and purring. He accepts prompts but they don't change the output much. Still, he improves my life and helps me code sometimes
(DIR) Post #AVSLS8x5I7cUBwnWoi by dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
2023-05-08T20:03:33Z
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It has come time for the traditional "cage match" stage of deciding the order of authors list
(DIR) Post #AVT4WD5JgILqMha16u by dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
2023-05-08T21:03:05Z
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My office is downwind from a Costco bakery, so I get hit with a powerful cinnabun smell every time I walk outside. It's basically the only type of pollution I approve of.
(DIR) Post #AVjCB0SWe1w8umz1eq by dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
2023-05-16T23:36:16Z
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@penguin42 hotel lobby soft jazz is probably the average of all other music in the 20th century
(DIR) Post #AWWCEzVOulQXfxVHWa by dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
2023-06-09T14:57:50Z
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@lowqualityfacts technically true, but incomplete fact
(DIR) Post #AWd1xaQPbgAoV36pIu by dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
2023-06-12T20:41:03Z
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Little clams with big dreams. This handful of tiny 4 month old fluted giant clams (Tridacna squamosa) can grow to be ~40 cm each and live decades! From Heslinga et al. 1984 #clamFacts
(DIR) Post #AWe6uzLDCrrhptDWyG by dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
2023-06-13T03:22:02Z
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Turns out the filters used for air quality measurements could represent a smorgasbord of high-quality environmental DNA data!https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/06/animal-dna-conservation-research-air-monitoring-stations/