David Eccles 🌻🇵🇸7x🩹🛡️
@gringene.org
Neurodivergent freelance bioinformatician, cuddler of data, and theoretical geneticist, with a love for Free Software and the hacking thereof. Rangitāne o Wairau. He/they.
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David Eccles 🌻🇵🇸7x🩹🛡️
@gringene.org
· Nov 7
If you're considering following me, bear in mind that I'm a social butterfly, both in research (as a bioinformatician), and on social media. If there's news I want to spread, I'll repost a woman's report of it (if possible). "Like" means I like something, and have read it.
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As always, if I’m not appearing at a show you’d like me to appear at, make sure to tell that show. Fan requests go a long way in convincing a convention to spring for (often international) airfare and hotel.
September 16, 2026 at 5:11 PM
As always, if I’m not appearing at a show you’d like me to appear at, make sure to tell that show. Fan requests go a long way in convincing a convention to spring for (often international) airfare and hotel.
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Personally I would not pick this fight with the youtube guy who demonstrates all the ways he can nail you with an arrow at 200 yards using his feet while wearing 12-inch Pleasers, whose wife can also kill you with her bare hands, and has 9 billionteen followers who are all trans women with swords.
Blumineck lo ha vuelto a hacer 🥹 le aplaudo hasta que se me caigan las manos, bravo.
"Be masculine, be feminine, be neither, or be both. But be kind."
"Be masculine, be feminine, be neither, or be both. But be kind."
September 15, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Personally I would not pick this fight with the youtube guy who demonstrates all the ways he can nail you with an arrow at 200 yards using his feet while wearing 12-inch Pleasers, whose wife can also kill you with her bare hands, and has 9 billionteen followers who are all trans women with swords.
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Ed Sheeran's bravery was so moving we decided to turn it into a fundraiser: store.dftba.com/products/tri...
Tribute to Ed Sheeran's Bravery Fundraiser for PCRF Tote Bag
Ed Sheeran’s “I am not complicit.” tote bag has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the tote bag. All proceeds from the sale of this tote will be donated directly to Palestine Childre...
store.dftba.com
September 16, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Ed Sheeran's bravery was so moving we decided to turn it into a fundraiser: store.dftba.com/products/tri...
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we invite you to loudly proclaim your desire not to get involved
(all proceeds will be donated to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund)
(all proceeds will be donated to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund)
Ed Sheeran's bravery was so moving we decided to turn it into a fundraiser: store.dftba.com/products/tri...
Tribute to Ed Sheeran's Bravery Fundraiser for PCRF Tote Bag
Ed Sheeran’s “I am not complicit.” tote bag has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the tote bag. All proceeds from the sale of this tote will be donated directly to Palestine Childre...
store.dftba.com
September 16, 2026 at 5:24 PM
we invite you to loudly proclaim your desire not to get involved
(all proceeds will be donated to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund)
(all proceeds will be donated to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund)
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Happens all the time. They don't care at all about the truth of the matter. Many of them have an issue with me that is totally unrelated, and this is an easy way for people to sidestep accountability for, i.e., stealing and erasing my work.
it's really weird how these people never respond, apologize, or take down their posts after you set them straight on the details of your own life
September 16, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Happens all the time. They don't care at all about the truth of the matter. Many of them have an issue with me that is totally unrelated, and this is an easy way for people to sidestep accountability for, i.e., stealing and erasing my work.
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I could not love this more.
September 16, 2026 at 5:41 PM
I could not love this more.
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in this age of incessant AI graphics, i will be purposefully sourcing as many of my graphics for class from colored-pencil drawings done by random wikipedia contributors as possible
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populat...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populat...
September 16, 2026 at 5:38 PM
in this age of incessant AI graphics, i will be purposefully sourcing as many of my graphics for class from colored-pencil drawings done by random wikipedia contributors as possible
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populat...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populat...
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Me: It's a golden age for dashboards
NASS: Uh huh
Me: Data sharing and visualizations
NASS: Yeah, sure
Me: Documentation?
NASS: Mmm
Me: Data dictionaries?!?!
NASS: <Snort>
NASS: Uh huh
Me: Data sharing and visualizations
NASS: Yeah, sure
Me: Documentation?
NASS: Mmm
Me: Data dictionaries?!?!
NASS: <Snort>
USDA/NASS QuickStats Ad-hoc Query Tool
quickstats.nass.usda.gov
September 16, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Me: It's a golden age for dashboards
NASS: Uh huh
Me: Data sharing and visualizations
NASS: Yeah, sure
Me: Documentation?
NASS: Mmm
Me: Data dictionaries?!?!
NASS: <Snort>
NASS: Uh huh
Me: Data sharing and visualizations
NASS: Yeah, sure
Me: Documentation?
NASS: Mmm
Me: Data dictionaries?!?!
NASS: <Snort>
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#nzpol
It doesn't matter, as *everything* is back "on the table" for post-election coalition negotiations.
Remember last time? Learn from last time?
Options include:
(1) abolish minimum wage, Te Tiriti, unions, & taxes.
(2) sell RNZ, TVNZ, ACC, KaingaOra, & anything else that doesn't move.
🤔😠😡
It doesn't matter, as *everything* is back "on the table" for post-election coalition negotiations.
Remember last time? Learn from last time?
Options include:
(1) abolish minimum wage, Te Tiriti, unions, & taxes.
(2) sell RNZ, TVNZ, ACC, KaingaOra, & anything else that doesn't move.
🤔😠😡
September 15, 2026 at 8:33 PM
#nzpol
It doesn't matter, as *everything* is back "on the table" for post-election coalition negotiations.
Remember last time? Learn from last time?
Options include:
(1) abolish minimum wage, Te Tiriti, unions, & taxes.
(2) sell RNZ, TVNZ, ACC, KaingaOra, & anything else that doesn't move.
🤔😠😡
It doesn't matter, as *everything* is back "on the table" for post-election coalition negotiations.
Remember last time? Learn from last time?
Options include:
(1) abolish minimum wage, Te Tiriti, unions, & taxes.
(2) sell RNZ, TVNZ, ACC, KaingaOra, & anything else that doesn't move.
🤔😠😡
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become ungovernable! become the dragon of your local elections!
🚨 THE KAPOW HANDBOOK IS FINALLY DONE!!! 🚨
6 months, 5 authors, and 60 pages later, we’ve written a guide on how to integrate mutual aid and direct action into electoral politics. And we’re not gatekeeping this info either.
Get a free digital copy on 9/21 at kapow.works/handbook !!!
6 months, 5 authors, and 60 pages later, we’ve written a guide on how to integrate mutual aid and direct action into electoral politics. And we’re not gatekeeping this info either.
Get a free digital copy on 9/21 at kapow.works/handbook !!!
September 16, 2026 at 5:40 PM
become ungovernable! become the dragon of your local elections!
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Or is it clamcelled
September 16, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Or is it clamcelled
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The Onion out here trying to get cancelled
Biologists Announce There Absolutely Nothing We Can Learn From Clams https://theonion.com/biologists-announce-there-absolutely-nothing-we-can-learn-from-clams/
September 16, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The Onion out here trying to get cancelled
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ACT is openly working for wealth accumulation of a few, sucking money out of the poorests.
Not to mention gutting Te Tiriti, seeing young people as lazy enemies... Populism at its worst.
I hope people stay away from ACT, also from National and NZ First or they all end up co-devasting again.
Not to mention gutting Te Tiriti, seeing young people as lazy enemies... Populism at its worst.
I hope people stay away from ACT, also from National and NZ First or they all end up co-devasting again.
ACT Party worker exploitation policies:. Gut pay, gut safety, gut sick leave, gut holiday pay and pay equity. Companies and people donating to ACT want us to be underpaid, unsafe & exploited.
'Nowhere near enough to live on' - ACT's minimum wage plan slammed by union and decent human beings #nzpol
'Nowhere near enough to live on' - ACT's minimum wage plan slammed by union and decent human beings #nzpol
'Nowhere near enough to live on' - ACT's minimum wage plan slammed by union
The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) says political parties should reject ACT's plan to cut the minimum wage for workers under 20 and freeze the adult minimum wage for three years.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 15, 2026 at 11:40 PM
ACT is openly working for wealth accumulation of a few, sucking money out of the poorests.
Not to mention gutting Te Tiriti, seeing young people as lazy enemies... Populism at its worst.
I hope people stay away from ACT, also from National and NZ First or they all end up co-devasting again.
Not to mention gutting Te Tiriti, seeing young people as lazy enemies... Populism at its worst.
I hope people stay away from ACT, also from National and NZ First or they all end up co-devasting again.
I expect ONT will be trying to claw back smaller and smaller pieces of their patent pie as the most useful patents expire.
This one seems to be for the separation layer, rather than the nanopore sensor, which seems [to me] like it would be ripe for prior art challenges.
This one seems to be for the separation layer, rather than the nanopore sensor, which seems [to me] like it would be ripe for prior art challenges.
September 16, 2026 at 7:37 PM
I expect ONT will be trying to claw back smaller and smaller pieces of their patent pie as the most useful patents expire.
This one seems to be for the separation layer, rather than the nanopore sensor, which seems [to me] like it would be ripe for prior art challenges.
This one seems to be for the separation layer, rather than the nanopore sensor, which seems [to me] like it would be ripe for prior art challenges.
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I love the use of the monarch's name to call out the dismantling of Te Tiriti and to honor it.
It's even better when we consider what "Hobson's Pledge" advocate for...
Smart move. Excellent move.
It's even better when we consider what "Hobson's Pledge" advocate for...
Smart move. Excellent move.
September 16, 2026 at 1:00 AM
I love the use of the monarch's name to call out the dismantling of Te Tiriti and to honor it.
It's even better when we consider what "Hobson's Pledge" advocate for...
Smart move. Excellent move.
It's even better when we consider what "Hobson's Pledge" advocate for...
Smart move. Excellent move.
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‘Queen Victoria’s Pledge sits under the umbrella of the Iwi Chairs Forum and highlights articles 2 and 3 of Te Tiriti ..‘
#Aotearoa
#Aotearoa
New group ‘Queen Victoria’s pledge’ launches in response to tiriti breaches
A new campaign group advocating for protection of Te Tiriti rights has launched ahead of the 2026 elections, with politicians and community leaders in the mix.
www.teaonews.co.nz
September 16, 2026 at 9:26 AM
‘Queen Victoria’s Pledge sits under the umbrella of the Iwi Chairs Forum and highlights articles 2 and 3 of Te Tiriti ..‘
#Aotearoa
#Aotearoa
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More than all members of the coalition government, Doug Graham, who negotiated the first Treaty settlements, has seen the progress we have made as tangata whenua and tangata tiriti over the last 50 years.
September 16, 2026 at 5:05 PM
More than all members of the coalition government, Doug Graham, who negotiated the first Treaty settlements, has seen the progress we have made as tangata whenua and tangata tiriti over the last 50 years.
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September 16, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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What could NZ do better as the clouds of AI apocalypse circle the globe?
What could NZ do better as the clouds of AI apocalypse circle the globe?
Serious people are putting troubling odds on the machines wiping out the humans in the near future.
thespinoff.co.nz
September 16, 2026 at 6:38 PM
What could NZ do better as the clouds of AI apocalypse circle the globe?
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September 16, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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This was when OpenAI was announced in 2015 and the press was hailing it as a company that was going to save humanity from extinction due to AI and instead build the good kind of god machine 🙄
September 16, 2026 at 6:48 PM
This was when OpenAI was announced in 2015 and the press was hailing it as a company that was going to save humanity from extinction due to AI and instead build the good kind of god machine 🙄
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company."
I've basically been saying the same thing over and over and over and over again 🙄
You can preorder my book if you want to come on that journey with me lol.
bsky.app/profile/timn...
I've basically been saying the same thing over and over and over and over again 🙄
You can preorder my book if you want to come on that journey with me lol.
bsky.app/profile/timn...
🔇 🔇 🔇 My book, Deep Unlearning, is now available for preorders! I don't know how people write so many books because this one took a lot out of me. It turns out, I had a lot to say 😂, with editors cutting out 50k of my words 🫣
✴️ You can now preorder it at www.simonandschuster.com/books/Deep-U....
✴️ You can now preorder it at www.simonandschuster.com/books/Deep-U....
September 16, 2026 at 5:56 PM
company."
I've basically been saying the same thing over and over and over and over again 🙄
You can preorder my book if you want to come on that journey with me lol.
bsky.app/profile/timn...
I've basically been saying the same thing over and over and over and over again 🙄
You can preorder my book if you want to come on that journey with me lol.
bsky.app/profile/timn...