Dr. Stephanie
@punkrockscience.bsky.social
PhD brain and genomic scientist. Ocean junkie. Computer wrangler. Open data believer. Geek. Punk. Not that kind of doctor. Views only my own. She/her
Pinned
DO NOT put me in blue nonsense starter packs. This is the nicest I will be about it.
Oh, I see we’ve reached my least favorite thing about daylight savings time: The Day The Dogs Think We Forgot Dinner
November 1, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Oh, I see we’ve reached my least favorite thing about daylight savings time: The Day The Dogs Think We Forgot Dinner
Laptops in coffee shops feels very much like a “tragedy of the commons” kind of problem.
Like maybe the middle of the Sunday morning breakfast rush is not the time to take up a four-top with you, your laptop, your single small iced coffee, and your noisy phone call?
Like maybe the middle of the Sunday morning breakfast rush is not the time to take up a four-top with you, your laptop, your single small iced coffee, and your noisy phone call?
November 1, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Laptops in coffee shops feels very much like a “tragedy of the commons” kind of problem.
Like maybe the middle of the Sunday morning breakfast rush is not the time to take up a four-top with you, your laptop, your single small iced coffee, and your noisy phone call?
Like maybe the middle of the Sunday morning breakfast rush is not the time to take up a four-top with you, your laptop, your single small iced coffee, and your noisy phone call?
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and behold a jinglehorse; and his name that sat upon him was yuletide, and gay followed with him.
November 1, 2026 at 2:22 PM
and behold a jinglehorse; and his name that sat upon him was yuletide, and gay followed with him.
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Halloween has passed. Enter the stalwart guard that keeps Mariah Carey at bay for a short time longer:
IT'S EDMUND FITZGERALD SEASON
IT'S EDMUND FITZGERALD SEASON
November 1, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Halloween has passed. Enter the stalwart guard that keeps Mariah Carey at bay for a short time longer:
IT'S EDMUND FITZGERALD SEASON
IT'S EDMUND FITZGERALD SEASON
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The veil is thin. Now is a good time to say something mean about Kissinger
November 1, 2026 at 1:56 AM
The veil is thin. Now is a good time to say something mean about Kissinger
This year, I’m giving out extra candy to older kids just to piss off the joyless twats who want to be the Candy Police.
November 1, 2026 at 12:02 AM
This year, I’m giving out extra candy to older kids just to piss off the joyless twats who want to be the Candy Police.
Not a terrible batch of finds today, although that big bone earlier was the biggest. My favorite might be this unusually-shaped tooth in the bottom left. It looks worn, but there are serrations all the way along the curve, so it’s always been that shape.
October 31, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Not a terrible batch of finds today, although that big bone earlier was the biggest. My favorite might be this unusually-shaped tooth in the bottom left. It looks worn, but there are serrations all the way along the curve, so it’s always been that shape.
IMO, it is already absolutely unhinged shithead behavior to be out beachcombing or fossiling and not *pick up* trash while you’re at it, but if I see you *leaving new trash*, I’ll fucking fight you.
October 31, 2026 at 5:20 PM
IMO, it is already absolutely unhinged shithead behavior to be out beachcombing or fossiling and not *pick up* trash while you’re at it, but if I see you *leaving new trash*, I’ll fucking fight you.
Not bad, not bad….
October 31, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Not bad, not bad….
There’ a manager at my local coffee shop who’s both *transparently* an asshole and also not very good at his job. He’s like a masterclass in how not to manage people.
I wonder if the owners know.
I wonder if the owners know.
October 31, 2026 at 1:56 PM
There’ a manager at my local coffee shop who’s both *transparently* an asshole and also not very good at his job. He’s like a masterclass in how not to manage people.
I wonder if the owners know.
I wonder if the owners know.
What better way to celebrate Halloween than going looking for bones? Old bones! We’re going fossiling!
October 31, 2026 at 1:23 PM
What better way to celebrate Halloween than going looking for bones? Old bones! We’re going fossiling!
A nail polish brand I like is doing a collab collection for Death Note. You know, the 20-year old manga.
And some people are *very* big mad about “spoilers”. 🙄
And some people are *very* big mad about “spoilers”. 🙄
October 31, 2026 at 2:37 AM
A nail polish brand I like is doing a collab collection for Death Note. You know, the 20-year old manga.
And some people are *very* big mad about “spoilers”. 🙄
And some people are *very* big mad about “spoilers”. 🙄
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You know what?
(this will 100% win an Ig Nobel)
(this will 100% win an Ig Nobel)
Wang et al. analyze genome data of four geographically isolated rumpless breeds of chicken. Findings support a model of parallel evolution in a specific cis-regulatory element of the IRX1/IRX2 intergenic region.
🔗️ academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...
📷️ Kun Wang
#societyjournal #evobio #molbio
🔗️ academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...
📷️ Kun Wang
#societyjournal #evobio #molbio
October 31, 2026 at 12:04 AM
You know what?
(this will 100% win an Ig Nobel)
(this will 100% win an Ig Nobel)
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Had to take the 12yo to school cause he couldn’t really carry his backpack and I wanted to make sure my borb (black-capped chickadee) could manage stairs safely. 🐡🪶
October 30, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Had to take the 12yo to school cause he couldn’t really carry his backpack and I wanted to make sure my borb (black-capped chickadee) could manage stairs safely. 🐡🪶
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No one in the history of digital data storage has ever cried out "Oh no! I have too many backups!"
Writers: please back your work up in multiple places and formats. Pretty please.
Your periodic reminder: if you have data and you don't have it backed up on local storage — you *don't* have that data. And you have absolutely no guarantee that you will always have access to that data.
October 31, 2026 at 12:51 AM
No one in the history of digital data storage has ever cried out "Oh no! I have too many backups!"
Pumpkin pie French 75.
1 oz gin (I used Barr Hill Tomcat)
0.5 oz lemon juice
0.5 oz homemade spiced pumpkin pie puree
Fizzy
1 oz gin (I used Barr Hill Tomcat)
0.5 oz lemon juice
0.5 oz homemade spiced pumpkin pie puree
Fizzy
October 31, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Pumpkin pie French 75.
1 oz gin (I used Barr Hill Tomcat)
0.5 oz lemon juice
0.5 oz homemade spiced pumpkin pie puree
Fizzy
1 oz gin (I used Barr Hill Tomcat)
0.5 oz lemon juice
0.5 oz homemade spiced pumpkin pie puree
Fizzy
Dear iTunes: I don’t care if it’s one of the Murphys’ big hits, “The Season’s Upon Us” is a Christmas song and I don’t want to hear it except between December 20 and 25.
October 30, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Dear iTunes: I don’t care if it’s one of the Murphys’ big hits, “The Season’s Upon Us” is a Christmas song and I don’t want to hear it except between December 20 and 25.
I wonder if I can spike old RAM sticks into the dirt around my house to keep him and his stupid ideas away, like people do with plastic forks to get rid of squirrels.
October 30, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I wonder if I can spike old RAM sticks into the dirt around my house to keep him and his stupid ideas away, like people do with plastic forks to get rid of squirrels.
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Something so bizarre and inhuman about these optimization-poisoned Silicon Valley brains that can’t grasp the whole point of technological progress is to make life better, not make technology better.
October 30, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Something so bizarre and inhuman about these optimization-poisoned Silicon Valley brains that can’t grasp the whole point of technological progress is to make life better, not make technology better.
Grad school me: One day, I’ll get my PhD and refuse to know anything more complicated about computers than how to check my email.
Things current me had to stop doing science to explain this week:
- php vulnerabilities (3x)
- CVEs
- Okta (2x)
- workflow managers
- virtual machines
- Active Directory
Things current me had to stop doing science to explain this week:
- php vulnerabilities (3x)
- CVEs
- Okta (2x)
- workflow managers
- virtual machines
- Active Directory
October 30, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Grad school me: One day, I’ll get my PhD and refuse to know anything more complicated about computers than how to check my email.
Things current me had to stop doing science to explain this week:
- php vulnerabilities (3x)
- CVEs
- Okta (2x)
- workflow managers
- virtual machines
- Active Directory
Things current me had to stop doing science to explain this week:
- php vulnerabilities (3x)
- CVEs
- Okta (2x)
- workflow managers
- virtual machines
- Active Directory
*is already much too aware*
fun fact: this is the least aware of cybersecurity you will ever be
October 30, 2026 at 7:46 PM
*is already much too aware*
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Alright I'll say it. When the fuck were millennials ever optimistic?
October 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Alright I'll say it. When the fuck were millennials ever optimistic?
Speaking of @peculiarityshop.bsky.social , pictures just do not do justice to how incredibly fucking cool this little syringe charm is. It’s actually a glass tube with a metal core, and a little “needle” tip pops out when you depress the plunger. EEEEEEEEE.
October 30, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Speaking of @peculiarityshop.bsky.social , pictures just do not do justice to how incredibly fucking cool this little syringe charm is. It’s actually a glass tube with a metal core, and a little “needle” tip pops out when you depress the plunger. EEEEEEEEE.
why.
every day further from the face of god.
every day further from the face of god.
AMC’s Infamous ‘Dune’ Sandworm Popcorn Bucket Is Back for ‘Part Three’ With New Designs
The chain has revealed two buckets for the upcoming film similar to the one that was mocked on ‘SNL’ and sparked the popcorn bucket wars.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
October 30, 2026 at 5:02 PM
why.
every day further from the face of god.
every day further from the face of god.
Ahhh, the last day before Halloween - a perfect excuse to wear my all-time favorite @peculiarityshop.bsky.social earrings.
“Are those… real hearts…?”
“Are those… real hearts…?”
October 30, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Ahhh, the last day before Halloween - a perfect excuse to wear my all-time favorite @peculiarityshop.bsky.social earrings.
“Are those… real hearts…?”
“Are those… real hearts…?”