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Bioinformatics data wrangler; comparative genomics; genome annotation; PhD; he/him; opinions are my own

**Alt text:** A genome synteny visualization comparing the chromosomes of *Brassica juncea* ASM1870372v1 with *Brassica napus* Da-Ae. The top panel shows reciprocal chromosome alignments across *B. juncea* chromosomes A01–A10 and B01–B08 and *B. napus* chromosomes A1–A10 and C1–C9, with numerous green and blue connecting lines indicating homologous regions. A1 (A01)- A10 chromosomes in both species show denser connections. The lower panels focus on *B. juncea* chromosome A8 and show its alignments to *B. napus*, with dense green and blue connections across the chromosome and several labeled genomic loci. The final panel includes non-best-placed alignments to show additional connections between part of *B. napus* A8 chromosome and parts of *B. juncea* B03 and B07 chromosomes, in addition to the dense connections between A8 and A08. ALT text first created by GPT-5.6 Luna and manually reviewed and edited.
깻잎전 - 다진 고기를 깻잎으로 싸고 계란물 입혀 부친 요리 한 접시와 보리차가 컴퓨터 책상 위에 놓여 있는 모습 a dish with minced meat wrapped with parrilla leaves then lightly breaded with egg batter and fried, together with a glass of barley tea, on top of a desk with a laptop keyboard and notebook.
A street filled with fog-like smokes or smog. Sun is rather dim due to the smog for a morning.
A social media post by user ztwang87 reading: "A techbro told me that biology is easy because DNA is just code, right? I told him that DNA is 4 billion year old, completely undocumented, vibe-coded spaghetti, built by a blind evolutionary algorithm, which codes for its own compiler and runtime environment. His confidence popped like a balloon." This is followed by a reply by the same user, ztwang87, reading: "I think of that programmer investigating Team Fortress 2, who found a jpg of a coconut in the game files and has no idea what it's doing there but if you remove it the game doesn't start. Biology is full of coconuts."
A smartphone weather app screen showing current conditions for Rockville, Maryland during an excessive heat event. The current temperature is 38°C with a bright sun icon, labeled “Sunny”, and a feels-like temperature of 44°C. A prominent alert banner warns of “Excessive Heat” for Rockville. The hourly forecast predicts hot, mostly sunny weather through the evening: 38°C now, 38°C at 5 PM, 38°C at 6 PM (partly cloudy), 37°C at 7 PM, 34°C at 8 PM, and 31°C at 9 PM, when the icon changes to a crescent moon. Below the forecast is a colorful illustration of rolling green hills with a frog watering flowers in the foreground and a city skyline in the background. A message underneath reads, “Cooling expected over the next 5 days.” The five-day forecast at the bottom shows: Thursday: Sunny, 38° / 25°C Friday: Sunny, 38° / 24°C Saturday: Thunderstorms, 37° / 22°C Sunday: Thunderstorms, 33° / 22°C Monday: Thunderstorms, 29° / 21°C The screen emphasizes dangerously hot conditions today, with relief expected over the following several days. ALT text by ChatGPT (GPT-5.5), reviewed manually.
뾰족한 머리를 한 남자 고등학생이 “가까우니까”라고 말하고 있는 애니메이션 한 장면
Screenshot of a Twitter post where a Japanese user is discussing text emojis for a face where the two eyes and the mouth were expressed in various different characters in different countries. The user suggested using the Japanese hiragana character "me," which looks like an eye, instead of the Chinese character for "eye," since the Chinese characters are more relevant to China and Taiwan. This post was written in Japanese, and Grok translated it to "I think Taiwan should be part of China, so how about Japan being me_me". But the correct translation must be "Since I think 'eye_eye' (where 'eye' is in Chinese character) should represent China and Taiwan, how about using 'me_me' (where 'me' is in Japanese hiragana) for Japan?" Grok basically hallucinated to insert a politically flammable (and perhaps more clickbaitable) sentence that does not match the context.
The text below was created using ChatGPT and manually edited. The picture of the cat is the profile picture of the user. **Alt text:** A stylized parody identification card titled “BLUESKY LICENSE” designed to resemble a driver’s license. The card has a light blue patterned background with the Bluesky Social logo in the top right and the slogan “Your handle, your identity.” beneath the title. On the left side, profile information is displayed in blue and black text. The name field shows “🌺 Epi 🕯️🔥,” with the Bluesky handle “@inspirace.bsky.social” underneath. Additional fields list a decentralized identifier (DID), issue date (2026-06-19), account creation date (2023-07-15), and license class “BLUESKY VETERAN.” The center-right features a large portrait photo of a black-and-white cat peering through green leaves and branches outdoors. The cat is looking directly at the camera, with sunlight filtering through the foliage. To the right of the photo are license details including a license number (“BSKY-4762-2026”), an expiration date (“2029-04-02”), a shield icon with a lock, and the phrase “SELF-SOVEREIGN IDENTITY.” A QR code appears below. Along the bottom is a “BLUESKY FLYER PROFILE” section with star ratings and icons for categories such as Web of Trust (5/5), Generosity (5/5), Streak(4/5), Engagement(4/5), Velocity (2/5), and Veteran (4/5). Additional details include “Mileage 1,706” and “Peak (UTC) 10–12 UTC.” The lower-right corner contains the text “inspirace.bsky.social,” labeled as an “UNOFFICIAL FAN CARD,” and the slogan “SEE YOU IN THE SKY.” The overall design uses blue accents and social-media-themed identity card aesthetics.
I don’t know how to describe this … a screenshot of the manga 월간 순정 노자키 16권 153호. A small high school girl with weird pause mimicking an iguana and a tall high school boy. The boy is carrying the girl in his arms as if she is a small iguana… a friend saw this scene and asking what/why the hell.
Look for these other signs of drowning when persons are in the water: Head low in the water, mouth at water level Head tilted back with mouth open Eyes glassy and empty, unable to focus Eyes closed Hair over forehead or eyes Not using legs – Vertical Hyperventilating or gasping Trying to swim in a particular direction but not making headway Trying to roll over on the back Ladder climb, rarely out of the water. So if a crew member falls overboard and every looks O.K. – don’t be too sure. Sometimes the most common indication that someone is drowning is that they don’t look like they’re drowning. They may just look like they are treading water and looking up at the deck. One way to be sure? Ask them: “Are you alright?” If they can answer at all – they probably are. If they return a blank stare – you may have less than 30 seconds to get to them. And parents: children playing in the water make noise. When they get quiet, you get to them and find out why.
A hand-made lotus flower-shaped paper lantern (연등), placed in the veranda of an apartment on a sunny day. The lantern has many layers pink petals on top of two layers of green sepals, all made of paper. The flower is overall ball-shaped. When it fully open, perhaps a baby Buddha will emerge from inside? :)
English ALT text: Screenshot of an email from the design platform “MiriCanvas” stating that a MiriCanvas Pro free trial has started. The message says the user can use Pro features free for one month and will receive an email reminder one week before the trial ends. Below is a “Payment Details” section listing the workspace, requester, plan type (“Pro” monthly billing), one paid member, usage period from May 13, 2026 to June 13, 2026, next payment date of June 13, 2026, and payment amount of ₩14,900. A turquoise button labeled “Go to Workspace” appears near the bottom, followed by text explaining how to cancel paid billing. 한국어 ALT 텍스트: 디자인 플랫폼 ‘미리캔버스(MiriCanvas)’에서 보낸 이메일 화면. “미리캔버스 Pro 체험판이 시작되었습니다.”라는 제목과 함께, Pro 기능을 한 달 동안 무료로 사용할 수 있으며 체험판 종료 일주일 전에 이메일로 안내한다는 내용이 적혀 있다. 아래에는 ‘결제 상세 정보’ 섹션이 있으며 워크스페이스, 요청자, 요금제(“Pro” 월간 결제), 유료 멤버 수 1명, 이용 기간(2026년 5월 13일~2026년 6월 13일), 다음 결제일(2026년 6월 13일), 결제 금액(₩14,900)이 표시되어 있다. 하단에는 청록색의 “워크스페이스로 이동” 버튼과 결제 해지 방법 안내 문구가 있다. ALT text generated by ChatGPT and reviewed by me.
A page from a 2026 calendar featuring a four-panel comic from the series Strange Planet. Two blue alien-like characters talk in a pastel pink setting, meeting beside what appears to be a workplace elevator. (Elevator door open) Alien A: “Greetings, corporate acquaintance, how were the escape days?” Alien B: (entering the elevator) “Acceptable.” (Both are inside the elevator) Alien B: “Did you enjoy the pleasant atmosphere?” Alien A: “All beings did.” Alien B: “That’s why I asked." Alien A: "Extremely safe decision.” (Elevator door open again) Alien A: (leaving the elevator) “Don’t be too productive.” Alien B: “I will not.” The right side of the page shows the date Monday, April 6, 2026, with a note that it is Easter Monday in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the UK except Scotland. ALT text initially generated using ChatGPT and manually edited to correct errors.
A black and white photo of Piazzolla playing a Bandoneon. Piazzolla looks very serious and deep into the music. The Bandoneon is fully stretched out photo: Joel Meyerowitz
A screenshot of an AI-generated video, where a Jesus-shaped balloon is flying around in a rainy (typically American) parking lot. At the center, a silver pickup truck is blur-merged into another car-like shape, a typical signature of AI slop.
How to place tubes in a 30-hole microcentrifuge. 1 and 29 tubes are not possible unless you add an extra “mock” tube as a balance. All other numbers can be done as combinations of doublets and triplets of tubes facing each others. Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/labrats/s/9SwcVhDuUJ
Screenshot of the following text:: “A vision I had in my sleep last night - as distinguished from a dream which is mere sorting and cataloguing of the day's events by the subconscious. This was a vision, fresh and clear as a mountain stream - the mind revealing itself to itself. In my vision, I was on the veranda of a vast estate, a palazzo of some fantastic proportion. There seemed to emanate from it a light from within - this gleaming radiant marble. I had known this place. I had in fact been born and raised there. This was my first return, a reunion with the deepest wellsprings of my being. Wandering about, I was happy that the house had been immaculately maintained. There had been added a number of additional rooms, but in a way it blended so seamlessly with the original construction, one would never detect any difference. Returning to the house's grand foyer, there came a knock at the door. My son was standing there. He was happy and care-free, clearly living a life of deep harmony and joy. We embraced - a warm and loving embrace, nothing withheld. We were in this moment one. My vision ended. I awoke with a tremendous of optimism and confidence in you and your future. That was my vision; it was of you. I'm so glad to have had this opportunity to share it with you. I wish you nothing but the very best, always.” From https://www.reddit.com/r/twinpeaks/comments/tf4w2a/major_briggs_vision_scene/
"Pitch-by-pitch" view of the last at-bat of WBC 2026 semifinal. RHP Miller M pitched to SS Perdomo. Score USA 2 vs. Dominican Rep. 1 full counts at two out bottom 9th inning, with a runner at third base. After fouling off 100mph fastball twice, the 8th pitch was way way low but it was declared a strike.
Mamiya Sakura from Circle of reincarnation, Rin-ne of the boundary: “why?” (expressionless facial expression)
Green blobs and balls showing the bluesky community clusters in t-sne map. An account “inspirace” is highlighted in one of the smaller blobs.
Bluesky t-sne map. Greenish balls and blobs of galaxies of users, one account “jametc” highlighted
Apartment buildings, courtyards, and streets covered in snow. The sky is white snowing. A snow truck tries to plow and clean the road but snow keeps accumulating.
A dozen half-shell raw oysters served on a black plastic plate; Parrain's seafood at Baton Rouge, LA.
A bag each of Trader Joe’s “Honey roasted peanuts” and “Slightly coated dark chocolate almonds”
Sweet potato first pressure-steamed for 2 minutes (plus the time to reach the temperature and back to normal pressure) and then air-fried at 400F for 30+ minutes. The surface right beneath the skin is brown and easily separated from the skin.
Result of an online “mbti” test “푸망관상“ that shows your occasion in Joseon era (1392~1910 CE). It shows a photo of me wearing a face covering during the pandemic matches the “the most outrageous traitor 대역죄인”. Caption says “나는 아무것도 모른다고 몇번을 말하느냐!!! I have already said that I know nothing multiple times!!!”
A view from a fifteenth floor apartment of the courtyard and streets lightly covered with snow.
A calico cat is sleeping on the hood of a green SUV parked under a roof on a sunny spring day in Louisiana, ca. March 2013
Two people walking on a path beside a pond, which reflects the Autumn colors of various trees and shrubs.
Claude AI-generated histogram of the founding years (in decades) of twenty "sample" Children's hospitals in the US (out of >200). 15 of the 20 were founded before 1930. There is a gap from the 1930s to the 1940s (economic depression?), five were founded in the 1950s or later.
A bar graph showing the found years of the 20 "(randomly sampled) US children's hospitals. Many were founded before 1930, with the oldest dating to the 1850s.
An old abandoned railway station located in a mountainous area, with platforms and wooden buildings on each side of the railway tracks. The railways at the center vanish into a tunnel at the end of the sight.
An icon of a camera with a text "Photography encouraged #atSAAM" below it. SAAM stands for Smithsonian American Art Museum.
A cartoon where a clay-colored planting pot has a face and a pair of arms. The pot's head is filled with soil, and a small plant is flowering on it. The pot's face is smiling, and the two arms water the plant and plough the soil, basically taking good care of the plant it has by itself. "Take care of yourself" is written around the pot with a cartoonish font.
On top of a sun-baked, empty parking lot, a faded building, formerly a Taco Bell, stands with its sign erased by white paint. A screenshot of the Google Street View dated September 2019. When you put the mouse over the building, a tooltip pops up saying the shop had 289 reviews, scored 3.6/5 stars, and is permanently closed.
Preparing for the day 3, the last leg of the trip. A blue Prius 2013 with the rear doors open showing the trunk space filled with bags and stuff, in the morning sun shining through the trees
Marklah the calico cat, getting ready for the 2nd day, in the tent installed on the backseat of the car
Days before leaving Baton Rouge, geese crossing the road under the oak tree near LSU
This is a screenshot certifying that I have successfully agreed to a petition for an amendment to block hate and discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, religion, occupation, etc., from online speech. I was the 4,113th to support the petition, which would need 50K votes to be considered by South Korean legislators.
On a sunny spring day, a calico cat is on top of a wooden fence, peeking out from the green of the tree leaves.
online.sqcf.org 에서퀴어퍼레이드에 온라인으로 참가해서, 초록,파랑 투톤 머리에 화관, 요정 날개, 마법사 망또, 용 비늘 하의, 오른손에는 무지개색 부채, 왼손에는 푸른 불꽃으로 불타는 “차별금지법 지금 당장” 팻말을 들고 몽환적인 빛무리 속을 나뭇잎 스케이트보드를 타고 이동하는 모습 #우리는결코멈추지않는다 #온라인퀴퍼2025 #서울퀴어문화축제 #WeWillNeverStop
Scallion oil noodle 파기름국수, 줄여서 파면, with a fried egg on top
Dimly lit desk with two laptops and one 28-inch monitor, with a lot of small items unorganized
An open box of Trader Joe's Minty Cocoa truffles. The box is Christmas green with labels in gold and photos of two roughly cone-shaped truffles.
A graph of Historical Debt Outstanding. We can see a bump near WWII, a relative plateau from 1960s to early 1980s, a sharp increase starting near 1983, more after 2001, even sharper increase starting near 2008 (Great recession), and the sharpest near 2020 (pandemic). Basically a plot of the values in this table: https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/historical-debt-outstanding/historical-debt-outstanding
A photo of Hatsune Miku (Nendoroid figurine)
Photo of a presentation titled “the future of plant genome graph” with a photo of a sculpture Mark Twain sitting on a bench.
Screenshot of the tweet thread in this URL: https://x.com/inspirace/status/1741670842931577176
Screenshot of handwritten text: 예쁜 글씨는 모두 비슷한 이유로 예쁘지만 악필은 저마다의 이유로 악필이다. The text is under a very typical four-color BIG ballpoint pen.
A table showing the number of passengers who took and got off the train at the 남태령 metro station, Seoul, Korea. ~1.5K during weekdays and fewer than that during weekends. But on Dec. 21 and 22, ~4.6K and ~13K got off the train while ~6.6K and ~7.0K took the train at the same station.
Screenshot of the following Twitter thread: https://x.com/symposion_/status/1870692510982627332
A screenshot of YouTube live by 전농 S. Korean Farmer's Federation. 전농 planned a march of a dozen tractors to protest against the impeached S. Koran president Yoon's recent failed coup and his government's continuing agricultural policies. It shows a group of protesters who stayed the whole night, sitting with masks, flags, and light sticks while the sky is now bright in the background. The sun is about to rise.
A screenshot of a Twitter thread regarding the illegal blockade by Seoul police at the city's border "남태령," where farmers across the country drove their tractors for days to join the protest in Seoul. The march was notified to authorities, and until today, police in other regions have cooperated and escorted the march. Here are the tweets: emptydream: 지금 남태령은 시위하는 게 아닙니다. 경찰이 국민의 통행의 자유를 막고 있는 헌법 위반 장소입니다. 티벳여우: 이명박 때부터 유구하게 경찰 패턴이 똑같았음. 사람들 어느 정도 빠진 밤 9시 10시부터 지들이 인도 점거하고 차도로 밀어내고 도로교통법 위반이라고 하고 과도하게 통행 제지해서 주변 상인들 주민들 불편 가중시키고... 불법시위라고 신문에 달랑 나오는 행간에 무엇이 있는지 다들 알아줬으면 용말슉216: 트랙터 시위는... 미신고 집회가 아닙니다...... 신고 하셨고... 남태령 전까지는 경찰이 엄호까지 해줬다합니다... ladymasque: 어차피 집에 가는 길이라 잠깐만 있다 가자 하고 남태령역 내렸는데 ... 생각보다 내리는 사람이 너무 많은데, 설마 이 사람들이 다 트랙터 지원 가는 건 아니겠지. ladymasque: 이 사람들이 다 오는 거였다... 대단하다 진짜... ㅋrㄱ ㅔ: 남태령 지금 발언하시는 분 본인 소속 이름 다 밝히고는, 나는 당당해서 다 밝힐 수 있는데, 여기 경찰분들 집에 가서 가족들에게 당당하게 오늘 뭐 했는지 밝힐 수 있겠냐고 호통치심. 짱멋져...
Screenshot of a Twitter thread: https://x.com/cromwelll_/status/1869642978274488678?s=61&t=xiyLSizg74xCTm7lSyFg5g
Screenshot of a tweet from this URL: https://twitter.com/ratm71/status/1868463186825146664
A table of 31 questions under the title "Looking back on 2024" 1. The most significant event of 2024 2. The saddest thing happened this year 3. The most infuriating thing happened this year 4. The person whom you feel most grateful to and why 5. The most precious person this year 6. One sentence to the most precious person 7. The worst day of this year 8. If you can change just one day this year, which one? 9. The most significant achievement this year 10. Food item of the year 11. Favorite photo of the year 12. Favorite song of the year 13. Favorite TV show of the year 14. Book of the year 15. A place most worth remembering this year 16. Most frequently visited YouTube channel and why 17. What you have done continuously this year 18. A new thing you have started doing this year 19. What you have stopped doing this year 20. A new thing you want to start doing next year 21. Anything to say when the year 2024 has only ten days left 22. The best purchase of the year and why 23. The worst purchase of the year and why 24. What are you going to do this Christmas? 25. Compared to last year's Christmas, how are you? 26. Three phrases to myself this year 27. A regret for myself this year 28. One sentence to summarize this year 29. Things you want to say to yourself considering your age this year 30. Things you want to say to yourself in the year 2025 31. The last song this year and the first song next year you want to listen to
윤석열 -_-++
Screenshot of a Twitter thread in the following URL: https://x.com/toasummerday/status/1867113706137784672?s=61&t=xiyLSizg74xCTm7lSyFg5g