The other night I watched “Mosquito Coast” since @blankcheck.bsky.social is doing a Peter Weir series.
This thing is so stressful and resonant that it maybe - literally - made me sick. I would like to go one second without thinking about the Allie Foxes of the world. Thanks. youtu.be/eC2eC_pN7ZE
I am slowly getting over some sort of sudden onset headache/fever situation and decided to watch what *I thought* was going to be an offbeat romantic comedy last night.
youtu.be/PtaM2hFve_o
But anyway…
Dunkin' Donuts may be an inexplicable New England shibboloth, but I've got horror stories about visiting my parents in MA and seeing that the only coffee available was "Dunkin' Original" pods for their Keurig machine.
We went there the night I proposed to my now wife.
I am sure the food was great, but can’t remember the details. Just that the kitchen sent out snacks and champagne and the waitstaff thanked me for not proposing during dinner.
It was perfect. I was so sad to read it had closed.
The Usual (Prospect Heights, Brooklyn)
Completely unpretentious diner run by two Greek brothers, one of whom gave rollerblade lessons at the nearby park.
This week's update includes:
* Updates on federal research funding delays.
* A few public health and higher education updates.
* Doug Funny, The Appleseed Cast, and a surprising amount of media talk.
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(This is tweet about media consolidation)
Action Comics #1 (1938): In his very first issue, Superman takes on political corruption.
On one hand, I am very sympathetic to calls to reduce administrative burden.
On the other hand, I'm not sure what useful information can be gleaned from the new form?
If the goal of this whole policy is to encourage folks to think about costs/requirements related to their data ahead of time.. um?
The Manchurian Candidate poster. Hot take: This movie is great.
Seven Days in May poster. I guess I’m watching this tonight? Sure.
The movie poster for Seconds. I simply can not believe this was made 60 years ago. Incredible.
Around this time last year, I watched Alan Pakula’s Paranoia Trilogy. Tonight I’m going to finish up John Frankenheimer’s.
Curling, nü-metal, and this week's science and higher education news. fusiforms.beehiiv.com/p/february-2...
I used to have a cat named Schnitzel too.
It is currently hailing in the Bay Area.
Under the Government Use License, NIH-funded authors have the right to submit an AAM to PMC without an embargo, contrary to any publisher assertion or requirement that an author publish under an open access license and pay an APC.
Happy Friday the 13th, Valentine's Day, and Presidents' Day.
This week's update includes some truly disheartening news about climate change regulation in the US, more leadership changes at NIH, open data, and an ever increasing amount of snark.
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Obnoxiously re-posting for your lunchtime reading...
The whole guide is free to read and adapt, by the way. Hopefully it won't take me months and months to finish the next bit, whichwill be all about software and code! johnborghi.github.io/Supporting_S...
An Unsplash image of a combination lock on a keyboard.
Happy #LoveDataWeek everyone! I've finally carved out a few hours to finish drafting out a chapter of my data management guide all about sensitive data. Check it out - johnborghi.github.io/Supporting_S...
This week's news update begins with Shakespeare and ends with pro-wrestling.
In between: A summary of what's been happening in science and education.
fusiforms.beehiiv.com/p/february-6...
I’m a dad and I’m turning 40 tomorrow.
Hunt for Red October and The Fugitive are canonical VHS dad movies. Heat is my canonical DVD dad movie.
I will not be taking questions at this time.
My hottest movie take is that Casino is the daddest of all dad movies.
The news is incessant, I tried to summarize one small part.
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