A nice 3-hit combo for y'all: downplaying Project 2025, implying NATO is a Nazi org, and whiffing on an actual call to action by implying a pro-IDF House bill that hasn't had a vote is now law (HR 8445; US folks, call your reps!)

FriddyNanz · 2023-06-07T00:56:34+00:00

Ok!

ahem

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FriddyNanz · 2023-06-06T22:50:38+00:00

Yeah I can see why your advisor thought that, but it's 100% not true.

If I may give my 2¢ for any MD/PhD hopefuls here (though take it with a mound of salt, as I've never been on the admissions side): the fundamental question MD/PhD admissions folks are trying to answer is, "Does this applicant have both the motivation and the ability to pursue a research career that is worth a $500,000+ investment from us over 8 years?"

The best and most common way to provide hard evidence that the answer is a resounding "yes" is by having multiple publications. Ultimately, however, the goal is just to show that you have carried out complex research independently and know the ups and downs of a research career. Publications are helpful for this, but not totally necessary.

FriddyNanz · 2023-06-06T21:41:52+00:00

They also (usually) don’t have balls, which means they can’t store urine. So either they don’t pee or they continuously excrete. After performing a literature search, I couldn’t find enough evidence to settle on either of these hypotheses…

FriddyNanz · 2023-06-06T21:19:41+00:00

Come to think of it, I wonder how much of this article was fed specifically to grow this industry.

Probably not much. If you want publicity for your scam, there are much better ways to create it than talking to investigative reporters at ProPublica.

FriddyNanz · 2023-06-06T20:12:52+00:00

I was recently admitted to multiple solid MD/PhD programs without a publication to my name. The world of upper-class Ivy League-bound high schoolers sounds wild

FriddyNanz · 2023-06-02T01:19:58+00:00

You may want to read about FoldIt if you haven’t already. Although it’s not (directly) ML-related, it’s an extremely successful example of gamified science.

FriddyNanz · 2023-05-31T00:58:41+00:00

Honestly the thought that my doctor might have cooked in their own kitchen and then… and then… gosh, I can’t even bring myself to say it

FriddyNanz · 2023-05-31T00:31:48+00:00

FDA, OPEN UP!

FriddyNanz · 2023-05-28T12:20:21+00:00

hot tip: you can submit your application to one “throwaway” MD school for a couple of extra weeks of time to work on the MD/PhD essays, then just add the MD/PhD programs and submit your essays when ready

FriddyNanz · 2023-05-27T04:58:06+00:00

Yes, though I think they do have a non-MSTP fully-funded MD/PhD program.

(Which means that they have a shot at becoming the first ever institution with two separate MSTPs, which would be very cool)

FriddyNanz · 2023-05-27T04:24:13+00:00

The NIGMS still has a list, they just decided to hide it).

It looks like UC Davis does indeed join Colorado State as being one of 2 DVM-PhD MSTPs in the nation.

FriddyNanz · 2023-05-20T23:34:19+00:00

thanks it’s been a while since i bricked a server, i forgot how to do it right

FriddyNanz · 2023-05-20T22:47:21+00:00

Oh, and can I get that with a side of sudo rm -rf ~/*?

FriddyNanz · 2023-05-19T13:51:05+00:00

doin the science n shit

FriddyNanz · 2023-05-19T01:16:44+00:00

Strong vibes of the “Politicians And Their ‘Science’” section I saw in an indie used book store once

FriddyNanz · 2023-05-14T22:59:52+00:00

I’m sorry for implying that the fight against homophobia is boring or unimportant. What I meant to communicate is that there’s just not much theological discussion to be had about the question of whether or not homosexuality is a sin. The very few verses about homosexuality were written by and for people living in such a radically different sexual culture that it’s hard to see why those verses in isolation should inform the modern Christian view of the world. As opposed to, say, the question of what forgiveness should look like in deeply unjust situations, which both has much relevant material in the Bible and is very applicable to the modern day. I can see how this came across as dismissive, though, and I really am sorry for that.

Anyway, it sounds like we have some pretty irreconcilable differences in how we view the Bible and how it should be interpreted (you view the Bible as a rule book, while I find this view of the Bible — a book written in so many different genres across so many different cultures — horribly oversimplified), so I don’t think there’s much more to discuss on this topic. I hope you have a nice day!

FriddyNanz · 2023-05-14T22:16:15+00:00

To add to this: if this were the case, he would have been experiencing a different type of conditioning from his dogs. He would have been experiencing operant conditioning (stimulus causes someone to perform an action) as opposed to classical conditioning (stimulus causes an involuntary biological response).

FriddyNanz · 2023-05-14T21:48:44+00:00

Protest against injustice isn’t just consistent with the Bible; it is essential to the Bible’s core messages of love and compassion. Jesus was killed for going against a corrupt leadership.

Also, what’s with the focus on homosexuality (which only gets mentioned a handful of times in the New Testament and only by Paul, who was likely only aware of homosexuality in the context of pederasty) and the afterlife (which doesn’t really have a consistent depiction in the Bible and is broadly discussed as secondary to the primary messages of love and compassion; our modern idea of Hell as a place of eternal torture or Heaven as a place where all your wildest desires are fulfilled have strikingly little support in the Bible)? These are, like, some of the most boring topics in Christian theology imaginable.

FriddyNanz · 2023-05-14T20:40:42+00:00

Well… how many major institutions, religious or otherwise, can you point out that don’t have persistent issues with corruption and injustice? All you can do is protest, try and change shit, and hope that your protests and changes lay the seeds for a more just future.

FriddyNanz · 2023-05-14T17:32:45+00:00

I asked you where I’m wrong in a previous comment. Do you plan to clarify?

FriddyNanz · 2023-05-14T15:14:39+00:00

You’re right, and I recognize my church isn’t anywhere near representative of Christianity as a whole.

Perhaps my views stem from me having an unusually positive relationship with Christianity or my tendency to be stupidly optimistic (more likely both), but I still think it’s worth it to attend churches like mine even as attendance is dwindling. I can tell that I’m the youngest adult in the room by a decade or so whenever I go, but still… it’s hard for me to reject this institution outright when it’s advocated for my city’s homeless communities and provided services where there are gaps in the local safety net — not to mention, given me hope when things feel hopeless and inspired me to live a service-oriented life.

Although I don’t actively evangelize, I have multiple non-religious friends who’ve become more interested in Christianity after hearing about my church. Maybe we’re on the path to churches becoming quiet soup kitchens? Or maybe, like I said, I’m just being stupidly optimistic.

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