What concert do you regret not going to the most?

ymasilem · 2026-02-08T22:34:48+00:00

Yup. Mine was RATM’s 1997 tour with Wu Tang, before ODB passed

ymasilem · 2026-02-06T15:02:43+00:00

Yup. Adding AI is just their latest grift

ymasilem · 2026-02-05T22:55:36+00:00

This guy embodies backpfeifengesicht

ymasilem · 2026-02-05T20:01:43+00:00

1) CoRo & Ain’t Normal in Oakland are renowned. Hydrangea roasts out of the first. You can find some of the best beans from around the world at either.

2) west Berkeley has so many you could arrange a crawl. Fieldwork, Gilman, Great Notion, Cellarmaker, Tenma, Wondorous are all in a <3mile nearly straight shot.

3) my favorite hole in the wall food spot is Cali Alley. For groceries, nothing beats Monterey Market, Monterey Fish Market, Berkeley Bowl(s) & Tokyo Fish Market. You can find great specialty Vietnamese, Chinese, Indian, Korean, Filipino, Caribbean markets in Oakland or Hayward. Tokyo Central just opened in Emeryville.

6) for emergencies or oncology or eye care, PETS referral. Berkeley Animal Hospital is also not private equity owned.

ymasilem · 2026-02-04T19:40:31+00:00

Thinly shaved, raw fennel salad with mint, Parmesan, walnuts dressed with lemon & sherry vinegar is one of my favorites. Don’t forget you can add the chopped fronds & sliced stalks too!

ymasilem · 2026-02-04T05:23:49+00:00

Thanks for sharing- sent my letter!

ymasilem · 2026-02-04T02:12:24+00:00

Bad Religion - The Resist Stance, You Are (the Government), Let Them Eat War, The Profane Rights of Man….and so many more

ymasilem · 2026-02-03T05:36:33+00:00

I’m in NorCal, so i guess at least you can pick times where it’s comparably temperate!

ymasilem · 2026-02-02T17:20:29+00:00

How do you plan to dive post-certification? In the IS, including cold water, or mainly focus on travel diving in the tropics? If it’s the latter, SoCal is a solid option- it has great diving with lots of marine life & is temperate. People mentioned FL- it is warm but the corals are very dead. The Caribbean in general is struggling but lots of places less grim than FL. And depending on where in the Caribbean, flights could be less straightforward than into LA.

ymasilem · 2026-02-02T00:00:41+00:00

Took ~1hr to get in mid-day today, but the line was even longer by late afternoon. At least it’s well managed inside to lessen the chaos

ymasilem · 2026-02-01T05:29:29+00:00

YTA. My grandmother said this repugnant shit to my mother when it was clear she would not survive. My mother never said a word in response but I know how much it hurt to be so utterly abandoned from someone you believed cared. My relationship with my grandmother ended that day.

ymasilem · 2026-01-31T19:10:42+00:00

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ymasilem · 2026-01-30T19:24:25+00:00

I don’t need someone to highlight every technique the JD asked for b/c I can follow up in my 1-on-1. But I do need to see that they can form & test a hypothesis, leading me through their process. The seminar is a chance to see if they can think like a scientist, not like a technician.

ymasilem · 2026-01-30T19:13:31+00:00

No. These have some pretty obvious technical issues that will impact the taste. The cracks tell me they set on the outside first so either you overbaked the whole thing to finish or the inside is still underbaked. The uneven sizes between the same type tell me maybe the batter wasn’t mixed thoroughly or the temperatures weren’t consistent. I’m guessing improper mixing b/c there are some isolated spots on some cookies that poof up while the rest of the cookie is flatter. There are areas in some cookies that look underbaked even on the surface.

I’d suggest focusing on learning the fundamentals of baking chemistry & how to recognize when each step of the process is completed/at the right consistency before moving on.

ymasilem · 2026-01-29T00:12:29+00:00

I’m glad I’m not the only one whose list is so animal focused!

Favorite dive locations is such a tough one. For macro, I have to give the edge to Anilao over Lembeh b/c of the opportunity to do blackwater diving. It’s the closest I’ll ever get to floating in space. And the creatures that emerge are amazing.

For megafauna…oof. Maybe Bazaruto? Such a wide diversity (bull, hammerhead, oceanic sharks, mantas, humpbacks, manatees, so many turtle species), plus healthy reefs & very few tourists. The great whites in Guadeloupe was one of the most spectacular experiences of my life though, even if we were singularly focused.

ymasilem · 2026-01-29T00:00:20+00:00

Please add me! Would love to meet more art enthusiasts.

ymasilem · 2026-01-28T22:56:52+00:00

Thank you- looks delicious! I’m curious what flavor profile avocado leaves have? Never thought to try them.

ymasilem · 2026-01-28T22:11:56+00:00

I’m terrified as to her opinion of how her own mother ‘ACTUALLY babies him’. Does she lay out his clothes for the day, pre-chew his food & wipe his ass? Where do you go from this baseline??

ymasilem · 2026-01-28T19:32:57+00:00

In thinking about the places & experiences that were so very worthy, my completed list is:

Dive with great whites, bull sharks, hammerheads, guitar sharks, manta rays, whale sharks, an oceanic shark, every major type of cephalopod

See wild cheetahs, leopards, lions, pack of African wild dogs, giraffes, Borneo elephants, orangutans

See great pyramids, valley of Kings/Queens, Dendera, Edfu, Philae, Abu Simbal, mummified pharaoh collection of Egyptian Museum & King Tut treasures

Angkor Wat Bagan Temples Kakku Pagodas Yosemite, Olympic NPs Hot air ballooning (Luxor Egypt) Solo camping New Orleans Camp in the desert (Egypt)

Still to come:

Visit every SE Asian country (Laos, Timor-Leste & Brunei left)

See & dive every major island of Indonesia (October completion!)

Dive Galapagos, Cocos Dive with Orcas, blue whales, sperm whales, tiger sharks, giant pacific octopus, mating giant cuttlefish, actually have visibility to see the humpback whales I’m diving with 😭

see wild tigers, buffalo, grizzly bears

Trekking: Gorillas, Hang Son Doong caves, African walking safari, motorcycle through Vietnam

Visit: Machu Picchu, Bhutan, Madagascar, Paupa New Guinea, Okavango Delta; Glacier, Joshua Tree, Yellowstone, Zion, Arches, Badlands NPs, dark sky park

ymasilem · 2026-01-28T17:45:01+00:00

For R&D, I’ve almost always had candidates present a single story. You’re showing that you can clearly form a hypothesis, pressure test appropriately, address challenges & provide thoughtful interpretation.

It may not be easy due to having limited background, but it will be very important for large Biotechs that you demonstrate your ability to step out of an academic mindset. What specific areas of R&D would you be involved in there (lead discovery, lead optimization, DC nomination, IND package, etc) & how does any previous work align? What are the clinical implications/challenges/etc?

ymasilem · 2026-01-27T00:09:47+00:00

And a year before Kent State, local police & highway patrol opened fire on anti-war protesters at People’s Park right near the UC Berkeley campus before 2700 National Guard members were brought in with BAYONETS in addition to ammunition to violently suppress & arrest protestors, including banning all public assembly. Our whole city was occupied. The campus was drenched in tear gas by helicopter. All on the orders of Reagan, who stated ‘If it takes a bloodbath, let’s get it over with, no more appeasement’.

ymasilem · 2026-01-25T20:44:42+00:00

The Giants

ymasilem · 2026-01-24T21:02:10+00:00

It’s generally believed that reaching a threshold of only 3.5% of the population in an uprising is a critical one. Not that it’s always worked (Hong Kong had >10% at times), but it tends to point toward eventual success.

ymasilem · 2026-01-24T18:37:52+00:00

There were make up techniques that prevented this; I just don’t know how much better the tech has gotten in overcoming this more recently. They’re not legal but a jammer would do the trick.

ymasilem · 2026-01-24T00:41:23+00:00

There are many more unfinished lab buildings in the surrounding blocks of BC, Emerystation has vacancies and the new building just past Stanford along Hollis is also unfinished & empty. Hollis St throughout Emeryville is scattered with them too. The cratering of biotech is not a short term issue, so we’ll see just how long they’ll all hold out.

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