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@elduvelle@neuromatch.social
2025-10-12 22:17:58

I was looking into the #DANDI archive, following a post of @… that mentioned it as a possibility for #Neuroscience data storage.. It looks like it could be useful i…

Screenshot of the top part of the website. It has a warning banner that says "This repository is under review by NIH for potential modification in compliance with U.S. federal Administration directives.".

The rest of the website says
" the DANDI archive" 
And then
"The BRAIN Initiative archive for publishing and sharing neurophysiology data including electrophysiology, optophysiology, and behavioral time-series, and images from immunostaining experiments. "
@tiotasram@kolektiva.social
2025-10-13 06:16:23

Just finished "Beasts Made of Night" by Tochi Onyebuchi...
Indirect CW for fantasy police state violence.
So I very much enjoyed Onyebuchi's "Riot Baby," and when I grabbed this at the library, I was certain it would be excellent. But having finished it, I'm not sure I like it that much overall?
The first maybe third is excellent, including the world-building, which is fascinating. I feel like Onyebuchi must have played "Shadow of the Colossus" at some point. Onyebuchi certainly does know how to make me care for his characters.
Some spoilers from here on out...
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I felt like it stumbles towards the middle, with Bo's reactions neither making sense in the immediate context, nor in retrospect by the end when we've learned more. Things are a bit floaty in the middle with an unclear picture of what exactly is going on politics-wise and what the motivations are. Here I think there were some nuances that didn't make it to the page, or perhaps I'm just a bit thick and not getting stuff I should be? More is of course revealed by the end, but I still wasn't satisfied with the explanations of things. For example, (spoilers) I don't feel I understand clearly what kind of power the army of aki was supposed to represent within the city? Perhaps necessary to wield the threat of offensive inisisia use? In that case, a single scene somewhere of Izu's faction deploying that tactic would have been helpful I think.
Then towards the end, for me things really started to jumble, with unclear motivations, revelations that didn't feel well-paced or -structured, and a finale where both the action & collapsing concerns felt stilted and disjointed. Particularly the mechanics/ethics of the most important death that set the finale in motion bothered me, and the unexplained mechanism by which that led to what came next? I can read a couple of possible interesting morals into the whole denouement, but didn't feel that any of them were sufficiently explored. Especially if we're supposed to see some personal failing in the protagonist's actions, I don't think it's made clear enough what that is, since I feel his reasons to reject each faction are pretty solid, and if we're meant to either pity or abjure his indecision, I don't think the message lands clearly enough.
There *is* a sequel, which honestly I wasn't sure of after the last page, and which I now very interested in. Beasts is Onyebuchi's debut, which maybe makes sense of me feeling that Riot Baby didn't have the same plotting issues. It also maybe means that Onyebuchi couldn't be sure a sequel would make it to publication in terms of setting up the ending.
Overall I really enjoyed at least 80% of this, but was expecting even better (especially politically) given Onyebuchi's other work, and I didn't feel like I found it.
#AmReading

@BootsChantilly@mstdn.social
2025-11-13 18:25:07

Last night, I dreamed my bestie & I were in a 747, on our way to London. But the 747 wasn’t flying. It was being driven down USA interstates. At taxiing speed. & cars were piled up behind us as far as the eye could see.
I don’t know how they were planning to taxi us across the Atlantic. #Dreams

@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2025-11-13 00:30:02

Moody Urbanity - Relations V 🪢
情绪化城市 - 关系 V 🪢
📷 Minolta Hi-Matic AF
🎞️ Shanghai GP3 400 Pan
#filmphotography #Photography #blackandwhite

Shanghai GP3 400 PAN (FF)

English Alt Text: A group of people ride an upward-moving escalator enclosed by glass panels. The architecture features tiled floors and angular surfaces. On the upper level, more people walk in the background. The image captures a moment of daily urban life with geometric design and human movement.

中文替代文本: 这是一张黑白照片。几位乘客正乘坐向上的自动扶梯,扶梯被玻璃护栏包围。建筑设计呈现出瓷砖地面和锐角结构。上层背景中还有其他人在行走。画面展现了城市日常生活的一瞬,几何建筑与人群动态交织。
Shanghai GP3 400 PAN (FF)

English Alt Text: A grainy black-and-white photo of a building with a metal accordion-style gate. Several motorbikes are parked in front. Two people are visible: one standing on the left wearing a cap and light shirt, and another near the center interacting with a motorbike. The foreground is filled with overgrown grass and weeds, contrasting with the structured building. The image feels candid and slightly nostalgic.

中文替代文本: 这是一张颗粒感强烈的黑白照片,拍摄的是一栋建筑,建筑前有金属折叠门。门前停着几辆摩…
Shanghai GP3 400 PAN (FF)

English Alt Text: A black-and-white photo of a deteriorating building facade. In the foreground, a metal fence has a crumpled paper sign taped to it. The sign reads in Chinese: “Danger above. Beware of falling objects.” The building wall behind the fence shows cracks and rough textures, suggesting structural decay. The image conveys a sense of caution and urban neglect.

中文替代文本: 这是一张黑白照片,展示了一栋破旧建筑的外墙。前景中是一道金属围栏,围栏上贴着一张皱巴巴的纸质警示牌。牌子上写着:“上方危险 注意高空坠物。”围栏后面的墙面有裂缝和粗糙的质感,显示出…
Shanghai GP3 400 PAN (FF)

English Alt Text: A black-and-white photo of a tree-lined urban street. On the sidewalk, several pedestrians walk past parked cars. A traffic sign is prominently displayed: a red circle with a diagonal line over a car symbol, indicating no vehicle entry. Below it, the restricted hours are listed as “7:00 - 22:00.” In the background, buildings and a fence are visible. The fence bears Chinese characters “八段锦,” referring to a traditional qigong exercise. The scene blends…
@UP8@mastodon.social
2025-11-12 21:04:32

🍆 A Hermetic, Transparent Soft Growing Vine Robot System for Pipe Inspection
#robots #machine

Illustration of a base station attached to the flange of a pipe and extended a vine robot underground that has sensors in it's tip
@soundclamp@mastodon.xyz
2025-10-12 13:25:07

#Upcoming Framed around the language of filmmaking, “Achlys” finds Jon Porras (aka Barn Owl) moving further into texture, erosion, and weight. Available via #ShelterPress, October 24th.

@metacurity@infosec.exchange
2025-11-11 14:50:16

Check out today's Metacurity for a comprehensive run-down of crucial cybersecurity developments you should know, including
--Yanluowang initial access broker faces up to 53 years in prison following guilty plea,
--CBO breach is considered 'ongoing,'
--Asahi's shipments are at 10% following attack and ahead of holiday season,
--Payments by British insurers for cyber incidents have tripled,
--Chinese national faces UK sentencing this week for money …

@Dragofix@veganism.social
2025-10-13 00:48:59

Thousands fall ill as mosquito fever explodes across southern China #China

Following public outcry,
the U.S. Department of Education has restored funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss,
about a month after cutting it.
But rather than sending the money directly to the four programs that are part of a national network helping students who are deaf and blind, a condition known as deafblindness,
the department has instead rerouted the grants to a different organization
The Trump administration targeted the programs in …

@samvarma@fosstodon.org
2025-11-12 15:34:14

So Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein" is what they would call a "visual feast". Lavish production barely does it justice. Thoroughly enjoyed it, and it is as poignant as one would hope. Well worth it!
The only thing that grated on me was the weirdly unnatural composited lighting. I've seen this in other films and it bums me out. Gives me the same vibes as AI generated Art… Makes me wonder why it was decided to go that route, rather than lighting things pra…