{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Ani M.","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/ani","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"121568","username":"ani","bio":"Was @bhalomanush on Twitter, Microbiology PhD, past work on genetic-code expansion, popsci-book author. Once a science editor. Always: proscience, scicomm, diversity in science, science journals. He/him. These are my own opinions.","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":8,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Ani M.","url":"https://ani.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2022/121568.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"26598810","content_html":"

@stupendousman super hard to believe it is happening until it is happening. I’m took the day to go to the school with R and we stood outside for a couple of hours with other parents until dismissal.

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Threats of mass violence at schools and places of worship : ani.micro.blog

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The key to being human is using tools

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But monkeys and crows use tools

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The key to being human is walking upright

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But kangaroos and penguins walk upright

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The key to being human is farming and cities

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But ants farm and termites build cities

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The key to being human is art and language

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chef’s kiss from AI

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@Parag I think two platforms are enough. I’ve been a little less regular on micro.blog since I also have a substack which is good for one way communication.

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@Parag congratulation! Here’s to many many more.

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@supremus @pratik I’m on the trial and I’ll probably get it for a year too. I like that it is easier to find people. Of course, I’ll also pay for instance upkeep as well.

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@supremus I still use it but I am worried about the view they have of my personal finances. Still, I have a lot of things in a lot of places so it’s the best that I’ve come across so far

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ani/15811607","date_published":"2023-01-08T14:58:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Ani M.","url":"https://ani.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F121568.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ani"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-01-08 14:58","date_timestamp":1673189914,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"15810975","content_html":"There is a lot of unfairness in the world and I get why this leads to nihilism. Like nothing exists or matters. Like it’s all a hustle and a show.\nBut that’s not true. Your feelings and thoughts matter. Knowledge matters. Money exists. People are not one-dimensional. Your pain is real. ... ani.micro.blog","summary":"","url":"https://ani.micro.blog/2023/01/08/there-is-a.html","date_published":"2023-01-08T14:19:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Ani M.","url":"https://ani.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F121568.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ani"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-01-08 14:19","date_timestamp":1673187551,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"15416237","content_html":"

@pratik If it’s on the internet it must be true.

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The person who receives it, may not want it. You may not have enough of it. But the most precious gift you can give anyone is your time.

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@parag heh… not yet

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@pratik If you do, let me know how it goes!

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@supremus Haha. It’s worth a shot but do it in your best Carl Sagan accent.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ani/14870917","date_published":"2022-12-12T14:59:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Ani M.","url":"https://ani.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F121568.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ani"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-12-12 14:59","date_timestamp":1670857160,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"14868717","content_html":"It’s Monday.\nLike me, you probably have a lot of things to do this week.\nLike me, you’re probably busy with a job that didn’t exist 100 years ago.\nLike me, you are probably a descendant of one of the few hunter-gatherers that survived the trip out of Africa.\nWith that perspective, the w... ani.micro.blog","summary":"","url":"https://ani.micro.blog/2022/12/12/its-monday-like.html","date_published":"2022-12-12T13:07:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Ani M.","url":"https://ani.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F121568.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ani"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-12-12 13:07","date_timestamp":1670850453,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"14648076","content_html":"

When someone offers praise: “you outdid yourself,” what they really mean is you exceeded their expectations of you. We are capable of more than others expect of us. All of us have great possibilities.

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@JohnPhilpin It’s something that we have to remind ourselves as well. We’re doing the best we can. Take care!

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@nathanstrait This may be a leap too far for many, but I’d urge us humans to first think in terms of other species on the planet first.

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The rest of the day may be for architectures of concrete. The morning and the evening are for geometries of light.

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@nathanstrait @pimoore Thanks for the clarification. Definitely, our perspective and language are anthropocentric.

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@mbkriegh Indeed. It’s so easy to take everything for granted though.

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@nathanstrait @pimoore It is an interesting thought. But statistically, even if we look at our own neighborhood of our solar system, there are more places that are hostile to our own form of life than are welcoming. And to speak nothing of complex, multicellular “intelligent” life. It’s also quite a sobering thought to think of the zone of habilability - the Goldilocks zone afforded by the Earth night now. Venus and Mars might’ve been in zones of habitability in the past.

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@pimoore Thank you for your kind note and my best wishes to you! I feel particularly contemplative on Friday nights and Monday mornings. :)

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Every nanosecond of life is more miraculous and more inexplicable that all of our made-up stories.

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The universe is large beyond comprehension, cold, and hostile. Against all odds, even getting up in the morning is an incredible act of defiance.

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@pratik the lighting on these photos are wonderful

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@supremus All of those quick opinions ha e been happening on mastodon, which I feel is better suited for instant thoughts, while this is more for thoughts worth “archiving”. 😀

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I saw this in Beijing a few years ago (on this day). With Germany in a must-win match today at the World Cup, it all makes sense now!

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@supremus How will you ever get any work done? 😆

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@cinemapaithiyam wonderful photos!

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@cinemapaithiyam I hope to see you on mastodon as well as here. Both places are nice. 😊

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ani/14294478","date_published":"2022-11-21T14:05:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Ani M.","url":"https://ani.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F121568.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ani"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-21 14:05","date_timestamp":1669039515,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"14294072","content_html":"England are up three goals over Iran in their first match of the FIFA World Cup, but the scoreline isn’t what I’ll remember.\nIt is very clear that the goalkeeper of Iran suffered a pretty bad concussion in the first few minutes of the match. Why was he allowed by FIFA to stay on?\nRememb... ani.micro.blog","summary":"","url":"https://ani.micro.blog/2022/11/21/england-are-up.html","date_published":"2022-11-21T13:51:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Ani M.","url":"https://ani.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F121568.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ani"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-21 13:51","date_timestamp":1669038704,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"14212605","content_html":"

@odd @pratik past performance is not indicative of future results especially as population exceeds 8 billion, we face a mass extinction event, waning effectiveness of antibiotics, and unprecedented climate change.

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@pratik so did I. It’s a great idea.

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@pratik some people can’t accept that

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@cinemapaithiyam most people just go with the flow!

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If you need your life to be well structured, or conversely prefer it completely chaotic, you should think hard about being a parent.

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Being a parent is structured chaos.

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@supremus I’ll still watch the second movie. The second half was much better than the first.

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My experience is that you can know people for years and not know much about them when everything is going right, but you will find out a lot about them very quickly when something goes wrong.

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This applies both to personal relationships and to workplace interactions.

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Exactly four years ago I was in Varanasi. How the world (and my life) changed since then!

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This is a wonderful long-read on the carnivorous Nepenthes plant: www.wired.com/story/nig…

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I think we can assume that those who complained about Twitter for years, will be the last to leave it. So, instead of telling folks how awesome the alternatives are, the way to get them to switch is to tell them that they’ll have a lot to complain about if they do.

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If there can be mushroom risotto, then why can’t there be king oyster mushroom khichdi? Try it. It’s delicious!

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Since it is late on Saturday, I’m under immense pressure to demonstrate my talent in the dying hours of this week.

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My boss brought back some coffee for me from a microplantation in Antioquia, Colombia.

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I wish you could smell the aroma of the beans which have a hint of chocolate and bourbon. And taste the smooth finish of a freshly brewed cup!

\n\"\"\n","summary":"","url":"https://ani.micro.blog/2022/11/05/my-boss-brought.html","date_published":"2022-11-05T14:57:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Ani M.","url":"https://ani.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F121568.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ani"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-05 14:57","date_timestamp":1667660249,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@AnirbanM/109291787804128494"]}},{"id":"13692237","content_html":"I was surprised, to say the least, to see this post on Alexis Carrel’s birthday. Not because he wasn’t a brilliant surgeon and early pioneer of techniques that would lead to successful transplantations. (Carrel also touted experiments on cellular immortality that were grossly inaccurate... ani.micro.blog","summary":"","url":"https://ani.micro.blog/2022/11/05/i-was-surprised.html","date_published":"2022-11-05T12:58:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Ani M.","url":"https://ani.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F121568.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ani"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-05 12:58","date_timestamp":1667653107,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@AnirbanM/109291315757347657"]}},{"id":"13690783","content_html":"

There’s nothing quite like succulent fruiting bodies of fungi sautéed in a little bit of olive oil.

\n\"\"\n","summary":"","url":"https://ani.micro.blog/2022/11/05/theres-nothing-quite.html","date_published":"2022-11-05T11:47:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Ani M.","url":"https://ani.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F121568.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ani"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-05 11:47","date_timestamp":1667648844,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@AnirbanM/109291171105403361"]}},{"id":"13682496","content_html":"

It was dreamy this morning.

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I don’t know if it was the exercise or the weather or the lovely autumn colors, but I felt incredibly energized this morning. I’m so fortunate to live in such a pretty place so close to Washington D.C.

\n\"\"\n","summary":"","url":"https://ani.micro.blog/2022/11/04/i-dont-know.html","date_published":"2022-11-04T21:03:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Ani M.","url":"https://ani.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F121568.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ani"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-04 21:03","date_timestamp":1667595781,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}