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are you fucking kidding me

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Johannes Soltwedel @jo-soltwedel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🚨New release: NGFF specification 0.6 🚨 Last week, we formally released the latest version of the NGFF specification: 0️⃣.6️⃣( ngff.openmicroscopy.org/specificatio...) Let's take a small tour through the things possible with #ome-zarr 0.6 now that this is out! 👇

ngff.openmicroscopy.org

Version 0.6 — NGFF documentation

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 14/09/2026

(I'm half-joking. Berlin is wonderful and fun and has great food and I need to be back at some point. But I AM downloading a bunch of Amstrad CPC games.)

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 14/09/2026

My biggest takeaway from my trip to Berlin is that I should check out the Amstrad CPC. These screenshots look sick.

A screenshot of "La Abadia del Crimen" for the Amstrad CPC

A screenshot of "L'Affaire Santa Fe" for the Amstrad CPC

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Virginie Uhlmann @virginieuhlmann.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Research software is costly and time-consuming to produce because it requires focused time from developers who have invested years learning to master their craft, just like art. There is nothing to celebrate about relinquishing intellectual expertise and mastery in favor of fast and cheap.

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 09/09/2026

Here's Italy playing the rare 2-1-2 zone. It didn't work. (I'm doing whatever the "watching the women's world cup in person" equivalent is of touching grass.)

Italy v Australia on the women's basketball world cup. Italy is playing a weird zone defense.

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 07/09/2026

oh shit if you have recommendations I am in the market for levelling up my bald too

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 02/09/2026

(yes, massive pet peeve, prompted by @puzzmo.com using that in a clue today.)

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 02/09/2026

I would love to try and discover where the idea that there's a city named "Sao Paolo" has come from. It appears EVERYWHERE. There is no language where it's "Sao Paolo". I can live with "Sao Paulo" because tildes are hard for some people. Call it Saint Paul. San Pablo. San Paolo. But NEVER Sao Paolo.

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 31/08/2026

It's here! I'm now another person about to be insufferable about the MiSTer.

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 30/08/2026

Taking a train out of gamescom, looking angrily at all the ludicrously capacious swag bags taking all the space

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 28/08/2026

Getting close to completing the @gamesdonequick.com grand slam: did AGDQ, SGDQ, GDQ@Pax East, and now GDQ@Gamescom. Gotta find a way to get myself to PAX West at some point...

photo from the audience at the GDQ stage at Gamescom.

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 21/08/2026

I've streamed every single day in August and I will not break the streak today (Natsu-mon then Message from Deep Space) at www.twitch.tv/ratamero and stream.erickratamero.com

stream.erickratamero.com

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 20/08/2026

I fell prey to the most dastardly of traps: nap too late in the day leading to not being able to fall asleep when I'm supposed to.

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 17/08/2026

👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

image with a shipping update and a tracking number for my SuperStation One

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Joel Lüthi @joelluethi.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We're excited to announce the 2026 OME-Zarr hackathon 🎉 📅 Date: November 2nd - November 6th 2026 📍 Location: University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland 💻 Virtual participation: possible for Monday afternoon, 1:00 PM CET 6:00 PM CET biovisioncenter.notion.site/2026-ome-zar... (1/6 🧵)

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 08/08/2026

big walk is excellent (as expected). The structured puzzles are a lot of fun, the small and big discoveries are wonderful, but what really sold me on it was the way a small thing like "I pressed the wrong button and threw an important item off a cliff" can turn into a whole 10-minute mini-saga.

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 06/08/2026

or even better, SGDQ 2027. you don't even need to travel for that one. no excuses.

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 03/08/2026

more of this, same place, etc etc

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 02/08/2026

I'll be streaming more Natsu-Mon every day this week in the (European) mornings -it gets hot my computer room! Feel free to come hang out, have breakfast, try to fall asleep, whatever floats your boat.

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 01/08/2026

I cannot emphasize enough how ABSURDLY cool The Message from Deep Space is. I'm like 20% through it and I'm already in awe at how much cool puzzling they managed to cram in there.

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 01/08/2026

want to test my dual-stream setup a bit more, so I'll be playing The Message From Deep Space (starting at puzzle 150ish) at www.twitch.tv/ratamero and stream.erickratamero.com in a bit.

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 01/08/2026

I wanted to force myself to stream more (or at all) so I'm doing a weird experiment in multiple fronts: I'll play Natsu-Mon every single day in August (one in-game day per day) and multistream to www.twitch.tv/ratamero and stream.erickratamero.com to see if it all works. starting day 1 in a bit!

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 31/07/2026

deck.blue accepts regular markdown formatting for links!

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 30/07/2026

pointing at the screen because that's the same university I did my undergrad at

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 30/07/2026

this is a regular reminder that, whatever you use to create QR codes, check it resolves to the address you want, and not an intermediary. You don't want, say, to put posters all over a research institute that suddenly resolve to a page full of scammy ads and malware.

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Joel Lüthi @joelluethi.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Do you want to learn more about OME-Zarr viewers, where they stand today and what's being developed at the moment? On August 24th at 4pm CEST, we will hear about 3 different OME-Zarr viewers and user stories for each. www.biovisioncenter.uzh.ch/en/events/Up... (1/5 🧵)

biovisioncenter.uzh.ch

Open Bioimaging Practices Meetup August 2026

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 19/07/2026

FIFA and the US really is a match made in heaven (derogatory)

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 14/07/2026

I am pleased to inform The Incident at Galley House has the sauce. I regret to inform I am lost in it.

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 12/07/2026

the thing that really makes me angry about precheck is that, after getting it, it made me realize "oh air travel could be like this, and they make it worse on purpose". But yeah it is so much better

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 06/07/2026

disagree. it's a statue of a boy pissing

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Wolfgang Huber @wkhuber.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

EMBL's new AI unit is recruiting. We are seeking a machine learning scientist to establish their independent research group bridging innovations in machine learning/AI with modern biology. embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 05/07/2026

amanhã cedo a CBF tem que amanhecer assim

clássica imagem dum protesto de torcedores com uma faixa escrito 'diretoria = "Jim Carrey"'.

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 05/07/2026

alright gang I'm off to bed

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 03/07/2026

sorry to hear that. may sports happen better in the future :(

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 01/07/2026

ok yeah Grenoble is gorgeous

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andré @andre-carlisle.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

if congo pull this off i want the british museum empty by midnight

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 29/06/2026

repeat either of those two whenever sports happens

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 29/06/2026

it's times like these I love caring about sports

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 29/06/2026

it's times like these I wish I didn't care about sports

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 29/06/2026

Yup. it's generally "my life was made slightly more miserable becase of Deutsche Bahn".

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 29/06/2026

anyway. spending the week in Grenoble! looking forward to getting closer to completing the EMBL Grand Slam of visiting all locations.

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 29/06/2026

got DB'ed - train stopped inexplicably for half an hour and what was supposed to be a cool TGV along Eastern France turned into "go to Paris and stand in line for half an hour to get a new connection". (at least total delay will be only about 40 mins)

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Image Cooperative @image.coop · 25/06/2026

We're excited to help organize the OME-Zarr Office Hours with a new rotating schedule starting today! 🎉 Whether you're using OME-Zarr today or just curious to learn more, we'd love to see you there. 📅 Full schedule: ngff.openmicroscopy.org/community

White text on dark blue saying, "OME-ZARR OFFICE HOURS. New schedule, more time zones! Our office hours now rotate over 3 time zones so more of our community can join in. See the full schedule and
add to your calendar: ngff.openmicroscopy.org/community/#office-hours -- Let's make OME-Zarr more accessible--together! 👋🏼"

A graphic shows the various time zones -- Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe/Africa in green, light blue and purple -- with arrows showing the rotation.

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Erick Ratamero @erickratamero.com · 23/06/2026

I was outside for 15 mins and I never want to leave the house again

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