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james stevenson

@jsstevenson.bsky.social
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Bioinformatics and municipal politics. Radicalized by parenthood in Columbus, Ohio. Views ==(=) my own. jsstevenson.github.io

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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
the smarter companies should consult actor-network theory
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
What does this have to do with CEQA
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Aw bud
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Universities really should have a protocol for doing this in-house
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I’m pretty sure 198k in Memphis is enough to buy a small university
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Might want to update your bsky bio, boss
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
This feels like an Onion bit
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Is a surge in tattoo removal shops a recession indicator?
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
“Impact fees are Oppression” - things that totally normal people say
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Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Still surprising to me that there’s no conversation happening right now about additional libraries at minimum in the SLU/Belltown/LQA area. The densest part of the city not in the walkshed of any library!
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
this is HILARIOUS therepublicjournal.com/essays/ai-an...
Ontology, a term popularized by Palantir, originally comes from philosophy: it is the traditional name for the branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature of being, existence, and reality. To define an ontology of something is to assert its fundamental structure.
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
alt mike dewine
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Gotta wonder how restricting corporations from building apartments is supposed to help with supply of apartments
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Yeah I think the NYT is cooked
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Say what
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
There are success stories floating around in Seattle but it seems like it’s easier to build four skinny townhomes than one single stair apartment building for whatever reason
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
No, it’s really not. He is a generational talent at public communication
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
He’s very very good at PR
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Guest editors of special journal issues have been abusing their powers by publishing an excessive number of their own papers, according to a new study. This is "a blatant case of scientific misconduct" www.science.org/content/arti...
science.org
Some guest editors pack special issues with their own articles
Thousands have penned more than one-third of a journal issue, raising conflict-of-interest concerns
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Squirrel Chops at 23rd and Union is maybe the single thing I miss the most as a Seattle expat
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Moon's haunted
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Ryan @r-aherin.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Just a reminder that Esri proudly touts that they work with DHS, whose agents are currently doing door to door Nazi-style raids in Minnesota. Probably using ther software to support these operations www.esri.com/en-us/indust... #gischat
esri.com
GIS for Homeland Security | Geospatial Intelligence Informs Operations
ArcGIS software for homeland security is a complete mapping & analytics system. Improve national security with actionable, data-driven geospatial intelligence.
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
He won’t remember this in 3 hours
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
This is Waymo referring to training cops and firefighters how to interact with their vehicles. It is not about the operational labor force at all
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Ryan Cordell @ryancordell.org · 19/12/2025
I think this post nails the actual problem, for researchers at least—AI hallucinations would simply not be a problem in academic work if we’d not normalized citation-as-signaling rather than actual engagement—you can only cite a fake paper if you’re not in the habit of reading the papers you cite
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
There was that one guy who got reformed first
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
It’s literally just money. Defense is the one place where we let the government spend countercyclically
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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 08/12/2025
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
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The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
It is fun to go to the movies
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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Every legal story now is either Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach or In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/r...
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His lab was humming with discovery. After one year under Trump, it’s almost silent
John Quackenbush built a lab that is at the forefront of human genetics research and bioinformatics. Trump administration cuts have put it in danger of collapse.
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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
a civilized society cannot just let a platform like xshitter exist without heavy social sanctions
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Interesting to think about the overlap here
Views are even stronger regarding antisemitism, with the Current GOP rejecting openly antisemitic individuals by nearly 2 to 1 (60%-31%), including almost half (48%) who say they should not be welcomed in the coalition under any circumstances.
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Sighing wearily as I install the Chik Fil A app on my phone
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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Boy and the Heron has a pretty clear central message, but the successive weird settings they run through, while impressive, feel totally unnecessary
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
This was a whole controversy within the field of anthropology at large. I always wanted to watch this documentary but never got to it en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_T...
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_T...
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Human Terrain System - Wikipedia
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
It was nuts because even before then, one of the Google autocompletes for “slatestarcodex” was his full name
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
blogs.jpg
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
I mean, these days, de Boer is a Marxist in the same way that Red Scare is a Marxist podcast
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
When are they gonna let John Wilson do a Criterion Closet episode?
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Not sure it’d go this way, but being able to say “we saved your health care and your thanksgiving, republicans didn’t care about either” wouldn’t be entire worthless
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Welp
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
I know nothing about what to expect but this feels like a VERY clear trend towards a Vogel victory based on election day turnout
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
It's probably stupid to read into early eday results, but Vogel is rapidly making up the deficit
jesse vogel khanate
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Also, dunno if this is new or not, but the Franklin County Board of Elections has precinct-by-precinct result maps for every race, pretty nice!
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
First returns in Columbus, OH! - Contested city council race is going to be a nailbiter - Tax levies out to a comfortable lead - Southwestern BoE incumbents all behind - Things not looking great for Columbus BoE outsider candidate Mounir Lynch
Tiara Ross 52%
Jesse Vogel 48%Peterson, Alkire, Dillon 22% apiece
Boso, Feucht, Gocha 10-13%Miranda, Katzenmeyer, Kennedy 22-25%
Mounir Lynch 8%Issue 1 for 67-33
Issue 2 for 61-39
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The Jigsaw Senator @senatormeow.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Hello, Meowlets! Early Voting for the 2025 General Election starts today. I'll be at 1700 Morse Rd to cast my Meowlot soon, and the BoE will be waiting for you 8am-5pm weekdays, with more details on their website. More details in the newsletter. See you there!
Senator Meow's Sample Meowlot - Columbus City Council: Jesse Vogel; Columbus City School Board: Antoinette Miranda, Mounir Lynch, Janeece Keyes; Upper Arlington City Council: Laura Oldham; Canal Winchester City Council: Hanna Detwiler; Grove City City Council: Joel Newby; South-Western City Schools Board: Camille Peterson, Chelsea Alkire, Kelly Dillon; visit senatormeow.substack.com for any missing races and explanations!Senator Meow's Sample Meowlot - Issue 1 (ADAMH Levy): Yes; Issue 2 (Zoo Levy): Yes; Issues 5-9 (Bond Issues): Yes; Issues 25-28 (Fairway Cliffs): No; yes to school bonds, Sunday sales, library levies, funding social services. Visit senatormeow.substack.com to read more about the issues.
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james stevenson @jsstevenson.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Agreed. Vox definitely produces a lot of misleading content
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