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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Playing classical music all day to calm my crazy, 4 month old puppy. Feeling very DINK. (btw, the music is working wonders!! I recommend)

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

(I could only make it 3 months without a dog. Life is too depressing without a dog, idk how anyone does it)

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Meet Remy! He's 3 months old and from a rural shelter in Louisiana. He is so sweet and smart. So far he is not enjoying the cold of the midwest

A black and white puppy sitting and looking up at the camera

A black and white puppy in a little coat, sitting outside in the snow

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

I've been trying to get myself in the habit of using the No Fusion app instead of the camera app. It has film presets that have been fun to play around with

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

I only read fiction. Here are my favorites of the year:

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Just hit my 2025 reading goal!

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

"we'll have to muddle through somehow" lyric really hitting this holiday season. First holiday season without my Oscar dog. 2 shootings over the weekend. Dark and cold outside. Muddling through somehow

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Eryk Salvaggio @eryk.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

It’s that time of year: what was the piece of writing about AI that stuck with you the most this year, pop press or academic? A few of mine in the thread. ⬇️

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

My dad has started saying "rat hole" instead of "rabbit hole" for when you get really into something annnnnd I'm stealing that 🐀

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 26/10/2025

Really not going to get into it, but in 2025 it should be obvious that giving creepy-ass companies more data on you, even data you consider *innocuous*, is a very bad idea. The aggregation of said data, the assumptions made about you, and how that will be used to your detriment are well documented

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Three Scary Rogue Agents in a Trenchcoat @alexhanna.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

I don't think there's any task I dread more than email, and probably one that something like an LLM is most well-suited for, in terms of just producing the text. But if you ever send me an LLM-generated email, I will crash out. I hope you'd respect me more than that.

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

We found out he had this cancer on Monday and that he had weeks to live. It was actually hours. He passed away Tuesday in my arms.

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

He had hemangiosarcoma, the most aggressive cancer in dogs. It develops silently until it forms a mass that bursts. He had been feeling not great for about a month and we were in and out of the vet and the ER. Everyone told us it was arthritis pain, which we were treating.

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

If you know me, you know that my dog Oscar is my everything. I've had him since I was 22. He turned 11 this weekend and then suddenly passed away on Tuesday. I am devastated.

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Being at a point in my career where I can mentor others by validating their experiences and share strategies that helped me when I was struggling is such a gift. I love lifting up other people

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Tracy Chou @triketora.com · 17/09/2025

i love that someone made this video

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

I use the netlify free tier. It was super easy to set up and integrate with github. Now when I want to publish changes I just push to the branch that I selected for netlify and it pushes it to production. I ended up doing my domain name with them too once my previous one expired

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Omg I know them!! Congratulations!! That's so exciting!

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Happy to know "vibe coding" isn't a super common term outside of whatever social media space I'm in. Sad to know that I'm the person who explained the concept to my friends this weekend

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Our team is remote, however, I don't have a list of which states NCH supports remote work from. But we can figure that out once you apply if you aren't located in Ohio :)

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Our team includes scientists with backgrounds in physics, biology, botany, ecology, computational systems biology, environmental science, statistics, etc. so don't feel like you need a super specific background in cancer research to apply.

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Come work with me! My team is hiring a Bioinformatic Scientist. This position is part of the R&D team at The Institute of Genomic Medicine within Nationwide Children's Hospital. We research better diagnostics and treatments for pediatric cancer and rare diseases. lnkd.in/gtB2ikFc

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This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

I always wanted kids but with everything happening in the world (climate change, extreme right wing politics, overpopulation fears I've been hearing my entire life, the isolation of new moms, maternal mortality rates increasing, school shootings, RFK jr getting rid of vaccines, etc) I probably won't

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Fantastic talk by @drraymd.bsky.social today about health equity. I especially appreciated this image about equality vs equity and why the image we usually see (the kids outside of a baseball game) doesn't quite resonate with everyone. If you have the chance to see him speak, don't miss it!

The top half of the image illustrates equality; it is the same bike given to many people but the bike only fits one person. The bottom half of the image shows equity; a different bike for each person that fits their needs

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

This is a really crazy read. I was surprised last week to hear someone on the train talking to ChatGPT on the phone like they were a friend. It's wild to see how that can affect people

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

@benblaiszik.bsky.social This (and the thread it's replying to) sounds like what you had been thinking with Foundry-ML and MDF in materials science!

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

These are top of mind bc I just read them: - Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers - Julie Chan Is Dead They were recs from GoodReads for AAPI month. Both were fun reads! These are 2 of my faves from last year: - The Midnight Feast - None of This Is True

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

The end of the American era in science has begun. Only we can stop the slide, but only if we act up.

A full-page editorial from the June 5, 2025 issue of Science magazine titled “America is ceding the lead in creating the future” by H. Holden Thorp, Editor-in-Chief. The article criticizes U.S. federal government policies—especially under the Trump administration—for defunding basic science, warning that this will allow other countries, notably China, to take the lead in innovation and technological development.

A prominent pull quote in bold at the center reads:
“The United States will no longer have the same window into the technologies of the future that will allow it to shape and anticipate commercial and societal advances.”

The editorial emphasizes how basic research underpins advances in fields like AI, and notes a steep decline in U.S.-funded publications in major journals such as Science and Science Advances. It contrasts this with rising research output from China, particularly in AI, referencing the success of companies like DeepSeek. Thorp argues that commercial innovation is rooted in basic research, much of which has historically been publicly funded. He warns that without investment, the U.S. risks losing global leadership in science and technology.

The editorial concludes with a quote from Sudip Parikh, CEO of AAAS, asking whether future language requirements in science might be German or Chinese instead of English, underscoring the global consequences of American withdrawal from leadership in science.

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Cathy Gao-Howard MD MS @catgaohow.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

If anyone wanted to use these stats but needed sources, here ya go: nces.ed.gov/ipeds/trendg... worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankin... www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

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Trend Generator

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

So awesome to see such an impressive scholar from Toledo (my home town)! Please consider donating so he can compete at nationals

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

man those critics who called out altmans call for regulation in 2023 as cynical posturing to protect his lead in AI and he would change course once he got there were fuckin right on the money

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

AI for Science🤖👩‍🔬 If ur looking to share your work or reproduce others', check out Garden! Garden hosts collections of AI/ML models for science So proud I got to be a part of this project during my time at UChicago. Great team who is ready to listen & build what scientists need. Reach out to them!

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

This didn't show up on my feed! Reposting now. So exciting!!

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

"Since World War II, 'government R&D investments are pretty consistently driving about 20 to 25 percent of all U.S. private-sector productivity growth.'" www.npr.org/2025/05/08/n...

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Economists warn Trump's research cuts could have dire consequences for GDP

President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

And no one I talk to outside of the science world is aware 😞 Spread the word

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

The diamond league on Duolingo is insane. How are people getting 31,040 XP in a week?? That's almost the same as the amount of XP I've collected in my 61 day streak. What am I missing??

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

People love it or hate it. I hated it, Andy loved it. Same thing with the Christmas episode

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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

People genuinely don't know. Spread the word. Tell your friends, neighbors, colleagues, people on the street. Put up flyers and stickers (a roundup here): bsky.app/profile/pron...

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Neil A. Evans @neilevans.rocks · 17/03/2025

This is a really good article from @404media.co about how AI is damaging reality and how through brute force it's pushing out human interaction. www.404media.co/ai-slop-is-a...

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AI Slop Is a Brute Force Attack on the Algorithms That Control Reality

Generative AI spammers are brute forcing the internet, and it is working.

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Mardi Gras throw back to 2012 dancing in the parades 💃 and Endymion with MJ and Danielle 👯‍♀️

A women walking in the mardi gras parade route through the french quarter

3 women in mardi gras colors smiling together

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KJ Schmidt @kj-schmidt.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Really excited to see what comes from Civitaas! Love the focus shift from "can AI do this thing" to "can AI benefit us" using a human-centered approach 🙌

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 01/03/2025

Today is Rare Disease Day, and a great reminder of the importance of NIH and science funding in driving hope 🧬⬇️ www.rarediseaseday.org

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Rare Disease Day 2025 – Raising awareness for people living with rare diseases and their families worldwide.

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