Hi, I'm a former #PhD candidate in #microbiology who left under less than pleasant circumstances. Now I'm checking the accuracy of #pharmaceutical ads in NYC. #Canadian expat, H1B.
I am still interested in the ways bacteria coordinate action in complex environments, but I also think that the updating of the way we share research outputs is worth devoting a career to.
I like #storytelling through #RPG s, #cooking and #sc-fi. Trying to be Google Services free.
@bgcarlisle thanks for the welcome. I must say that joining has been way more interactive than how I remember Twitter.
@danwchan Haha hooray
@danwchan Kind of curious about your Google-free aspirations
I'm also inclined that way, trying out Protonmail, Duckduckgo etc
Still using Google Calendar though, but through a 3rd party app so I don't have to be logged on through the web
@bgcarlisle I've been living in a little bit of a digital bubble for the last 5 years I was using firefox OS then I played around a lot with lineage OS. Right now I'm using a very similar set up to @nolan which he describes here:
https://nolanlawson.com/2017/11/27/living-with-an-open-source-phone/
I'm lucky on the calendar side of things my partner set up a Nextcloud server for us and we're using DAVdroid and a 3rd party calendar app. (1/2)
Hi thanks for the welcome! I'm excited to become more active on this platform
@danwchan It sounds like you're doing important work, so I hope you talk about it as you find opportunities to do so!
@danwchan Welcome! :)
@ExilianOfficial thanks for the welcome, looking forward to some cool toots from y'all
@danwchan in one toot, what would you suggest an undergrad student who's going to be doing serious research on mDNA do differently than he's probably going to? In terms of sharing research outputs.
I would prepare my research goals/plan formally on the open science framework. I'd tag and digitize relevant lab notes for upload. I'd find a place to upload any intermediate data and I'd publish the first draft of the results on bioarxiv.
I think the tricky part is making the time and habit to update files through the course of the work. The paper is what you're ultimately working towards but there is value for those who follow your research to leave a bread crumb trail on the web
@danwchan Are you on ricochet? https://ricochet.im
@jeffcliff No I haven't heard of it. I use signal sometimes. But this is through TOR, so that means your location is obscured? Why do you ask?
@danwchan Yes. Yes, and there's someone I would introduce you to, given the chance. (Alas, unfortunately ricochet doesn't have group chats yet)
@jeffcliff I'm curious. I'll DM you my username when I install it.
@danwchan Hi welcome :)