joshuamcginnis

Joined 12 years ago

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Nov 14
Biologist and software engineer.

Researching fungal natural products and the use of generative AI in biotech.

josh at everymanbio.com

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Comment · 2 months ago
> If squeezing the best open models onto GPUs and serving them to millions of developers sounds like your kind of problem, come work with us.

What is the typical job title and/or skillset for this?

Comment · 3 months ago
I like https://www.dynadot.com/. Good prices and privately owned for 30+ years.
Comment · 4 months ago
I'm just sharing my personal preference and not trying to tell people how to live their lives. I don't like personally like the idea that I'll only be healthy if I take this drug for the rest of my life when I could (again - speaking for me), be more disciplined about the food I put into my body.
Comment · 4 months ago
I think there's a distinct difference between taking medicine for things you can fix on your own (diet + exercise) vs things you cannot (excess acid production).
Comment · 4 months ago
Studies show almost all subjects regained the weight and reversed gains within 2 years. This means underlying issues (e.g., food addiction) aren't being addressed. Short of changing habits, the only maintenance solution is lifelong drug use and that doesn't sit well with me.
Comment · 4 months ago
How the information is shared can be as important as the act of sharing it in the first place. You might have a particular voice and style for communicating these ideas, but your audience may have otherwise passed it over without your unique approach.
Comment · 4 months ago
I wonder if any of this was used to produce Backrooms
Comment · 4 months ago
Massive productivity gains.
Comment · 6 months ago
As someone with a massive collection of antique postmarked postcards (probably the largest in the world for a particular city), this is very helpful and encouraging for getting my collection online.
Comment · 7 months ago
I'm truly sorry to hear about your suffering. Have you considered giving your life to Jesus? It can be a great source of healing and comfort in your time of need. I'd be happy to talk to you about (even privately) if it would be helpful.
Comment · 8 months ago
I culture fungus, perform DNA extraction, run PCR (polymerase chain reaction - the process used to clone the gene(s) I want to sequence), and gel electrophoresis in my home lab. I then ship tubes of the DNA to mclab.com where for about $3 per sample, they'll run sanger sequencing and email me the data the next day. Works great for DNA barcoding and plasmid sequencing.
Comment · 8 months ago
This sucks because I just set everything up at OVH this month. Who else should I be looking at with better pricing? (or least, better resources for the price)

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