Tom Close

BrainHack Aus is back in 2023! Join us @ USyd Nov 22-24 to collaborate on interesting and fun projects at the nexus of data science and neuroscience. See brainhack-aus.github.io/global2023/ for details and rego. Big thanks to @NIFAus for sponsoring! #BrainHack_Aus @brainhackorg

@AnonMooseTweet @ImSpartacus18 @indica IP is a scam that props up large companies rather than rewarding the innovators that actually produce it

@ImSpartacus18 @indica And stealing our IP.

Isn't it ironic? A hundred EV companies have bloomed under communism, while capitalism subsidizes one moron. A startup has trained an AI for $5.5 million under communism, while capitalist AI requires $500 billion in government support. 1/11

@mynamebedan @MaginusBrute This and so many other things show his ego is as fragile as eggshells

@MaginusBrute come on man. it's lame, it's stolen valor, it shows an incredibly fragile ego

elon lost the trust of all gamers overnight. boosting your account and lying about it is the worst offense. incredibly cringe, fragile ego on full display

@elliotismo1 @shashidhargani @ChampionsLeague I wonder what the maximum number of points 9th place could be at this point? Wouldn’t be far off 15

@shashidhargani @ChampionsLeague No. Top 24, which means we have secured playoffs. Madrid is the last team who can match (and not go beyond) our current points. They have a 15pt ceiling and sit 24th

Liverpool are the first team to confirm their place in the round of 16 or knockout phase play-offs ⚽ #UCL

@Shareefin @ChampionsLeague Don’t think that is the worst idea, seems like a lot of games to still end up with 24 teams. Maybe top 4 through to the quarters, next 8 into round of 16, would up the jeopardy

@ChampionsLeague the new format, why not reward group stage performance even more? First-placed team could go directly to the semi-final, and second-placed team to the quarter. Adds more value to every match

@strangerous10 Why did Labor appoint an ex Murdoch exec to the ABC chair, makes no sense

Chair of ABC Kim Williams arrogantly defends the sacking of journalist Sarah Macdonald claiming to “fully support” the decision to get rid of her because he says this is “part of life”🤨

@MoezPadani @Free_Speech_1A @lexfridman It is because choosing a career in academia is a very idealistic thing to do, when you can almost certainly apply those skills to earn more money in another profession. Therefore, most academics tend to align with left wing thinking

@Free_Speech_1A @lexfridman It's interesting . But it begs the question. Why don't we have enough Republican professors ?

Scientific American editor-in-chief is an embarrassment to science. Get politics out of science, engineering, STEM education. Science and engineering is about building cool shit, and exploring the mysteries of physics, chemistry, biology, etc.

@KevEastSports @LFCTransferRoom @GNev2 I thought it was a penalty when I first saw it back, but just focus on Sancho’s body shape before Trent steps on him. I’m not saying it is intentional but Sancho basically hooks his foot under Trent’s, hardly a “natural” body position

@LFCTransferRoom @GNev2 What about this one? x.com/FutbolCheIsea/…

It would be interesting to see if @GNev2 still thinks Mo Salah should be booked for this 'dive' after seeing Levi Colwill put both hands on his back and shove him... 🤔

@Banana16Eric I feel if people like Wong and Albanese don’t feel like they can make a stand on Palestine the US must being applying a lot of pressure behind the scenes to toe the line. I think it is a mistake to tear them down as Dutton will be x20 worse

Event: #Brainhack Australia 2024 4-6 November, @UniMelb @brainhackorg is a collaborative event where participants work together on projects that advance neuroscience. For more information, visit brainhack-aus.github.io/global2024/ Register via @OHBM_Australia: shop.monash.edu/joint-meeting-…

@EddyJokovich @CinnadaioNancy Would have said the same about Ukraine

@CinnadaioNancy A war with China will never happen, nor will a war with Taiwan. All sides are happier to have the threat of these wars, rather than an actual war.

Albanese is bending over backwards for these arseholes and this is the response he gets. Maybe there’s a message in there for him, if only he could work out what it is… #AUSPOL

@AdyLady9969 I’m no expert but I would say this would be true of most large charities. It is just an inefficient way to raise money. What they probably do well is keeping the public attention on the issues so the government actually steps in a provides proper funding

So I just found out that the McGrath Foundation spends most of its money on Admin and advertising. I am completely devastated. I have done so much work for them. Ffs. WHY? PLuS Glenn shoots animals?

New preprint by Rishi Maran @eli_j_muller "Analyzing the Brain's Dynamic Response to Targeted Stimulation using Generative Modeling" A review/perspective on why new mechanisms may be found by modeling brain stimulation dynamics 🧠⚡️ arxiv.org/abs/2407.19737 Quick summary 👇

@MikeCarlton01 bsky.app

WHAT ? ? ? ? ?

#MediaAlert: Australian-led @MRtrix3 team announced as #EurekaPrizes Finalists Proud to support #MRtrix3, used by scientists and doctors globally to map brain connections with MRI data - to study and treat disease Congratulations @jdtournier @Lestropie! australian.museum/get-involved/e…

@Arshiya_San @itjohnstone Seems ok, perhaps better than the Mastodon attempt. To be honest I’m finding everything so fragmented on here it is probably better as it is

@itjohnstone @TomGClose I made a bluesky account ages ago but have not really finalised my migration - does neuro/adjacent twitter finally have a substantial presence over there (compared to here)?

For academics on this platform this is terrible. Really terrible. Yet another change by Elon that makes the platform worse for any sort of serious discussion. It’s got to be deliberate.

New version just posted: "Extracting interpretable signatures of whole-brain dynamics through systematic comparison" @AnnieGBryant (w/ improved null testing, explicit performance comparison, additional robustness checks (including against age/sex, …) biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

@harrypanopticon @MrRexPatrick Boing has nothing to do with equality and all to do with incompetent management instructing staff to cut corners

You don't want French subs. They rust in the brochure, just like their cars. Fact happened, picked up a new government lease car from the dealer with rust on it.🤣 Don't buy Italian trains either, their doors fall out during the trip. Again fact. Happened. Just like doors, engine and external panels fall off Boeing planes. Fact. Happened. See the trend here of effects? The cause is hiring of equality over ability which leads to lower level of standards. Be careful with your surgeon if you ever need a complex surgery .... #US #America #UK #ukpol #auspol

$4B wasted on not buying French subs🤦‍♂️, $6B being spent to extend the Collins subs life after 15 years of doing nothing to replace them🤦‍♂️, 9 future frigates at $45B reduced to 6 frigates at the same price🤦‍♂️, and $5B spent on patrol vessels👇that aren’t fit for purpose👇🤦‍♂️ #auspol

@BenPicton1 Are employment figures comparable, how do they define employment?

Do rate cuts in Canada (and the EU) mean Australia will soon follow? Unemployment rate: Can: 6.1% Aus: 4.1% Core inflation: Can: ~2.75% Aus: 4% (or 4.1% on the monthly series) 3m annualised core inflation: Can: <2% Aus: ~4.1% Policy rate: Canada 4.75% Aus: 4.35%

YIKES! Don’t do this. Data from vital registrations - births, deaths, marriages - are crucial to a whole range of data and allocation needs. Privatising this public good is a governance nightmare with major legislative headaches. theage.com.au/politics/victo…