Erika
PhD student in thesis hell.
Science, sci-fi, and fantasy nerd.
Filthy casual gamer.
They/them 🏳️⚧️
MDNI 🔞
- Reposted by ErikaJust out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
- Reposted by ErikaTHE CHAFF PROJECT Hi! Are you cis in the UK and you'd like to support trans rights? Great! How: buy a trans flag pin and wear it in public. Why: chaff is an overwhelming amount of false positives so that when a missile gets close to the plane, it hits the chaff and not the plane.
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- Reposted by Erika1. Quick—which of these shapes is different from the others?
- Seriously. Wanna read about wizard shenanigans in a world with depth and soul? Go read LeGuin. And if you want pulpier science fantasy dragon nonsense go read McCaffrey.
- Reposted by Erika23andMe has filed for bankruptcy to sell itself, which means any data they hold about you is going to change hands soon. If you're worried about your privacy don't rush in and delete your account - scramble it first. This way, any residual data they retain after deletion will be useless too 🧵
- There it is, the other shoe. Just to be clear, NEVER use services like this and ensure your relatives don't either. You do not want a large chunk of your genome being traded around.
- The state of California is warning 23andMe customers to delete their data because odds are good that the company is going to go bankrupt. If I were you I would prioritize doing this. oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases…
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- An excellent piece that made me reassess cozy media and my relationship with it. It's a long read so set aside the time, get comfy, and enjoy.
- Reposted by ErikaBlueSky is trying to monetize so let's show them some numbers: Reskeet this if you refuse to pay for BlueSky+ until trust & safety decides to prioritize marginalized users. That's $96 / year of lost revenue for each reskeet...
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- Company touting plastic tat that looks like it was made by AI uses AI to attack a hub of diverse creative works. I now have +1 reasons to never buy their tawdry shit.
- I kid you not, @itch.io has been taken down by Funko of "Funko Pop" because they use some trash "AI Powered" Brand Protection Software called Brand Shield that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain
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- Reposted by ErikaIn 2025 (less than 30 days away), PayPal will start selling your transaction history for targeted advertising. I very highly recommend logging into your account and going to Settings > Data & Privacy > Personalized Shopping. If you're reading this, turn that off RIGHT NOW before you forget.
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- Where possible, use services like bandcamp whose artist remuneration isn't fucking insulting. Also check out your local charity shop for physical media. A lot of my vinyl collection is thanks to oxfam.
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- Even through my undergrad studies I felt like this was missing from my science education and, if I'm not mistaken, this is why the A is in the acronym STEAM. Check out the excellent vid by @acollierastro.bsky.social for more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8h7...
- Reposted by ErikaIMPORTANT: We completed an important project a while ago, looking into the links between MPs+the private health sector🚨 Our research has been quoted in lots of places, like this article ⬇️. 💙We have decided to bring our research up to date💙 www.thenational.scot/news/2425055...
