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We have created a new method to find transcription factor motifs in ChIP-seq data using knockout controls. Available on PyPI and GitHub.
posted by grouse at 2:31 PM on May 5, 2021
We have created a new method to find transcription factor motifs in ChIP-seq data using knockout controls. Available on PyPI and GitHub.
posted by grouse at 2:31 PM on May 5, 2021
Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else
My new book, Shape, comes out this coming Tuesday, May 25! This book is about geometry: in it you'll find gerrymandering, pandemics, the foundations of AI, poetry, math/theology beefs of late-czarist Russia, championship-level checkers, the Talmud, why you are your own negative-1st cousin, wrinkles in time, and a lot more. It's not just about triangles (though there are some triangles in it.) The New York Times calls it "unreasonably entertaining," and there's an excerpt in this weekend's Wall Street Journal (paywalled.) Shape is available for preorder now at Bookshop and Amazon, and of course it will be at your local bookstore on Tuesday!
posted by escabeche at 10:10 PM on May 23, 2021 - 8 comments
My new book, Shape, comes out this coming Tuesday, May 25! This book is about geometry: in it you'll find gerrymandering, pandemics, the foundations of AI, poetry, math/theology beefs of late-czarist Russia, championship-level checkers, the Talmud, why you are your own negative-1st cousin, wrinkles in time, and a lot more. It's not just about triangles (though there are some triangles in it.) The New York Times calls it "unreasonably entertaining," and there's an excerpt in this weekend's Wall Street Journal (paywalled.) Shape is available for preorder now at Bookshop and Amazon, and of course it will be at your local bookstore on Tuesday!
posted by escabeche at 10:10 PM on May 23, 2021 - 8 comments
Music Video and Vinyl!
I'm excited to share my first music video and vinyl release, featuring incredible puppets and miniatures by my talented friend Jon David Russell (who also recorded and produced the album). The vinyl can be pre-ordered at seththomas.bandcamp.com.
posted by Corduroy at 12:11 PM on April 21, 2021 - 3 comments
I'm excited to share my first music video and vinyl release, featuring incredible puppets and miniatures by my talented friend Jon David Russell (who also recorded and produced the album). The vinyl can be pre-ordered at seththomas.bandcamp.com.
posted by Corduroy at 12:11 PM on April 21, 2021 - 3 comments
The Chaoyang Trap - A Newsletter about Everyday Life on the Chinese Internet
A group-chat-as-newsletter about online culture in China. CT is a regular (usually fortnightly) exploration of contemporary China, one important niche at a time. We’re interested in marginal subcultures, tiny obsessions, and unexpected connections.
posted by beijingbrown at 4:50 AM on April 3, 2021 - 2 comments
A group-chat-as-newsletter about online culture in China. CT is a regular (usually fortnightly) exploration of contemporary China, one important niche at a time. We’re interested in marginal subcultures, tiny obsessions, and unexpected connections.
posted by beijingbrown at 4:50 AM on April 3, 2021 - 2 comments
Covid Project: Grocery Bags
Before covid I wanted bags I could take into the grocery and then strap to my bike's rear rack to travel the five long blocks home. Covid made that need more pressing, and now as it winds down I've finally got the solution. It's been enormously satisfying to make something so entirely for myself and a great excuse to practice sewing, a new skill for me.
posted by macrael at 11:07 PM on April 2, 2021 - 2 comments
Before covid I wanted bags I could take into the grocery and then strap to my bike's rear rack to travel the five long blocks home. Covid made that need more pressing, and now as it winds down I've finally got the solution. It's been enormously satisfying to make something so entirely for myself and a great excuse to practice sewing, a new skill for me.
posted by macrael at 11:07 PM on April 2, 2021 - 2 comments
Needledrop
Needledrop is a skeuomorphic vinyl turntable interface for listening to music on YouTube. Use it with your favorite albums and share with friends. Try it out for good vibes.
posted by thomaspark at 10:16 AM on March 3, 2021 - 3 comments
Needledrop is a skeuomorphic vinyl turntable interface for listening to music on YouTube. Use it with your favorite albums and share with friends. Try it out for good vibes.
posted by thomaspark at 10:16 AM on March 3, 2021 - 3 comments
A make-believe band
For about a year I've sent a fake band around the world on a fake tour with fake songs. Each performance gets a score, which leads to some songs being more popular than others. Now I'm looking for help from people who love Taylor Swift, The Grateful Dead, or King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard so I can map my fake songs to their real ones. People like you, maybe!
posted by jragon at 10:22 PM on March 26, 2021 - 1 comment
For about a year I've sent a fake band around the world on a fake tour with fake songs. Each performance gets a score, which leads to some songs being more popular than others. Now I'm looking for help from people who love Taylor Swift, The Grateful Dead, or King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard so I can map my fake songs to their real ones. People like you, maybe!
posted by jragon at 10:22 PM on March 26, 2021 - 1 comment
The Kilobyte’s Gambit 1k chess game
I adapted an impressive 1.25KB chess engine to remove display code and get it down to 1024 bytes, then created a separate interface using pixel art of The Queen’s Gambit. It won’t win any tournaments, but if you’re a chess novice brace yourself for a challenge.
posted by malevolent at 7:57 AM on March 4, 2021 - 3 comments
I adapted an impressive 1.25KB chess engine to remove display code and get it down to 1024 bytes, then created a separate interface using pixel art of The Queen’s Gambit. It won’t win any tournaments, but if you’re a chess novice brace yourself for a challenge.
posted by malevolent at 7:57 AM on March 4, 2021 - 3 comments
Quarantine Collage Series
These original collages, were made during winter 2020-2021 in response to feelings of hibernation, isolation, and loneliness of quarantine during the COVID19 pandemic. They are made of book pages stained with India ink.
posted by coevals at 10:42 PM on February 21, 2021 - 2 comments
These original collages, were made during winter 2020-2021 in response to feelings of hibernation, isolation, and loneliness of quarantine during the COVID19 pandemic. They are made of book pages stained with India ink.
posted by coevals at 10:42 PM on February 21, 2021 - 2 comments
The Bomb dot LOL
Feeling low? Need a quick pick-me-up? Get a shot of validation and visit thebomb.lol! A randomly generated text and image lets you know you're the Bomb (dot lol). Remember: "You're the finest individual!!"
posted by jazon at 12:56 PM on February 17, 2021 - 3 comments
Feeling low? Need a quick pick-me-up? Get a shot of validation and visit thebomb.lol! A randomly generated text and image lets you know you're the Bomb (dot lol). Remember: "You're the finest individual!!"
posted by jazon at 12:56 PM on February 17, 2021 - 3 comments
Animal Bastards: An Inquiry Into Anthropomorphism
In this game, you will be shown some animals and asked to judge them: bastard or not a bastard.
posted by johngoren at 4:28 AM on February 9, 2021 - 4 comments
In this game, you will be shown some animals and asked to judge them: bastard or not a bastard.
posted by johngoren at 4:28 AM on February 9, 2021 - 4 comments
Helix Mirabilix: Ball-lifter for marble machines
A new ball-lifting mechanism for rolling-ball sculptures (AKA marble machines, marble runs, or whatever you like to call them) in which the ball magically ascends a helical track in apparent defiance of gravity. Link goes to 3 min. YouTube video.
posted by mpark at 2:17 PM on February 13, 2021 - 3 comments
A new ball-lifting mechanism for rolling-ball sculptures (AKA marble machines, marble runs, or whatever you like to call them) in which the ball magically ascends a helical track in apparent defiance of gravity. Link goes to 3 min. YouTube video.
posted by mpark at 2:17 PM on February 13, 2021 - 3 comments
blob-opera-midi
I became somewhat obsessed with the Google Blob Opera (FPP) and, more specifically, making it sing arbitrary songs (MIDI control is supported but very limited, or at least difficult to program manually). What started out as quick and dirty hack to convert 4-part MIDI arrangements to Blob Opera format JSON ended up as a slightly less quick and dirty standalone npm module.
posted by OverlappingElvis at 11:53 AM on January 27, 2021 - 1 comment
I became somewhat obsessed with the Google Blob Opera (FPP) and, more specifically, making it sing arbitrary songs (MIDI control is supported but very limited, or at least difficult to program manually). What started out as quick and dirty hack to convert 4-part MIDI arrangements to Blob Opera format JSON ended up as a slightly less quick and dirty standalone npm module.
posted by OverlappingElvis at 11:53 AM on January 27, 2021 - 1 comment
Finger.Farm: Advanced Finger Hosting
Originally conceived as a way to get a status report on someone or something, the Finger Protocol aka RFC-742, has been around since the late 70s. Even today, the capability to finger lies dormant in every major OS.
posted by ph00dz at 8:50 PM on January 27, 2021 - 2 comments
Originally conceived as a way to get a status report on someone or something, the Finger Protocol aka RFC-742, has been around since the late 70s. Even today, the capability to finger lies dormant in every major OS.
posted by ph00dz at 8:50 PM on January 27, 2021 - 2 comments
The Reluctant Phoenix podcast
I'm a standup and storyteller in NYC - you may have heard my stuff on The Moth or This American Life. I've started a podcast called The Reluctant Phoenix where I interview people who've restarted their entire lives, whether or not they really felt like it. You can hear a trailer here.
posted by chinese_fashion at 10:13 AM on November 2, 2020
I'm a standup and storyteller in NYC - you may have heard my stuff on The Moth or This American Life. I've started a podcast called The Reluctant Phoenix where I interview people who've restarted their entire lives, whether or not they really felt like it. You can hear a trailer here.
posted by chinese_fashion at 10:13 AM on November 2, 2020
Flossy: mechanical floss dancer
I designed and 3d-printed a mechanical figure that does the floss dance. The hardest part was getting the swinging arms to move from in front to behind the body, but it finally worked. Link goes to brief video of Flossy flossing.
posted by mpark at 2:48 PM on November 10, 2020 - 4 comments
I designed and 3d-printed a mechanical figure that does the floss dance. The hardest part was getting the swinging arms to move from in front to behind the body, but it finally worked. Link goes to brief video of Flossy flossing.
posted by mpark at 2:48 PM on November 10, 2020 - 4 comments
Blinking marquees of the early Web
In the mid-to-late 1990s, two browser giants - Netscape's Navigator and Microsoft's Internet Explorer - began the First Browser Wars, each introducing their own proprietary features to the nascent web. The former gave us <blink>, the latter <marquee>, and many personal websites used both (one wrapped inside the other) in order to provide animation to virtually all of their users. Don't bother dusting off your old computer: I've recorded what it looked like!
posted by avapoet at 10:23 AM on November 11, 2020 - 4 comments
In the mid-to-late 1990s, two browser giants - Netscape's Navigator and Microsoft's Internet Explorer - began the First Browser Wars, each introducing their own proprietary features to the nascent web. The former gave us <blink>, the latter <marquee>, and many personal websites used both (one wrapped inside the other) in order to provide animation to virtually all of their users. Don't bother dusting off your old computer: I've recorded what it looked like!
posted by avapoet at 10:23 AM on November 11, 2020 - 4 comments
SuperSym: A symmetry-based doodling toy
I enjoy doodling, and my doodles always end up being somewhat symmetrical. So I made a little symmetry-based doodling toy!
posted by Salvor Hardin at 10:11 AM on November 30, 2020 - 5 comments
I enjoy doodling, and my doodles always end up being somewhat symmetrical. So I made a little symmetry-based doodling toy!
posted by Salvor Hardin at 10:11 AM on November 30, 2020 - 5 comments
Chess Patch Notes
The history of chess rule changes presented as if they were patch notes from a Blizzard game like Overwatch. Seems fitting with the recent AlphaZero work exploring chess variants and the joining of forces between the gaming and chess streamer communities. Some background here.
posted by thomaspark at 11:33 AM on September 30, 2020 - 4 comments
The history of chess rule changes presented as if they were patch notes from a Blizzard game like Overwatch. Seems fitting with the recent AlphaZero work exploring chess variants and the joining of forces between the gaming and chess streamer communities. Some background here.
posted by thomaspark at 11:33 AM on September 30, 2020 - 4 comments
What ARGs can teach us about QAnon
QAnon isn't an alternate reality game (ARG), but ARGs can teach us why QAnon is so popular – and how to restore the lack of trust that led to QAnon's rise. This 5700 word post draws on my 19 years of playing, documenting, designing, and running ARGs.
posted by adrianhon at 7:40 AM on August 2, 2020
QAnon isn't an alternate reality game (ARG), but ARGs can teach us why QAnon is so popular – and how to restore the lack of trust that led to QAnon's rise. This 5700 word post draws on my 19 years of playing, documenting, designing, and running ARGs.
posted by adrianhon at 7:40 AM on August 2, 2020