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The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)
Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldn’t be surgeons because they didn’t believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I can’t escape them, I would love to sneer at them.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ah my solution to this is different: if the things that I use to protect my shit are blocking some $x, ah well that can just get fucked then

Too exhausted by all the bullshit to try debug someone’s fuckery and specialcase them. Only exception is if it’s something I need (and then I’ll do so very grumpily, and quite possibly loudly)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

got you

i mean specifically this one

I don't believe this says anything useful about Alphafold or Cryo structures because I just don't believe these hit-rates. Anyone who reports 50% success from virtual screening has something very wrong with their assay. Before doing anything they should stick a pin in the catalogue 50 times, test those compounds, and when 25 of them come back active they should stop and work out why.

The rest of criticisms is in article

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

hahaha that's an amazing comment, and yeah agreed/understood