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SF-based computational biologist, hiker, nerd. All things history/prehistory, science, tech, nature, and sustainability. Also SF and California politics.

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Having missed last week's $10K treasure hunt, I decided to hunt for another treasure myself this weekend: the Tiburon Mariposa Lily, which grows only in Tiburon and nowhere else in the world. ONLY in the Ring Mountain Preserve in Tiburon. So I headed there yesterday to try my luck. 1/n

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16 resources for re-analyzing public expression data 🧵 👇 1. rnama.com/docs/search... RNA meta Analysis has ~26,700 studies (5,717 RNA-Seq and 20,955 Microarray)

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The Methuselah tree. A majestic redwood, estimated nearly 1900 years old. Its diameter at base is about 4.25m. [Near El Corte de Madera Creek Preserve]

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What to do when you encounter a mountain lion?

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Resolution Trail, El Corte de Madera Preserve: the trail was named after an Australian Douglas DC9 that crashed here in 1953. Some debris still can be seen along the trail. 1/n

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Was this event really the beginning of the Internet Age? A commemorative plate from Alpine Inn, a beer garden near Palo Alto.

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The Rangehouse: the old US Naval Magnetic Silencing Range in the Marina. The facility was used to calibrate naval vessels' magnetic signatures to avoid detection by mines etc.

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Ditto.

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And in a very serendipitous, very SF moment, Daniel Lurie spotted a whale out in the Bay during the panel. “Look, greatest city in the world.” 🐋

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Last historic theater in downtown Berkeley to be torn down: 'Could never ever be duplicated'

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After 15 years of hiking in the Bay, I still find new and amazing trails. The weather was perfect for Old St Hillary's Wildflower Preserve yesterday. Made me feel truly blessed to live in the Bay. 🧵

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She’s heeeere. 👀 R-Evolution, the 45-foot-tall, 32,000-pound steel sculpture that first debuted at Burning Man in 2015, is now calling San Francisco home for the next six months. 🎥: Eric Thurber

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Hahah

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Having missed last week's $10K treasure hunt, I decided to hunt for another treasure myself this weekend: the Tiburon Mariposa Lily, which grows only in Tiburon and nowhere else in the world. ONLY in the Ring Mountain Preserve in Tiburon. So I headed there yesterday to try my luck. 1/n

16 resources for re-analyzing public expression data 🧵 👇 1. rnama.com/docs/search... RNA meta Analysis has ~26,700 studies (5,717 RNA-Seq and 20,955 Microarray)

The Methuselah tree. A majestic redwood, estimated nearly 1900 years old. Its diameter at base is about 4.25m. [Near El Corte de Madera Creek Preserve]

What to do when you encounter a mountain lion?

Resolution Trail, El Corte de Madera Preserve: the trail was named after an Australian Douglas DC9 that crashed here in 1953. Some debris still can be seen along the trail. 1/n

Was this event really the beginning of the Internet Age? A commemorative plate from Alpine Inn, a beer garden near Palo Alto.

The Rangehouse: the old US Naval Magnetic Silencing Range in the Marina. The facility was used to calibrate naval vessels' magnetic signatures to avoid detection by mines etc.

Ditto.

And in a very serendipitous, very SF moment, Daniel Lurie spotted a whale out in the Bay during the panel. “Look, greatest city in the world.” 🐋

Last historic theater in downtown Berkeley to be torn down: 'Could never ever be duplicated'

After 15 years of hiking in the Bay, I still find new and amazing trails. The weather was perfect for Old St Hillary's Wildflower Preserve yesterday. Made me feel truly blessed to live in the Bay. 🧵

She’s heeeere. 👀 R-Evolution, the 45-foot-tall, 32,000-pound steel sculpture that first debuted at Burning Man in 2015, is now calling San Francisco home for the next six months. 🎥: Eric Thurber

Hahah

The tech capitol of the world finally allows its police department to use tech, and crime rate drops. youtu.be/bk5fGu_-NcQ?...

Anyone surprised?

Sad. www.kron4.com/news/bay-are...

Poppies are blooming in God's Country.