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****What is eDNA method standardisation and why do we need it?

mbmg.pensoft.net/article/13207

#eDNA #standardization #BestPractice #Guidelines

Another great paper from the Metabarcoding & Metagenomics special issue "Towards standardized molecular biodiversity monitoring" mbmg.pensoft.net/topical_colle

Metabarcoding and MetagenomicsWhat is eDNA method standardisation and why do we need it?The rapid advancement of environmental DNA (eDNA) science in the past two decades has inspired a concomitant growth in the development of eDNA sampling and analytical methods. However, these methods are often developed by individual laboratories or institutions, which can isolate protocols within programmes, agencies or regions and prevent the beneficial exchange of data and ideas. Recent efforts to advance national and international coordination have resulted in a groundswell of standardisation efforts, but there is still considerable confusion around the role of formal standards for regulatory or research applications. With this commentary, we hope to provide clarity on the terminology used in standardisation discussions, including the differences between formal standards and best practice guidelines. Additionally, we discuss how eDNA method choice may be informed by environmental management scenarios and review examples of formal eDNA method standards being used to inform management action. The eDNA community now has an opportunity to develop a roadmap for method development to help close standardisation gaps, advance eDNA method adoption and accelerate our ability to monitor biological life at the scales our current environmental challenges demand.

#DDJ #Dataviz #BestPractice:

Lisa Charlotte Muth of Datawrapper has published an interesting blog article that deals with the topic of ethnicity, race, and racism in data-driven journalism.

Her advice in a nutshell:
Avoid stereotypical skin colors.
Avoid brown and olive.
Avoid gray to diminish.
Avoid using blue for white people.
Consider less saturated colors.
Keep shuffling your colors.

Details, explanations, and charts:
blog.datawrapper.de/colors-for

Datawrapper BlogWhat to consider when choosing colors for race, ethnicity, and world regions - Datawrapper BlogWhat to keep in mind when choosing colors for a visualization with racial categories so that all readers feel respected.

PSA from your friendly neighborhood open source project co-maintainer here.

If you're gonna report a bug/issue (And thank you for that! Every contribution matters!) please consider opening an accompanying pull request, ESPECIALLY if you can cite the exact changes you want made.

You'll save a bunch of time and back and forth, and get your changes in much faster that way!

Thanks for listening!

#floss#github#PR

Let's say you’re running #Apple #macOS 14.5 Sonoma on a MacBook 14-inch M1 Pro, with an Administrator account that has a standard set of #development tools and commonly needed casks installed via #homebrew. What is the #BestPractice for sharing access to the same set of #devtools and apps with another user on the same computer? Ideally we are not installing the tools twice, or giving root access to the other user. #security #programming #coders #momswhocode #mentor #kidswhocode #codeandcoffee

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@heisec Die Szene forscht? "Die Wissenschaft hat festgestellt, dass Margarine Fett enthält".
Die Ursache war M$-Monokultur zusammen mit zwei Verletzungen von #bestpractice:
1. CrowdStrike hat ein Update rausgehauen, das nicht gründlich geprüft war.
2. Die Betroffenen haben das Update in ihre produktiven Systeme ausgerollt, ohne es vorher im Testsystem zu prüfen.
pc-fluesterer.info/wordpress/2

My new (personal) rule for filing bugs against open source projects:

[h/t to @tshirtman for this!]

  1. Check to see if a PR to fix the issue I'm having already exists.

  2. Ask myself the question: "Is there any chance that I can fix this bug in a reasonable timeframe with the information, context and resources I already have?"

  3. If yes: Generate a PR.

  4. If no: Think twice, check for dupes and only THEN file a bug :)

Gerade auf dem Land und bei langen Pendelwegen geht es oft nicht ohne Auto, heißt es. Doch ein Blick auf die Statistik zeigt: Das Auto wird häufig auch für Strecken genutzt, bei denen es gute Alternativen zum eigenen Pkw gibt.

Wie überwinden wir die Bequemlichkeit, selbst bei kurzen Strecken ins Auto zu steigen? Schreibt eure Ideen gerne in die Kommentare!

Ever had the disk on your machine fill up to the last byte, to the point where you needed to quickly delete some files to get some breathing room to be able to fix things properly?

There's a really simple solution to that: Block the space in advance by having a file that you can delete in an emergency.

head -c 2G /dev/zero > ~/.emergency-buffer

creates a file containing 2 GiB of zeroes. When the time comes, just delete it and have 2 GiB of free space instantly.