Computer scientist in vr/ar r&d. Feed = mishmash of tech and life as a rare disease parent (slc6a8, Creatine deficiency)
Seattle, WA
Joined September 2009
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Very disappointed to learn @amazon is discontinuing the AmazonSmile program which has been beneficial for many #raredisease nonprofits that lack name recognition & corporate sponsors but serve patients who likely have no FDA-approved treatment. We need companies to #CareAboutRare
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You know what I don't want to ever hear again? A single complaint from anyone about how efforts to fix science publishing are going to affect their society or society journal. Because far more than anyone else it is scientific societies who are responsible for creating this mess.
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Congrats to the winners of the first-ever @siggraph paper awards! blog.siggraph.org/2022/07/si…
Here are the five best-paper winners; honorable mentions listed in the post. 1/6
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I loved this deep dive conversation on HMD improvements between @boztank and @douglaslanman. I can hardly wait to get a look at HDR VR (I have been wanting to see that for literally decades). H/T to @auract for telling me I would like this! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Laura retweeted
The below post is one year old. Not much has changed. We need change today. Looking forward to convening with people who work rapidly, and with innovative action — not just words. #RareAsOne. @KIF1A, @cziscience
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#ThisIsKIF1A from @kat_atchley: “Imagine if the first 100 people diagnosed with COVID were told, ‘Wow, that’s unfortunate. Why don’t you come up with the money and convince enough scientists and pharmaceutical companies to study this unknown disease with no treatment? ...
Laura retweeted
The Amazing Race, but contestants must navigate the healthcare system in each country
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Prior to COVID, the average time between identifying a novel pathogen and developing a vaccine was 48 years.
Operation Warp Speed delivered multiple safe & effective vaccines against COVID in less than a year.
This miraculous achievement continues to be extremely underrated.
Laura retweeted
Coming up will be session 1 Q&A including Alana O’Brien from Eric Wang Lab at @UF. Her talk was an example of the @CZI #RareAsOne network in action helping us patient orgs connect with talented researchers across conditions #2021CCDSVirtualConference #creatineinfo
Laura retweeted
Part of the @czi #rareasone mission is to find commonalities across rare diseases. We’re excited Dr. Claire Steppan with @pfizer from the @RESOLUTE_IMI consortium is presenting today on how we unlock #SLCtransporters #2021CCDSVirtualConference #creatineinfo
Laura retweeted
Ready for the Virtual Conference on 9/10-11? Keynote Dr. Steven Gray will discuss gene therapy for neurological disorders. Plenary speaker Dr. Marzia Pasquali will discuss what's been learned about CCDS screening, diagnosis, and monitoring. Register today: creatineinfo.org/ccds-virtua…
Laura retweeted
Call for papers for the 5th workshop on Computer Vision for AR/VR, in conjunction with ICCV 2021.
Deadline July 30th 2021. Submit your best work and spread the word!!!
xr.cornell.edu/workshop/2021…
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I am obsessed with the Myst-like design of this structure near Raleigh, NC — but wait until you see what's inside (thread for surprise).
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A parametric 3D shape is typically manipulated with a series of hyper-parameters. @exppad and I show that a simple amendment of their underlying graph makes local differentiation possible, enabling direct - "WYSIWYG"- control. See our #SIGGRAPH2021 paper: tinyurl.com/DAGAmend
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Over the last 2 years I have been working a lot w the @Microsoft #Soundscape app. One of the few Spatial Computing app based on 3D sensory input, working on the wild and solving a real problem. Today we are writing about (some of) our findings in @sciam scientificamerican.com/artic…
Laura retweeted
🌱Launch Day🪴
Introducing How Many Plants by Daniela
🗺 Comprehensive guides for all your fave houseplants.
📚 Deep dives for all your burning plant care questions.
🏺 Cool plant people & places, planter finds, design tips, and more.
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Laura retweeted
I dreamed last night that this tweet—“Get involved in the fight to end ALS today and give me the chance to dance at my daughter’s wedding in 20 years”—helped me cross 80k followers. I woke up. Realized that hadn’t happened. And then smiled at the thought of my daughter’s wedding.
Laura retweeted
At its $45 billion valuation, Roblox is worth more than: Take-Two Interactive ($18.98 billion), Unity ($27.76 billion), Ubisoft ($8 billion), Electronic Arts ($37.4 billion), Square Enix ($6.6 billion), and Zynga ($10.7 billion).
