Open Science @ Biohub, I like bioinformatics/plant genomics/evolutionary biology. Fiber artist/sci-fi/queer. Perceived pronouns (any acceptable). I’m the one on the left in my profile pic. Views my own. https://www.linkedin.com/in/katehertweckhttps://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3mgaz4d647c2aIn case you’re wondering if society is still moving towards progress, there’s someone on this city bus waxing poetic about the benefits of the shower beer.04 Mar 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgaz4d647c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3mfniestgq22q...wow. It's been a few years since I got stuck in vi. I think it's good to feel that shook every once in awhile?25 Feb 2026 01:04 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfniestgq22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3mcxdqsy3qc2gThings I did not expect from work at age 42: I'm in a Zoom meeting and am feeling emotionally stifled because emojis are not enabled for the chat. 😣21 Jan 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxdqsy3qc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3ma4rxf6wi22qI find it absolutely fascinating that Zoom frequently adds a dollar sign to numbers in the millions, even if a unit is not mentioned.16 Dec 2025 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4rxf6wi22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3m5hamhwn5s2jThe PNW thing that will forever remain wondrous--watching hummingbirds through my window while working from home, even during the fall and winter.12 Nov 2025 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5hamhwn5s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3m3v6fsqohs27I’m quite pleased with the two open science stickers I designed and printed this year. The Bigfoot sticker may represent the first in a series of gay cryptids!23 Oct 2025 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3v6fsqohs27https://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3m3uxdahz4s23A peek at the fruit of this week’s conference knitting. I ripped out half of this sock and still finished the pair!23 Oct 2025 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3uxdahz4s23https://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3m3d3quimts2sI'm also having feelings about my public GitHub contributions reporting that I'm "100% issues." Sounds like I'm in a toxic relationship with my repos, tbh16 Oct 2025 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3d3quimts2shttps://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3m3d3mgzzbs2sToday's edition of "slightly menacing spam email" includes this gem of an image16 Oct 2025 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3d3mgzzbs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3lzz2qtzcv22zA Slack bot just reminded me to review my channels "for relevance" and leave channels if I don't participate anymore. Bold of it to assume I don't hoard Slack channels like some kind of dragon suffering from information overload.29 Sep 2025 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzz2qtzcv22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3lzclcwklxk26Someone on this city bus just uttered the phrase “ChatGPT generated holographic Elvis” and I don’t even know where to start20 Sep 2025 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzclcwklxk26https://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3lvt3dbtuk22pSomeone two rows behind me on this flight has audible Slack notifications sounding every 10-20 seconds and it’s racheting my anxiety. I don’t think this was the type of response Pavlov intended for us.07 Aug 2025 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvt3dbtuk22phttps://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3lvo4y2tnok2wPolitics aside, is "hot spot" supposed to be a climate change joke? I don't know whether I'm supposed to laugh or cry! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2025 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvo4y2tnok2whttps://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3lpu5py4lms2nAre you the type of person who waves goodbye at the end of each Zoom call, or are you someone who has found a way to indicate you don't hate humanity without being awkward?23 May 2025 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpu5py4lms2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3lozh75grxc2sI logged on to a zoom call today and a coworker greeted me with “Hey Kate!” The closed captioning in the call interpreted this as “Hey gay!” So wrong, yet so right. 🌈13 May 2025 02:35 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lozh75grxc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3lnyagkknfc26A real thing I wrote to a colleague yesterday while taking a work call from an airport: "Can you back me up in case something weird happens? There is half a bulb of half-peeled garlic next to me and it's making me anxious."29 Apr 2025 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnyagkknfc26https://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3lmf6dmxowk2yI was saving a special set of nail wraps for CZI’s Cell Science meeting!09 Apr 2025 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmf6dmxowk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3lmcodocjx22zReady for a morning of talks and posters from the Cell Science program!08 Apr 2025 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmcodocjx22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3llzefijqkk2iVery excited to be speaking at this event and the opportunity to meet more of the open source community in UC system! [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Apr 2025 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3llzefijqkk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3lkgnh72ykk2jThis week I learned: when taking photos as a group in Brazil, you say "abacaxi" (🍍) instead of "cheese" (🧀).15 Mar 2025 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkgnh72ykk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3lingtidghc2x"We sampled species across the tree of life..." 😃 "...but only if they share a common ancestor with humans." 😩20 Feb 2025 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lingtidghc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3lihqb2svf22nI felt very accomplished on Friday afternoon when I scheduled a Slack post to send to my team on Monday morning. Today, on Monday morning, I felt deflated when I realized I'd drafted the post as a DM to myself, and had scheduled it to send only to me.18 Feb 2025 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lihqb2svf22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3li6bmozthc27Shout out to the Comms team @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social for amazing science-themed valentines! Head over to IG to see the rest: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGECj6GPsXk/?igsh=bHNwdGUxbWZnaXls&img_index=114 Feb 2025 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3li6bmozthc27https://bsky.app/profile/k8hert.bsky.social/post/3li6b3cd46227Missed opportunity to call "mishmash store" a "crazy quilt store" [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Feb 2025 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:6b5au6iinpvyo7s2fmasg4bf/app.bsky.feed.post/3li6b3cd46227