Ricardo Vidal

Biological Engineer, DNA Network co-founder, Science 2.0 enthusiast, Community Liaison @ Mendeley.com
RT @maudnewton: "...the nerdiest thing I've ever seen in my life, which undoubtedly explains why I like it so much"--@terryteachout https://twitter.com/maudnew...
If people would just think one step ahead, I wouldn’t have to go through 6 steps back to be able to cross-reference these data. Grrrr…
So… They don’t keep a unique identifier on file. Cross-referencing data in their spreadsheets… is going to be painful… :-/
Meskel Square, Addis Abeba http://www.youtube.com/watch... via @youtube
You know what’s worse than screenshots of tables in word docs? Printed tables on paper. #dataFails
Check out "The Long Game Part 2: the missing chapter" on Vimeo http://vimeo.com/87448006 #Vimeo #adamwestbrook #leonardodavinci #delve
RT @tailormann: I've spent this year learning how to write click-bait titles. What I learned will amaze you! http://bringvictory.com/
Are there ghost cars in Russia? http://www.topgear.com/uk... via @BBC_TopGear
World's Toughest Job - #worldstoughestjob: http://www.youtube.com/watch... via @YouTube // sniff sniff :-)
Late night work to the sound of ‘Planet of sound - We are Together ( Jody Wisternoff Remix )’ by @jodywisternoff https://t.co/QzR7FYG82H
Request #data. Receive email with multiple MS Word documents. Each document with 50-200 pages of tables. The fun never stops.
Nan on a roller coaster: http://www.youtube.com/watch... via @YouTube // You're never too old to have some fun! :)
"This afternoon, rain will slowly turn to snow and accumulate 3-6 cm." #ygk
RT @mendeleyAPI: Important update on our portal - http://apidocs.mendeley.com/home... - Migration to OAuth 2.0 has been extended. Get in touch with concerns
Mendeley’s Open API is moving to OAuth2. Final deadline to make changes from OAuth1 is set for mid-May. More info: https://t.co/8n4NJ68VL9
RT @michael_nielsen: Ch. 2 of my free online book about neural nets and deep learning now available: http://neuralnetworksanddeeple... Covers backpropagation in depth.
Arctic cold front sweeping in this evening. Expecting some snow tonight/tomorrow. Reminds me of this: http://humoromg.com/wp-cont... :)
900 SINs stolen due to Heartbleed bug: Canada Revenue Agency http://globalnews.ca/news...
Worst wheel of fortune contestant ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch... via @YouTube // The dumb, it burns.
F**k The Poor?: http://www.youtube.com/watch... via @YouTube // Interesting how a single word makes a difference.
Lindzee - Amelymeloptical illusion: http://www.youtube.com/watch... via @YouTube // Awesome illustion
KIDS REACT TO WALKMANS (Portable Cassette Players): http://www.youtube.com/watch... via @YouTube
They're filming a Hollywood movie downtown Kingston. Horror movie called Haunted Peak https://twitter.com/rvidal...
RT @pgbovine: #pycon2014 friends: please RT and tell learners about http://pythontutor.com -- i just added new feedback features to help improve the tool!
RT @iddux: #YoManuscript is so bad, even #YoMama rejected it.
RT @mrgunn: Those of you who were interested in the #AACR14 session I tweeted about reproducibility and cell line contamination: https://t.co/KBPFmKNSTP
RT @jasonpriem: Confused about #altmetrics' relationship to #articleLevelMetrics? @IanMulvany nails it with this image: https://twitter.com/IanMulv...
Land Rover Reveals Transparent Bonnet Concept: http://www.youtube.com/watch... via @YouTube // Pretty cool! :)
RT @hboersma: Victor Henning on the #Elsevier and #Mendeley integration, 1 year after the acquisition http://www.elsevier.com/connect... via @elsevierconnect