Cian 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (he/him)
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This is a personal account, obviously 🙄
This is a personal account, obviously 🙄
In recent years, DOE had individual advisory committees for each office of science program. The current admin disbanded them last year, and just released the names of members of a combined office of science advisory board.
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science.osti.gov
February 10, 2026 at 4:22 AM
In recent years, DOE had individual advisory committees for each office of science program. The current admin disbanded them last year, and just released the names of members of a combined office of science advisory board.
science.osti.gov/About/Federa...
science.osti.gov/About/Federa...
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Donner Party, but in a Waymo stuck in the snow
Waymo asked CPC to
- expand their ridehail geo to match their newly expanded DMV uncrewed permit
- ok the Zeekr
- ok minor revisions to their Safety Plan (note no snow)
CPUC has approved every Waymo request, AFAIK. The last extension was approved in a ~month.
www.cpuc.ca.gov/-/media/cpuc...
- expand their ridehail geo to match their newly expanded DMV uncrewed permit
- ok the Zeekr
- ok minor revisions to their Safety Plan (note no snow)
CPUC has approved every Waymo request, AFAIK. The last extension was approved in a ~month.
www.cpuc.ca.gov/-/media/cpuc...
February 9, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Donner Party, but in a Waymo stuck in the snow
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I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
Did outdoor first aid training. It was so frustrating to just watch over & over how the lack of inclusion and diversity in outdoor activity is just perpetuated by outdated language and attitudes.
Especially come on this is the San Francisco Bay area. We're talking inclusivity 101 level stuff.
Especially come on this is the San Francisco Bay area. We're talking inclusivity 101 level stuff.
February 9, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Did outdoor first aid training. It was so frustrating to just watch over & over how the lack of inclusion and diversity in outdoor activity is just perpetuated by outdated language and attitudes.
Especially come on this is the San Francisco Bay area. We're talking inclusivity 101 level stuff.
Especially come on this is the San Francisco Bay area. We're talking inclusivity 101 level stuff.
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Managed to eke out 15 minutes outside at the end of today, to enjoy some of the south bay views. It was noisy! #PublicLands
February 8, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Managed to eke out 15 minutes outside at the end of today, to enjoy some of the south bay views. It was noisy! #PublicLands
Yet again, stymied some fellow first aid class attendees because they couldn't find my radial pulse 🧟
a cartoon of a zombie wearing a white shirt and tie
Alt: a cartoon of a zombie wearing a white shirt and tie
media.tenor.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Yet again, stymied some fellow first aid class attendees because they couldn't find my radial pulse 🧟
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Just put me on a flaming raft and push it out to sea.
February 8, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Just put me on a flaming raft and push it out to sea.
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this false spring in the Bay Area on Super Bowl week beginning to piss me off. the very nice weather deprives SF tourists a core local experience: frantically buying a $100 low-quality sweatshirt bc the fog rolled in and they are caught in shorts and a t-shirt
February 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
this false spring in the Bay Area on Super Bowl week beginning to piss me off. the very nice weather deprives SF tourists a core local experience: frantically buying a $100 low-quality sweatshirt bc the fog rolled in and they are caught in shorts and a t-shirt
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Man, remember when Science Twitter was awesome and you could just tweet with an astronaut on the freaking ISS? Those were the days.
February 7, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Man, remember when Science Twitter was awesome and you could just tweet with an astronaut on the freaking ISS? Those were the days.
Wow, that would be very bad.
“Hey BART, can you help us convince suburban residents to vote for the transit funding measure this year?”
BART: “I got you.”
BART: “I got you.”
February 6, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Wow, that would be very bad.
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another year of us not running a super bowl ad
February 6, 2026 at 7:42 PM
another year of us not running a super bowl ad
800 -- out of 180,000 people, that is <0.5%
I'm always so curious about tech company workers who 'suddenly' realize the range of organizations and agencies their employer is involved with. Were they really that ill informed?! Or just willing to look away for a good paycheck.
I'm always so curious about tech company workers who 'suddenly' realize the range of organizations and agencies their employer is involved with. Were they really that ill informed?! Or just willing to look away for a good paycheck.
The campaign is among the largest anti-ICE protests by workers at a single company since federal agents shot and killed two people in Minneapolis last month. www.wired.com/story/hundre...
Over 800 Google Workers Urge Company to Cancel Any Contracts With ICE and CBP
The campaign is among the largest anti-ICE protests by workers at a single company since federal agents shot and killed two people in Minneapolis last month.
www.wired.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:35 PM
800 -- out of 180,000 people, that is <0.5%
I'm always so curious about tech company workers who 'suddenly' realize the range of organizations and agencies their employer is involved with. Were they really that ill informed?! Or just willing to look away for a good paycheck.
I'm always so curious about tech company workers who 'suddenly' realize the range of organizations and agencies their employer is involved with. Were they really that ill informed?! Or just willing to look away for a good paycheck.
The weather today was gorgeous. The air quality, though, not good. Look how hazy it was just looking to Emeryville from Berkeley.
I finally had to get serious and close my windows, pull the curtains to cut drafts, and crank up the indoor air filters before I could get it down inside.
I finally had to get serious and close my windows, pull the curtains to cut drafts, and crank up the indoor air filters before I could get it down inside.
February 6, 2026 at 5:07 AM
The weather today was gorgeous. The air quality, though, not good. Look how hazy it was just looking to Emeryville from Berkeley.
I finally had to get serious and close my windows, pull the curtains to cut drafts, and crank up the indoor air filters before I could get it down inside.
I finally had to get serious and close my windows, pull the curtains to cut drafts, and crank up the indoor air filters before I could get it down inside.
Wait, wait, bed bugs can get passed around through library books and DVDs? I had never considered that... 😭
This is Zephyr. He is a professionally trained bed bug detector. When he recognizes the scent of live bed bugs, he gives an alert by sitting and smiling exuberantly at his handler. We're pretty sure no one has ever been more excited to find bed bugs in their life. 13/10 (TT: emmercrew)
February 6, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Wait, wait, bed bugs can get passed around through library books and DVDs? I had never considered that... 😭
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[repost] ICE Out the Bay
Friday, Feb 6 @ 6AM #PaloAlto
~Stand by for Saturday, Sunday~
~Arrive in bloc~
~Latecomers go to Moffett~
37.40092°N 122.07307°W
Reliable information tells us that ICE will be staging at Moffett Field.
We must make it known that they are
NOT welcome in our communities.
Friday, Feb 6 @ 6AM #PaloAlto
~Stand by for Saturday, Sunday~
~Arrive in bloc~
~Latecomers go to Moffett~
37.40092°N 122.07307°W
Reliable information tells us that ICE will be staging at Moffett Field.
We must make it known that they are
NOT welcome in our communities.
February 6, 2026 at 1:50 AM
[repost] ICE Out the Bay
Friday, Feb 6 @ 6AM #PaloAlto
~Stand by for Saturday, Sunday~
~Arrive in bloc~
~Latecomers go to Moffett~
37.40092°N 122.07307°W
Reliable information tells us that ICE will be staging at Moffett Field.
We must make it known that they are
NOT welcome in our communities.
Friday, Feb 6 @ 6AM #PaloAlto
~Stand by for Saturday, Sunday~
~Arrive in bloc~
~Latecomers go to Moffett~
37.40092°N 122.07307°W
Reliable information tells us that ICE will be staging at Moffett Field.
We must make it known that they are
NOT welcome in our communities.
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Breaking, from me: An executive order from Oklahoma's governor directs most of the state's public colleges to "phase out tenure." #AcademicSky #HigherEd @chronicle.com
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
Tenure Will Be Eliminated at Most of Oklahoma’s Public Colleges, Governor Says
Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, directed the state’s two-dozen regional universities and community colleges to phase out the practice. Existing faculty members will be grandfathered in.
www.chronicle.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Breaking, from me: An executive order from Oklahoma's governor directs most of the state's public colleges to "phase out tenure." #AcademicSky #HigherEd @chronicle.com
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
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US NSF/GEO folks: if you/your students had GRFP applications that were returned without review, please send a note to [email protected] - they are logging and handling inquiries.
February 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
US NSF/GEO folks: if you/your students had GRFP applications that were returned without review, please send a note to [email protected] - they are logging and handling inquiries.
What the hell @bsky.app , way to undermine basic platform accessibility. What other settings being changed without notifying users?!?
This app did the thing yet again where it updated itself and turned “Require alt text before posting” off, so if you have that set, go into Settings > Accessibility and turn it back on (and if you don’t have it set, I recommend doing that)
February 5, 2026 at 8:14 AM
What the hell @bsky.app , way to undermine basic platform accessibility. What other settings being changed without notifying users?!?
At one point last year, I saw a lot of examples of language from journals and magazines about limitations on use of generative AI in submissions . Now I need to give some thought to a policy.
Any tips or suggestions of readings, guidelines , or what your experience has been? Especially in ⚒️🧪
Any tips or suggestions of readings, guidelines , or what your experience has been? Especially in ⚒️🧪
a silver robot is standing in a field with trees in the background
Alt: A Doctor Who show cyberman, a silver robot, is standing in a field with trees in the background and dancing
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:49 AM
At one point last year, I saw a lot of examples of language from journals and magazines about limitations on use of generative AI in submissions . Now I need to give some thought to a policy.
Any tips or suggestions of readings, guidelines , or what your experience has been? Especially in ⚒️🧪
Any tips or suggestions of readings, guidelines , or what your experience has been? Especially in ⚒️🧪
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Bibliography cleanup is known to be harder than AGI. Same with successfully connecting a laptop with a projector. It's what we humans will be doing long after the robot takeover. 😇
February 4, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Bibliography cleanup is known to be harder than AGI. Same with successfully connecting a laptop with a projector. It's what we humans will be doing long after the robot takeover. 😇
I wear a helmet & hi-viz vest pretty much anytime on my bike, and I recommend them.
But, I don't support these types of requirements for adult riders.
Instead, focus on the real issue -- car drivers who are inattentive, distracted, or even actively hostile.
But, I don't support these types of requirements for adult riders.
Instead, focus on the real issue -- car drivers who are inattentive, distracted, or even actively hostile.
All bicycles included in draft plan for mandatory helmets and high-vis, Department confirms irishcycle.com/2026/02/04/a...
All bicycles included in draft plan for mandatory helmets and high-vis, Department confirms
— Plan was expected to be put to the Cabinet today before it was withdrawn from the meeting of Government Ministers. A reported plan by Ireland’s Government to make the wearing of helme…
irishcycle.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:34 PM
I wear a helmet & hi-viz vest pretty much anytime on my bike, and I recommend them.
But, I don't support these types of requirements for adult riders.
Instead, focus on the real issue -- car drivers who are inattentive, distracted, or even actively hostile.
But, I don't support these types of requirements for adult riders.
Instead, focus on the real issue -- car drivers who are inattentive, distracted, or even actively hostile.
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The 41st eruptive episode of Kīlauea in Hawai'i a few weeks ago made a big mess thanks to tall lava fountains and strong winds. Check out some details on the clean up in the area around Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: eruptions.site/2026/02/04/c... #eruptions
Cleaning Up After an Eruption
Maybe you missed it, but the last eruptive episode at Kīlauea in Hawai’i was messy. Thankfully, that messiness didn’t mean injuries and fatalities, but it does mean that suddenly a lot …
eruptions.site
February 4, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The 41st eruptive episode of Kīlauea in Hawai'i a few weeks ago made a big mess thanks to tall lava fountains and strong winds. Check out some details on the clean up in the area around Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: eruptions.site/2026/02/04/c... #eruptions