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Kendra Maas, PhD @dnakendra.bsky.social · 1h

I'll take my freeze risk 😁

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Kendra Maas, PhD @dnakendra.bsky.social · 2h

I built really tall supports with electrical conduit so i could tie up my tomatoes.

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Kendra Maas, PhD @dnakendra.bsky.social · 2h

Eh, I've done what I'll do. It's mostly cherry tomatoes at this point. If i get another week or so out of them cool, but it's ok if it doesn't work. And then I'll know for the future.

It was easy to put the tarp up, i may get a sheet of painters plastic and make it a greenhouse next spring.

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Kendra Maas, PhD @dnakendra.bsky.social · 2h

My only big question is if the tarp is too high to trap the heat. The supports are 8-9ft off the ground. But probably g'nuff.

Whew 2b! We're spoiled here in 5b or 6a

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Kendra Maas, PhD @dnakendra.bsky.social · 3h

Right? I do love the ceremony of it

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Kendra Maas, PhD @dnakendra.bsky.social · 3h

Who can i follow that tracks down the orgs sending these and exposes the grifters?

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Kendra Maas, PhD @dnakendra.bsky.social · 3h

Freeze warning tonight but 1) I'm tired and 2) it's not dropping below the dew point and will hit 32 right at dawn. So rather than pick everything, I threw a tarp over the garden and am hoping. We'll see how this works out.

Screenshot of the temperature and dew point graph from nws. The temp drops from 45 to 32 overnight and dew point from 32 to 29. Both lines increase after sun up.

Straggly plants in raised beds with metal supports over them. A brown tarp is on the supports providing a roof over the plants.

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Kendra Maas, PhD @dnakendra.bsky.social · 3h

Or at least tell you it did.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 13h

It is pretty galling that the Supreme Court spent four years telling Biden "you can't do that without Congress" then allowed Trump to seize a once-unthinkable amount of power from Congress within nine months and concentrate law-making authority almost entirely in the executive branch.

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Kendra Maas, PhD @dnakendra.bsky.social · 7h

We're up to a low of 32 and I'm tired 🤞

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Kendra Maas, PhD @dnakendra.bsky.social · 9h

Same. I need to decide if I'm going to pick tonight or throw a tarp over it and hope for the best.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11h

The budget for Trump's secret police force compared with actual law enforcement agencies

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Kendra Maas, PhD @dnakendra.bsky.social · 11h

He's managed his whole life to continually fail up even when allegedly losing everything in multiple bankruptcies. I think he's never needed to care about numbers or facts in general so he says anything. Used car salesman prattle, just keep talking, throw in some numbers to keep them interested.

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Kendra Maas, PhD @dnakendra.bsky.social · 14h

Lunacee!
youtu.be/X-fhiJXPhcc?...

Meet A Tribe Called Red's Secret Weapon

YouTube video by CBC Arts

youtu.be

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Kendra Maas, PhD @dnakendra.bsky.social · 14h

Fantastic show. They had a really great dancer on stage with them plus really interesting video background. Probably fairly standard for the genera but they are pretty much the only rappers/djs that I've seen live.

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Kendra Maas, PhD @dnakendra.bsky.social · 15h

If you didn't ask for specific test, how would it have done?

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Kendra Maas, PhD @dnakendra.bsky.social · 15h

I haven't tried a paid llm, the free ones I've tried have been underwhelming mostly failures for R (which i can closely check) and python (which i *can't* really check).
I think we still have to teach the stats, how to code them, and i guess how to check llm output.

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Kendra Maas, PhD @dnakendra.bsky.social · 1d

Halfway through this list and already have new groups to follow.
Northern Haze
The Jerry Cans
Fern Wood

Thanks Kat!

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Kendra Maas, PhD @dnakendra.bsky.social · 1d

You had a couple of their colabs!

My wife and i had only been dating monthish when they came to Boston and we happened to be there. I never got to see them when i lived in Vancouver and really wanted to. She went even though they really aren't her style. It's my only new england "club" experience 🤣

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Kendra Maas, PhD @dnakendra.bsky.social · 1d

I love Tribe Called Red. Part of the group is Halluci Nations? Or maybe they completely renamed? Not sure.

Supaman makes amazing videos for his tracks. tidal.com/browse/artis...

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Jarrett Byrnes @jebyrnes.bsky.social · 2d

Heeeeey #Microbial #Ecology folk! My department has a job opening for a tenure track Microbial Ecologist! Feel free to DM me with questions. Come join our awesome supportive whip-smart & kind crew in the Biology Department of @umassboston.bsky.social! employmentopportunities.umb.edu/boston/en-us...

The ISC - your new home at UMass Boston?

The view of Boston Harbor from front of campus

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

NEW: When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider.

Here are six steps experts suggest to help you through the external appeal process.

This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.

You may have the right to get a denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here’s how experts suggest you do it.

www.propublica.org

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Professor KPA 🗃️😷 @kpanyc.bsky.social · 3d

The crazy thing is, the latter scenario is actually really awesome and I promise it won't hurt. The therapists ya'll desperately need for your massive status anxiety will be covered.

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Kendra Maas, PhD @dnakendra.bsky.social · 3d

Ug i hate those. Never figured out what to do other than "decrease life stress" which is not super useful in the moment.

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Kendra Maas, PhD @dnakendra.bsky.social · 3d

Amazing numbers. Numbers no one had ever seen.

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