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Jeff Atkins @atkinsjeff.bsky.social · 39m

Actually love that play, but also...$1400?????

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Jeff Atkins @atkinsjeff.bsky.social · 41m

One of the good teams might win today, so that's something.

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Botetourt

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 6h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 3d

📣 Opportunity for early career researchers from developing countries who work on climate change. IPCC is calling for chapter scientists for assessment round 7. Successful applicants will receive a stipend for 48 months. 🧪🌎
www.ictp.it/opportunity/...

IPCC AR7 Chapter Scientists | ICTP

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is in the process of preparing its Seventh Assessment report (AR7). The IPCC Working Groups are seeking highly motivated early-career researchers f...

www.ictp.it

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Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 4h

Applications for @ipcc.bsky.social AR7 Chapter Scientists close on 18th October. Great opportunity for emerging researchers from developing countries! 🧪🌎🌱

Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 3d

📣 Opportunity for early career researchers from developing countries who work on climate change. IPCC is calling for chapter scientists for assessment round 7. Successful applicants will receive a stipend for 48 months. 🧪🌎
www.ictp.it/opportunity/...

IPCC AR7 Chapter Scientists | ICTP

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is in the process of preparing its Seventh Assessment report (AR7). The IPCC Working Groups are seeking highly motivated early-career researchers f...

www.ictp.it

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Chris Cooper @chriscooperwcu.bsky.social · 14h

One week until we begin reviewing applications ⬇️.

3:3 load w/ manageable class size. If you're a junior Americanist who is excited about teaching Congress, Intro American, and the Presidency, doing research in a collaborative environment & living in the mountains, please apply.

#polisky

Chris Cooper @chriscooperwcu.bsky.social · 6d

We (Western Carolina University) are hiring for an assistant professor in American politics (w/ focus on & willingness to teach the Presidency, & Congress). Review of applications begins Oct. 15.

jobs.wcu.edu/postings/31915

Good colleagues, good students, good views. Reach out w/ ?s.

#polisky

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Mathias Disney @matdisney.bsky.social · 2d

Our new perspective on what TLS can (& can't) do in forest research www.nature.com/articles/s41... - led by Eduardo Maeda w lots of great colleagues including @kimcalders.bsky.social @emilyrlines.bsky.social @louiseterryn.bsky.social @benjaminbrede.bsky.social (apols for any I don;t have @ for)

Expanding forest research with terrestrial LiDAR technology - Nature Communications

This Review highlights how terrestrial laser scanning is transforming forest research by enabling highly detailed 3D measurements of trees, supporting applications in forest ecology, carbon monitoring, and biodiversity assessment.

www.nature.com

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Rivanna Conservation Alliance @rivconalliance.bsky.social · 2d

Hot off the presses 🙌 The 2025 Rivanna River Watershed Stream Health Report is here!

This annual report presents the latest data collected by RCA's long-running bacteria and biological monitoring programs. Read the full report on our website at www.rivannariver.org/monitoring-reports.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 2d

The new Wiley journal review system is an absolute nightmare. Editorial assistants have been replaced by a clunky, AI-enabled website that makes it harder to find and invite reviewers. Associate editor workloads have increased. I'm not convinced the invitations to reviewers are even going through.

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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 5d

Just discovered the {gm} package, which lets you programmatically create sheet music (and audio!) with #rstats (with MuseScore as the backend) flujoo.github.io/gm/index.html

library(dplyr)
library(gm)

golden <- tribble(
~pitches, ~duration, ~lyric,
"E4", "q", "I’m",
"G4", "q", "done",
"C5", "q", "hid-",
"B4", "q", "-ing",
"D4", "q", "now",
"G4", "q", "I’m",
"E5", "q", "shin-",
"D5", "q", "-ing",
"G4", "q", "like",
"B4", "q", "I’m",
"A5", "q", "born",
"F#5", "q/3*(q/8)", "to",
"G5", "q/3", "be._",
"G5", "h", ""
)

music <-
Music() +
Key(1) +
Tempo(125) +
Meter(2, 4) +
Line(pitches = golden$pitches, durations = golden$duration) +
Tie(13) +
Lyric(golden$lyric[1], 1) + Lyric(golden$lyric[2], 2) +
Lyric(golden$lyric[3], 3) + Lyric(golden$lyric[4], 4) +
Lyric(golden$lyric[5], 5) + Lyric(golden$lyric[6], 6) +
Lyric(golden$lyric[7], 7) + Lyric(golden$lyric[8], 8) +
Lyric(golden$lyric[9], 9) + Lyric(golden$lyric[10], 10) +
Lyric(golden$lyric[11], 11) + Lyric(golden$lyric[12], 12) +
Lyric(golden$lyric[13], 13)

show(music)

The first part of the bridge from "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters

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Jeff Atkins @atkinsjeff.bsky.social · 4d

You love to see it

Lucas Brown Eyes @lucasbrowneyes.bsky.social · 6d

Microsoft shoved their AI Copilot into everything in Windows 11. Which lead to an increase in Windows 10 use. So they announced they'd stop support for Windows 10, but its usage was still strong. So they started to put Copilot into Windows 10.

Windows 7 use is surging 5x now.

AI is product poison.

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Martin Dovciak🌳🌱🌻 @dovciak-lab.bsky.social · 5d

🥁New paper on microclimate vulnerability under changing climate 🌦️ & forest structure 🌳. Forest structure can buffer or amplify climate warming! Congrats to Joanna Lumbsden-Pinto @sunyesf.bsky.social, @brookhavenlab.bsky.social, @sunyofficial.bsky.social. 🌐🌍

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Microclimate vulnerability under coupled effects of changing climate and forest structure

Understanding how forest structure affects microclimate is crucial amidst global warming, especially in biodiversity hotspots such as the North Americ…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Jeff Atkins @atkinsjeff.bsky.social · 5d

Hobbies. And going all in on them. Lifting, exercise, getting outdoors. And probably friends too, but I am a hermit and all my friends live 100s to 1000s of miles away so not sure how to address that for me or y'all.

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 5d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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ForestSAT @forestsat.bsky.social · 5d

🌲Join the ForestSAT 2026 Pre-Conference Virtual Workshop Series!
Don’t miss our hands-on virtual workshops, starting in less than 3 weeks!
📅 Dates: October 2025 – April 2026
💻 Format: Online
🔗 Learn more & register: carlos-alberto-silva.github.io/silvalab/For...

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Dr. Crystal A. Kolden @pyrogeog.bsky.social · 6d

Published today: our new paper showing a 44-year trend of increasing global wildfire disasters (fatalities and economic losses) due to climate change-induced extreme weather. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Climate-linked escalation of societally disastrous wildfires

Climate change and land mismanagement are creating increasingly fire-prone built and natural environments. However, despite worsening fire seasons, evidence is lacking globally for trends in socially ...

www.science.org

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Catherine Hulshof @hulshof.bsky.social · 6d

Data manager Rice Rivers Center..a beautiful VCU owned field station.

vcujobs.com/jobs/data-ma...

Data Manager, Rice Rivers Center - VCU Main Campus, Virginia, United States

The VCU Rice Rivers Center seeks a full-time Data Manager. The Data Manager will join a vibrant and growing team of student and faculty researchers and instructors at the Rice Rivers Center, VCU’s 366...

vcujobs.com

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Caryn Vaughn @lovemussels.bsky.social · 6d

The Oklahoma Biological Survey at the University of Oklahoma is hiring a tenure-track freshwater ecologist. This is a great opportunity at a wonderful place to work. Please spread the word and encourage folks to apply: apply.interfolio.com/174472

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apply.interfolio.com

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 7d

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.

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Submit a Claim

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LEMONTREE @lemontree-uofr.bsky.social · 7d

🌳 Sugar maples sacrifice nitrogen use efficiency for greater water use efficiency while keeping photosynthesis steady. This field test of least-cost theory has big implications for land carbon models. Blog 👇
research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/tr...
@eaperkowski.bsky.social @nickgregsmith.bsky.social

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Jeff Atkins @atkinsjeff.bsky.social · 7d

It would be wild if someone had a login or something for ESPN or Fubo that I could use to watch this Sox game. Illegal of course so definitely don't dm any info on that.

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Jeff Atkins @atkinsjeff.bsky.social · 7d

How those bored apes doing?

Phil Nobile Jr. @philnobilejr.bsky.social · 7d

Fucking disgusting variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Jimmy Fallon Plans to ‘Keep My Head Down’ and Avoid Politics on ‘The Tonight Show’: ‘We Hit Both Sides Equally’

Jimmy Fallon says he plans to "keep my head down" and avoid politics on "The Tonight Show."

variety.com

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Jeff Atkins @atkinsjeff.bsky.social · 7d

What can I expect pricewise for a Trimble setup? Any one bought one recently?

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Brian Nosek @briannosek.bsky.social · 7d

Two open positions on COS's research team!

Project Coordinator: Undergraduate degree in research, or equivalent experience ats.rippling.com/cos-careers/...

Program Manager: 10 yrs of project management experience or 2+ program management ats.rippling.com/cos-careers/...

Please share w/colleagues

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Jeff Atkins @atkinsjeff.bsky.social · 7d

I have a very bad feeling about a lot of things right now.

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Jeff Atkins @atkinsjeff.bsky.social · 8d

This game getting very stressful at the end.