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Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 1d

My department @geographieudem.bsky.social is looking for a professor in human geography specializing in the study of social-ecological transformations, political ecology, climate change, environmental justice and/or the geography of risks and infrastructures. Deadline November 10, share widely!

Glass buildings with a paved path in between (gray, with blue lines)

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Temporal Ecology Lab @temporalecology.bsky.social · 1d

Our department at UBC is hiring for a professor of forest ecophysiology, including "tree ecophysiology; plant abiotic or biotic stress physiology; forest mortality and climate change responses; forest carbon balance; tree water relations; or nutrient use." Learn more at: tinyurl.com/5da56f5c

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Chris Greene @chrissgreene.bsky.social · 1d

Sigh. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/....

“We don’t have endless pockets.”

Maybe not, but you do appear to be contributing to past provincial surpluses by flatlining transfers or citing “increases” well under inflation. Eroding investment has led to the present crisis, and poor labour relations.

Nova Scotia universities required to justify each program for continued funding as international student enrollment drops

N.S. academia is facing a potential shakeup as the provincial government demands universities review and justify each of their programs.

www.saltwire.com

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Chris Greene @chrissgreene.bsky.social · 1d

Boo! Murphy’s law and all. I’m still hanging out but the coffee is gone.

Chris Greene @chrissgreene.bsky.social · 1d

Offer’s open post one o’clock too 😉. I’m sure there will be more coffee.

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Chris Greene @chrissgreene.bsky.social · 2d

Come hang out for a few minutes. I have windows. Pot of coffee is being brewed in five … 😉

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Chris Greene @chrissgreene.bsky.social · 2d

Right now it feels like the bullpen had too much rest … my nail beds are not enjoying the 7th …

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Jakub Nowosad @nowosad.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Starting out with geographic data in Python? 🌍🐍

Chapter 1 of Geocomputation with Python introduces vector & raster models + core tools (geopandas, shapely, rasterio).

👉 https://py.geocompx.org/01-spatial-data

#geopython #python #gischat

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Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) @dalees.bsky.social · 5d

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Chris Greene @chrissgreene.bsky.social · 8d

Reading this release (www2.acadiau.ca/about-acadia...) makes me even more angry at the process we just endured. Acadia demonstrated both sides can commit to not only maintaining relationships but strengthening them. For me, relationships feel fractured and repair will take time.

#KeepDalStrong

Screen capture of a portion of an Acadia press release that reads: The negotiating teams revised 39 articles— 74% of the collective agreement —and created seven Memorandums of Agreement (MOA). Negotiators met 21 days at the table from May 6 to August 8 this year, and settled amicably at the table on August 8.

“The two teams did a tremendous amount of work in a relatively short period of time and reached an agreement without a need for outside intervention.” says Anthony Pash, AUFA Lead Negotiator. “We thank the Board’s team for their hard work and willingness to engage in productive debate, and we hope that this is the model for negotiations going forward.”

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Chris Greene @chrissgreene.bsky.social · 8d

There is a growing movement as large as one household to have this card banned.

A custom Uno card that has “Abbie Wins” written on it.

Chris Greene @chrissgreene.bsky.social · 9d

Whelp … may have to spring for a month of sports net.

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Jason Haslam @jasonhaslam.ca · 11d

A wee thread 🧵: Everyone I spoke to at Dalhousie today was upset by the president’s “short Friday note”: faculty, staff, students, unionized or no.

The main reason? 1/6

a stuffed white cat is sitting on top of a box and asking why ?

Alt: a stuffed white monkey is sitting on top of a box and asking why ?

media.tenor.com

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Chris Greene @chrissgreene.bsky.social · 11d

Honestly, saying nothing would have been better than that “people are urging me to say something” email to faculty. #KeepDalStrong

a man is standing on a stage holding a microphone and saying `` now what i should have said . ''

ALT: a man is standing on a stage holding a microphone and saying `` now what i should have said . ''

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Chris Greene @chrissgreene.bsky.social · 13d

You are seen, colleague. You are seen.

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Chris Greene @chrissgreene.bsky.social · 13d

At least one more out there (this guy).

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Chris Greene @chrissgreene.bsky.social · 16d

Let me propose this pick me up: youtu.be/9IclmVdWNbI?...

Green Day - Know Your Enemy [Official Music Video]

YouTube video by Green Day

youtu.be

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Stephen Heard @stephenbheard.bsky.social · 16d

It's interesting that anyone would be surprised by this. They are large language models, not large fact models. They are very good at language; it's unsurprising that they aren't terribly good at facts.

Prof Mike Yearworth @mikeyearworth.bsky.social · 17d

"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."

www.computerworld.com/article/4059...

OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws

In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...

www.computerworld.com

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Chris Greene @chrissgreene.bsky.social · 16d

The form sent about tests / midterms before we even ratified the agreement or have new calendar dates was … something … I may have uttered some expletives.

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Chris Greene @chrissgreene.bsky.social · 17d

Miscellaneous

✅ avoided dealing with my feelings

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Chris Greene @chrissgreene.bsky.social · 17d

Summer Class
✅ reviewed /posted test grades.
✅ reviewed/posted ugrad project grades.
✅ entered final ugrad grade.
❌ graded grad projects.
❌ entered grad grades.

Fall Classes
✅ draft course outlines
✅ course shell setup
✅ organized TAs / MDs
❌ slides for course overviews
❌ first class exercise

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Chris Greene @chrissgreene.bsky.social · 17d

a close up of a demon 's eye with the words i see you below it

Alt: a close up of a demon 's eye with the words i see you below it

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Chris Greene @chrissgreene.bsky.social · 17d

Yes, it was Toronto … but the gap was nearly $2000 a course. Almost 10 years have passed. I have a career stream faculty position thankfully. Because the current stipends per course at Dalhousie are still less in 2025 than I received in 2016 from TMU. 2/2

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Chris Greene @chrissgreene.bsky.social · 17d

In the 2015-2016 academic year I taught 10 courses as a CUPE3904 sessional lecturer at TMU (formerly Ryerson). I came to Dalhousie on a 50% FTE limited term appointment and was taken aback at how far behind the local @cupe3912.bsky.social stipends were compared to 3904. 1/2

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Chris Greene @chrissgreene.bsky.social · 21d

Assuming ratification, this was me last night. If it was any of my colleagues out there too, grading party at the pub this weekend?

Four panel graphic with a dialogue between a person and their brain. Panel 1 the brain asks “are you asleep”. Panel two the person responds “yes, be quiet.” Panel 3 the brain states: “you still have grading from your summer course to finish”. The person is now wide awake and panicked in panel 4.

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