Chris MacQuarrie
@cmacquar.bsky.social
Husband, Dad, Entomologist, Ecologist, Researcher with NRCan Canadian Forest Service , and a (lapsed) Curler. Occasional climate scientist.
Environment Canada decided that all beetles should have common names. When the ESC demurred from participating in that exercise (for similar reasons) they assigned "common names" by translating the Latin names.
January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Environment Canada decided that all beetles should have common names. When the ESC demurred from participating in that exercise (for similar reasons) they assigned "common names" by translating the Latin names.
Well that's a new one. I've organized a bunch of meetings and have never heard of an airline discount code. Filing that away for future use...
January 28, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Well that's a new one. I've organized a bunch of meetings and have never heard of an airline discount code. Filing that away for future use...
Moon of the Crusted Snow has a similar vibe: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_of... (different author, but could almost be in the same universe)
Moon of the Crusted Snow - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 27, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Moon of the Crusted Snow has a similar vibe: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_of... (different author, but could almost be in the same universe)
The article says 3 labs and 4 research farms.
January 27, 2026 at 5:54 PM
The article says 3 labs and 4 research farms.
Cuts are sometimes necessary and governments need to make hard choices. I don't envy any of the EX cadre right now.
January 27, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Cuts are sometimes necessary and governments need to make hard choices. I don't envy any of the EX cadre right now.
Reposted by Chris MacQuarrie
Actually let me do this proper
January 27, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Actually let me do this proper
my spouse gets it done. She says it works.
January 23, 2026 at 5:14 PM
my spouse gets it done. She says it works.
thus confirming my deepest-held beliefs about ornithologists 😁.
But the corollary is if that pen (or AI, or whatever) works for you then use it. Just as long as you're don't blame the pen for the quality of the work, of course!
But the corollary is if that pen (or AI, or whatever) works for you then use it. Just as long as you're don't blame the pen for the quality of the work, of course!
January 22, 2026 at 2:32 PM
thus confirming my deepest-held beliefs about ornithologists 😁.
But the corollary is if that pen (or AI, or whatever) works for you then use it. Just as long as you're don't blame the pen for the quality of the work, of course!
But the corollary is if that pen (or AI, or whatever) works for you then use it. Just as long as you're don't blame the pen for the quality of the work, of course!
it's like when you first start buying tools. Everyone gets that cheap 12-in-1 screwdriver because they think it will be more efficient. And it's cheaper than 12 good screwdrivers. But what you find out is the 12-in-1 is meh for most real jobs. When you grow up you get proper tools.
January 22, 2026 at 12:47 PM
it's like when you first start buying tools. Everyone gets that cheap 12-in-1 screwdriver because they think it will be more efficient. And it's cheaper than 12 good screwdrivers. But what you find out is the 12-in-1 is meh for most real jobs. When you grow up you get proper tools.