metasilk
@metasilk.bsky.social
Compassion, cuss words, color, coffee. I wear many hats in a small museum, do web sites, & teach a bit of environmental science. I draw some, don't paint enough, and talk back to birds.
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metasilk
@metasilk.bsky.social
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@copaceticbunsz.bsky.social
I'd like to add one more:
Things will never go back to the way they were. There is almost always a way to make the next thing kinder, wiser, or more creative. Take that way.
I'd like to add one more:
Things will never go back to the way they were. There is almost always a way to make the next thing kinder, wiser, or more creative. Take that way.
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Please enjoy 10 seconds of a fat groundhog enjoying an apple at my sister's house 😊
October 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Please enjoy 10 seconds of a fat groundhog enjoying an apple at my sister's house 😊
May all who are hungry be fed.
November 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
May all who are hungry be fed.
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Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
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Update on the winter finch forecast as some species are moving more than previously expected. #birds #winter #irruption
finchnetwork.org/here-come-th...
finchnetwork.org/here-come-th...
Winter Finch Forecast Update - FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK
Finches on the Move: By Matt Young and Tyler Hoar: The flight is on! Several parts of eastern Canada and northeastern United States have experienced their first blasts of wintry weather the last coupl...
finchnetwork.org
November 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Update on the winter finch forecast as some species are moving more than previously expected. #birds #winter #irruption
finchnetwork.org/here-come-th...
finchnetwork.org/here-come-th...
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2026 Limited Signed Calendars are finally here on Gallery Gerard! Thank you all so much for your support every year, it truly means the world to me. This year’s collection is filled with creatures and cozy little stories for your walls.
#2026Calendar
#2026Calendar
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
2026 Limited Signed Calendars are finally here on Gallery Gerard! Thank you all so much for your support every year, it truly means the world to me. This year’s collection is filled with creatures and cozy little stories for your walls.
#2026Calendar
#2026Calendar
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To read more about Mandrake, have a peek on Steam.
Mandrake on Steam
You are the last of the Mandrakes, a sorcerous line of gardeners. At long last, you’ve returned to your family's abandoned home. Make friends, tend your gardens, and put down roots. Fish, gather and d...
store.steampowered.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
To read more about Mandrake, have a peek on Steam.
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I Am Lucifer, the Devil, AMA
"Which of your many accomplishments are you most proud of?"
The idea that once your body is done growing, so is your mind.
"Wait, when is our minds done growing?"
You were never meant to be done growing, learning, examining. But you could be persuaded to give it up.
"Which of your many accomplishments are you most proud of?"
The idea that once your body is done growing, so is your mind.
"Wait, when is our minds done growing?"
You were never meant to be done growing, learning, examining. But you could be persuaded to give it up.
November 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I Am Lucifer, the Devil, AMA
"Which of your many accomplishments are you most proud of?"
The idea that once your body is done growing, so is your mind.
"Wait, when is our minds done growing?"
You were never meant to be done growing, learning, examining. But you could be persuaded to give it up.
"Which of your many accomplishments are you most proud of?"
The idea that once your body is done growing, so is your mind.
"Wait, when is our minds done growing?"
You were never meant to be done growing, learning, examining. But you could be persuaded to give it up.
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"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?"
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
November 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?"
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
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🚨 Postdoctoral opportunities! 🚨
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
🚨 Postdoctoral opportunities! 🚨
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
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No, he isn’t. There is literally no legal means by which he can do this. It’s not presidential power. TPS by law cannot be terminated early, and Somali TPS is not set to expire until March 17, 2026.
Trump says he’s ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali refugees in Minnesota “immediately.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
No, he isn’t. There is literally no legal means by which he can do this. It’s not presidential power. TPS by law cannot be terminated early, and Somali TPS is not set to expire until March 17, 2026.
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I can't (yes I can) believe I am sending out another email to archaeologists asking them to do a few more Skype a Scientist sessions for LEGO league. But here we are. Putting our scientific network to the test. Really learning the limits here this semester, whew.
November 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I can't (yes I can) believe I am sending out another email to archaeologists asking them to do a few more Skype a Scientist sessions for LEGO league. But here we are. Putting our scientific network to the test. Really learning the limits here this semester, whew.
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I wanted this as a sticker to put on my laptop, so had to get a sheet printed 😬
#invertebrate #sciart #stickers
(Low key considering printing more of my work and offer them through @ko-fi.com #shop)
#invertebrate #sciart #stickers
(Low key considering printing more of my work and offer them through @ko-fi.com #shop)
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I wanted this as a sticker to put on my laptop, so had to get a sheet printed 😬
#invertebrate #sciart #stickers
(Low key considering printing more of my work and offer them through @ko-fi.com #shop)
#invertebrate #sciart #stickers
(Low key considering printing more of my work and offer them through @ko-fi.com #shop)
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If you like this cartoon, I can draw one for you. www.worldofmoose.com/products/pri...
November 20, 2025 at 9:03 AM
If you like this cartoon, I can draw one for you. www.worldofmoose.com/products/pri...
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The Trump Administration is looking to decimate the Endangered Species Act. Proposed changes would:
- LIMIT new species from being listed
- REMOVE protections for federally-threatened species like Piping Plovers
- REDUCE critical habitat protections
- LIMIT new species from being listed
- REMOVE protections for federally-threatened species like Piping Plovers
- REDUCE critical habitat protections
November 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The Trump Administration is looking to decimate the Endangered Species Act. Proposed changes would:
- LIMIT new species from being listed
- REMOVE protections for federally-threatened species like Piping Plovers
- REDUCE critical habitat protections
- LIMIT new species from being listed
- REMOVE protections for federally-threatened species like Piping Plovers
- REDUCE critical habitat protections
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Gentle Observation 318 - There's always room for your soul to grow. www.patreon.com/kochalka/col...
November 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Gentle Observation 318 - There's always room for your soul to grow. www.patreon.com/kochalka/col...
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Calling all artists! Pollinator Partnership is seeking an artist to create the 2026 Pollinator Poster titled "Life on a Leaf: Celebrating Host Plants and Caterpillars.” This theme is an opportunity to show the life cycles of butterflies and moths and highlight the plants that support them.
November 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Calling all artists! Pollinator Partnership is seeking an artist to create the 2026 Pollinator Poster titled "Life on a Leaf: Celebrating Host Plants and Caterpillars.” This theme is an opportunity to show the life cycles of butterflies and moths and highlight the plants that support them.
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LLMs give people with delusional belief systems a way to organise those beliefs. The model fills in gaps, supplies connective tissue, and wraps the madness in formal language.
It doesn't make the claims more credible to us, it just tidies them up.
It doesn't make the claims more credible to us, it just tidies them up.
November 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
LLMs give people with delusional belief systems a way to organise those beliefs. The model fills in gaps, supplies connective tissue, and wraps the madness in formal language.
It doesn't make the claims more credible to us, it just tidies them up.
It doesn't make the claims more credible to us, it just tidies them up.
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Apps are open for our spring session of the Cross-Reference Coalition! We're exploring Search & Discovery! "Our journey will encompass the history of exploration + cartography, legacies of inquiry, tools of discovery, theories of curiosity, and counter-algorithmic means of 'finding things out.'"
November 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Apps are open for our spring session of the Cross-Reference Coalition! We're exploring Search & Discovery! "Our journey will encompass the history of exploration + cartography, legacies of inquiry, tools of discovery, theories of curiosity, and counter-algorithmic means of 'finding things out.'"
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All insects have six legs, but beyond that, they're incredibly diverse. Move slowly, look closely, and you're sure to find something cool near you.
November 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
All insects have six legs, but beyond that, they're incredibly diverse. Move slowly, look closely, and you're sure to find something cool near you.
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Bitcoin now consuming as much energy as the entire country of Pakistan.
That seems bad.
That seems bad.
The people at CBECI were kind enough to send me a copy of their updated Bitcoin power consumption data
At the end of 2024, Bitcoin's total consumption for 2024 *did* end up matching that of Pakistan. 2024 saw the biggest jump in power consumption ever. Absolutely wild stuff ->
ccaf.io/cbnsi/cbeci
At the end of 2024, Bitcoin's total consumption for 2024 *did* end up matching that of Pakistan. 2024 saw the biggest jump in power consumption ever. Absolutely wild stuff ->
ccaf.io/cbnsi/cbeci
November 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Bitcoin now consuming as much energy as the entire country of Pakistan.
That seems bad.
That seems bad.
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Love this so much. 💜
November 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Love this so much. 💜
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Giclée prints available of some of these drawings for just £30. An affordable way to add art to your home. claireleach.com/shop
I’m visiting the Forest of Dean this weekend, inspiration behind many of my drawings. These ones are available in my shop; claireleach.com/shop.
November 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Giclée prints available of some of these drawings for just £30. An affordable way to add art to your home. claireleach.com/shop
English Robin’s Small Bouquet
An English Robin holds a snowdrop for ...?
An English Robin holds a snowdrop for ...?
English Robin’s Small Bouquet
An English Robin holds a snowdrop for ...?
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November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
English Robin’s Small Bouquet
An English Robin holds a snowdrop for ...?
An English Robin holds a snowdrop for ...?