Callan Bentley
@callanbentley.bsky.social
"bluebirds, bluegrass, blueschist, blue state, bluesky"
Community college geology professor in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Community college geology professor in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
They are (finally!) hiring to replace my old job at NOVA in Annandale - & as it happens there is also at another full-time geology faculty position open at the NOVA campus in Woodbridge. ⚒️https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/92852
9-Month Faculty (Geology)
General Description:Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) invites applications for qualified individuals to join our faculty to support the mission and vision of the largest institution of higher...
jobs.vccs.edu
February 10, 2026 at 5:28 PM
They are (finally!) hiring to replace my old job at NOVA in Annandale - & as it happens there is also at another full-time geology faculty position open at the NOVA campus in Woodbridge. ⚒️https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/92852
Academics, do any of you feel like your institution has done an excellent (or even "pretty good") job at instituting policies to manage Generative "AI"? I'm on a committee looking to craft a framework for our school to guide faculty & students.
February 9, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Academics, do any of you feel like your institution has done an excellent (or even "pretty good") job at instituting policies to manage Generative "AI"? I'm on a committee looking to craft a framework for our school to guide faculty & students.
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![Comic. [2x2 chart. Top left quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of dinosaurs stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, velociraptor, and long-neck dinosaur. Top right quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of mosasaur, quetzalcoatlus, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, and pteranodon. Bottom left quadrant: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of penguin, egret, ostrich, pigeon, falcon. Bottom right: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of squirrel, stapler, plant, person, and bicycle.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihcxd5wcrrf5nxz3g4riglsrccbucmdns6kxrtmtj6gjgwqibp3fi@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I think you should leave it blank! (for an Eoarchean prebiotic Earth) ⚒️
February 9, 2026 at 7:56 PM
I think you should leave it blank! (for an Eoarchean prebiotic Earth) ⚒️
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Watch as a massive crack forms in the ice on Lake Erie.
An impressive view captured by GOES-19 earlier on Sunday.
An impressive view captured by GOES-19 earlier on Sunday.
February 9, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Watch as a massive crack forms in the ice on Lake Erie.
An impressive view captured by GOES-19 earlier on Sunday.
An impressive view captured by GOES-19 earlier on Sunday.
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The aurora last night in Beaver, Alaska was just incredible. This is a real-time video (not sped up) of the crazy motion I saw. Also, look how BRIGHT it is, wow!
February 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
The aurora last night in Beaver, Alaska was just incredible. This is a real-time video (not sped up) of the crazy motion I saw. Also, look how BRIGHT it is, wow!
Caught Led Zeppelin cover band Zoso tonight at the Jefferson.
February 8, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Caught Led Zeppelin cover band Zoso tonight at the Jefferson.
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McCoy's elf skink from northeastern Australia. Look at those stubby little arms, likely an adaptation to its burrowing lifestyle.
February 7, 2026 at 6:18 PM
McCoy's elf skink from northeastern Australia. Look at those stubby little arms, likely an adaptation to its burrowing lifestyle.
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February 7, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Not the most inspiring 'field trip photo' - but the Geology Club & I went to the Charlottesville Downtown Mall this snowy afternoon, to check out geology in the building stones. This is soapstone from the Alberene Quarry on the Albemarle/Nelson county line, used to face the Water St. parking deck. ⚒️
February 6, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Not the most inspiring 'field trip photo' - but the Geology Club & I went to the Charlottesville Downtown Mall this snowy afternoon, to check out geology in the building stones. This is soapstone from the Alberene Quarry on the Albemarle/Nelson county line, used to face the Water St. parking deck. ⚒️
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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January 12, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
It took me a minute to understand why this graph was constructed this way... I guess it's meant to be read from left to right as a story:
"UP, up, up, down, up, down, total"
#dataviz
"UP, up, up, down, up, down, total"
#dataviz
Solar didn’t just shine in 2025 —
it shutdown all of the naysayers.
Costs collapsed. Deployment exploded.
Markets shifted gears.
That’s not a trend —
that’s transformation.
Years of progress. Years of scale.
No shortcuts. No flash.
While others exposed their shortcomings, solar forged ahead.
it shutdown all of the naysayers.
Costs collapsed. Deployment exploded.
Markets shifted gears.
That’s not a trend —
that’s transformation.
Years of progress. Years of scale.
No shortcuts. No flash.
While others exposed their shortcomings, solar forged ahead.
February 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM
It took me a minute to understand why this graph was constructed this way... I guess it's meant to be read from left to right as a story:
"UP, up, up, down, up, down, total"
#dataviz
"UP, up, up, down, up, down, total"
#dataviz
Looks like the intended photo didn't stick to the post??
February 4, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Looks like the intended photo didn't stick to the post??
William & Mary geology professor emeritus Greg Hancock has died. 😞 news.wm.edu/announcement...
Notice on the passing of Greg S. Hancock
Greg S. Hancock, Professor Emeritus of Geology, passed away on January 16.
news.wm.edu
February 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM
William & Mary geology professor emeritus Greg Hancock has died. 😞 news.wm.edu/announcement...
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This watermark graffiti by street artist Mathieu Tremblin is, like, the best thing ever.
January 29, 2026 at 8:47 PM
This watermark graffiti by street artist Mathieu Tremblin is, like, the best thing ever.
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Even the headline here is a capitulation. Why use the softer framing when he literally said, verbatim, "we should take over the voting"?
Trump calls on Republicans to ‘nationalize’ future elections | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump called on Republicans to “nationalize the voting” in an interview airing Monday with Dan Bongino, the former deputy director of the FBI.
edition.cnn.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Even the headline here is a capitulation. Why use the softer framing when he literally said, verbatim, "we should take over the voting"?
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I've seen fossils in some remarkable places, but this takes the prize: the benthic foram Nummulites in the base of the Great Pyramid of Giza. These massive blocks were quarried from the Eocene Mokkatam Formation when a relictual population of woolly mammoths still lived on Wrangel Island.
February 2, 2026 at 5:43 PM
I've seen fossils in some remarkable places, but this takes the prize: the benthic foram Nummulites in the base of the Great Pyramid of Giza. These massive blocks were quarried from the Eocene Mokkatam Formation when a relictual population of woolly mammoths still lived on Wrangel Island.
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they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. https://bit.ly/4rmRhrK
February 3, 2026 at 3:32 AM
they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit