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Carolannie
@carolannie.bsky.social
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Amateur photographer, avid reader, retired sys admin, ecologist at heart, a grandparent, and responsible for Guy Noir the black cat and Monty the gray shih tzu dog. Timeline follows my train of thought, such as it is.
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School is closed for at least part of next week, so you may be able to recruit a few good mathematicians for your quantitative work like, for example, dendrochronology. Just be sure to pay them well.
Tom Kimmerer (@tomkimmerer)
School is closed for at least part of next week, so you may be able to recruit a few good mathematicians for your quantitative work like, for example, dendrochronology. Just be sure to pay them well. ...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Rejoice, for ginormous investments in LLMs have finally produced a genuine social good: new ways to mock Elon Musk.
November 20, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Victor Berger insisted that because of racial divisions & hatred, "the American proletariat is surely more poorly organized than any working class"

Black workers responded by consistently voting Berger back to Congress — and voting Mayor Hoan back to Milwaukee City Hall
November 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
A little info on how hoar frost forms.
#NaturalHistory
Hoar Frost by the River

1001species.substack.com/p/hoar-frost...
Hoar Frost by the River
20 November
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November 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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the songs are all on SoundCloud too if that suits you better m.soundcloud.com/washington-p...
9 Thanksgiving songs we definitely didn't just make up
Listen to 9 Thanksgiving songs we definitely didn't just make up, a playlist curated by Washington Post on desktop and mobile.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
@support.bsky.team what happened to the up arrow(s) taking you to the top in the feeds? Now i have to scroll up and up and up and ... Please restore them! The ones that are gray just to get to the top, and the blue ones that tell you there's something new. Super useful
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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The rainforest the world forgot: the Congo basin is the second largest on Earth, so why is it being neglected? | Global development | The Guardian
#ClimateChange #Conservation #Sustainability

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November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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tomkimmerer.bsky.social
You are probably aware of the global loss of biodiversity. It is happening right in front of us, and many of us don't notice. Here is a magnificent white ash that is now gone. There are things we can do to stop the invasion of foreign insects and diseases that kill our trees. More at Our Trees.
Tom Kimmerer (@tomkimmerer)
You have probably heard about threats to biodiversity — to the number and diversity of organisms in our ecosystems — but how aware are you that it is happening right in front of us? Ash trees (Fraxinu...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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En Irlande, les centres de données consomment déjà 22 % de l’électricité nationale... 🪫

Ou comment se tirer une balle dans le pied... 🤦‍♂️

#cloud #IA #énergie #climat #crise #suicidecollectif

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Explosion des data centers en Irlande : entre boom du cloud et crise énergétique
En 2024, les centres de données représentaient déjà 22 % de la consommation électrique de l’Irlande, un chiffre sept fois supérieur à la moyenne européenne.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
I'm beginning to think the real Singularity will be when all the cloud services and AI servers crash, all the IOT devices (including vehicles) seize up, and there will be no social media to scroll through. We will suddenly be blind, mute, and in trouble. There is no plan for this.
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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A fungus photo a day: I found this powdercap/Cystoderma amianthinum yesterday and it is not only adorable but it is also home to a tiny spider. Scroll down to see a blurry close-up of it and also an in situ shot. #fungifriends #fungi #mycology #naturephotography
November 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
Shades of brown
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #RavennaPark #Leaves #EastCoastKin #BigleafMaple
Bigleaf maple leaves cover the park lawn. They're layered on top of each other, like a haphazard puzzle. Looking closely, you can see that there are many shades of brown, from light yellow brown, to tan, to orangey brown, to purple brown. There are a few splotches or a blue-white fungal rot. A bright yellow elm tree leaf at the bottom of the photo makes for a sharp contrast.
November 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Newly discovered Bach!
November 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Light and dark
Looking down on Ravenna Creek on a winter afternoon
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #RavennaPark #RavennaCreek #EastCoastKin
Bright sunlight pours down between trees with some bright yellow leaves. The thin leaf layer tints the light a pale yellow. Young big leaf maples and cottonwood tree trunks reach upward. The ground and the banks of the creek are covered with a litter of yellow and brown leaves. The creek water is a dark navy blue and hazily reflects the sky and trees. The whole effect is of bright and dark contrasts.
November 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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She arrived with a gentle tap on the shoulder …
The terrain along the river was painted with pastel hues.
November 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Almost every WhatsApp message ...🤦🏼‍♂️
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Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 11:19 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
Skies over Seattle today. Time to get outside. Monty is like a barometer, he dozes in rainy weather and perks up wildly when the sun is out.
#SeattleWashington
November 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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If you'd like an informative and interesting conversation to enjoy try "Inside Harvard’s Data.gov Archive – A Conversation with Jack Cushman"

@jed.co interviewing Jack Cushman @harvardlil.bsky.social about Data.gov archiving on @source.coop

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November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
Repurposing!
#Conservation #Repurposing #Sustainability
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🌈🌼Lena✨ (@lenarena@tech.lgbt)
Attached: 1 image Now this. This is #solarpunk. A true community-owned gardening project. So many stadiums and sports institutes are just left to rot once they're no longer profitable, instead of be...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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The signs, which declared the area restricted Department of Defense property, caused an international dispute after they appeared on what is sovereign Mexican soil. Here Mexico is removing them
November 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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New comic: Climate Silence www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Cartoon: Climate silence
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November 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
Right?
Poster saying: Somebody's gotta say it: l've never seen a boy called a 13-year-old man. In fact, I've never heard the words "underaged man." Ever.
November 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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I need to build a list of online primary source databases and digitized archival collections for post-1877 Native American History. Please post your favorites in the comments.

Or, if you already have a list I can build from, please send me a message! 🗃️
November 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Earlier this month, @propublica.org published a fascinating (and frankly horrifying) investigation into the Trump administration’s failure to inspect overseas facilities that process food for US consumers.

You can read their report in full here: www.propublica.org/article/fore...
Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
carolannie.bsky.social
A woman walked by me when I was taking a photo. She turned around, came to stand by me, and said "Oh, it is beautiful, isn't it?". She then went on.
#NaturalHistory #USPrairie #Conservation #Restoration #Appreciation

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Photos of the Week – November 19, 2025
Recently, I’ve spent some time mining my photo library for images to use in a couple different projects. While I was down that hole, I took advantage of the process to build some collections …
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November 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM