Cyndy with a Y
@corvi145.bsky.social
Biodiversity & ag, informatics & data, open science & AI pragmatist, evolutionary ecologist, crow lady, mom, mentor. UU, cheese, coffee, museums, libraries, resistance.
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Cyndy with a Y
@corvi145.bsky.social
· Dec 4
Corvi Chronicle, Vol.27 no.1 (2012) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Corvi Chronicle, Vol.27 no.1 (2012)Journal of the American Society of Crows and Ravens (ASCAR)
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If anybody wonders why I’m Corvi145, see this final issue of the Corvi Chronicle. They stopped coming more than 10 years ago, and I hadn’t realized why because I must have missed this issue. 1/x archive.org/details/corv... #corvids #crows #ravens
Just made big payment to start our solar project. Parts now will be ordered. A bit scary with job and market. Hope tax credit will still exist.
March 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Just made big payment to start our solar project. Parts now will be ordered. A bit scary with job and market. Hope tax credit will still exist.
My recommendation for US federal workers: steady onand stay calm, you have great capacity for work and passion for your mission. Pick your battles. Know your records management schedules. Don’t do anything illegal. Document all requests.
February 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
My recommendation for US federal workers: steady onand stay calm, you have great capacity for work and passion for your mission. Pick your battles. Know your records management schedules. Don’t do anything illegal. Document all requests.
Really not an expert, but wouldn’t more commercial bird flock genetic #biodiversity (and smaller operations) slow or reduce risk of #birdflu impacts ? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/n...
100,000 Ducks to Be Killed After Bird Flu Strikes Long Island Farm
The highly infectious H5N1 strain has caused outbreaks across the country. Now, Long Island’s last duck farm must kill its entire flock and may go out of business, its owner said.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Really not an expert, but wouldn’t more commercial bird flock genetic #biodiversity (and smaller operations) slow or reduce risk of #birdflu impacts ? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/n...
I’ve played with the Mixtral 8x7B LLM on DuckDuckGo and it has me questioning if I’ve misunderstood gular pouches and gular fluttering all these years. Any #ornithologists out there who can confirm taxonomic distribution of these?
January 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I’ve played with the Mixtral 8x7B LLM on DuckDuckGo and it has me questioning if I’ve misunderstood gular pouches and gular fluttering all these years. Any #ornithologists out there who can confirm taxonomic distribution of these?
I don’t see Cottom on Blue Sky…would follow her if I could
Tressie McMillan Cotton nailing it again.
"My point isn’t that drinking is good. But switching drinking for casual CBD use is not solving a problem so much as buying into one industry instead of another." www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/o...
"My point isn’t that drinking is good. But switching drinking for casual CBD use is not solving a problem so much as buying into one industry instead of another." www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/o...
Opinion | Dry January Is Driving Me to Drink (Gift Article)
Do or do not, as Yoda might say. But please shut up about it, as I definitely would say.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I don’t see Cottom on Blue Sky…would follow her if I could
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A truly gripping story: impressive journalism, complicated back stories, deeply sad because of the personal and societal truths it exposes.
The infiltrator’s name is John Williams.
To learn what he revealed about the paramilitary movement — and how a mole managed to become a senior leader in a major American militia — read the full story here: www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...
To learn what he revealed about the paramilitary movement — and how a mole managed to become a senior leader in a major American militia — read the full story here: www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...
A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....
www.propublica.org
January 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A truly gripping story: impressive journalism, complicated back stories, deeply sad because of the personal and societal truths it exposes.
Another one, PIPPED (young bird breaking through eggshell)
HIPPED (Not in word list)
January 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Another one, PIPPED (young bird breaking through eggshell)
I read. And then read the annual Dylan Christmas light analysis. #newyearseve #reading
I wrote a review of A COMPLETE UNKNOWN: the brand new Bob Dylan bio pic. And I guarantee you it is totally unlike any other critique of the film that you are ever going to run in to. merrillmarkoe.substack.com/p/a-complete...
'A Complete Unknown': The Ballad of TOSHI
And INTRODUCING 'THE TOSHI AWARDS!'
merrillmarkoe.substack.com
December 31, 2024 at 8:55 PM
I read. And then read the annual Dylan Christmas light analysis. #newyearseve #reading
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter were among my earliest inspirations. As I have aged they only grew as important models for how to be good humans #rip #jimmycarter open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
In memoriam: A good citizen
Friends,
open.substack.com
December 30, 2024 at 1:40 AM
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter were among my earliest inspirations. As I have aged they only grew as important models for how to be good humans #rip #jimmycarter open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
My view earlier today… not #blackandwhite , nor #iPhone #photography, but in the #fog and #snow our #maple is looking moody ( #vermont #winter)
December 30, 2024 at 1:34 AM
My view earlier today… not #blackandwhite , nor #iPhone #photography, but in the #fog and #snow our #maple is looking moody ( #vermont #winter)
Day after solstice seems to bring me good news: www.bbc.com/future/artic... 1/2 #climate #biodiversity
Seven quiet breakthroughs for climate and nature in 2024 you might have missed
Global temperatures rose and extreme weather ramped up, but there were also some significant breakthroughs for the climate this year.
www.bbc.com
December 23, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Day after solstice seems to bring me good news: www.bbc.com/future/artic... 1/2 #climate #biodiversity
Congress in chaos? Why am I not surprised at this turn of events www.govexec.com/management/2...
Trump seeks to spike stopgap funding bill, sending Congress into chaos days before shutdown
A short-term spending bill appeared dead less than 24 hours after its introduction and less than three days before agencies must shutter.
www.govexec.com
December 18, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Congress in chaos? Why am I not surprised at this turn of events www.govexec.com/management/2...
If you are at a certain stage in your career (#academic or otherwise), I recommend the wordplay in this original by @curtisperry.bsky.social youtu.be/B1sArvA-KlI?...
The Retiring Kind**
YouTube video by Duc D'Anjou
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December 17, 2024 at 12:23 AM
If you are at a certain stage in your career (#academic or otherwise), I recommend the wordplay in this original by @curtisperry.bsky.social youtu.be/B1sArvA-KlI?...
Barrier islands by their nature are dynamic. It’s a bad idea to build on them (and I say this having lived on one as a child). science.howstuffworks.com/environmenta...
December 15, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Barrier islands by their nature are dynamic. It’s a bad idea to build on them (and I say this having lived on one as a child). science.howstuffworks.com/environmenta...
I remember that @nycuratrix.bsky.social used to post science words that weren’t considered valid in #nyt #spellingbee. Now I see there’s @rejectednytwords.bsky.social. So yesterday my rejected Bee words were CHELA and CHELAE, today (so far) I’ve got TUFF
December 15, 2024 at 10:26 PM
I remember that @nycuratrix.bsky.social used to post science words that weren’t considered valid in #nyt #spellingbee. Now I see there’s @rejectednytwords.bsky.social. So yesterday my rejected Bee words were CHELA and CHELAE, today (so far) I’ve got TUFF
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Sometimes you don’t need to do your own research. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
December 14, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Sometimes you don’t need to do your own research. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Without process or guardrails written & approved in a reasonable way, people can A) act willy nilly in ways that are at best unproductive & at worst harmful & even catastrophic, or B) sit paralyzed thinking they aren't allowed to do anything. Basic, I know. And yet. #governance #humanbehavior #ai
December 14, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Without process or guardrails written & approved in a reasonable way, people can A) act willy nilly in ways that are at best unproductive & at worst harmful & even catastrophic, or B) sit paralyzed thinking they aren't allowed to do anything. Basic, I know. And yet. #governance #humanbehavior #ai
Learned today that I'm owed royalties because people accessed my 1997 dissertation. 1) embarrassed they paid for it, given my commitment to #openscience (I did give freely upon request) 2) yay, some people thought it had value 3) not very many people, apparently 4) I never published any of it.
December 11, 2024 at 12:42 AM
Learned today that I'm owed royalties because people accessed my 1997 dissertation. 1) embarrassed they paid for it, given my commitment to #openscience (I did give freely upon request) 2) yay, some people thought it had value 3) not very many people, apparently 4) I never published any of it.
I'm grateful there's research like this. can use in my work.
Crucial reading for students too
❗New OA paper❗Does artificial intelligence bias perceptions of environmental challenges?
We find systematic biases in chatbot responses to questions about the causes, consequences, and solutions to environmental challenges.
doi.org/10.1088/1748...
We find systematic biases in chatbot responses to questions about the causes, consequences, and solutions to environmental challenges.
doi.org/10.1088/1748...
December 11, 2024 at 12:31 AM
I'm grateful there's research like this. can use in my work.
Definitely. I had two conferences last month so just couldn’t bear to be away again. But if I could be two places at once!
Is anyone else who isn’t at AGU right now getting conference envy? Because I’m getting conference envy :(
December 10, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Definitely. I had two conferences last month so just couldn’t bear to be away again. But if I could be two places at once!
This scrub jay is so beautiful, such a vivid shade of blue
#birds
#birds
December 8, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Feeling parasitic, hopping onto each new social media host while it is young and free. When a host becomes burdened with high parasite load, it rolls out a corporate-heavy business model that degrades community experience. So we hop to the next fresh host. #BlueSky #evolution #ecology #metaphor
December 8, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Feeling parasitic, hopping onto each new social media host while it is young and free. When a host becomes burdened with high parasite load, it rolls out a corporate-heavy business model that degrades community experience. So we hop to the next fresh host. #BlueSky #evolution #ecology #metaphor
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A DoT spokesperson said the department expects to have hundreds of federally funded chargers operational this year, with thousands more coming in 2025.
www.businessinsider.com/biden-approv...
www.businessinsider.com/biden-approv...
Biden is racing to boost EV charging networks before Trump takes office
The government announced it would invest $7.5 billion toward EV chargers in 2021, with the aim of building 500,000 electric vehicle chargers by 2030.
www.businessinsider.com
December 6, 2024 at 2:53 PM
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Visualizing 60+ years of per-capita CO2 emissions by region (analysis by WRI's Climate Watch) Data show that North America has had the highest levels of per-capita CO2 emissions since 1960, though emissions have fallen significantly over the past few decades.
www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-per-...
www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-per-...
Charted: Per-Capita CO2 Emissions by Global Region (1960-2022)
This infographic shows how per-capita CO2 emissions have changed across the world's seven major regions, over 60 years.
www.visualcapitalist.com
December 6, 2024 at 7:20 AM
Visualizing 60+ years of per-capita CO2 emissions by region (analysis by WRI's Climate Watch) Data show that North America has had the highest levels of per-capita CO2 emissions since 1960, though emissions have fallen significantly over the past few decades.
www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-per-...
www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-per-...